Outgoing Loans 25/26

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Looks O’Riordan has blown his chances of playing for us at Wembley this season then.

[wilsdenrover]

5 hours ago, KentExile said:

Starts this weekend for

O'Riordan - won 2-1 - played the full game, is now cup tied for the FA Cup, Connor O'Riordan 7 - Back at his old club and put in a quiet and commanding display.

Barrett - lost 3-1 - played the full game, is now cup tied for the FA Cup

Edmondson - won 6-3 - played the full game, was already cup tied in FA Cup as played in previous rounds

Pratt - lost 2-1 -  played the full game, will be his final loan game unless it is extended again

Wood - won 2-0 - subbed off after 64 minutes with the score at 2-0

 

On the bench

Farkas - lost 2-0 - remained on the bench throughout

 

Not involved in matchday squad

Olson & O'Grady-Macken - won 3-1 - FA Cup game

 

Sunday - 1:30am kick off (UK time)

Duru - score/update

 

Macclesfield (Edmondson) & Chorley (Pratt if his loan is extended) are both due to play on Tuesday in the only midweek games for our loanees

I don’t think they are now cup tied:

 

Edited Saturday at 20:01 by wilsdenrover

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I’m not sure they are now cup tied:

 

I wasn't aware of that

Is that a new rule? or an old one that I've been oblivious to all of my life?

[wilsdenrover]

4 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I wasn't aware of that

Is that a new rule? or an old one that I've been oblivious to all of my life?

New this season (below is the previous rule 95):

Edited Saturday at 20:08 by wilsdenrover

[KentExile]

Start this evening for

Edmondson - won 3-1 - played the full game

 

On the bench

Pratt - lost 1-0 - remained on the bench throughout

 

Pratts loan was extended through until January 3rd

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 21:44 by KentExile

[KentExile]

O'Riordan interview from local press in Doncaster - posted below

 

Connor O'Riordan says no discussions have been had over his immediate future.

The centre-half arrived at Doncaster Rovers in the summer on a loan arrangement from Championship side Blackburn Rovers. That agreement is set to run for the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign. However, as Rovers chief Grant McCann has referenced in the past, virtually all season-long loan agreements have January break clauses for either club inserted into them.

Given O'Riordan's fine form since arriving in South Yorkshire - only ever-present skipper Owen Bailey has racked up more league minutes - there's been a concern among some Rovers fans that his parent club could potentially recall him. But Blackburn's decision to allow him to feature in the FA Cup last weekend - meaning he's now unable to play for another team in that competition - gave a strong hint at their intentions

And when asked by the Free Press if he's had any chats about what happens in the New Year, the 22-year-old says it's just business as usual for him.

 

"No, I've had no conversations about that," said the defender. "I don't really tend to worry about that stuff anyway. I just need to keep my spot in the Doncaster team and that's all I'm thinking about.

 

"Blackburn seem to be really pleased. I speak to the loans manager (Jordan Rhodes) quite a lot and they're happy with me.

"He chats to me quite a lot and tries to get to as many games as he can. On a Sunday he'll have watched clips back of my performance and we get feedback. Anything I feel I need help with I can always ask him and he always gives me good support.

"There's a few of us (out on loan) at Blackburn and so if any of us is going through stuff we can speak to each other because we're all going through the same experiences."

 

Speaking of experiences, O'Riordan has had plenty since graduating through the famed Crewe academy. He made his debut at 18 - ironically against Doncaster - and has played in all three divisions of the EFL.

There was also a short but memorable loan stint up in Scotland at second tier Raith Rovers. He says that that five-month period in Fife laid the foundation for the big-money move that followed to Blackburn.

"I honestly think that move was the best thing in my career, going there," he recalled of the half-season stay in the 2022-23 campaign. "At Crewe my whole life was there so to go up to Raith it really brought me out of my shell. I'd always tell any young player, if they get the opportunity to go out on loan and play at a decent level then it's a no-brainer.

"For me, it was a life experience too. I was only 18 when I went and it was about five hours from Crewe and I went there by myself so I had to learn how to cook, live by myself, do my bed!

"It really made me mature as a person and I really enjoyed my time there and it just helped me kick on in my career because when I went back to Crewe I was ready to go and play in the first team."