Luka Lovic back to Wexford...
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Luka Lovic back to Wexford...
Colm Cox the latest to leave Wexford. Would love to be a fly on the wall there.
Goalkeeper Rory Kelly played for Harps vs Killbarrack in the cup last night, his name appearing on the team sheet seemed to be the first notification most Harps fans got that he had signed. No idea how long he has been signed for. Kelly was on the books at Harps before in 2012 & 2013 but only played a handful of games.
A goalkeeper has come in and pushed Cox down to third place, I don't think his departure is that deep.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Does Ian Ryan give anyone else Neale Fenn vibes, a lot of good press without that much substance. And like Fenn in his latter days at Longford he is going through a lot of players because they are the problem for the underachievement instead of him not coaching up what he has
Ola Adeyemo, brother ofJordan and a well travelled journeyman striker that doesn't seem to score many goals, signs for LTFC.
He comes in from Newry Town AFC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I'll be sure to introduce him like that hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Incidentally, Guthrie came on for Stacks yesterday in their relegation play-off derby, so his "injury" has miraculously resolved itself! ;)
Yes both hyped some similarities but not exact same circumstances Fenn inherited a team at Longford in a better position with a bigger budget and further up the table than Ryan at the basement with Wexford. There was more irrational hype with Ryan that went up a bizarre level following that FAI Cup win over an average Sligo and as Wexford never looked breaching the top half of the table, then he nearly landed the Bohs job we'll never know how it would have worked outQuote:
Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
You could see with Fenn Longford played some good football that could have had promotion potential but they were plagued with inconsistent results as they never look streetwise to avoid too many defeats. Daire Doyle then takes over despite losing some quality players gets them streetwise and promoted via the play-offs
Bray still have a Cabinteely stink off them this season, struggling for wins and no consistent starting XI with a turnover of players already, it may look good for Ryan or any manager that about 10 players follow them over from their former club but if they don't do the business and some of them are gone by mid-season it doesn't look great for the manager. I still think Bray need to give Ryan time to get that Bray team on the right track as it was not far off a new squad assembled with alot of youth alongside proven veterans like Massey, Webster, Lyons
Jaze Kabia signs for Cork City...
Where from Joey B is that Cobh Ramblers?Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Was in ScotlandQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Fenn had no budget when it came to signings to push for a play off position.
Jaze Kabia follows his dad Jason in playing for Cork City. His dad was part of Cork Citys FAI cup winning side in 1998 that beat Shels.
His dad scored two goals in the 1998 semi final away to Athlone, so he was a big part. Also, Jaze started out playing underage for City so its a bit of a return.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
I imagine it was much the same as Daire Doyle had. Neither would have had a big budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stav
Exactly. Ask anyone involved with de town in those few seasons, they'll tell you the difference in 2020 was Johnny Martin coming in, a total geniusQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Fenn got no money in mid season and the promotion whilst it was great had a bit to do with the times we were in.
Premier division displays were with few exceptions awful. Park the bus stuff.
Longford have a lovely set up with a large hinterland that has no opposition in it. Its easy to say but the net has to be spread much wider. With all due respect to the county team and the rugby club they are not setting the world on fire.
i suppose it all boils down to the old saying "how do you make a small fortune? Invest a large one into a League of Ireland club."
To be fair a lot of clubs with more money and support could learn from Longford in terms of facilities.
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Originally Posted by Stav
Can I laugh at this one? How big a budget do you need to aspire for a playoff spot in the Irish First Division?
The original point was 2 fold, one the media hype (when Tim Clancy was doing a much better job with a similar budget) & the heavy turnover of players similar to Ryan this year. Fenn did well year 1 as did Ryan at Wexford given their low level, but halfway through their second season but sides signed & released plenty when the squad should have been fairly settled after 18months.
Obviously it across 2 clubs but Ian Ryan is basically in hos second season with a group of players given how many he signed for Wexford & then took with him
Apologies for breaking up the Ian Ryan v Neale Fenn debate but Bohs have signed Louie Holzman on loan from Reading. He's listed as a CB. Hopefully he can play LB as well as we need some cover there
E.Doyle retiring from football, bit of a shock that. In other news city are due to sign their 3rd keeper of the season, oliver byrne from altrincham. lets hope this guy doesnt get injured in his first game like the other two .
Think one of Doyle's kids has been unwell and that's played a part in his decision, as far as I know he's been omitted from a couple of match day squads recently because of it.
All the best to him anyway. On a footballing level I think he did better than he was given credit for last season, but obviously just didn't live up to expectations. This season has been a write off though and he's really looked like age has caught up with him, even though he had a contract up until the end of next season I was expecting him to be off at the end of this year as he can barely move anymore.
good luck to himself and his fam in that case. cant be easy to get yourself going for games, especially at his age, when stuff like that is going on in the background
Best of luck to Doyler, and hope the personal issues work out ok. I think a lot of people seemed to have expectations befitting of a 28 year old Eoin Doyle rather than the reality of him being 34 at the time. 15 goals last season was a very decent return. As mentioned he had a big drop off in performance level this year compared to last but that’ll happen to most at 35 years old. 635 games and 208 goals is a sensational career for any LOI player, particularly considering the vast majority of those were across the water.
For Pats it will mean they’re down a body but with Doyle not having featured much at all recently I don’t think they’ll bring in a replacement with just 4 days left in the window, despite the big wage that's now been freed up. It will probably mean more game time for Lonergan and Melia in support of Carty. Unless of course Daly has had a potential replacement lined up but we'll see how it pans out over the weekend
I’m not in a place to comment on Doyle’s personal life. I can only judge his departure as a positive for the team. If we can use the money to better affect elsewhere then it can improve the side.
He goes by Ollie. We've literally signed Ollie Byrne the day before we play Shels. He'll be the 5th keeper to start a game for us this season, and this will mean Jimmy Corcoran gets dropped for the 4th? time this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
How has Corcoran done for you this year overall?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
not good. decent lad by all accounts but hes too small and hes terrible under a cross. not good enough for a premier div teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Sixth I think, Mannix started against Waterford in the Munster Senior Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Kerry have had an eclectic record, to put it mildly, when it comes to keepers - now Callan Scully has left the club, replaced by Arthur Nganou from Midleton:
https://www.independent.ie/regionals...933236614.html
Thought it strange that he didn’t see out the season, but if there is family issues then it makes more sense. Jon Daly said after the Dudelange game that he didn’t travel because his mother in law wasn’t well. Whatever the issue is, I wish him all the best. I agree he didn’t do too badly last season. Didn’t really live up to the expectations we had for him, but maybe we were expecting too much given his age. I wouldn’t fault his attitude anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
It'd be incredibly fitting if ye fecked up his registration somehow and ended up losing points.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Almost afraid to log in here lest Finn harps might sign me up so fingers not crossed?
Okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Matt Connor signed for Bray until the end of the season....
Conor Kane gone back to Drogheda on loan
Yet another Hull loanee in for Shels, striker Will Jarvis this time. See some of their fans aren't best pleased by it.
Lad looks to have little or no senior football experience so I can certainly understand their frustration but based on Hulls managers comments before any deal was struck you can hardly be surprised deals like this are being done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Corey Chambers and Adam Lennon signed for Treaty…