2024 Season, Arrivals and Departures

[RealJohn91]

A few weeks ago I wouldn't have been surprised if Bohs brought Wardy back but we've a lot of depth in position now to say the least. Thought him going to Shels was a strange one and the lack of football he's played probably confirms that. Lovely footballer when's he on it but won't exactly put in a shift which is the least Duff demands it seems.

[Bunny Kelly]

I see Ronan Boyce could be on the way out of Derry, what’s the story with him because always seemed quite decent but seemed to fall in & out of favour with Higgins quite a bit

[2 Year Contract]

I see Ronan Boyce could be on the way out of Derry, what’s the story with him because always seemed quite decent but seemed to fall in & out of favour with Higgins quite a bit
I’d take him at Pats all day long. Sjoberg is decent enough but is still proving his reliability availability wise, either way I think Boyce is a better full back than him. Ryan McLaughlin is made of glass.

[brendy_éire]

I see Ronan Boyce could be on the way out of Derry, what’s the story with him because always seemed quite decent but seemed to fall in & out of favour with Higgins quite a bit

Nobody knows. Been out of the squad for the past month, so rumours that he fell out with Higgins. People are fairly annoyed about it, especially because Higgins has been putting Dummigan at left back, where he's absolutely wasted.
Rumours are he's away to Cliftonville. He'd be great in basically any squad in the country. Utter waste if he's forced out.

[cláirseach]

Boyce is a quality player and in a position where quality can be hard to come by in this league.

[Nesta99]

He'd be ideal for us rather than playing Mountney at full back. Would take a serious deal to make that happen as things are generally never mind coming in to a relegation battle. Higgins has a bit of a habit of falling out and excluding people if the rumours are true. Playing lads out of position rather than sorting differences (unles very serious but then thatd be suspension from the club level stuff). Assistant Manager mysteriously leaving after beig head hunted. No denials from the manager that there isnt any issue which kind points to an unsettled camp. Or is Higgins a Roy Keane like discipline coach that is easily put out by things like players wearing gloves in training?

[thebronze14]

Sure he can come to Harps on loan for the rest of the season and back to Derry then when ye get shot of Higgins

[Shearer]

Jack Kavanagh leaves Kerry for Treaty as expected.
Tweet below mentions two further outs for Kerry but don't know who and couldn't speculate either.

https://x.com/thekerrymenpod/status/1816187124468810032?t=eu33LvX_Oyz8AM4NqNfGQQ&s=19

[culloty82]

We don't exactly have the biggest panel as it is, but the two most obvious candidates would appear to be Victor Udeze (can't break into the starting line-up given Kelliher gelling well with both Okwute and Amechi) and Valeri Dolia (sadly has been almost permanently crocked ever since joining).

[Shearer]

We don't exactly have the biggest panel as it is, but the two most obvious candidates would appear to be Victor Udeze (can't break into the starting line-up given Kelliher gelling well with both Okwute and Amechi) and Valeri Dolia (sadly has been almost permanently crocked ever since joining).
Yeah I was glancing through the (not huge) Kerry squad and nobody jumped out other Udeze. I'd forgotten about Dolia but sounds right.

[joey B]

Conor Crowley back to Wexford after leaving Longford,there’s no 2 teams in world football that have had the same players playing for them over the last 3 years!

[joey B]

Cam Elliott left Dundalk yesterday aswell,was never up to it for them really….:…

[Shearer]

Willie Armshaw has signed for Aisling Annacotty and has gotten a significant pay rise in the process

[Nesta99]

Cam Elliott left Dundalk yesterday aswell,was never up to it for them really….:…

Makes sense as Im sure there are better 2nd strikers about to add to the young attackers. Ironically when Daly came in and changed to variations of 442 with Gulan and Elliot on together, Elliot wasnt at all bad as the grunt and foil for Gullan. Gullans untimely injury stopped the development of that potential partnership. But need a player than be back up to Gullan and play alongside. Funnily enough I thought Dervin initially was in as a striker rather than midfielder i think cause some pointing his scoring rate and my not paying enough attention. Elliot could have been ok under different formations but not as a lone striker. he could creat chances for others but not so much form his own chances and take them.

