Transfer rumours

[pineapple stu]

its what i heard, this is a rumours thread.
UCD transfer fees are a common topic for discussion out in Sasketchewan?

[SkStu]

UCD transfer fees are a common topic for discussion out in Sasketchewan?

:D not as much as Bohs's accounts. Any idea how much you guys got for him anyway?

[pineapple stu]

I heard 10k. No idea about add ons.

[SkStu]

Well whatever it is, a transfer fee for any player is a good thing and achievement in this league. congrats to UCD.

[pineapple stu]

I'd rather he'd gone abroad for a bigger fee tbh. I think he's a better forward than Sammo. I'm also a bit bemused by those who reckon Sheppard will definitely start ahead of him (and obviously I'm biased here). Killer's scoring record - which is a good bit better than Sheppard's - doesn't tell the full story; his work rate is immense, and he creates chances out of nothing. But obviously I've seen nothing of Sheppard outside of Galway's games against us, while I've seen Killer the last two years.

Struggling to see how anyone will come close to Rovers this year.

[Mr Maroon]

I'd rather he'd gone abroad for a bigger fee tbh. I think he's a better forward than Sammo. I'm also a bit bemused by those who reckon Sheppard will definitely start ahead of him (and obviously I'm biased here). Killer's scoring record - which is a good bit better than Sheppard's - doesn't tell the full story; his work rate is immense, and he creates chances out of nothing. But obviously I've seen nothing of Sheppard outside of Galway's games against us, while I've seen Killer the last two years.

Struggling to see how anyone will come close to Rovers this year.

Sounds just like Sheppard.

[Sam_Heggy]

Well whatever it is, a transfer fee for any player is a good thing and achievement in this league. congrats to UCD.

We'll take some of those plaudits then too as we got a fee for Stephen McLaughlin from Derry City, well not sure if we actually got it yet but it was agreed. :)

[pineapple stu]

Sounds just like Sheppard.
So they're similar players, but Sheppard scored half the amount of goals Killer did?

[Terry]

2010 LEAGUE STATS
Karl Sheppard - 33 appearances 8 goals (1 in 4)
Ciaran Kilduff - 35 appearnces 16 goals (1 in 2)

emm interesting!
I suppose UCD didnt have any games televised last year...

where did you get those stats? Karl missed a good portion of the season between injuries and international duties.

[Mario]

I'd rather he'd gone abroad for a bigger fee tbh. I think he's a better forward than Sammo. I'm also a bit bemused by those who reckon Sheppard will definitely start ahead of him (and obviously I'm biased here). Killer's scoring record - which is a good bit better than Sheppard's - doesn't tell the full story; his work rate is immense, and he creates chances out of nothing. But obviously I've seen nothing of Sheppard outside of Galway's games against us, while I've seen Killer the last two years.

I am thrilled but actually slighty surprised and relieved we managed to get him. Am very surprised someone in the UK didnt take a chance on him.

Id defo rate him ahead of Sheppard and Salmon where he was here too, but I can see MON now being able to rest Twigg the odd game and not be so reliant on him and leave him fresher for the big games.

I was always very impressed by Kilduff playing for our schoolboys, u21s, futsal team and then on at UCD. For 6'3 he has great control, he has power and pace and is an excellent finisher. Very few strikers in this league ever tick all those boxes!

[Ezeikial]

Bit far-fetched isn't it?


Guess you are right. Far-fetched stuff just does not happen in this league!!





The transfer fee is 20 grand - I'd imagine the add-on isn't going to be much of an incentive to throw a game.

I did not mean that match fixing was a likely consequence.

Simply that this type of arrangement leaves clubs open to 'conflict of interest' accusations - remember the comments here last season when UCD agreed to a league match postponement against Rovers?

[legendz]

Champions of the past have brought in players with a good profile but have gone down the road to ruin in a few years. Rovers' seem to have a good approach though so it should work out.

[noddy102]

where did you get those stats? Karl missed a good portion of the season between injuries and international duties.

Stats from airtricityleague.com. Sheppard played 2 games less thats all. Just because Sheppard has played, yet failed, in England does not mean he can be rated ahead of Kilduff. To me there is no comparison and I've seen both play on a good few occasions!!

For rovers though I think Twigg, Kilduff and Sheppard are all similar players, all 3 at best when looking to get in behind defenders. None of them are made to hold up the ball etc.. thats gotta be a worry for rovers fans.

[hoopy]

Still don't think for one second that when Rovers beat UCD I won't be on here saying its purekly down to UCD looking to help Rovers.

I look forward to you receiving your infraction and the post deleted! Anyhow, I'm sure people will come up with something better this season to follow last season's "the fai want Rovers to win it" stuff.

[Charlie Darwin]

So they're similar players, but Sheppard scored half the amount of goals Killer did?
Neither is going to be the main goalscorer at Rovers though - they'll be in the team to support Twigg. From what I've seen of both players, Sheppard has more about him as an all-round player and was the standout any time I saw him for an extremely poor Galway side (as opposed to a good UCD team).

[Rasputin]

Id personally rate Kilduff ahead of Sheppard, Kilduff seems to have more to his game and an out and out goal scorer.
I think Sheppards performance against Bohs in the first game of last season built him up too big.

