Keith Andrews

[Charlie Darwin]

His signing and subsequent exile from Bolton is bizarre. I can only assume they signed him drunk on parachute payments and now they need to get him off the wage bill as they're still, I think, losing something like £30m a year. He should really have learned his lesson from Blackburn and just stayed away from any team in Greater Manchester. He has much more luck in the south.

[tetsujin1979]

loaned to Watford for the season: http://www.watfordfc.com/news/articl...d-1777492.aspx

[paul_oshea]

His signing and subsequent exile from Bolton is bizarre. I can only assume they signed him drunk on parachute payments and now they need to get him off the wage bill as they're still, I think, losing something like £30m a year. He should really have learned his lesson from Blackburn and just stayed away from any team in Greater Manchester. He has much more luck in the south.

hmm, ip, dip, donkey tail there I go. Waheey!!!

[Fixer82]

Can Andrews feel a bit aggrieved at not being in contention for the Irish squad seeing as he was our player of the tournament in 2012 (obviously the best of a very very bad bunch)??

[DeLorean]

Don't think so. Too many younger guys playing at a higher level. I suppose Paul Green's inclusion could generate a debate but even he's a good couple of years younger at least.

[DeLorean]

https://vine.co/v/OOe0iXhvP0n

[Fixer82]

If I was him, I'd definitely be pi$$ed off not getting near the squad after being Irish player of the tournament in 2012. i think he deserves his place in the squad myself ahead of Paul Green anyway. I think he can do the same job as Whelan and offer more of a goal threat

[Stuttgart88]

https://vine.co/v/OOe0iXhvP0n

Who were those players? I couldn't see.

[DeLorean]

A pretty classy assist from Andrews yesterday. I hate Vine.

More here

[Charlie Darwin]

If I was him, I'd definitely be pi$$ed off not getting near the squad after being Irish player of the tournament in 2012. i think he deserves his place in the squad myself ahead of Paul Green anyway. I think he can do the same job as Whelan and offer more of a goal threat

This was his first start following a 2-month injury. He's hardly been able to play his way in.

[DeLorean]

Even without Whelan and Green, I'd have McCarthy, Meyler, Gibson, Quinn and Hendrick all ahead of him at this stage really, so not something I'd be concerned about. At 34 and playing in the Championship he'd want to be doing something fairly spectacular to warrant a second thought.

[tricky_colour]

Who were those players? I couldn't see.

The no 5 is Andrews who flicks the ball into he area, the no 20 Vydra applies the 'classy' finish
or rather somewhat occidentally bundles the ball over the line.

[tricky_colour]

If I was him, I'd definitely be pi$$ed off not getting near the squad after being Irish player of the tournament in 2012. i think he deserves his place in the squad myself ahead of Paul Green anyway. I think he can do the same job as Whelan and offer more of a goal threat

That is certainly a reasonable view, he is top of the Championship with Watford, he has only played
about 6 games though however his points average when he plays is slight higher than when he didn't
by my estimation and that flick through for the goal, well we could do with a bit of that couldn't we?
He is pretty decent on the defensive side and gets the odd goal too.

[tricky_colour]

Our Keef supposedly on the way to Watford on a season long loan. I think they have a very good chance of finishing above Bolton this season!

http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football...pe_166363.html

Well they are currently 22 place above Bolton so your thinking has proved pretty accurate so far!!
It is only Blackpool who are keeping Bolton off the bottom of the league.

As far as football decisions go the one to loan him out because "he has no future at the Reebok Stadium." is about as bad as
it gets. However in a way they were right, Andrews is way too good for League One whcih is where Bolton are currently
headed. Watford seem to be headed in the other direction ie into he Premiership.

[Fixer82]

He should be making the 36 man squad.
It seems he is nowhere near the manager's thoughts

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Andrews disappointed by Watford treatment.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ford-treatment

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/spo..._with_Watford/

Jokanovic insecure about Andrews influence behind the scenes it would seem.

[DannyInvincible]

Keith Andrews is an unwanted man: http://balls.ie/football/keith-andre...ootball-limbo/

Just six weeks ago, Keith Andrews was doing stuff for Watford like playing this sexilicious pass against Millwall.



Now manager Slavisa Jokanovic doesn’t want him and he is no longer training with the club.

"This is my decision. I decided to separate Keith Andrews from my team. He didn’t understand my decision, he probably didn’t understand me very well and probably had some problems when communicating with me.

He probably had some problems with communication, he doesn’t accept some of my decisions and he doesn’t understand that being a professional player is sometimes on the pitch, sometimes in the stand and sometimes on the bench.

I made the decision to separate him from the squad."

Andrews is on loan at Watford from Bolton but his problem now is that he is no longer wanted by his parent club either.

Speaking on Sky Sports recently, the Dubliner said that he wasn’t sure why he had been ostracised by Jokanovic and that he felt he had “done a lot behind the scenes during the turbulent period” at Vicarage Road.

The turbulence that Andrews was speaking about is the tremendous turnover of managers at the club this season.

[seanfhear]

Is Keith considering the Management game for himself ?

If he wants it then why not.

It is one of those jobs where you really really need to want it.

[Fixer82]

Is Keith considering the Management game for himself ?

If he wants it then why not.

It is one of those jobs where you really really need to want it.

He was on Off the Ball the other day saying he has his coaching badges but he's not sure about management yet. He says he's enjoying the media work for now

[DannyInvincible]

Andrews was on 'Goals on Sunday' yesterday speaking about his present situation: