Richie Towell on loan?

[Shropshire Seagull]

So, someone's in for a large helping of "got it wrong" humble pie.

But who?

 

[blue'n'white]

Feel a bit sorry for him - he came here thinking he was going to be playing and staking a place in the Irish side for the summer but it hasn't (yet) worked out
Hopefully this loan will give him game time, keep him fit and fulfil his ambition

 

[dangull]

Bring him back, and start him in any position he wants

 

[atomised]

Bring him back, and start him in any position he wants

From where? He hasnt gone anywhere

 

[Raskolnikov]

Did he actually go in the end? I can't find anything anywhere to confirm he actually went on loan in the end

 

[Machiavelli]

Did he actually go in the end? I can't find anything anywhere to confirm he actually went on loan in the end

No. More tosh from NSC. We like a bit of tosh.

 

[atomised]

Did he actually go in the end? I can't find anything anywhere to confirm he actually went on loan in the end

He hasnt gone anywhere

 

[Spunk Bubble]

Why do we keep signing players who are unlikely to ever feature

 

[atomised]

Because next season we need a bigger squad as there will be no emergency loan market. If theyre good enough they will get their chance

 

[dingodan]

There is nothing strange about this. He's 24, I fully expect him to be very important for us in the (nearish) future. But right now we have some great experience in midfield with Sidwell (who is 33) and if Richie isn't going to play a lot of games for us in the near term it makes perfect sense for him to go out on loan.

Some people seem to take every loan we send out as a rejection of that player, it really isn't. He excites me a lot, but that doesn't mean he needs to play in our next game. We could worry about his patience I suppose, but don't forget we are less than 20 games from the PL (hopefully).

 

[Sheebo]

Why do we keep signing players who are unlikely to ever feature

Like Goldson..? Waited 4 months...

 

[W.C.]

Are people STILL posting about Towell going on loan, when he hasn't? Or did he?

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Because next season we need a bigger squad. If theyre good enough they will get their chance

Are you honestly suggesting that Hughton should just throw in the towell?

 

[sabre]

Dundalk fan back again

So Richie hasn;t made the 1st team in about 6 weeks - and not playing for the U21'sw either... is he injured?

The boy is a class act!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Dundalk fan back again

So Richie hasn;t made the 1st team in about 6 weeks - and not playing for the U21'sw either... is he injured?

The boy is a class act!

Won't get a look in while Sidwell is playing so well....

 

[BensGrandad]

Think he needs to go out on loan to get some game time possibly Div 1.

 

[Diego Napier]

Won't get a look in while Sidwell is playing so well....

In the running for most ironic post of the week.....

 

[nwgull]

We're more or less guaranteed top 6 now - even Semi could manage for the remaining 10 games and we'd get the 7-8 points required. Maybe CH will be more inclined to take a risk by using Towell to get the wins needed for the top 2?

 

[Don Tmatter]

He must be frustrated at not getting much of a chance as he was hoping to force his way into the Eire EC squad for the summer.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

We're more or less guaranteed top 6 now - even Semi could manage for the remaining 10 games and we'd get the 7-8 points required. Maybe CH will be more inclined to take a risk by using Towell to get the wins needed for the top 2?

Clearly there's a need in tight games like last night's for someone in midfield with a bit of guile, vision and flair to unlock a packed defence. Whether Richie T's the man remains to be seen, but we're going to have to show a bit more imagination if we're going to carve out enough points for a stab at the top 2.