[Dodge]

Simply that this type of arrangement leaves clubs open to 'conflict of interest' accusations - remember the comments here last season when UCD agreed to a league match postponement against Rovers?

In no way should league or club's policies be designed to satisfy the moans of internet whackos

[sligoman]

Any sign of Faherty signing for someone? Any chance he'd go back to Galway?

[Lim till i die]

I heard a whisper on the wind that he was talking to Cork

Not sure how that stands with the whole Behan thing now.

[Guinney]

Any sign of Faherty signing for someone? Any chance he'd go back to Galway?
Foster stated a while ago he was interested in signing Faherty but no word since and we have signed both Quigley and Byrnes in the mean time.

[Terry]

I'd expect faherty to sign with a dublin based club as he still lives there with the girlfriend.

[nigel-harps1954]

It scares me sometimes how much people know about LOI players personal lives.

[Spudulika]

It scares me sometimes how much people know about LOI players personal lives.

Or the number of restraint orders issued against people trying to know so much about LOI papers lives :-)

[Guinney]

Was already mentioned last week I think but looks like Greg Bolger is making the short move across Dublin to Sporting Fingal. Would liked if had of moved to Dundalk but no matter.

[CityRebel]

Any chance you can ask Tommy Dunne to send me what ever he's on!Would love to be so off my head like that!

How does trying to get Behan on loan make him "off his head"? He's not getting his game for Hartlepool, his contract is up in the summer, we'd only be paying a small fraction of what he's on at Hartlepool, and he's settled in Cork. Having said that, I don't rate Behan at all.

[Cuyahoga]

Paul Keegan to join Rovers.......doncaster that is.

[Terry]

It scares me sometimes how much people know about LOI players personal lives. haha, i have married into his girlfriends family is all

[The Lilywhites]

Paul Crowley on his way to St. Pat's.

[noddy102]

How does trying to get Behan on loan make him "off his head"? He's not getting his game for Hartlepool, his contract is up in the summer, we'd only be paying a small fraction of what he's on at Hartlepool, and he's settled in Cork. Having said that, I don't rate Behan at all.

Post of the year...

You make him sound not 'off his head' and then in one sentence ruin your whole post! Brilliant

[noddy102]

Paul Crowley on his way to St. Pat's.

Drogs fans opinions on Crowley last season? Would he be first choice at pats?

[Sam_Heggy]

haha, i have married into his girlfriends family is all

Now that's going to an all new level just to find out about one player.

[DUFC4life]

Drogs fans opinions on Crowley last season? Would he be first choice at pats?Depends which Paul Crowley decides to turn up. Theres the Paul Crowley who commands the midfield and would go through a brick wall, or theres the lazy uninterested Paul Crowley. From talking to the young players in the squad he seems to be a right ass. Not one to have in your dressing room, even involved in an on pitch bust up with our 18 year old left back against rovers. Wierd signing if true.

[PartySaint]

Yeah its true, not the best signing IMO

[pineapple stu]

Was decent enough (if never earth-shatteringly good) under Pete at UCD though. Might be a factor.

[D.24saint]

Is there anyone out there that played under Pete at UCD we haven't signed,that said we need more numbers in so he has experience and should be handy from the bench.

[Dodge]

Vinny Faherty rumoured to be heading to the Turkish 2nd division to play for Karsiyaka

(Some great work by a Pats fan in sniffing this out!)

[Quayman]

Posted up on our forum that Aaron Greene could be joining us. It was taken off the Bohs forum.

[marinobohs]

Posted up on our forum that Aaron Greene could be joining us. It was taken off the Bohs forum. the rumour on Bohs forum was that greene was in talks with Dundalk but story was third hand and would come with a strong health warning as to accuracy :rolleyes:

[The Lep]

Rumour on Bohs forum that Hawkins and Crowe will be with Bohs next year. One of them has re-signed for Fingal and the other wont play for Bohs again.

[SkStu]

apologies if these rumours have already been posted...

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/2a23fdecae85c8775bd9304b08ca79d2/2320.jpg

[avvenalaf]

Rumour on Bohs forum that Hawkins and Crowe will be with Bohs next year. One of them has re-signed for Fingal and the other wont play for Bohs again.

In fairness, the rumour said that Crowe would be with Bohs - it said nothing about him playing. He hasn't played anywhere for two seasons now.

[Magicme]

Feck you portadown.

[Mr A]

What's the point of him removing it if you have quoted it?

[CSFShels]

Feck you portadown.
Gartland?

[Martinho II]

in todays mail town defender mick lee is into his second trial with carlisle utd. I heard about this last weekend but only posted once I saw this in that paper today. The trouble is that he has already signed a contract with us for the new season.

[Magicme]

Marty contracts signed mean little or nothing til they are registered so he would be able to go more than likely.

[Longfordian]

We would be entitled to some compensation due to him being under 23 either way I think. Bohs could be entitled to some as well he was with them for a few years. He may not be offered a deal by Carlisle anyway.

[Jofspring]

According to todays Star Derry and Sligo are both looking at Daryl Kavanagh. Possibly St.Pats also.

[Dodge]

He's on his way to Pats from what I hear. Karl Moore from UCD too

[PartySaint]

Daryl Kavanagh has signed for us

http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=4105