Doolin after Barrett

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Originally Posted by Bosco

Heard today that hes gone.Anyone confirm this?If its true and we got any kind of money for him,i think its a good decision.Hes never been the same since his injury in 2003,.

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Steady on bosco. In fairness shanes season last season cant really be taken into consideration seeing as he was injured for most of it. The previous season matthews put him on the left when it was clear for all to see he wasnt confortable playing there(except matthews of course). I also seem to remember the player himself on one of the tabloid papers saying he did not like being put on the left. Anyway my point is stick him up front and i have no doubt he can be a key player for us. But anyway i have heard he is gone. Another ridiculous situation. who exactly are we left with. Dessie waste of space baker, Andy the snail myler and dave mooney. 30k or not we are not in a position to get rid of players such is the lack of numbers at our disposal.

Christ, does every bloody thing have to be a stick to beat Matthews with Sonic? It's getting extremely tiresome...

€30k is excellent money in the eL, of that there is no doubt (the second highest inter club one, behind Byrne's move to Shels? Must be top 5 anyway).

More of a gamble to turn down, given the injury problems (which have to be taken into consideration) and the fact he's only a year left on his contract.

I would agree that no need to rush out and buy someone. Time for what's left to produce. On the other hand, would €30k get Eamon Zayed? He's turning down Shels and Drogs and Cork because he doesn't want to go full time...

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Originally Posted by Macy

€30k is excellent money in the eL, of that there is no doubt (the second highest inter club one, behind Byrne's move to Shels? Must be top 5 anyway).

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tbh macy i cant imagine that money will go anywhere other than to pay off debts. For example where has the money for dillons transfer gane????

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Originally Posted by Sonic

tbh macy i cant imagine that money will go anywhere other than to pay off debts. For example where has the money for dillons transfer gane????

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Even better if the money is used to pay off debts. Far more sensible, and about bloody time there was some financial realism at the club.

So is Barrett definitely gone then?

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Originally Posted by RockofGibraltar

So is Barrett definitely gone then?

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Still not confirmed. When do they get back from Spain?

yestersay some time.

deal agreed according to www.droghedaunited.ie

and the pie man can revel that robbie martin will be joining the club before wen. the fee for barrett is large and good business, all i will say is that it is more than 50k.

the pie man has spoken:cool:

Good luck to shane.Good business as far as im concerned.Heard we finally got the 10k owed for gartland aswell.

sad to see him go, a lot of potential there. but the money seems right, and i wish Shane all the best (but not against us!) ;)

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Originally Posted by The Pie Man

and the pie man can revel that robbie martin will be joining the club before wen. the fee for barrett is large and good business, all i will say is that it is more than 50k.

the pie man has spoken:cool:

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If this is the truth then this is a great bit of business. I wish Shane all the best and he has been a great servant to the club and maybe this is the move he needs to get his game going again but we couldn't sit by and hope that he got his old form back and turn down a great offer for him.

Best of luck to him, money is money is money and its something we need badly.

Hope its true about Robbie Martin

Pieman, 50k? That couldn't be right. For a player with a history of injury problems and only a year left on his contract? It that is true, it's the best bit of dealing the town has ever done in the transfer market IMO.

Though I think Shane is a great player (has the ability to be one of the top strikers in the league), we haven't seen him fully on form in over two years, mostly through his various injuries/recovery spells. At a time when we're very tight for money, I think we did well.

I also think Robbie Martin is a good signing, he seems to be quite consistant - something we need in our attack force.

I know that we turned down a bid of €40k and were pushing to get over €50k so it seems we got somethuing we liked. Good business I think though when on form he's a real threat. Robbie Martin was also lined up as far as I heard if the Barrett deal went through, UCD are due compensation somewhere around €7-8000 apparently

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

I know that we turned down a bid of €40k and were pushing to get over €50k so it seems we got somethuing we liked. Good business I think though when on form he's a real threat. Robbie Martin was also lined up as far as I heard if the Barrett deal went through, UCD are due compensation somewhere around €7-8000 apparently

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The best bit of business ever so! I don't think the Barrett / Mooney partnership would've worked out with the style of football we play anyhow and Robbie Martin might fit in better with Mooney.

Yep, it was over €50,000.

Robbie Martin joined this evening. Great signing.

as the pie man said he would last night, the pie man strikes again :cool:

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Originally Posted by Nipper

Yep, it was over €50,000.

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That's the close to the record inter league transfer. Fair play to whoever negogiated that!

Robbie Martin has bags of ability. Great signing.

Best of luck to Barrett.