Transfer Rumours

You have good sources, my Sligwegian friend!

They're the only two who were still in contract at the end of the season. We'll probably keep another three or four (possibly Mahon, King and McWalter) and work off our A Team after that. Everyone else is pretty much a free agent at present (in the same way most of the league's players are), and if they can't find a club and are happy with the reduced wages we'll have to offer in the First, we'll probably take them back. Could see us keeping another two or three players that way.

Either way, we've (hopefully!) got a nice backbone to the team and with a reserve team who've quality-wise been promoted to the First Division and a third team who've qualified for the FAI Cup, I'm expecting a top four finish next year.

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Originally Posted by BrayUnknowns

How do you make that one out? So 2 of Bray's biggest financial backrers pull out half way through the season meant UCD finished bottom of the table? The pay cut that Bray asked the players to take was with 3 games to go, we were safe at that stage and back wages have been paid. We finish a rather big 18 points ahead of you with a slightly better goal difference, how would asking our players to take a pay cut for the final 3 games of the season have an effect on UCD getting relegated ?

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dont forget Bray actually have paying fans coming through the gates
unlike UCD. Might have helped pay players wages too.

Thios higher than mighty UCD bull**** is unbelievable.
Thankfully wont have to go near the dump for a few years (at least)

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Originally Posted by garyderry

dont forget Bray actually have paying fans coming through the gates unlike UCD. Might have helped pay players wages too.

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Might have but didn't, evidently.

Gate receipts are fairly marginal compared to total income for the likes of us and Bray.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

UCD offer a player E300 which they know they can pay; Bray or Cobh or Harps (it's a cumulative thing; not picking on Bray) offer E500 which they can't pay. Which is the player, being stupid, going to take?

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Are you suggesting that many footballers are stupid, greedy muppets?

Shame on you sir for such an outrageous slur on one of the most intellectual and hard-working sections of society.

Sporting looking to sign Galway keeper Gary Rogers, Drogheda's Shaun Maher, Boh's Thomas Heary and Gary O Neil off Pats According to this

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...l-1570499.html

So that's half of Shels, Dundalk, Drogheda and UCD that Fingal are looking to sign?

Tick tick tick boom!

with a little bit of Bohs and Pats thrown in for good measure.

Stu this a rumours thread, so could you please try to keep to that tks and not try to start up your next argument. It would be much appreciated;)

Sorry, you're right - I'll keep facts off the thread. ;)

:D, Tushay

Not sure if it's been posted already but reported on i102 radio station this morning that Galway players are looking for new clubs because they're not happy with part time contracts.

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Not sure if it's been posted already but reported on i102 radio station this morning that Galway players are looking for new clubs because they're not happy with part time contracts.

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so thats 2 players leaving then as all the rest are free agents.

Declan 'fabio' O Brien strongly linked to making a move from drogs to us.

Not so sure about him, think his 'best' days are behind him

It'd be worth it just as an extra kick in the sack for the Drogs though..

Said on Today FM that Michael O'Neill has being confirmed as Rovers boss!!

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Said on Today FM that Michael O'Neill has being confirmed as Rovers boss!!

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Its on the Official site http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/index-home.php

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Said on Today FM that Michael O'Neill has being confirmed as Rovers boss!!

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Why the shock. it was posted here a few weeks ago

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Originally Posted by Dodge

Why the shock. it was posted here a few weeks ago

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That a bit of a stretch, Alan Matthews and an undecided Pat Ffenlon were also linked with the vacancy 'til the confirmation now.

They were wise to go outside of the League of Ireland to fill the position. Shamrocks have a poor employer reputation at the moment.

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Originally Posted by oriel

Declan 'fabio' O Brien strongly linked to making a move from drogs to us.

Not so sure about him, think his 'best' days are behind him

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Fabio set to sign for Fingal along with Meagher from Drogs. Has it been confirmed about Lester signing for Fingal yet?

Kevin McQ due to hold talks with Harps next week about coming back.

Parkhouse and McCafferty both doing u-turns and re-signing for Harps.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Kevin McQ due to hold talks with Harps next week about coming back.

Parkhouse and McCafferty both doing u-turns and re-signing for Harps.

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They must must be willing to work for free or else Harps are intending to pay the players with Monopoly money this year.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Parkhouse doing u-turn and re-signing for Harps.

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Ah well, we tried:D Best of luck to the man and his career.

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

That a bit of a stretch, Alan Matthews and an undecided Pat Ffenlon were also linked with the vacancy 'til the confirmation now.

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Fenlon and matthews weren't mentioned by me ;)

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Fabio set to sign for Fingal .

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That would please me, he is not the type if player i would like to be leading our attack next season, as i said before, i think his best days are behind him.

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

Shamrocks have a poor employer reputation at the moment.

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Eh? Care to elaborate Harpie?

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Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

They must must be willing to work for free or else Harps are intending to pay the players with Monopoly money this year.

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No its grand we will tell our fans we are fooked, tell them we will be out of business in a few weeks, tell them to cough up a few hundred grand and we will be set then for the following season to offer silly money to players willing to play for half the amount.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Parkbus doing u-turns and re-signing for Harps.

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Raging:(

:D

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

No its grand we will tell our fans we are fooked, tell them we will be out of business in a few weeks, tell them to cough up a few hundred grand and we will be set then for the following season to offer silly money to players willing to play for half the amount.

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Seamie Coleman ching ching, that gotta hurt? ;):D

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Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

Seamie Coleman ching ching, that gotta hurt? ;):D

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Not really, it happens all the time in football.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Not really, it happens all the time in football.

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I suppose we took Declan Boyle as well away from you and made and tidy few bob selling him to Celtic. :)

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Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

I suppose we took Declan Boyle as well away from you and made and tidy few bob selling him to Celtic. :)

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In fairness, we did return him...when he became terrible:D

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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

No its grand we will tell our fans we are fooked, tell them we will be out of business in a few weeks, tell them to cough up a few hundred grand and we will be set then for the following season to offer silly money to players willing to play for half the amount.

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No your wrong Drogs still have to raise another 100k:o

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Originally Posted by fergalr

Eh? Care to elaborate Harpie?

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Certainly. But you should be careful how you ask questions about your fanny club.
(If there is any queries about On/Off-Topic. The below post concerns the transfer, circumstances and treatment of staff.)

I'll only keep to the present structure of the club.

Collins joins November 04 2004, three weeks from the end of the season from fellow relegation candidates Dublin City.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1104/collins.html
Dublin City weren't too happy with. Shamrock Rovers were very happy and continued with Roddy and gave him a Two-year contract. Now by embedding someone like Roddy into the club, obvious serious questions of judgement needed to be asked. They went unasked 'cos Roddy gave the club what it desperatly needed, survival in the top division.

Survival still in major doubt the following season. The board doesn't have the courage of it's convictions ( Convictions for board member came the following year). Roddy is first suspended on full pay and then sacked after the club is relegated by Dermot Keely's Dublin City.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2005/1129/shamrock.html
Of course the treatment of Collins is rightly considered unfair and he brings a case of unfair dismissal against the board.
http://www.independent.ie/national-n...lub-69166.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...702728072.html

Pat Scully joins....
http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/1201/shamrock.html

Pat Scully leaves early. Pat Scully interview with TV3 regarding his working 'environment'.
http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=1...full_episodes=


I didn't mention the interim times when UCD's Alan O'Neill gave yourselves a dig out after Roddy left.
I believe people who have convictions against them for Public Order offences relating directly to League of Ireland football matches shouldn't sit on boards of League of Ireland football clubs.

As I said previously, it was wise of the board to go outside of Ireland.

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Originally Posted by Dodge

Why the shock. it was posted here a few weeks ago

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The shock was probably the fact Premier League FM broadcast something in relation to the LOI

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

Certainly. But you should be careful how you ask questions about your fanny club.
(If there is any queries about On/Off-Topic. The below post concerns the transfer, circumstances and treatment of staff.)

