ah so he was part of yer side that got promoted in 07. Forgot about that as was at that game. surprised Stephen Henderson didnt attempt to get him considering their previous time together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy
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ah so he was part of yer side that got promoted in 07. Forgot about that as was at that game. surprised Stephen Henderson didnt attempt to get him considering their previous time together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy
think it was 07 as that was the year we had one of the Sligo Rovers lads on trial Conor O Grady along with a lot of others that strangely werent signed that year!Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Would fully expect you to think your signing is superior. Personally I'd prefer to have the younger player with a point to prove. Has Cummins got anything to prove? Time will tell I guessQuote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
I was just comparing two center forwards based on current form. If Hoban can recover the form he showed previously at Dundalk then he will be an excellent signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
If Cummins was in such good form I don’t think a team in the bottom half of the premier league in Scotland would just cut up his contract
Cummins has scored less then 30 league goals in 6/7 years since leaving Cork. Hardly great form to be bragging about in fairnessQuote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
Daily Record article from two weeks ago, including quotes from Cummins, does not seem to indicate a centre forward in great form currentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/l...mmins-11720195Quote:
Graham Cummins admits his weekend goal at Ibrox was extra special after enduring the toughest year of his footballing career.
The Irish striker was speaking in the aftermath of Saturday’s 3-1 win against Rangers when he came off the bench to net an important third.
It was the 29-year-old’s first of the season and he revealed his struggle to get his name on the scoresheet has left him feeling miserable.
Cummins told the Perthshire Advertiser: “This year has been the hardest time in my career.
“As a striker, when you are not scoring it makes you question everything about football and everything about yourself.
“I haven’t enjoyed it at all this season so far.
“I’m not deaf, I can hear the shouts from the crowd and it does get you down. It has been horrible, if I’m deadly honest.
“It didn’t start well when I missed that chance against Trakai in Europe back in the summer and things just haven’t clicked for me at all.
“I don’t think my overall play has been bad but in my position you get judged on goals, that’s what everyone looks at.
“I am more harsh on myself than anyone else can be, it’s a confidence thing.
“I have been beyond low this season, it has been dreadful. You are only human and things affect you.
“I have been bringing it home, I’ve been miserable about the house and to the wife. I have been a very miserable man, I have been hard to live with.
I still suggest it would be wise to see how he settles in back at Cork before trying to blow his trumpet
Breaking News: Foot.ie sources understand that Paul Skinner has signed for Drogheda.
I'm actually more confident about Cummins after reading that then I was before. I don't expect him to finish as top scorer in the league next year but I have some slim hope that he can settle at home a bit and with a happier life off the field JC might be able to coax a bit more out of him. It wouldn't be the first time Caufield has taken a player who was struggling and helped them find their form. If we can get 12-15 league goals from Cummins I'll be very happy.
Hoban though has much more recent proven pedigree in the Premier Division and I would be surprised if he didn't outscore Cummins.
No bragging.Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
As I said "simply comparing two center forwards"
At least Cummins was playing in the SPL in Scotland.
Hoban has scored only 7 goals in three seasons since leaving Dundalk & it seems couldn't get a game with anyone in the UK.
Time will tell if either of them can make a go of it back here.
You certainly are determined to continue this farcical comparison!Quote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
All you are short of claiming is that Cummins is in more prolific current form with one goal scored this season with St Johnstone versus none for Hoban!
Wait till the season starts before trying to assess or compare form or ability
Campion moves to Linfield on loan: http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2018/0...n-to-linfield/
Suppose...I guess....em...how much closer to home is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
Sligo-Cork-Belfast.. Suppose he is moving slightly east with every moveQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Waterford IN:
Rory Feely (St Pats)
Can’t say I know a lot about this player. Anybody have any insight?
I've seen a fair bit of him over the last couple of years. He claims to be an attacking midfielder, but Liam Buckley has different ideas and played him mainly as a centre-back over the last couple of seasons. Buckley likes his attacking players to be a bit more technical and skillful than this fella. He's a decent athlete and good in the air though, so that's why Buckley played him mostly at the back. He looked ok when he first broke into the team in 2016 but last year he was dreadful, making error after error after error. Maybe his head wasn't right because Buckley was trying to convert him into a position he didn't want. Either way, i'm not surprised he was let go. To be honest, i would have been shocked if they had kept him.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
A change of club might do him good psychologically after a tough season.
Isn't that similar to what I said above ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
"Time will tell if either of them can make a go of it back here."
Lost confidence last season but as said above he's an athlete, could turn into a decent player.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
Norwich City FC confirm winger Simon Power (UCD AFC) signing on 18 Month contract with the Development Squad. Strong runner with the ball and a goal getter.
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2018...er-joins-city/
https://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2640&stc=1
http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/s...er-rovers.html
Shane Blaney, who only just signed a new deal with Harps in December, is set for a move to Doncaster Rovers.
Finn Harps sign attacker Jesse Devers who was on the books of Galway previously, most recently in Mayo League with Manulla FC
You've left out the accompanying photo nigel. It's really a must see.
https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/stat...79728147308544
Keith Buckley rejoins Bohemians from Bray. No surprise there. Bray are set to announce new signings tomorrow. http://braywanderersfc.ie/keith-buck...ins-bohemians/
Aaron Greene to follow?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bray Head
An undisclosed fee? Is this just Bray putting a spin on cancelling his contract or did Bohs actually pay a fee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bray Head
Bray spinning in the media, who'd have thought.?
Underwhelmed, useful squad player though.
Squad player?!? As things stand, I'd say he's the best CM that Bohs have on the books.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Long seems to agree - “It’s no secret that we didn’t want him [Buckley] to leave in the first place,” said Long. “He was virtually an ever-present for me before he left, so he is a player and person I hold in high regard. With Fuad Sule leaving, he is an excellent fit for us to fill that void."
Rovers have signed Ally Gilchrist, a centre back from St Johnstone
[QUOTE=Philosophizer;1948545]Squad player?!? As things stand, I'd say he's the best CM that Bohs have on the books.
Unfortunately, you are probably right.
https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2018/jan...an-joins-town/
Signed from Cork for in the summer, played 3/4 games if even. Best of luck to Aaron. 3.5 year deal too, fairly good contract.
Cork presumably will see a chunk of the deal.
I also wonder what the fee was, I'd be thinking in the region of 5-10k. That's a good signing for Bohs, he fairly made it clear he wanted to join. I think that's the same player in that classic selfie photo 2 years ago, unlocking his bike after a match at Tallaght with hundreds of Bohs fans on the LUAS cheering in the background ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
yep thats the lad!Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
5-10k of what?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Surely you are not thinking euros, like actual cash money?
I thought that only exceptional players like Gary Shaw and Ciaran Kilduff can attract that sort of money
10k is a player's wages for the season at Bohs - there's no way they're spending that on a release clause.
Hard to believe they are in a position to spend any amount on a release clause let alone 10k. I honestly thought that was a wind up when i read it first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Bohs would be offering lower wages than last years version of Bray so the undisclosed fee is probably what Buckley was paid for accepting the lower contract & getting off Bray's books, makes more sense Bohs paying money for him
Bray have confirmed the signings of:
Dylan Hayes from Bohs
Paul O'Conor from Pats
Sean Heaney and Darragh Gibbons from Rovers
Jake Kelly from Longford
Also re-signing: Conor Kenna, Gary McCabe, Ger Pender, Hugh Douglas and John Sullivan
That's not a bad squad.Dylan Hayes is a decent player , don't know why we didn't keep him.
Bit risky for the players to take a punt on going to or re-signing for Bray!?
Or signing blank sheets of paper