I feel like he probably overachieved last year, that squad had no real business winning a league but they got the bit between the teeth and did it.
Seems like the frustration of a bit of a revertion to the norm was just too much.
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I feel like he probably overachieved last year, that squad had no real business winning a league but they got the bit between the teeth and did it.
Seems like the frustration of a bit of a revertion to the norm was just too much.
Is that a surprise? People will always bend over backwards to defend someone they have bought into. You see an extreme version of this with American politics. To Shels fans he's the man who won them the league, it doesnt matter thet their form since the summer break last year has been more miss than hit, the outbursts and arguements were merely deflection tactics and he was playing chess while the rest of the league was playing checkers. Now the players have let him down.Quote:
Originally Posted by De Town
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
1. Duff winning the league was a great achievment, it doesnt matter if they stumbled over the line because a wins a win
2. Some of the nonsense he says probably was a distraction but equally I think hes a very reactive and somewhat sensitive person who will speak before he thinks and while it acted as a distraction from a challenging season I doubt it was all intentional because some of it makes him look incredibly petty and like a sore loser.
3. Some players almost certainly have let him down but equally him walking away in the middle of a tough season is him letting them & the rest of his coaching staff down. His comments on friday would have also been a let down to some players. Its well known now that what motivates and improves each player is different so slating the majority, if not all, of the squad in the press on a friday evening after a poor performance would have a very mixed result
Basically Shels fans are going to remember the positive stuff and spin it to protect their hero. Thats their prerogative.
Rory Feely signed for Cork City ,a bit of time spent mostly in League 2 with Barrow and a short spell with Crawley in League 1 last season,might be a decent enough signing for Cork ….
Decent right back, absolutely terrible centre back in his two spells with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I saw the picture of SK after game last weekend with his head in his heads. I think he will go next!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
Whos the analyst Jack B that has them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Crawley have said Cork paid them an undisclosed fee for him. Boo Dermot Usher putting no money into the squad etcQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I was shocked he got a move to the UK after his spell with us. He was one of the worst defenders in our squad and they were all bad that season. Great athlete but very limited footballer. Looks like Usher is putting a bit more money into the squad after Clancy up and left anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by kksaints
Edit: Just seen that Crawley are saying Cork paid a fee for him? Surely if they were paying a fee there would be a better option?
https://x.com/crawleytown/status/1937148639169950188
Most Pats fans would agree on that. He’s a footballer with the brain and technique of a Gaelic player, which makes sense considering he’s a former Kildare Minor. I’ve always thought he’ll end up playing county with Kildare before the age of 30Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
Poor Cork
Plus it was Duff who moved away from the formula that worked so well last seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by De Town
Martin Doyle, according to Dan McDonnell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
He made signings as if they were on a particularly tight budget, rough diamond type players from the bargain basket, O'Kane an example. There wasnt a turnover of signficance so either the squad just wouldnt or couldnt do another year of the intensity needed or Duff switched things up. But really I think that other clubs are showing better form earlier where last years Shels were consistant and even draws were keeping them at arms lenghth on top. They probably shouldnt have been champions on paper in the way that Rovers shouldnt be running away with things this year were being very average with occasional good games being enough with Pats and Derry doing less, Galway looking like theyve been found out, Waterford going bckwards with Sligo, and Bohs going from Reynolds out to Reynolds genius in a couple of months. For a number of years if any side showed any form they were in with a shout, Shels last season, not Shels this season.
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Originally Posted by Nesta99
We're 6 points off second place with two games in hand
Split opinions have been around the fanbase on our performances this seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by De Town
The staunch Duff loyalists have been increasingly pointing fingers anywhere but Duff. Bad luck got the blame for a while, then injuries got the blame for a while and then with a full squad the blame shifted towards the squad particularly all the new signings
Other fans like myself see combination of Duff's stubbornly sticking to 5 at the back that doesn't suit the squad with incoherent starting lineups/constant half-time substitutions and underwhelming recruitment since both Molloy and Jarvis departed, I also see some of our title winning squad not at it to the same level as last season
Looks like Joey O'Brien is reverting to 4 at the back going by tonight's starting XI looks like something from 2024, that may be a tell-tale sign
Didnt say you were bad, just that that the levels of chaos and panic and consistency are not at last years levels. While I havent looked it up, I reckon last year's Galway would be closer to top now. Games in hands are a fools hope metric!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
Nevermind!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckett
Will he walk away from such a lucrative contract ? His reputation is going down the tubes this year but still not convinced he will walk away from that kind of cash with nothing similar available particularly in Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Think the wrong Feely is playing loi football. Cant remember the other brothers name whos a Kildare GAA footballer who played in the UK Newport Co was one of those teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Kevin, he started at Bohs. He was a cracking player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Kevin Feely was a lovely player. Very calm on the ball and good in the air so an ideal CB. Believe he went over to Charlton and bounced around a bit before he came home and picked back up the GAA. He was also a Kildare minor footballer when he was with Bohs IIRCQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Yeah, loved Kevin Feely at Bohs. Wasn't as much a fan of Rory's but nothing against him and wish him well.
I think the likes of Rory Feely & Seamus Conneely highlight a different skill set is needed in lower league England than in LOI, it’s why Dawson Devoy & plenty others ‘failed’ at that level but thrive domestically. Any technical LOI player shouldn’t be joining a English club lower than Championship IMO
Dom Thomas away to Ayr. Strange signing by Lynch.
Didn't play much, looked decent when he came on, shipped off even before the transfer window opens.
Was there fees paid? I get the strangest feeling Derry paid a fee and he was certainly still undercontract so have Ayr paid a fee?Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
There was no mention of fees, but you'd assume there must have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
Reece Hutchinson leaving Sligo Rovers,Crewe activated his release clause….
Conor Masterson has signed a new contract with Gillingham. He had been linked with shels, Pats and rovers in the last 2 weeks
https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/f...y-fans-4952220Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
Article from when he signed for Derry would suggest a fee was involved then, at least:
"Naturally, we were keen to extend his contract, but Dom has decided not to accept a contract extension and has accepted an offer to join Derry City immediately after an agreement was reached by both clubs."
That's a blow for Sligo, he's been ever present for them this season and one of their better players imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
https://www.the42.ie/moses-dyer-galw...NCk4WDzJ2uXEGw
Moses Dyer rejected a move to Derry after his release clause activated…..
Derry still trying. Hoban might be part of the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I guess a better contract might swing the deal ,you’d be disappointed if you’re a Galaxy fan to lose him for a soon to be 34 Pat Hoban ….Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
I doubt they’d care at all to be honest. They’ve had the likes of Beckham, Keane, Gerrard, Ibrahimovic and saw them all move on or retire so Moses Dyer leaving Galway won’t really bother them in the slightest I’d say ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Galway/LA what’s the difference!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Horrendous traffic, coastal, attracting dreamers from all around the country. Same place basically.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Ah here, if Donegal folk were out in spandex and lycra doing laps everywhere then its would be the same place (I think this could evoke more traumatic mental images than the bust ball ones).
To live and die in GalwayQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Word is that he's moved abroad.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
Hoooban or Dyer?Quote:
Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF