Robbie McCourt signed for Wexford
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Robbie McCourt signed for Wexford
Was he at Waterford last season Joey B?Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Yeah. Dundalk troubles highlighted early when they decided to pay a fee to us for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Finn Harps have signed Joe Gorman.
He was rubbish with Treaty, worse with Bray and then played in the Irish Premier Intermediate league which is a rank league.
A bad egg to top it all off.
Bohs have handed out thousands of presents to kids around the country, which is brilliant. Now give the supporters the gift of a striker, a real one a twenty a season man.
Isn't that what we hope Whelan will be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Robbie McCourt !! Another classic move by the brains of the operation that was SOD and Brian Gartland, he was brutal that first half season, improved a bit following year, but to pay a fee for him, christ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
He has a bit of form for this, left Dundalk after 2017 Cup Final, played for Oldham for 2 months, was back at Dundalk on 1 July when window opened, he was actually quite good in that second spell, scored winner in the 2018 cup final and played good part in winning 18 and 19 leagues.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Would think coaching prob more his scene now, too many injuries.
Be stunned if he lasts 6 monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I could be wrong. But from what I saw online before this season, SOD was the messiah, could improve every players, great man management, best I’d the league etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
“Skip”
not sure he improved any players ?
Robbie McCourt and Joe Gorman. We're getting stuck into the journeyman bit now!
Yeah it doesn't look a great signing if we want to kick onQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Have a look at who was signed, Pep couldnt have turned them in to a Sunday League footballer. There is still something very odd and unexplained about how and why a numbers of players were sgned as a half decent manager would have fired himself before a ball was kicked watching them training. What happened to trailists even, did S'OD even see these players before a wedge was spent on them. I dont recall the usual new signing videos with the manager 'we've been tracking this lads for a while, one for the future, the final piece ect'. Im still in the O'Donnel was shafted by his own over trust of a Head of Football Reecruitment ffsQuote:
Originally Posted by Knocklyonhoop
It's a signing that a very low budget accounts for, an experienced player who likely won't come too expensive. We've probably one of the lowest budgets in the division. There's only so far that Tallaght fine gael money will stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebronze14
Surprised Harps have taken a punt on O Gorman ,absolute muck at Treaty and was yet again a very poor signing by Barrett,
Honestly I think looking at Dundalk last year and trying to say that one thing was the issue is folly. Coming into the year there were financial concerns with ownership and a late sale to a new owner. This hindered recruitment, recruitment was done rather haphazardly as a result, which can't be the fault of 1 individual (at least not in the structures Dundalk appeared to have) then they struggled on the pitch and I think players motivation was questionable at times and last but not least multiple management teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Shocking defender, slow, lazy, immobile and you obviously know all about this lad, bad egg is absolutely spot onQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Apparently he wanted a part-time contract, as a player, and was told no, hence signing for Ballymena.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Right call, IMO. I don't want a part-time player at the club, even if he is class.
Conor Tourish back at Harps for the new season
I never liked that term 'Skip', to be fair SOD did brilliantly in his first season of 2022, finishing 3rd (joint second by a goal !) but more importantly getting europe, 2023 was just ok, the european games were avg, eventually got past Brunos Magpies, 3-1, then a terrible performance v Iceland crew, tie over in the first leg, some pride with a 2-2 draw at home, but his falling out with Hoban towards end of 2023 was a sackable offence in my view, a guy under contract, and his goals would have kept us up, as would having a decent keeper in Shepard, but agent was at it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knocklyonhoop
Not saying we would have done great if Hoban was there this year, but def would have finished 7th or 8th. SOD knew better telling him he wont be starting and paid 15k stg for Gullan who failed to score a single goal at home all season.
SOD prob better off now as assistant and learning his trade, brilliant player, was the key to winning the first league title under SK in 2014 and also massive influence in the 2016 Euro season, excellent manager season achievement 2022, not too much to look back on after that, and was lucky not sacked earlier in 2024.
Skip !
Niall O'Keefe signed for Cobh Ramblers
Great signing, Cobh could be shaping up to be dundalks main challenger, although the new gaffer could just as easily be gone in a few months, should be a fun seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Never heard of NOK Jory B where was he signed from?Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Ah he’s been at Waterford for years,good player especially at First Division level…Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Shane Griffin ,last at Bray also signed by Cobh Ramblers
Cobh really going for it
Cobh throwing the cheque book at it again.
They're hardly marquee signings
Agreed, they’re Cork/Munster based lads that have been deemed not good enough by their clubs in most cases, where else would they go?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
From Cobh’s point of view they’re good solid first division signings and they could do well if added to and managed properly
Don't know about that. They're two excellent signings for any First Division team. Griffin was excellent for Waterford, and then last season at Bray and O'Keefe played 19 games in the Premier last season with Waterford and is a big enough signing for a promotion chasing side.
Cobh are definitely throwing a bit of money at it this year, but their business so far has been very good. The biggest question is their choice of manager, but how he does remains to be seen.
Don’t get me wrong, they are very good signings for any first division club. I meant that the likes of Murphy, O'Keeffe etc have been let go by premier division clubs and if they’re looking at first division offers, Cobh makes a lot of sense geographically for them which is a big plus that other FD clubs mightn’t have, meaning they probably wouldn’t have had to throw as much cash as is being suggested at signing them. I guess I’m saying, when I saw Cobh signed them, my thinking was more ‘very good signing, makes sense’, rather than ‘very good signing, how they hell did they get him, must be throwing mad money at it’. At most they’ve probably beaten off maybe Wexford, Treaty, Kerry for these lads? None of which are exactly rolling in cashQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Carl Lennox leaves Shamrock Rovers for UCD after being on loan at Wexford and Longford Town last year. Still has some proving to do. Didn't get much game time at Longford
Cian Coleman won’t be back at Cork City next season
https://t.co/bLGpaghqPS
Interesting choice to let your captain go. Not sure how good or bad of a player he is but you would wonder what affect letting him go has on the dressing room as a whole.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Wonder could that be another one Cobh look to snatch off them after Cian Murphy.
Jack Doherty would be another
In fairness Coleman has had 4 full seasons as a first team player in the Premier Division, one was a bang average year with Pats, and the other 3 he was relegated in each. I can’t say I’ve seen a whole lot of him in the last few years bar Cork’s games against Pats in 2023 but it’s safe to say that history doesn’t bode well for a future at PD level for him. He’d be a good signing for most if not all FD clubs though
I’d be happy enough if I was a Cork fan,him going through how well Corks season went in the first division last year was fairly pointless,he’s not good enough for the Premier division and they’re correct to be ruthless…..Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Conor Keeley‘s contract at Pats terminated and he’s heading back to Drogheda…
Suits all parties really. He’ll fit into that Drogheda team a lot better than he did the Pats one. Wish him all the best, by all accounts he’s a good lad and wasn’t one to throw the toys out of the pram when he was dropped when Kenny came in.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
That makes it 11 of Jon Daly's 17 signings over 2 transfer windows that have been let go by the club now…
Valeri Dolia signs for Treaty. Don't think he kicked on at Kerry much after Athlone. Probably still a decent signing for them all the same