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Offline Ads

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1170 on: February 13, 2019, 11:30:31 PM »
We had tears in our eyes watching him.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1171 on: February 14, 2019, 12:06:10 AM »
Another charlatan. Needs taking out of the team pronto.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1172 on: February 14, 2019, 12:09:22 AM »
I thought he worked hard tonight. Not enough to fill the gaping chasm that is our anti-midfield but I thought he was ok - better than McGinn anyway, who works like nobody I've ever seen but it affects his composure. Needs a rest.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1173 on: February 14, 2019, 12:12:05 AM »
We had tears in our eyes watching him.

His defensive efforts tonight were woeful.  He just gave up a couple of times when he was chasing back. 

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1174 on: February 14, 2019, 12:19:03 AM »
He's the barometer of our summer transfer window imo. Still a week in week out starter in September and it will clearly not have been a success.

In an ideal world I'd move him on but we have more pressing issues and he'd be a decent enough squad player.

Not good enough to be starting every single game though.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1175 on: February 14, 2019, 12:53:11 AM »
Sell in the summer.


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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1176 on: February 14, 2019, 02:51:00 AM »

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1177 on: February 14, 2019, 04:03:09 AM »
The best one for me tonight was when he stopped and raised his arm imploring the ref to give us a throw-in when Brentford were attacking down our left close to the touchline. After about 5 seconds he realised that he wasn't getting the throw and that Brentford and the ref were now 10 yards further up the pitch. So, driven by his never-say-die work ethic, he gave up and jogged back.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1178 on: February 14, 2019, 04:19:39 AM »
Absolutely useless tonight.

Receives the ball and lays it off without taking any responsibility. Found myself shouting at the tv when Hutton had a throw in, but instead of moving and showing for it, he just jogged off and hid further up the pitch leaving Hutton and Whelan to make idiots of themselves by heading it straight back out for a throw to Brentford.

He also had a great chance to make amends in the second half when he was through 1 on 1 with their keeper...but bottled it.

Worth noting that he wasn't even taking set pieces tonight so he contributed even less than usual. Complete show pony trotting around and hiding.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1179 on: February 14, 2019, 07:18:04 AM »
Another one who could not care less and why should he? £30k a week.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1180 on: February 14, 2019, 07:20:24 AM »
Apart from the odd decent free kick this bloke offers nothing.....

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1181 on: February 14, 2019, 08:01:54 AM »
I've been on this bandwagon for most of the season - Good to see the majority are starting to see what Conor Hourihane offers the team... .absolutely sod all. His only contribution this season will be to break John McGinn, as that poor bloke is having to do the work of two men every game.

IMO, the reason for our dip in form when Grealish got injured is that we were at least a little bit more balanced with him in midfield back then. You had McGinn and Grealish shouldering the burden between them, with Hourihane getting away with murder in the background. Now Grealish is out, it's just McGinn, which has massively exposed Hourihane. Can't tackle, doesn't track his man, never busts a gut when team is in trouble. We've been playing every game with 10 men.

Smith MUST see this surely?! Put ANY of our squad in there and you would see an improvement, even switch him out for a 2nd striker and go 4-4-2?!

He makes my blood boil that much, I even contemplated putting a 'lowlights' reel together last night when he just let that Brentford player waltz past him along the touchline. Utterly abysmal player who is out of his depth, and we won't start getting points on the board until he is out of the team.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1182 on: February 14, 2019, 08:56:48 AM »
We all know that in most teams there are flair players that you don’t expect to tackle or get get stuck in, they contribute in different ways.

But Hourihane is a central midfielder for fucks sake, it’s his job to get involved.
The way he half dangles his leg out in an effort to challenge an opponent is embarrassing and pathetic.

Central midfielder? My arse.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1183 on: February 14, 2019, 10:31:14 AM »
I thought he worked hard tonight. Not enough to fill the gaping chasm that is our anti-midfield but I thought he was ok - better than McGinn anyway, who works like nobody I've ever seen but it affects his composure. Needs a rest.

McGinn is starting to get dragged down to the level of the others but I think you could be right, probably needs a rest. It doesn't help playing alongside Whelan and Hourahane and trying to make up for their deficiencies either.

Conor Hourahane, what a fucking cheese dick.

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #1184 on: February 14, 2019, 11:29:40 AM »
Bottled a number of 50/50’s. Shouldn’t be anywhere near our starting 11. No wonder Irish supporters call him Connor Hologram

 


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