Keane brought him to Sunderland and then again to Ipswich so he obviously rated him.
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Keane brought him to Sunderland and then again to Ipswich so he obviously rated him.
Paul, So what about Jonathon Walters, Glenn Whelan and arguably Stephen Quinn? They play for teams who are pretty solid in the Premiership. And if you consider Duffy, Hourihane, O' Kane, Henderson and Carruthers (and there are many others) surely you agree that some of them will make it to the Premiership. Maybe I missed your point , but I think what I said has some credence.
Won and scored a penalty today (yesterday).
Barnsley v Bradford on SS2 shortly.
Hourihane starts, Alan Sheehan left back for Bradford. Mark Yeates and Billy Clarke start for Bradford too. I always liked Yeates.
Barnsley win 3-1 another goalless game for Hurricane, 4th game 3rd league game, the barren period continues relentlessly.
He had a couple of good efforts on goal, one well saved by the keeper and onto the post.
I think it's fair to say he has what is known as a cultured left foot.
After a terrible run of five games without a goal, Hourihane back on the scoresheet tonight at home to Notts County.
Scored a penalty (which he won) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq4PeyEANu0
He also hit the post late on, unlucky not to scores again.
Call him up trap.
A short interview on Conor, his own worst critic it seems which isn't a bad thing.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footb...itic-1-6919939
Yes it is a lot better than self flattery!!
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport...rove-1-7246807
5: Keep hold of Conor Hourihane.
Former boss Danny Wilson deserves credit for investing wisely in Irish midfielder Hourihane, brought in for a six-figure fee from Plymouth with an impressive first campaign at Oakwell justifying the outlay.
Hourihane showed his predatory prowess by firing 14 goals to follow on from his tally of nine for Argyle last season and cannot have been far away from a spot in the PFA League One Team of the Year.
A big asset for Barnsley and they could do with keeping hold of him.
The beard is becoming popular in football, they needed something new now they all have tattoos!!
(although Conner does not seem to have any, I guess he missed the boat on that one).
ummm, what?
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footb...sley-1-7318855
Hourihane reassures Barnsley faithful.
Surprised he didn't move up to Championship following his goalscoring feats last year but he seems to be happy to ply his trade and get their eventually.
Interesting to note that he reckons Dan Crowley is still undecided. It's been the impression we've had here. In the same way that JG is undecided, because their switches now are final they are making a decision for the rest of their football career. Understandable that they hold off.
Hopefully, Hourihane progresses on anyway. Seems to have a fine attitude so hopefully he does well tonight.
No harm in a quick review of that 2008 under 17 side mentioned by Hourihane. Match report for Spain match in which he scored here: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/23/2008/302682
Ger Hanley (Galway United)
Padraic Ormsby (was on scholarship to Indiana Tech in the US)
Richie Towell (now at Dundalk)
Mark Connolly (captain at Kilmarnock)
Gavin Gunning (short term deal at Oldham following injury-plagued spell at Birmingham)
Conor Clifford (released by Southend, now with Boreham Wood in the Conference/National League)
Johnny Dunleavy (Cork City)
Aaron Doran (Inverness)
Conor Hourihan (Barnsley)
Paul Murphy (North End United in 2014/2015)
Greg Cunningham (was up front for this side, now playing left back or left midfield in the Championship for Preston)
Gavin Carlin (can't find anything)
Gearoid Morrissey (Cambridge United)
Robbie Brady (Norwich)
Darragh Satelle (Bluebell United is the last I can find of him)
Daniel Joyce (Sheriff YC)
John Sullivan (Bray Wanderers)
Shaun Timmins (Hume City in Australia)
Would be interesting to see where the Spanish players are now by comparison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_U...ds#.C2.A0Spain
Gerardo Bruno mustn't drink milk.
Haha at least he can be found, some of them don't seem to have a Wikipedia page at all. Not too much to write home about there, plenty down the lower divisions in Spain. Montoya, Thiago and Canales probably the pick of the bunch these days by the looks of things. A few have gone on the represent Catalonia.
Looks like only one went on to represent Spain at full international level Thiago Alcântara. Two of ours got full international caps in Brady and Cunningham.
Just cracked the angle of post and bar with a worldie from 20 yards, so unlucky. 4-3 down, 13 to go in extra time.
Fantastic effort... Bale-esque.
He and Crowley both did well, and against better players than we typically come up against in international qualifiers.
Not knocking them or anything but it's still a pretty major step up to international football. Small teams perform above themselves against the top sides in cup competitions all the time. They've nothing to lose and play with a freedom and enthusiasm. It's a different ball game trying to make a difference at international level, even in a slugfest against likes of Georgia, who wouldn't have players of Everton's quality overall. I wouldn't mind having a look at Hourihane all the same (obviously Crowley even more so but that's hardly going to happen any time soon, if ever).
Goals below (unfortunately doesn't include Hourihane's shot off the bar). Crowley's goal was really expertly taken. The €50m man Stones didn't cover himself in glory for the opener!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC-ppoiFHqg
Was at Millwall - Barnsley last week and Crowley was involved in everything positive from Barnsley. The only black mark against him was he was pushed off the ball fairly easily, but he's only just turned 18 and still very slight build.
Looking at him last night, Hourihane looks like he'd be comfortable playing Premier League football and you'd hope some managers at least at Championship level were watching. Wilkinson looks to have something about him too, despite a bad miss at 5-3 that could have made it a game again.
Scored against Blackpool today.
Quote:
Goal!
Goal! Blackpool 0, Barnsley 1. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
Scored a 95th minute equaliser for Barnsley at home to Sheffield United today. I just happened to be on the Paddy Power app around the 88th minute and saw it was 8/1 for a draw. I was tempted to go all Tricky on it but unfortunately left it off ;) Hourihan had missed a penalty earlier as well, the reporter said "some penalties are missed, but this penalty was saved", I presume meaning there was little wrong with the strike but the keeper made a very good save.
It was carefully placed / side-footed just inside the post but lacking any pace. Keeper read it well and got across very well. Good save but the kick lacked a bit of conviction, unusually for such a good ball striker.
His ball striking was very evident in injury time, an absolute bullet from 20 yards, though a crowded box. Quality strike. He went mental celebrating it too, as if he was desperately relieved his penalty miss wasn't too costly.
A 95th minute equaliser in a derby game worth going mental for anyway but that would have definitely added to it!
Scored last night to help secure a Wembley date against Oxford in the final of the Football League Trophy. The tie ended up going to a penalty shoot-out, in which Hourihane converted his, after two 1-1 draws. This supporter was particularly impressed.
The final takes place on Sunday, 3rd April at 14:30.
Just put a penalty wide as Barnsley trail 0-1.
video highlights of his season, 21 assists and 11 goals
two more assists for Hourihane in the play off final, will be playing Championship football next season
Playing championship next season, should be another good option to our midfield options. we're getting overloaded with midfielders right now. a few strikers coming on board would be good.
Don't forget Padraig Amond :)
Decent start to his Championship level career, from a personal point of view at least, with a goal in Barnsley's 4-2 defeat at Ipswich
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36929755
Bit of a tap in really
https://youtu.be/rjS250RJr_s?t=1m29s