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Its as much difining what is a successful career rather than just the standards of the league. Beng paid to play football until an average age of say 32 could be deemed successful. I think regular LoI fans would accept that. If its intended to be dismissive of the league then pick any height for the bar, a world cup winner!
There's an awful lot of ex-LOI players who have forged very decent careers for themselves in England. Success isn't defined by international caps or Premier League appearances. There's plenty of players who have come from LOI to have good careers in League One and League Two and will have a nice few quid in the bank to retire on.
Jake O'Brien, Killian Phillips, Sinclair Armstrong.
Dara Costelloe just moved from Burnley to Wigan for 500K, and there were many more suitors.
Jay O'Shea doesn't get mentioned much but he's still playing in the A-League
Maybe more "football scandal" than transfer gossip, but Hoban's a bit scathing about Lynch in the Journal!
https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/f...y-city-5230275
Hoban’s lack of minutes had signalled likely issues behind the scenes so I can’t help but wonder is there a situation at Pats & Forrester. They are massively underperforming but their star man who should be over his injury at this stage but only gets a few minutes off the bench…….
What was the issue that he didn’t sign for Galway ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sessylU
Ben McCormack joined Wexford on loan for the rest of the season from Waterford…
Presumably it's because Galway are a direct rival on the run in, much like Bohs or Shels.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Seemingly it was going to involve Moses Dyer going to Derry but then he decided to go to Cambodia so that was the end of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Harps sign Dutch forward Hans Mpongo
Great name, even if he turns out to be crap at football.
Where do all these random foreign lads live out of curiosity? Do Harps put them up somewhere?
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Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
Not at all. It was a bad injury and he’s just working his way back to full fitness.
I actually forgot that our very own Davy Savage left LTFC to join Millwall in 1994 and later joined Northampton Town.He won a few ROI senior caps under Mick McCarthy who signed him in the 1st place!Quote:
Originally Posted by RealJohn91
They'll all live together in a house in ballybofey. Theyre effectively replacing others who have already left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I see Pohls has left Rovers. Bit surprised at that. Does not say where he has gone.
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...after-35581305
Not surprised at all. He's better than the bench imo. I know McGinty was probably an upgrade but I'd have been a bit peeed off if I were him when McGinty came in and immediately took the spot against Molde after he did so well in group stage. Another premier div club will be happy to have him, if he even wants to stay in Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Tulloch has left Shels for Portadown
Seán Brennan signs for Bray
Great signing for them, and a big blow to our playoff chances. Been one of our best players this season
Jack Henry Francis signs for Shels. Shocked he’s ended up back in the LOI.
That's a great signing for them, he's quality. I thought he would at least get a move to the Championship after coming from Arsenal's academy.
Saw this the other day. Big loss alright. He has been one of your better players this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ben McCormack has signed for Wexford on loan, a great pickup for them. He should do well in the FD and hopefully find some form again.
No chance any Championship club would sign a lad that’s turning 22 in a few months when their only senior experience is 11 league of Ireland games. Dont get me wrong he looks a really good player at LOI level, but he seems to have suffered from a combination of injuries and bad career advice to not get out on a few more loans earlier. One of the many that fall into the trap of getting too comfortable at a big English club and end up moving to a much lower level than that club’s first team after leaving without that crucial first team experience aspect that the next club signing them look forQuote:
Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF
massive loss best footballer in the division imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Josh Keeley has signed for Luton Town from Spurs for a million quid. Pats had a 15% sell on clause when they sold him to spurs so have come out with a nice extra bit of cash from it. Not quite the windfall Bohs will get from the Evan Ferguson to Roma transfer but still every little helps
Ferguson is a loan deal with an option to buy, so unless Roma complete the perm move at some point Bohs not entitled to anything, plus Roma under no obligations to buy. That said still a nice % for Bohs to have but his value seems to have dipped a lot from the 40M -50M height, seems its 'only' 25m now, again a nice %.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Whether Roma ever take up that option to sign Ferguson is a debate for later in the Serie A season but if Roma do take up that option €40M @ rumoured 15% Bohs would be looking at a €6M windfall which is basically like qualifying for the group stages of the Europa or Conference League not to be sniffed at for Bohs and it would tide them over nicely when they are playing away from Dalymount during it's redevelopment
That's a big IF, tbh.
He hasn't come on in his career since his initial breakthrough at Brighton , and playing in Serie A is no picnic for strikers!
He needs to get his career going or he'll end up back at boez in a few years.
Dara McGuinness heading to Galway,hopefully not a loan !!!!
What do Harps fans think about McGuinness? Good enough to make the step up?
He looked like he was better than the First Division anyway,had an extra yard of pace that usually stands out at that level ,the step up is very big though so time will tell…..Quote:
Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF
£25m was the figure that Roma were offering in an obligation to buy - the clubs settled on a €40m option to buy deal instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Quality player if he can stay injury free. Think he would have went on to comfortably score 10-15 goals this season if things had worked out better at Harps.Quote:
Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF
Was great in the first round of games but barely played since Easter, has a burst of pace and a decent finisher. Hard to say though have seen strikers score freely in the first division but struggle in the PremierQuote:
Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF
It might be upthread somewhere, or maybe it's common knowledge, but do we know what the percentage is on the sell-on clause?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
10%, if and when a permanent deal ever happens.
I've heard it's higher than thatQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Cork have announced that Malik Dijksteel has agreed to sign for St Mirren in January after his contract with Cork is up. Pretty strange signing for them considering he probably wouldn’t start for any top half LOI side
According to transfermarkt Dijksteel shares the same agent as former LOI players Roland Idowu and Tunmise Sobowale who are also with St. MirrenQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eyec...er/4775/plus/1
Shels have signed Dutch keeper Wessel Speel on loan from Minnesota. Presumably Conor Kearns is goosed after going off injured last week