we should have either him or morrison in the squad. Both give us something different up front and It's clear by now that the Doyle/ Keane partnership isn't working.
I want to see the Doyle and Keane partnership under Trappatoni for a few games before I will say its not working, it didnt work very well under Staunton but that maybe down to the lack of proper coaching on the training pitchOriginally Posted by boovidge
Its really not that complicated!!!
Rubbish I thought they looked very good together against Wales and again against Colombia so do not agree with you there.
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Don't know where you got the notion that I'm not optimistic tbh. You've got me all wrong I'm afraid
While I get your point, they looked dismal together for an entire qualifying game.
Two good performances in meaningless games does little to change my confidence in them as a pairing.
Now, that said, perhaps they are finally finding some chemistry together. Another issue is service from midfield, which was non-existent for the most part last campaign.
If Andy Reid is healthy, perhaps he will get the most out of Doyle and Keane as a partnership. We already know Keane links up well with Reid, we just need another attacking player to join those two to really make us dangerous.
Seems he's gonna be loaned to middlesborough, newcastle or reading. Middlesborough would be my hope, assuming he'd get game time
http://football365.com/story/0,17033...549993,00.html
Not good news though. Thought he was going to get a regular run as a premiership starter.
Hopefully not Reading anyway as he will restrict the chances of our strikers there.
Nah don't think it'd good news either, although to be honest if he's used effectively at middlesborough I think it could end up being better for us.
I'd put my faith in southgate over brown to be honest
A player of very weak technical ability - can cause trouble when the ball is in the air (as seen against South Africa), but needs another dimension to his game to be a Premiership regular.
The ball is invariably just booted aimless up and down the pitch in the Championship so he should be capable of commanding some first team football there - more so with Reading and Middlesborough than Newcastle.
the lad puts himself about but doesnt score much at all!
"A silent mouth is sweet to hear"
Looks like a deal to Boro is inevitable.
What a complete joke of a manager Phil Brown is, imagine saying that in the press about any player let alone one still in your squad.Middlesbrough will delay a loan deal for Republic of Ireland international Caleb Folan – in order to have him available for an important game against north-east rivals Newcastle United in December.
Folan had been expected to join Gareth Southgate’s side earlier this week on a three-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January.
But the deal may not go through until Monday, so that Folan will be eligible for the trip to St James’s Park on December 19th.
Ahead of the 26-year-old’s departure, Hull City boss Phil Brown admitted that Folan had failed to impress in his first-team opportunities this season.
He said: “We talked long and hard over the last two weeks over who we would let go. We always look to make decisions with a view to progress and as a result, we’ve allowed Caleb to talk with Middlesbrough.
“We’ve always been looking for someone to finish off the work of a more and more promising squad and now more than ever, there are a lot of players on the front line competing for places. Caleb didn’t score in his four games and didn’t really look like scoring either.”
Folan is a strange player, he wont score goals at the highest level, but for us that will not be his job. As long as he can be in the squad and come on and maybe do what he did in Bari he is worth a place in the squad. I do think that leon best has more potential though as a player with similar type physical attributes.
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Sums up for me how much of a tool brown is, Folan for me is prefominately a support striker and will probably always have more assists than goals regardless of who he's playing for.
I'd say for him aswell that his energy levels are great and he terrorises center backs when they have the ball.
i wouldnt compare best to folan btw, folan is a niall quinn type player whereas best is much more of a from the feet player. For me best should be replacing shane long in the pecking order, not folan
read my post again rebel music.
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I can explain what Niall Quinn and Cas were about as players and their role in the Irish team.
With Folan I have the feeling he has not found his niche in the scheme of things, moving to a new club in a lower division is not a bad move for him.
Cas spent plenty of time in the lower divisions.
I saw Leon Best live on Tuesday and it was all about his aerial ability & sheer strength. The 2 big Sheff United CBs really struggled with him all day. Long is much more mobile than Best, but nowhere near as strong.
Middlesbrough will delay a loan deal for Republic of Ireland international Caleb Folan – in order to have him available for an important game against north-east rivals Newcastle United in December.
[quote/]Folan had been expected to join Gareth Southgate’s side earlier this week on a three-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January.
But the deal may not go through until Monday, so that Folan will be eligible for the trip to St James’s Park on December 19th.
Ahead of the 26-year-old’s departure, Hull City boss Phil Brown admitted that Folan had failed to impress in his first-team opportunities this season.
He said: “We talked long and hard over the last two weeks over who we would let go. We always look to make decisions with a view to progress and as a result, we’ve allowed Caleb to talk with Middlesbrough.
“We’ve always been looking for someone to finish off the work of a more and more promising squad and now more than ever, there are a lot of players on the front line competing for places. Caleb didn’t score in his four games and didn’t really look like scoring either./”[/quote]
Its a funny one alright. I believe that Hull are already resigned to get relegated this season and with the team they have and Brown as manager then they are probably right.
They have decided to cash in on any valuable players that they have i.e. Turner to Sunderland for agood amount of cash. It actually looks good (to me) that they can get 2 million for Folan when other clubs know that they are keen to sell what players they can. Brown is probably trying to paint one picture but I would say the real picture is something different.
Last edited by seanfhear; 17/09/2009 at 2:37 PM.
Middlesborough fans aint happy at all about the folan deal
http://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/showt...tid=288&page=5
I think my post is about the only nice one. Funnt tho, in other threads they're all saying that all they're really missing is a target man, which folan is.
a touch of the newcastle fan syndrome by the looks of it - no matter who you are, you pick players that can dig you out of the Championship - Folan can definitely do that. I think it will be a decent signing for Boro. I hope he gets a regular start fairly quickly.
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