O’Brien

[Londonlisa2001]

Gone for good

It’d be a shame if his last contribution was that howler for their third today. Whatever happens though, I’m convinced he’s been the difference in turning our season around. So a very, very successful loan and we should be grateful to him.

 

[Copamundial]

It’d be a shame if his last contribution was that howler for their third today. Whatever happens though, I’m convinced he’s been the difference in turning our season around. So a very, very successful loan and we should be grateful to him.

I keep saying the same thing, he’s an ok player but never worth what he’s allegedly getting paid.
If a deal can be done then fine but I wont lose any sleep if he stays at Forest or goes elsewhere, he’s played his part but never in a month of Sundays are our improved performances down to him….in my opinion of course.

 

[bakajack]

I keep saying the same thing, he’s an ok player but never worth what he’s allegedly getting paid.
If a deal can be done then fine but I wont lose any sleep if he stays at Forest or goes elsewhere, he’s played his part but never in a month of Sundays are our improved performances down to him….in my opinion of course.

He had a run of about 4 or 5 games where there was a real energy and intensity about him and the players around him certainly seemed to feed off of that. He has been off the boil somewhat in the last 2 or 3 games though

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

This doesn't suggest he's staying or coming back next season:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919483879653593456

 

[Cooperman]

This doesn't suggest he's staying or coming back next season:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919483879653593456

I read that as he won’t be returning. I hope to be proved wrong.

 

[Itchysphincter]

This doesn't suggest he's staying or coming back next season:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919483879653593456

That sounds like so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu …..

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

I like O'Brien and he was definitely an upgrade on Grimes, but if you're going to break the bank anywhere you do it on strikers. You don't break the bank on defensive midfielders.

 

[Ringwood]

He helped us stay up and gave our midfield some structure. Shows the type of player we need to step in next season

 

[Martyn - Derwydd]

Could be he is back at the Forest ground today and talked to the powers that be saying he wants to come back and been told..... Nope, youve got 1 yr left on your contract, we paid 6m for you and on the back of those Swansea performances we have inquiries to buy you at 4m so another loan is not happening. Prompting him to say thank you Swansea on instagram.

Just a theory

 

[Cooperman]

Could be he is back at the Forest ground today and talked to the powers that be saying he wants to come back and been told..... Nope, youve got 1 yr left on your contract, we paid 6m for you and on the back of those Swansea performances we have inquiries to buy you at 4m so another loan is not happening. Prompting him to say thank you Swansea on instagram.

Just a theory

Sounds plausible.

 

[bytholwyn]

Could be he is back at the Forest ground today and talked to the powers that be saying he wants to come back and been told..... Nope, youve got 1 yr left on your contract, we paid 6m for you and on the back of those Swansea performances we have inquiries to buy you at 4m so another loan is not happening. Prompting him to say thank you Swansea on instagram.

Just a theory

If he doesn't want to join another club he's not obliged to do so. He has a lot of say in things. I think it's unlikely he'll resign, but I wouldn't rule it out either.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

Not reading too much into that Instagram post one way or another. Just a standard issue end of loan statement.

I think our main problem with this will be the timeline. It looks like we're aiming to get business done early so we can hit pre-season with our main guys in place, but I can see LOB's future remaining undecided for a while - Forest will probably want to size up the interest over the summer and will be fine to leave it simmer for a while - if it takes to the end of the window to squeeze clubs into making perm bids, I'm not sure it affects them much.

Saying that, LOB could always just make it clear he's against a permanent move in this window and he wants to run down his contract, effectively forcing Forest into a loan to at least cover his wages for his final year.

Anyway. Be great if he could come back, but it's not as if he's the only person on earth who can do what he does. We shouldn't put all our eggs in that basket. Most Swans fans had never heard of LOB before January; no doubt there are other players out there, heard of or not, that can do an effective job for us, either on loan or perm.

 

[Dr. Winston]

Yep. He was valuable primarily because of what he did and how much more effective it was than what we'd put up with years of Grimes doing rather than just who he is.

If we can get him back on terms that suit us then great. If not then Dimi fires up Football Manager and finds someone else.

 

[magicdaps10]

We need to realise that he is a Notts Forest player and his loan spell has now finished with us.
I wouldnt rule out anything but finances will likely have a big say and we need to walk away if it goes beyond us.

would be great to have him on board again but there are plenty more Francos out there to replace with.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Yep. He was valuable primarily because of what he did and how much more effective it was than what we'd put up with years of Grimes doing rather than just who he is.

If we can get him back on terms that suit us then great. If not then Dimi fires up Football Manager and finds someone else.

That second paragraph is simultaneously terrifying and very funny.