Number 3 is a bit of a Glenn Whelan type player I think. Quiet but effective. You don't notice him until he's gone.
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Number 3 is a bit of a Glenn Whelan type player I think. Quiet but effective. You don't notice him until he's gone.
They must be defensively brilliant. None of them has been at fault for any goal last season.
Rory Feely off to Barrow in League 2 apparently, I've seen it all now if lads like him are getting moves over there.
Some signing for Treaty and with the retention of Curran means serious quality in the squad.Only thing is Tommy Barrett will have to drop his constant ..we have the lowest budget in the league.....jibe now .Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Have Barrow actually seen him play!Quote:
Originally Posted by RealJohn91
We have signed James Doona from Cork City and Derek Daly from Crumlin Utd. Didnt even notice that DD had gone non league!
he'll be on barrowed time from day one I'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Ryan Rainey resigns for Harps...
Paddy Barrett signs for Shels. Had a good season with us in 2021 but wasn’t the same player after a long layoff in 2022. Had a year left on his contract but we agreed to release him. For his own sake I hope he can get himself back to somewhere close to what he was.
To be fair they probably still have the smallest budget. It's well known that Wexford have double theirs to ~€5K/week.Quote:
Originally Posted by da bishop
They're a bit uninspiring in my view. Doona did nothing for City, interesting to see how Longford do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
doona is finished. lost 2 yards of pace and cant beat his man off a dribble anymore.
Are Longford working off a far smaller budget this year?
If he doesn't do well, his career might be on the Furness. Seriously though, and it's a topic that comes up from time to time on social media, and it's an uncomfortable truth, but the majority of League 2 clubs all have bigger budgets than nearly all clubs here bar Rovers,Dundalk and Derry. And as long as that's the case, players will always leave a LOI club that potentially could be in Europe for the mundane safety of double or triple his wages, slogging it out in the early rounds of the FA Cup or FA Trophy.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
From what I heard before the playoffs yes is the answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Maybe but i doubt it , smaller than Cobh,Athlone,Longford,Kerry....hardly,no way the likes of Ludden,Curran,Connolly and the two or three more expected signings are playing for peanuts.The rest have bigger dosh no doubt about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Budget slashed by all accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I see he only made 3 starts towards the very end of last season, if he has a full injury free pre-season under his belt he could be a very shrewd signing for us replacing Negru we are well stocked in central defence with his addition so not dependent on him playing all 36 gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by patsdad
I think Gers point was that Rory Feely is a terrible footballer and likely one of the worst players to make the switch to the UK recently. It only makes sense as a signing if Barrow haven't actually seen him play.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Feely is a good athlete and that is about the extent of it as far as I've seen. Fair play on getting the move.
Also the value that a player will get noticed by top sides 100x if playing in England-, 1000x if playing well more than the LoI. Harsh truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Fair dues to Feely's agent- his performances were inconsistent, to say the least. I don't think that he's absolutely terrible (I'm in a minority amongst bohs fans) but has a habit of missing tackles, and also giving cheap fouls. He cost us points, but I felt Ciaran Kelly cost us more, while both got a move away. Baffled.
If both thrive when away it will point to coaching issues under the previous management team. Hoping for some signings for our defence early in the new year.
Much of Kerry's squad will be announced tonight when Dennehy talks to the press - will largely be a mixture of last season's under-19s and KDL players, but will be surprised if Matt Keane at least doesn't come on board.
And he's duly announced this afternoon.
Sensible first signing. He'll be the captain?
Would presume so, not too many other current LoI players from the county who would be available!
That said, another arrival will be announced at 3.
Phoenix Patterson off to Fleetwood Town…
Who've also signed Dave Harrington from Cork.
Also off to Fleetwood -- David Harrington, Cork City's (Men's) Young Player of the Year, for a fee believed to be in 6 figures. Harrington will compete for the keeper's jersey with Fleetwood's current number one Alex Cairns, and with Jay Lynch and Leicester City loanee Jakub Stolarczyk (www.therealefl.co.uk 19 Dec).
The third sensible announcement of the day. It's a pity common sense abandoned them when it came to the season tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
I thought the six figure sum was what Everton were paying but he failed the medical ?
You can take us out of that line, might have around €1m in the bank still, but new owners running a tight ship post p6 and will be doing so for next few years by all accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Maybe no harm as won't be outbidding Rovers and Derry for any players so just need to be 'the best of the rest' until reserves / monies in build up, either via euro prize money or main owners biz shares sales etc.
That said will be much closer next season with Pats well positioned, Sligo too, maybe one of Shels or Bohs will all fancy euro ambitions.
"The 22-year-old is set to move to Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed, six figure fee". (Therealefl website, today) Of course, six figure fees would range from 100,000 to 999,999 and Everton's idea of six figures could be a lot bigger than Fleetwood's :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
Aodh Dervin signs back with Shels for 2023
He didn’t sign back for Treaty because that’s where he was offered the most money. He’s an amateur/part timer with treaty can’t imagine he’s getting anything other then petrol money every other week.Quote:
Originally Posted by da bishop
Tadhg Ryan joined Derry,awful any time I seen him last season ….
hes shocking, derry fans would want to be worried if maher ever gets injuredQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Yeah that's a weird one especially for a club with their ambition and resources. Wasn't upset to see the back of him from Bohs.
Was close enough for third last season in fairness. Not much between Dundalk and Pats. It does seem very much like it will be Rovers and Derry again, with the best of the rest scrapping for third. Odds are that it will probably be the same top 4 again. (Though, as Eric Morecombe might have put it “not necessarily in that order”)Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel