Rory Gaffney (F Shams b.1989)

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/climbing-ladder-rung-by-rung-in-bid-to-make-the-grade-34514870.html

[NeverFeltBetter]

Gaffney's got a good head on his shoulders. Always good to see an any player being pro-active about getting ready for a life after football.

[GasCast]

Rovers have risen to 3rd place in League Two - the automatic promotion spots - for the first time.

Gaff returned from injury on Saturday to play 50 minutes in a 4-1 win away to Newport County.

On Friday we start the easter period with a home game against Cambridge United - the team he was so desperate to leave for us. You can be sure he or his replacement at Cambridge, Williamson, will notch. Let's hope its the GAS.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Played most of yesterdays 3-0 win over Crawley Town. Bristol Rovers third with 6 to play.

[GasCast]

Gaffers hasn't scored in a few games but we're all still very happy with his performances - and his partnership with Matty Taylor has led to Taylor becoming the English Football Leagues top goalscorer, with 25 league goals. Most of which were scored after Gaffney came in.

[osarusan]

Gaffney scored for Bristol in a 2-1 win at the weekend, but they were held 0-0 at the weekend and are out of the automatic playoff spots.

Apart from runaway division winners Northampton, it's very tight in League 2, with only 2 points separating 2nd from 5th.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Just checked up there. Bristol Rovers doing fairly well in League One, currently 8th after 18 games, outside play-off places only on goal difference. Gaffney has 13 appearances and one goal.

[CraftyToePoke]

He got two in the FA Cup game midweek also - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37905309

[osarusan]

Scored from a yard out in their home 2-1 defeat to non-league Barrow in the cup (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niAxxmGbSmA).

Had some very nice touches to set up chances, and hit the post/crossbar with a rasping shot, but also missed a good chance late on trying to react to a deflection.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Bristol Rovers actually managed to stay in play-off contention nearly all the way to the end of the League One season. Gaffney scored both Rovers goals in a 4-2 loss to Peterborough the other day. Nine goals this season, in 39 appearances, all comps.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Five goals for Bristol so far this season, latest in a 6-0 thrashing of Northampton. Bristol don't look like doing much this season though.

[osarusan]

Gaffney leaves Bristol Rovers and joins National League team Salford City.

A disappointing step down for him.

[Real ale Madrid]

Gaffney leaves Bristol Rovers and joins National League team Salford City.

A disappointing step down for him.

Promoted as National 1 champions - will be promotion contenders with plenty money - might turn out to be a good move for him.

[NeverFeltBetter]

That's the "Class of 92" side right? Worse places to end up I suppose.

[osarusan]

Yeah, as much as anything, he need to be playing every week.

[tetsujin1979]

That's the "Class of 92" side right? Worse places to end up I suppose.

yeah, the Neville brothers, Butt, Scholes, and Giggs all invested in the club. Remember that the next time Gary Neville is complaining about outside investment ruining competition in football

[Olé Olé]

Gaffney is doing professional accounting exams or at least he was. He probably would have picked up a League Two club handy enough but I'm sure Salford would be an enjoyable and well-remunerated place to be and he'll have more time to focus on his career outside football in that league. Makes a lot of sense for a man of 28 who is unlikely to go past League One and came to professional football late and perhaps unexpectedly.

[Martinho II]

was watching salford city v leyton orient game earlier. didnt know that Rory Gaffney had signed for Salford. he took his goal fierce well. no sign of Dave Mooney though?

[CraftyToePoke]

Already has a thread here.
tets, would you do the merger please ?

These LOI section blow ins know nothing ;)

[Martinho II]

quick question I did a search on the search tool here on Rory Gaffney and couldnt find a previous thread on Rory Gaffney so felt justified at the time of starting a thread on him. where was I supposed to be going in the first place as this is the first time I have posted here in the Ireland forum.

[tetsujin1979]

threads merged

Martinho, there's a thread here with an index of all player threads from the international forum: https://foot.ie/threads/107348-Irish-International-Players-And-Important-Thread-Links

[NeverFeltBetter]

On the bench at Wembley today for Salfords promotion final.

[Closed Account]

Adam Rooney should have been involved too but bizzarely injured himself...
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[NeverFeltBetter]

Salford win easily enough, though Gaffney didn't play. He's a Football League player again next season so, if he stays there.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Only just found out that Gaffney is on loan at Walsall, not doing so great: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2019/12/28/walsall-boss-darrell-clarke-get-behind-rory-gaffney/

I wonder if he'd be tempted back to LOI as he enters what I presume will be the later stage of his career.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Only just found out that Gaffney is on loan at Walsall, not doing so great: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2019/12/28/walsall-boss-darrell-clarke-get-behind-rory-gaffney/

I wonder if he'd be tempted back to LOI as he enters what I presume will be the later stage of his career.

Apparently joining Shams! - https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0224/1117311-gaffney-set-to-complete-shamrock-rovers-switch/