Thought he had another year in him and from the article there was an offer on the table. Still a good move for him to further his education and still play at a good level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loifan_76
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Thought he had another year in him and from the article there was an offer on the table. Still a good move for him to further his education and still play at a good level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loifan_76
Weird. Pretty sure he did a masters in DCU back a bit more than a decade ago. Fair play I guessQuote:
Originally Posted by Loifan_76
We didn’t pay either compensation or a fee for Mikey. Our budget had been slashed so there was no money to pay fees for players.
Nice bit of business by UCD, I'm guessing he may be coming as player/coach, long ball Willie needs an assistant, and this would be an obvious segway into coaching for Ronan Finn.
He says in a couple of articles that he has no coaching role. Great signing for ucd. What a rovers legend. Typical of him that he let's alan manus do a lap of honour this week and then announces he is leaving the day before the game.
I might even drop down tonwatch him
Sweet! That's a great signing. Rare for pre-season to start so well for us!
Finner’s buddy Luke Byrne coming in as assistant.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bowler
RFs 2nd spell at UCD aint it lads??
Yep - 2005 to 2009 before. Took the mickey in the First Division in 2009. Hopefully he's still got some of that left; we should be well up the top of the table. Might get a shot at beating 11 points sooner than I'd though!
Great move for him and whilst sad to see him leave ; I’m glad in that I don’t think he had another season in him at title contender level and I’d of hated to see him languish on the bench …..a true legend whose time with us will be remembered with nothing but admiration and respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
If luke Byrne and Finn are both playing at ucd next year that is some start, or is Byrne just coaching? I know he's had injuries but he is still young
Used to have a soft spot for ucd, but jaysus lads smirking Ronan and 50 quid Luke ?? And this after the abomination that is starjumps keeper kearns.
It's so sad when two of our feeder clubs aren't getting along.
According to the press stuff he did a degree in sports management so he is going back to do the masters. Smart move tbh and he owes Rovers NOTHING. he was the start of all the recent success for us, signed in 2016 when he was walking away from a league winning Dundalk and very few people thought it was a good move. Turns out he was 100% right and good luck to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
I'll definitely drop in to ucd next year when rovers are away and I'm not traveling
Hugh Douglas retired at 30,injuries took their toll on him to be retiring relatively young …
Now thats an interesting move from Harps there. Didnt even know in first place that DR had gone. Heard today that Ronan Finn was with Sporting Fingal all these years ago I dont remember him being there at all!
Duff on the way out of shels? Out of contract and hasn’t been contacted about a new deal yet, also stating that he hasn’t got a clue what’s going on behind the scenes at the club. Even if he does stay on, there’s some pretty damning quotes on the new owners there that would suggest things might not last as long as most would’ve imagined between the manager and the club
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...969957026.html
At this rate, god knows who will be managing at what club next season.
bohs should swoop and snap Duff up. I think Devine's limitations have been shown now. He might make a better coach than a manager? I'd absolutely hate them getting Duff so it would be a good move. If we lost Bradley, Duff would have been my target.
I think Derry will wait another quarter season to get rid of Higgins and appoint Kenny unless they are properly competing at the top. Thought Higgins would have had them league winners by now but he doesn't seem up to it.
O'Donnell will stay another season as will Daly, Bradley and Doherty. Holland will stay but possibly for a rebuild in the FD. Russell will go midway through or earlier.
Lump on. This is free money.
Staggering stuff. Reading between the lines is Duff giving them one last final chance on this and he will be walking if he doesn't have a new contract in his pocket like pretty much now, it should have all been sorted in the summer. And then we may also have out of contract players and coaching staff walking signing for other clubs if Duff isn't sortedQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
If Duff isn't Shels manager next season the new regime will have immediately lost the room with the fans and set the club back there won't be any recovery, we have seen it happen time and time again in this league seen with Cork, Dundalk, Limerick, Bray
Be a massive shooting yourself in the foot story if they push Duff out.
Money men think differently though they may want their own man in place who will do what he is told with no questions. The fans won't like it but if money is thrown at the squad they will sack it up.
