2025 Arrivals and Departures

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29/07/2025, 9:06 AM
D24Saint

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Pats have signed Northern Ireland U21 captain Darren Robinson on loan from Derby, defensive midfielder apparently so just some cover for Jamie Lennon I’d imagine unless Kenny wants to play 2 defensive minded midfielders in certain games which he hasn’t really done at all while in charge of Pats

Tried to pick the brain of a Hartlepool mate earlier about him. Not much they could say as they said he made very little impact during his loan there. The fact he couldn't make a mark at a mid table National League side makes the signing less that exciting. Hopefully he can stay fit and make some sort of an impact.
29/07/2025, 12:17 PM
total hoofball

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Originally Posted by yurt

Have Shels forked out a decent transfer fee here? I'm surprised Shels were able to sign a player who's under contract at West Ham. It looked like he was progressing ok at WH's underage teams, so I'm surprised to see him back in Ireland so soon after leaving for 6 figure fee.

Moore was entering the final year of his three year West Ham contract, yes Moore was regular in their Under 21s but he wasn't making the first team or had any loan spells in the EFL so I don't see any six figure transfer fee paid by Shels not even taking into consideration O'Brien's relationship with West Ham, there are articles back in April 2023 reporting Cliftonville were receiving £170k/€200k range for Moore back then
29/07/2025, 12:17 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by D24Saint

Tried to pick the brain of a Hartlepool mate earlier about him. Not much they could say as they said he made very little impact during his load there. The fact he couldn't make a mark at a mid table National League side makes the signing less that exciting. Hopefully he can stay fit and make some sort of a impact.

Hartlepool let Greg Sloggett go out on loan last season (then released him at the end of the season) so I guess that might be an approximation?
29/07/2025, 1:05 PM
joey B

Ciaron Harkin signed for Sligo Rovers until the end of the season
29/07/2025, 1:52 PM
D24Saint

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Hartlepool let Greg Sloggett go out on loan last season (then released him at the end of the season) so I guess that might be an approximation?

I thought SK might have been tempted to bring him in on a short deal.
29/07/2025, 1:56 PM
Another Bohemia

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Originally Posted by D24Saint

I thought SK might have been tempted to bring him in on a short deal.

I don't think he wants to come back though. Doesn't his partner play for a women's premier league team over there? That was one of the reasons he's over there at the very least.
29/07/2025, 1:59 PM
2 Year Contract

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Originally Posted by Another Bohemia

I don't think he wants to come back though. Doesn't his partner play for a women's premier league team over there? That was one of the reasons he's over there at the very least.

Yeah he said that on a podcast last year that he’s over there while she is. He’s now at Boston United and she’s at Nottingham Forest which are about 85 mins apart so a handy one for them to live together and travel to training
29/07/2025, 2:03 PM
2 Year Contract

Yet another nail in Cork's coffin as it’s been confirmed Cathal O'Sullivan did his ACL on Friday. Gutted for the kid, was meant to get a big move this summer but clubs seemed to want to hold out until January so they’d only have to pay the compensation fee and now this happens to him
29/07/2025, 2:16 PM
brendy_�ire

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Originally Posted by joey B

Ciaron Harkin signed for Sligo Rovers until the end of the season

Good move for him. He just wasn't getting game time with us. Hasn't really been playing even after he came back from injury.
Him and Paddy McClean can ride-share too, which is handy.
29/07/2025, 2:28 PM
brendy_�ire

Jamie Stott, a central defender has signed from Morecambe. Certainly need more bodies in that position.
He got their player of the season last year, though they were relegated from League 2.

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2025/07/stott-signs/
29/07/2025, 2:47 PM
sbgawa

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Yet another nail in Cork's coffin as it’s been confirmed Cathal O'Sullivan did his ACL on Friday. Gutted for the kid, was meant to get a big move this summer but clubs seemed to want to hold out until January so they’d only have to pay the compensation fee and now this happens to him

Thats terrible news, really tough look for a kid so young
29/07/2025, 2:57 PM
culloty82

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Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

Jamie Stott, a central defender has signed from Morecambe. Certainly need more bodies in that position.
He got their player of the season last year, though they were relegated from League 2.

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2025/07/stott-signs/

Since their relegation, there has been significant controversy concerning their ownership position, and the club may very well cease to exist shortly, so the whole squad, unsurprisingly, are filing for the exit doors:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/c860979gg64o
29/07/2025, 4:35 PM
Jd2793

https://x.com/KerryFC/status/1950231936942657731

whats the deal with these two?
29/07/2025, 4:46 PM
pineapple stu

Didn't Maroodza only sign for them last week?
29/07/2025, 4:47 PM
Shearer

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Originally Posted by Jd2793

https://x.com/KerryFC/status/1950231936942657731

whats the deal with these two?

Comments online say theft.
29/07/2025, 5:30 PM
joey B

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Originally Posted by Shearer

Comments online say theft.

Shoplifting in a Super Value apparently,I get First Division football is not a financially rewarding endeavour but that is idiotic….
29/07/2025, 6:19 PM
culloty82

Conversely, Luke Doolan has signed from Killarney Athletic - very prolific this season, so a very promising talent.
29/07/2025, 6:39 PM
Longfordian

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Originally Posted by joey B

Shoplifting in a Super Value apparently,I get First Division football is not a financially rewarding endeavour but that is idiotic….

They clearly got a bit confused by the concept of sponsorship.
29/07/2025, 6:46 PM
pineapple stu

Like the infamous Albanian team in Heathrow Airport in 1990 when they saw the Duty Free shop and only recognised the second word...
30/07/2025, 6:37 AM
2 Year Contract

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Originally Posted by Jd2793

https://x.com/KerryFC/status/1950231936942657731

whats the deal with these two?

An important lesson on how not to communicate for Kerry FC here. The vagueness of the statement has caused the tweet to go viral (over 1.6 million views) and it’s been picked up by massive amounts of racists that are giving the two players, as well as the club disgusting abuse online. What the two lads allegedly did is a disgrace right enough but it could’ve been handled so much better by Kerry
30/07/2025, 6:48 AM
Shearer

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

An important lesson on how not to communicate for Kerry FC here. The vagueness of the statement has caused the tweet to go viral (over 1.6 million views) and it’s been picked up by massive amounts of racists that are giving the two players, as well as the club disgusting abuse online. What the two lads allegedly did is a disgrace right enough but it could’ve been handled so much better by Kerry

Agree on this.

They should have posted a "normal" release. What they posted was idiotic and driven by emotion and, as you said, has only drawn more attention due to the vagueness of it.

Not dissimilar to the statement earlier in the year where they called the FAI bullies, in that they've let emotions overtake logic.
30/07/2025, 9:38 AM
outspoken

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Originally Posted by Shearer

Agree on this.

They should have posted a "normal" release. What they posted was idiotic and driven by emotion and, as you said, has only drawn more attention due to the vagueness of it.

Not dissimilar to the statement earlier in the year where they called the FAI bullies, in that they've let emotions overtake logic.

Fully agree, some utterly bizare press releases in recent times.
30/07/2025, 9:45 AM
nigel-harps1954

Completely bizarre statement by Kerry. Really shot themselves in the foot with a complete lack of professionalism too.
30/07/2025, 3:12 PM
sbgawa

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

An important lesson on how not to communicate for Kerry FC here. The vagueness of the statement has caused the tweet to go viral (over 1.6 million views) and it’s been picked up by massive amounts of racists that are giving the two players, as well as the club disgusting abuse online. What the two lads allegedly did is a disgrace right enough but it could’ve been handled so much better by Kerry

Hard to disagree with your point about giving racists oxegen they dont need, its a pity one of them wasnt white to kill that angle but in a way i admire Kerry for making an issue of it, these guys deserve to be hammered for that sort of behaviour rather than be let just slip away and join another club somewhere else and carry on as normal.
Assuming thay are guilty which Kerry must be pretty sure of or they are going to have some legal bill after 1.6 million views.......jeez 3 million views just checked
30/07/2025, 3:50 PM
Shearer

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

in a way i admire Kerry for making an issue of it, these guys deserve to be hammered for that sort of behaviour rather than be let just slip away and join another club somewhere else and carry on as normal.

