Young Irish midfielder Jack Byrne criticised by Oldham boss http://the42.ie/3774074
Couldn't this have just all gone swimmingly for a change? It looks to me as though Wellens know Byrne has had his head turned by a bigger club and is a bit sour over it.
Those comments seem unnecessary alright. I'd be more worried if he questioned his commitment or attitude.
Strange alright. Given the timing of the comments (loan ending, offers elsewhere) it comes across as very childish by the manager.
confirmation he's returned to Wigan from Oldham at the end of his loan spell: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/new...-parent-clubs/
Seems Hearts have ended their interest in him as well, but may sign Jake Mulraney from Inverness Caledonian Thistle: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...yrne-1-4652709
Probably worth his while taking it as he could do with some stability. Manager seemed a little unimpressed with some of his later performance so he'd be well advised to up his game. To paraphrase Martin Luther King, if he's going to be a League One midfielder, be the best League One midfielder he can be
Two and a half year contract with Oldham confirmed: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/new...byrne-signing/
I appreciate it's only League 1 but seven goals in half a season is a great return for a midfield player. A bit disappointed he's not playing at a higher level at this stage but if he keeps that up surely at least a Championship team will come in for him.
Yeah, it's no harm for him to have a full season there. It might teach him the importance of deferred gratification and that he's not just destined to move back up the ranks.
Interviewed in today's independent: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-36613148.html
Maybe it's just me but I think he says a bit in that interview without saying anything at all. The most insight I got was that he reckons he has the ability to get back to the top and is you get enough to do so. But that wasn't even insightful.
That's the first time i've seen Byrne coming across as mature and it's made me more confident for the lad. What happened with Blackburn & Wigan might turn out to be the best thing thats happened to him. The one positive about league one is with it being so physical, he will have more opportunity to adapt his game to "height" issue. I'm quietly confident for him at this point.
According to a few posts on Twitter, Byrne has been suspended by Oldham. It's not clear why, but it looks like he was trying to engineer a move away from the club. Anthony Gerrard has been suspended too
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