[Shearer]

Chris Horgan signs for Treaty.

[Zico]

We don't exactly have the biggest panel as it is, but the two most obvious candidates would appear to be Victor Udeze (can't break into the starting line-up given Kelliher gelling well with both Okwute and Amechi) and Valeri Dolia (sadly has been almost permanently crocked ever since joining).

I can’t help but feel that Kerry probably view their goals for the season as achieved (4+ wins, 20+ points etc) and are offloading now to hopefully reload for next season. It wasn’t the biggest squad in the first place, besides losing another 6-7 and bringing in only 1. To be fair the improvement in the home grown players this season has been massive too. I would expect Dolia to depart (surprised it hasn’t happened yet).

[da bishop]

While disappointed to see fans favourite Willie Armshaw leave and certainly one couldnt blame him given his treatment by the Treaty mgt team ,can only wish him the very best going foward at his new club who have unfortunately been branded like many other junior clubs in Limerick as some moneybag paymasters which of course only comes from the usual sources once they leave Treaty.Good to see the Treaty squad adding to the squad depth though once again none of them local.

[sulywaterfordfc]

It was announced earlier Blues keeper Sam Sergeant will miss majority of the season through injury.

Goalkeeper Louis Jones has since signed on loan from Doncaster for the remainder of the season. He played 20 games for Doncaster last season.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Conor Walsh to Wexford on loan. Hopefully he gets a run of games.

[Shearer]

Dave the Rave wants to sign Kevin Williams from Kerry.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/dave-rogers-lines-up-first-33330150#ICID=Android_IrishMirrorNewsApp_AppShare

[2 Year Contract]

Conor Walsh to Wexford on loan. Hopefully he gets a run of games.
He looked brilliant in the highlights I saw of the Everton game

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Was that day alright and always been well thought of but wasn’t great when he got the chance with us last season

[Mr A]

Dave the Rave wants to sign Kevin Williams from Kerry.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/dave-rogers-lines-up-first-33330150#ICID=Android_IrishMirrorNewsApp_AppShare

"almost a year after he stepped down as Finn Harps boss."

That sure as f**k isn't how I remember it

[2 Year Contract]

"almost a year after he stepped down as Finn Harps boss."

That sure as f**k isn't how I remember it

So Harps paid out the remaining 3 years on his contract?

[Olander]

While disappointed to see fans favourite Willie Armshaw leave and certainly one couldnt blame him given his treatment by the Treaty mgt team ,can only wish him the very best going foward at his new club who have unfortunately been branded like many other junior clubs in Limerick as some moneybag paymasters which of course only comes from the usual sources once they leave Treaty.Good to see the Treaty squad adding to the squad depth though once again none of them local.
What else would you expect from the biggest mouth on here... Armshaw being a perennial substitute over the last four seasons definitely had nothing to do with him leaving Treaty though.

Aisling Annacotty must've offered him €100 a week.

[Mr A]

So Harps paid out the remaining 3 years on his contract?

I didn't say that. We did however comply with our obligations as per that contract.

Do people on here seriously think an LOI club would hand out a 4 year deal without clauses covering if things went awry?

[Olander]

Adam Lennon has signed for Wexford FC and has gotten a significant pay rise in the process

[Shearer]

What else would you expect from the biggest mouth on here... Armshaw being a perennial substitute over the last four seasons definitely had nothing to do with him leaving Treaty though.

Aisling Annacotty must've offered him €100 a week.
You shouldn't say things about yourself.

Willie Armshaw was the first Treaty player to make 100+ apps, think he was an unused sub less than a half dozen times. He was valued.

