Jay O'Shea

**bennocelt** · 06/08/2009, 8:08 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Well, there's a difference between what Birmingham piad and what Galway got as money from the transfer would also go to us, his other previous clubs and agents, no doubt.

Besides, Galway aren't in the best shape financially and I'm sure they would be happy just to take what they can get.

It makes sense for Birmingham to pay however much they did. If they knew they could have him for, hypothetically, €100k, then why would they pay more? They have no obligation to.

I was looking at it from Galway's viewpoint!!

**limunlim** · 08/08/2009, 11:23 PM

does anyone know how much he went for?

**Razors left peg** · 09/08/2009, 9:45 AM

Originally Posted by limunlim

does anyone know how much he went for?

about 80 thousand

**Claret Murph** · 09/08/2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

about 80 thousand

Still nothing in writing yet , so why the hold up ??????

Please don't say his agent wants more money

**Razors left peg** · 09/08/2009, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

Still nothing in writing yet , so why the hold up ??????

Please don't say his agent wants more money

No idea, maybe Jay himself is waiting for other clubs to make firm offers so he has more of a chance of 1st team football... but Im only guessing

**Razors left peg** · 10/08/2009, 4:49 PM

The move to Birmingham finally being confirmed...
http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDe...749761,00.html

**tricky_colour** · 10/08/2009, 11:41 PM

BBC link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/8183698.stm

**Hibernian** · 11/08/2009, 12:55 PM

Best of luck to him..

Have to say though if the 80,000 fee is correct thats seems very little for team to be selling him for to team of premership quality

**JC_GUFC** · 16/08/2009, 1:43 PM

On the bench in Old Trafford today.

Birmingham have a few injuries but still a brilliant achievement for him. A year and a half ago he was on the bench for Galway United

**Razors left peg** · 16/08/2009, 2:14 PM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

On the bench in Old Trafford today.

Birmingham have a few injuries but still a brilliant achievement for him. A year and a half ago he was on the bench for Galway United

And comes off bench for his debut. Fairytale stuff for him

**tiktok** · 16/08/2009, 2:25 PM

He looked a bit scared there

Best of luck to him!

**ifk101** · 16/08/2009, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

He looked a bit scared there

Thinking that myself

Good to see him get a run - best of luck to him.

**passinginterest** · 16/08/2009, 2:31 PM

Surreal seeing O'Shea come on and shaking Rooney's hand at the end, it was only a couple of weeks ago he was having a very average game in Tallaght stadium. Getting shoved off the ball by Evra and putting in a poor cross was about all he managed to do but fair play, he was never expected to see the first team that soon.

**Serb** · 16/08/2009, 3:05 PM

Gets a couple of mentions in the minute-by-minute on the Guardian:

"O'Shea is on Birmingham. I have no idea who went off. Apologies. [..] O'Connor finds O'Shea wide on the right and he gets plenty of room from which to cross. On his Premier League debut, he aims his cross straight into the arms of the keeper."

**Manblue** · 16/08/2009, 5:41 PM

Nice to see him get a game but the only thing to remember about that debut was the location, looked starstruck which is quite strange to see, Got absolutely bounced by evra and looked afraid to take him on next time he got the ball out wide but good luck to him

**Claret Murph** · 17/08/2009, 6:24 AM

I saw his last game in Bray for United when he scored in the 90th minute to win us the game , now his next was in front of 75,000 at old trafford . What can I say to top that so happy for Jay 'O

**Larks** · 17/08/2009, 9:13 PM

I think he needs to bulk up a good bit. Obviously his training is going to take a step up and he'll be playing around better players at a higher tempo which will help him improve physically as well as technically.
His first few games for Galway United he was terrible I thought. He was scared to take anyone on and to be honest I didn't think he had any great talent. Once he got a bit of confidence and settled in he was one of the best players in the league. Hope he settles in at Birmingham and gets into the first 11 after a while.