But if things don't go well on the pitch the **** will hit the fan fairly quick
This is some article by Dan.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...922356248.html
Ali Coote rumoured to be off to Pats..
Disenchanted Dundalk fan looses his journalist perspective or maybe he’s right as some of those involved still did manage to completely screw it up at the end of the MON era….. I’m betting we’ll be fineQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
No surprise he would be off somewhere once his contract was up. Very good on his day but goes awol when not in the mood.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Ah here, ne thing that a constant with Dan McDonnell is that he is no hometown journo unless he is writing about Dundalk specifically and even then he pulls no punches, he calls things as he sees without Lilywhite tinted glasses. Its intersting that you think that it could be biased reporting though. Going purely on Bradley's post match iterviews of recent you can hardly deny that this reporting is very plausable and inside info or agendas are not really needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
It was meant as ‘tongue in cheekQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
- I’ve now read the article and tbh found it very ‘speculative’ a little sensationalist and not too much substance or anything new - bottom line summation;
One director p!!sed off because a single member questioned his bone fides
Members Club directors are making reasonable point that if next season we are asked to transfer a large sum ( approx €500,000k) then other shareholders ( Desmond etc) should also make a matching contribution .
In fairness after two pages his last paragraph was reasonable - we sell one player or improve in Europe and that will sort out the finances for 2025 ( a very acceptable large budget is already in place for (2024).
So aside from what sounds like some petty personality based squabbles not to much to see ( albeit the Members directors looking to other shareholders to make a financial contribution is interesting)
The rumour mill already getting in full swing is gas. You think the football is mad enough in this league and then the off-season starts.
On the Pat's front we already have Coote apparently doing a Breslin and I heard off a former player that we're signing Jack Byrne, which I'd take with an absolute mountain of salt. Then there's the Hoban stuff, who will Galway pay a fee for off Harps this time around etc. Good times.
jr wilson leaving shels?
Shels letting Duff go would be incredibly incompetent by the new owners. He had to be the best that has happened to them in a long time. Gobsmacking tbh. If they install a yes man to replace him the club will surely just be turned into a Hull feeder side.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Which has probably been the aim all along. Access to the underage set up and somewhere to park players as needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Dundalk turning away much needed investment from the same people for good reason so Shels would have had an inkling of what could be ahead. Maybe they gambled and hoped to be able to fend off too much interference especially if Duff was doing the business and he certainly has. If he is out of a job he will be a big shadow over every manager as any blip and he will be touted as lurking even if not actually that fussed himself.
Makes a mockery of the early rumours on Shels big plans to plunder Rovers, though I suspect that was some mischief making by PC.
Fair enough, its hard to know when the SRFC seige is in place or not at times. I think once the league title was actually confirmed Bradley was always going to get much of what he wanted, maybe him calling for additional resources publically a bit premature. That said, the current state of the league in terms of what is needed footballing wise is not massive so a little should go a long way when established in the top 2 or 3 - a couple of key signings could turn also rans in to potential title contenders and Rovers are already that so just need to replace a couple of retirees and keep hold of a fit Jack Byrne eg. Unless it is decided to go for a major overhaul with progression in Europe the unofficial top target.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Jack was there on Friday which I took as a good sign. On crutches and in a brace after an op so hopefully will be fit for Feb start assuming he stays.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Daniel McDonnell’s article in yesterday’s Indo made for interesting reading. The behind scenes tension could have a role yet about the kind of squad Bradley can have next season.
https://twitter.com/shelsfc/status/1721561911769071886Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
confirmed now. any links to clubs at the mo? would have thought shels would keep him on board
He played underage for Bohs so I wouldn't be surprised to him back. They badly need some depth in both full back positions.
John Russell staying on at Sligo
Players departing: Lukas Browning, Johan Brannefalk, Frank Livaak, Gary Boylan, Mark Byrne, Garry Buckley, Daniel Lafferty, Pedro Martelo and Robbie Burton.
Rory Gaffney staying at Rovers on a 1 year deal.