Pre-Season Rumours Thread

[Martinho II]

philly hughes, philly gorman, chris bennion, darren kelly and dean lawerence all close to signing for athlone

thats a good signing if it comes off for ye Chris Bennion.. I know Philly Hughes still has good pedigree goin by his last few goals for Kildare Co against us last seaon..I assume Dean Lawrence was still at Shamrock Rovers last season..I assume Darren Kelly is Kildare co version and who was Philly Gorman playin for last season?

I assume ye are happy to have Place for next season?

[Acornvilla]

thats a good signing if it comes off for ye Chris Bennion.. I know Philly Hughes still has good pedigree goin by his last few goals for Kildare Co against us last seaon..I assume Dean Lawrence was still at Shamrock Rovers last season..I assume Darren Kelly is Kildare co version and who was Philly Gorman playin for last season?

I assume ye are happy to have Place for next season?
asumption is the mother of all f**k ups my friend :)

[ATFC-1887]

not everyone is happy buy the majority think its better to give him another go
no pint startin all over again
dean lawerence was with kildare as far as i know
darren kelly kildare keeper yes
gorman was with kildare and was in chad with the army last few months afaik
he was offered contract by shels but rejected as he doesnt think he will get starting place

[Sam_Heggy]

So Athlone have signed/are signing 5 Kildare county players? :eek:

[Magicme]

Bennion is a good signing for them.

[marinobohs]

They dont exactly have much chants!:p

Just "CHAMPIONS" "HERE WE GO THREE IN A ROW" to chant so :) As far as I know the transfer window does not open until 1st December so nobody has signed for anybody. There have been offers made to players and quite possibly terms agreed but nobody has actually signed contracts (excluding of course those currently under contract).

[total hoofball]

philly hughes, philly gorman, chris bennion, darren kelly and dean lawerence all close to signing for athlone

Hughes, if you can keep him off the booze and takeaways he will definitely score goals
Gorman, will score goals too, technically a very good (underrated) player also, will need to get fitness sorted after a year out of LOI
Bennion, great shot stopper but if you have a heart condition don't watch his kick outs
Lawrence, looked a great prospect at Shamrock Rovers before he was frozen out at Shelbourne, he deserved to be playing in a better side than that shocking Kildare team last season

I know nothing about Kelly, the other four are the type of signings needed to help you push up the table but you will need more than them because you looked a very poor side last season

[The Betting Man]

Its in The Mirror that Derek Foran of Bray is on trail with Hibs

[Dillonman]

yeah all won when you were in nappies or not even born :D

Now now, put that dummy back in, just cause Iv seen my team win more in the last 20 years compared to you lto winning feck all the time frame doesnt mean you have to get cranky!

[The Betting Man]

SLIGO ROVERS star Raffael Cretaro is to leave the Showgrounds and join Shamrock Rovers, with former Ireland U21 cap Pádraig Amond moving in the opposite direction.

Cretaro, 28, was one of the key strikers in the league last season, scoring 15 league goals for Sligo and he also helped them reach the FAI Cup final, and that form in front of goal -- only Gary Twigg and Jason Byrne scored more goals -- has attracted interest from other clubs.

Bohemians had made an effort to sign the Tubbercurry man but now it seems that Rovers boss Michael O'Neill has won the race to sign Cretaro.

Rovers will have a new-look squad next season as midfielder James Chambers has already signed from Drogheda United, Simon Madden, Darragh Maguire, Shane Robinson and Corey Tracey have been released, while keeper Barry Murphy is expected to officially sign for Bohemians tomorrow.

COMPETING

Sligo, who are set to lose defender Joe Kendrick to Finnish club FC Haka, are planning for next season and are expected to bring in striker Amond from Rovers, while they were also competing to sign Joseph Ndo from Bohemians, though Ndo is expected to either stay at Bohs or move to Sporting Fingal.

Meanwhile, keeper Shane Redmond says that his run of form with the Irish U21 side has helped him get ready for the demands of club football with League Two side Burton Albion.

Dubliner Redmond joined Burton on loan from Nottingham Forest in the summer but he made only his third appearance of the season on Saturday as Albion lost 1-0 to Gillingham in the FA Cup.

"Being able to go away with Ireland has done me good," said Redmond, who won his 15th cap at U21 level in the 4-1 defeat to Armenia in the European Championship qualifiers two weeks ago.

"Thankfully I have kept me place in their team and been the number one. I have played all the games in the qualifiers and it has done me the world of good.

"I have also been playing in the Albion reserve games and that has helped keep my confidence up," he said.

"It has been a tough wait for me. It was good to get back in on Saturday and show everyone what I can do."

[sligofan4ever]

SLIGO ROVERS star Raffael Cretaro is to leave the Showgrounds and join Shamrock Rovers, with former Ireland U21 cap Pádraig Amond moving in the opposite direction.

