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What I don't want is for us to become a retirement home for Dundalk players to pick up their wages. I don't want to see Massey, Rogers and to a lessor extent Gartland in Richmond next season. I wouldn't say no to any of their other center backs however and Gannon would also be welcomed. Would like Dan Kelly also, we've were lacking in pace up front this season.
Exactly. Definitely don’t want to see Rogers or Garland. In fact if we let Clarke go and were to end up with Rogers ( not saying we necessarily will) then SOD should have some questions to answer.
Jack B
29/11/2020, 7:38 PM
The most frequently mentioned name I've seen linked to us from Dundalk is Mountney. Good player but would strike me as what's become a bit of a typical Pats signing down the years that ends up being uninspiring.
Daniel Kelly I'd welcome, our forward line was the weakest part of our side this season, particularly pace as was mentioned above and he'd offer that. Not sure who else would be available but Dundalk can keep Georgie Kelly.
Actually thought Benson was one of our best performers this season, might not be saying much granted but I think any inconsistencies were mostly a product of the side's inability to take chances. A better striker and he has at least 4 or 5 more assists to his name and is probably being viewed as a big success.
nigel-harps1954
30/11/2020, 2:49 PM
https://www.finnharps.ie/post/mark-timlin-returns-for-2021
Mark Timlin back at Harps for 2021. As good as a new signing for us, provided he's over the worst of his injury problems. Cracking player on his day.
total hoofball
30/11/2020, 5:16 PM
He seemed to be played out of position fairly regularly. He's most effective at centre half. Bit lost elsewhere but can fill a hole at left back
He played mostly at centre-back. After sitting on bench for most of the resumption he came off the bench in the 1st half in our win against Sligo and played well at right back. Then he got back into starting XI for the next game at centre back against Derry and had a nightmare which may have sealed his fate. Seems a good lad didn't work out for him and another shot in the Premier back at Harps or Longford would be a good move for him
2 Year Contract
04/12/2020, 2:38 PM
Michael Barker, Glen McAuley, John-Ross Wilson, JJ Lunney, Michael O'Connor & Ally Gilchrist all announced by shels. If they don’t get promoted next season it would be a disaster for the club financially you’d imagine given the wages they must be paying players that would definitely have offers in the premier division. Also on a side note, Ian Morris must’ve liked the pats teams from 2017-19, given he’s got about 8 of them now haha
joey B
04/12/2020, 2:41 PM
Galway and Shels making some big moves in the First division, Cork might face an uphill struggle to get straight back up.....
Michael Barker, Glen McAuley, John-Ross Wilson, JJ Lunney, Michael O'Connor & Ally Gilchrist all announced by shels. If they don’t get promoted next season it would be a disaster for the club financially you’d imagine given the wages they must be paying players that would definitely have offers in the premier division. Also on a side note, Ian Morris must’ve liked the pats teams from 2017-19, given he’s got about 8 of them now haha
O'Connor is one of those players that could go either way for Shels, bags of potential and will be a real goal threat in first division but his temperament is terrible lost count of the absolutely stupid & pointless fouls and scuffles he got involved in in his time at Harps
joey B
04/12/2020, 8:58 PM
Gerardo Bruna ,Peter Cherrie and Aly Gilchrist all departed Derry, alot of new players coming to the Brandywell next season .....
Will Seymore left Sligo aswell.
Gerardo Bruna ,Peter Cherrie and Aly Gilchrist all departed Derry, alot of new players coming to the Brandywell next season .....
A lot more than that have all but departed, if not yet announced.
redobit
05/12/2020, 12:53 AM
Will Seymore left Sligo aswell.
He wanted to sign back but wasnt offered a contract. Cawley new contract and Morahan (prob POTY) there too. Creative midfielder is badly needed.
Nesta99
05/12/2020, 10:53 AM
O'Connor is one of those players that could go either way for Shels, bags of potential and will be a real goal threat in first division but his temperament is terrible lost count of the absolutely stupid & pointless fouls and scuffles he got involved in in his time at Harps
If he kisses the club crest then start to worry Shels fans. Though in fairness he has at least being making the right noises of recent in recognising he is no longer a potential talent and needs to doing more talking on the pitch. for a young chap still he has plenty of clubs/experience so could be very important to Shels. Time will tell but it still a long way from 1mil transfer target to the EPL...
