Gavin Gunning

**tricky_colour** · 04/03/2014, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

scored again at the weekend, strange celebration though

He certainty took the goal well, got up well for it.
Loved the celebration too, seem like he is a big fan of Robbie Keane, but the celebration needs more work
before he reaches Robbie's standard,.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 05/03/2014, 12:33 PM

Old(ish) news but....

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...d-face-3190670

Gunning is open to a move to Rangers but Ipswich are also interested.

**tricky_colour** · 05/03/2014, 6:45 PM

Interesting line up, I think there will be goals, not sure who for though!!

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 13/03/2014, 5:10 PM

http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sp...ender-1.263399

Gunning linked with a move to Serie A bound Palermo.

**SwanVsDalton** · 13/03/2014, 7:17 PM

Looks like exciting times for him. He was a beast in Football Manager '07. Ended up captaining my Ireland side. Kind of gobsmacked he's still only 23.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/03/2014, 10:27 PM

Is Gavin the next unheralded-bubbling-under-the-surface player about to make the breakthrough?

Who was it that said here recently that he was relatively relaxed about the lack of headline young players, Geysir? Obviously it's always good to have confidence in the younger crop but equally there has always been someone like Finnan who just happened to be real quality without ever having shown it aged 20. I had high hopes for Foley being the next Finnan, though in an understated way I was very pleased with Keith Andrews, a late arriver who had put in the hard yards before getting the rewards.

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/03/2014, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Is Gavin the next unheralded-bubbling-under-the-surface player about to make the breakthrough?

There was an interesting interview with Gunning a few weeks ago (it might have been posted in here) where he was very dismissive of the standard of Championship football and the defenders being called up to the national squad when he was playing good passing football at Dundee United. He certainly seems to rate himself and it would be interesting to see him play on the continent.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 14/03/2014, 11:06 AM

He seems to be a character, someone with presence. We need lads like that at the back.

Look at how he squared up to Wanyama and that celebration.

We have a few good options at the back in Dunne, O'Shea, Delaney, Wilson, Clark and a number of lads that could make/on verge of a breakthrough in the next few years; Duffy, Hoban, O'Brien, Egan, Gunning.

There is a lot of bleak, even defeatist, talk about how we are not bringing players through but as disappointed as I am in the draw, we can stand up to Poland and Scotland.

We can even stand up to Germany if we don't bend over for them. Didi Hamann, in the Examiner, just echoed thoughts I have voiced previously about
how Germany have a rank defence, aging injury prone players and no replacement for Klose coming through. They are not guaranteed 6 points. Wrong attitude to have. Yes, they have Ozil, Reus, Kroos, Gotze and Schurrle (Jesus now that you mention it) but they all occupy the same positions. There has been plenty of evidence at club and International level (Arsenal) over the last few years of teams with luxuries like this just passing in circles and not being able to break solid teams down. And a couple of those lads are having sh*te seasons anyways.

People went on about how strong the last group we were in was. Let's not mince words. Sweden were absolutely woeful in both games. Austria were better but let's not pretend we didn't draw in Dublin because of anything other than tactical ineptitude and the footballing equivalent of a Wilhelm Scream that was the last few months of the Trapattoni era.

We have way more depth than the teams that traditionally struggle to qualify for Championships; Finland, Iceland, Hungary. We are easily as good as Poland and Scotland. The former who have three star players and a squad of Championship standard players and two of their star players are perennial crocks and one may even be doubtful for our games.

Let's not put ourselves down.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 04/06/2014, 12:02 PM

http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sp...esday-1.402815

Gunning on the verge of completing a lucrative move to Sheffield Wednesday.

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/06/2014, 2:37 PM

Were Watford not interested?

**OwlsFan** · 04/06/2014, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sp...ender-1.263399

Gunning linked with a move to Serie A bound Palermo.

Why would he choose Serie A when he has the mighty Owls to play for? Wednesday have apparently fought off Rangers for his signature but, that said, nothing completed as yet.

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

There was an interesting interview with Gunning a few weeks ago (it might have been posted in here) where he was very dismissive of the standard of Championship football and the defenders being called up to the national squad when he was playing good passing football at Dundee United. He certainly seems to rate himself and it would be interesting to see him play on the continent.

Hmmmm, amazing what trebling your wages can do.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 12/06/2014, 11:05 PM

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spor...-david-7260501

Gunning fails medical at Sheffield Wednesday; signs for Birmingham.

**OwlsFan** · 16/06/2014, 12:26 PM

Strange one that but so was Wednesday requesting Eric Cantona to play in a trial game before they signed him and he refused and rest is, as they say, history.