Cretaro, 28, was one of the key strikers in the league last season, scoring 15 league goals for Sligo and he also helped them reach the FAI Cup final, and that form in front of goal -- only Gary Twigg and Jason Byrne scored more goals -- has attracted interest from other clubs.

Bohemians had made an effort to sign the Tubbercurry man but now it seems that Rovers boss Michael O'Neill has won the race to sign Cretaro.

Rovers will have a new-look squad next season as midfielder James Chambers has already signed from Drogheda United, Simon Madden, Darragh Maguire, Shane Robinson and Corey Tracey have been released, while keeper Barry Murphy is expected to officially sign for Bohemians tomorrow.

COMPETING

Sligo, who are set to lose defender Joe Kendrick to Finnish club FC Haka, are planning for next season and are expected to bring in striker Amond from Rovers, while they were also competing to sign Joseph Ndo from Bohemians, though Ndo is expected to either stay at Bohs or move to Sporting Fingal.

Meanwhile, keeper Shane Redmond says that his run of form with the Irish U21 side has helped him get ready for the demands of club football with League Two side Burton Albion.

Dubliner Redmond joined Burton on loan from Nottingham Forest in the summer but he made only his third appearance of the season on Saturday as Albion lost 1-0 to Gillingham in the FA Cup.

"Being able to go away with Ireland has done me good," said Redmond, who won his 15th cap at U21 level in the 4-1 defeat to Armenia in the European Championship qualifiers two weeks ago.

"Thankfully I have kept me place in their team and been the number one. I have played all the games in the qualifiers and it has done me the world of good.

"I have also been playing in the Albion reserve games and that has helped keep my confidence up," he said.

"It has been a tough wait for me. It was good to get back in on Saturday and show everyone what I can do."

Cretaro for Amond wouldn't be bad for a straight swap, on form Amond looks like a great striker. Would still be surprised to see N'Do score, and as for Kendrick he won't be a major loss IMO once Butler is fully fit again. There's talk of us signing Stephen Gray, might happen yet since we'd only have Butler for left back.

[micls]

Rumour on our forum that Doolin has resigned *fingers crossed*

[razor]

Rumour on our forum that Slaphead Doolin has resigned.

Happy Days if true - one down one to go.

[Mr A]

I know the football wasn't great but I thought Doolin did ok this year. 3rd place despite all the crap going on was not too bad.

[passinginterest]

Rumour on our forum that Doolin has resigned *fingers crossed*

Considering he's been tipped as the new Pat's manager for the last few weeks it'd make sense.

[micls]

I know the football wasn't great but I thought Doolin did ok this year. 3rd place despite all the crap going on was not too bad.

Yeah, but you didnt have to watch it.

This year was depressing enough without it being a chore to actually watch the football. A bit of decent ball even if wed finished 4th or 5th would have made it a lot easier to handle.

We also lost more games at home this season than in the last 3 seasons combined, and its the home games people tend to remember.

[blackholesun]

Sligo would be a great move for Podge. Like Doyle, if he is playing every week he will do well for Sligo.

bhs

[micls]

Seems he's gone alright *happy dance*

[sligofan4ever]

Doolin went to Drogheda and ruined them financially
Doolin went to Cork and ruined them financially
Coincidentally, anywhere Kudozvic goes the team suffers financial problems too!

So who now for Cork ? Sean Connor ? Jeff Kenna ? can hardly rule them out, but Cork fans would hardly want either ? especially if you want to avoid a season where you get more reds than you do goals!

On a related note, Dan Murray is beleived to be in talks with us. Hmm

Chris Turner confirmed
Gareth McGlynn strongly rumoured
Dan Murray strongly rumoured
Padraig Amond Strongly rumoured
Joey N'do rumoured
Stephen Gray rumoured

Last season you'd get slated for even sugesting these players for Rovers, now it shows signs of intent for next season.

[brianw82]

Sligo would be a great move for Podge. Like Doyle, if he is playing every week he will do well for Sligo.

bhs

I hope so. Amond looks to be more of a "fox in the box" type than Cretaro was, we need someone clinical to finish those chances off.

[micls]

So who now for Cork ? Sean Connor ? Jeff Kenna ? can hardly rule them out, but Cork fans would hardly want either ? especially if you want to avoid a season where you get more reds than you do goals!

Kenna was smart enough to see through Coughlan last year. Would Connor be desperate enough? I hope not.

[brianw82]

On a related note, Dan Murray is beleived to be in talks with us. Hmm

Chris Turner confirmed
Gareth McGlynn strongly rumoured
Dan Murray strongly rumoured
Padraig Amond Strongly rumoured
Joey N'do rumoured
Stephen Gray rumoured

Last season you'd get slated for even sugesting these players for Rovers, now it shows signs of intent for next season.

Indeed, but it also shows how much chaos there is among all the other clubs. McGlynn, Murray, N'do and Gray most likely would not be linked with us if it weren't for money problems at their current/last clubs.

[sligofan4ever]

I hope so. Amond looks to be more of a "fox in the box" type than Cretaro was, we need someone clinical to finish those chances off.

I remember in 2008 he was scoring goals easily, scored in 2 matches that season I think, and again at The Showgrounds in May


Indeed, but it also shows how much chaos there is among all the other clubs. McGlynn, Murray, N'do and Gray most likely would not be linked with us if it weren't for money problems at their current/last clubs.

McGlynn and Gray are free anyways, any club could sign them, but us signing McGlynn can only mean better things, McGlynn would fit into any team, Rovers,Bohs,Shams. While Gray would only be a left back cover for us, hasn't totally convinced me he's good enough. Whereas I Murray is out of the blue, hope this dosent mean Peers is on his way out! or maybe Boco is off and Keane moving to right back ?

[Dillonman]

Doolin went to Drogheda and ruined them financially
Doolin went to Cork and ruined them financially
Coincidentally, anywhere Kudozvic goes the team suffers financial problems too!

So who now for Cork ? Sean Connor ? Jeff Kenna ? can hardly rule them out, but Cork fans would hardly want either ? especially if you want to avoid a season where you get more reds than you do goals!

On a related note, Dan Murray is beleived to be in talks with us. Hmm

Chris Turner confirmed
Gareth McGlynn strongly rumoured
Dan Murray strongly rumoured
Padraig Amond Strongly rumoured
Joey N'do rumoured
Stephen Gray rumoured

Last season you'd get slated for even sugesting these players for Rovers, now it shows signs of intent for next season.

Kenna joined Birminham last week for some PM job or sumit like that.

Dude Chris Turner deal is off for the moment as the contract doesnt meet FAI regulations so re-negotiations are needed!

[sligoman]

And N'do won't be coming to us...

[dong]

Doolin didn't "ruin" any team financially. A manager only spends what he's given ffs. He didn't put a gun to the owner/board's head and tell them to give him a bigger budget. Plus, the FAI approved Cork's budget last year. I suppose that was his fault too? Jesus, I get sick of the bull you post.

Yeah, everybody knows Paul Cook is the only manager ever to pull that one off!:D

[ndrog]

Doolin went to Drogheda and ruined them financially
Doolin went to Cork and ruined them financially
Coincidentally, anywhere Kudozvic goes the team suffers financial problems too!

So who now for Cork ? Sean Connor ? Jeff Kenna ? can hardly rule them out, but Cork fans would hardly want either ? especially if you want to avoid a season where you get more reds than you do goals!

On a related note, Dan Murray is beleived to be in talks with us. Hmm

Chris Turner confirmed
Gareth McGlynn strongly rumoured
Dan Murray strongly rumoured
Padraig Amond Strongly rumoured
Joey N'do rumoured
Stephen Gray rumoured

Last season you'd get slated for even sugesting these players for Rovers, now it shows signs of intent for next season.

Absolute nonsense ! Doolin didnt ruin Drogheda or cork . He worked with a budget that was approved by the respective boards of each club . He stood by us when the crap hit the fan and will be respected for it by all right minded Drogheda fans .I was never a big fan of the man tbh , and at times his football left alot to be desired . But he did his job well and was professional in his approach , he won us the leauge which is what he was brought here to do .

[galwayjames]

I think it's sad to see how delusioned Cork fans have become. So you only finished third and had a squad that could've won the title? The two most influential players (Healy, Behan and Sullivan) left in the summer and it is incredible ye finished in a Europa League spot with the squad that finished that season. Ye seem to forget this was yer most successful league campaign since winning the title back in 2005.

And sorry for ranting, but I find it unbelieveable how ye treated him so badly despite being quite effective on the field.

[Dillonman]

I think it's sad to see how delusioned Cork fans have become. So you only finished third and had a squad that could've won the title? The two most influential players (Healy, Behan and Sullivan) left in the summer and it is incredible ye finished in a Europa League spot with the squad that finished that season. Ye seem to forget this was yer most successful league campaign since winning the title back in 2005.

And sorry for ranting, but I find it unbelieveable how ye treated him so badly despite being quite effective on the field.

I think you need to learn how to count!:D

[micls]

I think it's sad to see how delusioned Cork fans have become. So you only finished third and had a squad that could've won the title? The two most influential players (Healy, Behan and Sullivan) left in the summer and it is incredible ye finished in a Europa League spot with the squad that finished that season. Ye seem to forget this was yer most successful league campaign since winning the title back in 2005.

And sorry for ranting, but I find it unbelieveable how ye treated him so badly despite being quite effective on the field.

Who said we couldve won the title? I dont know a single City fan who thought it. Please read before ranting.