Football is a small world and bad news will likely catch up on those lads wherever they go without being smeared though. I'm not excusing their actions at all for what it's worth.

Joe Gorman was released by Harps in normal fashion after a drunk driving charge. I'm sure plenty of us are in the know about releases in our clubs which had more layers to them but clubs said the bare minimum.
30/07/2025, 4:59 PM
total hoofball

I guess 95% statements from LOI clubs announcing that a player is leaving/released contains no details on the background of their departure, I've no doubt there have been other LOI players released by clubs over the years due to juicy controversial circumstances that would go viral on social media but the clubs wisely kept quiet with a boring one liner that the player has left club and nobody bats an eyelid

Saying that if the Kerry players did what is being claimed I'm not feeling much sympathy either
31/07/2025, 9:32 AM
nr637

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Dylan McGlade signs for Cobh

Yes confirmed on Cobh Ramblers FC that Dylan Mcglade has signed for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Cobh have also confirmed the signing of GK Oisín Barry from MSL club Rockmount FC for the remainder of the season as well.
31/07/2025, 12:38 PM
Martinho II

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Originally Posted by nr637

Yes confirmed on Cobh Ramblers FC that Dylan Mcglade has signed for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Cobh have also confirmed the signing of GK Oisín Barry from MSL club Rockmount FC for the remainder of the season as well.

Where has DMG signed from by Cobh as hes being keepin quiet these days until now?!
31/07/2025, 1:24 PM
pateen

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Completely bizarre statement by Kerry. Really shot themselves in the foot with a complete lack of professionalism too.

TBF, I think Kerry are standing by the principles that the don't tolerate such behavior.

Unfortunately there are idiots out there who bring racism and people's colour into the discussion. That shouldn't be tolerated.
31/07/2025, 1:41 PM
culloty82

Hence the reaction after the Longford game a few seasons back, as many of the homegrown players at the time (and indeed most are still at the club) were from minority backgrounds, and the club wanted to show zero tolerance from the beginning.
31/07/2025, 2:09 PM
nigel-harps1954

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Originally Posted by pateen

TBF, I think Kerry are standing by the principles that the don't tolerate such behavior.

Unfortunately there are idiots out there who bring racism and people's colour into the discussion. That shouldn't be tolerated.

Absolutely stand by principles, that's fine, but the wording of the statement was completely bizzare.
31/07/2025, 2:13 PM
MoydowMonty

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Originally Posted by Martinho II

Where has DMG signed from by Cobh as hes being keepin quiet these days until now?!

He went to Australia after Cork let him go a couple years back.
I like how Cobh said he was a key member of Cork's 2022 title even though he was injured most that season and they had it wrapped up by the time he was back lol
31/07/2025, 2:16 PM
Nah Nah Nah Nah

JDH will be a big loss. Super player.

Francely one is a bit odd. Great option off the bench for the last half hour even if no one including himself knows what he is going to do.

Sligo Rovers look likely to lose two key players with midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes and striker Francely Lomboto set for a Showgrounds exit.
Midfielder Doyle-Hayes, who joined the Bit O’Red in February after being released by Hibernian, looks likely to join League One side Exeter after Gary Caldwell’s side activated his release clause.It is understood a previous approach for the Cavan native was turned down.

Striker Francely Lomboto is set for a Rovers exit too, with the former Galway man about to join NIFL Premiership side Glenavon.
31/07/2025, 5:03 PM
RealJohn91

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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

JDH will be a big loss. Super player.

Francely one is a bit odd. Great option off the bench for the last half hour even if no one including himself knows what he is going to do.

Sligo Rovers look likely to lose two key players with midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes and striker Francely Lomboto set for a Showgrounds exit.
Midfielder Doyle-Hayes, who joined the Bit O’Red in February after being released by Hibernian, looks likely to join League One side Exeter after Gary Caldwell’s side activated his release clause.It is understood a previous approach for the Cavan native was turned down.

Striker Francely Lomboto is set for a Rovers exit too, with the former Galway man about to join NIFL Premiership side Glenavon.

The Harkin signing makes more sense now with Doyle-Hayes leaving. I thought it was strange he was leaving Derry's bench for the Sligo one.

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