Gavin Kilkenny

Istabraq said:
He was none of the above the year we were promoted.Eddie and Parker saw something in him, Woodgate and o Neill didn't.club obviously kept him in case we relegated and let himout on loan.got injured straight away at Stoke and didn't seem to get his game back since.probably needs to move on as he needs to play
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There’s a player in him. The maturity he showed in the games in our promotion season was excellent. At one stage he was running them…

So we know it’s there it would be good if someone can bring it back.
 
Neil Dawson said:
There’s a player in him. The maturity he showed in the games in our promotion season was excellent. At one stage he was running them…

So we know it’s there it would be good if someone can bring it back.
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That game away at Bristol City. Looked exceptional. Mobile, kept the ball moving well, looked to move it forwards, not just sideways/backwards. Looked the real deal and destined to have a future with us at that point.

Odd how things work out sometimes.
 
Must have had one of the strangest careers of any Bournemouth player. Genuinely ran the show at times in a top championship team, yet has to settle for a move to a league one club that is essentially already relegated (barring a miracle.) He’s looked good the majority of times that he has played for us, yet seems to be rated by very few in the game. Didn’t get a sniff at Stoke or Charlton. Such a weird one to work out.
 
Waz afcb said:
Must have had one of the strangest careers of any Bournemouth player. Genuinely ran the show at times in a top championship team, yet has to settle for a move to a league one club that is essentially already relegated (barring a miracle.) He’s looked good the majority of times that he has played for us, yet seems to be rated by very few in the game. Didn’t get a sniff at Stoke or Charlton. Such a weird one to work out.
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It is baffling.
 
I read Charlie Adam has brought seven new players in and that's back to back wins now for Fleetwood.

Fleetwood have a link with Waterford Town and Gavin is their seventh Irishman so should feel at home!

Kilkenny links up with Jayden Stockley.
 
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Waz afcb said:
Must have had one of the strangest careers of any Bournemouth player. Genuinely ran the show at times in a top championship team, yet has to settle for a move to a league one club that is essentially already relegated (barring a miracle.) He’s looked good the majority of times that he has played for us, yet seems to be rated by very few in the game. Didn’t get a sniff at Stoke or Charlton. Such a weird one to work out.
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The only real comparison I can think of is a "no nonsense" fullback who puts in crunching slide tackles. Fans love to see it but actually what's more difficult and more helpful to the team is instead of conceding a defensive throw in from every tackle, if he wins the ball staying on his feet and manages to pass his way out of danger. The consequence of this is that he makes fewer tackles and also sometimes misplaces a pass and puts the team under pressure which will lower fans opinion of him.

IMHO Kilkenny is the CM version of that.
 
Looks like he became a firm fixture in the starting team for Fleetwood after his loan, but couldn't help them stay up.

24 now, I don't think it's doing anyone any good for him to do anything but find a permanent new home where he can rebuild. I've been banging that drum for a while now, but I don't like this hoarding of players if a team is never going to use them. See the career of Nat Phillips.

I hope he does well and goes on to have an excellent career but it feels like a waste of talent to have him getting nowhere near the team at this stage.
 
Doesn't seem that long ago that he was running central midfield in the Championship?!

What on earth is he doing playing for Fleetwood?

If he's not going to get a game with us, then suggest we give him a few 5 min substitute games in the Prem and then flog him for a decent fee to a Championship club! Lol!
 
boscombe botn said:
Doesn't seem that long ago that he was running central midfield in the Championship?!

What on earth is he doing playing for Fleetwood?

If he's not going to get a game with us, then suggest we give him a few 5 min substitute games in the Prem and then flog him for a decent fee to a Championship club! Lol!
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Six Irish players and a feeder club with Waterford plus Jayden Stockley. ex AFCB.

Charlie Adam has done well since he came in as manager but there was too much to make up. If he can keep the current squad together they have a good chance of coming straight back up. Interestingly I gather all the players are based in Manchester and only get to Fleetwood on match days!
 
Kilkenny had some great games for us under Parker, however was still only played as a result of injured players IIRC… Didn’t he start the season in the Champ, played quite a few in the absence of (I want to say Lewis Cook) but was soon benched as the others started regaining fitness, which I always thought was harsh on him…

For all our praises, he’s spent a considerable amount of time at a variety of clubs across the divisions and barely kicked a ball… Until Fleetwood.

You could probably argue that Stoke was a bad fit for him… they are not exactly known for there ball playing CMs (although they also seem to have turned Ben Pearson, also highly thought of by us lot, into one of the leagues worst CMs) but the stats show he didn’t succeed there or Charlton. Maybe a stint (season) running the show in Lg 2 for Fleetwood could get him back on track and earn him a decent move … Deserves to get something other than what his current position is.
 
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