Ben Mohamed has signed for Bohs. **** sake that's annoying.
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Ben Mohamed has signed for Bohs. **** sake that's annoying.
Gutted gutted gutted
Why Ayman, it's disappointing news for Longford.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Although I would of been happy if he signed back I'm not disappointed he didn't. He promised a lot but failed a lot of the times to bring it. He produced in flashes and was too easily muscled off the ball as the season went on. Be interesting to see how he gets on with Bohs but I'm not losing any sleep over him leaving.
Couldn't agree with you more TL
While he did fade as the season went on you can't say he was one for getting pushed off the ball easilly, yes hed over play it at times but for the size of him he was well able to get stuck in and win the ball back. Long will be a much better manager for him to develop under
Don't get me wrong, he wasn't afraid to jump into a tackle. But a lot of times when sizing up the defender I'd be thinking 'he's going to take this defender to the cleaners' only for him to take too much out of it before the defender had enough of it and eased him off the ball. He needs to bulk up a bit and if he does then the potential is there. But does he have the attitude and commitment to put that effort in?
very disappointed with the news with Ben Mohamed. he had serious potential but end product was disappointin.. think Bohs have got a bargain!
Easily muscled off the ball? What games do you watch? He is very young and is really someone we should be looking to hold onto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Town Legend
He's in school in Trinity, isn't he? So, maybe wanted a move to somewhere handier to play and train for. Bohs is a slight move up, so you'd not blame him if it were the case. If he wanted to go, the club probably wouldn't have gotten in his way, although they easily could have..
I'm very disappointed, I think he's a star in the making with the right guidance.
Not sure there was much the club could do about it. His contract was up and he was only an amateur as far as I know. Not that we'd have been entitled to anything if he was a pro as he'd only been with us one season. In other news Kealon Dillon has signed from Bohs by all accounts.
Ah, I figured he had some form of Semi pro forms, in that case if we offered him a contract slightly better than what he's on we'd have had the right to hold on to him/get comp isn't that how it works? I can't remember. It's not like LOI clubs ever push that on the players with internal moves anyway, because no one can afford fees bar the odd exception like Horgan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I have absolutely no idea if Dillon is good, but hurray!
That's how it goes but they have to be u23 and with you for more than one season on professional/semi professional forms before you're entitled to anything. It's actually enforced quite a bit if the player is good. Dillon is a good young player or at least has good ability. Lost his way a bit at Bohs after a good start.
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Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
I have been at all the home games and majority of away games and I've seen him several times try and take on a defender and when he was kept to the outside and tried to cut in he was muscled off the ball. If you bothered to read a later post I said he needs to bulk up that there is potential there. But for me he promised a lot and delivered little.
John McKeown has signed from Cabinteely according to himself anyway
https://www.the-newshub.com/football...d-challenge985
Club have announced it now. TC wasn't kidding when he said he was lowering the age profile of the squad.
http://ltfc.ie/longford-town-sign-ex...-john-mckeown/
Spose if the squad morale was going out the window a bit, last year, as it sometimes looked. Bringing in a bunch of young players will make it easier for him to be the alpha dawg and control things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I'd be surprised if this chap will be up to it, but sure I wish him luck.
Dillon is a fantastic signing exactly the sort of player we should be after, young with plenty of potential but bags of ability already. I had it in my head McKeon was a striker didn't realise he's a CM player, the step up from bottom of FD to mid table PD football is huge and that's worries me but he showed an ability to score goals at Cabo and that's something our midfield has lacked without a fit Salmo so hopefully he can add a goal or two. As for McGlynn the reports on him aren't good, can see him and TC butting heads quite a bit.
While lowering the age of the squad is great it's a very risky move especially when you consider TC doesn't have a great reputation for working with young players like a Martin Russell for example. I'm all for bringing in young lads with potential but we need steel too, hopefully Schlingermann will be the first well established signing followed by a few more.
There's breaking news at 5 on Shannonside of another midfielder signing to go along with Dillon. I hope its not the announcement of McKeown joining as that won't be news as he was already announced on twitter. It also wouldn't get the excitement going for next season!
I'd be surprised if it's not McKeown. Tony probably missed that it had already been announced.
Be incredibly surprised if McKeown makes much impact in the Premier. He was part of a really poor Cabinteely side and didn't exactly stand out. A strange signing for Longford.
Go away outta that Nigel, you'll be eating your words when he bangs in 20 goals next season and we win the treble!
no new announcements made on shannonside only for doubts about shaw signing back
McKeown and Ekanem were Cabo's two standout players last season - streets ahead of everyone elseQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
McKeown is certainly good enough to play in the Premier - no doubt about that at all - very well rounded player
Dillon also - started out v well at Bohs, maybe struggled second half of the season to get into starting eleven or squad, but again if he wants it he is definitely good enough for a mid-table Premier side - and in truth that is what Longford are aiming for again
(they are both centre mids - so it will be interesting to see where TC plays them...... :) )
Tony Ghee said he was hoping to get the McKeon announcement made on shannonside before social media leaked it out but that obvuisly didn't happen so it's just the 2 signings today ladsQuote:
Originally Posted by IrishRossi
What's Paul Hunt like? Hear he's leaving to move closer to home
Decent keeper, a really good shot stopper on his day. Not top class but certainly would be a good addition for Cobh.
Agreed. Grand by 1st division standards, never been able to command his box as well as I'd have liked, he's a pretty big man, and in great physical condition, so you'd expect better, and kicking is so so, makes the odd howler, and positioning can be suspect. But sure if he didn't have those weaknesses he wouldn't be where he is..Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Lorcan Shannon or Pat Sullivan have signed for Shels not sure which
http://i66.tinypic.com/2nuio1s.png
Top lad but never broke into the team for a consistent spell of time so probably right for him to move on. Very best of luck to him. Another member of the league winning squad gone.
Best of luck to him but for me he was another one who didn' t deliver enough end product
sorry to see Lorcs go. He had serious potential. So thats two of our wingers from either flank gone. What next ?
Don't see how you can say he had serious potential since he was with us for 2 seasons and never broke into the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Ah you can't be saying that - you were looking for more game time for him all year!Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Think that says more about the wingers we had (or didn't have) to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
from doing the stats from last season and the season before he did have a run in the first team. I always considered him as a a first teamer until TC decided otherwise! I always thought he was decent at times for us and then retreated into his shell.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Maybe in the FD he might have had a run of games but he was never a PD player and hopefully he can do well at Shels but what we need now is some good fecking wingers who can whip a ball in.
who would you bring in if you were TC outspoken?Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Well Karl Moore is available at the moment and I know TC spoke with him last year but he can be inconsistent which is something our wingers have been famed for in recent years. There's a real shortage of quality wingers not just in the LOI at the moment but the modern game as a whole. So il get back to ya on that one Marty 😂. Dillon can play wide left as far as I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
copped that on twitter last night outspoken!:eek: in yesterdays mirror we are looking to get Shamrock Rovers Craig Hyland back to the club. Its looking increasingly likely that Schlingermann will be goin back to his first club Sligo Rovers!Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Be shocked if Hyland comes back to us to be honest. Gutted we aren't going to get Schligs. Was looking at the PFAI list night for the laugh to see if there's any decent wingers on it we could sign and I really didn't see any at all. Real shortage of quality players out there at the minute, really hope Dillon can be a big hit with us.