Transfer rumours - Summer 2009

[SunderlandBohs]

:rolleyes:

His level is much better than that. He has actual quality why go to a team like Bolton?:confused: Come on some proper clubs put a bid in for Doyler.

I think the clubs are at Doyles level. People need to take off the green tinted glasses. Moves to either Sunderland, Fulham or West Ham would be a big step up for Kevin as they will be pushing for a top 10 finish with one eye on a unlikely European berth. Fulham are already in Europe. As for Bolton and Wolves, I think they struggle but will just have enough to stay up and kick on. Doyle is hardly the missing piece of the jigsaw for Everton. He isn't any better than Saha or Yakubu.

[drummerboy]

Mark Yeates looks like he is moving to Middlesboro, a step up for the lad.

http://www.echo.ie/sport/Yeates-set-to-move-to.5398235.jp

[SunderlandBohs]

Just a very small piece in the Sunderland Echo about Robbie Keane.

Could be used as makeweight for a deal with Kenwyne Jones.

A load of rubbish if you ask me but I just thought I'd post it all the same.

Some news on two Cork Boyo's Miller and Delaney

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36632

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36631

[irishultra]

I think the clubs are at Doyles level. People need to take off the green tinted glasses. Moves to either Sunderland, Fulham or West Ham would be a big step up for Kevin as they will be pushing for a top 10 finish with one eye on a unlikely European berth. Fulham are already in Europe. As for Bolton and Wolves, I think they struggle but will just have enough to stay up and kick on. Doyle is hardly the missing piece of the jigsaw for Everton. He isn't any better than Saha or Yakubu.

I think the Irish national team are terrible in terms of players but Doyle is actually good, if he went to a team with good service he would score plenty of goals. Better option than Emile Heskey for Aston Villa anyway.

If he played for a national team that actually created chances, he'd have a great record too.

[zackmorris]

Cian Houghton on trial at Lincoln city:


http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5401032,00.html

Also Patrick Cregg is rumoured to be signing for Hibs.

[youngirish]

Billy Clarke to Blackpool. Could turn out to be a very good move for him:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5402497,00.html

[tetsujin1979]

Donal McDermott signed a two year deal with Man City: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6635191

[tetsujin1979]

Robbie Keane linked with Aston Villa: http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=o-neill-s-a-keane-mover&method=full&objectid=21477848&siteid=93463-name_page.html
Villa have money after selling Gareth Barry to Man City, but they don't really need to strengthen up front, so this remains to be seen.

[SunderlandBohs]

News on Doyle

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/sunderland-afc/safc-news/2009/06/28/doyle-wants-to-be-a-black-cat-79310-24002640/

Stokes on his way to Hibs

http://www.journallive.co.uk/safc/safc-news/2009/06/29/black-cats-nightmare-looks-over-for-stokes-61634-24007660/

And More on Dunne

http://www.journallive.co.uk/safc/safc-news/2009/06/27/black-cats-closing-in-on-a-deal-for-dunne-61634-23998054/

[Colbert Report]

We could potentially wind up with Dunne, Keane and Doyle all playing for Sunderland the way this is going!

[tetsujin1979]

Stokes set to sign a season long loan deal to Hibs: http://www.clubcall.com/sunderland/striker-deal-imminent-917250.html
Also, Cregg set to sign 1 year deal with the Edinburgh side: http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hughes-set-to-recruit-former.5404336.jp

[the doc]

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36652


Looking as though The Saint could be on the move!

[SunderlandBohs]

Ipswich boss Roy Keane is close to completing a £1m deal for QPR full-back Damien Delaney. (Daily Star)

Wolves are set to sign Reading striker Kevin Doyle for a club record fee of £6.5m.
Full story: The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2507843/Doyle-is-a-Neux-signing.html)

Man City have showed their ongoing commitment to home-grown talent by handing 19-year-old reserve striker Donal McDermott a two-year contract extension.

The Dubliner, a member of the 2007 FA Youth Cup- winning team. (Manchester Evening News)

[drummerboy]

Ipswich will be the litmus test as regards Keane managerial ability. He hasn’t got buckets of money to spend like he had at Sunderland. The signing of Delaney is an example of this.

[youngirish]

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36652


Looking as though The Saint could be on the move!

Bad move for him. Going sideways instead of forwards. I'd even prefer to see him at Celtic over West Brom though any Premiership club (even Burnley as has been touted in some circles) would be my preferred destination if not his.

[co. down green]

Burnley To Swoop For Hamilton Starlet James McCarthy

http://goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/06/30/1355387/report-burnley-to-swoop-for-hamilton-starlet-james-mccarthy

Boro linked with Caleb Folan

http://www.clubcall.com/middlesbrough/boro-linked-prem-striker-917610.html

[Wangball]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0630/dalyi.html

Ian Daly joins a greek side...good move for him

[youngirish]

Burnley To Swoop For Hamilton Starlet James McCarthy

http://goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/06/30/1355387/report-burnley-to-swoop-for-hamilton-starlet-james-mccarthy

Could possibly be a very good move for him working with Owen Coyle. Burnley have some good young players and Coyle thus far has been able to get the best out of them and has not been afraid to put his faith in their abilites. Negative side is he could find himself involved in a gruelling relegation battle.

Personally I would like to see it happen. Celtic (and the SPL in general) has proven to be a graveyard for young players with talent. He needs to move elsewhere if he wants to fufill his potential.

[irishultra]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0630/dalyi.html

Ian Daly joins a greek side...good move for him

call him up:p

[drummerboy]

Brendan Maloney out on loan to Notts county from Forest. Don't think Billy Davies is a fan of Brendans.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5409420,00.html

[Carrigaline]

Christy Fagan has signed up for Lincoln City after being released from Hamilton Academical.

[Closed Account]

Manchester United after a young Irish centre back Sean McGinty from Charlton
http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/22627/United_on_the_brink_of_completing_starlet_signing_ .aspx

[Closed Account]

Alan O'Brien in talks with Swindon (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_5411942,00.html)

[theworm2345]

Recently heard David Connolly was on trial at QPR

[Strongbow10]

Anthony Gerrard, cousin off Stevie has joined Cardiff City from Walsall. A highly rated Centre-Back by all accounts.

He made a few appearances for us at underage level if I do rightly recall. Hes only 22 and we are light in options at the back.

Could be be one for the future???

[tetsujin1979]

Anthony Gerrard, cousin off Stevie has joined Cardiff City from Walsall. A highly rated Centre-Back by all accounts.

He made a few appearances for us at underage level if I do rightly recall. Hes only 22 and we are light in options at the back.

Could be be one for the future???
He played a few times for the U-17s in friendlies. But, when it came to competitive games, he had to produce a valid Irish passport, and it turned out he didn't qualify for us.

[dr_peepee]

Alan Mahon being linked with a move back to Tranmere on Sky.

wayne Henderson linked with a move to Boro on the BBC Teletext... (Southgate might know him from their Villa days)

[Wexford Delboy]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5415868,00.html
o toole to shefield

[Irish_Praha]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5415868,00.html
o toole to shefield

Would be a good move for him. Another season in the Championship with a team that has a good chance of getting promoted.
I still wonder why Watford were so keen to loan him out in the middle of the season and now sell him to one of their rivals, if he was supposed to be one of their better players. Do they have cash problems?

[Wexford Delboy]

yeah they were supposed to be in serious debt...another solid season for o toole would do him the world of good but cant see him breaking into the national squad for another 2years imo

[tetsujin1979]

Liam Miller linked with a move to the Owls: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/07/06/laws-in-double-grab-for-owls-115875-21497924/

[SunderlandBohs]

Sunderland to get a right bargain!!! McShane and Murphy to Ipswich

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/city-agree-fee-with-black-cats-for-dunne-1807830.html

Liam Miller for Cardiff City (The Sun)

[SunderlandBohs]

Graham Carey considering Celtic deal

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36692

Quinn keen on Dunne

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/Quinn-turns-up-heat-in.5434114.jp

[co. down green]

Alan O'Brien completes Swindon move

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/4477594.Wilson_s_talking_it_up/

[youngirish]

Burnley interested in Treacy. Could be a very good move for him as I don't see him making an impression at Blackburn this season:

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=36717

[jbyrne]

fulham interested in keith andrews. blackburn not interested un selling

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5422600,00.html

[EastTerracer]

Cian Hughton on trial with Lincoln City

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/8142987.stm

[dr_peepee]

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

[irishfan86]

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

Watched him a few times with Leeds and with us. Never really impressed me to be honest.

