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Thats a great signing for both cork and the league. Healy is a great player and should be good to watch if injury free. Congratulations!!!!
Now role on the first game of the season and we kick some ****ie ass!!!
Vinnies gonna get ya, vinnies gonna get ya!!!:D :D :D :
Its fantastic that the league can attract these calibre of players back home.
Well done Cork.
Healy and Farrelly.
How many highly paid passengers can one team absorb?
we'll see who's happier with their midfield come june. hows greg by the way :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
Whenever I saw him play for Celtic he ran around like a headless chicken without any real composure. Had a lot of raw energy and effort though. Not sure how much of that he can offer after all those injury laden years. It's a positive enough step for the league that at least this type of player can now be bothered to come here. I hope he can remain injury free and get his career back on track.
should this not be in Cork forum?
Next ye'll be signing Dion Dublin and Efan Ekoku!
Massive news. A huge boost to the club. Its amazing how things can turn around so quickly. Potentially excellent midfield, just need to keep out forwards fit & hope some others step up the defence positions. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
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0 February 2007, 19:37
Colin Healy Signs for City
Cork City Football Club are very pleased to announce that terms have been agreed with former Celtic and Sunderland midfielder Colin Healy for a 2 year contract with the club.
26 year old Healy, who has 13 caps for the Republic of Ireland, expressed his delight at joining the Rebel Army. Healy told CorkCityFC.ie “I have been very impressed with the organisation and ambition displayed by everyone at Cork City over the last few weeks and I look forward to joining such a wonderfully vibrant football club.”
Manager Damien Richardson said “It is a great pleasure to welcome Colin on board. It is a great compliment to our football club and to the league that a player of his calibre has decided to join. Allied to the signings of Gareth Farrelly and Darren Murphy, this has been a most productive week for Cork City Football Club.
Richardson also confirmed to CorkCityFC.ie that he hopes that there will be further additions to the squad by the end of the week.
Ask Paul Doolin? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
Moderator: It can stay in eL section for now. Will move in CCFC section after a few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
Biggest signing in the league in years. I've no idea if he will work out but obviously has ability. This will however be a good boost to the leagues positive publicity as hes played for two former irish clubs in Britian. ;)
Which of course says way more about the league than it does about Colin HealyQuote:
Originally Posted by pete
bitter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
colin's 26 :) best years aheadQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsPartisan
Refering more to the spoofer but it also remains to be seen if Colin's best years are ahead. Like how do we know he's going to ever get away from Cork?Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
With all your new signings what sort of starting 11 do ye expect to have this season?
Ya I'm absolutley guttedQuote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Colin had a vrebal agreement with Lim37 but then signed for you lot :rolleyes:
He's a nobody, never quite made it did he??
Tell me this, if he signed for Nottingham Forest would it be huge news :rolleyes:
With the Irish media ..... yes !! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Fair point :pQuote:
Originally Posted by A face
But I was thinking more along the lines of over there!!
Genuinely wasn't meant as a dig at Cork City, just standards in the league in general
To accuse me of being bitter is just ludicrous :rolleyes:
Im delighted Colin signed for Cork City brings a bit of good news to the league for a change ....Hopfully he can stay injury free and dose well for us..
With a new striker like Fenn, centre half and full back then we will win the league.:ball:Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Something along these lines...Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
---------- Devine
Horgan/O'Brien Murray O'Callaghan/Murphy Woods/Ryan
Healy Farrelly Gamble Kearney
------ O'Flynn O'Donovan
McNulty, O'Callaghan/Murphy Lordan, Softic, Behan
I fancy our chances with that team.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
City will be able to put out a very good eleven but don't have the squad to compete with Drogheda and Derry if they get a few injuries IMO. Could do with another couple of decent quality signings.
Did Healy not have an offer from Aberdeen aswell? Me thinks Cork are hoping to sell him at the end of the season for big bucks!
He had a firm offer from Falkirk for definate but I've seen no mention anywhere over here of Aberdeen being interested in him.
I disagree. League is won by first team as proven in 2005 with just decent bench required.Quote:
Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
Another forward expected to sign too. I'll admit Drogs have strong squad but IMO should have sacked Doolin & replaced with Fenlon. Derry City have not improved & if anything have lost squad backup in the close season.
Fitness will obviously be a big factor.
Yes but the first team that season didn't have a lot of injuries to put up with other than the usual JOF absences. Yes Doyle was lost too after a dozen or so games but Fenn had been brought in so it was managable. The back 4 and GOC remained fairly constant of I recall correctly?Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
You can't expect to carry that luck with regards injuries most seasons. Losing "good" players and replacing them with "decent" ones due to injury or suspension will have an effect sooner or later and that's why I think City need more depth.
You mean like Fenn, except one that scores more then 5 league goals a season;)Quote:
Originally Posted by adamcarr
Cork look pretty weak up front. Once O'Flynn gets injured. Which he will
I think the squad is very important pete. Particularly for Cork with Farrelly, JOF and Healy all having seriuous question marks over their fitness
We're not finished signing players yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Watch this space...
Also, left back is quite a weak area. They have Woods who is getting on a bit and Daz Ryan for cover who is a huge liability there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
No fear of UCD or the SPA's ever troubling our fullbacks.
Thanks for the concern though.
By the way, Ray Lally can also operate at left-full.
CCFC has the best under age system in the country producing quality players for top half of the Premier table.
Of recent squad members players such Horgan, Bennet, Lordan, Softic, Behan, McNulty have come through... so will expect a few more to also break through.
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by pete
Quigley, Dicker, Finn, Delaney, Barry Ryan, McDonnell...the list is endless.
Joe Gamble, Damian Delaney, Shane Long, Brian Barry Murphy, Colin O'Brien and then improving young players who come to us from elsewhere like Doyle, O'Donovan, Danny Murphy etcQuote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
Then just for good measure look at our record in youth and u-21 football ;)
Only one anywhere near is UCD I suppose
Looks like City should be able to compete this year.
Colin Healy signed because he wanted 1st team football and its only in Cork that he was guaranteed a game every week.
I expect the city team to look something like this
Devine
Lordan Murphy/O'Callaghan Murray Ryan
Gamble Healy Farrelly Kearney
O'Donovan O'Flynn
Definately need a striker but if there was one attainable signing left, I'd definately want it to be Neal Horgan.
Welcome Colin Healy!!
You signed Quigley from us. And we signed him from elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
Yeah should have put more thought into it.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by SÓC
You weren't even starting him were you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Philly
I did say the top half of the Premier & those players only recognised once they left UCD. Its easy to bring young players into yout team when not competing for honours which is why Bray not included.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge