Official Transfers Abroad 2018

[tetsujin1979]

Starting the new year with a new thread

Some transfers that go through today
David McMillan to St Johnstone: http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/saints-secure-david-mcmillan131217
Josh Barrett to Coventry City on loan: https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/transfer-sky-blues-secure-loan-signing-of-josh-barrett/

[nigel-harps1954]

McEleney to Oldham from Dundalk goes through today as does Fuad Sule to Barnet from Bohemians.

[tetsujin1979]

Darragh Leahy was released from Coventry and has signed for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=11864

[samhaydenjr]

Norwich City pick up UCD winger Simon Power: http://www.extratime.ie/articles/20194/promising-ucd-winger-simon-power-joins-norwich-city/

[Olé Olé]

https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-city/football-city-sign-striker-hale-1-8314856

Ronan Hale has signed on loan to Derry City until June. He's still only 19 so it's a good level for him to be getting a loan at, once he's afforded first team opportunities. His older brother Rory is there too, after he impressed for Galway United last season before their relegation.

[samhaydenjr]

https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-city/football-city-sign-striker-hale-1-8314856

Ronan Hale has signed on loan to Derry City until June. He's still only 19 so it's a good level for him to be getting a loan at, once he's afforded first team opportunities. His older brother Rory is there too, after he impressed for Galway United last season before their relegation.

I've said elsewhere that I believe that we seem to be very close to having a wave of top striking talent coming through and this does give me pause for thought, somewhat. Hale is the first of a group of strikers with excellent U18 scoring records - with 26 goals in 21 games, I think, his was particularly good and I guess I was hoping that was an indication that promotion to the Birmingham first team was imminent. However he seems to have found the step-up to U23 level a bit challenging and this move seems to indicate that he's not as close to a major breakthrough as some had hoped. That said, as you said, if he can get regular game time at Derry, it would give him an opportunity to get his career moving fast again by scoring a few goals at senior level. And with it being close to home and with his brother also there, it will hopefully be a comfortable environment in which to step up a level. So I do hope he does well (although not too well, as I am a Cork City fan;))

In other transfer news, Burnley have sent former Man U academy defender Jimmy Dunne on loan to Accrington Stanley ("Accrington Stanley? Who're they?" "Exactly"). Apparently, he was on loan at Barrow for the first half of the season and scored a couple of goals for them: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42567010

Gavin Gunning has signed an 18-month deal with Forest Green:http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42571426

And here's an interesting one: Teenage Waterford United striker Aaron Drinan has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Ipswich and may feature in this Saturday's cup game, receiving praise from Mick McCarthy: https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/aaron-drinan-joins-town/

[Olé Olé]

http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-fc-youngster-corey-whelan-1015297

Corey Whelan signed a new contract with Liverpool a few weeks ago. He's now signed on loan with Yeovil until season's end.

Yeovil are presently 3 places above the relegation sports in League 2 and he'll find fellow Irishman Connor Smith there.

[Olé Olé]

http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/uncategorized/lets-go-joe/

Fresh off the back of an uneventful half season spell at Newport County, Joe Quigley has signed for Boreham Wood on loan for the rest of the season. They play in the National League.

[tetsujin1979]

Dara O'Shea has extended his loan at Hereford FC until the end of the season: http://www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-oshea-completes-loan-extension/

[tetsujin1979]

Lee Frecklington to Lincoln on a two and a half year deal: https://www.redimps.co.uk/news/2018/january/180111-signings/
Paul Green to Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season: https://www.crewealex.net/news/2018/january/done-deal-paul-green-joins-on-loan-from-oldham/

[samhaydenjr]

Biggest LOI move of the off-season so far: Warren O'Hora moves from Bohs to Brighton https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/0112/932907-bohs-starlet-warren-ohora-makes-move-to-brighton/ - started at St. Kevin's Boys, before playing for Bohs' U17 and U19 teams - is this a sign that the national underage leagues are starting to show results?

[nigel-harps1954]

Biggest LOI move of the off-season so far: Warren O'Hora moves from Bohs to Brighton https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/0112/932907-bohs-starlet-warren-ohora-makes-move-to-brighton/ - started at St. Kevin's Boys, before playing for Bohs' U17 and U19 teams - is this a sign that the national underage leagues are starting to show results?

Played 11 games for Bohs senior side last year too.

I wouldn't call it the biggest move of the off-season either. McEleney, Sule, McMillan all gone into first team squads. O'Hora is going into Brighton under-23 squad.

[tetsujin1979]

Tadhg Ryan signed for Galway United after being released from the Huddersfield Academy: http://galwayunitedfc.ie/tadhg-ryan-signs-united/

[samhaydenjr]

Teenager Shane Blaney of Finn Harps gone to Doncaster Rovers: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42704328

[tetsujin1979]

Stephen Gleeson to Ipswich on Friday - https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/ipswich-town-sign-stephen-gleeson/
Only a six month contract, made his debut on Saturday

[liamoo11]

Paul Rooney gone to colchester from milwall on short term contract never played for milwall

[liamoo11]

donnellon signed for yeovil from west brom

[samhaydenjr]

Deadline day transfers involving Irish players:

Cyrus Christie to Fulham: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42898336

Mick McCarthy still keeping an eye on LOI players - Barry Cotter from Limerick to Ipswich: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42897086

Rhys Murphy gets a short-term deal at Gillingham - returns to league One for first time in nearly two years: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42896597

League One specialist striker Eoin Doyle goes on another loan to Oldham: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42892582

Olamide Shodipo drops to League Two on Loan to Colchester, joining Sean Murray, another midfielder we once had high hopes for: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42891656

[tetsujin1979]

Irish Players Transfers, Loans and Contracts in the January 2018 transfer window: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3470151597663778522

