sheehan to mansfield

[Real Sharapova]

I was merely avoiding having to queue up a second time! That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Fox Fan]

eeerrrr... Sheehan did play and get booked during that game at Plymouth, but it was McCarthy who was dragged off because he was kicking everybody up in the air. Paddy only lasted 35 minutes before being replaced by Matt Heath (for his last City appearance), but Sheehan lasted the full 90 minutes.

In relation to Sheehan, I presume you are thinking about the game against Crewe just before Christmas last year when IIRC he was booked once then twice in quick succession at the start of the second so he could be first with the bath water.

It was strange that day - because there was nothing really to play for, and his went insane trying to kick lumps out of everyone. Kenton also made an error which almost cost us a goal.

Im not really bothered about Sheean going out on loan, I think its a good thing and hopefully he will get some experiance from it too.

 

[fitz]

It was strange that day - because there was nothing really to play for, and his went insane trying to kick lumps out of everyone. Kenton also made an error which almost cost us a goal.

Im not really bothered about Sheean going out on loan, I think its a good thing and hopefully he will get some experiance from it too.

i put that down to him trying to show too much effort for the cause and just showing that he's a hot headed idiot, hopefully he will come good one day and this loan period proves a good idea

 

[Leigh]

Some interesting comments from Sheehan in a Mansfield paper, is he staying for good or something?

Stags - Field Mill is home from home for Sheehan

FIELD Mill is a home from home for Leicester City's Irish U21 international defender Alan Sheehan.

He began a month on loan to the Stags today where he is re-united with manager Peter Shirtliff - who gave him his reserve team debut at Leicester - and best friend and ex-Leicester player Stephen Dawson, who he lived with for three years.

"Peter gave me my first gave in the reserves at Leicester and played me a few times," said Sheehan, who hails from Athlone. "He was very good to me when he was at Leicester and it's nice to know he rates me enough to bring me here.

"It is always nice to know other managers rate you and it is a light at the end of the tunnel if things didn't work out for me at Leicester.

"I have been here several times to watch Stephen Dawson and he told me how much he is enjoying it. He said they are lovely people and everyone gets on well. Obviously I have played in a young reserve side at Leicester where the first team is older. But it's great that the first team at Mansfield is a very young one. It is a good young side that plays good football and I am looking forward to it.

"I have trained with John Mullins at the Irish U21s and I have seen Alex John-Baptiste play a few times. It looks an exciting young team."

Sheehan and Dawson were among 15 young players sharing a house in Leicester. But he and Dawson got on so well they eventually moved out and got a house together.

"He is my best friend - though he does snore," smiled Sheehan. "I am delighted to see him doing well. Mansfield have given him a chance and he's taken it. I hope I can play as well as he has."

Under Craig Levine, Sheehan made the transition to the Leicester first team last season and played four matches, However, an ill-timed groin injury that kept him out for five months plus Levine's departure left him back out in the cold. "It was a badly-timed injury for me," he said. "Craig Levine played me and he was a great manager. But I have played in the pre-season games this season then just been unable to break into the side.

"I just want to play football and with Mansfield being close and knowing people here it made it an easy decision to come.

"I just want to get involved and hope I can make a difference.

"I can't really look beyond the month just yet. I just want to get playing and get match fit again as I have not played a game since that reserve match against Mansfield over a month ago."

http://www.mansfieldtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=723&ArticleID=1749654

As a side note, I'm not sure we've ever seen an interview with Sheehan on our OS, I thought the club liked to protect youth players from that sort of thing?

 

[Polar Bear]

"15 young players sharing a house"?!?

 

[Melton Fox]

"15 young players sharing a house"?!?

 

[Hazzman]

"15 young players sharing a house"?!?

Normal under the guidance of a couple. Like fosterparents. The Irish lads and Aussie lads who come here normally have to share digs.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

Interesting that he quotes Levein as a 'great manager' yet no mention of Rob Kelly.

 

[fcukcov]

"15 young players sharing a house"?!?

Sounds like an ashley cole dream....alledgedly

 

[Hazzman]

Interesting that he quotes Levein as a 'great manager' yet no mention of Rob Kelly.

I think a few of the young lads looked up to him, he pushed them through the system.

 

[Leigh]

The quote that stood out to me was this one: "It is always nice to know other managers rate you and it is a light at the end of the tunnel if things didn't work out for me at Leicester."

 

[Leigh]

Sheehan played 88 minutes in Mansfield's 4-1 win over Hereford.

Some comments from Stags fans:

Thought he was absolutely class today. How he can't get in the Leicester team is beyond me.

His touch and distribution were pretty much faultless - an excellent debut.

Sheehan 8 Very accomplished debut, good on the ball and rarely wasted a pass

 

[Scarby]

league 2 and the championship is a class apart but i do think AS is ready to play week in and week out!

hopefully this first team rxperience will put him in a good position for this

 

[Fox Fan]

league 2 and the championship is a class apart but i do think AS is ready to play week in and week out!

hopefully this first team rxperience will put him in a good position for this

Well I guess thats why its only a 1 month contract rather than a 3/6/season long loan.

 

[Leigh]

He made it into the League Two 'Team Of The Week':

Manager: David Hodgson

Adolfo Baines-Pilart (MK Dons)

Dan Martin (Notts County)
Alan Sheehan (Mansfield)
Gary Liddle (Hartlepool)
Matty Robson (Hartlepool)

Joanthon D'Lareya (Mansfield)
Sam Igoe (Bristol Rovers)
Stefan Oakes (Wycombe)
Paul Evans (Swindon)

Jamie Ward (Torquay)
Julian Joachim (Darlington)

 

[Scarby]

He made it into the League Two 'Team Of The Week':

Manager: David Hodgson

Adolfo Baines-Pilart (MK Dons)

Dan Martin (Notts County)
Alan Sheehan (Mansfield)
Gary Liddle (Hartlepool)
Matty Robson (Hartlepool)

Joanthon D'Lareya (Mansfield)
Sam Igoe (Bristol Rovers)
Stefan Oakes (Wycombe)
Paul Evans (Swindon)

Jamie Ward (Torquay)
Julian Joachim (Darlington)

along with JJ and Stef Oakes, nice to see ex city lads doing well.

 

[londonfox]

He made it into the League Two 'Team Of The Week':

Manager: David Hodgson

Adolfo Baines-Pilart (MK Dons)

Dan Martin (Notts County)
Alan Sheehan (Mansfield)
Gary Liddle (Hartlepool)
Matty Robson (Hartlepool)

Joanthon D'Lareya (Mansfield)
Sam Igoe (Bristol Rovers)
Stefan Oakes (Wycombe)
Paul Evans (Swindon)

Jamie Ward (Torquay)
Julian Joachim (Darlington)

Yeah but so did Stef Oakes and Julian Joachim

 

[pds]

"15 young players sharing a house"?!?

It was in the big flat style houses on Aylestone Road. Opposite the duck pond.

 

[Durham Fox]

Joachim looked class on the championship this morning...

 

[MHS]

Sheehan is staying on at Mansfield for a second month.