Darren Potter

from liverpoolfc.tv
Darren Potter admitted to having mixed emotions after making his full debut for the Reds in last night's disappointing Champions League defeat to Graz AK.
The 19-year old Academy graduate turned in an accomplished performance on the right of midfield in his first senior start for the Reds but his personal joy was tempered by the result against the Austrian double winners.

"I wasn't too nervous. The boss told me the day before that I'd be playing so I had time to prepare myself," Potter told Liverpoolfc.tv afterwards.

"I thought it went quite well and it was a great experience to finally play in front of a packed house at Anfield. The lads helped me through and I felt really comfortable out there.

"But the result was disappointing and the mood in the dressing room was one of relief at the end. It was a bit nerve-racking late in the game when Graz pushed forward but thankfully we held on.

"It's great for the club to be back in the Champions League. That's the best competition there is and hopefully I can play a part in it. I'm not one to make predictions though and we'll have to see what the future holds."

Stupid post alert!! :eek:

Is this kid definitely going to declare for us? :o

Well he played in U21 match against Bulgaria and looks like he wants to play for us, so see no reason why he should change his mind

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Is this kid definitely going to declare for us? :o

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He stuck his colours to the mast a long time ago.
There's no reason for him to change now.

Just waiting for the "...why hasn't Kerr called him up post..."

After being in the Irish underage set up for several years i would be very surprised if he switched at this stage and if he does it's disappointing but what are you going to do. Didn't see last night's game but have been really impressed every time i have watched this lad. I think he's got a big future and will be capped when he proves himself. Of course you'll have the "he should start ahead of Holland, Kilbane, etc" posee just like John O'Shea should have gone to Japan/Korea 2002 apparently. :rolleyes:

See below from the "old" FAI website:

http://www.fai.ie/NR/exeres/2272B994...98AE2F770A.htm

Looks like he's with us for the long haul.

Cheers, as I said, stupid post alert. :o

I'd heard his name bandied about a lot, but didn't realise he'd been through he underage ranks.

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

from liverpoolfc.tv
Darren Potter admitted to having mixed emotions after making his full debut for the Reds in last night's disappointing Champions League defeat to Graz AK.

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Jez, I'ld have mixed emotions turning out for that shower. Wasn't it Davros who said they would "set Europe alight"...does he mean the supporters??! :D

Well according to the brand spanking new FAI website, Darren Potter hasnt even been born yet. Thats one dynamic website alright and Potter must be some prospect.

Darren Potter (Liverpool)
Born: 21/12/04

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Well according to the brand spanking new FAI website, Darren Potter hasnt even been born yet. Thats one dynamic website alright and Potter must be some prospect.

Darren Potter (Liverpool)
Born: 21/12/04

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Sure he's one for the future ;)

He's English isn't he?






































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I read mixed reports abouit his performance on the night.
Some said he looked nervous, others said he didn't,
a mixed bag of reviews too.

On the Liverpool site he was not in the top 3 for MOM
but he wasn't in the bottom 4 either, so a fair start
you could say.

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Originally Posted by what biy!

lads he is 100% irish

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Really the same way the burgers in McDonalds are 100% pure irish beef,is it! ;) :D

Good to see him get a chance at liverpool.Lets hope he's not another Richie Partridge though and that he can make a good impression at liverpool and gets a proper go.With all the spainiards heading to Anfield these days Darren must feel like he's on hols in Santa Ponsa again.

I have to say I saw very few Spaniards when I was in Santa Ponsa all those years ago. Most were from the Nortside of Dublin, which is why we spent most of our time in nearby Magaluf - the last thing you want when you go on holidays to Spain is to be surrounded by Dubs in their Celtic regatta :eek:

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Dubs in their Celtic regatta :eek:

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How did they get the boats over?

Darren Potter set to sign for Sheffield Wednesday: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...411709,00.html

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Darren Potter set to sign for Sheffield Wednesday: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...411709,00.html

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He's been on loan there. Great start but was in and out of the team later on in the season.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/...29_468x308.jpg

Gone to MK Dons I think.

That's a step up the league :)
so it's all good for Darren.

They're in the same division. And a fake 'club' to boot. Shame it had to be them.

Bloody Nora; feels like a century ago since Potter arrived on the scene during those crazy Staunton days. Hard to credit that's more than 4 years ago now, it seems like yesterday

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Bloody Nora; feels like a century ago since Potter arrived on the scene during those crazy Staunton days. Hard to credit that's more than 4 years ago now, it seems like yesterday

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thats the most confusing sentence ive read in in the last few days/this century

One day, four years and 100 years all feel like exactly the same amount of time. What's so hard to understand about that?

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One day, four years and 100 years all feel like exactly the same amount of time. What's so hard to understand about that?

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i suppose that sums up stauntons reign fairly accurately

Just scored to put MK Dons 4-0 (!!) up away to QPR in the FA Cup.

Has retired.

I hadn't realised he was still playing to be honest.

There's one of your more underwhelming careers (even if it has to be noted he did make a career of it). Statistically, some of our current crop of promising youngsters are going to go down the exact same path unfortunately.

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Has retired.

I hadn't realised he was still playing to be honest.

