TRO Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 That finish was nuts. Couldn't picture gabby, andi or weiman even hittin the target With more time (like in league 2) they would. Im not so sure, Gabby is an instinctive striker, with time he tends to go to pieces. ....usually, half time.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Seemed to do quite well at Pompey, surprised he hasn't gone out on loan. We've got a few youth strikers knocking out here, Robinson who's obviously the closest to the first team and then Drennan, Graham and Burke. You'd think those three would go out on loan again shortly as they're all a long way off and probably won't make it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 He scored 2 free kicks for the u21s today. They lost 3-2 tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Gone to Portsmouth on a one month youth loan Michael Drennan has returned to Fratton Park on an initial one-month loan deal from Aston Villa. The 20-year-old forward netted three goals during a 10-match spell with Pompey last season. That tally included a brace in the 4-1 triumph at Dagenham & Redbridge in April. Blues boss Andy Awford said: "Michael was with us last season, so knows how we work here. "He also knows where the back of the net is, so we're delighted to welcome him back to Pompey." Drennan – who has represented Republic of Ireland at the under-21 level – has yet to make his senior Villa debut, but did have a stint with Carlisle last term. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Pompey have quite a few games in the next month, you would think if he has any chance of making it here he will need to be playing most of those and banging in some goals. If he does that he may manage to get a loan at a higher level next time round. He is 20 now, so it is now or never for him in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I don't think he'll make it here, and he enjoyed it down at Pompey last time he was there, I still consider them a reasonably big club, I don't think he needs to do enough to stake a claim to get games here. I think he needs to play well enough to get a permanent transfer in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Not having the best of games today (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Gone to Shamrock permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 jesus that's a great signing for rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) he was meant go Dundalk few weeks back but Rovers be a good move for all involved we have a sell on clause as well from the deal Edited January 30, 2015 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sell on clause is worthless... LOI teams get pathetic amounts of money for their players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 true but he wasnt out of contract so had to get something. could be a lot more than the fee we were asking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe we've got a buy-back in there too, the LOI is a decent place for a young striker to get experience IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 And another one bites the dust. Someone is wielding a hatchet on our young players recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Should have stuck to the hurling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I never saw anything in him personally, not surprised we've let him go, young players never make it, do they? I've watched these players develop, it's sad to see them leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thought a league 2 club might've been interested, didn't he score a hattrick for Pompey last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I never saw anything in him personally, not surprised we've let him go, young players never make it, do they? I've watched these players develop, it's sad to see them leave We have 4 in squad that you would call regular over last few seasons, another playing for team top of the league and another a regular for the league surprise package 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 sad story today from Ireland Quote The Shamrock Rovers forward, who came through the ranks at Aston Villa, has decided to take a step back from his playing career in order to get his life 'back on track' Former Aston Villa youth striker Michael Drennan has announced that he is taking a break from football to deal with depression. The 22-year-old has played eight games in the League of Ireland Premier Division with Shamrock Rovers this season, but has decided to put his career on hold to get his life 'back on track'. Drennan revealed his decision in a lengthy Facebook post, where he thanked his fellow players and supporters for their support. "I want to put this on Facebook to let people know what's going on and will be in the papers soon,” the Kilkenny native said. "I'm taking time out of football because I'm not happy and I've been suffering with depression for the last 3 years and I thought I would have dealt with it better then but it's come to a point now where I need to leave and take a break. "I just want to be happy because life is way too short, I need to be around people I love and get a job. I needed something to change and this is a very tough decision and one that I've put my whole life into and hoped to be successful in but it's not one I've made over 2 weeks. "This has been on my mind a lot over the past few years but I said I would stick it out..it can't get any worse but it did and I haven't spoke to people about it as much as I should and I wanted to deal with it myself but it was the wrong decision. "People will always look at me different saying, 'I'm a failure' and all that crap but it's the reason why I came home in the first place to play soccer here to see would it make me better which obviously it didn't. "I just wanna come back and get the help I need to get back on track and would like to go back playing in League of Ireland at some stage if the chance came up. "I want to thank everyone who has given their best to support me and make this difficult decision." http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2884/irish-football/2016/05/19/23730272/drennan-takes-break-from-football-to-deal-with-depression Hope he can get better and get back on the pitch in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 20, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 20, 2016 Yeah I saw that. Made me think of his reasons at the time for leaving Villa. It was put down to homesickness which I suppose at the time it probably was, to some extent. Hopefully he can get it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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