CONFIRMED Conor Hourihane signs on loan

[O Fletch]

It seems like we are still working through Wilders old wishlist.
I dont mind this one, welcome aboard.

 

[blades78]

Better than what we have got, so yes please.

 

[Large Mendonca]

A decent signing, if only it gives the rest of our midfield a kick up the arse?

 

[BigBed]

Eastwood can’t get games now anywhere in league footy. I think it’s fair to say he won’t be playing and shouldn’t be playing for United.
We need to find a young, top quality keeper that will stay for a few years.

Like Ramsdale was supposed to you mean??

 

[robbiez666]

30? THIRTY? Haven't you got anything older?

Exactly the sort of desperate signing I expected.

He does take a decent set play and can score the odd goal which is more than anyone else but in general play he is extremely ordinary. Even Swansea fans said he was poor when he played for them and most did not want him back despite the odd goal..

We needed energy and people who could break through midfield and play forward passes. Isn't this lad another Fleck/Norwood type?

Surely the sort of player that has been available all summer too...noone has signed him including us so why now? Just seems to be a 'just get someone in' type signing. As I say if he can score 'A' goal or take a decent corner then maybe that is something.

Underwhelming to say the least if true.

I agree with you. Smacks of lastminute.com and not the kind of forward-thinking transfer I was hoping for. Considering we're desperate though, not the end of the world.

On the plus side, he did get 5 assists at Swansea in half a season. We need to bring a midfielder in with energy but he's something we don't have in the attacking sense and since we seem to be looking at deja-vu Duffy role then maybe he fits well into that.

 

[JPSharpy93]

It seemed such an obvious signing, why couldn't this be done before start of season?

I think he must be much lower down the list on targets

 

[wizadry]

Eastwood can’t get games now anywhere in league footy. I think it’s fair to say he won’t be playing and shouldn’t be playing for United.
We need to find a young, top quality keeper that will stay for a few years.

We’ve just got rid of one.

 

[Kev Gee]

Better than what we have and a typical Blades kind of loan signing.

Only another 5 to get over the line now!

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

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End of an era ladies and gentlemen

who'd have thought two of these would be offloaded by Fleetwood within 2-3 years

 

[Large Mendonca]

Get Duffy back, at least he knows Wilderball

 

[Bookers Mullet]

bang average. Which makes him a massive step up from what we currently have, best we can hope for really

 

[Revolution]

He’s been poor a for a couple of seasons and was pathetic for Swansea in last season’s play offs (subbed in all 3 games).

Pointless cheap option.

The Tinpot Blades are back.

I know what you mean, but he is more of a goalscoring threat from midfield than every single midfielder on our books combined, so that's something.

 

[Wards]

Large Mendonca

 

[mulroeblade]

Great signing. Might finally score direct from a free kick? Must be four/five years since that ever happened

 

[Vass Borbokis]

He's an improvement on what we've got so it's a yes from me.

Another positive for me is how this has had no prior media coverage until he's on the verge of a medical. Hopefully means we've got other deals close

 

[Bladesman]

Great signing. Might finally score direct from a free kick? Must be four/five years since that ever happened

 

[Harry's Game]

HERE WE GO!!!! the flood gates are opening

let’s hope so

 

[Booker4]

On loan and our of contract next summer, it's a no grainer just on set pieces alone. Happy with this, he may not set the world alight but should be a vast improvement on what we have. We signed Duffy at 30 also, still plenty of time left in him

 

[SufcBilly]

30? THIRTY? Haven't you got anything older?



I agree with you. Smacks of lastminute.com and not the kind of forward-thinking transfer I was hoping for. Considering we're desperate though, not the end of the world.

On the plus side, he did get 5 assists at Swansea in half a season. We need to bring a midfielder in with energy but he's something we don't have in the attacking sense and since we seem to be looking at deja-vu Duffy role then maybe he fits well into that.

Literally been linked with him all summer so not exactly “last minute.com”

 

[TomTheBlade1889]

If he's replacing Fleck in the three then this is the wrong move for me. We desperately need energy and ball carrying ability in that position and he doesn't bring that. He's a dead ball specialist and quite static with the ball, not a ball carrier. If he's replacing Norwood then he might be somewhat of an improvement on him but I don't see Hourihane and Norwood playing together working at all - far too static and similar in a lot of ways.

 

[metalblade]

At least we might see some corner kicks beat the first man. Seems to be a player just starting to decline, a sticking plaster sort of signing but at this stage owt will do to improve us. Short term thinking due to panic setting in? At least it isn't Snodgrass who we are looking at.

 

[Willglynning]

On the plus side, he did get 5 assists at Swansea in half a season. We need to bring a midfielder in with energy but he's something we don't have in the attacking sense and since we seem to be looking at deja-vu Duffy role then maybe he fits well into that.

5 goals and 2 assists in a less than half a season, which is more than our entire current midfield managed to get last season (though naturally in the division above, excluding Freeman).

 

[Ukkonen]

Sky reporting it now as well, unless he has a pretend leg I guess this is happening

 

[Champagneblade]

From 462 games across all divisions he has 161 goal contributions split pretty evenly across goals and assists, 81 being goals. 30% in the Championship, 28% in League Two, 20% in League One and just under 5% in the Premier League.

Fleck has played in 452 matches across divisions, so very comparable and has 73 assist and 24 goals if I recall. 47% of his career has been in League One, 23% Championship, 14% Premier League.

So over the course of a 46 game season Hourihane contributes to 16 goals and Fleck to about 10.

In his time with Swansea he scored 5 in 24 and assisted twice.

He's certainly a good alternative to Fleck and probably just the right level to give him a rocket to address his performances.

 

[Plymouthblade]

Anything will do thank fuck for something

 

[Speedracer]

He is an upgrade on fleck

Ah but which one? If we are talking the real John Fleck then no chance, but as he has disappeared & left Jimmy in his place then you are probably right.

 

[Booker4]

From 462 games across all divisions he has 161 goal contributions split pretty evenly across goals and assists, 81 being goals. 30% in the Championship, 28% in League Two, 20% in League One and just under 5% in the Premier League.

Fleck has played in 452 matches across divisions, so very comparable and has 73 assist and 24 goals if I recall. 47% of his career has been in League One, 23% Championship, 14% Premier League.

So over the course of a 46 game season Hourihane contributes to 16 goals and Fleck to about 10.

In his time with Swansea he scored 5 in 24 and assisted twice.

He's certainly a good alternative to Fleck and probably just the right level to give him a rocket to address his performances.

Fleck in current firm scores none and assists maybe 3 over the course of a season. Similar for Norwood.

 

[ShropsBlade]

I’d have preferred a loan for El Ghazi

He starts in the prem every week

 

[cocomelon]

He’s always been a top set piece taker and can actually score from distance, so definitely will add something there. Worrying reading Swansea’s forum though. Said he’s lazy, slows everything down and was rubbish other than the first month. On the other side Villa fans love him. So hopefully we get the villa version!

 

[Paisley Blade]

He starts in the prem every week

That's why he prefers him.