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Post by nonameface on Dec 24, 2020 20:42:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 20:54:03 GMT
Linked last month in Irish press, now he is a Walters style player re a thread re Brown earlier. Real good player
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Post by gingerninja on Dec 24, 2020 22:04:20 GMT
I think like Thompson was last window, this one has already been agreed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 22:09:49 GMT
I think like Thompson was last window, this one has already been agreed. Hope so Great little player Any reason to to suggest so?
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 24, 2020 22:11:13 GMT
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Post by gingerninja on Dec 24, 2020 22:27:35 GMT
No, just get the vibe MON is quite confident in getting players in. Sounds more upbeat on the subject than normal.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Dec 24, 2020 22:28:18 GMT
Is he more of an attacking midfielder? What caused him to end up at Shamrock? Were there personal issues? I know he’s rated by a few in here but it’s a step up for him. Where would he fit in given we’ll have numbers when Clucas and Allen return?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 22:28:40 GMT
My Dad still calls it The Irish Free State. Perhaps I should tell him
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 24, 2020 22:34:00 GMT
Type of player we should be aiming for. Hopefully the Irish connection will help.
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Post by banksisgod on Dec 24, 2020 22:35:11 GMT
He has just finished out his contract at Shamrock Rovers - who MO'N managed earlier in his career - and is weighing up his options. I have watched him regularly for Rovers over the past two years, and he is the best player in the League of Ireland by miles. Rovers have made him a great offer to re-sign (as they will find it impossible to replace him), but in relative terms to what Stoke could offer, it's small beer. He's the creative midfielder that we need, playing just in front of Cousins/Mikel. Very composed and unflustered, he scores his fair share also. I would love him at the club.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Dec 24, 2020 22:37:44 GMT
He has just finished out his contract at Shamrock Rovers - who MO'N managed earlier in his career - and is weighing up his options. I have watched him regularly for Rovers over the past two years, and he is the best player in the League of Ireland by miles. Rovers have made him a great offer to re-sign (as they will find it impossible to replace him), but in relative terms to what Stoke could offer, it's small beer. He's the creative midfielder that we need, playing just in front of Cousins/Mikel. Very composed and unflustered, he scores his fair share also. I would love him at the club. What do we tell Joe Allen, Sam Clucas or Nick Powell?
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Post by chad on Dec 24, 2020 22:41:01 GMT
Not sure about this one 24 years old and not made it past Shamrock Rovers
In MOM we trust but for me this would be totally underwhelming
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 22:43:34 GMT
He has just finished out his contract at Shamrock Rovers - who MO'N managed earlier in his career - and is weighing up his options. I have watched him regularly for Rovers over the past two years, and he is the best player in the League of Ireland by miles. Rovers have made him a great offer to re-sign (as they will find it impossible to replace him), but in relative terms to what Stoke could offer, it's small beer. He's the creative midfielder that we need, playing just in front of Cousins/Mikel. Very cuomposed and unflustered, he scores his fair share also. I would love him at the club. . Always liked Shields at Dundalk but biased. Byrne more likely to make the grade and Shields too old now.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 24, 2020 22:45:24 GMT
Not sure about this one 24 years old and not made it past Shamrock Rovers In MOM we trust but for me this would be totally underwhelming If he's half as good as Jamie Vardy, who didn't make it past Fleetwood Town until around that age...
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Post by wakeypotter on Dec 24, 2020 22:54:44 GMT
I don’t know what you mean I think he’s too young for us 😂
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Post by ibby on Dec 24, 2020 23:00:08 GMT
Ok player.
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Post by nonameface on Dec 24, 2020 23:01:50 GMT
He has just finished out his contract at Shamrock Rovers - who MO'N managed earlier in his career - and is weighing up his options. I have watched him regularly for Rovers over the past two years, and he is the best player in the League of Ireland by miles. Rovers have made him a great offer to re-sign (as they will find it impossible to replace him), but in relative terms to what Stoke could offer, it's small beer. He's the creative midfielder that we need, playing just in front of Cousins/Mikel. Very composed and unflustered, he scores his fair share also. I would love him at the club. What do we tell Joe Allen, Sam Clucas or Nick Powell? If we don't go up, how many of this group will still be here? The financial circumstances of this deal, with the history of MON makes me feel we've got a great chance of signing him if we want him, which I think we will.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 23:03:42 GMT
He has just finished out his contract at Shamrock Rovers - who MO'N managed earlier in his career - and is weighing up his options. I have watched him regularly for Rovers over the past two years, and he is the best player in the League of Ireland by miles. Rovers have made him a great offer to re-sign (as they will find it impossible to replace him), but in relative terms to what Stoke could offer, it's small beer. He's the creative midfielder that we need, playing just in front of Cousins/Mikel. Very composed and unflustered, he scores his fair share also. I would love him at the club. What do we tell Joe Allen, Sam Clucas or Nick Powell? Earn your starting places in this busy season ?
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Post by liathroid on Dec 24, 2020 23:07:27 GMT
well he's free,, good passer ,good free kick taker and can play a bit and score ,Rovers were supposed to offer him 2 grand + so its well within our budget
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Post by Gary Hackett on Dec 24, 2020 23:10:21 GMT
Can he play on the right?
