Aaron Connolly F Leyton Orient b.2000

[OMTY]

9th of the season and 2 assists in a 4-0 win away to Burton.

[Jolly Red Giant]

I am glad to see things going well for this kid - as much as Brighton are lauded for developing players, there are times when they appear to take their eye off the ball - Connolly is one and Ferguson another (and their have been others).

[pineapple stu]

You wonder at times what an Irish player has to do for a declining career to be his fault rather than his club's.

[SkStu]

You wonder at times what an Irish player has to do for a declining career to be his fault rather than his club's.

I’ll see your post and raise you an Andrew Moran.

[SkStu]

I am glad to see things going well for this kid - as much as Brighton are lauded for developing players, there are times when they appear to take their eye off the ball - Connolly is one and Ferguson another (and their have been others).

Connolly took his own eye off the ball and onto the cailíní and cocktails, JRG. Well documented.

[Razors left peg]

Connolly got L1 player of the month today. It was also announced that he will miss the next 4 months with a quad injury.... pretty much sums up his stop start career really

[pineapple stu]

Ah crap. With Idah and Ferguson's problems at the moment (and I guess add Cannon, Robinson and Obafemi in there too) we could have done with someone having a bit of a resurgence. Even something that got him a move back to the Championship and made a bit of a case that he could be an option again.

[Eirambler]

He's had a very good season up to now but he's settling at his level at this point, will be 26 the next time he plays a game and the rest of the current season is close to being a write off. Even if he does make it back to the Championship he'll likely be in his late 20s by the time it happens.

[pineapple stu]

With Ferguson's two goals tonight, I think we're back being ok writing Connolly off