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He's an under 19 rovers player can play central midfield or up front. Very lanky and strong with a bit of pace but not a great finisher. Good prospect with good tricky feet.
Not trying to bash the new signings or anything but I hope cousins isn't thinking along the lines of filling the squad up with under 19 players, we need an experienced and robust box to box central midfielder to fill the void left by salmo and we need to tie Down Enda curran, simples.
If its a case that this fella can play both in midfield or up front then I wouldn't be surprised if Tony has signed him with that in mind so we don't need another player..
From what I was told Fri night and what I heard today I don't know what to be thinking!! Apparently we are still in for signing 2 more players, one midfielder and one striker....both originally been linked with Athlone!Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
Tony loves doing transfer window deals. What did we bring in last year, three or four players? I'd imagine he's still after one or two more experienced lads as well as the young lads he's brought in.
Well one of them is very experienced and from what I was told fri night he was going no where, but we'll just have to wait and see!
According to Roddy himself we have signed Enda Curran take a look - http://www.theloiblog.com/NewsStory.aspx?n=601
Great if it's true but I refuse to believe a word that comes out of that fellas mouth, his spoofing has reached a new level this season..
He'd be bullshi**ing a bit and putting on the poor mouth but he is quite definite that Curran has gone to us. He'd look (even more) stupid if he didn't now. Looks like he isn't going to Athlone either way, which is good.
Meh, we've got Coughlan back for the rest of the season, that's as good as a new signing!
Haven't seen much of Coughlan but I believe he was outstanding against us recently.
I don't think it would bother him too much to look stupid. He has been ****ting on for the last month about all these players he's bringing in and how a lot of them are as good as done and now that the transfer window has come around he's done a complete turn around and complaining about having no money!He's like a child playing football manager!Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I must say if I was a player I wouldnt appreciate a manager trying to sign me harping on to the press about every single bit of the negotiations, especially when there are a lot of offers on the table.
Roddy is talking nonsense, we didn't offer double what Athlone offered. Athlone offered Curran €150 a week but we came in with a take it or leave offer of €10,000 a week after tax, a car and a house. We also offered to relocate his family to Longford including the family dog. And why can we offer this you may ask. Well as everyone knows (Roddy), we're loaded! I also heard Cousins is good mates with Moyes and has asked about the availability of Rooney and is also in the market for a creative central midfielder. On that position he's planning on making a bid to end Kaka's misery at Madrid......and all because we're loaded!!
Rumours going round also that Cousins wants the toilet roll replaced in the away dressing room with €50 notes just to show the rest of the teams how loaded we are! ;)
From what ive heard thats exactly the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bosco
It seems Derek O'Brien has signed for us...presume we offered him 5 times what Athlone were offering him.
That's the experienced winger I was on about last week! I'd say the No.11 was made available for him with Gorman moving to 24 after wearing 11 the first 2 games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bosco
Enda curran away on trial the last few days with port vale and went well by the sounds of it so can't see us getting him. Once o'brien is used as a winger and TC doesn't try convert him to a middle man then it's a great signing with Nkololo out and purdy very inconsistent
I can definitely confirm that Derek O'Brien has signed for us from Salthill Devon. I received a club text at 2.50pm today.
Text said " LTFC have signed Derek O'Brien from Salthill Devon". Wasnt he at Galway Utd when TC was in charge? He has super experience- wasnt he with Galway Utd,St Pats, Cork City and Limerick in the past?
Thanks for the official confirmation Marty.
Yeah he played under Cousins in Galway, Cousins was always a big fan of him apparently.
Apparently we've signed Ryan Connolly from Sligo, anyone know much about him?
Midfielder I think, brother of Evan Connolly who used to play for us afaik. I think he was with Derby and was on the fringes of their first team.