Transfer Rumours

[Billy-Green]

Ian Bermingham of UCD got a run out for us in a friendly tonight against Phoenix FC. Possibility of him joining us with O'Brien gone. We won 2 - 0 by the way , Robinson & Purcell.

[MariborKev]

Any further word on Paddy Kavanagh to Derry?

Bray looking silly money from what I hear.

DCFC have a few irons in the fire,would think we will be making another addition before the start of the season.

[corkboy360]

We've signed a striker on loan from Stockport County, but his identity has yet to be revealed. He will play tomorrow against Cork.
Derry and Cork City cheekily sniffing around Jay O'Shea at the moment, and Derry rumoured to have bid 30k for him.
Surely we can't afford him.

[Mr A]

Surely we can't afford him.

Since when did that ever matter in the LOI!

[micls]

and Derry rumoured to have bid 30k for him.

Where are Derry getting all this money?

[Sam_Heggy]

Bray looking silly money from what I hear.

yeah €25k is the figure going around, madness to pay that money imo.

[gufc2000]

Well whoever is looking for Jay O'Shea would want to fog off cos there is no hope of him leaving for 30k. Nick Leeson said at a recent fans forum that there was interest for him in Ireland, but they were being told where to go cos they were nowhere near the asking price

[Mr A]

yeah €25k is the figure going around, madness to pay that money imo.

The key, of course, is that Derry probably won't pay it!

[Sam_Heggy]

The key, of course, is that Derry probably won't pay it!

What if they offer them a friendly instead?

[corkboy360]

Since when did that ever matter in the LOI!

Still I would say we are not singing Jay O Shea as our owner doesn't want to pay over the odds for players and rightly so after our situation last year.Also he can't as we are not guaranteed Premier Division yet.

[gufct]

He signed 4 Players yesterday :eek:

[sligofan4ever]

It said in the Sligo Champion today that Shaun Holmes completed his move to us prior to the freindly against Longford.

[red bellied]

It said in the Sligo Champion today that Shaun Holmes completed his move to us prior to the freindly against Longford.

Champion also has Alan Keane signing from Galway.

[Smurf1]

Steve Williams
Coner Kenna
Gavin Whelan
Joxer Kelly
Alan McNally
Robbie Martin
Paul Shields
Mark Duggan
Jamie Duffy
Robbie Farrell
Ian Ryan
Paul Crowley
Mick Clarke
Darragh McNamara

Drogs squad thus far. Released today, few new ones in there.

Add in Dave O'Connor and Michael Foley too.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Kenna and McNally will be the best CB partnership in the league this season.

[pineapple stu]

Has Kenna signed? Last news report was that he was decidnig between Drogheda and Fungus.

[niallsparky]

Steve Williams
Coner Kenna
Gavin Whelan
Joxer Kelly
Alan McNally
Robbie Martin
Paul Shields
Mark Duggan
Jamie Duffy
Robbie Farrell
Ian Ryan
Paul Crowley
Mick Clarke
Darragh McNamara

Drogs squad thus far. Released today, few new ones in there.

Add in Dave O'Connor and Michael Foley too.

Not a terrible squad. I'd say it should be good enough to finish above Galway and perhaps Bray. Kenna, Joxer and Whelan are good Premier Divison players.

[Bunny Kelly]

Not a terrible squad. I'd say it should be good enough to finish above Galway and perhaps Bray. Kenna, Joxer and Whelan are good Premier Divison players.


Not exactly what i'd call a balanced squad, how many midfielders do they need?

[corkboy360]

He signed 4 Players yesterday :eek:
Free agents and 1 was at the club last year.
I just mean someone like Jay would want very high wages maybe parity with Joe gamble even not criticizing TNB here at all.

[BrayUnknowns]

Not a terrible squad. I'd say it should be good enough to finish above Galway and perhaps Bray. Kenna, Joxer and Whelan are good Premier Divison players.

If Whelan plays anything like he did for most of last season with us then he won't add anything to Drogheda, but over all i reckon its a half decent squad he has asembled... I still think we will finish above them though, our squad is taken shape nicely and with a few more pre season games o come we should hit the ground running when the season kicks off.

[BrayUnknowns]

Bray looking silly money from what I hear.

DCFC have a few irons in the fire,would think we will be making another addition before the start of the season.

I can't imagine Gormley would want to get stiffed by Kenny (the whole poaching Delaney 2 days before the start of last season) again hence why he is looking for decent money for LoI standards.

But in fairness to Kavanagh he has matured into a very good players since joining us and if last Saturday's preformance is anything to go by then he will be one of the Leagues top players this season.

[holidaysong]

DUNDALK manager Sean Connor has exclusively revealed to The Dundalk Democrat that Stephen O'Donnell is set to become the sixth former Bohemians star to arrive at Oriel Park this pre-season.

"We have reached a deal to bring him here so hopefully he will put pen to paper in the next 24 hours."

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/3418/O39Donnell-set-to-follow-excolleagues.4996705.jp

[niallsparky]

DUNDALK manager Sean Connor has exclusively revealed to The Dundalk Democrat that Stephen O'Donnell is set to become the sixth former Bohemians star to arrive at Oriel Park this pre-season.

"We have reached a deal to bring him here so hopefully he will put pen to paper in the next 24 hours."

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/3418/O39Donnell-set-to-follow-excolleagues.4996705.jp

Boooo!

[dannydundalk]

happy days

[oriel]

happy days

Danny - maybe O'Donnell will put an extra 3,000 on our crowds each week eh ?

You should be limited to one post a day until the season starts or until you calm down !!! :)

[Black and White]

Just to clarify lads, George O'Callaghan is NOT joining us, Sean Connor said hes basically finished his dealings if and when Stephen O'Donnell joins us, he said hes verbally agreed to join just waiting to sit down with him to sign on the dotted line by the end of the week.

www.dundalkdemocrat.ie (http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie)

[corkboy360]

Just to clarify lads, George O'Callaghan is NOT joining us, Sean Connor said hes basically finished his dealings if and when Stephen O'Donnell joins us, he said hes verbally agreed to join just waiting to sit down with him to sign on the dotted line by the end of the week.

www.dundalkdemocrat.ie (http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie)
hehe
Georgie gonna be on the dole ?
ah sure he couldn't make it t Tranmere cos there so much "bigger than LOI clubs"

[gufc2000]

Will George O'Callaghan be moving to Cork City or any other club in the LOI

[micls]

Will George O'Callaghan be moving to Cork City

The latest is no.

[corkboy360]

The latest is no.
Hopefully he goes to somewhere far away.
Good player wrong attitude.

[holidaysong]

Stephen O'Donnell won't be joining Dundalk.

[Black and White]

Stephen O'Donnell won't be joining Dundalk.

SUpposed to be joining Cork!where is all this money coming from for ye, he wasnted big wages, we said no, Cork can give it to him, really dont understand this!Cork are in a position to offer more money after struggling big time alst year!

[Dodge]

SUpposed to be joining Cork!where is all this money coming from for ye, he wasnted big wages, we said no, Cork can give it to him, really dont understand this!Cork are in a position to offer more money after struggling big time alst year!

In fairness Cork probably had a higher turnover that anyone last year. There numerious problems there but given their crowds, and captive commercial market, they should be paying the highest wages in the league

[Rovers fan]

Did cork not say something about a 1k wage cap(iirc):confused:

[Dunny]

Since when do wage caps mean anything...:confused:;)

[adamd164]

O'Donnell is having a medical with us tomorrow.

[tiktok]

SUpposed to be joining Cork!where is all this money coming from for ye, he wasnted big wages, we said no, Cork can give it to him, really dont understand this!Cork are in a position to offer more money after struggling big time alst year!
Just because Sean Connor claims money is the reason Stephen isn't signing doesn't mean it's true. We'll be tight with money next year, if he signs it won't be for stupid money.


Did cork not say something about a 1k wage cap(iirc):confused:
We're rumoured to have agreed a 1k wage cap with pats and Bohs that essentially means none of those clubs could go in and offer silly money to unsettle a player. I don;t remember Dundalk signing up for it and it certainly didn't cover uncontracted players. Though I'd imagine that the money involved would be a nice bit less than 1k per week.

[Louth4sam]

Just because Sean Connor claims money is the reason Stephen isn't signing doesn't mean it's true. We'll be tight with money next year, if he signs it won't be for stupid money.

So you know for a fact that he hasn't joined Cork for more money than we were offering? Because word from Oriel park is we dropped the transfer as he started to look for too much money.

[Sheridan]

Just because Sean Connor claims money is the reason Stephen isn't signing doesn't mean it's true. We'll be tight with money next year, if he signs it won't be for stupid money.
Of course it's true. Why else would he be upping sticks to go to Cork rather than Dundalk? And they can only be paying him at least 70% of what he was on at Bohs.

[Rovers Maniac]

Of course it's true. Why else would he be upping sticks to go to Cork rather than Dundalk? And they can only be paying him at least 70% of what he was on at Bohs.

Lets see Cork or Dundalk Cork or Dundalk hmm....

[tiktok]

So you know for a fact that he hasn't joined Cork for more money than we were offering? Because word from Oriel park is we dropped the transfer as he started to look for too much money.

The implication is that we offered 'big wages' more than '1k per week', which I dispute.
Chances are he just didn't want to play for Connor and was using the money as an excuse when Doolin came in, or that he was haggling and chancing his arm. We may have offered more than you [I don't know what you offered] but just because he asked you for €X per week doesn't mean we agreed to pay it.

And again, 'word from Oriel Park' is, IMO, Sean Connor trying to look like the only reason someone wouldn't want to play for him is because of money, not neccessarily the case.

Oh and word from Turners Cross is that you wanted to pay Stephen in motivational notes from Steve Bruce, which apparently isn't legal tender if you live outside Sean Connor's head.

[corkboy360]

Could be because Dundalk will battle relegation and Cork City wont.:cool:

[Black and White]

Ex Dundalk goalie Aaron Shanahan played the second half of the Drogs agme against Shels tonight, James Chambers also played.

[oriel]

Could be because Dundalk will battle relegation and Cork City wont.:cool:

Cork offered 1,250 + his rent paid = deal done.

More fools them

[dannydundalk]

:p that could be true :ball:

[tiktok]

:p that could be true :ball:

It could also be false.

[dannydundalk]

i know :Dcan't reveal though on setanta website says he signed for us:(
**** site

[Inside Man]

Cork offered 1,250 + his rent paid = deal done.

More fools them
Seriously what does it take for people in this league to learn? This time if Cork start going down the tube again we can all just sit back and laugh at the muppets.

[sligoman]

Seriously what does it take for people in this league to learn? This time if Cork start going down the tube again we can all just sit back and laugh at the muppets.Do you believe everything that's posted on this site?

[eelmonster]

Could be because Dundalk will battle relegation and Cork City wont.:cool:

How many times have Cork City (or whatever) won the league?