mrrodge Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, steveger said: Real nice bloke as well from what i have read on here in the past... shame how things turn out... From Wiki: Near the end of the 2011–12 season, Folly was advised that his contract with Aberdeen would not be extended.[13] On 25 August 2012, Folly had to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with chronic pulmonary embolism. I have heard the same. Have the utmost respect for someone who does not think they are above certain professions because of who they used to be or what they used to do for a living. Wish him all the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, steveger said: Real nice bloke as well from what i have read on here in the past... shame how things turn out... From Wiki: Near the end of the 2011–12 season, Folly was advised that his contract with Aberdeen would not be extended.[13] On 25 August 2012, Folly had to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with chronic pulmonary embolism. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/yoann-folly-aberdeen-freed-me-but-the-medics-877061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, mrrodge said: Retired at 27 and went to work in Mcdonalds part time (true story) while studying for a degree at Sheffield Hallam University Thought it was jd sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
442 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Folly now plays Sunday's in the Meadowhall league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 45 minutes ago, flo said: Lloyd Sam? Paul Corry? Oshilaji? Olifinjana? Yoann Folly? Lloyd Sam eventually moved to The States in 2012 and played over 100 games (20 goals) for the New York Red Bulls over the next four seasons He then moved to DC United where he clocked up another 43 games (5 goals) and now aged 33 will presumably start the 2018 season with them Paul Corry, as has been mentioned, retired through injury just recently, aged 26 He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in Sept '15 whilst at Northampton and although he signed for Shamrock Rovers last season he only managed 2 apps off the bench Deji Oshilaja has spent most of his career to date behind farmed out on loan by Cardiff His contract with them expired last summer and he signed for AFC Wimbledon where he's been close to ever-present this season Seyi Olofinjana joined IK Start in Norway after his brief spell with us He retired after 7 games and the following season took up a coaching role with Wolves' academy Yoann Folly's retirement through illness is mentioned above 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 While we're on the subject of Shamrock Rovers - well we were, sort of ... I'll give Stephen McPhail a quick mention (not that he deserves it) Handing him a short-term contract was either Dave Jones' last desperate act or else his parting gift to Wednesdayites everywhere No surprise that McPhail should leave us the minute that deal expired (January 2014) or that he'd join Shamrock Rovers the very next month What is surprising though is him going on to make over 50 apps for his 'home' side before retiring at the end of 2016 aged 37 (or thereabouts) That said, they probably had to move the nearest bus stop closer to his front doorstep to save his legs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toppOwl Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 5 hours ago, mrrodge said: Retired at 27 and went to work in Mcdonalds part time (true story) while studying for a degree at Sheffield Hallam University It is indeed true, he worked at McDonalds in Meadowhall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 11 hours ago, Ethel The Tree said: While we're on the subject of Shamrock Rovers - well we were, sort of ... I'll give Stephen McPhail a quick mention (not that he deserves it) Handing him a short-term contract was either Dave Jones' last desperate act or else his parting gift to Wednesdayites everywhere No surprise that McPhail should leave us the minute that deal expired (January 2014) or that he'd join Shamrock Rovers the very next month What is surprising though is him going on to make over 50 apps for his 'home' side before retiring at the end of 2016 aged 37 (or thereabouts) That said, they probably had to move the nearest bus stop closer to his front doorstep to save his legs Have you got any stats on how many corners he took in those 50 games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 There may be one or two names to add to this thread once the winter breaks are over and/or summer leagues begin, but in the meantime ... I thought it worth mentioning that the Portuguese 'black hole' that had previously swallowed three of our ex-favourites has decided to spit 'em back out! Jose Semedo at Vitoria Setubal, Filipe Melo at Chaves and Vincent Sasso at Belenenses have ALL become week-in week-out regulars Indeed, Vince was even on the scoresheet yesterday - earning his side a 1-0 win at home to Feirense (att: 2,286) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 One name I've been waiting to mention ... CLAUDE DIELNA He'll always be remembered for his goal at Blackburn and threatening to pull his shorts down in celebration Arrived on a free from Olympiacos and handed 23 appearances by Stuart Gray (14 starts) and that was it Aside from a handful of games for the U23s, and at least one more cracking goal, he spent the rest of his Wednesday career out on loan First in Slovakia with Slovan Bratislava and then more notably in Romania with Dinamo Bucuresti I felt sure he'd make that move permanent given the run of results he helped 'inspire' but no, with his time at Wednesday over he headed over to play in the MLS with New England Revolution, finishing their 2017 season by clocking up 11 appearances That's where he is now They opened their new season with a 2-0 defeat at Philadelphia Union and Claude marked the occasion with a red card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Stumbled across this today Basically, it's a bunch of our U21 Class of 2013 showing off ... Some slick tricks, I'm sure you'll agree So, where are they now? Khalil Lambin left us when his 1yr contract expired He then moved around Europe spending the next season in Israel (2 clubs), the one after that in Belgium, and Macedonia the season after that Now aged 25 you'll find the Ivory Coast 'prospect' in Switzerland Apparently on his second club there - FC Bavois in the Swiss 3rd tier, although details are hard to come by Mani Dieseruvwe followed the loan route (Hyde Utd., Fleetwood, Chesterfield) before making that last move permanent in 2015 Loaned out again, this time from Chezzie to Mansfield, before ending up in the National League with Kidderminster Now aged 23 he turns out for National League (North) leaders Salford City - of wealthy ex-ManU owners fame Poor scoring record for a striker though - career total to date 9 goals in 104 senior appearances - none of those in a Wednesday shirt Ayo Obileye - pretty sure he did pull on a 1st team shirt, away at Bradford in the Paint Trophy That was it though, moved to Charlton after that but never made their senior side Loaned from there to Dagenham and then moved on to Eastleigh in the National League Also 23yr old, he remains a regular there (30apps - 7 goals this season) which is better than his team mate Reda has managed Johnny Fenwick is more of a mystery Seems to be a Geordie who has now found his way to the USA He's also 23 now and listed on Carolina Dynamos 'roster' but all I've managed to find is clips of him playing for High Point University ?? Yeh - me neither Caolan Lavery needs no introduction however 34 senior league apps for us - 6 goals Loans spells at Southend, Plymouth, Chezzie & Portsmouth - totalling another 32 senior apps & 10 goals Then opted to become just another inconsequential lump of tainted bacon He's 25 now and scored his first goal for Toytown the other day, but frankly folks, who cares 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Quick addition to the above post ^^^^ Congrats to Mani Dieseruvwe for helping Salford City secure the National League (North) title and promotion to English football's 5th tier He started the game (h) to Boston Utd but was subbed off after an hour with his side trailing 2-0 Finished 2-1 (att: 2,466) but the result was academic in the end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 19/01/2018 at 14:54, Ethel The Tree said: Time to chuck another name in, and it's back to that crazy summer of 2012 ... By my estimation we brought sixteen players in before the end of August that year Hardly surprising then that the type of momentum you might normally expect after promotion was effectively strangled at birth So anyway ... RHYS McCABE Could be argued that perhaps half a dozen of those new recruits were signed as investments for the future McCabe, like Paul Corry, might easily have fallen into that category had they not been thrown in at the deep end before either looked good 'n ready So desperate was Jones to find a winning formula using his 'own' players rather than those he'd inherited from Gary Megson But I digress ... Rhys McCabe was considered quite a capture at the time 19yr old, he'd impressed when given a run in the Rangers side earlier that year Of course, Rangers were going through the process of being re-invented at the time and that meant we were able to pick up one of their brightest prospects for free ... except some legal wrangle ensued which meant we had to fork out an undisclosed fee about four months later Looking back, moving from Glasgow to Sheffield shouldn't have been such a culture shock for the youngster - just as I'd imagine there'd be more pressure playing for Rangers than playing for Wednesday - but it's fair to say he never really lived up to the promise Maybe he had problems settling in - after all, he was, apparently, taken in under Gary Madine's protective wing Either way, it didn't work out The majority of his 30 league apps (1 goal) came in that first season, virtually none during his 3rd and final season under Stuart Gray He was duly released when his contract expired and spent the next two seasons playing for Scottish League 1 side Dunfermline Athletic (38 apps - 5 goals) before trying his luck over in the Irish Republic last summer with Sligo Rovers (13 apps - 4 goals) And that's where he is now, with the 2018 Irish Premier Division season due to start next month Anyone else spot the name last night? Yes, apparently Rhys McCabe plays for Airdrie these days - at centre back too, by all accounts He stepped up to score a late equaliser from the spot in the 1st leg of their playoff away at Queens Park 2nd leg is played on Sunday with a place in the Scottish Championship awaiting the winners I wondered what he'd been up to and it reminded me of this thread Well since 2018, he'd spent another couple of seasons playing in Ireland before returning to Scotland A brief stint at Brechin City was followed by a season in the Championship with Queen Of The South Then on to Airdrie where (appearance and goals wise) he's enjoyed what is probably the most successful season of his career to date Let's hope he can cap it off with promotion Saying that, his 30th birthday is around the corner Has he underachieved, or was this always likely to be his level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: Anyone else spot the name last night? Yes, apparently Rhys McCabe plays for Airdrie these days - at centre back too, by all accounts He stepped up to score a late equaliser from the spot in the 1st leg of their playoff away at Queens Park 2nd leg is played on Sunday with a place in the Scottish Championship awaiting the winners I wondered what he'd been up to and it reminded me of this thread Well since 2018, he'd spent another couple of seasons playing in Ireland before returning to Scotland A brief stint at Brechin City was followed by a season in the Championship with Queen Of The South Then on to Airdrie where (appearance and goals wise) he's enjoyed what is probably the most successful season of his career to date Let's hope he can cap it off with promotion Saying that, his 30th birthday is around the corner Has he underachieved, or was this always likely to be his level? Watched that last night. Never recognised him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sham67 said: Watched that last night. Never recognised him. What, physically ... or style of play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: What, physically ... or style of play? Both. They showed a close up when he scored. I’d have never picked him as being the Rhys McCabe who played for us. The second leg’s on BBC Alba Sunday, have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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