Adam Phillips vs Conor Hourihane

Hourihane 45 assists for the club.
Phillips 25.

Not really similar on that count.

 

Yeah I know exactly what year you were born Frog kid lol.
I might start doing season memories threads, in the 00s eventually lol.
So you can finally join in then.

 

How many more assists is Hourihane going to get?

 

Conor played over 100 games in the Premier League for Villa.
For all I like Phillips I don’t see him as a PL player at all.

 

0 but if Phillips is to get to a similar number as him then his appearances won’t be similar any more.

 

Hey I must admit though, I thought it was f*ing ace that season when we won away at Aston Villingham.
Especially as Conor had recently left us, and he was with Villa against us, that night.

 

Edit - wrong words in wrong place quoting wrong person. Other than that, an outstanding post!

 

I like Phillo, he's been, and continues to be, an excellent player for us.

But...there is no comparison with Conor. CH was an absolute barn storming player, and skipper, for us, went on to perform for Villa in getting them promoted to the PL, and then played 100+ games in the PL.

As much as I like AP I just can't see him having such a career.

Plus...CH is such a sexy bstard

 

Connor wasn’t keen by all accounts

 

I'll always add this about Conor. Until Adam Hammill came back he was little above average imo. Had some play acting in his game. (Hammill took the lead role and spurred the whole team on.) He then turned out to be one of our best ever players and his career went to another level. Deservedly so.

Phillips has certainly upped his game since Connor took over. That rollicking he'll have got. Won't have done him any harm. As now it's in the past. And benefitted him. (I don't think Connor should have made it public though and maybe that's a lesson he's learned. Eg Mwalaki and lopata not entirely being open about their positions at the club, some things need to be kept under wraps)
Some of the link up play on Saturday with Phillips and Cleary amongst others like Kelly was sublime in that second half. It certainly put him back in the shop window. Not that I'd like him to leave.
Someone mentioned a sublime pass of Phillips. The best long pass of the day imo was Earl to Cleary. Banksesque

 

So I've heard, and I'm sure he has his reasons. CH is far better placed and more qualified to assess Max Watters' potential to improve Barnsley's team than any of us on here. Just on the face of it, it looks a bit odd.

 

Where would he play? In one of the wider positions? He can’t perform the role that McG is carrying out. That’s not Watters’ game.

He likes to run in behind, to play on the shoulder of the defenders. Asking him to come deep and link play is like asking me to grow a fringe.

 

I completely agree with this. You don’t let players leave in positions you’re short in until a replacement is found.

Case in point is Newcastle with Isak. He’s going nowhere unless they find a suitable replacement

 

Connor had the ability to clean house every player that’s gone he’s told they have no future at the club lopata and Nwakali will follow as well as Jackson smith

 

Very surprised about Jackson Smith. Young keeper brought in as a long-term option, who was very unfortunate to sustain an injury last season. By all accounts has an excellent attitude.

 

I was thinking as cover for McGoldrick, but I agree we'd have to tweak the system. Could be brought on in games to add something different.

 

He was crap and his attitude is appalling I won’t go into details on that cos I don’t wanna get myself or anyone else into trouble but he’s not well liked amongst the group and everyone round the club accepted very quickly last year that giving him a 5 year deal would very quickly become disastrous business

 

That made me inwardly chuckle.
IC.
Wig not in the reckoning?

 

One of the top earners when I was there, allegedly. Can only see that being even more so once you take Pines, Cosgrove and Benson out of the equation. So perhaps his loan move has helped the club financially whilst also making room in the budget for lads who can better fit into Conor’s plans?

I dunno mate.

I will always remember his goal against Wednesday. Although even that was overshadowed by Kitch later on.

 

Interesting, as I'd heard completely different. I know he's done shedloads of work in the community (which doesn't make him a good goalkeeper, I fully admit!). But again, CH is much better placed to make any calls than I am about players in our squad.