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Post by banksisgod on Dec 24, 2020 23:11:40 GMT
He's 24 now, and has only "grown up" in the past two years or so. He was at Man. City as a youth, and they really liked him as a player, but he had a bad attitude. He took that with him to a number of other clubs where he was on loan, or on short contracts. If he had kept going like that, he could have been one who slipped between the cracks, never to be heard of again, but he copped himself on, got going again at home (Rovers), and he has not completely outgrown both the club and the league. He's perfect for us in our current situation, where we are looking to get in good, team-ready players, cheaply.
With the type of game he brings, he demands to be involved all the time, whereas some of our current squad can go missing during games. If we had him, the question of what to do with Allen and Clucas is a fair one (Powell, I feel, could be given an extended spell in that role just vacated by Campbell.
MO'N has said that this squad is still a "work in progress". I'd imagine, therefore, that no-one has a right to a spot in the team, and that includes Clucas and (a fit) Allen.
All I can say is, based on what I have seen regularly with my own eyes, Byrne would improve our first eleven and, very possibly, bring out the best in others.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 23:15:50 GMT
He's 24 now, and has only "grown up" in the past two years or so. He was at Man. City as a youth, and they really liked him as a player, but he had a bad attitude. He took that with him to a number of other clubs where he was on loan, or on short contracts. If he had kept going like that, he could have been one who slipped between the cracks, never to be heard of again, but he copped himself on, got going again at home (Rovers), and he has not completely outgrown both the club and the league. He's perfect for us in our current situation, where we are looking to get in good, team-ready players, cheaply. With the type of game he brings, he demands to be involved all the time, whereas some of our current squad can go missing during games. If we had him, the question of what to do with Allen and Clucas is a fair one (Powell, I feel, could be given an extended spell in that role just vacated by Campbell. MO'N has said that this squad is still a "work in progress". I'd imagine, therefore, that no-one has a right to a spot in the team, and that includes Clucas and (a fit) Allen. All I can say is, based on what I have seen regularly with my own eyes, Byrne would improve our first eleven and, very possibly, bring out the best in others. Seen him 8 or 9 times and could certainly cut it for me.
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Post by nonameface on Dec 24, 2020 23:17:15 GMT
He's 24 now, and has only "grown up" in the past two years or so. He was at Man. City as a youth, and they really liked him as a player, but he had a bad attitude. He took that with him to a number of other clubs where he was on loan, or on short contracts. If he had kept going like that, he could have been one who slipped between the cracks, never to be heard of again, but he copped himself on, got going again at home (Rovers), and he has not completely outgrown both the club and the league. He's perfect for us in our current situation, where we are looking to get in good, team-ready players, cheaply. With the type of game he brings, he demands to be involved all the time, whereas some of our current squad can go missing during games. If we had him, the question of what to do with Allen and Clucas is a fair one (Powell, I feel, could be given an extended spell in that role just vacated by Campbell. MO'N has said that this squad is still a "work in progress". I'd imagine, therefore, that no-one has a right to a spot in the team, and that includes Clucas and (a fit) Allen. All I can say is, based on what I have seen regularly with my own eyes, Byrne would improve our first eleven and, very possibly, bring out the best in others. There doesn't seem to be any kind of risk with this deal... He's recognised if he wants to live up to his talent he'll have to knuckle down. MON and stoke are surely the perfect set up for him.
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Post by mickstupp on Dec 24, 2020 23:18:00 GMT
Midfield is the least of our worries isn’t it?
We need quick, sharp forwards and a left back.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 23:18:39 GMT
I always like our Irish players so I'd be happy with it on that basis alone tbh.
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Post by gawa on Dec 24, 2020 23:23:03 GMT
Not sure about this one 24 years old and not made it past Shamrock Rovers In MOM we trust but for me this would be totally underwhelming He has played in England before for Oldham and possibly Wigan too. There are a few players who have played in Ireland with no experience in the English until 24/25 and have had good careers. Wes Hoolahan, Gareth McAuley and Stephen Ward to name a few. Don't know much about this player myself mind you, so can't really comment on his potential.
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Post by banksisgod on Dec 24, 2020 23:36:20 GMT
I reckon that the atmosphere of professionalism and camaraderie that MO'N has engendered in the club would suit Byrne down to the ground. It wouldn't do any harm either to have fellow Irish International, McClean, and (future International) Collins, to help him settle in. I think one of the reasons why the Irish boys always seemed to do well at the club is that there was always a few of them looking out for one another.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 23:37:50 GMT
Midfield is the least of our worries isn’t it? We need quick, sharp forwards and a left back. I think we need a midfielder who can control the tempo of the game and play others in. We have a lot of box to boxers but apart from an ageing Mikel no one who can see a pass or hold the ball when necessary. It's all well and good having pacy forwards but unless they have the ability to create chances out of nothing like Campbell we are not going to score many. Whether this lad is the answer I don't know.
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Post by Gods on Dec 24, 2020 23:42:07 GMT
I feel like he should be called Jack O'Byrne.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 23:48:34 GMT
Midfield is the least of our worries isn’t it? We need quick, sharp forwards and a left back. He can play wide as well and puts a decent ball in. I agree not our priority maybe
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