Dundalk in talks with both McEleney and Benson it appears, Mirror reported a compensation figure of €28k for McEleney, I think that is very expensive.
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Dundalk in talks with both McEleney and Benson it appears, Mirror reported a compensation figure of €28k for McEleney, I think that is very expensive.
Not when we deduct what they owe for Griffin.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
It seems the compensation we're due for Gary Shaw is the reason he hasn't been announced by Rovers yet. Whether it's a case that they can't afford it or don't want to pay it is open to debate. Cork are also interested but he wants to join Rovers.
Probably don't want to pay most likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
Wouldn't have thought we were due anything seeing as he's 23 now? I may be wrong though.
We're not paying anything until we've gotten our ball back.Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
Derry seem to be hoping to get £18k for McEleney when he goes to Dundalk/Pats and he's 23 too afaik. I always thought clubs were due something until the player turns 24 but I'm open to correction there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
You're probably right as I saw those reports about McEleney. Pats are strongly in for him now as well as Dundalk seemingly. I went looking for the actual rules a while back and got a bit confused on when you're no longer entitled to something. I doubt they want to pay for him but you'd have thought they know the rules about compensation themselves and wouldn't go making offers to players if they didn't want to pay the compensation.
Id be shocked if we paid that type of fee at the moment shocked.
Might be looking to spend some of that €39k they got the other day if it wasn't already budgeted for.
Just look it as reinvesting the money you got for Kilduff.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Anyway, you'll recoup half of it from the sale of Fagan to Cork ;)
The age criteria involved is where a player is under twenty three years of age on the 1st of January of the year of expiry of the contract. So a player who turned 23 last December is over the age threshold whereas the January birthday boy remains good to attract compensation for his clubQuote:
Originally Posted by De Town
Shaw was 23 in May so we are entitled to something under those rules. Pay up Rovers.
There is some other criteria involved - like sending a similar or improved contract offer to the player by registered post 60 days prior to the expiry of the contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Although very simple stuff - it is amazing how some are incapable of doing it correctly
Yeah I knew that bit alright. Hopefully the club took care of that and I'm sure Rovers or whoever else will be made aware of it if they didn't.
Maybe we should be paying Rovers to take Shaw off our hands!
I'm been told by a fairly reliable source that there is to be a big announcement from Waterford on Wednesday afternoon.
Rumours are flying around that an English consortium are going to pump money into the club and change the whole structure of how it has been run in "A project that aims to blow what Dundalk have done out of the water".
Apparently this group wanted to take over at Shrewsbury but Roddy convinced them to come meet with the him and the board at Waterford and meetings have been going extremely well. A few new local business men involved as well, Michael Garland been one of the main guys involved (marketing wiz)
Couple of players been bandied about as well, although I'd imagine some of them wont materialise, but names been mentioned that I'm certain will sign are Roddy Jr, Kevin Burns, Philly Gorman, and the message I received had the name Willo Flood, which I know has to be a mistake, so I'm making an assumption it was meant to be Willo McDonagh or Anto Flood, and I'd be 99% sure its McDonagh as he was training at the end of last season.
Coupled with getting Aaron O Callaghan in as a coach its looking to be very postive for us, and at least we may be back to competing next year after a woeful 2 years.
Although, this is all just rumours at the moments so my hopes are not to high until its all confirmed Wednesday.
Roddy LOVES Willo McDonagh
And talking about investors
I thought Gorman, McDonagh And a few others were already announced?
Was it Sligo who diddled themselves out of compensation a few years back by not offering Eoin Doyle a contract, or am I thinking of somebody else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial