Nathan Collins
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Topic: Nathan Collins
Posted By: grannyrule
Subject: Nathan Collins
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 7:50pm
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Young Irish centre-half on the Stoke bench tonight away to Swansea. Not 18 until the end of the month.
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:22pm
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Irish born?
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:23pm
Is he a ghost or what? ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
grannyrule wrote:Posted By: Conan
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:27pm
Unusually yes, and not even in the Obafemi way
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Posted By: grannyrule
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:27pm
Yes. Joined from Cherry Orchard two years ago. ------------- The only way is up |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:29pm
Did he come from an egg then? ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Dr. Pat
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:03pm
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He was great in the u-17s last year for us. Reads the game well and is very composed in possession. Brilliant for him to be involved tonight. ------------- Geremi has let Kilbane in here, cross comes out to Holland, 1:1!! |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:12pm
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Posted By: grannyrule
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:14pm
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Comes on as a sub on 64 mins to make his debut. Stoke have had 2 players sent off. ------------- The only way is up |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:45pm
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:51pm
| Leixlip born and bred. Great pedigree and nice lad. His dad played for Liverpool his uncle Eamonn was youngest player to play pro football at 14 with Blackpool for many years, his other uncle Mick is Man City scout and his bro Josh another great lad is centre half with UCD. Has a sister who pretty good as well and another brother who only 6 but ??? |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:55pm
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Yeah I know Mick and Eamonn. Eamonn’s record will never be beaten as you have to be 16 now. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Conan
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:55pm
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 10:03pm
| Eamonns record I'm pretty sure was beaten but doesn't really matter. Nathan super centre half with great honest attitude |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 10:16pm
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 10:34pm
| Great club The Orchard but unfortunately I'm not sure what's gonna happen to their schoolboy section with new LOI underage. I'm still sceptical about LOI underage change !!!! |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 11:29am
Certainly comes from a footballing family (JD bingo, I know) any way. Fantastic achievement for him, not often that a CB gets a debut so young. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: grannyrule
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2019 at 2:27pm
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Gets his first start today for Stoke away to Middlesbrough. ------------- The only way is up |
Posted By: gally
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2019 at 5:31pm
| Read through Stokes Citys Oatcake matchday thread, everyone stated that he had a terrific game, looks assured, turns 18 in a few days, Stoke according to their posters played a 3-5-2 formation, presumably Nathan played left side of the 3. |
Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2019 at 6:03pm
| Said this before he's a top lad with top attitude and will make it to top level. Way ahead of Masterson even now. |
Posted By: johnvonp
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:12pm
| Being linked with Man United today. |
Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 1:14am
| Looking like a done deal to Man U alright. Stoke will be looking for a ridiculous fee for a player with 2 and half championship games to his back. |
Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 7:03am
| I hope his sake it's not a big move too early though knowing him and his dad they know the game and can handle the limelight unlike another Dad i mentioned about on another thread :) Davy his Dad has been around and in the game a long time and he will do what's right for his son not just best ££££££s he can get for him. |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 7:45am
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Sign and go back out on loan would be a more realistic option. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: houghton88
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:21am
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You'd imagine he'd sign and then stay on loan at Stoke and continue to play. ------------- To alcohol!!!! The cause of and solution to all lifes problems. |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:26am
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It would make no sense for United to throw him straight into the first team squad when he can develop his game elsewhere, with much less pressure on him. So I fully expect him to be vice captain behind Ashley Young next season. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:55am
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Posted By: johnvonp
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 11:22pm
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https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/4284300/werder-bremen-ireland-man-utd-nathan-collins/amp/?__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow - https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/4284300/werder-bremen-ireland-man-utd-nathan-collins/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Werder Bremen have enquired about taking him on a loan with a view to buying. Another German club & Man United also interested.
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Posted By: NewtNewbie
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2019 at 7:54am
| United and Bremen would just stick him in their youth side. He needs to be playing senior football in order to improve; he looks ready. A loan move to League 1/Scottish Premiership might be the best outcome. Even at Stoke he has Shawcross, Batth, Cameron, Martins Indi, and new signing Lindsay blocking his path to the first team. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2019 at 11:34am
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Report on the independent website that United will have to pay £20m to get him |
Posted By: Maccatacca
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2019 at 11:49am
And they're supposedly willing to pay £8m. Both are absolutely absurd figures for a young lad who has played a handful of senior games - decent talent that he is.
