MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 God knows how I spell his name. Slightly concerned to read he has a new job at Aston Villa coaching their under16s in the evening. And when asked if he will still be at Derby his answer was "as it stands". Who next to jump the ship, Betty the tea lady? Head hunted by Ebbsfleet United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Concerned why? Would sell him for nowt. Blondest Goat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottingram Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Would make sense to be more concerned about the players who have left rather than those who haven’t, surely? As it stands that’s zero, by the way. Srg and ariotofmyown 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodley Ram Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: God knows how I spell his name. Slightly concerned to read he has a new job at Aston Villa coaching their under16s in the evening. And when asked if he will still be at Derby his answer was "as it stands". Who next to jump the ship, Betty the tea lady? Head hunted by Ebbsfleet United? We have a tea lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hughes Hair Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: God knows how I spell his name. That’s easy. You’ve spelt it ‘Hourihanne’. You’re welcome. BathRam72 and Kinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKANorwichExile Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 We're gonna be left with just Collins, aren't we? RoyMac5, Rammeister, Smithy93 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanoakaram4life Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Rubbish comment to make from Hourihane! You want the players to be chomping at the bit to come and get us promoted, not some half arsed crap like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Oh dear. Sounds like someone who wouldn't argue too much if he was told he can't do both. Taxi for Conor. Be arguing over them like it's kicking out time from a club at 2am on a Saturday night soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Good for him. If it's something he can do in addition to playing for us then fair enough. Don't see what the fuss is about. Premier ram, Rammy03, Caerphilly Ram and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 You have to assume he lives that way still otherwise it’d make sense for him to do it with our academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: Good for him. If it's something he can do in addition to playing for us then fair enough. Don't see what the fuss is about. I think after a week where some think we are losing McGoldrick, have all but lost out on Roberts and other supposed targets then in our ‘fan bubble’ it puts our noses out of joint a bi moret. In the grand scheme of things it probably means very little, just crap timing and probably something we don’t need out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 he’s spent half this season talking about his future in management. One more season with us would be his last. If he’s already half way out the door at another club, even in a junior role, we’re better off without him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 The full quote for the “as it stands” bit was in answer to a question about Derby recruiting players in the summer and aiming for promotion this season, Conor said “Yeah that’s the plan, as it stands anyway I’m at Derby for next year, you know obviously anything can happen in football we’ll see, but as it stands I’m at Derby and hopefully we can recruit well and see how it goes next year ya know?” I don’t see that as reason to panic or write the bloke off. He spoke well about the club, how he joined last summer as he wanted to get back to playing games consistently after playing bit part roles at previous clubs and he enjoyed last season, explaining we fell short because we drew games we should have won and lost games we should have drew. He still lives in the Birmingham area, if he chooses to spend a couple of hours of an evening each week coaching youngsters is it that much of a problem? So long as he’s contracted here and he trains and plays on a Saturday/Tuesday I don’t really care how he spends the rest of his week. Mostyn6, ariotofmyown, bimmerman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Srg said: Concerned why? Would sell him for nowt. It's a strange one because for all of the disappointment with Connor, he scored 7 goals and had a few assists. I was thinking a full pre-season and next year he would be a key player. I can see us parting ways by mutual consent shortly. No way he can play for 1 club and coach at another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I don't think it's actually that unusual for older players to do some low-level youth coaching at other clubs while still playing. I'm sure Bucko was coaching the kids here while still a Burton player, wasn't he? Magicman, Eoghan1884, Rev and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 minute ago, JfR said: I don't think it's actually that unusual for older players to do some low-level youth coaching at other clubs while still playing. I'm sure Bucko was coaching the kids here while still a Burton player, wasn't he? Is that right? I thought it would be a conflict of interest. Hourihanne potentially able to give Villa ideas of u16s to nab from Derby. Still, it's turning into an interesting summer and sod all has happened. therealhantsram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: It's a strange one because for all of the disappointment with Connor, he scored 7 goals and had a few assists. I was thinking a full pre-season and next year he would be a key player. I can see us parting ways by mutual consent shortly. No way he can play for 1 club and coach at another. He’s coaching their under 16s as one of a group of coaches in the evenings, he lives local to them, if he’s clocked off training for the day and went home to coach a local rugby team in the evenings would anyone question it? He’s not the only coach, he’s not the manager, from listening to the podcast it sounds very much like it won’t impact his day job as a Derby County player and is simply part of his progress in developing himself as a coach to make the transition when he does retire a little smoother. He’s been doing coaching days and taking a proactive role in the league coaching association this last year, that didn’t stop him playing around 50 games, scoring 7 goals and providing 10 assists did it? Until such point that he actually does leave or it proves to be a problem how he’s spending his evenings I feel like this might be another of those moments for everyone to exercise a bit of patience and calm. EDIT: the podcast is available on the following link, Connor speaks to the bloke from about the 10th minute in for roughly 9 mins https://www.southernstar.ie/star-sport-podcast/podcast-cork-v-kerry-penalty-fallout-conor-hourihane-on-life-at-derby-county-4265050 Edited June 8, 2023 by Caerphilly Ram Added link Day and Sufferingfool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoooMarkWright Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: It's a strange one because for all of the disappointment with Connor, he scored 7 goals and had a few assists. I was thinking a full pre-season and next year he would be a key player. I can see us parting ways by mutual consent shortly. No way he can play for 1 club and coach at another. Are you actually for real with that last sentence? It’s really no big deal. He’s a senior pro who will spend a few hours max coaching some 15/16 yr olds, sharing the role with a few others. Caerphilly Ram, Wolfie20, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, enachops said: Are you actually for real with that last sentence? It’s really no big deal. He’s a senior pro who will spend a few hours max coaching some 15/16 yr olds, sharing the role with a few others. You say that with confidence, but if he has a Tuesday night appearance in late November at Exeter, in freezing conditions, or a choice of one hour, close to home, playing keepyuppy with some fifteen year old boys, he might opt for the latter. Edited June 8, 2023 by i-Ram Sorry, I meant to post this in the Philip Schofield thread. David Graham Brown, Bald Eagle's Barmy Army, Steve How Hard? and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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