Despite a promising pre-season the manager at the time decided that blank firing Shecter and Vasquez were better players, and I think he ended up on loan in second half of this season?
The thing is i have watched him on a regular basis before he was forced by laudrup to go to Coventry and he was the reserve star player who should have played a part in the first team. I don't blame the lad for rebelling against laudrup and refusing to play for Coventry...I hope monk treats the lad better as he is not a bad player...
Strong description. Donnelly was one of number of young players making no progress or even going backwards with many, at the time, claiming he needed regular football. The management team found him an excellent club (in my opinion too good for the ability shown by the young man). If a player can't cope with a move a couple of hours up the road how would manage a transfer to Carlisle, Falkirk or Cardiff?
The thing is i have watched him on a regular basis before he was forced by laudrup to go to Coventry and he was the reserve star player who should have played a part in the first team. I don't blame the lad for rebelling against laudrup and refusing to play for Coventry...I hope monk treats the lad better as he is not a bad player...
It was Jenkins who forced him to go to Coventry: Jenkins is the director of sport and decides what to do with youth players. It's Donnellys rebellion against Jenkins that has put him on ice!
How many goals did he score in the under 21 's then ? .........lol cheers
It wasn't mate. it was the same situation with KI and Jenkins did not know what deal laudrup did with him until he found out we could not recall him last January. A Manager if he is to get the best out of his players must not do things behind their backs and not involve them as that is the quickest way to get the players backs up. Instead of doing things properly and involve the player and the chairman then everyone would know what is going on....Jinx did not know the ins and outs of Ki's loan for gods sake and he never knew about Donnelly either. that's poor management skills from a manager....