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Post by Avinalaff on Jul 25, 2013 12:15:47 GMT
Everton striker Conor McAleny has joined Brentford on a six-month loan deal.  The 20-year-old has teamed up with Bees boss Uwe Rosler and his squad ahead of their League One campaign which commences with a trip to Port Vale on Saturday 3 August. Blues boss Roberto Martinez says McAleny’s temporary switch to the capital - which runs until Monday 6 January, 2014 - is the perfect move at this stage of his career. Martinez told evertontv: “Conor has been doing really well in pre-season. He’s a boy that’s got a real talent and a real knack for scoring goals out of nothing and that’s something that in football is rare to have. “For Conor, the next stage is to play some first team football and we’ve got that opportunity to do it at Brentford, a setup that is very well run and manager that is going to allow Conor to develop. “We are very happy to be able to allow Conor to go and play his football and to carry on his development in a very controlled environment and in a positive environment.” McAleny will be reunited with former Everton academy teammates Adam Forshaw and Jake Bidwell who both enjoyed successful loan spells with Brentford before completing permanent transfers to the west London club. The Liverpool-born youngster has played twice for Everton’s first team - both Premier League substitute appearances against Arsenal and Norwich City in December 2011. Injury hampered McAleny’s progress last season but he still managed to score 10 goals for Everton Under-21s, including strikes against Newcastle United at Goodison Park and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in the end-of-season play-off rounds. McAleny’s first action for Brentford could be in their final pre-season friendly against Premier League newcomers Cardiff City next Tuesday. |
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Post by sky on Jul 29, 2013 2:09:13 GMT
we seem to be looking after brentford a lot I take it mcaleny must be close if he is out on loan
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Post by Avinalaff on Jul 31, 2013 5:06:02 GMT
Brentford 3-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City surrendered an early two-goal lead as Paul Hayes scored a late winner to give Brentford a pre-season friendly victory at Griffin Park.
A Kim Bo-Kyung header and a composed finish from Fraizer Campbell put Cardiff two ahead after 15 minutes.
But Conor McAleny scored for the home side before half-time and a second from the Everton loanee made it 2-2.
Hayes scored the late winner after Cardiff goalkeeper Joe Lewis failed to gather a cross.
Cardiff have two home friendlies against Chievo and Athletic Bilbao to follow before their Premier League opener at West Ham on 17 August, and manager Malky Mackay looks to have plenty to work on after a slack performance against League One opposition.
Having already faced teams from the Conference and League Two, Cardiff expected their sternest test of pre-season so far as they faced a Brentford side preparing for their league opener at Port Vale on Saturday.
Two goals inside the opening 15 minutes put the visitors firmly in control but Mackay will have been alarmed at the ease with which Brentford hit back to equalise, before adding the winner two minutes from time.
TEAMS
Brentford: Button, Logan, Dean, O'Connor, Bidwell, Forshaw, McCormack, Saville; Donaldson, Grigg, McAleny
Subs: Bonham, Venta, Pierre, Diagouraga, Reeves, Dallas, Saunders, Fillo, Hayes
Cardiff City: Lewis, Brayford, Hudson, Turner, Taylor; Bo-Kyung, Bellamy, Whittingham, Mutch, Noone, Campbell
Subs: Marshall, Connolly, Mason, McNaughton, Conway, Ralls, Maynard, Nugent, O'Sullivan, John
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