Monday, 28 August 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th August 2023

Friday, 25th August 2023
Championship
Hull City 1-1 Bristol City
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first assist since January

Belgian Challenger Pro League
RFC Seraing 0-5 Zulte Waragem
Joel Bagan was booked for the first time this season - this was the full back's first yellow card since January

Saturday, 26th August 2023
Premier League
Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tom Cannon's introduction was his his first appearance of the season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United
Evan Ferguson was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time this season

Championship
Birmingham City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Saturday, 4th February

Huddersfield Town 0-4 Norwich City
Shane Duffy started a game for the 300th time in his career
Adam Idah assisted a goal for the first time this season

Millwall 1-0 Stoke City
Luke McNally made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Swansea City
Alan Browne made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since Saturday, 25th February

Southampton 2-1 QPR
Ryan Manning assisted a goal, in fact two, for Southampton for the first time

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough
Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season - this was the fifth time Molumby assisted a goal for West Brom

League 1
Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge United
Glenn McConnell made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-4 Derby County
Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season

Stevenage 0-0 Portsmouth
Joe Rafferty was sent off for the sixth time in his career, almost three years after his last red card, in November 2020

League 2
Barrow 1-1 Wrexham
Sam Foley made his 50th appearance for Barrow
Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Lewis Richards was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Gillingham 0-3 Colchester United
Fiacre Kelleher marked his first appearance of the season with his first goal of the season

MK Dons 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership
Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone
Liam Scales' start was his first appearance of the season
Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for St Johnstone

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock
Dan Casey scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since Thursday, 21 April 2022

Scottish Championship
Greenock Morton 0-3 Arbroath
Alan Power was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie
Excelsior 2-2 Fortuna Sittard
Troy Parrott made his first appearance for loan club Excelsior

Australian FFA Cup
Sydney United 0-5 Brisbane Roar
Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Brisbane Roar

Sunday, 27th August 2023
Premier League
Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa
Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Burnley

Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Watford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Blackburn Rovers

Scottish Premiership
St Mirren 2-2 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 13 August 2022

Eredivisie
PEC Zwolle 1-0 FC Utrecht
Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first appearance for PEC Zwolle


Friday, 4 August 2023

Episode 60 - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to review the performances of the Republic of Ireland's Women's team in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. What did we think of how the side played against co-hosts Australia, Olympic Champions Canada, and African Cup of Nations semi finalists Nigeria, and who did we think excelled from the squad?

We also review the group stage as a whole and look forward to the round of 16

(note this was recorded before the final fixtures of the group stages, and contains speculation on Germany's performance in the knock out stages)

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

August 2023 Transfer, Loans, and Contracts

Transfers
Tuesday, 1st August
Following the expiration of his contract with Wycombe Wanderers, Daryl Horgan returned to Dundalk FC

Wednesday, 2nd August
Aaron Connolly joined Hull City, signing a one year contract with the Tigers

Thursday, 3rd August
19 year old defender Emmanuel Aegboyega signed a long term contract with Norwich City, and will initially join their academy setup

Friday, 4th August
Following a year in Spain with Levante, Tyler Toland has returned to England, signing a two year deal with Blackburn Rovers

James McClean signed a 12 month contract with promoted side Wrexham FC

Saturday, 5th August
Dubliner Josh O'Brien signed a one year contract with Hamilton Academical
Thursday, 10th August
Fionn Mooney left Crystal Palace to sign for Segunda Division side Real Valladolid

Tuesday, 15th August
Gemma McGuinness was one of five new signings announced by AFC Bournemouth

Goalkeeper Grace Moloney signed a two year contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 16th August
Experienced defender Niamh Farrelly returned to England from Italy to sign for London City Lionesses

Friday, 18th August
Former underage defender Lewis Richards joined League Two side Bradford City

Satuday, 19th August
Lily Agg joined the Irish contingent at Birmingham City, signing a one year contract with the Blues, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 22nd August
Carl McHugh left ATK Mohun Bagan to sign for fellow ISL side FC Goa

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a two year contract with Aberdeen

Winger Justin Ferizaj signed for Serie B Champions Frosinone
Wednesday, 23rd August
Ruesha Littlejohn joined London City Lionesses, signing a two year contract

Thursday, 24th August
Cathal Heffernan joined Newcastle United

Ahead of the new WSL season, Megan Connolly signed for Bristol City

Following his release from Brighton, former U19 midfielder Matt Everitt signed for Dorking Wanderers

Wednesday, 30th August
Heather Payne signed a two year contract with Everton

Friday, 25th August
Ryan Johansson has signed for SC Freiburg and will initially play for their U23 side

Friday, 1st September
Full back James Furlong signed a three year contract with Hull City

Andrew Omobamidele completed a transfer to Nottingham Forest, signing a five year contract at the City Ground

Elite Project Group confirmed that their client Ike Orazi has signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims
Loans
Tuesday, 1st August
Aiden O'Brien returned to his native London to sign a loan deal with Sutton United until January 2024

Wednesday, 2nd August
Aston Villa's Finn Azaz returned to Plymouth Argyle, where he spent last season on loan, for another season-long loan

Stoke City signed Burnley centre half Luke McNally on loan for the 2023/24 season

Thursday, 10th August
Cardiff City full back Joel Bagan signed a season long loan deal with Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waragem

Thursday, 17th August
Celtic's Bosun Lawal signed a season long loan with former Hoops captain Scott Brown's Fleetwood Town

Thursday, 24th August
Troy Parrott signed a season long loan deal with Dutch side Excelsior

Saturday, 26th August
Brighton's Ireland U21 midfielder Andrew Moran signed a season long deal with Blackburn Rovers

Friday, 1st September August
Stoke City defender David Okagbue signed for Walsall on a season long loan

Luton Town's Louie Watson signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

Jeff Hendrick will spend his second season in a row on loan in the Championship after joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 2023/24 season

Udinese's James Abankwah signed a season long loan with League One's Charlton Athletic

JJ Kayode returned to Carlisle for his third loan spell

Contracts
Monday, 28th August
Will Smallbone signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at St Mary's until the summer of 2026


May/June 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts