Aaron Connolly

Some posters have a fascination with the idea that players should head off to Eurpean clubs instead of dropping down to the championship. It isnt realistic to think that a decent European team is gonna be looking at a club like Brighton and thinking some young Irlsh kid who hasnt had much impact over the last two years is worth taking a risk on. A championship club is his best option at this stage and hopefully he gets his head down and makes the most of it.

Good luck to the lad, he has talent and hopefully he pushes on now.

Heimatklange wrote: why this love for wilder? He got relegated with Sheffield United and broke all sorts of records for the wrong reasons. He then upped and left when the going got tough. Connolly would be far better off going abroad and expanding his horizons.

I think Wilder could be great for him, both for mentality and for style of football. I think the lad has lots of ability and should run rings arounkost championship defenders if he gets his head down.

Fozz wrote: Fruice wrote: Duff would buy and sell Connolly in every regard. At the same age duff was flying and heading for a big money move to a top 4 club. Connolly is struggling to get game time for both his club and the national team and the general consensus is a drop of division is the best thing for him. With all this in mind Connolly won’t most likely hit the heights Duff did or come near At the age of 21 Duff was in the 2nd tier and heading towards a 2nd season in that 2nd tier. He was 23 when he signed for Chelsea. So maybe wait a season and a half before making the comparison here.

BBC report suggests a loan move to Middlesbrough may be on. Would be a good move for him imo

Heimatklange wrote: going to Boro would be really disappointing and show a distinct lack of ambition. is his development going to develop from getting to watch balls lumped up high and hard at him? He'll get no protection from the refs either. i would worry that the physical hoofball merchants in the Championship will only knock lumps out of him. maybe the likes of josh cullen could have a word and persuade him of the benefits of a move to belgium or holland? he should be finding a league to play in that suits his technical strengths. A more technical less physical league gives him better chances to succeed.

Heimatklange wrote: going to Boro would be really disappointing and show a distinct lack of ambition. is his development going to develop from getting to watch balls lumped up high and hard at him? He'll get no protection from the refs either. i would worry that the physical hoofball merchants in the Championship will only knock lumps out of him. maybe the likes of josh cullen could have a word and persuade him of the benefits of a move to belgium or holland? he should be finding a league to play in that suits his technical strengths. A more technical less physical league gives him better chances to succeed.

Boro feels like a really good move. An old school manager. A city at the far end of the country with less distraction. Wilder normally plays two strikers and they have a 6ft 1 Slovakian striker Sporar for him to play off.