The future looks bright for Paddy Madden

Posted by Cathal Breathnach on June 30, 2010 | No Comments

This time last year, Paddy Madden had just come to the end of a loan spell with League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne.

Now, 12 months later, the former WFTA striker is just two weeks away from possibly the biggest moment of his short career. A Champions League appearance for League of Ireland Champions Bohemians.

Madden, 20, is now recognised as one of the best strikers playing in the League of Ireland and Bohs boss Pat Fenlon is likely to have a battle on his hands to keep Ireland under-23 international at Dalymount Park with several English sides believed to be interested.

The one criticism many Bohs fans had of Madden since he broke into the first team was that he didn’t score enough goals for a striker. With six goals in his last three games for the Gypsies, Madden is certainly beginning to prove some of his critics wrong.

Madden is arguably in the form of his career and with the first leg of Bohs Champions League 2nd qualifying round tie with Welsh Champions TNS only just around the corner, it would be quite a shock if Paddy wasn’t one of the eleven who lined out in Dalymount Park on July 13th.

I am a big fan of Madden’s and in my opinion that he has a big future ahead of him. Personally, I would like to see him stay with Bohs for years to come but there is obviously the possibility that he will go to England. He is still very young and there is no doubt that his best years are ahead of him.

Bohs play Sporting Fingal this Friday night in Dalymount Park in a game which is crucial for both sides title aspirations. Barring an injury, Madden will be lining up for Bohs in a match which promises to be a cracker. If you’re in the Dublin area, why not head down to the home of the champions this Friday night?

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