Transfer Rumours

[kingpin4]

From Neil O'Riordan on twitter:
@noriordan: See @IrishSunSport for news on how Anthony Elding could be @LimerickFCie bound if @sligorovers tie up signing of Eamon Zayed...
Thoughts?

[Jofspring]

He is what we need ie a goalscorer but it has dried up a bit for him, offers nothing else around the pitch (wouldn't bother me if he was scoring) and his disciplinary record has been poor recently. Last thing we need is another players picking up needless reds.

Would prefer to go direct for Zayed but money most likely the issue there.

[bluewhitearmy]

He would be worthless if left isolated the way our strikers have been this season.

[kingpin4]

He would be worthless if left isolated the way our strikers have been this season.

I'd agree with that. We're the wrong team for him playing the wrong system for him. It'd only magnify the problems that are already there with the style of play.

I'd like to see a plan B brought in during the window. Although Taylor seems reluctant to change the game plan.

[fieldofmarkets]

think we have done great overall, remember we just came up after a very long time and the new manager had to move quickly. We're missing a piece or two but I like the style of play and with the right additions it could be great. Hope we don't sign Elding.
Would like to keep Curran too, he was impressive up until he got the face injury.

[da bishop]

would not have a problem with elding signing if taylor shaped the team to his strengths,hard to see that happening.curran cant be faulted for effort but he does not score goals and even with a different team shape i am yet to be convinced he would.taylor has work to do and should be given the time to do it however imo his next few signings if any ,need to be fruitfull and he needs a rethink on having a different plan of shaping the team when plan A is failing which it has done on many occassions this season,is pat o sullivan going to be satisfied with finishing 8 or 9th having pumped in all that money?...maybe...

[kingpin4]

is pat o sullivan going to be satisfied with finishing 8 or 9th having pumped in all that money?...maybe...

Only Pat would be able to answer that.
If it was my money, I wouldn't. There's a good budget there when you look at the amount of guys who've come in from the UK and hear how well they are looked after.
Of course he should be given time, but if things don't improve after the window, then questions will start to be asked.

[nigel-harps1954]

I'd like to see a plan B brought in during the window.


I'm sure he could be an important source of extra revenue, but what he can do on a football pitch might be another matter.

[kingpin4]

Curran is staying?
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/2013/06/20/chester-fc-blues-miss-out-on-signing-of-craig-curran-59067-33499053/

[fieldofmarkets]

hopefully. in fairness you would hope LoI premier would be a better option than Conference for a player.

[redron]

hopefully. in fairness you would hope LoI premier would be a better option than Conference for a player.

Well, having read some of the other articles on that site about the club, Chester's gate receipts would be similar to Limerick's (similar enough attendances).
But Chester is a fans-owned club, so the only other source of income is from sponsorship/commercial sales, tv money, merchandise sales and other fundraising events. This is the limiting factor in its budget.
Limerick's budget, being a privately owned club, is dependent on how much the board wants to subsidise its activities. At the moment, the chairman is the only one subsidising the club's activities. So it is he who ultimately decides whether Limerick can offer full time contracts or not and at what level.

Interesting articles:
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-fc/chester-fc-news/2013/06/20/chester-fc-new-marketing-man-dave-riche-confident-he-can-boost-blues-coffers-59067-33498986/
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-fc/chester-fc-news/2013/06/20/chester-fc-blues-have-sold-400-season-tickets-so-far-59067-33498987/
(http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-fc/chester-fc-news/2013/06/20/chester-fc-blues-have-sold-400-season-tickets-so-far-59067-33498987/)

Also, interesting to note that this paper has a dedicated section for Chester FC news.
(http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-fc/chester-fc-news/2013/06/20/chester-fc-blues-have-sold-400-season-tickets-so-far-59067-33498987/)

[NeverFeltBetter]

Aaron Browne is gone, according to Twitter.

[Bambino]

Hi lads, I know its off topic but I was hoping someone might be able to help me. Im looking to get a phone number for Eddie Hickey and if someone has it would they mind PM with it please? Any help here would be appreciated.

Thanks

[bluewhitearmy]

Aaron Browne is gone, according to Twitter.

Went home to England after the Pats game.