I'll only keep to the present structure of the club.

Collins joins November 04 2004, three weeks from the end of the season from fellow relegation candidates Dublin City.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/1104/collins.html
Dublin City weren't too happy with. Shamrock Rovers were very happy and continued with Roddy and gave him a Two-year contract. Now by embedding someone like Roddy into the club, obvious serious questions of judgement needed to be asked. They went unasked 'cos Roddy gave the club what it desperatly needed, survival in the top division.

Survival still in major doubt the following season. The board doesn't have the courage of it's convictions ( Convictions for board member came the following year). Roddy is first suspended on full pay and then sacked after the club is relegated by Dermot Keely's Dublin City.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2005/1129/shamrock.html
Of course the treatment of Collins is rightly considered unfair and he brings a case of unfair dismissal against the board.
http://www.independent.ie/national-n...lub-69166.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...702728072.html

Pat Scully joins....
http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/1201/shamrock.html

Pat Scully leaves early. Pat Scully interview with TV3 regarding his working 'environment'.
http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=1...full_episodes=


I didn't mention the interim times when UCD's Alan O'Neill gave yourselves a dig out after Roddy left.
I believe people who have convictions against them for Public Order offences relating directly to League of Ireland football matches shouldn't sit on boards of League of Ireland football clubs.

As I said previously, it was wise of the board to go outside of Ireland.

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OMG UR RIGHT!!!!
Three years ago the old rovers board appointed Roddy Collins, who was dismissed after practically relegating the club by the new board. They replaced him with Pat Scully who over three season restored Rovers to the top flight at the first attempt, and working well with the board in a couple of very good cup runs and two highly accepable mid table finishes, before leaving on mutual consent after feeling things had run their course.

BUT OMG HOW WILL SHANROCK ROVRES EVA GET A NEW MANAGER NO1 WILL WORK FOR THEM COZ WAT HAPPENED 4 YRS AGO. LOL THEY HAD TO GO N POACH A HIGHLY RATED MANAGER FROM SCOTLAND. LOL!!!111!!

Oh and I'd love to hear more about the personal allegations about members of the Shamrock Rovers board. What are these Public Order offences of which you speak, and why is it you think they are unfit to run the club? very serious allegations they are.

Especially when most other neutral observers, and even fans of other clubs including Rovers biggest rivals, would consider SRFC to be one of the best run clubs since the current board have taken over. It would be very difficult to argue otherwise, but I do look forward to what you have to say! :)

Even as a Shels fan I think it's fairly ridiculous to talk about the previous Rover's regime and the current (more benevolent :D) regime in the same breath.

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Originally Posted by oriel

That would please me, he is not the type if player i would like to be leading our attack next season, as i said before, i think his best days are behind him.

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according to reports in drogheda hes had talks with dundalk, glentoran and fingal - has also been offered 2 trails in america

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has also been offered 2 trails in america

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"The Declan O'Brien trail - Can you get through the whole thing without getting crocked?"

New of the World reports that we are looking to sign the following players who played under Connor....Thomas Heary, Liam Burns, Faz Kudozovic, Adam Hughes, Chris Tunrer as well as Fabio O'Brien and Derrys Gerard Doherty!!

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Originally Posted by Black and White

New of the World reports that we are looking to sign the following players who played under Connor....Thomas Heary, Liam Burns, Faz Kudozovic, Adam Hughes, Chris Tunrer as well as Fabio O'Brien and Derrys Gerard Doherty!!

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;) No chance. He has just won our player of the year and wont be leaving anytime soon to another Irish club. Darren Quigley on the otherhand has been interesting Sean Connor going by our local newspaper last Tuesday.

Yeah i thought that there would be no way he'd be leaving...we dont need a new keeper though...Bennion if he cuts out the few moments of madness is well capable of laying in the premier div!! Quigley was connected and mentioned las week in the papers here so!