Transfer Rumours

Couple of players very close to joining us according to the club. Word around Oriel on Friday night is that an unnamed Scottish striker whose name was eventually leaked, one Stephen Dobbie, ex Rangers, Hibs, St Johnstone and Queen of the South Striker who has banged in 20 odd goals the past two seasons in the Scottish 1st Division along with an unnamed Latvian defender and another Scottish defender James Crainey who is a left full.

Paul McAreevey has app joined us according to Linfield and the BBC.

According to wikipedia stephen dobbie has signed for Swansea city

Swansea City

On 7th May 2009 it was confirmed on the Swansea City website that Dobbie would move to the club in summer 2009. It was advised the move was subject to a medical at the Liberity Stadium
He passed this medical on Friday May 22 and signed a three-year deal with the south west Wales club

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Couple of players very close to joining us according to the club. Word around Oriel on Friday night is that an unnamed Scottish striker whose name was eventually leaked, one Stephen Dobbie, ex Rangers, Hibs, St Johnstone and Queen of the South Striker who has banged in 20 odd goals the past two seasons in the Scottish 1st Division along with an unnamed Latvian defender and another Scottish defender James Crainey who is a left full.

Paul McAreevey has app joined us according to Linfield and the BBC.

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Dobbie has offers in Scotland and England so I doubt he'll be moving to ye, also I think he has agreed a move to Swansea

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Dobbie has offers in Scotland and England so I doubt he'll be moving to ye, also I think he has agreed a move to Swansea

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Hence I said word coming out of Oriel, didnt say I had a top class source from withing the ground! His nam was thrown about the other night, I dont really know where the lad is now or whatever so if hes joined Swansea hes joined Swansea

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Dobbie has offers in Scotland and England so I doubt he'll be moving to ye, also I think he has agreed a move to Swansea

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According to Swansea and Queen of the South websites he has passed a medical and joined Swansea City since 22 May

http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Late...664937,00.html

http://qosfc.com/ClubNews/ViewFullSt...4/Default.aspx

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Hence I said word coming out of Oriel, didnt say I had a top class source from withing the ground! His nam was thrown about the other night, I dont really know where the lad is now or whatever so if hes joined Swansea hes joined Swansea

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Ya well before I said that there was rumours of Dundalk players taking a pay-cut, and I got swallowed for it

Not a rumour, Emeka Onwubiko has been released by Athlone Town.

Source, local press.

Interesting, he started off well for ye did he act up or has he had another offer?.

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Ya well before I said that there was rumours of Dundalk players taking a pay-cut, and I got swallowed for it

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Yeah but his rumour wasn't sh*t stirring, that's the difference.

Your rumour* conveniently came out after our owner said we need to raise more money.

*stuff the voices in your head tell you

I wonder who Gareth Cronin will bring in at Longford ?

Any rumours Longford fans ?

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Ya well before I said that there was rumours of Dundalk players taking a pay-cut, and I got swallowed for it

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Rumour going around is George O'Callaghan has left to join a team in Greece and the rest of players have to take 30% pay cut so the mst be in serious trouble if the club still needs to increase prices
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In Foster we trust

Ian Foster 2-0 Jeff 'Judas' Kenna

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gufc200, the difference is that when you use unreliable sources (be they inside your own head or from the Galway forum) and then start speculating or drawing your own conclusions, like "the club must be in serious trouble", it is inevitable that you will get roasted.

Particularly as you have developed a bit of a history for this (for example, you recently claimed Dundalks wage bill was €17k !)

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Originally Posted by atfconline

Not a rumour, Emeka Onwubiko has been released by Athlone Town.

Source, local press.

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Jaysus, I'd take him as backup at Shels.

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Originally Posted by atfconline

Not a rumour, Emeka Onwubiko has been released by Athlone Town.

Source, local press.

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Why? It looked like he had been doing well with ye

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Ya well before I said that there was rumours of Dundalk players taking a pay-cut, and I got swallowed for it

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Difference between that and my post is that you started a rumour about another club which was started by another clubs fans ahead of anything coming out of Oriel or even our own fans and mine was something that was goign aroudn the crowd at the game last Friday!
I could simply now just start up a rumour that Ian Foster is going to be sacked for poor performances and Jay O'Shea has fallen out with the whole Galway squad because hes ego driven! See its easy!

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Difference between that and my post is that you started a rumour about another club which was started by another clubs fans ahead of anything coming out of Oriel or even our own fans and mine was something that was goign aroudn the crowd at the game last Friday!
I could simply now just start up a rumour that Ian Foster is going to be sacked for poor performances and Jay O'Shea has fallen out with the whole Galway squad because hes ego driven! See its easy!