[Fan of football]

talks in London say that richie dunne is on his way to arsenal as Man City try to bring in big

[tetsujin1979]

talks in London say that richie dunne is on his way to arsenal as Man City try to bring in big
Somewhere, Stuttgart88's head has just exploded.... ;)

[Razors left peg]

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

[elroy]

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

Probably a bit harsh on the lad, but the one memory i have of him is coming on with a few mins to go away to Slovakia and having a large portion of the blame for their equaliser.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

Very harsh Razor. It may be the case that the lad has found his level but before Leeds ever got relegated he looked like one of the few players keeping them up.

In the last two seasons he's been a very reliable performer for Leeds and this season gone he made numerous appearances in the divisions team of the month including consecutive months where Leeds were actually playing him as an emergency right-back.

Like dr_peepee I thought he'd get a championship club -but wish him well with Swindon.

[Razors left peg]

Very harsh Razor. It may be the case that the lad has found his level but before Leeds ever got relegated he looked like one of the few players keeping them up.

In the last two seasons he's been a very reliable performer for Leeds and this season gone he made numerous appearances in the divisions team of the month including consecutive months where Leeds were actually playing him as an emergency right-back.

Like dr_peepee I thought he'd get a championship club -but wish him well with Swindon.

I just think his level is league 1 or at the very most bottom of Championship. I could never understand how he was included in International squads.

[dr_peepee]

I just think his level is league 1 or at the very most bottom of Championship. I could never understand how he was included in International squads.

I dunno. There was a perid when he was getting premier league football under Souness at Blackburn. He was a long term regular in the Leeds side that got to two playoffs in the Championship before the plummet. Limited player but he had a particular role to play in the middle, and I thought he wasn't too bad for Ireland.

[Irish_Praha]

I dunno. There was a perid when he was getting premier league football under Souness at Blackburn. He was a long term regular in the Leeds side that got to two playoffs in the Championship before the plummet. Limited player but he had a particular role to play in the middle, and I thought he wasn't too bad for Ireland.

I thought he did OK against the Czech Republic at home and was probably worthy of a place in the squad due to the dearth CMF players at Irelands disposal back then. Stephen Reid was injured, Whelan and Andrews weren't in the picture, Keane was retired, Miller was and still is crap, Delap wasn't wanted, Andy Reid was still seen as a winger and Kilbane and Ireland were overrun in the last game against Cyprus. It was difficult to know what Staunton's logic was at times but I would say after the humiliation in Cyprus he just wanted us not to lose or at least put up more of a fight. So he put Carsley and Douglas in the middle. This is why Souness was also fond of him, because he was one of the few players in the Blackburn squad with some fight in him.
In the end his fight didn't make up for the lack of skill and he dropped a division.

Actually I reckon he could still do a job for a few of the lower EPL clubs. That being when they are having a surprise result against a so-called bigger team he would be a good player to put on in the last 15 mins or so to shore up the midfield and hold onto what they have . However that would mean very little playing time, which is probably not what he wants at this stage of his career.

Lets hope that Tracey at Blackburn doesn't stat dropping through the divisions like him.

[drummerboy]

Lets hope that Tracey at Blackburn doesn't stat dropping through the divisions like him.

Rumoured to be interesting Burnley. Blackburn want €1m for him.

[zackmorris]

Nial McArdle and Shane O' Connoe on trial at Ipswich, O Connor scored twice in a pre-season friendly:

http://www.islandstats.com/sport.asp?sport=2&assoc=1&newsid=12092

[tetsujin1979]

Graham Barrett on trial at Grimsby: http://www.clubcall.com/st-johnstone/ex-saints-ace-handed-mariners-trial-920326.html