Gerry Malone just tweeted that it’s not true having started the rumour in the first place!Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
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Gerry Malone just tweeted that it’s not true having started the rumour in the first place!Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Apparently it was all a load of shyte.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
That would be a great signing, surprising he'd be back here though given he has a good reputation in the EFL. Also saw that the story was broken by Gerry Malone, who has also recently confirmed Shepperd and Malley was staying, the latter after Sligo had already announced he'd signed, so would be a bit sceptical all the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Gerry has actually backtracked on saying he signed. My fault for believing anything he says to be fairQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
That lad would be on mad money compared to this level. The way loans work now it all depends on how much wages the club can cover, mad how that rumour even got off the ground.
People drop names when Gerry is in earshot just to see if it gains traction. Some ludicrous signings rumours have been nipped in the bud but a few have crept through. This was a good one as it was highly unlikely but not impossible either on a short term loan and maybe the chap wanted some game time before a move to a numbe 1 slot. As for Malley, I reckon that could have been a surprise even for some at the club never mind ITK's, the indifferent opinion of him by fans meant there was little fuss over not making sure he re-signed. I still think there is a very good player there, just laked some work ethic which could have been worked on. Other times with GM it's wishful thinking and a dose of fomo on the big news so jumps the gun. There was a time that news of signings were around the town as a player was picking up a pen to sign, I was once in Oriel as a player was in the board room signing and got a text message from someone to let us know the latest, was impressive!, its not like that any more. Until it appears on the club website its nothing more than part of a wild rumour mill. Conor McGregor buying the club was my favourite in recent times although in the wild world of Dundalk FC....
Derry have turned down a bid for Brian Maher from a league 1 club
https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/f...-maher-4488629
Padraig Amond finally coming back to the LOI, to sign for Waterford, According to John Fallon on Twitter
5 goals in the English conference this season. 36 in April. Will it turn out another Daryl Murphy type signing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnsie
Yeah would have been a good signing a couple of years ago, I'd be skeptical now. You'd assume he's not coming back mid season for peanuts either.
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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Possibly last Sept, Derry came to Oriel Pk, won 3-1, but any Derry fan that was there will agree, the display by Maher was just unreal. He kept out 2 maybe 3 what looked like certain goals, as Dundalk should have been out of sight at HT. It was a brilliant display, possibly one of the best I've seen domestically in the league by a GK.
He is some talent and can't see him saying in LOI.
As for Gerry M, local journo, ah poor chap, he's prob getting on a bit, seems to take all onboard that people feed him, just couldn't help himself on Lawrence Vigouroux, had to go with 'signed' when he should have just said 'linked' or 'riumours', to go with 'He's def signed' is just nuts.
I knew immediately it was a non runner, this guy prob on 10k a week!
From Carlow I think so maybe planned to move home at end of career anyway.
While I’d always be wary of signing older players Waterford literally have nothing up front so had to do something. Would be wary of how long a contract he is getting, 2year prob ok if helps them stay up this year
Noel Hunt scored 3 league goals in 7 starts during his brief return to Waterford in 2018 at the age of 36 before retirement but otherwise going by the likes of Daryl Murphy and Eoin Doyle recently signing out of form returning strikers in mid-30s coming home from the UK is most likely going to be a waste of wages especially if they are not doing much at the bottom of the National League as it is
As above, I think Podge's window to come back here and make an impact has closed but it's good to see him coming home regardless. Always comes across well. Some career he's had.
Well worth a punt by Waterford,scored goals at a decent level for a long time,there’s very few decent strikers about …..
Do anyone know if former Shelbourne and Dundalk goalkeeper is involved with Watty Grahams? I am probably mistaken, but one of their coaches/staff looked a lot like him viewing from the stand. I see B. Maher mentioned above, but goalkeeping is an area where the league of Ireland could improve a lot, because it is a specialised skill/position the argument that we need big spending on facilities to improve is not as valid.
Is that Steve Williams? I think Willo has been involved in a GAA coaching capacity of some sort so probably it was him
I did ready today some of the Louth coaching staff were involved so must be him, he's also a GK coach for a WNL team, think it's Shels?Quote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Yeh he was on the Watty Graham's coaching staff. He's also Louth GAA goalkeeping coach this year and was also their last year aswellQuote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Willo has his own Goalkeepers coaching 'school', so could crop up coaching at any club He was coaching Louth GAA keepers though not sure if he has stayed on with the change in that management team. Coached at Dundalk under Stephen Kenny, did sessions at DkIT, few non league and local GAA clubs but more individual sesions rather than a main coach, freelancing if there s such a thing in coaching - as mentioned Shels WSL probably contracted, and Watty GFC. Used to be a bunch of these showcase vids - Conor Winn is one of his alumni who I know is highly rated by some. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD9UeT9YJkQQuote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Funny you should mention him, Conor Winn has joined Mervue United from Treaty United. On his first game with the club he was at fault for a goal as they were knocked out of the FAI Junior Cup by Letterkenny Rovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Nicest man alive but must be the worst League of Ireland player I've ever seen.
