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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:14:38 GMT -1
Sheffield Wednesday have signed former Burnley midfielder James O'Connor on a three-year deal.
The 28-year-old left the Clarets at the end of last season despite being offered a new contract.
Owls manager Brian Laws said: "I am delighted to have secured James. He is a proven player at Championship level and brings a wealth of experience.
"James will bring an excellent work-rate, great attitude, and numerous other qualities to our squad."
Dublin-born O'Connor started his career in England with Stoke City and featured for West Brom as part of their promotion-winning team to the Premier League in 2004.
Anyone know anything about him??
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:16:34 GMT -1
Owls swoop for O'Connor
Sheffield Wednesday have picked up former Burnley midfielder James O'Connor on a three-year deal.
O'Connor's Burnley contract expired at the end of last season and he opted to quit the club after failing to agree terms on a new deal.
A number of clubs were understood to be interested in the 28-year-old, who enjoyed an impressive campaign at Turf Moor.
Sheffield Wednesday have won the chase and O'Connor will officially become Brian Laws' first signing of the summer when the paperwork is completed next week.
Laws said: "I am delighted to have secured the services of James O'Connor.
"He is a proven player at Championship level and brings a wealth of experience to a key area of our team.
"James will bring an excellent work rate, great attitude, and numerous other qualities to our squad."
O'Connor spent three years at Burnley and can also list West Brom and Stoke among his former clubs.
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Owls swoop - oh the punnery......
he used to be quite good.
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:18:16 GMT -1
I don't like how you used the past tense in that sentence!
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:19:22 GMT -1
good!  |
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:24:13 GMT -1
You're so nice Mortycakes.
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:28:45 GMT -1
what else do you what me to say?!
he plunged into the depths of the dark hole that is Burnley, from which many a footballer has been lost, and re-emerge at wednesday?
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:29:58 GMT -1
Really I can't remember many ex Burley players at Hillboro'.
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Post by ---------a on Jun 27, 2008 13:30:18 GMT -1
He is a proven player at Championship level Sounds like a euthamism for average.  |
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:31:52 GMT -1
Ahhh if only you could afford average eh Rich?  |
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:32:18 GMT -1
Really I can't remember many ex Burley players at Hillboro'. thats cos most ex-burnley players sink without trace, even wednesday wouldn't sign them |
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Post by ---------a on Jun 27, 2008 13:37:48 GMT -1
Ahhh if only you could afford average eh Rich? We've just snatched a french wonderkid from under the noses of P*mpey.  The fee rises to £1.2million, so probably an initial payment of 50 pence ;D |
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:38:19 GMT -1
I can only think of Glen Little.  |
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:38:51 GMT -1
Ahhh if only you could afford average eh Rich? We've just snatched a french wonderkid from under the noses of P*mpey. The fee rises to £1.2million, so probably an initial payment of 50 pence ;D But how will you pay with your rubber cheques?  ? |
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:40:18 GMT -1
Andy Gray, Ade Akinbuyi ;D , Chaplow, that lad that went to rangers ........ none have done well
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:42:26 GMT -1
Andy Gray, Ade Akinbuyi ;D , Chaplow, that lad that went to rangers ........ none have done well Well I was looking for someone fairly decent not Ade Akin-bad-buy. |
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Post by addicted2venos on Jun 27, 2008 13:46:06 GMT -1
Burnley is where footballers go to die. It's a bit like the elephants graveyard, one day the gaffer comes up to you and say 'Burnley have put an offer in for you', then you know it's time!! So effectively what you've done is raise the dead ...... which is an impressive (but cheap) trick!! ;D |
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Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 27, 2008 13:47:51 GMT -1
Burnley are like the SPL, but Celtic and Rangers pay better and automatically win things, so Burnley don't get as good a player......
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 27, 2008 13:48:13 GMT -1
Burnley is where footballers go to die. It's a bit like the elephants graveyard, one day the gaffer comes up to you and say 'Burnley have put an offer in for you', then you know it's time!! So effectively what you've done is raise the dead ...... which is an impressive (but cheap) trick!! ;D Zombie football. It could work. They'd be faster than Big Leon and fitter than Franny Jeffers. |
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