Molyneux

[Chris Black come back]

Started and played full 90 minutes in the 3-0 home win on 6 May 2018 for Sunderland against Wolves, who fielded Jota, Neves, Coady, Gibbs-White and Costa.

[Usher wide.]

And to think some on this forum said ‘he’s at his level’ when we were in Lg2! Beggars belief the ‘shortsighted little devils’ still post on here.

Molyneaux is a Championship level footballer & has been since the Schofield years.

Just took a manager who knows a footballer when he sees one to recognise & develop him.

Let’s see how many games at Championship level he ends up playing. He’s played one I believe and he’s 27 years old. Played 200+ at L2 and below.

We’re not in the Championship though are we.

I said he’s a Championship player. If we got promoted this season, are you saying Grant would drop him & go & find a player (now, what was it you said about Molyneaux before Grant became manager…ah yes) “..better & cheaper”?

Your dissing of players doesn’t half come back & bite you on your bum time after time.

[GazLaz]

And to think some on this forum said ‘he’s at his level’ when we were in Lg2! Beggars belief the ‘shortsighted little devils’ still post on here.

Molyneaux is a Championship level footballer & has been since the Schofield years.

Just took a manager who knows a footballer when he sees one to recognise & develop him.

Let’s see how many games at Championship level he ends up playing. He’s played one I believe and he’s 27 years old. Played 200+ at L2 and below.

We’re not in the Championship though are we.

I said he’s a Championship player. If we got promoted this season, are you saying Grant would drop him & go & find a player (now, what was it you said about Molyneaux before Grant became manager…ah yes) “..better & cheaper”?

Your dissing of players doesn’t half come back & bite you on your bum time after time.

Like anyone with any opinion on anything, sometimes you are right, sometimes wrong and sometimes indifferent. I’m happy to be any of the above. I said Mols is a L2 player. So far we’re not seen anything to the contrary in L1. Hope he scores 20 goals and we get promoted.

[coventryrover]

Someone on Twitter questioning his work rate lol

Well, I hope they get called out.

I was in earshot of 2 blokes saying mols was shite for most of last season lol

me too..they were right behind me.

Luke is playing just fine.  What people are failing to note is that teams are now doubling up on him.   

This “doubling up” thing is a bit of a myth. Especially this season.

constantly seeing it this season so not sure how it's a myth

[RugbyRover]

Very good player for us. I'd say he lack's a bit of pace for the championship tho.

I'd think about playing him as the 10 to throw the opposition a little bit.

[IDM]

We are playing in league one.  Mols is a regular starter and is in our squad.  By default he is a league one player.

Whether he will prove to be a good one or not is another matter, however I believe he will.

[ncRover]

And to think some on this forum said ‘he’s at his level’ when we were in Lg2! Beggars belief the ‘shortsighted little devils’ still post on here.

Molyneaux is a Championship level footballer & has been since the Schofield years.

Just took a manager who knows a footballer when he sees one to recognise & develop him.

Molyneux is great and showed his class against Huddersfield with the way they resorted to tactically fouling him.

But if he was a championship level player at the time like you say, he wouldn’t have signed a new deal with us after we missed out on promotion. A championship club would have come in and tripled his wage and he’d have said ‘yes please’.

[Metalmicky]

Is Moly out with this injury.... anyone know?

[Fal]

Dont think anyone will know really until the pre match interview tomorrow but i can guarentee he will say touch and go to keep Rotherham guessing

[GazLaz]

Dont think anyone will know really until the pre match interview tomorrow but i can guarentee he will say touch and go to keep Rotherham guessing

It looked a bad one from his reaction on Tuesday. He tried to run it off but was really struggling.

[Filo]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

[GazLaz]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

[Filo]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

[GazLaz]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

It was more from the side and because the commentator said it was a scissor tackle doesnt mean it was. It was one footed, just late.
Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

[Filo]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

It was more from the side and because the commentator said it was a scissor tackle doesnt mean it was. It was one footed, just late.
Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

I’m not going on whet the commentator said, I’m going on what I saw

[Alan Southstand]

It was anything but standard, Gaz.

Played the man, not the ball (that was 5 yards further up the pitch).

Straight red all day.

[drfchound]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

And also a last man foul.Mols  was through with only the keeper to beat.

