Lanre Oyebanjo

**CraftyToePoke** · 09/08/2008, 11:24 PM

Just seen this guy has been included in Sean McCaffery's u19 squad for the upcoming tournament.

Bit of a strange one I thought, as he has just left a league side, Brentford, to sign a short term deal at Blue Square Prem side, Histon, as cover at right back for them according to BBC.

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...k=view&id=3398

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...on/7533590.stm

So, not exactly pulling up trees in his career thus far and a surprise recruit I think, as I think its his first involvment with thi Irish set up, but could be wrong.

Anyone know anymore about him?

**tricky_colour** · 10/08/2008, 12:08 AM

Did you mean Lanre O'Yebanjo the banjo player from Galway?

**CraftyToePoke** · 10/08/2008, 12:36 AM

yeah, cousin of Robert O'Baggio and Robert O' Carlos.

Seriously, whats a guy falling out the tail end of the league football without ever troubling the first team too much by the looks of it, being recruited into one of our squads for, and im guessing he has been actively recruited as he is down as English on the Brentford site.

I dont get it. you?

**kingdom hoop** · 10/08/2008, 1:09 AM

Teency bit strange alright. Must be some connection or something.

Otherwise, hot on the heels of Joe Lapira, one can only assume our international scouts' primary concern is finding players with cool/dubious hair.

At least Sean Scannell may have someone to trade hair-keeping notes with...

**gustavo** · 10/08/2008, 1:55 AM

Yet another example of a player being brought up purely on the basis that he is eligible for another country

**boovidge** · 12/08/2008, 12:46 PM

seems to be a pretty standard hair style imo

**drinkfeckarse** · 12/08/2008, 1:28 PM

So we have no other legitimate options at home or abroad aged 19 or under other than a guy playing in the Conference!?

I somehow doubt it.

**Fr. Murphy** · 12/08/2008, 3:14 PM

Exactly, surely there must be somebody else playing at a higher standard than somebody plying their trade in the fifth division in England.

**kingdom hoop** · 13/08/2008, 6:54 PM

Originally Posted by boovidge

seems to be a pretty standard hair style imo

Not in Kerry it's not.

Anyways, he made his competitive debut yesterday as a 72nd minute substitute, coming on at RB, as Histon bravely succumbed 1-0 to the might of Mansfield. And ye'll never guess who scored the winner for Mansfield! The legendary pineapple-head man himself - Jason Lee! Brief BBC report.

By the way Oilovethebanjo's agent goes by the name of Sean Blom. Anyone know of any connection he may have with McCaffrey?

**theworm2345** · 13/08/2008, 7:25 PM

I don't know what you guys are talking about hats not really a strange hairstyle at all, at least here in Chicago

**kingdom hoop** · 13/08/2008, 7:38 PM

Man ye must have some crazy hairdressers over there!

**theworm2345** · 13/08/2008, 8:33 PM

I wouldn't know, I just have my friend give me a buzz, much cheaper than going to the barber or (as no man should) a hairdresser
Cameron Jerome has the same hair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Jerome

**tricky_colour** · 13/08/2008, 9:46 PM

Looks like Rio Ferdinaand with more hair.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...923998_rio.jpg

**seanfhear** · 14/08/2008, 11:34 AM

I have noticed that the fai sometimes tries to raise the profile of a player that may be struggling to get a club.Getting a call up might give a boost to a player in his search for a club as high up the league as possible.

**theworm2345** · 13/10/2008, 12:37 AM

Oyebanjo has been first choice as far as I can tell at Histon recently. They're tied for 2nd best in goals against too

**Sean O'Meara** · 04/11/2008, 1:02 PM

Main reason for the call up is Kit Carson.

Carson is 60 and from the Republic of Ireland.

Kit Carson is the head of Histon FCs Youth Policy and he has strong ties with the Irish FA.

Histon are maybe an unknown quantity, they are basically a village team on the outskirts of Cambridge, but they are an up and coming force in the Conference building their rise from a quality youth policy. Carson has been give money and a free reign to groom talent from around Britain to make Histon the best team in their immediate area. (Currently they are on a par with near neighbours Cambridge Utd)

They're not Manchester United but a few years from now they could with a bit of luck sneak into the English football league.

Carson is most famous for his time at Norwich City and Peterborough Utd when he was director of their Football Academies.

At Norwich Lee Power, Chris Sutton and Ruel Fox among others came through the youth policy.

At Peterborough he brought through Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington and Irish Under 21s such as Mark McKeever, Dave Billington, Tony Sheilds and Nial Inman.

Before joining Histon Carson was one of Chelseas chief scouts and Cambridge Youth Academy director.

**Junior** · 04/11/2008, 2:41 PM

Histon were mentioned on Radio BBC 5-Live last night, as I was driving home. Something about them being 33-1 to win whichever league it is that they are in at the start of the season. The presenter had a mate who knows his lower league football and was telling him to "get on it!"

I presume they are top fo the league now? never heard of them before last night and now this thread!!

**paul_oshea** · 04/11/2008, 3:36 PM

i see afc wimbledon are playing wycombe on sellotanta.

**Sean O'Meara** · 04/11/2008, 4:03 PM

Current Blue Square Premier Table (used to be Vauxhall Conference)

1st Kettering Town 32pts
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2nd Torquay Utd 31
3rd Histon 31
4th Burton Albion 31
5th Crawley Town 30
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6th Kidderminster 30
7th Cambridge Utd 30

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...on/7706897.stm

Lanre Oyebanjo has been named the Blue Square Premier player of the month for October.