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Posted By: killer kilbane
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2019 at 3:54pm
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Would think he would be better off where he is. Going by the manager he should see a lot more game time this year ------------- And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2019 at 4:19pm
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Extends contract https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-nathan-collins-contract-3140650" rel="nofollow - https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-nathan-collins-contract-3140650
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Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2019 at 5:02pm
| Shawcross looks to be out of the season. Hopefully Collins gets some game time. |
Posted By: johnvonp
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2019 at 7:18pm
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https://youtu.be/xIQYVoylFWw" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/xIQYVoylFWw Highlights of his debut. Looks a great player for 18.
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Posted By: Fozzy B
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 2:13pm
| starts today v QPR. McClean in at left back with ryan manning playing there for the hoops. |
Posted By: aviva8
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 2:30pm
| Anyone have a list of Irish players in the championship this year, team by team |
Posted By: Adobolo
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 2:39pm
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Birmingham Crowley mid Ryan Burke left back Corey O’Keeffe full back/winger Blackburn Derek Williams LB Darragh Lenihan CB Brentford Chiedozie Ogbenewinger Tom field LB Bristol City Callum odowda Rene gilmartin GK Cardiff City Greg Cunningham LB Brian Murphy GK Aaron Bolger Def mid Derby county Richard Keogh Jason Knight Mid Fulham Cryrus Christie Hull city Sean McLaughlin Df Luton town Glen rea Def James Collins CF Alan Sheenan def Middlesbrough Darren Randolph Millwall Shaun Williams Mid Alex Pearce def Jason molumby Mid Aiden O’Brien ST Preston Alan Browne MID Joe Rafferty RB Sean McGuire ST Adam O’Reilly mid QPR Ryan manning Mid Olamide Shodipo LW Conor masterson DEF Reading Josh Barrett Right wing Sheffield Wednesday Kieran Westwood GK Stoke James McLean Nathan Collins DEF WBA Dara O’Shea DEF |
Posted By: Adobolo
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 2:40pm
| Few missing off it like pilkington and two from Leeds. |
Posted By: tetsujin1979
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 2:58pm
All here: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/CompetitionDetails" rel="nofollow - http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/CompetitionDetails Select championship from the drop down box ------------- All goals, red & yellow cards posted on https://mastodon.ie/@irish_abroad" rel="nofollow - mastodon and https://www.facebook.com/irishfootballstatisics" rel="nofollow - facebook |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 3:18pm
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https://streamja.com/7gmp" rel="nofollow - https://streamja.com/7gmp Stoke already 1-0 down. Mostly caused from terrible goal keeping but Collins getting tested early
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Posted By: DeclanDaly
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2019 at 1:47am
Wtf was the keeper up to? Collins did ok in player ratings https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-qpr-player-ratings-3170230.amp" rel="nofollow - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-qpr-player-ratings-3170230.amp ------------- You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive: I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2019 at 4:02am
| Looked on twitter for Stoke fans reactions. They all thought Nathan was their best player and a real leader on the pitch. Hopefully he gets a call up soon. |
Posted By: johnvonp
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 7:04pm
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Captains Stoke tonight in the League Cup. Great achievement.
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 7:58pm
| Scores |
Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 10:26pm
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If he was English born, would there be a clamour for McCarthy to play him next game? Most unusual for a player so young and with just half dozen appearances to be made captain. Nathan Jones doesn't to things in halves.
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Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 10:42pm
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There's plenty of clamour around him already. Sure wasn't he being linked with United during the summer. ------------- We're decent enough.. |
Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 10:44pm
| Collins not claiming the goal, saying he didn't get the final touch. Goal might be credited to Vokes. |
Posted By: kearney304
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:10am
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Can anyone give me a run down on this lad. What sort of player is he? Has he featured much underage etc - just checked this out and he has played a bit a while back. What squad is he currently involved with? So he started first game and then was bench 2nd game. Were people expecting him to make a lot of appearances this year?
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:37am
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Started out with Cherry Orchard from 7s thru to 15s. Dad Davy was with Liverpool, uncle Eamonn at one stage youngest player to play English pro football when with Blackpool at 14 years age. He now football agent. His uncle Mick is Man City scout. All big St Pats supporters. Nathan bro plays for UCD. Nathan a big tall gangly type lad primarily an old fashioned type centre half but can pass the ball. Also good in the air. He could also play defensive midfield. Big positive with this lad is his attitude. He will be sensible and won't make any move from Stoke unless good for his future and not just bank account unlike some other lads I spoke about here before. Id say bring him into international set up as back up straight away.
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Posted By: kearney304
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 12:28pm
Thanks bud, do you think he has the ability to play PL football? To be made captain at such a young age is a great achievement.
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 1:01pm
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Posted By: You Tell Me
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 1:02pm
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Will be a Premier League regular within two years I think, unless he has a bad run of injuries. Interesting that someone related to an agent and a scout chooses Stoke City for his career when so many others follow the bright lights to Liverpool and Manchester. It's a smart move, first team football at a younger age means he has already moved ahead of someone like Conor Masterson despite being a couple of years younger than him.
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Posted By: Scissors Kick
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 1:03pm
Sound, thanks.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 1:26pm
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Is his mam a lager or Guinness woman? ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 2:25pm
| G&T and a very nice lady. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 2:25pm
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You are some man! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 9:24pm
| Came on at HT today |
Posted By: JoxerDaly
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 9:35pm
| He is some size for 18, absoloute monster, looks confident with the ball at his feet aswel |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 9:52pm
Stoke looked much better when he was on the pitch, he has a bit of aggression about him too. However Stoke were terrible
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 9:57pm
| Presumably that manager is going to get the boot. Good for james to get the goal. See hes playing atbleft back these days for them. |
Posted By: Maccatacca
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 2:28pm
| Captains Stoke against Leeds today. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 4:12pm
| Don’t see the Stoke manager lasting much longer. Wonder how Collins will get on with a new manager. |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 4:30pm
Agreed - Stoke in real trouble and just shipping goals.
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Posted By: Howdo
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 4:36pm
MOT |
Posted By: Maccatacca
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2019 at 2:38pm
| Misses today’s game through injury. |
Posted By: Nialler
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 9:16pm
| Sent off tonight on 66' in the League cup against Crawley |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 9:36pm
| Looked harsh |
Posted By: aviva8
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 9:32pm
| Apparently he was very good today.my cousin lives in stoke and he was saying that the stokes fan really think he great talent and should be starting every week. |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2020 at 11:51pm
| Got a few minutes from the bench today, he seems to have been back from injury for awhile now so hopefully he can get back in the first team. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 10:20pm
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https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5284340/chelsea-irish-nathan-collins-stoke-city/amp/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb" rel="nofollow - https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5284340/chelsea-irish-nathan-collins-stoke-city/amp/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb Linked with Chelsea
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Posted By: amccarten313
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 6:52pm
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seems like he hadnt played much since michael oneill took over. would like to see him maybe go on loan next season to get more game time if he cant get it at stoke, seems a bright prospect, needs to play |
Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 8:27pm
| He will be fine. Slower progress at start will pay off long term |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 9:40pm
He was out injured for a long time and had to work hard to get his place back. I think he'll be ok
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Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 4:58pm
| Starts today for Stoke along with McClean |
Posted By: Green Cockade
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 5:50pm
| Superb goal-line clearance by McClean from Paddy O'Bamford. Collins doing okay but Stoke have a lot to do now in the second half after that penalty giveaway by Smith. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 6:23pm
Looks like Collins was subbed off at HT. Was he playing poorly or a change in formation?
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Posted By: NewtNewbie
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 6:28pm
| It hardly bespeaks badly of Collins - they've conceded three since he went off. |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 6:32pm
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Well whatever reason he was taken off it hasn't worked. His replacement Chester has just gifted a goal at the start of the second half, Bamford hits the bar 5 minutes later, Stoke have now conceded 2 goals in the ten minutes that Collins has come off
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 6:34pm
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He looked flatfooted for the penalty Leeds got just before half time. He looks as if he has played very little match time. As for McClean he looks poor and lacking confidence. Think I prefer him wearing balaclava then hairband !!
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Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 7:29pm
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Starts again today, seems to have nailed down a first team position. Mcclean not in the squad again... might need to drop down to L1 in January. Masterson on the bench for qpr again, would be really good if both masterson and collins were regular first team starters and work there way into the senior squad
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Posted By: Four-Four-Two
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 7:51pm
| did mcclean not win player of the season last year? he can definitely still do the job at championship standard. |
Posted By: You Tell Me
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 9:27pm
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You would hope McClean could still get a lower end Championship club in the new year as long as he's reasonable about wages. Preston/Luton/Barnsley/QPR etc. would probably be interested. That said, Celtic will likely be throwing money around in January to try and rescue their ambitions of "the 10" and would be more likely to meet his wage demands. Collins has been red carded I see.