[tetsujin1979]

Dan McKenna going to Bray on loan for six months
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[tetsujin1979]

Joe Mason to Colorado Rapids on loan for a year: https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2018/02/20/colorado-rapids-acquire-striker-joe-mason-loan-wolverhampton-wanderers-fc

[tetsujin1979]

U18 defender Jack James signed his first professional contract with Luton Town: https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2018/may/jack-james-contract/

[tetsujin1979]

The Irish players from the list of released players on football365: https://www.football365.com/news/every-player-released-by-a-premier-league-club-this-summer

Bournemouth
Joseph Quigley

Brighton & Hove Albion
Desmond Hutchinson
Rian O’Sullivan

Burnley
Khius Metz

Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney

Everton
Sam Byrne

Leicester City
Dylan Watts

Stoke City
Shola Ayoola
Stephen Ireland

West Bromwich Albion
Robbie McCourt
Evan Pierce

[sidewayspasser]

So Dylan Watts is being released by Leicester, which means his loan spell at Bohs ends as well. Will be a loss for Bohs, unless they manage to sign him.

[samhaydenjr]

The Irish players from the list of released players on football365: https://www.football365.com/news/every-player-released-by-a-premier-league-club-this-summer

No major shocks there, I guess - of that group, Dessie Hutchinson looked closest to a breakthrough but even he would have been behind other Irish players at his club. We knew that Damien Delaney was moving to Cork City anyway - hopefully might be opportunities for LOI managers with a good eye for a bargain to develop a few of these lads

[pineapple stu]

You wonder who'd take a chance on Stephen Ireland now

[tetsujin1979]

You wonder who'd take a chance on Stephen Ireland now
I had heard Aston Villa last week, but he's being linked with Bolton today

[tetsujin1979]

Samir Carruthers on a season long loan to Oxford: https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/june/carruthers-signs-for-oxford-united/

Colin Doyle released by Bradford
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[tetsujin1979]

new contracts for Aaron O'Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi at Southampton: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-06-29/video-academy-youngsters-new-southampton-professional-contracts

[tetsujin1979]

Irish player Transfers, loans and contracts for May and June 2018: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3455068381158696124

[samhaydenjr]

new contracts for Aaron O'Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi at Southampton: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-06-29/video-academy-youngsters-new-southampton-professional-contracts

Two years for O'Driscoll and one for Afolabi - would it be a reasonable analysis to believe that Southampton have definite plans for O'Driscoll but Afolabi has one year to prove himself? Or is that reading too much into it?

[Olé Olé]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/jonathan-afolabi-signs-professional-contract-with/18hzy4y94fxll19ap9f8yapbq4

A few words here with Afolabi.

Also interesting to note that O'Driscoll is 19 so the contract takes him up to 21. Afolabi is 18 so it takes him to 19.

[tetsujin1979]

Adam Idah was among a number of Norwich City players that signed their first professional contracts last week: https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2018/june/youngsters-commit-their-future-to-the-club/

[samhaydenjr]

Adam Idah was among a number of Norwich City players that signed their first professional contracts last week: https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2018/june/youngsters-commit-their-future-to-the-club/

Good news, but not entirely unexpected, given his excellent form last season - hopefully he can start netting for the U23s this season. Also worth noting another Irish recruit at Norwich on that list, with Josh Giurgi being given a scholarship

[samhaydenjr]

Paudie O'Connor gone on a season-long loan to Blackpool - got a new two-year deal at Leeds last month: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44740522

[Olé Olé]

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-new-boy-john-o-sullivan-out-to-seize-big-chance-1-9220309

It was only when I read about O'Connor that I realised John O'Sullivan had also signed up there. He moves up a division having been released by League Two Carlisle, in spite of not having a great season.

[tetsujin1979]

James Talbot released by Sunderland
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[tommy_c12000]

Colin Doyle picked up by Hearts. 3rd keeper signed by Hearts this transfer window

[CraftyToePoke]

David McGoldrick joins Sheffield United after his Ipswich days come to a close.

- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44945102

[CraftyToePoke]

Marc Wilson joins Bolton

- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44937267

Nice to see these two still deemed capable of Championship contracts, you never know, their days in green might not be over yet either.

[Closed Account]

David McGoldrick joins Sheffield United after his Ipswich days come to a close.

- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44945102
Scored tonight against Internazionale

[Demesne Lad]

Dominic Bernard (Birmingham City) going on 6 month loan to Aldershot (National League), who are managed by Gary Waddock.

[CraftyToePoke]

Liam McAlinden joins Cheltenham

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44992805

[tetsujin1979]

Transfers, loans and contracts for July 2018: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=891705460985997005

[samhaydenjr]

Big news that I think was missed on foot.ie... Armstrong Okoflex has moved to Celtic on a three-year deal! There's no way England will get him now;):victory:: https://www.balls.ie/football/irish-16-year-old-leaves-arsenal-celtic-392780

[CraftyToePoke]

CB Dara O'Shea joins Exeter from West Brom on a six month loan

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45104679

[Olé Olé]

CB Dara O'Shea joins Exeter from West Brom on a sim month loan

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45104679

Great move for him at such a young age. Exeter got to the L2 play-offs last season. They appreciate a defender with an eye for goal too, as Pierce Sweeney managed 8 in the league last season.

[CraftyToePoke]

Canice Carroll joins Brentford from Oxford.

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45130337

[liamoo11]

Canice Carroll joins Brentford from Oxford.

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45130337

good för him wasnt getting much football At Oxford

[Olé Olé]

good för him wasnt getting much football At Oxford

Ah. 12 league games in League One isn't so bad for a lad who had his 19th birthday half way through the season.