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21/01/2010, 9:06 AM
MariborKev

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flexy

Emmett Friars

I heard he signed yesterday?
21/01/2010, 11:20 AM
harps1954

Jonathan Minnock could be on the way back to Harps, as well as Davitt Walsh and Matthew Crossan. Now, if we could get Minnock and McHugh both to sign, it would prove a good bit of work by James Gallagher.

http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donega...-to.5998826.jp
21/01/2010, 11:23 AM
micls

Everythings falling into place down here

Owner: Tom Coughlan
Manager: Roddy Collins
Captain: George O Callaghan
Sponsor: Danny Drew

Dream Team eat your heart out
21/01/2010, 11:29 AM
Longfordian

You just need the sniper in the stands now.
21/01/2010, 11:33 AM
Captain2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by micls

Everythings falling into place down here

Owner: Tom Coughlan
Manager: Roddy Collins
Captain: George O Callaghan
Sponsor: Danny Drew

Dream Team eat your heart out

Cork's answer to "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here" :)
21/01/2010, 11:38 AM
The Betting Man

Quote:

Originally Posted by micls

Everythings falling into place down here

Owner: Tom Coughlan
Manager: Roddy Collins
Captain: George O Callaghan
Sponsor: Danny Drew

Dream Team eat your heart out

Cork City F.C. = Dream Team without the cracking birds
21/01/2010, 11:40 AM
micls

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Betting Man

Cork City F.C. = Dream Team without the cracking birds

I know. It's not the same since Noelle left.
21/01/2010, 12:14 PM
Candystripe

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Originally Posted by Flexy

Barry Molloy meant to be re signing for Derry City, as is Emmett Friars, also possibility Neil McCafferty could be leaving Dungannon to resign

That is a seriously good side Derry are putting together on a low budget, albeit a high budget for the 1st division.

We should be up there challenging with the squad we have ATM.
22/01/2010, 8:51 AM
KBurke

http://www.galwaynews.ie/10835-conno...n-united-squad

Interview with Sean Connor. Says he is interested in bringing both Thomas Heary and Chris Turner to Terryland. He says he has talked to the 2 of them. Also mentions Liam Burns but if Dundalk cant afford him I cant see how we can.
22/01/2010, 8:55 AM
Dillonman

Quote:

Originally Posted by KBurke

http://www.galwaynews.ie/10835-conno...n-united-squad

Interview with Sean Connor. Says he is interested in bringing both Thomas Heary and Chris Turner to Terryland. He says he has talked to the 2 of them. Also mentions Liam Burns but if Dundalk cant afford him I cant see how we can.

Alot of rumours on our forum of him being on �1,300 last year!
22/01/2010, 9:04 AM
de bowez

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Originally Posted by Dillonman

Alot of rumours on our forum of him being on �1,300 last year!

More than 10% of the total wage bill?
22/01/2010, 9:06 AM
garyderry

Quote:

Originally Posted by Candystripe

That is a seriously good side Derry are putting together on a low budget, albeit a high budget for the 1st division.

We should be up there challenging with the squad we have ATM.

If we sign all the players we are rumoured to be signing, it will be a totallly local side, on a way smaller budget that last season, but not much weaker.
22/01/2010, 9:29 AM
shep

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Originally Posted by de bowez

More than 10% of the total wage bill?

Well he was quoted as saying this week that we offered him 60% less this year than he got last year.And he was offered 500 a week and 100 each game he plays for this season AFAIK.So he must have been on close to the 1300 per week by that reckoning.
22/01/2010, 1:38 PM
marinobohs

Quote:

Originally Posted by KBurke

http://www.galwaynews.ie/10835-conno...n-united-squad

Interview with Sean Connor. Says he is interested in bringing both Thomas Heary and Chris Turner to Terryland. He says he has talked to the 2 of them. Also mentions Liam Burns but if Dundalk cant afford him I cant see how we can.