That must be the first time I’ve ever seen Conor Winn and the words ‘highly rated’ in the same sentence :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I actually thought he left Dundalk for Rovers but had a look and it was actually the other way round so there goes the Agent Winn jibes :D Think it was Harps fans that rated him as world class!
You’d forget just how many absolutely hopeless goalkeepers rovers had at different times between Mannus leaving and coming back. Oscar Jansson, Reyaad Pieterse, Conor Winn, Craig Hyland, Tomer Chensinski. Others that played during that time but weren’t in the hopeless camp are Barry Murphy, Gavin Bazunu, Richard Brush and possibly more. Staggering instability in such an important position when you consider it was only around 6 or 7 seasons. Here’s hoping for more of that now that he’s gone again ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I have very few words to adequately describe how bad I think Conor Winn was for Harps. For a lad that's 6'7 or thereabouts, he was regularly getting beaten in the air by lads nearly a foot shorter than him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Winn is comically bad, one of the worst I've seen. One of the Horgans played in goals for Rovers during that period too
Kevin Horgan also sticks out as been really bad,he’s also according to Transfermarket still only 26 when I thought he looked about 30 when he played for Rovers!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
He's still with Louth under new management. Was on field with keepers during the warm up for the Meath game a few weeks agoQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I think you'll find no harps fan ever said that! Up there with the worst keeper I've seen at harpsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Oscar Jansson has gone on to have decent enough career & would currently be as good as any keeper in Ireland but at that time he was obviously a kid out of his depth
Yeah he’s gone on to have a good career in Sweden, but I wouldn’t say he was crazy young or anything over here, he was 21 and had 3 EFL loans under his belt before playing for Rovers. He had one of the worst goalkeeping performances I can remember in Inchicore when Pats beat them 5-1Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
McGinty back on loan till end of June
Think the Amond signing and how "good" it id largely depends on the deal he's given. Eoin Doyle often gets cited as an example of a bad signing but that's more so down to the terms of his deal rather than performance, at least in his initial season anyway. Most teams in this league would be delighted with a striker getting them 14 goals, that was still just short of his own expectations and he then proceeded to drop off a cliff physically into last year.
Think some of the media presenting of it is over the top given his age and uninspiring season currently, but at face value if Waterford were signing any striker that had scored around 20 goals in the last season and a half at National League level you'd say on paper that they'd at least be worth a go, particularly given the general dearth of options around the league.
Big for Sligo to get McGinty back, though they still seem to have a bit left to do. I'd say both Bohs and Dundalk were surely in for him also.
eoin doyle came from a stronger division at a younger age than amond. this signing is being blown way over the top, i cant see it working out myself. the league has gotten much younger, fitter and stronger over the years. a lot to expect from a 36 year old. only thing in his favour for me is that keith long has proven he can get a lot out of strikers. doubt he'll be asking him to do much off the ball etc. he somehow managed to make andre wright look like a footballer.
Another loan signing for the Blues, a second Kacper joins the club from the Polish top division, a 21 year winger who's comfortable with both feet, this should give Parsons something to think about provided that he can adapt quick enough.
https://waterfordfc.ie/kacper-skwier...aBw6mKBGwSzSkY
You can happily scramble the login for any Harps fan that came to that conclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I actually forgot a certain current Shelbourne manager and former two time Premier League winner/ROI capped centurion found the LOI tough going aswell at 36 years of age during his brief spell at Shamrock Rovers in 2015 and that was only 12 or so months after he was still appearing in the Premier League for FulhamQuote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
The mid-30s Father Time is brutal at levels of professional football even if you are in pristine shape and have been lucky to dodge any major injuries during your career. Good luck to Amond anyhow he will be one of the most interesting signings of the season to see if he has one last run in the tank or if he is completely finished coming from the basement of the National League
id have Bazunu and Murphy as a fair bit better than not hopeless ffs!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Don’t get the knickers in a twist! The post was about hopeless keepers. Stating that they weren’t hopeless was more so just to differentiate them as other keepers that also featured in that period to show just how many different keepers played in those years. Obviously they’re better than just ‘not hopeless’ but I wasn’t going through a full categorisation/rating of every rovers keeper from 2012-2018 due to a combination of there being simply too many and me not being bothered to do soQuote:
Originally Posted by Knocklyonhoop
Nah! You just caught a dose of the 'Ollies', worst (everything) ever!Quote:
Originally Posted by thebronze14
God help players that are daft enough to bother looking at message boards!!