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Posted By: Green Cockade
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 10:09pm
| I don't know what's going on with McClean-player of the year last year despite all the political nastiness but suddenly not in the squad. He may need to get out of there, don't know how re the transfer window situation. Collins should get a chance this season, no idea at this stage what tonight's dismissal was about. |
Posted By: aviva8
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 8:49am
| Mcclean is injured apparently. Collins sending off was ridiculous, I was watching the match and checked online afterwards and no one seems to know what it was for🤷♂️ |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 10:41pm
| Had his red card overturned by the FA. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 11:02pm
As discussed already, Stoke had a dreadful season and winning their POTY unfortunately carried recognition in the mould of "best of a bad bunch" as opposed to having a stunning season. I do agree, he would definitely do a job for a Championship side. In truth he isn't going to improve his game at 31, so what he needs now is just to be playing football week in week out at some half decent level. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: mully_85
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2020 at 9:53pm
| came on at ht, scored late on |
Posted By: aviva8
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 10:08pm
| Gone under the radar a bit but this guy has huge potential, he was good again tonight |
Posted By: kevin100
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 10:29pm
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Collins and Bazunu would be my answer to What young Irish talents currently have the best chance of playing with a top top club in the future. Obviously not withstanding the likes of Doherty (not young) and Kelleher recently I’m talking playing regularly They are the 2 I think Collins under the radar but starting to play regularly with Stoke and in a similar way to Rodon if he plays regularly in a decent Championship side hopefully he will start to catch big clubs attention. Already linked to Man Utd in the past.
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Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2020 at 3:22pm
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Another header for Collins. Stoke 1-0 up against Middlesbrough. |
Posted By: Left foot
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 7:55pm
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Trying to be more positive on this forum and with that I'd say that Nathan Collins is locking down a position at Stoke. Seems to be playing right back for them, the one position we dont seem to have trouble with in player development as we have Doherty, Coleman Collins and Oshea all having experience playing there. Oshea, Collins and Knight seems to be making progress which is good to see |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 8:43pm
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5 clean sheets in his last 6 games since breaking into the starting lineup against Sheffield Wednesday. |
Posted By: kevin100
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 10:12pm
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Lad seems to have really got rolling for them. If Stoke don’t go up this year they will be a great bet to go up next year as they are gradually improving and id think that improvement will continue next year. Might be no harm for Collins if they don’t get promoted this year. He’s a real talent id have him and Bazunu as our 2 most likely prospects to be playing with a top top club in thre next 5/10 years at the moment (Kelleher Doherty playing at a high level of course)
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Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 10:17pm
Closing in on a return from a broken finger. Rochdale won 5-0 tonight away to Wigan. Brian Barry-Murphy doing a good job on a small budget; he has them playing good football. Hopefully he continues to bolster his reputation and who knows, we might have an Irish-born manager in the Championship again for the first time in a long time.
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Posted By: You Tell Me
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 10:26pm
I'd have Knight on a par with them as well. When you see how Collins is doing and look at O'Shea's performance tonight - there is a lot there to be hopeful about. It won't happen overnight though, it will take a few years. I actually think Collins will be ready if they do go up. And if they don't go up this season or next he'll be sold to a higher level club I think.
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Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 10:38pm
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Trap or MON would have loved him as a right back. He’s a big solid lad. I don’t know if he has the attacking mobility to prosper as a full back but he certainly has the physical attributes to be a good centre half.
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Posted By: kevin100
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2020 at 2:14am
Watched the Stoke vs Spurs game Collins had a decent game thought he looked very comfortable playing against quality opposition. The youngest player in that Stoke team but you’d think he was the senior statesman. Happy to double down on it of all our present/future players currently I would place him ahead of Bazunu in 2nd as most likely to play at a top top club/level (Kelleher/Doherty aside of course who are at top clubs/have played for them) I’d even go as far to say I’d be slightly disappointed if he didn’t go a similar way to say Joe Rodon for Wales (getting a move to a big club at 23/24 if nothing else he’s 3/4 seasons off that yet) and I’d say Collins ceiling is a more than a bit higher than Rodons. Might sound like big praise and of course hes need luck with injuries, a good attitude etc but I really rate this lad. Be happy if he stayed at Stoke this year and got his games and even next year in the Championship for them once he plays. Needs to keep playing to that standard and improving of course but if he does even if they don’t go up in 21/22 he will almost certainly attract serious interest. Was well documented he attracted interest from Man Utd last year until he signed a new contract.
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Posted By: kevin100
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2020 at 2:19am
Knight is earning all merciful reviews off Derby fans basically the standout player now a poor Derby team so context needed but certainly one with normal luck again will play top flight football. Will he go to the very top I wouldn’t like to say yet but he has potential. O’Shea impressing mad at West Brom and again looks likely to be a top flight level player at the very least even if it’s only a bottom 6 PL level player. Hopefully he stays fit and can continue getting games this year for them. I just think Collins is something out of the ordinary really rate him hate overhyping lads but he has me hook line and sinker. I’m happy to look like an idiot if he doesn’t live up to the hype I have given him. 😂 |
Posted By: kevin100
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2020 at 2:28am
I think he’s almost certainly a CB long term. Mind like O’Shea playing as a full back is a cracking education for him has to prove/improve his ball playing qualities. No harm at all and proves versatility something that’s important in for a defender in the modern game. |