Ex-Player Thread Conor McAleney

[BigAlan]

Has joined Kilmarnock on loan to the end of the season, could have done a job here.

 

[ToTheManorBorn]

So left us to go back home to be near his girlfriend and mates and now off to the frozen north to kick it about in the Jockinese Leagues. Could be back in Oxford scoring goals. Another missed opportunity! Were our recruiting team aware he was up for a move? If not why not - that’s their job!

 

[carefreeoufc]

Maybe he didn’t want to come here?

 

[TailsWeWin]

Kilmarnock are a better prospect all round. What’s the appeal of here for him?!!

 

[d3d4]

Unlikely we were willing to pay his wages which, I've been informed, is exactly what Killie agreed to do.

 

[Osleroad]

He coulda been somebody....a contender...how the mighty felled themselves methinks

 

[Victor1986]

Never forget talking with Conor after he had scored a hat-trick for us & he was complaining about his girlfriend spending £3K on a handbag! Different world.

 

[bazzer9461]

Missed this one, what will we be left with, James Vaughn a possibility not much left otherwise.

 

[bazzer9461]

I’m surprised we didn’t look at acquiring McAleny permanently seeing How Fleetwood have Madden and brought in Evans obviously he must have realised he wouldn’t start often

 

[yellowbow]

Hard for us to accept but I think we might have to: He just didn’t fancy it down here. Move on.

 

[Leysboy]

Never forget talking with Conor after he had scored a hat-trick for us & he was complaining about his girlfriend spending £3K on a handbag! Different world.

Which hat trick? He had 3

 

[SteMerritt]

He coulda been somebody....a contender

 

[MJB]

Which hat trick? He had 3

More importantly, what type of handbag was it damnit?

 

[Marked Ox]

Wasn't McAleny a no.10 rather than a lone striker? That is how I remember him anyway.

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Hasn’t exactly been mega at Fleetwood though has he.

 

[Jerome'SAle]

Unlikely we were willing to pay his wages which, I've been informed, is exactly what Killie agreed to do.

Worrying but not surprising if true. Under eales and Appleton we were poaching players from the spl not losing them to the spl.

 

[MJB]

Hasn’t exactly been mega at Fleetwood though has he.

Seem to recall him scoring a good goal last season. Can’t think where.

 

[FalmouthOx]

I would have approached for a loan and if necessary pay his full wages, on loan to end of season, with goal bonuses and a handbag for his gf. An offer he couldn't refuse. If we signed no one else the fan base would again be excited and he is the best forward we have had in the last 5 years by a country mile. A better investment than paying 200k for a striker from a league below. We won't get anyone cheap as we have advertised how desperate we are. Conor hasn't made it at Fleetwood, and is going to Scotland, where he will score a hatful and get himself back in the shop window. Scotland though - it is dire - offal pies, bovril and hoofing - European football shows us that they are L2 at best. Not sure he is getting great advice from his agent but not sure his personal ambition goes much further than earning 10k a week occasionally playing for an also-ran in the NW. So much potential and he would have been thrown into every game with us and scored goals - 100x better than anyone we have as a "striker". It shows a massive lack of funds (even if its just 200k from Tiger and friends which potentially keeps us up !) and solves the striker problem (the "sign a striker mob" are given back a goalscorer who quickly became a legend and is PROVEN). We haven't got a pot to p**s in currently and I can't see us signing anyone at all in the window. Hopefully, like last year, we aren't as bad as some around us and stay up, but soon enough it will all start again - the hype to help sell preseason ST, the lies the lies the lies..... We deserve better. If no cash has been injected (in the form of visible biggish fee signings) I think we have to think of a no confidence vote in the Chairman and hope the fanbase hold back on renewing their ST.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Wasn't McAleny a no.10 rather than a lone striker? That is how I remember him anyway.

He’s quite slim, not strong or imposing, so probably wouldn’t work in our current style. Hell of a finisher though

 

[Lescottsforehead]

I would have approached for a loan and if necessary pay his full wages, on loan to end of season, with goal bonuses and a handbag for his gf. An offer he couldn't refuse. If we signed no one else the fan base would again be excited and he is the best forward we have had in the last 5 years by a country mile. A better investment than paying 200k for a striker from a league below. We won't get anyone cheap as we have advertised how desperate we are. Conor hasn't made it at Fleetwood, and is going to Scotland, where he will score a hatful and get himself back in the shop window. Scotland though - it is dire - offal pies, bovril and hoofing - European football shows us that they are L2 at best. Not sure he is getting great advice from his agent but not sure his personal ambition goes much further than earning 10k a week occasionally playing for an also-ran in the NW. So much potential and he would have been thrown into every game with us and scored goals - 100x better than anyone we have as a "striker". It shows a massive lack of funds (even if its just 200k from Tiger and friends which potentially keeps us up !) and solves the striker problem (the "sign a striker mob" are given back a goalscorer who quickly became a legend and is PROVEN). We haven't got a pot to P**s in currently and I can't see us signing anyone at all in the window. Hopefully, like last year, we aren't as bad as some around us and stay up, but soon enough it will all start again - the hype to help sell preseason ST, the lies the lies the lies..... We deserve better. If no cash has been injected (in the form of visible biggish fee signings) I think we have to think of a no confidence vote in the Chairman and hope the fanbase hold back on renewing their ST.

Do you remember Roofe?

 

[Bigfella72]

Not exactly miles away from Fleetwood is it so I’m sure he will be commuting. He was never coming back down south after last time was he.

 

[Essexyellows]

Not exactly miles away from Fleetwood is it so I’m sure he will be commuting. He was never coming back down south after last time was he.

4 hours.............. 185 miles...... each way.............. ironically about the same time/distance as Fleetwood to Oxford give or take 20 miles.

 

[FalmouthOx]

Do you remember Roofe?

Better striker imo, lesser player, but prefer someone who has done it for us than an overseas no-name
and if you are seriously talking of the two in the same breath, then we HAD to sign him on loan until the end of the season

 

[Bigfella72]

4 hours.............. 185 miles...... each way.............. ironically about the same time/distance as Fleetwood to Oxford give or take 20 miles.

Tbf only had a quick look on a map! Maybe he lives north of Fleetwood? No idea and we all know what a bastard journey it is from oxford to Liverpool so I can’t see the trip to Killy being any worse.