Well done to Jonathan on his first senior goal. Hopefully the first of many
Nice finish, at 2:40
Well done to Jonathan on his first senior goal. Hopefully the first of many
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4iCrxhZzhuc
Afolabi’s goal at 10:30 on this amateur video. Nice finish. The wee lad videoing is pretty entertaining
He's playing alongside a very highly eared young Scottish striker at Dunfermline, Kevin Nisbet. Would be good to see them strike up a successful partnership from now until the end of the season.
Second goal for Afolabi, this time from the spot: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51685537
Doesn't seem to be impressing the Pars fans so far going by their forum. You'd still hope the loan will be beneficial for him though, certainly better than playing youth football with Celtic.
Yeah definitely - I mean, he's obviously not the finished product yet, having only turned 20 and just made the step up to senior football. So even if he isn't completely impressing Dunfermline supporters, two goals in his first five games is a decent return - let's hope he continues to improve
Could be worse - Lee O'Connor was an unused sub for Partick Thistle at the weekend.
Could be a rude awakening for Kenny yet.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Yes definitely, where there was a lot of talk around toulon tournaments and prospects coming through, but as we review the year in May, what can really be said? Couple of lads holding their own in mid-table championship teams?
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Connolly (20) - breakthrough and premier league goals, senior MNT caps
Parrott (18) - game time
Idah (19) - league and cup game time and goals
Obafemi (19) - regular game time for premier league team and goals
Molumby (20) - breakthrough and top performances
Knight (19) - breakthrough, goals and top performances
O'Shea (21) - breakthrough and being praised by his manager
Masterson (21) - regular game time
Kilkenny (20) - senior appearances for Premier League team
Collins (18) - breakthrough with regular game time
Kelleher (21) - game time
The future is bright.
To be fair I don't think anyone was realistically suggesting much more than that by now given the ages of the players involved.
Overall it has been a very decent season for young Irish players in the top three divisions in England. The big disappointment has been around the three lads that moved to Celtic - I'm pretty sure that if you had told Connell that he wouldn't have played for the Celtic first team yet and told O'Connor and Afolabi that they'd the only football they'd be playing was at the equivalent of the league of Ireland first division they wouldn't have gone there. Unfortunately they did and the damage that has been done to their careers as a result is difficult to measure.
Celtic taking West Ham striker Ajeti on loan: https://www.skysports.com/football/n...te-celtic-loan
Afolabi really needs to get out of there
Afolabi is reportedly close to joining Dundee on loan.
He needs to get away from Celtic and the SPL as soon as possible if his career is to kick on. Hopefully he has a successful loan spell and ignites some interest in an English Championship or League 1 club before he finds himself back in Ireland playing for Waterford.
Last edited by youngirish; 28/09/2020 at 6:11 PM.
Sadly that sounds about right.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
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