Official Transfers Abroad 2022

[OMTY]

Ireland U19 international Seán Grehan moving from Bohs to Crystal Palace (https://twitter.com/bfcdublin/status/1554830163640078338?s=20&t=q6SPqGzuPWchudEvKDoh-g).

[Demesne Lad]

Jamie Egan (19), Bristol Rovers defender, going on a one-month loan to Gloucester City of National League North (Bristol Rovers FC website).

[tetsujin1979]

Deji Sotona signs for Kilmarnock on loan: https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/deji-sotona-joins-killie-on-loan/

[CraftyToePoke]

Interesting one, Ola Lawal joins Falkirk from Chippenham, brother of Bosun Lawal I believe, who has been posted to the Scottish Lowland League back end of nowhere by Celtic with his lesser favoured brother now in a better situation than him. Arguably. Hopefully temporarily too.

https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2022/08/05/ola-lawal-joins-the-bairns/

[Demesne Lad]

Youth international goalkeeper Joe O'Shaughnessy (19) has moved from Wolves to Bradford City on a season-long loan. During last season he had a loan spell with non-league Hednesford Town. (BBC Football, 19 August).

[SkStu]

Johnny Kenny loaned to Queens Park…

[nigel-harps1954]

Johnny Kenny loaned to Queens Park…

Would have been as well sticking around Sligo as going to a side who'll be fighting against relegation from Scottish Championship. Celtic is really an awful choice for any young player now.

[pineapple stu]

There's a bit of money in Queen's Park these days; they're currently joint top of the Championship. Mightn't be as bad a move as two years ago, when they were fourth tier

[SkStu]

Would have been as well sticking around Sligo as going to a side who'll be fighting against relegation from Scottish Championship. Celtic is really an awful choice for any young player now.

Absolutely. Waste of a move really with Sligo and LOI Premier Division standard well superior to Scottish Championship.

[tommy_c12000]

I like this move. I had actually hoped for it when I saw him playing for the Celtic colts again in the lowlands/highlands debacle. Stays in Glasgow, has Owen Coyle who is a solid manager, queens park should be reasonably competitive in the scottish championship given their financial backing. He’s still only 19, not 20 until next June. Let’s see if he can prove himself and bang in 20+ goals and take his game to the next level next summer

[Eirambler]

Very unlikely he'll score anything like that number of goals. The Scottish Championship isn't like the league of Ireland, it's hard, physical, attritional football played on ploughed up grass pitches and even worse astro ones in bad weather through the cold Scottish winter in bleak provincial towns.

If he gets through the season without having lost all enthusiasm for the game he'll have done well.

[seanfhear]

Very unlikely he'll score anything like that number of goals. The Scottish Championship isn't like the league of Ireland, it's hard, physical, attritional football played on ploughed up grass pitches and even worse astro ones in bad weather through the cold Scottish winter in bleak provincial towns.

If he gets through the season without having lost all enthusiasm for the game he'll have done well.
Don’t bother applying for that job at the Scottish Tourist Board ! !

[JR89]

I like this move. I had actually hoped for it when I saw him playing for the Celtic colts again in the lowlands/highlands debacle. Stays in Glasgow, has Owen Coyle who is a solid manager, queens park should be reasonably competitive in the scottish championship given their financial backing. He’s still only 19, not 20 until next June. Let’s see if he can prove himself and bang in 20+ goals and take his game to the next level next summer

He was wanted by another team at the next level back in January who would have given him a chance in the SPL. His old club just beat a team from the next level home and away knocking them out of Europe. At least it's not Scottish fifth tier but it's still a backwards step from where he was before he moved to Scotland.

[tommy_c12000]

Stays at his home and plays Scottish championship football, still having access to Celtics facilities. Could have been a lot worse. Beating Motherwell during their preseason while you’re in mid season doesn’t necessarily translate to Sligo Rovers being SPL level….

[nigel-harps1954]

Stays at his home and plays Scottish championship football, still having access to Celtics facilities. Could have been a lot worse. Beating Motherwell during their preseason while you’re in mid season doesn’t necessarily translate to Sligo Rovers being SPL level….

For what it's worth, a struggling, mid table, Sligo side, who just lost their starting goalkeeper, easily dispatched Motherwell in both legs.

Also, it wasn't suggested they're SPL level, it was suggested they're better than Championship level.

[Jd2793]

[QUOTE=nigel-harps1954;2121676 it was suggested they're better than Championship level.[/QUOTE]

debatable tbh

[Demesne Lad]

Mipo Odubeko (West Ham) is joining EFL 1 side Port Vale on a season-long loan (Port Vale website, 26 August).

[Demesne Lad]

Jake O’Brien (CB, 21, Crystal Palace) is to join Belgian First Division B side RWD Molenbeek on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance. (Crystal Palace website, 26 August).

[samhaydenjr]

Our next breakthrough keeper? Joe O'Shaughnessy has gone on loan from Wolves to Bradford City: https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2022/august/oshaughnessy-added-to-goalkeeping-ranks/

[Demesne Lad]

Callum Robinson has signed for Cardiff City on a three-year contract. (Cardiff City website, 1 Sept)

[tetsujin1979]

Anthony Scully to Wigan is a welcome move late in the transfer window
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2022/september/01/latics-sign-anthony-scully-from-lincoln-city/

[samhaydenjr]

Anthony Scully to Wigan is a welcome move late in the transfer window
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2022/september/01/latics-sign-anthony-scully-from-lincoln-city/

Really glad to see that - now we can more directly compare Scully, Keane, Parrott, Obafemi, Idah, Ogbene, Oko-Flex, Robinson, Hogan, Armstrong, Costelloe and Kelly

[tetsujin1979]

25 transfers, 15 loans, nine new contracts, and three managerial appointments for Ireland players in August 2022
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1388385289199096424

[tetsujin1979]

Kerry FC forward Daniel Okwute signed for Stockport County; https://www.stockportcounty.com/exciting-young-forward-joins-from-kerry/

[culloty82]

Fellow Irishman Paddy Madden currently the main striker and veteran leader at Edgeley Park, but with The Hatters struggling near the foot of League Two, Daniel may well find himself clocking up some minutes earlier than would be usual for a 19 year old.

[SkStu]

Didn't see this mentioned anywhere else (apologies if i missed it) but John Ryan of UCD joined Sassuolo of Serie A. Another positive move for an Irish youngster.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/ucds-john-ryan-joins-serie-27887850

Pineapple - any intel? (also, were you asleep at the wheel on Thursday not posting this?!)

[pineapple stu]

Ha! It's in the LoI forum transfer thread. I didn't really think he'd be troubling the national team any time soon, so that seemed a better place for it :)

[tetsujin1979]

U18 cap, and recent call up to the U19 training camp, Harry Nevin has gone on loan to Stafford Rangers for a month
https://www.pnefc.net/news/2022/september/harry-nevin-joins-stafford-rangers/

[tetsujin1979]

Bohemians defender Ciaran Kelly signs for Bradford
https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2022/december/sought-after-kelly-to-join-bantams/

[tetsujin1979]

Goalkeeper Dan Rose has signed for US collegiate side Marshall
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[Demesne Lad]

Hibs have accepted an offer for Jake Doyle-Hayes from EFL 1 side Forest Green Rovers. The player has asked for time to think about the potential move back to England. He has a contract at Hibs until the summer of 2025 but hasn’t featured for them since he was injured in October 2022. (Daily Record, 28 Dec).