| McGoaldrick 17:50 - Jul 11 with 8404 views | vapour_trail |
Great to see him finally a top flight goal scorer. |  |
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| McGoaldrick on 09:22 - Jul 12 with 1115 views | tractorboy1978 |
| McGoaldrick on 08:22 - Jul 12 by Libero |
Murphy, Bartosz or Skuse are the options really., but the title itself is a bit irrelevant, we’ve been as bad as we’ve ever been over the last decade and even when we’ve been good in that time it’s been very much a team effort.
McGoldrick has an incredible purple patch where he was unplayable, but my abiding memory will always be the player who clearly had a lot of natural talent but was not up to speed/in sync with the rest of the squad. So many times he would come on and try and do just too much, collecting the ball so deep and trying to do it all, the irony is it slowed us down and meant that he as an attacking player wasn’t in a position where he would actually be dangerous.
Undoubted technical ability but after the Southampton cup games he was sincerely found out, clubs would mark him out of the game and the freedom he used to have to take an early shot was gone as people realised that they could crowd him out on the edge of the box.
People got all dewy eyedover him towards the end of his time here because he was the one “flair” player we had, aesthetically he looked beautiful with the ball dancing around but by the end of his time here he was struggling to score in open play, only got 4 in open play I believe in his last season, the rest of his haul being penalties.
We had to let him go when we did, he was one of our top earners who we struggled to get on the pitch and when we did his output wasn’t justifying the large chunk of our budget that he was taking up.
Well done to him for making it work at Sheffield United, unfortunately at Ipswich I’ll always remember him as the player who looked very pretty to watch but failed time after time to recapture the form that earned him his reputation with the supporters. |
Found out after the Southampton cup games? He got injured for the remainder of the season as we went from top of the league to limply falling over the line into 6th.
He was the glue that knitted our side(s) together. Even in his final season, the best performances came with McGoldrick playing. |  | | |
| McGoaldrick on 09:47 - Jul 12 with 1089 views | Dubtractor |
| McGoaldrick on 09:22 - Jul 12 by tractorboy1978 |
Found out after the Southampton cup games? He got injured for the remainder of the season as we went from top of the league to limply falling over the line into 6th.
He was the glue that knitted our side(s) together. Even in his final season, the best performances came with McGoldrick playing. |
McGoldrick's fitness and consistency since leaving have to raise big questions about how he was managed here.
I know this isn't a new question, but it really jars for me that we got so little from him in the last few seasons. |  |
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| McGoaldrick on 09:54 - Jul 12 with 1080 views | Libero |
| McGoaldrick on 09:02 - Jul 12 by ITFC_Forever |
You mean the rest of the team weren’t up to speed with him. There’s a subtle but very significant difference. |
No, the rest of the team were a well drilled and coherent unit. McGoldrick as often disrupted our own game as he did enhance it, in my opinion of course. |  | | |
| McGoaldrick on 09:57 - Jul 12 with 1072 views | Libero |
| McGoaldrick on 08:50 - Jul 12 by Bluefish |
I'll always remember him as the player that was worth the entrance fee on his own. The one that we were so lucky to have because he was on another level to just about every player we have owned in my lifetime.
I'm not saying him leaving wasn't the right time because sadly it was but I will always be great to have seen him in a blue shirt |
Yes, I know the majority feel as you do. I just see things differently, I want more from a top earner than to look pretty while playing, his goals and assists record was really p1ss poor by the end of his time here, especially for a player that our support claim was on a different stratosphere to the rest of the team.
Unplayable during the purple patch though. | | | |
| McGoaldrick on 09:58 - Jul 12 with 1071 views | Libero |
| McGoaldrick on 09:22 - Jul 12 by tractorboy1978 |
Found out after the Southampton cup games? He got injured for the remainder of the season as we went from top of the league to limply falling over the line into 6th.
He was the glue that knitted our side(s) together. Even in his final season, the best performances came with McGoldrick playing. |
I think you’ve taken me a bit literally there. I’m just saying that it was evident that Chanpuonship clubs copied Southampton’s method of nullifying McGoldrick’s influence after those games. | | | |
| McGoaldrick on 09:58 - Jul 12 with 1068 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 08:50 - Jul 12 by Bluefish |
I'll always remember him as the player that was worth the entrance fee on his own. The one that we were so lucky to have because he was on another level to just about every player we have owned in my lifetime.
I'm not saying him leaving wasn't the right time because sadly it was but I will always be great to have seen him in a blue shirt |
Just the entrance fee to the physio room. Good player on his day but injury record was horrific; it sticks further that he moved to Sheffield United and it miraculously cleared up. For that alone I’ll have issues remembering him fondly. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:18 - Jul 12 with 1030 views | Wickets |
Anyone else noticed the 100% effort he is putting in these days ? He was a good player for us ,obvious pity he wasn't fit for long periods but at times under Mick i felt he was just going through the motions. Remember him saying he did need to move on to a new challenge . I will always look back at the MM years and see them as a lost chance . If only we had played more on the front foot when we had players such as Dids Murthy Waghorn Pitman and some of them have muted this after leaving . Where would we be now if Mick had rolled the dice just a bit more ? |  | | |
| McGoaldrick on 10:35 - Jul 12 with 1006 views | Herbivore |
| McGoaldrick on 10:18 - Jul 12 by Wickets |
Anyone else noticed the 100% effort he is putting in these days ? He was a good player for us ,obvious pity he wasn't fit for long periods but at times under Mick i felt he was just going through the motions. Remember him saying he did need to move on to a new challenge . I will always look back at the MM years and see them as a lost chance . If only we had played more on the front foot when we had players such as Dids Murthy Waghorn Pitman and some of them have muted this after leaving . Where would we be now if Mick had rolled the dice just a bit more ? |
Mick had us overachieving pretty much every year, with the exception of 2016/17 when we finished about on par for our budget. I'm not sure he could really have done too much more. |  |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:36 - Jul 12 with 1002 views | Bluefish |
| McGoaldrick on 10:18 - Jul 12 by Wickets |
Anyone else noticed the 100% effort he is putting in these days ? He was a good player for us ,obvious pity he wasn't fit for long periods but at times under Mick i felt he was just going through the motions. Remember him saying he did need to move on to a new challenge . I will always look back at the MM years and see them as a lost chance . If only we had played more on the front foot when we had players such as Dids Murthy Waghorn Pitman and some of them have muted this after leaving . Where would we be now if Mick had rolled the dice just a bit more ? |
That os a nonsense that he didn't try. Sheffield U put a video out the other week celebrating his defensive work and the work to get the ball back, I think they did it as an appreciation and to give him a boost with the lack of goals. He was doing to same when he was with us, he would never stop dropping deep to win the ball back and want the ball. The biggest issue was how deep he had to keep going because others weren't in his class |  |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:39 - Jul 12 with 996 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| McGoaldrick on 10:18 - Jul 12 by Wickets |
Anyone else noticed the 100% effort he is putting in these days ? He was a good player for us ,obvious pity he wasn't fit for long periods but at times under Mick i felt he was just going through the motions. Remember him saying he did need to move on to a new challenge . I will always look back at the MM years and see them as a lost chance . If only we had played more on the front foot when we had players such as Dids Murthy Waghorn Pitman and some of them have muted this after leaving . Where would we be now if Mick had rolled the dice just a bit more ? |
Wonder how many more players we will have with frequent injury problems when at the club before people may start questioning the club rather than the commitment of the players in question?
Although it is noticeable that Teddy Bishop or Emyr Huws never seem to get those accusations... |  |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:41 - Jul 12 with 994 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 10:39 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Wonder how many more players we will have with frequent injury problems when at the club before people may start questioning the club rather than the commitment of the players in question?
Although it is noticeable that Teddy Bishop or Emyr Huws never seem to get those accusations... |
They haven’t moved on and suddenly started turning out for their new side on a regular basis. If/when they do... | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:41 - Jul 12 with 993 views | Herbivore |
| McGoaldrick on 10:39 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Wonder how many more players we will have with frequent injury problems when at the club before people may start questioning the club rather than the commitment of the players in question?
Although it is noticeable that Teddy Bishop or Emyr Huws never seem to get those accusations... |
Bishop and Huws, though more so Bishop, have very much had those accusations to be fair. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:41 - Jul 12 with 988 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| McGoaldrick on 10:41 - Jul 12 by pointofblue |
They haven’t moved on and suddenly started turning out for their new side on a regular basis. If/when they do... |
Neither has Adeyemi but that didn’t stop him getting the same comments | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:44 - Jul 12 with 981 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 10:41 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Neither has Adeyemi but that didn’t stop him getting the same comments |
I don’t think anyone has had a pop about Adeyemi in around two years? I’d forgotten he’d even been with us until you just mentioned him! Plus, to be fair, I have seen more than one poster say we should cut our losses with Bishop and he isn’t worth the outlay considering his injury record. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:47 - Jul 12 with 972 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| McGoaldrick on 10:44 - Jul 12 by pointofblue |
I don’t think anyone has had a pop about Adeyemi in around two years? I’d forgotten he’d even been with us until you just mentioned him! Plus, to be fair, I have seen more than one poster say we should cut our losses with Bishop and he isn’t worth the outlay considering his injury record. |
Adeyemi spent most of his time here with various people suggesting he was just being lazy and didn’t want to play. McGoldrick got the same accusations
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone suggest that with Bishop or Huws. Suggesting we should cut our losses is not the same thing
I wonder why? | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:50 - Jul 12 with 962 views | Herbivore |
