Sammie Szmodics M Blackburn Rovers b.1995

[Diggs246]

Has score twice already tonight

[irishfan86]

Guy really needs to be integrated into our squad ASAP.

[zero]

i think if his wife is still pregnant by the time the march friendlies roll around we can safely rule him out.

[irishfan86]

i think if his wife is still pregnant by the time the march friendlies roll around we can safely rule him out.

Can you expand on this/are there clear indicators he doesn't want to play for us?

[samhaydenjr]

Guy really needs to be integrated into our squad ASAP.

i think if his wife is still pregnant by the time the march friendlies roll around we can safely rule him out.

Can you expand on this/are there clear indicators he doesn't want to play for us?

It's not actually clear if Zero is making the sensible point that if Szmodics's wife is still pregnant in March, then we can rule him out for the March friendlies due to the issues they're obviously having; or if he's snarkily saying that if he pulls out of the March friendlies for "personal reasons", then he has lost interest in playing for us - I think we need Zero to clarify.

[SkStu]

There’s a question around his commitment, rightly or wrongly. He was a combination of ignored by and then unavailable to Kenny so, bearing the scars of being burnt in the past, some fans are wondering if he has lost interest or will switch to Hungary. I’m not actually too worried but I’ve asked myself the same question a few times because his absence hasn’t made a lot of sense for a while.

[Diggs246]

It's not actually clear if Zero is making the sensible point that if Szmodics's wife is still pregnant in March, then we can rule him out for the March friendlies due to the issues they're obviously having; or if he's snarkily saying that if he pulls out of the March friendlies for "personal reasons", then he has lost interest in playing for us - I think we need Zero to clarify.

I think "zero" is saying females tend to be pregnant for 9 months!.if she was "heavily pregnant" in our last international window, but remains pregnant by March 2024, we should be suspicious!

[John83]

I think zero is saying that he suspects poor Sammy might have been cuckolded by an elephant.

[JR89]

Who else but Sammie gets the equalizer for Rovers. Nice header at the back post. That's his 14th league goal this season.

[zero]

I think "zero" is saying females tend to be pregnant for 9 months!.if she was "heavily pregnant" in our last international window, but remains pregnant by March 2024, we should be suspicious!

Yeah this was my implication. If he comes up with another personal reason to pull out in March it would want to be fairly compelling otherwise you'd wonder if he has any real intention of playing for us.

[CraftyToePoke]

Yeah this was my implication. If he comes up with another personal reason to pull out in March it would want to be fairly compelling otherwise you'd wonder if he has any real intention of playing for us.

Yeah, also the first personal reasons excuse was the October window so the heavily pregnant maths are already against this story come March.

[pineapple stu]

The division's leading scorer does it again. 15 now.

A day of attacking optimism to start the year off, with Azaz and Cannon on target too. Now we just need to convince them to commit to us...

[Razors left peg]

The division's leading scorer does it again. 15 now.

A day of attacking optimism to start the year off, with Azaz and Cannon on target too. Now we just need to convince them to commit to us...

Didnt Szmodics come out recently and say that he is committed to play for us? Azaz has given no indication that hes not, so its really only Cannon that needs a bit of convincing and hopefully that'll be high on the list of priorities for the new man.

[Diggs246]

Didnt Szmodics come out recently and say that he is committed to play for us? Azaz has given no indication that hes not, so its really only Cannon that needs a bit of convincing and hopefully that'll be high on the list of priorities for the new man.

I think Cannon deleting all his Irish stuff from his social media accounts is a massive statement. I would say he's gone

Finn can't see any issue there

Sammie has pulled out of two squads, which is a worry, but we will know for certain come March. One more personal issue and I would say he simply isn't interested. Let's hope he just rocks up without complaint or issue.

Let's hope McAteer gets his paperwork over the line

[pineapple stu]

Didnt Szmodics come out recently and say that he is committed to play for us? Azaz has given no indication that hes not, so its really only Cannon that needs a bit of convincing and hopefully that'll be high on the list of priorities for the new man.

I guess I'm just cynical, but we've been bitten a couple of times before, so until Szmodics turns up to a squad I'm wary. That's not to say he mightn't have legitimate reasons for turning down the call-up until now.

[Razors left peg]

I think Cannon deleting all his Irish stuff from his social media accounts is a massive statement. I would say he's gone

Thats become a bit of a contract negotiation tactic amongst the younger generation of sports stars over here in the US. Kyler Murray whos the Quarterback for Arizona did the same couple years ago and everyone thought he was gone until the new contract was agreed, then all of a sudden the Arizona stuff magically reappeared on his Instagram. Apparently theres a way to archive it without deleting.

Im not saying Im confident that Cannon is still with us, but I also dont think its necessarily a done deal that hes gone either. New manager cant have the same attitude to these things that Martin O'Neill and Mick McCarthy had, in that they also said its the players job to come to them. New manager will have to proactively go after him and offer him a place in senior squad, sending Crawford to negotiate him coming into u21s isnt gonna cut it.

[Razors left peg]

I guess I'm just cynical, but we've been bitten a couple of times before, so until Szmodics turns up to a squad I'm wary. That's not to say he mightn't have legitimate reasons for turning down the call-up until now.

Im with you to an extent. Szmodics p!ssed me off when he turned up recently to go home few days later. The rumors, whether true or not, were that he was told he wouldnt be playing and had a sulk. If that wasnt true Im surprised there wasnt a stronger statement made for why he had to leave on personal reasons.

But that being said, its a clean slate and much like with Cannon its up to the new man to figure it out quickly. Szmodics to me is very similar to Aaron Connolly in how he plays, maybe because they are a similar body shape its a lazy observation, but it seems clear that Szmodics is now more a striker than midfield option

[elatedscum]

Szmodics p!ssed me off when he turned up recently to go home few days later. The rumors, whether true or not, were that he was told he wouldnt be playing and had a sulk. If that wasnt true Im surprised there wasnt a stronger statement made for why he had to leave on personal reasons.

what i heard was that his partner had a pregnancy scare while he was on international duty and asked him to come home and stay close to home for the duration of the pregnancy. What Kenny in the press conference during the following international window made sense in the context of that information

[pineapple stu]

Another in the Cup against Cambridge this afternoon

[CraftyToePoke]

& again. On a hat trick now well before HT.