[Albion] Aaron Connolly - joining Hull permanently

[ChickenBaltiPie]

Until there is a credible source it's utter tosh.

I have a very credible source. Hence why I believe it. You don’t, so you’re entitled to believe what you like. I wouldn’t consider anything you said credible either, so no offence taken, whether intended or not.

 

[227 BHA]

Is there actually any proof of this ? Assumed it was just something made up by Brighton ‘fan’ accounts on Twitter. He’s hardly love island ‘standard’ of tall, ripped, handsome chap ?!

It would have been hilarious, he’d have looked like the runt of the litter!

 

[Justice]

The man child I would like to couple up with is…..lol

 

[Icy Gull]

I have no idea what he was thinking if true. I imagine the club stamped on that sharpish

 

[Springal]

I have a very credible source. Hence why I believe it. You don’t, so you’re entitled to believe what you like. I wouldn’t consider anything you said credible either, so no offence taken, whether intended or not.

I used to work with someone who’s partner was a producer on Love Island, not sure if she worked on it this year but I’ll see if he can find out

 

[Hudson Hawk]

Not sure this has been posted yet but appears he thinks his time at the Albion is up.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socc...-circle-i-was-in-aaron-connolly-41869943.html

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not sure this has been posted yet but appears he thinks his time at the Albion is up.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socc...-circle-i-was-in-aaron-connolly-41869943.html

I’d more take from that he acknowledges that he was hanging round with the wrong people in the wrong places here. Exactly what everyone on this thread’s been saying.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Springal]

Not sure this has been posted yet but appears he thinks his time at the Albion is up.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socc...-circle-i-was-in-aaron-connolly-41869943.html

Sounds like he’s grown up a bit. And glad he’s sorted his friendship group, it was evident he was choosing spending time with mates etc during last pre season from a story I heard. All down to him but he has a great chance at a level to score goals

 

[Hudson Hawk]

I’d more take from that he acknowledges that he was hanging round with the wrong people in the wrong places here. Exactly what everyone on this thread’s been saying.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s all very well acknowledging it in an interview. It’s time to prove it too. I hope he does and works his way back.

 

[Driver8]

Not sure this has been posted yet but appears he thinks his time at the Albion is up.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socc...-circle-i-was-in-aaron-connolly-41869943.html

Good luck to him. Glad he realises it’s his own fault and not blaming the club. Words are easy however….

 

[hart's shirt]

“A lot of people know why I haven’t kicked on and I know myself. That’s why this move to Italy was vital, just to get away from the circle I was in back in England, I needed a fresh start."

“My confidence was on the deck, when I missed chances and hadn’t been playing. I wasn’t in the right place to go on loan last year. I did it because I wanted to play football but I wish this version of myself right now had showed up at Middlesbrough. It would have been a different story."

“Mentally, I wouldn’t have been able to move abroad last season. I wouldn’t have been excited. But this time, I couldn’t say yes quick enough. I’ve got a good group of people around me now, a good group of mates… the old circle I used to be around off the pitch, I’ve had to make my mind up."

“It’s either keep going in the phase I was going in and eventually I’ll just be completely forgotten. At the minute I’m probably the forgotten man in Irish football and if I kept associating with people I’d been associating with before, I would have completely gone off the scale."

“Now I think I’ve turned that around and hopefully people will be able to see that with performances and workrate and hopefully goals."

“The association I had with people off the pitch and away from the training ground, it was never going to benefit me in any way, being around people in certain places. The support network I have around me right now, friends and family, the people that are in my life right now, they are only helping. They don’t want anything from me.”

 

[Frankworthington]

I hope its a fresh start for him. It's never too late to turn things around.

Good luck to the lad

 

[macbeth]

“A lot of people know why I haven’t kicked on and I know myself. That’s why this move to Italy was vital, just to get away from the circle I was in back in England, I needed a fresh start."

“My confidence was on the deck, when I missed chances and hadn’t been playing. I wasn’t in the right place to go on loan last year. I did it because I wanted to play football but I wish this version of myself right now had showed up at Middlesbrough. It would have been a different story."

“Mentally, I wouldn’t have been able to move abroad last season. I wouldn’t have been excited. But this time, I couldn’t say yes quick enough. I’ve got a good group of people around me now, a good group of mates… the old circle I used to be around off the pitch, I’ve had to make my mind up."

“It’s either keep going in the phase I was going in and eventually I’ll just be completely forgotten. At the minute I’m probably the forgotten man in Irish football and if I kept associating with people I’d been associating with before, I would have completely gone off the scale."

“Now I think I’ve turned that around and hopefully people will be able to see that with performances and workrate and hopefully goals."

“The association I had with people off the pitch and away from the training ground, it was never going to benefit me in any way, being around people in certain places. The support network I have around me right now, friends and family, the people that are in my life right now, they are only helping. They don’t want anything from me.”

i mean that's pretty much exactly what you'd want to hear from him, isn't it? fair play if he backs it up this season

 

[Easy 10]

A very honest interview, that. Unusual to see that level of honesty and self-analysis from a current professional footballer. Hopefully its a sign he's woken up and grown up a bit.

It sure backs up what some people (with one notable exception) have been saying about him on this thread for a couple of years now. He'd lost focus, he was mixing with the wrong crowd, he'd let his career slide out of view, his professionalism had slipped - now lets see if he's serious about getting back on track. Its a huge challenge for a young player moving abroad out of his comfort zone. I truly hope he makes a success of it.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A very honest interview, that. Unusual to see that level of honesty and self-analysis from a current professional footballer. Hopefully its a sign he's woken up and grown up a bit.

It sure backs up what some people (with one notable exception) have been saying about him on this thread for a couple of years now. He'd lost focus, he was mixing with the wrong crowd, he'd let his career slide out of view, his professionalism had slipped - now lets see if he's serious about getting back on track. Its a huge challenge for a young player moving abroad out of his comfort zone. I truly hope he makes a success of it.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Blimey that is some interview. A refreshing read but also a sad one.

The good news for him is he's realised the love island crew are bad news and he needs to knuckle down to save his career.

But it's a shame that it's ended up this way when he had so much promise. Hopefully he and the club learn a lot from this

Sent from my SM-G998B using Tapatalk

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Also keen to see if Connolly admitting he's got in the wrong crowd, wrong places and not looked after himself is acknowledged as Brighton fans 'bullying' him by our Swedish spokesman

Sent from my SM-G998B using Tapatalk

 

[Bodian]

Blimey that is some interview. A refreshing read but also a sad one.

The good news for him is he's realised the love island crew are bad news and he needs to knuckle down to save his career.

But it's a shame that it's ended up this way when he had so much promise. Hopefully he and the club learn a lot from this

Sent from my SM-G998B using Tapatalk

But if he saves his career, it hasn't 'ended up' this way. He's still young really - and may well have a good future ahead of him.

 

[lawros left foot]

It takes a lot of guts to admit you were so wrong, and more to go about fixing it.

I really hope he can turn it around, and become the player, and, more importantly the man that he can be.

 

[GT49er]

Not sure this has been posted yet but appears he thinks his time at the Albion is up.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socc...-circle-i-was-in-aaron-connolly-41869943.html

A very mature and astute statement from the young man. Let's hope it is his own words, not scripted for him by his agent or PR. If he gets things right, I'd be delighted to welcome back the one time dynamic and exciting PL2 player if the season.