| Matt Connolly 13:15 - Jun 25 with 4571 views | Hoopstar |
Just released by Cardiff - seems a very long time ago he played for us! Despite winning the league 3 times in 4 seasons he used to terrify me with his fondness of letting the ball drop...
Wonder if he might be looking at him in the same experienced pro role as Rangel and Cameron though he was never as good and will be 33 by the time the new season starts.
Anyone know if he's been any good?
Seem to remember he bought a tattoo parlour when playing for us |  | | |  |
| Matt Connolly on 13:32 - Jun 25 with 3680 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
Didn’t he have a run of promotions from the championship? Three years in a row three different teams or something starting with us. Good luck charm. [Post edited 25 Jun 2020 13:32]
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| Matt Connolly on 13:35 - Jun 25 with 3665 views | Hoopstar |
Yeah he won it with us, Reading and Cardiff three years on the bounce I think - plus came second with Watford a couple years later so can't have been hopeless! | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 13:38 - Jun 25 with 3647 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Matt Connolly on 13:35 - Jun 25 by Hoopstar |
Yeah he won it with us, Reading and Cardiff three years on the bounce I think - plus came second with Watford a couple years later so can't have been hopeless! |
Yeah I seem to remember liking him. Steady player for us didn’t do a lot wrong decent with the ball. | |
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| Matt Connolly on 13:44 - Jun 25 with 3626 views | ted_hendrix |
I thought he got quite poorly and didn't play for a while? dear me though every now and then he had the habit of letting high balls bounce in front of him getting himself caught out. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| Matt Connolly on 13:48 - Jun 25 with 3603 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Slightly off tangent, but does anyone else remember him vomiting all over the pitch from nerves prior to an important promotion chasing game versus Forest? |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 18:45 - Jun 25 with 3389 views | LazyFan |
Worth getting as a cheaper Hall replacement if we cannot find any cheap decent CD. Can also play DMC like Hall as well. In addition, knows the club and are and set-up.
Could be cheap 1+1 contract deal. |  |
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| Matt Connolly on 18:49 - Jun 25 with 3372 views | Boston |
He was a strange cove, but we’ve had plenty of ‘em. A steady performance one week, then god awful mistakes the next. |  |
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| Matt Connolly on 18:59 - Jun 25 with 3366 views | DavieQPR |
If he was considered any good for the Championship then Cardiff would not have let him go. Last played 4 games in 2017/8 season and none since. There are loads of players being released as too old for Prem sides U18s that would suit us better. |  | | |
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| Matt Connolly on 19:12 - Jun 25 with 3347 views | LunarJetman |
| Matt Connolly on 18:59 - Jun 25 by DavieQPR |
If he was considered any good for the Championship then Cardiff would not have let him go. Last played 4 games in 2017/8 season and none since. There are loads of players being released as too old for Prem sides U18s that would suit us better. |
Unless of course it was to trim the wage bill... |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 20:18 - Jun 25 with 3252 views | francisbowles |
| Matt Connolly on 18:59 - Jun 25 by DavieQPR |
If he was considered any good for the Championship then Cardiff would not have let him go. Last played 4 games in 2017/8 season and none since. There are loads of players being released as too old for Prem sides U18s that would suit us better. |
If he has only played 4 games in 3 years then it would be a big gamble to assume he could play more for us.
We could do with someone with experience, has played a reasonable amount of games in the last couple of years without being a regular at this level or higher and is happy to be a back up to Barbet and Masterson or Gubbins etc. | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 20:20 - Jun 25 with 3250 views | bosh67 |
| Matt Connolly on 18:49 - Jun 25 by Boston |
He was a strange cove, but we’ve had plenty of ‘em. A steady performance one week, then god awful mistakes the next. |
Steady one week, awful the next. Sounds perfect. Get him back in. |  |
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| Matt Connolly on 21:04 - Jun 25 with 3205 views | paulparker |
I liked him , good steady player for us |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Matt Connolly on 07:58 - Jun 26 with 2989 views | Watford_Ranger |
It’s going to be absolute carnage with supply of players released increased v demand for them decreased. Some really decent players will be struggling to find a league club let alone a Championship one so, much as I liked Connolly, I think we can afford to wait and see what’s out there as someone who three months ago would’ve been out of our budget might be happy to accept a mere £500k a year or so. | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 08:11 - Jun 26 with 2978 views | Loftgirl |
| Matt Connolly on 20:20 - Jun 25 by bosh67 |
Steady one week, awful the next. Sounds perfect. Get him back in. |
So, if he plays well one week, don't play him the next. Simple. |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 14:28 - Jun 26 with 2853 views | Northernr |
Earliest I've ever left a game was Peterborough away when we had Priskin and Bent up front. 1-0 down, down to ten men, pathetic, came away just after half time. Got back in the bar at The Great Northern for a beer before the train and got chatting to a geezer in there. Turned out to by Connolly's brother, who'd left at the same time for the same reason. "I'm not staying to watch him play like that."
Decent player, liked him a lot. |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 14:36 - Jun 26 with 2836 views | extratimeR |
I remember him well, [ARSENAL originally], very consistent, very good ball playing Central defender, age not a huge issue in this position, Webb, McLintock etc, cast of thousands. | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 14:53 - Jun 26 with 2803 views | rsonist |
Could do worse, injuries depending.
I see Omar Bogle's been released with him so that's enough goals for promotion too. |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 14:57 - Jun 26 with 2797 views | kensalriser |
| Matt Connolly on 18:59 - Jun 25 by DavieQPR |
If he was considered any good for the Championship then Cardiff would not have let him go. Last played 4 games in 2017/8 season and none since. There are loads of players being released as too old for Prem sides U18s that would suit us better. |
Nail on head. |  |
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| Matt Connolly on 15:04 - Jun 26 with 2785 views | Marc |
Return of the Matt |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 15:33 - Jun 26 with 2758 views | DannytheR |
Always thought it was a shame he didn't get more of a chance once we went up. Wasn't like he could have been any worse than Anton Ferdinand. Now though? Feels like that ship sailed a few ships ago. |  | | |
| Matt Connolly on 17:09 - Jun 26 with 2686 views | TacticalR |
Post-mortem from when Connolly left in 2012:
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| Matt Connolly on 17:20 - Jun 26 with 2674 views | rsonist |
| Matt Connolly on 15:33 - Jun 26 by DannytheR |
Always thought it was a shame he didn't get more of a chance once we went up. Wasn't like he could have been any worse than Anton Ferdinand. Now though? Feels like that ship sailed a few ships ago. |
Also see Gabbidon for Gorkss. Remind me again where the rot started. | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 17:36 - Jun 26 with 2650 views | Northernr |
| Matt Connolly on 17:09 - Jun 26 by TacticalR |
Post-mortem from when Connolly left in 2012:
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"Hopefully this will change as Mike Rigg’s influence is felt."
Great times. | | | |
| Matt Connolly on 17:42 - Jun 26 with 2647 views | Northernr |
| Matt Connolly on 17:20 - Jun 26 by rsonist |
Also see Gabbidon for Gorkss. Remind me again where the rot started. |
Gorkss out and Perone in was the low point of that summer. | | | |
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