As mentioned elsewhere Dundalk offered him a contract on 40% of what he was on last year and he was involved in the recent uncontracted players training session so I suspect he will be settling for a lot less than last year.
Seanie seems to be bringing his usual players down to Galway. Better hope they sign one year contracts or you will be stuck with them when he is gone !
22/01/2010, 2:42 PM
Ezeikial

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Originally Posted by marinobohs

As mentioned elsewhere Dundalk offered him a contract on 40% of what he was on last year and he was involved in the recent uncontracted players training session so I suspect he will be settling for a lot less than last year.
Seanie seems to be bringing his usual players down to Galway. Better hope they sign one year contracts or you will be stuck with them when he is gone !

Can't see how Liam Burns would be a realistic possibility for Galway. Even on a significanlt reduced weekly wage - say something in the region of �700 - �750 plus accommodation costs - surely the c �35k would not fit into Galways budget.

Turner as a possibility is even more bizarre - the offer he rejected at Dundalk was even higher again!

Shaun Kelly is also a bit of a mystery - likely to cost similar amount to Burns if he is to stay full time.

Thomas Heary is a more realistic possibility - but the reason why he has had no other offers must be obvious.

Sean Connor is either shooting up hot air, or the Galway budget is far higher then indicated previously.

The third possibility is the most worrying for Galway fans - Seannie uses every trick in the book to sign some of these guys, and others are left to pick up the pieces.
22/01/2010, 2:52 PM
gufct

Its great to see people taking a few quotes and automatically saying our Budget is going to be increased dramatically (we havent officialy announced any signings). We have submitted our Budget and went through the interview stage over a week ago and as far as I know its been approved.

There are a number of teams who have announced signings of up to 7 new players and who subsequently have had their budgets refused and yet their own fans spend their time slating fellow clubs for foolhardiness.

I wouldnt be Sean Connors biggest fan but at the open forum he said he would be working with a squad of 15 core players supplemented by A team and U 19 players and i will wait to pass judgement until I see that squad. Its a buyers market and players are becoming more realistic and the closer it comes to mid February they will have to lower their demands or risk ending up with no club.
22/01/2010, 3:58 PM
Dunny

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Originally Posted by gufct

Its great to see people taking a few quotes and automatically saying our Budget is going to be increased dramatically (we havent officialy announced any signings). We have submitted our Budget and went through the interview stage over a week ago and as far as I know its been approved.

There are a number of teams who have announced signings of up to 7 new players and who subsequently have had their budgets refused and yet their own fans spend their time slating fellow clubs for foolhardiness.

I wouldnt be Sean Connors biggest fan but at the open forum he said he would be working with a squad of 15 core players supplemented by A team and U 19 players and i will wait to pass judgement until I see that squad. Its a buyers market and players are becoming more realistic and the closer it comes to mid February they will have to lower their demands or risk ending up with no club.

Deja vu!
22/01/2010, 4:17 PM
Martinho II

Quote:

Originally Posted by micls

I know. It's not the same since Noelle left.

I assume Noelle is one of the missing cork city fans since coughlan took charge?:eek:
22/01/2010, 4:22 PM
bluewhitearmy

I could be wrong but was or is she a spokesperson for FORAS?
22/01/2010, 4:38 PM
Longfordian

She worked for Cork Community Liaison Officer I think she was. Well known about the place pre Tom.
22/01/2010, 4:44 PM
HarpoJoyce

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Originally Posted by Dunny

Deja vu!

Is he the new French striker signed by Galway?
I remeber something like that happened before.
22/01/2010, 5:00 PM
Riddickcule

Think Franco's back with us, training with us atm.
22/01/2010, 5:29 PM
Ezeikial

Quote:

Originally Posted by gufct

Its great to see people taking a few quotes and automatically saying our Budget is going to be increased dramatically (we havent officialy announced any signings).

I am not aware of anyone who has concluded that.

As I see it, a dramatically increased budget (over that suggested in early December by Nick Leeson) is only one possibility:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Sean Connor is either shooting up hot air, or the Galway budget is far higher then indicated previously.

The third possibility is the most worrying for Galway fans - Seannie uses every trick in the book to sign some of these guys, and others are left to pick up the pieces.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gufct

I wouldnt be Sean Connors biggest fan but at the open forum he said he would be working with a squad of 15 core players supplemented by A team and U 19 players and i will wait to pass judgement until I see that squad. Its a buyers market and players are becoming more realistic and the closer it comes to mid February they will have to lower their demands or risk ending up with no club.

