[Albion] Aaron Connolly - joining Hull permanently

[Monkey Man]

Really hope he does well at Hull and he couldn't hope for a better mentor than Liam Rosenior.

I suspect the Championship is his level but maybe he'll push on from here and prove us wrong. I don't follow players on social media, or go clubbing in Brighton, so all the off-the-field stuff is of little interest to me. The guy I sit next to at the Amex was convinced that Connolly was the real deal, as he'd seen him play at U23 level or whatever. I always found him frustrating in his Brighton games, but perhaps there was just too much too soon.

 

[BNthree]

Hope he manages to stay up there and settle a bit. Last loan he was back down to Sussex every week to go out partying (if the rumours were correct).

 

[jackanada]

I sadly predict he's thrown away his potential career as a top flight footballer. He's f***ed about too much during his most crucial developmental stage.

The question for me is how far he's going to fall. If he knuckles down like you suggest, he might have a decent career in the championship... But there is every chance that he could go the same way as Leon Knight.

I think Connolly is just a twat, Leon Knight was both a twat and proper headcase mental, so he should have a chance of pulling up from the nosedive.
As an aside the England youth setup did psychological tests on the players and told a young Leon Knight he was mental and they didn't want him about and that was the entirety of aftercare provided.

 

[GT49er]

Hope he manages to stay up there and settle a bit. Last loan he was back down to Sussex every week to go out partying (if the rumours were correct).

What - from Venice??

 

[BNthree]

What - from Venice??

Last loan IN THIS COUNTRY.

 

[Clive Walker]

What is it exactly that Connolly has done wrong off the field?

He didn’t recreate the spurs performance I get that but what is it off the pitch that has got everyone so annoyed to compare him to Leon knight?

 

[BNthree]

What is it exactly that Connolly has done wrong off the field?

He didn’t recreate the spurs performance I get that but what is it off the pitch that has got everyone so annoyed to compare him to Leon knight?

You probably need to read this whole thread so you can find out.

 

[Springal]

What is it exactly that Connolly has done wrong off the field?

He didn’t recreate the spurs performance I get that but what is it off the pitch that has got everyone so annoyed to compare him to Leon knight?

Nothing different to a lot of our youngsters - but unfortunately not good enough training / on the pitch

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

 

[albionalex]

What is it exactly that Connolly has done wrong off the field?

He didn’t recreate the spurs performance I get that but what is it off the pitch that has got everyone so annoyed to compare him to Leon knight?

Rumors of him spending too much time out on the razz, acting like a billy big bollocks, not putting in effort in training, dating a reality TV girl etc.

 

[Silverhatch]

Rumors of him spending too much time out on the razz, acting like a billy big bollocks, not putting in effort in training, dating a reality TV girl etc.

Have any of these rumours, apart from the well-documented fact that he went out with a Brighton girl trying to ‘make it’ in a social-media driven world, been corroborated? My kids have been in Shoosh with Connolly, White etc. Apart from shit dress sense, they’ve both said he was like any other teenager earning £20-grand a week.

 

[junior]

RDZ just said in his press conference when asked about Connolly that basically he doesn't know anything about him

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

RDZ just said in his press conference when asked about Connolly that basically he doesn't know anything about him

He wanted to talk about Ferguson as soon as Connolly’s name came up

 

[Poskettspurpose]

I've been really frustrated with Connolly as I really wanted him to do well and have followed his exploits around England and Europe with a depressed sense of inevitablity over the past couple of years. However i'm nearly 50 and will concede I was a massive pillock in my 20's and didn't really put my head down and start working until I was nearly 30. Not all players can have the mentality to be in the spotlight, receive adulation and a large pay packet and take the responsibility that comes with it. I really hope that he doesn't end up looking back over a wasted career when he's in his mid 30's with regrets about what could have been.

 

[GT49er]

Really hope he does well at Hull and he couldn't hope for a better mentor than Liam Rosenior.

I suspect the Championship is his level but maybe he'll push on from here and prove us wrong. I don't follow players on social media, or go clubbing in Brighton, so all the off-the-field stuff is of little interest to me. The guy I sit next to at the Amex was convinced that Connolly was the real deal, as he'd seen him play at U23 level or whatever. I always found him frustrating in his Brighton games, but perhaps there was just too much too soon.

On PL2 he was the real deal! He was the POTS - not just the Brighton PL2 POTS, but POTS for the whole of PL2 - people tend to forget that, but at that time/level he was really good.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I mean the obvious thing to do, to show you are knuckling down and serious is to use a close up of a tattoo on your joining post, alas!

 

[chickens]

Would still like him to come good. Hope the turnaround starts here, but given the last couple of loan experiences it’s more hope than expectation.

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

At the moment, I'd rather have Leon Knight back than Connolly. Hope Rosenior can knock some sense into him, as I really thought there was a player there for a while.

 

[Icy Gull]

At the moment, I'd rather have Leon Knight back than Connolly. Hope Rosenior can knock some sense into him, as I really thought there was a player there for a while.

Any excuse to repost this

 

[Silverhatch]

A top opportunity for AC under the guidance of one of football’s good guys. Embrace it fella.