No-one wants him gone because of the league standing, we want him gone because going to games was about as fun as having teeth pulled with a rusty pliers.

It was a chore going to games, we lost a huge amount of games at home and it drove away fans.

Ive already said, Id have taken 5th and some half decent football ahead of this, given that we probably wont get a European license anyway.

A crap year, with worse football that did nothing to raise the spirits.

And a man who felt it was appropriate to say 'there's a stupidness down here, they expect attractive football'.

Its fine being all defensive of Doolins league position when you didnt have to sit through it.

[da bishop]

so doolin gone,who,s next for the job.cheap and local like john caulfield or someone with more profile..henderson maybe.

[blue til i die]

so doolin gone,who,s next for the job.cheap and local like john caulfield or someone with more profile..henderson maybe.

Nope :cool:

[Hulsey]

so doolin gone,who,s next for the job.cheap and local like john caulfield or someone with more profile..henderson maybe.

Mike Bassett:Cork City Manager

[danthesaint]

Doolin went to Drogheda and ruined them financially
Doolin went to Cork and ruined them financially
Coincidentally, anywhere Kudozvic goes the team suffers financial problems too!

So who now for Cork ? Sean Connor ? Jeff Kenna ? can hardly rule them out, but Cork fans would hardly want either ? especially if you want to avoid a season where you get more reds than you do goals!

On a related note, Dan Murray is beleived to be in talks with us. Hmm

Chris Turner confirmed
Gareth McGlynn strongly rumoured
Dan Murray strongly rumoured
Padraig Amond Strongly rumoured
Joey N'do rumoured
Stephen Gray rumoured

Last season you'd get slated for even sugesting these players for Rovers, now it shows signs of intent for next season.

kenna got a job with birmingham, dunno exactly it is, neither does he tbh.
Worst manager ever, getting beating 4 times by galway wtf

[Dillonman]

so doolin gone,who,s next for the job.cheap and local like john caulfield or someone with more profile..henderson maybe.

Is there a return for Dave Barry in the making?

[razor]

Its fine being all defensive of Doolins league position when you didnt have to sit through it.16 goals in 18 home matches, 4 of them in one game, it wasn't much of a decision for some people to boycott home games.


Is there a return for Dave Barry in the making?Lets not be worrying about replacing the manager yet.
We've one down with one to go, hopefully the FAI will complete the other one next Monday.(although it is the FAI so i'm not hopeful)

[Sam_Heggy]

Hendo would be a great appointment by Cork but I couldn't see him heading in that direction with TNB in charge.
In fairness it's hard to see any self respecting manager wanting to work for TNB. In that thought, Roddy Collins would be the ideal man for the job.

[gufc2000]

kenna got a job with birmingham, dunno exactly it is, neither does he tbh.
Worst manager ever, getting beating 4 times by galway wtf
Ahh excuse me? You sound like you have a divine right to beat us

[blue til i die]

Hendo would be a great appointment by Cork but I couldn't see him heading in that direction with TNB in charge.
In fairness it's hard to see any self respecting manager wanting to work for TNB. In that thought, Roddy Collins would be the ideal man for the job.

And he's already signed a new deal with us for next season, so definately wont be happening.

[gufc2000]

Fabio joining the Rod Squad for definite

http://www.pfai.ie/news/220-fabio-flies-out-to-malta

[monkey9]

Fabio joining the Rod Squad for definite

http://www.pfai.ie/news/220-fabio-flies-out-to-malta

I think it's Valetta he's signing for!

[GUFCghost]

kenna got a job with birmingham, dunno exactly it is, neither does he tbh.
Worst manager ever, getting beating 4 times by galway wtf

no where just better then you!:)

[Aaron]

Steve O'Flynn supposed to be re-joining us. Also I heard a rumour Shane McEleney is to stay and his brother Patrick McEleney has returned home from Sunderland and is going to sign

[bluewhitearmy]

Steve O'Flynn supposed to be re-joining us.

Where did ya hear this? Not asking for source or anythig just hope its not true:(

[sheao]

The likes of Sean Connor, Stephen Henderson and Ian Foster have been linked with the City job.

[galwayjames]

The likes of Sean Connor, Stephen Henderson and Ian Foster have been linked with the City job.

I don't expect either of the three to get it

[Ezeikial]

I don't expect either of the three to get it

I expect all three of them to get it

[Aaron]

Where did ya hear this? Not asking for source or anythig just hope its not true:(

Rumour on our forum, supposedly met Kenny yesterday

[sligofan4ever]

Rumour on our forum, supposedly met Kenny yesterday

I tought Kenny said hes staying on with Derry City ?

[sligoman]

I tought Kenny said hes staying on with Derry City ?:confused: He's meeting Stephen O'Flynn...he's a player, not a chairman.