ToberonaTornado
06/12/2020, 7:51 AM
Gerardo Bruna ,Peter Cherrie and Aly Gilchrist all departed Derry, alot of new players coming to the Brandywell next season .....
Will Seymore left Sligo aswell.
Surprised Cherrie has left Derry. Seemed to be doing well there.
Short story -
Peter has a bit of cult following in Dundalk.
When he left Cliftonville and moved to Bray he was on about that he wanted to be closer to Dundalk cos his wife lives there.I pointed out on Twitter that North Belfast was closer to Dundalk than Bray. Well the thrash talk & s**t i got for(jokingly) pointing that out got fecking serious & it all got messy and nobody was saying sorry for what they posted etc.......
Cherrie pulled his twitter a/c soon after.
Wish the guy well wherever he goes.
joey B
06/12/2020, 8:04 AM
Mick McCarthy wants to bring Jack Byrne to Cyprus apparently.....
Nesta99
06/12/2020, 8:12 AM
Ah now we dont want any that talk before a cup final in case it disrupts things!!
Would be a nice move for a young chap if not a homebird.
placid casual
06/12/2020, 9:51 AM
I think Jack has already made holiday plans with his mates.
nigel-harps1954
06/12/2020, 1:35 PM
Harps have 5 players re-signed so far in the off-season.
Shane McEleney
Barry McNamee
Mark Timlin
Stephen Folan
Paddy McGarvey (young goalkeeper on a two year deal)
mrtndvn
06/12/2020, 6:31 PM
Surprised Cherrie has left Derry. Seemed to be doing well there.
Short story -
Peter has a bit of cult following in Dundalk.
When he left Cliftonville and moved to Bray he was on about that he wanted to be closer to Dundalk cos his wife lives there.I pointed out on Twitter that North Belfast was closer to Dundalk than Bray. Well the thrash talk & s**t i got for(jokingly) pointing that out got fecking serious & it all got messy and nobody was saying sorry for what they posted etc.......
Cherrie pulled his twitter a/c soon after.
Wish the guy well wherever he goes.
Peter Cherrie couldn't catch covid if he licked every bat from here to wuhan.
Nesta99
06/12/2020, 6:53 PM
He never improved that part of his game, or commanded the area. Shot stopper there arent too many better but you'd think he'd have been able to work on the weakness.
mrtndvn
06/12/2020, 10:15 PM
Peter Cherrie was pretty good for 2/3rds of his first season. He is crap now. That is why he is released.
Charlie Darwin
07/12/2020, 4:22 AM
Peter Cherrie was pretty good for 2/3rds of his first season. He is crap now. That is why he is released.
You're short a goalkeeper thought and there's not many around. If Gartside is good enough why does he never play?
boynemunich
07/12/2020, 9:43 AM
With Drogheda possibly on the lookout for a keeper with Odumosu's possible Watford transfer I wonder if he's on our radar. I was hoping we could maybe get Stephen McGuinness back from Bohs as he was impressive in Talbots absence last year but he's contracted for another year.
mrtndvn
07/12/2020, 10:21 AM
You're short a goalkeeper thought and there's not many around. If Gartside is good enough why does he never play?
If Peter Cherrie is the answer, you are not asking any of the right questions. I don’t know how many more ways to say PC is not very good any more.
joey B
07/12/2020, 11:07 AM
I've watched quite a bit of the games on WatchLoi and apart from Cork and Shelbourne's duo of keeper's Cherrie definitely looked the keeper you'd have least confidence in.......
Burnsie
07/12/2020, 3:13 PM
https://www.pfai.ie/transfer-list
PFAI transfer list has been released. I'm open to correction but I don't think this necessarily means that the players in question have left the clubs definitively (i.e. most years you'd see guys listed here who eventually do re-sign)
littlebray
07/12/2020, 3:46 PM
It's an interesting list, and though it probably does contain many of the names that will ultimately move, there are quite a few whose present clubs - you would think - would be slow to release. Probably just indicates end of contract and new one not signed yet.
PS also doesn't contain several names we're fairly sure clubs are keen to let go ...
Asterix
07/12/2020, 3:53 PM
The players have to ask to be put on it.
total hoofball
07/12/2020, 4:48 PM
Yeah the PFAI list is members who are letting all clubs in this country and abroad know they are out of contract and available to listen to offers. Some will ultimately remain at their current clubs, some will transfer to new LOI/Intermediate clubs/go abroad, some will retire and some will never be heard of again
nigel-harps1954
07/12/2020, 5:15 PM
And some have already signed deals with their clubs..
joey B
07/12/2020, 6:46 PM
Tyreke Wilson joined Bohs.....