Me saying that he's after getting significant pay rise isn't sour grapes, it's a fact. He was a great servant. There are lads that aren't half the player he is coining it in Limerick, he is too and fair play to him, but would have been good to see him stay in the league.

Some of the comments on here you'd swear he was the second coming of Christ.

[2 Year Contract]

I didn't say that. We did however comply with our obligations as per that contract.

Do people on here seriously think an LOI club would hand out a 4 year deal without clauses covering if things went awry?
I didn’t say you said that either. I just asked the question because I genuinely wanted to know, as it was announced that he had left the club due to family reasons but you suggested he was sacked

[Olander]

You shouldn't say things about yourself.

Willie Armshaw was the first Treaty player to make 100+ apps, think he was an unused sub less than a half dozen times. He was valued.

Me saying that he's after getting significant pay rise isn't sour grapes, it's a fact. He was a great servant. There are lads that aren't half the player he is coining it in Limerick, he is too and fair play to him, but would have been good to see him stay in the league.

Some of the comments on here you'd swear he was the second coming of Christ.

What a burn...! I'm sure that sounded a lot better in your head...

Oh Armshaw was hugely valued by the mastermind that is Tommy Barrett alright... how many of those 100 games + were starts? But he left Treaty for the big bucks at Aisling Annacotty alright... :o

[joey B]

"almost a year after he stepped down as Finn Harps boss."

That sure as f**k isn't how I remember it

Tbf every news outlet that covered it wrote it like that …..

[Shearer]

Adam Lennon has signed for Wexford FC and has gotten a significant pay rise in the process
He was good for Treaty last year but wasn't retained/didn't sign back for whatever reason and been out the game since.
Good player.


What a burn...! I'm sure that sounded a lot better in your head...

Oh Armshaw was hugely valued by the mastermind that is Tommy Barrett alright... how many of those 100 games + were starts? But he left Treaty for the big bucks at Aisling Annacotty alright... :o
Why are you so pressed about a throwaway comment.

[Olander]

He was good for Treaty last year but wasn't retained/didn't sign back for whatever reason and been out the game since.
Good player.


Why are you so pressed about a throwaway comment.

That's what I thought. No response. Usual spoof. Sub week in, week out. The only reason he left Treaty was because he received a gargantuan offer from Junior football.

[Shearer]

That's what I thought. No response. Usual spoof. Sub week in, week out. The only reason he left Treaty was because he received a gargantuan offer from Junior football.
I don't know how many starts he made, less than appearances off the bench anyway.
Do you think he should have been picked up by a League of Ireland club?

[Olander]

I don't know how many starts he made, less than appearances off the bench anyway.
Do you think he should have been picked up by a League of Ireland club?
There's a surprise, you seem to know and have an opinion on everything.

I'm sure a brainiac such as yourself can master googling and checking Soccerway.

No other club in the LOI could've matched the crazy wages he's getting off the mighty Aisling Annacotty, that's the only thing that could've tempted him to leave Treaty and League of Ireland football.

[Shearer]

There's a surprise, you seem to know and have an opinion on everything.

I'm sure a brainiac such as yourself can master googling and checking Soccerway.

No other club in the LOI could've matched the crazy wages he's getting off the mighty Aisling Annacotty, that's the only thing that could've tempted him to leave Treaty and League of Ireland football.
I'm sorry that you think I'm a spoof and a mouth.

He left a month ago, he only joined Aisling Annacotty yesterday. Personal reasons were cited for him leaving. The fact that he's getting a few bob playing junior is not the sole reason he left Treaty, but he is getting a few bob and fair play to him. Would have been nice to see him stay in the league even if it would probably bite Treaty on the ass.

[Acornvilla]

From my veeeeery vague and distant anecdotal knowledge of the junior scene around there, it's normal enough for a couple very good players to be paid decent side huddle money.. I have no idea how the economics of it works, but fair play to them.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Do people on here seriously think an LOI club would hand out a 4 year deal without clauses covering if things went awry?

