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The 2 lads are gone and good luck to them in the future but we have to start worrying about replacements now I think,if there was any truth in the rumours about us talking to ekranas over a player then their striker seems like a good bet to get a few goals,hes fourth on the list
http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/n...Id=368781.html
**** the pair of them. judas ****s. O'Flynn is the greatest traitor I've ever seen- the club spent a fortune rescuing sicknote from the dole office and he ****s off first chance he gets. I wish him nothing but injury, misery and more injury.
kearney has wanted out of City for months, you only have to look at how he played to see that, so good riddance.
If he'd signed a 3 year deal it would have been payback for the loyalty this club and its fans have showed him over the last 4 years while he was wasting our money getting his injuries sorted for his move to Swansea. He got adulation in spades from us for years and he ****ed on it- **** himQuote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
A few years ago I thought O'Flynn was going to be a superstar. Been less than brilliant recently. Still think Kearney's too small
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Originally Posted by Éanna
There were times where we were singing all his songs when he came on as a sub, and i felt it was one way traffic at the time but never criticisied, i didn't open my mouth, kept the faith and what does he do !! ..... i am sorry but the guy is a complete tosser after this.
The club should learn a valuable lesson from this ..... not to pander to players unless they are coming up with the goods.
kearney will probably struggle over there he's can become unnerved by strong tackles early on as garto showed in the final but you never know what can happen
Still for that's two significant losses for Cork. If Rico's going to lead a sucessful title challenge in 2006 he'll need to be at his shrewdest in the transfer market over the next couple of months.
That could be a good move for Kearney. The Dutch league isn't reknowned for 'putting em under pressure' and he could play to his full potential there. Heerenveen is also a good club with an excellent setup and a reputation for buying talented youngsters, giving them a chance and bringing them through (Ruud van Nistelrooy for example).
It's a damn shame they're leaving for nothing.
That is a big blow for Cork but will help others in winning the league. Thanks for Greg aswell.
wouldn't consider o'flynn a huge loss. not good enuff if cork wanna go on to the next level. not the same as he was a cupla yrs ago. kearney's a quality player no matter what some fickle fans say&is a loss. bit of a shamble to lose doyle, kearney&o'flynn in one season for peanuts
Thats really bad form by City IMHO. Thats the third player that City have just given away for free basically. Its a fúcking disgrace and the club should be ashamed of themselves.Quote:
O'Flynn and Kearney quit champions Cork
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John O'Flynn had a trial at Swansea
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CORK CITY manager Damien Richardson is now seeing the downside of his side's success this season as he tries to keep the nucleus of his Championship-winning side together.
Although full-back Neal Horgan re-signed over the weekend, yesterday both John O'Flynn and Liam Kearney left the club.
O'Flynn was at Swansea City last week on trial, but it is thought that at least three clubs are interested in signing the 23-year-old striker. Kearney will be playing in the Dutch Premier Division next season, with Heerenveen expected to be his destination.
As both players were free agents after the FAI Cup final no transfer fee will be paid, but Kearney is still under 23 and Cork may be entitled to some compensation.
The two join Greg O'Halloran, who signed for Shelbourne last week, in leaving the club.
In comparison, Derry have managed to keep most of their squad together and have announced that centre-half Clive Delaney and goalkeeper David Forde have signed new deals.
Stephen Kenny has so far only lost out-of-contract Alan Murphy and Damien Brennan. Kenny still wants to strengthen the squad and has been linked with prolific Finn Harps striker Kevin McHugh. http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=13439
Its about time Eircom League clubs tighten up their contracts. So many clubs are in financial problems yet they give away their top player like a charity organisation.
But he did come up with the goods...consistently. He couldn't help being injured, and apart from that, he was unquestionably Cork Citys number one man over the past three seasons. Is that not payback enough for ye. He did sign one contract extension a year or two ago, and made no effort to disguise his ambition to go back to England where, like it or not, the standard is still higher, the game is played to bigger audiences, and where he has a far better chance of getting a really big break a la Doyle. How anyone can begrudge the lad that beggars belief.Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
Its a business as well as a game today lads, and sad and all as it is, the time for loyalty to anyone is long gone out the window. If the shoe were on the other foot and he wanted to renew his contract but wasn't playing well enough then I have no doubt that Lennox and Rico would have shown him the door.
Its time to stop feeling hard done by. Its not as if he were a Cork City boy through and through. After all, ye got him from an English club. Give the lad the credit he deserves and move on. Doyle was not considered a Judas, and ye got next to nothing for him, and he is worth a lot more than John O'Flynn. Yet, ye still talk of him as if he were God. Cop on.
Djurgarden are interested in O'Flynn according to the Star.
Swansea have not offfered him a contract yet AFAIK.
lads , all i can blame is the club for not giving him an extension to his contract last season. It a shambolic way to run a club and City have no one to blame but themselves.
Any club who doesnt tighten up on the contract side of things has to get their house in order. Celtic let Miller go on a free and the club has to take the blame.
Even if they didnt want O'Flynn at least they would get some form of payment. At the end of the day, city splashed out €60,000 on Flynn and what have they got in return ?
Both Flynn and Kearney wanted away. How the fcuk are you supposed to keep them if they have no interest? Flynn admitted he was offered a very good deal by City, but he still is under the impression that he's good enough to play at a "higher level". Anyone watching Kearney for the last quarter of the season could see his heart was not in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
Flynn would only sign a one year extension. Kearney had agreed a new contract mid season, then he changed his mind. Flynn admitted he was offered a very good new contract. You can't force players who don't want to be there to sign new contracts.Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
They got as much out of Flynn as they could.Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
He was always going to leave the club at the end of the season, he would openly sign a one year extension, and said in interview immediately after he signed that he wanted to move cross-channel.
He admitted he was offered a 'great deal' to sign again, but he's wanted to leave since he arrived.
Kearney seems to be more complicated, there were mistakes made on both sides.
O'Flynn has never fully recovered from injury at belfield a couple of years ago. He is good when he gets a run in the team but will get injured every couple of months anyway. I think the club stalled on offering him a contract earlier in the season as he was injured or too inconsistent. Need quality replacement as he was our no1 forward.
Kearney is good but not key player - he was important last season as no real cover for wingers. I think City are due compensation (no doubt be ripped off by tribunal as usual) as he is under 23.
Threads merged.
Kearney was offered contract months ago & clearly decided to leave.
O'Flynn was injured for half the season so would have been big gamble by the club to offer him a long term extension as they've effectively been paying him double wages with his injury problems.
Both players have done well for us so wouldn't be bitter enough to be telling prospective employers about injuries or anything as thats petty.
From an outsider's perspective:
First of all, Eanna, you are a clown.
Secondly, whatever about Kearney, I think you'll really miss JOF. The best all round striker in the league IMO
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