2024/25 Jake O'Brien

[PeregrineT]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

 

[GH_1982]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

You'd hope not - dyche was so nervous he went with Branthwaite, tarks and keane..

 

[mightymoyes]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

i think coleman indicated the bench was all they changed slightly, he was named on the bench himself initially.

 

[roy vernon]

….not tested defensively which will be the real test, but he looked comfortable last night and got my MoM for an encouraging performance.

I voted him MOTM also, having two pacy giants at the back has a lot to be said for it.

 

[Paulie]

Would like to see him sent to a decent Championship club second half of the season and get the mistakes out of his system. Defo a PL player in there.

Somewhere like Boro where Carrick can coach him would be a good fit.

Where is Woodgate these days?

 

[DualityNSNO]

Where is Woodgate these days?

Probably at home mate

 

[Eggs]

I voted him MOTM also, having two pacy giants at the back has a lot to be said for it.

….i understand the doubts actually come with his defensive heading ability and his positioning but he looked mobile and composed last night, certainly encouraging.

 

[Toffeelover]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

Or fave boy Keane in at CB ?

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

Tarks was on compassionate leave

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Would like to see him sent to a decent Championship club second half of the season and get the mistakes out of his system. Defo a PL player in there.

Somewhere like Boro where Carrick can coach him would be a good fit.

Championship? There were 3 leading clubs in Europe who wanted him on loan.

 

[Davideeyore]

Who is this player that is called Jake O Brien? Did Dyche know we had him?

 

[Davideeyore]

Baines made the comment that the lineup was already set, outside of a change they made(maybe two) after the sacking. I wonder if Obrien for Tarks was the change...

Maybe. Dyche wouldn't have been playing 3 at the back.

 

[davek]

Championship? There were 3 leading clubs in Europe who wanted him on loan.

I like him. I can see the potential.

But that was against Peterborough last night, and just like the shouts for Pattrson to get a starting place at RB on the strength of flimsy evidence like last night's opponents I wouldn't say it's a great idea to start O'Brien in a relegation survival fight on the strength of that evidence either.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

I like him. I can see the potential.

But that was against Peterborough last night, and just like the shouts for Pattrson to get a starting place at RB on the strength of flimsy evidence like last night's opponents I wouldn't say it's a great idea to start O'Brien in a relegation survival fight on the strength of that evidence either.

No i agree with you in the fact I would like to see him play games even if in the championship. But if was a loan he had some really good offers this window. Clubs bigger than everton looking to bring him in to start . Clubs in Europe obviously rate him and so did we as we spent the only money we had on him last summer to freeze him out . This was dyches decision for whatever reason.
O brien wants to play and is supposedly gutted in what was sold to him last summer playing time wise.
Secondly when he wasn't played he looked to go to get game time to come back in summer and replace one of the center backs. These moves were blocked by dyche who is now out on his ass.

Everton that.

 

[blue in oxford]

for me a starter paired with jarrad