There's one of your more underwhelming careers (even if it has to be noted he did make a career of it). Statistically, some of our current crop of promising youngsters are going to go down the exact same path unfortunately.

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Sobering thought. According to that article this guy had 17 appearances at Liverpool by the time he was 22. Arguably with those stats he looked a more promising prospect than any of the current crop yet never achieved anything of note.

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Sobering thought. According to that article this guy had 17 appearances at Liverpool by the time he was 22. Arguably with those stats he looked a more promising prospect than any of the current crop yet never achieved anything of note.

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Getting carries away with the latest Great Hope is all we have at the moment but history has warned us many many times !

Really think he was a player who was overlooked during Trap’s reign. Was unfortunate to drop down to league 1 and was generally regarded as the best midfielder playing in the league

Proper midfielder too. Head up, got involved, good passing, could shoot. Classic case of where he was playing rather than an objective assessment of his ability.

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Proper midfielder too. Head up, got involved, good passing, could shoot. Classic case of where he was playing rather than an objective assessment of his ability.

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And for some unknown reason Clubs higher up the leagues would not buy this player ! ! !

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Has retired.

I hadn't realised he was still playing to be honest.

There's one of your more underwhelming careers (even if it has to be noted he did make a career of it). Statistically, some of our current crop of promising youngsters are going to go down the exact same path unfortunately.

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Exactly, so dont be saying about giving time for the young lads to come through. 1-2 players max usually come from one underage group. So far we have connolly, molumby as somewhat regular now. Theres parrott and knight too, perhaps O'shea,but a lot of things can happen. IF we got all 5 of those and their contributing, not in the way of Conor Hourihane, then we are doing exceptionally well, but we can't hold out on that hope, and kick the can down the road.

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Exactly, so dont be saying about giving time for the young lads to come through. 1-2 players max usually come from one underage group. So far we have connolly, molumby as somewhat regular now. Theres parrott and knight too, perhaps O'shea,but a lot of things can happen. IF we got all 5 of those and their contributing, not in the way of Conor Hourihane, then we are doing exceptionally well, but we can't hold out on that hope, and kick the can down the road.

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We hope for the best from Parrot and for the lad himself but what has he done in senior football yet ?

I do think this is a particularly talented group we have though. The last 21s group was dire and we still managed to get Cullen and Manning out of it. I don't think it's unreasonable we'll get a lot more internationals from this one.

There's a void of players born between 1993-1998 in our squad and is a good reason as to why we're struggling so much now.

Potter had a decent career. Obviously didn't fulfil the promise we believed he had but was a solid lower league player, who never played below League 1. Given we have multiple League 1 and LOI players in the squad now, if he were in his prime now he'd likely be about the squad anyway.

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Originally Posted by seanfhear

And for some unknown reason Clubs higher up the leagues would not buy this player ! ! !

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Not the point. Our midfield was largely dysfunctional around this time and having a midfielder who does the nuts and bolts well can benefit the team. I'm not saying that if you field a team of League 1 players you'll be competitive but I think if you field one or two League 1 players whose attributes complement the others then you may gain something. Again, good second tier European international teams often contain players not playing what you'd consider an elite level of football, often quite far away from it even.

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Potter had a decent career. Obviously didn't fulfil the promise we believed he had but was a solid lower league player, who never played below League 1. Given we have multiple League 1 and LOI players in the squad now, if he were in his prime now he'd likely be about the squad anyway.

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He probably would, but then we don't want our squad to be as bad as it is now. We need the young players coming through to reach a higher level than Potter, and his example shows that you can't really count your chickens before they hatch. Not all of them will make it to the required level for us to be competitive again.

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Not the point. Our midfield was largely dysfunctional around this time and having a midfielder who does the nuts and bolts well can benefit the team. I'm not saying that if you field a team of League 1 players you'll be competitive but I think if you field one or two League 1 players whose attributes complement the others then you may gain something. Again, good second tier European international teams often contain players not playing what you'd consider an elite level of football, often quite far away from it even.

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We had Whelan, Green, and Andrews at the time. The very definition of "nuts and bolts". What we needed was a creative spark in centre midfielder. Steven Reid was a massive loss to us.

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We had Whelan, Green, and Andrews at the time. The very definition of "nuts and bolts". What we needed was a creative spark in centre midfielder. Steven Reid was a massive loss to us.

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He was.

Potter was different type of player than Andrews, more composed, more fluid. Potter could keep the ball moving, a very important part of a functioning midfield. I thought he did well when he played for us. Whelan was often criticised for moving it too slowly. I think Cullen today has similar attributes to Potter and I think a player like him is quite valuable to a team.

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We had Whelan, Green, and Andrews at the time. The very definition of "nuts and bolts". What we needed was a creative spark in centre midfielder. Steven Reid was a massive loss to us.

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And Stephen Ireland. The very definition of a nut who bolted.:rolleyes:

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He was.

Potter was different type of player than Andrews, more composed, more fluid. Potter could keep the ball moving, a very important part of a functioning midfield. I thought he did well when he played for us. Whelan was often criticised for moving it too slowly. I think Cullen today has similar attributes to Potter and I think a player like him is quite valuable to a team.

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Hendrick reminds me a lot of Andrews. Doesn't pick up many injuries, gets the very odd goal and runs about a lot. An effective player but not a creator.