| McGoaldrick on 10:47 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Adeyemi spent most of his time here with various people suggesting he was just being lazy and didn’t want to play. McGoldrick got the same accusations
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone suggest that with Bishop or Huws. Suggesting we should cut our losses is not the same thing
I wonder why? |
There have been similar suggestions about Bishop and Huws. I've seen them and challenged them. I know what you're getting at and it is an issue much of the time and may be an issue in this instance too, but it's not correct to say that Bishop and Huws haven't been accused of not really being injured. [Post edited 12 Jul 2020 10:56]
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| McGoaldrick on 10:55 - Jul 12 with 946 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 10:47 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Adeyemi spent most of his time here with various people suggesting he was just being lazy and didn’t want to play. McGoldrick got the same accusations
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone suggest that with Bishop or Huws. Suggesting we should cut our losses is not the same thing
I wonder why? |
From a personal point of view I have never levelled that accusation at Adeyemi, Bishops, Huws or McGoldrick whilst the latter was here. My frustration comes from McGoldrick moving on then suddenly finding fitness which is annoying even though I am sure there are extenuating circumstances. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:57 - Jul 12 with 939 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| McGoaldrick on 10:50 - Jul 12 by Herbivore |
There have been similar suggestions about Bishop and Huws. I've seen them and challenged them. I know what you're getting at and it is an issue much of the time and may be an issue in this instance too, but it's not correct to say that Bishop and Huws haven't been accused of not really being injured. [Post edited 12 Jul 2020 10:56]
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I can’t recall ever seeing that - and even if there has been the odd instance it seemed to be far more common with the likes of Adeyemi and McGoldrick for some reason. I guess in Adeyemi’s case Hurst’s comments probably didn’t help but still | |
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| McGoaldrick on 10:58 - Jul 12 with 932 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| McGoaldrick on 10:55 - Jul 12 by pointofblue |
From a personal point of view I have never levelled that accusation at Adeyemi, Bishops, Huws or McGoldrick whilst the latter was here. My frustration comes from McGoldrick moving on then suddenly finding fitness which is annoying even though I am sure there are extenuating circumstances. |
I think you may be better off questioning why we seem to have so many players that struggle repeatedly for fitness, rather than the players themselves then | |
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| McGoaldrick on 11:01 - Jul 12 with 923 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 10:57 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I can’t recall ever seeing that - and even if there has been the odd instance it seemed to be far more common with the likes of Adeyemi and McGoldrick for some reason. I guess in Adeyemi’s case Hurst’s comments probably didn’t help but still |
McGoldrick’s comments after leaving Town probably didn’t help him - saying he had lost his way and was too comfortable here, with leaving giving him a kick up the arse.
https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/david-mcgoldrick-on-his-ipswich-town-departure-1-59
Makes me wonder how many squad members from Mick’s later days had that mentality. I do agree Hurst coming out and questioning Adeyemi’s mentality didn’t help him at all. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 11:21 - Jul 12 with 892 views | pointofblue |
| McGoaldrick on 10:58 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I think you may be better off questioning why we seem to have so many players that struggle repeatedly for fitness, rather than the players themselves then |
How many players have had an awful injury record here yet have left and managed to find a new lease of life elsewhere, other than McGoldrick? It’s a honest question as I don’t know. The majority of our key players - other than Bishop and Huws - have tended to play week in, week out. That’s why, whilst I can see why people think the club should be questioned, I’m not so sure myself. | |
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| McGoaldrick on 12:05 - Jul 12 with 858 views | Wickets |
I just want to clarify that i didn't mean to suggest that Dids ever went on to the pitch with the thought that he would not try but i feel whenever i have watched him on the box of late he seems to be much more of a 100% effort player combined with is undoubted ability makes him seem a better player than he was with us ,good as he was for us . I dont know the reason for this it could be a number of things , Knows he is playing in the top league in the country , feels fitter, enjoys the system, prefers this manager , Just needed a new challenge,Maybe something else? I really dont know but when watching him that is my feelings. It was never meant to be deogratory . | | | |
| McGoaldrick on 12:13 - Jul 12 with 854 views | Wickets |
Sometimes these boards are fickle , anyone can go back some years and read the comments on here re lack of effort by Dids as i can remember trying to defend him more than once ! | | | |
| McGoaldrick on 12:26 - Jul 12 with 841 views | patrickswell |
| McGoaldrick on 09:57 - Jul 12 by Libero |
Yes, I know the majority feel as you do. I just see things differently, I want more from a top earner than to look pretty while playing, his goals and assists record was really p1ss poor by the end of his time here, especially for a player that our support claim was on a different stratosphere to the rest of the team.
Unplayable during the purple patch though. |
He scored 8 goals (no penalties) before Christmas in his last season before the injuries bit again. I think he played more in his last two seasons than he had in his first three. |  | | |
| McGoaldrick on 12:30 - Jul 12 with 833 views | patrickswell |
| McGoaldrick on 10:39 - Jul 12 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Wonder how many more players we will have with frequent injury problems when at the club before people may start questioning the club rather than the commitment of the players in question?
Although it is noticeable that Teddy Bishop or Emyr Huws never seem to get those accusations... |
I never questioned McGoldrick because he showed enough each season to make you think, “Ah, if only it wasn’t for the injuries...”
By contrast, I have virtually written off Bishop and Huws by now. They really need to s–t or get off the pot in this next campaign. | | | |
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