Irish Abroad Transfer Signings and Rumours

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21/06/2007, 6:55 PM
eirebhoy

Irish Abroad Transfer Signings and Rumours

Hopefully this thread can be kept up to date with all the transfer activity this summer. I think I've missed a few signings already if anyone could post them. I'll edit this post and keep a list.

Paul McShane [West Brom - Sunderland] �2.3m
Lee Trundle [Swansea City - Bristol City] �1m
Paddy McCarthy [Leicester - Charlton] �650,000
Gary Dicker [UCD - Stockport County] �40,000
Mark Yeates [Tottenham - Colchester Utd] Undisclosed Fee
Stephen Elliot [Sunderland - Wolverhampton Wanderers] Undisclosed Fee
Colin Larkin [Chesterfield - Nortampton Town] Bosman
Leon Best [Southamption - Coventry City] Bosman
Richie Partridge [Rotherham - Chester City] Free
Barry Cogan [Barnet - Bradford City] Free
John Thompson [Nottingham Forest - Oldham] Free
JJ Melligan [Cheltenham - Leyton Orient] Free
Barry Corr [Sheffield Wednesday - Swindon Town] Free
Alan O'Brien [Newcastle - Hibernians] Free
Stephen Henderson [Aston Villa - Bristol City] Free
Barry Conlon [Mansfield Town - Nortampton Town] Free
Michael Keane [Rotherham United - St Pats Athletic] Free
Gary Dempsey [Aberdeen - Yeovil Town] Free
Jonathan Hayes [Reading - Leicester City] Free
Sean Thornton [Doncaster Rovers - Leyton Orient] Free
James Hand [Huddersfield Town - Dundalk] Free
Henry McStay [Unattached - Royal Antwerp] Free
Richie Ryan [Unattached - Royal Antwerp] Free
Graham Coughlan [Sheffield Wednesday - Rotherham United] Free
John McAliskey [Huddersfield Town - Mansfield Town] Free
Patrick Kohlmann [Borrusia Dortmund - Rot-Wei� Erfurt] Free
John Fitzgerald [Bury - Galway United] Free
Joe O'Cearuill [Arsenal - Unattached] Released
David Worrell [Rotherham United - Unattached] Released
Alan Kearney [Everton - Unattached] Released
Shaun Maher [Bournemouth - Unattached] Released
Conal Platt [Bournemouth - Unattached] Released
Stephen O'Donnell [Falkirk - Unattached] Released
Fred Murray [Northampton Town - Unattached] Released
Saul Deeney [Notts County - Unattached] End of Contract
Willo Flood [Cardiff - Dundee Utd] Loan
Alan Bennett [Reading - Southampton] Loan
Paul Tierney [Blackpool - Stockport] Loan
21/06/2007, 10:08 PM
Qwerty

Since June 1 this is the list of completed transfers of Irish players in England

Richie Partridge [Rotherham - Chester City] Free
Barry Cogan [Barnet - Gillingham] Free
John Thompson [Nottingham Forest - Oldham] Free
Paddy McCarthy [Leicester - Charlton] �650,000
JJ Melligan [Cheltenham - Leyton Orient] Free
Barry Corr [Sheffield Wednesday - Swindon Town] Free

Loan

Willo Flood [Cardiff- Dundee Utd]
21/06/2007, 10:50 PM
cheifo

Nice one.If McShane goes then I would expect that to be biggest transfer fee for an Irish player this year.
22/06/2007, 6:11 AM
eirebhoy

That's great Qwerty.
22/06/2007, 7:08 AM
Hibs4Ever

HIBS BANK ON O'BRIEN

Exclusive Coll eyes wage-busting deal

HIBS want highly-rated Republic of Ireland winger Alan O'Brien.

The Newcastle starlet was at Easter Road yesterday for talks on a move to the SPL.

O'Brien, 22, is out of contract but Hibs will have to pay compensation to the Premiership club if they win the race for his signature because he is under 23. They will also have to break their rigid wage structure to land him.

Hibs have moved quickly in a bid to snap up O'Brien, who assistant boss Tommy Craig knows well from his time at St James' Park.

At least five Championship clubs are interested in the Dubliner, who also has a new offer from Toon boss Sam Allardyce on the table. But O'Brien is looking to progress his career after failing to make the full breakthrough at Newcastle, where he played five games last season.

He is highly rated by the Irish and won his first cap in a friendly against Holland in Dublin last August. He has since gone on to play on four other occasions for his country and made his first start for Steve Staunton's side in a friendly against Bolivia in Boston last month.

O'Brien is predominantly left-sided and his arrival would help quell fan unrest about the imminent departure of Ivan Sproule to Bristol City.