Charlie Darwin
07/12/2020, 7:49 PM
If Peter Cherrie is the answer, you are not asking any of the right questions. I don’t know how many more ways to say PC is not very good any more.
But why did he play every game until the end of the season? If Peter Cherrie is not the answer then surely the implication is the other guy is an even worse answer. Which suggests that you haven't even asked the question to begin with.
Longfordian
07/12/2020, 8:02 PM
Town sign Callum Thompson formerly of Bray and Bohs (briefly it appears). Don't know much about him really other than his being over at Wolves prior to that but he's the first new signing on board anyway.
Jack B
07/12/2020, 9:15 PM
Wilson is a cracking signing for Bohs.
Galway United team to date:
Goalkeepers: Kevin Horgan(re-signed)
Defenders: Christopher Horgan(re-signed) - Gary Boylan(formerly Cork City & Sligo Rovers) - Maurice Nugent(re-signed) - Killian Brouder(re-signed)
Midfielders: Stephen Christopher(re-signed) - Shane Duggan(re-signed) - David Hurley(formerly with Cobh) - Carlton Ubaezuono(re-signed) - Shane Doherty(re-signed)
Forwards: Padraic Cunningham(back from playing with Galway GAA) - Mikie Rowe (Tormenta FC, USA) - Francely Lomboto(re-signed) - Ruairi Keating (Gateshead FC)
sbgawa
08/12/2020, 9:32 AM
If i could choose who rovers sign from any other clubs in the league id go for duffy and hoare from dundalk, grant and mandriou from bohs, coughlan from sligo, murphy gk from waterford for when big Al retires, forester from pats (he needs a change and class is permanant) and trevor clarke back from engerland. Obviously dont need that many players but thats my christmas wish list.
lofty9
08/12/2020, 9:41 AM
But why did he play every game until the end of the season? If Peter Cherrie is not the answer then surely the implication is the other guy is an even worse answer. Which suggests that you haven't even asked the question to begin with.
I asked myself that every time Gerard Doherty put on the jersey, the competition must be bad!
In fairness to Gartside though, he’s not made an error when he’s played. Devine hasnt given youth or local lads like Gartside a chance though
Ah now I thought Gerard Doherty was generally excellent for us, at one stage I really couldn’t understand why he wasn’t getting in the NI squad when Mannus (in his first spell at Rovers) was.
Cherrie was a disaster this year tbh, cost us in all competitions.
Nesta99
08/12/2020, 12:38 PM
If i could choose who rovers sign from any other clubs in the league id go for duffy and hoare from dundalk, grant and mandriou from bohs, coughlan from sligo, murphy gk from waterford for when big Al retires, forester from pats (he needs a change and class is permanant) and trevor clarke back from engerland. Obviously dont need that many players but thats my christmas wish list.
You could get your wish regarding Hoare. Why him though? He has been error prone of recent, played out of position as cover for Gannon until moving to the 3 at the back. I think he needs a fresh start but as a definite starter somewhere. All sorts of rumours about Duffy leaving. Plenty of players linked with St Pats but tbh if S'OD had been appointed by a local u10 side senior Dundalk players would be linked. Could be something behind the stories but some dont make a whole lot of sense either. On unlikely rumours Dundalk supposedly approched Byrne with a precontract. Even if they had no belief in ever getting him on board it may have boosted his offer from Rovers just for the craic of it, but 2 can play at that game!!!
sbgawa
08/12/2020, 2:08 PM
I like hoare when he is played in position and think he suits us better, kelly is a **** and boyle and garts to old. We need cover for joey and we got lucky with injuries this year so need cover.
Duffy is obvious move but i heard he was derry bound , money no object. Rumours obviously
placid casual
08/12/2020, 2:19 PM
I'd sooner have Roddy back that Forrester. A complete waste of space that Forrester boy is.
Hoare to Rovers is supposedly a done deal already, with Duffy going to Derry.
Is take Leahy from dundalk if available but other than maybe grant & sobawale(?) from Waterford it's slim pickings in the LOI, quality wise.
