I presume you chided these podcasters for talking about something that was, according to you, well and truly in the past even a couple of weeks ago? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
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I presume you chided these podcasters for talking about something that was, according to you, well and truly in the past even a couple of weeks ago? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I don't particularly care for what it's worth, it's the nature of the league but at the same time part of the fun is getting involved and making a mad drama out of it. It was just the manner of it that leaves a sour taste really, assuming there's some foundation to even some of Pats' accusations. He's a good coach though and definitely was a large part of our upturn in fortunes last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Daniel O’Reilly signs for Hamilton…
Surprised at that, there’s probably 5-10 other centre backs in the league I’d have down as being better than him.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Edit: Just noticed that Hamilton aren’t currently in the SPL, makes sense as a transfer so
Great day in the life , cup in the house for New Years. That why we follow our own and not premier league.
I had to check that aswell,mid table Scottish Championship side,I thought he was decent anytime I seen him last season,certainly improved since he was at us….Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Nice, enjoy it! It's 25 years since we won our last trophy, the League Cup second leg away to Cork in the Cross. You never know when the next one will come!Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Is Stuart Taylor still manager there? Presumably he still has a few contacts in the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
I see Doyle starts today for Bolton, anyone know how that effects the deal to Pats, can he still move in the Jan window, or does this mean they have to wait until July?
Maybe if they can work something out with his current contract, he should be ok to leave, but not sure how contracts like that work.
Denzil Fernandes signed for Treaty from Shels.
He can still move. Liam scales played for rovers until a couple of days before the window closed before moving to CelticQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
He's scored too. 5 in 21 now. He'll surely go to town against the likes of UCD/Drogheda/Harps/Shels
Doyle will leave Bolton in the coming week. The replacement they signed isn’t in the squad today, maybe it can’t be registered until Monday or Tuesday.
In other St Pats news, Ronan Coughlan has signed a new deal. I’m a bit surprised at that on his form in the second half of last season, especially given the attackers now signed. In fairness, he was decent in the first half and the club statement suggests he was never properly fit when he came back from injury.
I guess he’ll be handy as a squad player.
We’ve announced today the following players from last season are under contract for 2022.
— Eddie Nolan
– George Forrest
– Jeremie Milambo
– Niall O’Keeffe
– Junior Quitirna
– Phoenix Patterson
– Cian Kavanagh
– Ronaldo Green
An front three of Junior, Phoenix and Kavanagh could be lethal. O’Keeffe and Nolan are two important ones. O’Keeffe is one of the young players to lookout for.
Could be a really great signing for Treaty if he can avoid injury. Between the mess of 2020 and his injury riddled 2021 season Denzil couldn't catch much of a break to get going at ShelsQuote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
surprised pats kept onto coughlan, theyve a whole load of forwards now.
Last season Coughlan sometimes played behind the front 3, as indeed did Billy King. With so many options wide and upfront, but only 3 experienced midfielders in Lennon, Forrester and McCormack, that may be the role Pats have in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
We have kept on Shane Elworthy on our books for another season. Its his fifth season with us. Nice to ave some good news for a change with us!
Ha - give you that one kid, but not my work, just found it funny when listening to it out for my dog walk !Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
Dan Cleary (Dundalk to St Johnstone) confirmed now
Good move for him, even in the ridiculous circus of p6 last year and before he stood out, always said this is the career move most LOI players should be looking for, SPL.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
PL is closed shop and Championship is higher standard than prob 4-6 euro leagues at this stage.
Saints have lost 8 on the spin and look like relegation fodder
No, but if reports are correct, giving a 3 year contract for someone who will obviously be 36 in 3 years time and on big wages is a bit of a risk in my view, as said before there wouldnt be any English clubs offering this, same to any other player same age not just him. Good player, don't get wrong, scored today, decent standard, but 3 years, no way, I wouldn't pay it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I was thinking about this earlier, then remembered, forgot about Sligo, so its really 4 going for 3rd place next season, but unless Dundalk recruit better quality this month, I can't see us getting any higher than 4th. Then again, I suppose that would be a huge improvement on the car crash of 2021.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yeah, sorry Sligo fans! Ye should be in there too alright.
Still a ways to go till we can start the 2022 predictions thread though.
I completely forgot too !!!!!!!!
And they were solid in 3rd last season too, even after taking the summer off !
Maybe but SPL is still a far better standard than LOI, fully pro league (and stadia), plus not sure St Mirren were doing that well when Jamie McG moved over.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
The only thing that can be said with any certainty is that Shamrock Rovers will be there or thereabouts. Derry and Pats appear to be investing in significantly strengthening their squads, Sligo seem to be at about the same level as last year, Bohs a little weaker. Dundalk are well off the pace on the basis of what has been signed so far but there's still time and, presumably, money. But you can't tell how new squads will gell. Pats were comfortably the second best team in 2021 whereas most people had them pegged for 4th-5th at the start of the season.
We'll do the predictions thing later, but seems already Rovers odds on then Derry for second, 3rd spot up for grabs, Pats at the minute in good shape, but Sligo have decent squad (still) Bohs too, and Dundalk have 5-6 more to join, a lot will depend on that quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by patsdad
However I would see Rovers out front, Derry next, and the rest a fair good bit back.
Fair point on Pats last season, I actually thought getting second more impressive than winning the cup, fans love the day out of course and the trophy (nothing quite like it) but coming second shows great consistency.
For those of an older persuasion the great Jim McLaughlin DFC teams, two runners up in 80 and 81 either side of league titles were almost equally as impressive, as meant you were still 'at it'. Cork City to be fair probably on same context possibly deserved more than a single league title during Caulfield era only to come up against SK, but it didn't take anything away from their quality, 3 runners up in a row then a (well deserved) title in 2017 was very impressive.
dundalk wont be near top 3 anyway. a good bit back in 5th or 6th next season
Not a step up in standard, but he's got a full time deal and probably a last shot as a full time professional with a semi-decent wage.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Andre Wright gone to Telford. Didn’t make a huge impact with us.
was in a good situation at bohs with how they play. hes technically very limited, hard to see him jumping up any levels in UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
On current players onboard I would think 4th will be the highest. Finished 6th last year and that was by doing almost nothing from May to August.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
Will be interesting to see how it has taken shape come the start of the season. We were comfortably enough second best last season but this time last year folk were worried about relegation. I think Dundalk will end up looking strong personally, not like they couldn't field a decent side right now anyway.
Think we might be reliant on some loans coming good like Jaros and Lewis did. I'd say even with Doyle signing we're maybe 4 players short of being properly in the mix.
Our first new signings have been added to the squad officially.Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
- Killian Cantwell - Athlone. Former Blues U19 also.
- Yassine En-Neyah - Shels. Don’t know anything about him, reaction from Shels indicate they seem to rate him.
En-Neyah joined us late in the season made 6 starts/4 subs got 1 goal was playing central attacking or out wide. I thought he looked tidy but wouldn't have been convinced he was at the level for Premier Division, a full season full-time under Morris again it's a good move for him
Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray has confirmed James Brown will sign for their U23 squad. I get that it can be hard to turn these things down for 18/19 year old lads that have aspirations of breaking into a first team but for Brown who is already 23 years old it’s a bad move in my books
https://twitter.com/richsharpe89/sta...513209346?s=21
umm bit strange that one. More or less being told that he is only back up. I know they are a huge club but shows a lack of ambition for Brown himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
i assume hes been promised something better than u23 football once this season ends. probably just want him to get more games into him. the jump from LOI to CH is pretty big infairness. Any word on the length of the deal? the money must have been good either way, hard to turn it down.