That sounds very much like something a LOI club has done in the past, the bigger question is have clubs learned from the past?

[joey B]

From my veeeeery vague and distant anecdotal knowledge of the junior scene around there, it's normal enough for a couple very good players to be paid decent side huddle money.. I have no idea how the economics of it works, but fair play to them.

That happens all over the country,and fair play to them is right !

[nigel-harps1954]

Was that day alright and always been well thought of but wasn’t great when he got the chance with us last season

Wasn't good at Harps either. Lovely lad, really hope he does well, but I wouldn't have huge hopes for him.

[Nesta99]

I didn't say that. We did however comply with our obligations as per that contract.

Do people on here seriously think an LOI club would hand out a 4 year deal without clauses covering if things went awry?

Its LoI! Can you be sure that that it wouldnt happen.... (not Harps specifically)

[cláirseach]

"almost a year after he stepped down as Finn Harps boss."

That sure as f**k isn't how I remember it


To be fair if people got the wrong idea about the four year contract, or the wrong idea about the manner of Rogers' departure, they are ideas that they got from reading Harps' own communications.

[2 Year Contract]

Is one of Waterford's loan players gone back to their parent club? I thought clubs were only allowed a max of 4 loanees while they’ve now got Baggley, Asamoah and Glenfield on loan from Fleetwood, Jones on loan from Doncaster and Skwierczynski (yes I copy and pasted for the spelling!) on loan from Ruch Chorzow. I’m assuming either one of those has returned or else maybe I’m wrong and it’s 5 loanees per club

[total hoofball]

Is one of Waterford's loan players gone back to their parent club? I thought clubs were only allowed a max of 4 loanees while they’ve now got Baggley, Asamoah and Glenfield on loan from Fleetwood, Jones on loan from Doncaster and Skwierczynski (yes I copy and pasted for the spelling!) on loan from Ruch Chorzow. I’m assuming either one of those has returned or else maybe I’m wrong and it’s 5 loanees per club
Though it was 4 myself but looks like FIFA changed it, reads to me from 1st July 2024 6 players allowed to be loaned in and 6 loaned out, with a maximum of 3 players involving one single club

Even more great news for the Manchester City/Fleetwood Town parent club model that everyone else seems to hate

https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/media-releases/fifa-to-introduce-new-loan-regulations

[Nesta99]

You'd wonder why a lot more English clubs are not trying to buy up LoI clubs, with 4 (or 5) loanees possible for good young players to benefit fsenior football, maybe European exposure, mature some kids sending them away from home. Not massive money in relative terms. It would only be Irish clubs' rejection of being tied in to having to play players, something Id agree with myself.

[2 Year Contract]

Ruairi Keating has left Pats by mutual consent and signed back for Cork. Never worked out for him this season but I wish him all the best, a likeable lad. On the plus side for Pats it frees up one of the bigger wages in the squad as well as one of the long term contracts

[Jd2793]

didnt think it would work for him at pats but hard for him to turn a move like that down. delighted to have him back either way as we've missing a no.9 all season. just another 8 starters to sign before 2025.

[Jack B]

What was it Clancy was saying about not being able to afford players that certain Dublin teams were offering big money to? :D

Didn't see that one coming though! Hadn't heard anything about him leaving being on the cards. Fair to say Keating didn't live up to expectations but at the same time I don't think it's been his fault for much of the season as we just haven't really created many chances for anyone. I'd be shocked if we don't have someone coming in to replace him given the options left at the club now.

[joey B]

I wonder does that mean Aidan Keena is going to Pats?

[2 Year Contract]

I wonder does that mean Aidan Keena is going to Pats?
I’d love Keena back at Pats but even if it was to happen, I’ve learned to keep the expectations low given the list of high profile strikers (by LOI standards) that have signed for Pats since Christy Fagan signed that have failed to live up to Fagan's standards