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QPR's new Irish signing compared to Aaron Lennon.
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QPR's new Irish signing compared to Aaron Lennon.
Signed on loan for Dagenham and Redbridge on Wednesday: http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/articl...r-2732778.aspx
Came off the bench on Wednesday night in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Stevenage: http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/articl...2-2734143.aspx
Out on loan again for a month to Stevenage: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/arti...r-2989842.aspx
not in the side today against Portsmouth
The next Jack Grealish perhaps!!
Well he would be were he eligible for England anyway! :p
first goal of his career against Newport - congralations Jake!
Has signed for Inverness.
Got his second career goal and his first for Inverness tonight - http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42205964
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/...s-14122017.htm
It was mentioned in the Jack Byrne thread that Hearts are keen. This article states he's been training with them in December. Fair play to him.
Joins Hearts on a free from ICT, still only 22, and a good move.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44128769
Has been playing regularly over the last couple of months - played 82 minutes today and hit the woodwork: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46929018
In other Hearts news, 19-year-old Aidan Keena returned from a loan at Dunfermline and played the full game in the defeat to Dundee on Wednesday, but was not in the squad today. Might be worth watching as he has a dozen senior goals under his belt already. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46887214
Is he eligible for our 19s this season?Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_U...9_ChampionshipQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Keena was born on 25th April 1999, so is no longer eligibleQuote:
players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate
Dammit, we'll have to muddle on with Parrott, Obafemi, Connolly, Afolabi, Cassidy, McAuley, Idah and/or Reghba (or whoever hasn't been promoted to U21 or senior level)Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Signed for MLS side Atlanta United in January, but missed their game in the CONCACAF Champions League game last night against Honduras side Motogua because his visa hasn't been confirmed yet.
Not sure if that rules him out of the second leg next week, but it more than likely does.
Hopefully it'll all be sorted before the new MLS season starts at the end of the month
Has played in Atlanta's opening two league games, so doing well so far - Stephen Kenny might just want to keep an eye on his progress there
I've seen this guy playing quite a few times, unless he improves or has improved in a massive way he's nowhere near good enough for our senior squad.
OK, I admit I've never seen him play, so I'm curious to find out what was wrong with him? I think somebody (perhaps yourself) mentioned on another thread that he has speed and not a much else. It does appear he has improved, anyway, as his career is moving steadily upwards, from QPR cast-off to SPL regular and, now, playing alongside a number of internationals in front of over 40,000 for MLS' biggest team. It may be difficult to compare his level with a Championship midfielder like Josh Cullen but if he holds his place and does well in the States over the spring and summer, I think he should be in the conversation for the Nations League.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Sent off - two yellows in the first 25 minutes.
Sounds about right. He will need to massively improve on his previous form to make it in the MLS.
Mulraney and Jon Gallagher were named as substitutes for Atlanta's game against Inter Miami last night, but the game was postponed before kick off in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/08/...ednesday-night
I was saying in the Finland game thread that i think it's time to have a look at him. Horgan offered very little but if he can get a call up at Wycombe surely the MLS is an equivalent level.
Im not so sure. Ive been in the States for 7 years now and been to a few MLS games but I just cant get into it. The general standard is genuinely awful. I got excited about the recent season where they played it in a bubble over a month, there was not much other sport on so I watched 1st few nights but I gave up after that, it was just brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
There is a big range in quality in MLS. Some very tidy footballers, some teams that play good technical football. Also some atrocious defending at times.
But I would suggest from a fan engagement perspective Razor, a big part of what takes away from my enjoyment is the poor TV production values. The commentary at times is unbearable, and in some MLS markets the in-game directing really hurts enjoyment of the game (zooming in at the wrong time, etc...people who clearly don't know the game).
Essentially, unless it's a national broadcast, you've got guys that are in many cases not "soccer first" broadcasters -- they're guys that couldn't make it in baseball, basketball or American football.
We are lucky that in Vancouver we've got a guy who knows his stuff and is "soccer first." TSN also has good production values relative to many U.S. markets.
All that said, given our lack of scoring options -- I'd say there's really no harm in calling Mulraney up and at least having a look at him train with the others. To make a truer comparison, we have called up Jack Byrne. IMO there is no question the MLS is a superior standard to the LoI given the money involved.
Sweden, Scotland, Slovakia and so on seem to have no problem in picking players from MLS and it doesn't appear to harm them greatly.
Gallagher looks to be ahead of Mulraney to me given his greater versatility and the fact that he's playing more regularly. If he continues to do well there's no reason not to pick him ahead of the likes of Horgan.
Mulraney will want to have improved a lot over the past 2 years to be anywhere near to good enough. He was a weak link for the 21s in the last campaign, the likes of Farrugia, Elbouzedi and Shodipo – all much better...
Gallagher is a different story. Think he'd probably be worth a try in the medium term, I'd probably like to see Byrne play a game or two first to gauge if he can offer something, Gallagher and Ronan would be next on my list for fringy creative midfielders after Byrne...
You make some good points, I would say that going to a game is really good fun. They really go out of their way to add an entertainment factor to it whether it be fireworks or even down to the amount of food and drink options available. Its very family friendly and is a good evening out. Ive only been to LA Galaxy games so there is obviously a bit of a "Hollywood" factor added. LA FC have tried to get fans more interactive and their fans actually create a brilliant atmosphere which also looks great on tv. I had family visiting last year and we watched LA derby on TV and they were blown away by the "entertainment" added factor. They are all very involved in the LOI and thought there was a lot the LOI could learn from the MLS with getting fans in stadiums.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
All that being said, the last game I was at was one of Zlatans last games and it was awful stuff on the pitch. From midfielders not being able to pass, terrible to no off the ball movement to poor defending and in general a real lack of any quality. There was some stuff I seen that I wouldnt expect from Leinster Senior League players. You're right that there is a such a wide range of standard across the league but I really dont see any improvement in it in the last 10 years. I dont see many young US kids coming through it and going on to be top players. Like us their top talent still goes abroad.
Played in the second leg of Atlanta's CONCACAF Champions League quarter final game against Club America last night: https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/12/...hort-aggregate
Atlanta won 1-0, with Conway who came on for Mulraney scoring late on, but lost 3-1 on aggregate
Was subbed off right on half time, presumably tactical as they had a man sent off a couple of minutes earlier. Still managed to go on and win the game 1-0.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
yeah, Brad Guzan was sent off, and Mulraney was taken off for the sub keeperQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
If we decide that a player's salary is a reasonably good indicator of their value, it brings up an interesting question - a number of people here (myself included) have talked about Zach Elbouzedi as a potential option for the international team on the basis of his performances in the Allvenskan. Estimates of the average salary there seem to come to about the equivalent of US$150000 per year so it would be reasonable to think Elbouzedi earns somewhere in that region. Meanwhile, Mulraney earns about $300K. Based on this, should Mulraney be ahead of Elbouzedi in the pecking order?
Given our paucity of attacking options I think it’s worth looking at Mulraney, especially in a friendly. I know we all like to beat Horgan endlessly but really if it’s between someone like him or Mulraney I’d say let’s see what Mulraney has got.
Thankfully it's not between Horgan or Mulraney though. I've seen both up close when they played in Scotland - Horgan is the better player of the two by a distance, but that's not saying much. Mulraney is just raw pace and absolutely nothing else ability wise unfortunately.
Leaves Atlanta, 8th in the Eastern Conference, for Orlando City, who are third.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/orlan...atlanta-united