John-Joe O'Toole

[Sherborne Shrimper]

Couldn't make it to the Hall today so went the hours journey from Dorset to watch Exeter City play Northampton Town.

Stand out performer was John-Joe O'Toole who not only laid on the first Northampton goal with a clever flicked header but also scored a good goal himself, he was everywhere and caused no end of problems with his movement, a real box to box player, something we are sadly lacking at present. He was taken off with about 15 minutes to go and that caused much puzzlement amongst the Exeter fans as he was Northampton's stand out player.

I know his two matches for us didn't go that well but given time I am convinced he would have been the goal scoring midfielder we so need, 13 goals for Bristol Rovers last season was surely not a fluke! Probably won't happen now as Northampton are playing him regularly and would be loathe to lose him.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Couldn't give a monkeys, didn't want him, don't care how well he does.

 

[amsemp]

Coincidence that his performances have improved since the January transfer window opened? Someone's obviously looking for a move. He's obviously a capable player but lacks a huge amount of effort. Not interested in the slightest.

 

[Eddy Melito]

no coincidence that hes getting a run of games and therefore starting to play well. i warned the lot of you at least 3 times that he naturally takes time to be match fit, but when he gets there hes worth it.

what he really needs is to start the season fit like he did at bristol last season. if that happens he will stay in any team and be a big asset to it.

 

[Magnum PI]

Couldn't give a monkeys, didn't want him, don't care how well he does.

After another uninspiring lack of goal scoring from midfield today I am staggered that we get a proven quality player in and people slag him after two games. Very odd he went back but I'd have him back here in a heartbeat. Clearly Brown isn't going to play Clifford so while our centre halves don't score goals, our strikers don't score goals and we have Deegan and Atkinson in midfield we might as well kiss goodnight to our season now.

 

[Angell Delight]

Coincidence that his performances have improved since the January transfer window opened? Someone's obviously looking for a move. He's obviously a capable player but lacks a huge amount of effort. Not interested in the slightest.

Exactly the same thought went through my head too. A quality player when he wants to be, sadly he seems to be one of those whose effort doesn't match his ability.

 

[Magnum PI]

Exactly the same thought went through my head too. A quality player when he wants to be, sadly he seems to be one of those whose effort doesn't match his ability.

i thought he tried hard in the first half against Wycombe, and clearly faded due to fitness. He was poor in he second game he played for us but that's far too short a time period to judge someone. We need goals desperately..... O toole would score them over time.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

He was shocking when he played against us the other week. Was gutted then they subbed him as it got them back in the game.

 

[ryansm05]

No thank you.

 

[Big Bad Barry Corr]

John-Joe The Tool. Goodbye and good riddance.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

January sales are on aren't they...

 

[Beefy]

We appear to have played JJOT back into form and a Northampton fan I know says that he has been fundamental to their dramatic upturn in form in recent weeks.

Their fans will be recognising that on Saturday when the away end at Mansfield will be a sea of hairbands supposedly.

http://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/article/john-joe-otoole-day-2216471.aspx

 

[amsemp]

Well done to him for eventually finding himself a club where the majority of supporters don't think he's a total dick.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

I hope they're doing it to raise funds for a local homeless shelter

 

[RobB11]

Things like this will only boost the douchebags ego even more.

 

[OldBlueLady]

They're welcome to him. Never will understand in a million years why we took him on, however briefly.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

I would personally thank him for his embarrassing performance against us a month ago. Was gutted when he got subbed as it changed the game.

 

[Jim Levenstein]

He has by all accounts substantially improved since he left us

 

[superblue24]

I guess when Northampton alluded to the fact they were looking to get rid of him and then we took him on and shipped him back with a big fat "no thanks", it dawned on him that he could be playing non-league football very soon!

 

[Angell Delight]

I'm delighted he didn't perform while on loan here, we certainly dodged a bullet IMHO. The very last thing we want is a character like that at the club, god knows what it would have done long-term to the excellent team spirit we have (not to mention the extortionate wages and the fact he'd probably be blocking the likes of Payne, Atkinson etc from featuring regularly).

Good luck to him at Northampton, although my guess is Northampton will need more luck than O'Toole.....