Barry Cogan released by Barnet

Barry Cogan ex Millwall and just released by Barnet. He is from the Sligo area, came on as sub in the fa cup final against United a couple of seasons ago. Would he be a good addition to the squad?

he would be a serious addition but i very much doubt rovers could/would get him. it would be great to see him in the bit o'red tho. i'd say he'll sign somewhere else in the uk.

He is a good player. Definitely worth having a look, although at the same time, why did Barnet release him?:confused:

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Originally Posted by sligoman

He is a good player. Definitely worth having a look, although at the same time, why did Barnet release him?:confused:

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finances are very fickle in the lower english leagues. being a first team regular doesnt mean you wont get released at the end of a season. like anywhere it's all about freeing up cash for a budget for next season.

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Originally Posted by red bellied

Barry Cogan ex Millwall and just released by Barnet. He is from the Sligo area, came on as sub in the fa cup final against United a couple of seasons ago. Would he be a good addition to the squad?

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Surley the EL Premier is a higher standard than Barnet?:eek:

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Originally Posted by MervilleUnited

Surley the EL Premier is a higher standard than Barnet?:eek:

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Joey Gamble came from there and described it as a step up, anyway

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Originally Posted by MervilleUnited

Surley the EL Premier is a higher standard than Barnet?:eek:

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league 2..

but then again, our current manager was sacked from job at a level below that!:o

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Yap but no player is going to say that there taking a step down

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my point is, if he's anything like joe gamble you probably wont complain

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Originally Posted by neutrino

freeing up cash for a budget for next season.

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Cash! Our situation with strikers is diabolical and your talking about selling Cash!!!!!:D

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Originally Posted by Only1Rovers

Cash! Our situation with strikers is diabolical and your talking about selling Cash!!!!!:D

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selling Cash to make Cash :D

you would think they have been able to find a striker somewhere, if indeed they have been looking. Surely they could at least take a punt on a Junior league player to get someone in now. Must be 1 or 2 good junior players in Ireland.

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Originally Posted by neutrino

you would think they have been able to find a striker somewhere, if indeed they have been looking. Surely they could at least take a punt on a Junior league player to get someone in now. Must be 1 or 2 good junior players in Ireland.

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My aul fella plays football sunday morning, he's twice the player Choice is, Me granny would be better...

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Originally Posted by neutrino

selling Cash to make Cash :D

you would think they have been able to find a striker somewhere, if indeed they have been looking. Surely they could at least take a punt on a Junior league player to get someone in now. Must be 1 or 2 good junior players in Ireland.

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What ever happened to that Keogh lad for Killester?

Nice try Only1Rovers but we know your game. You want your Daddy and Granny away in Bray or Drogheda so you can have a party in the house.

Killester manager told us at the abbey united game that keogh had trials at Doncaster

A friend of mine is knows Cogan well and he said he never wants to play for Rovers he's on to much money in England. Think he's going to Gillingham next season

I doubt Barnet pay any more than what the top guys get paid at Rovers anyway

Shows what little you know about lower-league English football RT. Barnet are mid-table League 2 and haven't been in the Conference since 2005. Plenty of players move between the lower divisions - the best recent example is one Michael Kightly, who left Grays in January for Wolves and has been one of their undoubted star players in their rise up the CCC.

In any case nearly half the teams in the Conference are ex-Football League, including Oxford United, whose average home gate at 7,000 is bigger than anything in the eL.

The earlier poster had it right. Cogan may not have been on much at Barnet - probably about £800 per week - but this would dwarf anything the likes of Sligo could match unless, of course, a very generous external sponsor came forward...

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Sorry for 1 year i followed Swasea and spent 3 following Cardiff so i seen my fare share of the lower leagues in the england. I appoligise for losing touch of Barnet in the last two years how could i

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Swansea and Cardiff? Hares and hounds together spring to mind. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Shows you what you know about Irish football plastic when clubs are paying that money. It is only 1175 at today rate and i know of one player that was on that until he went to another club last year with us. We actually made an offer to a player this year that was meant to be around 1300 a week.

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"I know of one player". "We made an offer". "Clubs are paying that money". Sources? Until you name names, that's no more than hearsay. And, as you will know from your extensive knowledge of the English game, Cogan was earning the kind of money you suggest as a squad player. You do the maths - if you can - and you'll see that suggests a wage bill of at least £500k. A figure I very much doubt Sligo will come anywhere near unless, as I mentioned earlier, your club has a very generous benefactor (Barnet does, as it happens, in common with a lot of smaller English league clubs). I really don't think you have any grounds for argument there.

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

No offense but you should think about removing the crest mate until you know something about Irish football other than ole ole and Keano used to play for us ;)

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Oh my sides! You'll need to do better than that, I'm afraid. Searing wit just doesn't seem to be your forte.

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clear off to you own forum paddy