[mastermind1]

What junior players are training with limerick at the moment or when they get back to training after there summer break?? I d imagine it is shane clarke, john tierney, wayne colbert and shane waters

[bluewhitearmy]

What junior players are training with limerick at the moment or when they get back to training after there summer break?? I d imagine it is shane clarke, john tierney, wayne colbert and shane waters


Dont think Waters is Pa Mullins,Jason Hughes,Dermot Fitz,Aaron Purcell and John Boyle are too there is a few more that i cant think of at the minute.

[Jofspring]

Mark McGrath from Fairview.

David O Sullivan with Longford might be worth a move for if we could get him. I know its the first division but he has a knack for hitting the back of the net at the moment, 14 goals this season.

[mastermind1]

Great to see the lads been given a chance, clarke, tierney and colbert are the only 3 i can honestly see as been good enough to make an impact. Shane clarke might just be the man thats needed with the small amount of goals been scored so far, he is a natural finisher and a local lad...win win situation to sign him. No transfer fee involved and it will be good for the image of the club. Colbert and tierney would also be very good signings IMO but Clarke is the obvious 1 for me

[kingpin4]

shane clarke, john tierney, wayne colbert, Pa Mullins,Jason Hughes,Dermot Fitz,Aaron Purcell and John Boyle.

Out of all of them, I would only take Clarke and Tierney,
No point signing a centre mid when they're not going to play. Full back is covered mostly. Dermot Fitz? Maybe, but again, I don't think he'll play. Hughes and Boyle struggled in the First Division.
They're all good players, and no disrespect to them, but I don't see any benefit in signing them for the bench.
I think Clarke and Tierney are the only ones worth seriously looking at.
Just my opinion though.
A player on trial from the UK at the minute, no idea what his name is.

[Treaty Gooner]

Colbert? Definitely has what it takes - fitness, technical ability, game intelligence. Nobody else IMO. Clarke is too lazy, Tierney has a handy one in Pike, Grant won't sacrifice the drink for it. Jason Hughes and Dermot Fitz look like they want it but does the manager fancy them with other options at centre mid and surely other players to come in at centre back?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Curren is onboard. Delighted, but hope he can start scoring a bit more.

[fieldofmarkets]

good news for us, think he will do well for the rest of the season.

[kingpin4]

Colbert? Definitely has what it takes - fitness, technical ability, game intelligence. Nobody else IMO. Clarke is too lazy, Tierney has a handy one in Pike, Grant won't sacrifice the drink for it. Jason Hughes and Dermot Fitz look like they want it but does the manager fancy them with other options at centre mid and surely other players to come in at centre back?

He's a good player, but at the moment you have Gamble, Bradley, O'Leary, Tracy, Judge, Rainsford, Feeney all for the 3 centre mid spots. I couldn't see him starting.

[Jofspring]

The junior players played Athlone (an Athlone select I presume) last night and beat them 2-1.

The sun saying McMillian is heading to Sligo so doubts over Elding. We had renewed interest in him and according to the paper we also made enquiries about Rory Patterson at Derry.

[ATFC-1887]

2 Limerick players coming to us on loan. Cant say who yet but one will be a major loss to ye imo

[Jofspring]

2 Limerick players coming to us on loan. Cant say who yet but one will be a major loss to ye imo

I'll hazard a guess at James McGrath and Jeffrey Judge. The only two senior players that played in the friendly last night. McGrath hasn't got any game time this season and judge has been limited due to injury and sendings off.

[ATFC-1887]

Sent you a pm there

[kingpin4]

I'll hazard a guess at James McGrath and Jeffrey Judge. The only two senior players that played in the friendly last night. McGrath hasn't got any game time this season and judge has been limited due to injury and sendings off.

I couldn't see Judge sticking that out, think he'd lose interest altogether. Feel sorry for him with how stop start his season has been.
James McGrath would be a good move for experience.

Good chance Elding could end up at Limerick from the rumours going around, I can only see a disaster waiting to happen if true.

[Jofspring]

If we were so sign Elding we would need a more creative attacking midfielder to help him out or it will be a waste of time.

[kingpin4]

If we were so sign Elding we would need a more creative attacking midfielder to help him out or it will be a waste of time.

I agree, Curran lives off of scraps so I don't see Elding doing much better. Unless a change of system with Elding and Curran/ Gaffney up front.
He looks far too lazy to cover the ground in Thomond Park.

