Striker Barry "Big Baz" Conlon has moved to South Yorkshire rivals Rotherham United on a 3 month loan deal!
Conlon who joined The Reds in summer 2004 was a leading contender for last season's Player of the Year award before being struck down with a groin injury.
Unfortunately Baz has never really recovered from it and has failed to shine this season.
Conlon has started 9 games for The Reds this season and scored the opening goal in the 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.
The Reds front-line has looked lacklustre with him in it this season though. Ritchie sticked with the Hayes-Conlon partnership through 3 consecutive league scoring blanks before switching to Hayes-Nardiello. The result? A 4-0 win.
Due to his loan agreement Conlon can not play against Barnsley but to be fair a fully fit and happy Barry Conlon is a major threat in this league.
GOOD LUCK BAZZA!
| Barry Conlon (Rotherham) Information | |||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1978 | Height | 6.2 |
| Place of birth | Drogheda | Weight | 13.7 |
| Nationality | Position | Forward | |
| Comments | Loan - 9 at Barnsley | Squad No. | |
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 07/08/2004 | 30 (11) | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11/08/2001 | 123 (1) | 41 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 11/11/2000 | 25 (3) | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 (18) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 06/08/2005 | 9 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 07/08/2004 | 21 (7) | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 09/08/2003 | 41 (1) | 14 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 10/08/2002 | 45 (0) | 17 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 11/08/2001 | 37 (0) | 10 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 12/08/2000 | 27 (11) | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25/09/1999 | 26 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Appearances 206 (+ 33 as sub); Goals 57; Yellow cards 32; Red cards 5 | ||||||
On a small note it has been rumored that a certain Michael Chopra is looking to go out on loan after failing to break into the Newcastle United side. Wonder if he'd be any good........