Sean has a lot of excellent attributes as a manager and recruiter of players - but straight talking and straight dealing is not in his nature. The Galway board have a major job on their hands to keep his exuberance in check with whatever the financial realities are at Galway.
22/01/2010, 9:54 PM
sheao

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longfordian

She worked for Cork Community Liaison Officer I think she was. Well known about the place pre Tom.

Noelle was treated absolutly shocking by the club. She would do anything for the club and put her heart and soul into the work she did.
22/01/2010, 10:03 PM
Dillonman

Has Billy Dennehy's contract been cancelled with Cork?
22/01/2010, 10:04 PM
Dunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Has Billy Dennehy's contract been cancelled with Cork?

Yeah

http://www.pfai.ie/news/226-dennehy-leaves-cork
23/01/2010, 12:30 AM
Riddickcule

Dennehy top player should go to Dublin or Overseas
23/01/2010, 12:39 AM
CSFShels

My money has to be on Rovers.
23/01/2010, 1:14 AM
GGAJD

Rumoured to be of interest to Hartlepool.
23/01/2010, 6:44 AM
weecountyman

Dennehy could easily make a good living in League One or 2nd level in Germany, but I'd hate to see him leave the LOI.
23/01/2010, 9:23 AM
Dillonman

Quote:

Originally Posted by weecountyman

Dennehy could easily make a good living in League One or 2nd level in Germany, but I'd hate to see him leave the LOI.

Im with you on this one, we are loosing far too many top players overseas atm and for our league to develop and push on in terms of getting further in Europe we need to be keeping these stalwarts here but as finances are poorly atm, We just cant compete.
23/01/2010, 9:33 AM
weecountyman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Im with you on this one, we are loosing far too many top players overseas atm and for our league to develop and push on in terms of getting further in Europe we need to be keeping these stalwarts here but as finances are poorly atm, We just cant compete.

It's annoying that we see good quality players end up in the lower reaches of the English leagues, personally I'd love to see some go further afield (more than at present) because some players, like Dennehy, would be solid additions to 2nd division sides in France or Germany, or even Italy. But, as you say, the finances and structures are not in palce in Ireland to keep them here!
23/01/2010, 9:36 AM
Dillonman

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Originally Posted by weecountyman

It's annoying that we see good quality players end up in the lower reaches of the English leagues, personally I'd love to see some go further afield (more than at present) because some players, like Dennehy, would be solid additions to 2nd division sides in France or Germany, or even Italy. But, as you say, the finances and structures are not in palce in Ireland to keep them here!

Isnt there a young lad from Dundalkm plying his trade with Triestana in Serie B in Italy. Stephen O'Donnell, young chap who came through Quay's ranks and went to Celtic was released there before Xmas, FOster is a keen admirier of him and is app in constant contact with him about signing for us but I was told that he got a few trials with Premeirship sides in England. It would be great for him to get a deal but I would rather see him join us, do well and maybe get us a few bob in July. Same with Nathan Murphy and his ongoing saga with Blackburn.
23/01/2010, 12:32 PM
Dundalkjames

His name is conor mccormack dillonman he was released from Man Utd and he joined Triestiana
23/01/2010, 2:05 PM
Dunny

Mickey Collins to Cork.
23/01/2010, 2:08 PM
Dillonman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

Mickey Collins to Cork.

Is that not the one thats oin England that they are on about, think hes with Huddersfield!
23/01/2010, 6:40 PM
Iorfa2MaccaJim

I remember reading a rumour that former Blue Dave Mulcahy had joined Shels. But I can't find confirmation of this.

Was it just a rumour ?
23/01/2010, 6:54 PM
Terry

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

Mickey Collins to Cork.

did they not shoot him dead years ago ! :o
23/01/2010, 7:19 PM
GlasnevinRed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iorfa2MaccaJim

I remember reading a rumour that former Blue Dave Mulcahy had joined Shels. But I can't find confirmation of this.

Was it just a rumour ?

Haven't heard anything. Definitely not confirmed yet anyway.
23/01/2010, 7:31 PM
Iorfa2MaccaJim

Cheers GlasnevinRed.

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