[GazLaz]

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

And also a last man foul.Mols  was through with not the keeper to beat.

Thats really pushing it. There was a covering defender.

[CoppsOnTheRocks]

Depends on whether the player to his right counts or not. One on one for me and a straight red.

That tackle should have been a straight red, not a second yellow

Never a red IMO. Just a standard late challenge.

Never got the ball, from behind scissor tackle, a red all day

And also a last man foul.Mols  was through with only the keeper to beat.

[sf9944]

Sounds like good news re Moly. Keeping players like him fit is more important than new signings in my book.

[dickos1]

I think moly showed in the Huddersfield game he’s at least league one level.
The Huddersfield fans were raving about him,

[Pancho Regan]

I think moly showed in the Huddersfield game he’s at least league one level.
The Huddersfield fans were raving about him,

Agreed dickos.

At every away game I attend, the fans I speak to say that they fear Moly.
He will continue to show his talent in League 1 and could definitely hold his own in the Championship.

He was cynically fouled at Accrington because it was the only way their player could stop him. I hate to see that kind of foul because it could seriously injure a player.

Of course there is a poster on here who will defend that foul and deem it to be a ‘yellow’ at worst, because it suits his warped agenda.

Hopefully Moly isn’t injured too badly and we can see him back in action soon.

[GazLaz]

I think moly showed in the Huddersfield game he’s at least league one level.
The Huddersfield fans were raving about him,

Agreed dickos.

At every away game I attend, the fans I speak to say that they fear Moly.
He will continue to show his talent in League 1 and could definitely hold his own in the Championship.

He was cynically fouled at Accrington because it was the only way their player could stop him. I hate to see that kind of foul because it could seriously injure a player.

Of course there is a poster on here who will defend that foul and deem it to be a ‘yellow’ at worst, because it suits his warped agenda.

Hopefully Moly isn’t injured too badly and we can see him back in action soon.

WARPED AGENDA


I actually did a pole on X about the challenge. The vast majority of people, 70+% thought the challenge was a yellow card foul. I don’t see how falling into a category that is occupied by the majority of people construes an agenda.

Your lack of football knowledge is frightening. It’s easy to understand how you can’t understand my way of thinking. I actually take it as a compliment when you disagree with me.

[Ryaldinhio]

I dont know what the fuss is about.

IMO it's a yellow card due to distance from goal and covering defender (second in this instance). The defender knew what he was doing as our star player was going to get away from him. I don't think he intended to injure Molls but it's a contact sport and these things happen.

If we are 0.0 against Spurs in last quarter of the game and Richarlison gets past one of our defenders this is exactly the challenge I want them to make and take a booking 35/40yards from goal.

Just unfortunate that Molly took a knock.

[GazLaz]

I dont know what the fuss is about.

IMO it's a yellow card due to distance from goal and covering defender (second in this instance). The defender knew what he was doing as our star player was going to get away from him. I don't think he intended to injure Molls but it's a contact sport and these things happen.

If we are 0.0 against Spurs in last quarter of the game and Richarlison gets past one of our defenders this is exactly the challenge I want them to make and take a booking 35/40yards from goal.

Just unfortunate that Molly took a knock.

Exactly.

[GazLaz]

I’d be surprised if he played today. How he was after the tackle didn’t look like a man likely to play 4 days later. Hope he’s fit but think McCann maybe bluffing with his sense of positivity.

[Ian Nimmo]

Grant will definitely not want to Rotherham to know mols won’t be playing.
Even if there is any chance of him being able to play, I definitely wouldn’t want him to play today.
He’s always a marked man and does take significant amount of challenges, so another hefty knock could potentially take him out for weeks.
This is on paper, an easier game of games coming up, at present the millers are struggling with a few injuries and are desperately trying to bring in some players before Monday.

[jmt23]

I think what we need is to swap the wingers so they get crosses in with their strong foot. It is very noticeable in this league they have learnt do not show Molly or Gibson inside, they force them wide.
Grant loves wingers who cut inside and shoot, but it’s not happening- yet… we have looked more threatening from crosses this year.

[rich1471]

Mols went down and was hurt at the time ,think it was more a precaution on Tuesday so he ok for today

[ChrisBx]

Out of today's squad.