McGinn 'just needs to play' (From Watford Observer)
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Watford head coach Gianfranco Zola suggests Stephen McGinn may make loan move to get playing again
1:10pm Friday 19th October 2012 in Watford FC News By Anthony Matthews, Group Sports Editor
Stephen McGinn. Picture: Action Images
Gianfranco Zola believes Stephen McGinn could gain “a lot of benefit” from a short-term move in his efforts to complete his return from an 18-month injury lay-off.
The midfielder has not been involved at first-team level since suffering serious knee ligament damage in the 2-1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers in February 2011. But the Hornets’ first-team coach is delighted with the 23-year-old’s performances in training and is keen to get him playing again.
“I’m very pleased with him,” Zola said on Tuesday. “He’s been training excellently, his attitude is magnificent and it’s just a pity that right now there’s not an opportunity for me to give him a game.
“I spoke to him and obviously if we can find a way where he can go for a while and play some games it will be ideal for him, it will be a lot of benefit for him. But as far as I’m concerned, I’m happy with him, he’s a quality player and he just needs to play.”
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dmuz
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1:19pm Fri 19 Oct 12
jasonwatford
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1:22pm Fri 19 Oct 12
dmuz
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1:26pm Fri 19 Oct 12
dmuz wrote:League 1 team on loan i mean. We should give him a chance to prove himself.
Hopefully a League 1 club may come in for him. Im not convinced that he is good enough for a promotion chasing team. Showed some promise after a slow start to his WFC career and 18 months is an extremely long time out of the game. Hope im wrong.
Hampshire hornet
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1:33pm Fri 19 Oct 12
dmuz wrote:Off to Pompey - -That will help him ..
dmuz wrote: Hopefully a League 1 club may come in for him. Im not convinced that he is good enough for a promotion chasing team. Showed some promise after a slow start to his WFC career and 18 months is an extremely long time out of the game. Hope im wrong.League 1 team on loan i mean. We should give him a chance to prove himself.
D.unstable
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1:52pm Fri 19 Oct 12
jasonwatford wrote:If anyone drop LD to the bench, can't see him lasting more than 10 minutes these days....too many chips
D unstable.....As you are my team captin...i feel we should include him but who to drop ??
D.unstable
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1:55pm Fri 19 Oct 12
D.unstable wrote:Second thoughts lets bring McGinn on once LD starts to fade.
jasonwatford wrote:If anyone drop LD to the bench, can't see him lasting more than 10 minutes these days....too many chips
D unstable.....As you are my team captin...i feel we should include him but who to drop ??
jasonwatford
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2:12pm Fri 19 Oct 12
Mickey Quinn, not so thin
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4:33pm Fri 19 Oct 12
D.unstable wrote:pretty much the full 90 then ??
D.unstable wrote:Second thoughts lets bring McGinn on once LD starts to fade.
jasonwatford wrote:If anyone drop LD to the bench, can't see him lasting more than 10 minutes these days....too many chips
D unstable.....As you are my team captin...i feel we should include him but who to drop ??
lutondown
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10:53am Sat 20 Oct 12
Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:Ouch, I'm wounded!
D.unstable wrote:pretty much the full 90 then ??
D.unstable wrote:Second thoughts lets bring McGinn on once LD starts to fade.
jasonwatford wrote:If anyone drop LD to the bench, can't see him lasting more than 10 minutes these days....too many chips
D unstable.....As you are my team captin...i feel we should include him but who to drop ??
D.unstable says...
1:19pm Fri 19 Oct 12