Hibs fans are desperate to see more players arriving at the club to counter the loss of first-team regulars such as Scott Brown and Chris Killen
22/06/2007, 7:39 AM
Bluebeard

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever

HIBS BANK ON O'BRIEN

Exclusive Coll eyes wage-busting deal

HIBS want highly-rated Republic of Ireland winger Alan O'Brien.

The Newcastle starlet was at Easter Road yesterday for talks on a move to the SPL.

Hibs fans are desperate to see more players arriving at the club to counter the loss of first-team regulars such as Scott Brown and Chris Killen

Something wrong in that last sentence - perhaps the placing of the word "desperate" 3 words too early
22/06/2007, 7:44 AM
Hibs4Ever

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebeard

Something wrong in that last sentence - perhaps the placing of the word "desperate" 3 words too early

What makes you say that?
22/06/2007, 7:53 AM
Hibs4Ever

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebeard

Something wrong in that last sentence - perhaps the placing of the word "desperate" 3 words too early

On 2nd thoughts you may be right, says in Mirror celtic are also interested, so he must be desperate
22/06/2007, 8:03 AM
Dodge

"Wage busting"?

Nice to see Devlin use the "highly rated by the Irish" line when pimping his players...
22/06/2007, 8:09 AM
beautifulrock

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Originally Posted by Dodge

"Wage busting"?

Nice to see Devlin use the "highly rated by the Irish" line when pimping his players...

what else you expect HIS agent to say.
22/06/2007, 8:59 AM
OwlsFan

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Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Barry Corr [Sheffield Wednesday - Swindon Town] Free

Sturrock must rate Corr since he originally signed him when at Wednesday. He's also trying to sign Graham Coughlan from Wednesday, an other ex-signing of his but Coughlan wants to see out the last year of his contract at Hillsboro (for monetary reasons only I suspect).
22/06/2007, 9:10 AM
youngirish

O'Brien should keep well away from Hibs and see if he can get a move to the Championship if there are seriously 5 clubs interested (which I doubt) though he's pants anyway so in an Ireland sense it doesn't make any difference where he goes. Duff, Hunt, S Quinn, McGeady, Treacy and even Kilbane are all better wingers so I can't see him having much input into the Irish team over the next few years.

The highly rated tag is a joke. I don't know one Irish person who rates him highly bar Staunton.
22/06/2007, 10:01 AM
Stuttgart88

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Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Sturrock must rate Corr since he originally signed him when at Wednesday. He's also trying to sign Graham Coughlan from Wednesday, an other ex-signing of his but Coughlan wants to see out the last year of his contract at Hillsboro (for monetary reasons only I suspect).

I recall The Times singling out Corr as being really good in a Swindon game, against Bristol City I think it was.

I listened to the Ireland B vs Scotland B game on BBC Scotland and their commentators singled out O'Brien as being the outstanding performer, in the first half anyway.

Give him time before you finalise judgment. He has phenomenal pace which is important in today's game. His crossing can be wild but he put in a good cross for Long's goal in Boston. A year playing first team football be it at Hibs or The Championship will shed more light on his ability. I think the Devlin connection justifiably attracts cynicism, but I think it may also prejudice opinions.
22/06/2007, 10:46 AM
tetsujin1979

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I listened to the Ireland B vs Scotland B game on BBC Scotland and their commentators singled out O'Brien as being the outstanding performer, in the first half anyway.

Give him time before you finalise judgment. He has phenomenal pace which is important in today's game. His crossing can be wild but he put in a good cross for Long's goal in Boston. A year playing first team football be it at Hibs or The Championship will shed more light on his ability. I think the Devlin connection justifiably attracts cynicism, but I think it may also prejudice opinions.

I don't know about that, I was at the B game, and was sitting about half way down the Irish half, I thought Eamanuel was far better than him in the first half, and he only really became effective when he stuck to the touchline, if he tried to come infield, or closer to the defence he was very ineffective. When Hunt came on in the second half, he was far better at beating players, and getting crosses into the box.

I think O'Brien has something to offer, his pace can definitely unsettle opposition defences, but I don't think any manager has yet shown how to get the best out of him.
22/06/2007, 2:23 PM
livehead1

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I don't think any manager has yet shown how to get the best out of him.

put him on a hamster wheel and save the environment
22/06/2007, 2:26 PM
eirebhoy

Hibs are probably looking for O'Brien to replace Sproule. I don't know if Celtic's interest is real but their chief scout worked for Newcastle before Strachan appointed him.
22/06/2007, 2:46 PM
DmanDmythDledge

Is this only for transfers within Britain?
22/06/2007, 3:10 PM
eirebhoy

Any single transfer except LOI to LOI.
22/06/2007, 3:59 PM
DmanDmythDledge

Right so.

Gary Dicker [UCD- Stockport County]�40,000
22/06/2007, 4:42 PM
paul_oshea

can i make up a name? im feeling left out :(

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