Be better fun if they were signing their actual contract and people could see details of it
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Be better fun if they were signing their actual contract and people could see details of it
Dundalk have signed Karolis Chvedukas, a Lithuanian midfield player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolis_Chvedukas
This is insanely exciting. I can't wait for those conversations in a couple of years. .. do you remember that Lithuanian lad who came on as a sub twice?Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
If he's half as good as the last Lithuanian international to play in the LOI, Kalonas with Bohs, he will be an excellent piece of business by Dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
No doubt about itQuote:
Originally Posted by Random Cork fan
He was part of the Suduva team that got to the 4th Qualifying Round of last year's Europa League too. A good bit of business having another player with that level of game under his belt. Another Lithuanian team went very far in the EL last year too, Trakai, who knocked out St Johnstone, MacMillan's new club. Zalgiris beat Pats a few years back too. Their National team might be muck awful but their clubs aren't too bad given the size of the country and the fact that basketball is the dominant sport everybody is into there. Good signing all round for Dundalk.
And don't forget about the other important signing today, Georgie Poynton, scorer of the only goal the last time a Dundalk player beat Cork.........................just a pity he wasn't actually playing for us that night !
Yeah , Georgie did a good job for us last year Good luck to him back in Dundalk
Let's hope for Dundalk's sake he doesn't go missing in big games.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Sure that's only 4 out of 36!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Looking forward to seeing him play but we've all had those kind of signings only to be delighted to see the back of them
Eoin Wearen is rumoured to be training with the club that cannot be mentioned. Ex Boh's and Sligo I believe.
Any good?
Strange post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Interesting signing, hard to know how good he is until he starts playing but its always interesting to see players come in from outside the usual channels. As mentioned Kalounas was brilliant, if this guy is 80% the player he was then Dundalk have done well. Look forward to seeing him at the Presidents cup game.
Wearin is a a classy centre mid, was supposed to be signing up for another season but the club seem to have opted for Buckley instead. Would be sorry to see him leave Bohs. Having said, that he missed almost all of last season with an ACL injury, so not sure how that has affected him.Quote:
Originally Posted by donnrua
He has all the raw talents to be a very good CM, but just never seemed to impose himself enough. Also has a bad knack of picking up serious injuries. He missed almost all last season - he made a sub appearance in the last game of the season at Dalyer if I remember correctly. I think he also missed a whole season a couple of years back with a broken leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by donnrua
In fairness he has his moments, but 'classy' would be stretching it. Went missing in games with us too. from what I can remember of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Are the updated squads anywhere?
Check out the second post blog by Dave Donnelly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Briuk
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Originally Posted by Ezeikial
In an interview with Paul O'Hehir in the Irish Mirror, Stephen Kenny confirms the significant financial realities between the top end of League of Ireland and the lower end in EnglandQuote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...e-top-11825151Quote:
“We did everything to keep him but ultimately we’re still not competing financially with clubs at the lower end in England.
“Financially the move was important to him as he’s 25 now and he has a family.
“But we have to aspire to be at that level in the future and not be losing our best players to Oldham and St Johnstone.
What Kenny said may never happen. Year after year we lose some of our brightest talents to clubs at the bottom of the food chain in England. The utterly harsh reality is, that there's hardly ever two red pennies to rub together here and as long as that continues, players will select Oldham Athletic instead of Dundalk , Tranmere instead of Shamrock Rovers and Barnet instead of Bohemians.
Sligo signed ex Liverpool striker Adam Morgan. He's bounced around like a vagabond the last few years but it's still an impressive signing.
Dean Byrne has signed for Longford from one of the AUL clubs. Apparently he’s been scoring for fun at that level. Hopefully he’s the next Sully.
In relation to the Kenny interview, it is going to be difficult/impossible even for a LoI club to able to match the financial terms lower league English clubs can offer our best players anytime soon. What Aberdeen achieved under Alex Ferguson was unique and I suppose the North sea oil was a factor. Also this was pre Bosman times. One thing that could change this situation would be an All-Ireland league.
No player has chosen Tranmere over Rovers but I get your pointQuote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Chris Kenny had signed for Wexford from Sligo and Aaron Dobbs has signed on loan from Rovers
Ah, my mistake. I thought James Doona had gone to themQuote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Reportedly expected to sign for Tranmere for free but signed with Pats insteadQuote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
He wasn't offered a contract by Rovers so even if he had gone to Tranmere it would have been irrelevant.
The reality is that 99% of all League of Ireland players would bite your hand off for a chance to play with Tranmere. You and other Rovers posters here seem to be implying, for no apparent reason, that Rovers players are the exception. I would doubt that very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Tranmere Rovers play in the National League, if a player has anything about him surely he could find a move to a better club. If you are in your 30s or 40s then you could be forgiven for thinking Tranmere are a big club but its been a long time since they were relevant.
Tranmere are not a big club, and they are a club in decline, they are already looking at scrapping their academy to cut costs. If they dont get promoted back to the football league this season they will be in serious danger financially.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Pick any measure you like.
Tranmere Rovers are a much bigger club than any club in the LoI.
If the money was right why wouldn't a fella move there from an Irish club?
Still at least we've moved on from the days when fellas were on here with a straight face trying to convince us there were clubs in ireland who were as big as some of the top clubs in Scotland.
OK -Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
What about measuring European participation?
Or how do they measure on the number of players who have graduated to play international football?
Apples and oranges.
By that logic FC Vaduz dwarf any league of Ireland club.
But, point taken, if you want to use a stupid measure you could argue a Dundalk are bigger than a Tranmere.
You'd be wrong. But you could argue.
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
I'm not arguing anything, simply responding to your invitation to "pick any measure you like"
BTW, your use of the word 'stupid' is unnecessary, provocative and not conducive to a reasonable debate.
https://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2641&stc=1
The graphic on average income comparing LoI with SPL, English Championship, League 1 and League 2 is interesting
National League Conference (5th tier) side Torquay Utd had average wages of £375 according to their manager in 2015 - over 52 weeks that about £18,500 or about 65% of the figure quoted for LoI in the graphic
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32018669
We've signed goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan from Huddersfield http://galwayunitedfc.ie/tadhg-ryan-signs-united/
I didn't see anyone implying that. Plenty of our players have left to play at that level before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Harps sign Sam Todd on loan from Derry City, while Shane Blaney completes his move to Doncaster.
Galway United In:
Carlton Ubaezuono (Dundalk) loan deal until end of June http://galwayunitedfc.ie/ubaezuono-p...n-deal-united/
Rovers have signed 22 year old winger Joel Coustrain, a winger previously with Sheffield United and Raith Rovers, former underage International. Other than that don't know much about him.