Yossarian
08/12/2020, 2:25 PM
Leahy is already under contract for next season. Not sure what’s happening with Hoare, I’d like to keep him given Gartlands age. Boyle is 29 so hardly old.
Seems that Duffy and Gannon may have signed on again for next season.
sbgawa
08/12/2020, 2:31 PM
Leahy is already under contract for next season. Not sure what’s happening with Hoare, I’d like to keep him given Gartlands age. Boyle is 29 so hardly old.
Seems that Duffy and Gannon may have signed on again for next season.
You surprised me on boyle only being 29, he doesnt seem the same since coming back from england. Be funny if gannon does sign back for dundalk hes been getting slaughtered on the basis he was on his way to rovers, shows how much rumour is worth in our league :😀
Jack B
08/12/2020, 2:46 PM
Forrester has been quality when played in the role he flourished in at Peterborough. The more we do that and stop clinging onto the hope that he'll become the type of player he was in his first stint the more you see the type of performances he was putting in toward the end of the season.
Yossarian
08/12/2020, 2:53 PM
You surprised me on boyle only being 29, he doesnt seem the same since coming back from england. Be funny if gannon does sign back for dundalk hes been getting slaughtered on the basis he was on his way to rovers, shows how much rumour is worth in our league :😀
You can’t beat this league for rumours. Sure there has been a couple of times since he’s been with us that Gannon has been “already signed by Rovers” only to sign on for us again. To be honest I wouldn’t completely believe he has re signed until I see the club announce it.
You’re right about Boyle though, he hasn’t been the player he was since he came back though I think recently he has settled more into the team. I think the three at the back is here to stay for Dundalk with Filippo staying on so hopefully a full preseason will iron out some of the shambolic defending at set pieces that we’ve seen over the last while.
joey B
08/12/2020, 3:34 PM
Romeo Parkes signed back at Sligo.
sbgawa
08/12/2020, 3:41 PM
Forrester has been quality when played in the role he flourished in at Peterborough. The more we do that and stop clinging onto the hope that he'll become the type of player he was in his first stint the more you see the type of performances he was putting in toward the end of the season.
If jack b does leave us forester has that touch of unpredictability about him and if given a free role to express himself in a team where he has a lot of good players around him might recapture some of the old magic.
boynemunich
08/12/2020, 4:41 PM
What's the story with Mandriou ? Seemed to barely play for Bohs this season but was in the Irish u21's set up consistently. Was he injured or just not getting picked ?
I'd sooner have Roddy back that Forrester. A complete waste of space that Forrester boy is.
Hoare to Rovers is supposedly a done deal already, with Duffy going to Derry.
No chance of that happening.
sbgawa
08/12/2020, 9:59 PM
Fillippo given a two year contract apparently
We had to listen to DFC and bohs fans having a go at Bradser for ages so i dont mind saying i think this is great news for Rovers and the rest of the league.
DFC have been poor under FG and the zonal defending is chaotic.
Winning the cup is a one off match which if Pico had not missed the ball in the 90th minute would have gone the other way.
Most DFC fans prior to the cup final would have been glad to see the back of him, one match later he is here for two years......
Maybe he will work out in the end but i cant help thinking he has been incredibly lucky and dogs that chase cars etc
Nesta99
09/12/2020, 9:54 AM
Ah I dont think it was glad to see the back of him, he is still just an unknown quantity could be a SK with whistles and bells for all we know when he as real time to bed in his ideas and Magilton is appointed upstairs too. The chap who has had a the big stroke of luck is Shane Keegan tbh. Fringe opposition analyst, after leaving 2 manager jobs and is now back at the centre of things. 2 years shows some confidence rather than the 1 year 'we are just not totally convince by you' so already starting off on the back foot.
placid casual
09/12/2020, 10:56 AM
It may seem obvious, but probably worth pointing out anyway. Dundalk success on the pitch wi be decided by the players not the manager.
A significant portion of their players downed tools last season, for whatever reason. Finishing 22 points behind Rovers after effectively 14 games was the result of something anyway.
If, going on current stories, the vast majority of those players are about to sign back on for next season then, as a Rovers fan, that increases my confidence for next season.
By my amateur eye reckoning dundalk need 4/5 proper quality players to challenge Rovers for the league, and I don't think there is that many available in LOI.
1 real quality player from outside the LOI could theoretically change all that but that's a known unknown, as Rumsfeld would say.
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