[Treaty Gooner]

With Elding we'd need a quality wide player with a proper delivery into the box.

[bluewhitearmy]

Taylor has said that Elding wont be coming.

[kingpin4]

Has he said who will be? :D

[Bambino]

Surprising that Zayed ended up with Rovers, most of the talk was a possible move to Sligo! What is the general consensus on positions we need to get players in, my opinion is centre half and striker

[bluewhitearmy]

Story going around that Taylor has said Pa Mullins is not up to LOI prem if that is true its a very poor shout imo.

[Jofspring]

Story going around that Taylor has said Pa Mullins is not up to LOI prem if that is true its a very poor shout imo.

I've heard Mullins is one of the only players he is still looking at but that could have changed in the mean time. Unless he has a few more centre halves lines up it's not a great call, especially if Pa can give the commitment.

[AlanOB]

I would imagine it was his ability to use the ball under pressure that cost him, especially considering Taylor's preferred style of play.

As highly as I rate him at junior level, I always expected Taylor to decline him for this reason.

[bluewhitearmy]

I would imagine it was his ability to use the ball under pressure that cost him, especially considering Taylor's preferred style of play.

As highly as I rate him at junior level, I always expected Taylor to decline him for this reason.


As opposed to the lads we have playing at the back that have cost us goal after goal by losing the ball right at the edge of the box.

[Jofspring]

As opposed to the lads we have playing at the back that have cost us goal after goal by losing the ball right at the edge of the box.

I haven't seen much of Pa Mullins myself to be honest but if he is as Alan says a player without the ability to use the ball under pressure do we really need another player like that at the back?

[bluewhitearmy]

I haven't seen much of Pa Mullins myself to be honest but if he is as Alan says a player without the ability to use the ball under pressure do we really need another player like that at the back?


Dont think he has ever looked uncomfortable on the ball when i have seen him but Alan may have seen him far more then me and i know its a huge step up. It would do no harm at all to give him a chance til the end of the season even considering how awful our defending has been this season imo.

Unless of course we have other defenders lined up to come in.

[Lim till i die]

We've conceded 28 goals in 21 games.

Not awful - Just mediocre.

Like our strikers and midfield.

[bluewhitearmy]

We've conceded 28 goals in 21 games.

Not awful - Just mediocre.

Like our strikers and midfield.

Didnt mean the amount we conceede just how pathethic some of the goals we conceede are.

[Lim till i die]

All teams concede bad goals in fairness, a lot of teams would consider any goal you concede to be a bad goal. :p

Swings and roundabouts with a midtable team like ours imo, we've dropped points during the season for want of a clinical striker too.

[bluewhitearmy]

All teams concede bad goals in fairness, a lot of teams would consider any goal you concede to be a bad goal. :p

Swings and roundabouts with a midtable team like ours imo, we've dropped points during the season for want of a clinical striker too.


Ah ya i'm happy with where we are and all that like just think there are too may silly mistakes but like you said thats the way it will be for teams in our position .

Nothing to do with transfers but no point starting a new thread for it i would't mind seeing Nzuzi get a few games in midfield did well there while at that Toulon tournament.

[Bambino]

What about the other junior lads who were training, are they still having a look at them or are they gone back to their clubs?

[bluewhitearmy]

What about the other junior lads who were training, are they still having a look at them or are they gone back to their clubs?


Apparently its only Jason Hughes they are interested in keeping now.

[kingpin4]

Apparently its only Jason Hughes they are interested in keeping now.

Him and Pa Mullins played a friendly tonight against Carew Park. Supposed to be seriously considering Jason after it. Wouldn't be the worst signing to come in, even though we are fairly well stocked in centre mid.

[Jofspring]

Anthony O Donnell has signed for Cobh from us. Not sure if its a loan or permanent. Had always heard great things about him so a little disappointed he never got the chance to step up to the first team.

[bluewhitearmy]

Him and Pa Mullins played a friendly tonight against Carew Park. Supposed to be seriously considering Jason after it. Wouldn't be the worst signing to come in, even though we are fairly well stocked in centre mid.

Apart from a keeper its the last place we need a signing.

[da bishop]

a month into the transfer window and not a sniff of an arrival apart from a junior player who is nowhere near the standard or the position we need to improve....have the purse strings been reeled in?