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Look, its a rumour I heard, I said I'd post it to see if it was true and it obviously wasn't. Sorry for all the distress and harm I've caused to ye Dundalk fans :o

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Look, its a rumour I heard, I said I'd post it to see if it was true and it obviously wasn't. Sorry for all the distress and harm I've caused to ye Dundalk fans :o

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Riiiiiiiittee

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

Look, its a rumour I heard, I said I'd post it to see if it was true and it obviously wasn't. Sorry for all the distress and harm I've caused to ye Dundalk fans :o

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We're not exactly too stressed out about it, point is that why post something as ludacris as that when its completly untrue, our attendances have been at least 200 every game to dat, shop sales are up, bar is raking money in and the fact that it was almost immediately in the press the next day when Sligo, Galway, Drogs, Cork and Pats all had cash flow problems last year and yet there was nothign re us until a post about it was said on another clubs forum that Dundalk are having problems and must cut the budget.

Rogers got sacked for being a clown and Georgie boy couldnt handle the abuse he was getting left right and centre on and off the pitch.

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Originally Posted by Black and White

We're not exactly too stressed out about it, point is that why post something as ludacris as that when its completly untrue, our attendances have been at least 200 every game to dat, shop sales are up, bar is raking money in and the fact that it was almost immediately in the press the next day when Sligo, Galway, Drogs, Cork and Pats all had cash flow problems last year and yet there was nothign re us until a post about it was said on another clubs forum that Dundalk are having problems and must cut the budget.

Rogers got sacked for being a clown and Georgie boy couldnt handle the abuse he was getting left right and centre on and off the pitch.

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If I had known it was completely untrue, I'd hardly have posted it

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Originally Posted by stann

Was thinking that for the last while, amazed that Cronin hadn't been linked with the job before. Great fit for ye, he'll do well. Good to see him back in the game too.

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cronin was in the running the last time the job was vacant( when alan gough got it). It was probably too soon for him after Waterford but I was talking to one of the interviewers today that met him last night in Mullingar and he said that he means business this time. I get the impression he wont suffer fools gladly. He seems hungry and focused for the job ahead.

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Originally Posted by atfconline

Not a rumour, Emeka Onwubiko has been released by Athlone Town.

Source, local press.

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wonder will we do an exchange ? emeka for derek glynn I know who I would have and that would be emeka! its a surprising move for him..

According to a few on Orielweb and app in the local Newry paper this week, local Dundalk goalie Paul Murphy is coming back to oriel for a second stint. He played under Jim Gannon before.

Read on ILS forums Gareth Whean could be going to Distillery.

Dave Warren has signed for us.

www.waterford-united.ie/

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Originally Posted by blue til i die

Dave Warren has signed for us.

www.waterford-united.ie/

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This is a transfer rumour thread
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Originally Posted by DRDoc

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This is a transfer rumour thread
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Yeah but the transfer thread is locked! :p

Alex Williams, 26 year old Glaswegian, ex Ayr Utd (23 goals in last two seasons) likely to be one of several new faces at Oriel Park.

Goalkeeper Paul Murphy, rumoured above to be rejoining Dundalk from Newry City, has joined Lisburn Distillery on a months long loan deal

Gareth Cambridge supposed to be signing for Waterford aswell.

Ex Airdrie Utd keeper Stephen Robertson is close to joining us and is supposed to be the Scottish keeper that played against Lisburn on Tueday night according to the Sun.

We have five players on trial at the moment. 2 from Preston, 1 from Dublin, one from the north(fairly sure Derry) and not sure about the other.

Gary Cronin signing for LTFC for a second spell apparently. His last club was Bray I believe.

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Originally Posted by Black and White

Ex Airdrie Utd keeper Stephen Robertson is close to joining us and is supposed to be the Scottish keeper that played against Lisburn on Tueday night according to the Sun.

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He didnt play vs Lisburn

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Read on ILS forums Gareth Whean could be going to Distillery.

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Gavin Whelan has signed for them

Maurice Farrell on the bench for us tonight! :eek:

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Originally Posted by GlasnevinRed

Maurice Farrell on the bench for us tonight! :eek:

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As in Maurice Farrell, cnutish left back that used to play with Bray? :eek:

One and the same. I was reading about that in the paper. He's nearly 40.

Must be. He's 39 anyway. Why we need another left-full I do not know. Unless he's playing for free of course :D

There's talk we could be offloading in July, to cut costs

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

There's talk we could be offloading in July, to cut costs

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It has always puzzled me how clubs generally can "off-load" players in July if they are under contract. If a player has a contract to the end of the season, then presumably they are going to be slow to move to another club, unless they get at least similar terms. If a club needs to cut costs (be it Galway, Bohs, or Cork), then surely it is the high earners they want to move on (or high to mid range earners who are not playing well).

With so little money available generally in the League, it must definately be a "buyers" market.

sligo manager Paul Cook has been quoted (according to gufc.net) to be interested in a good few of our players but will wait to see if Ian Foster is willing to sell first !!!! :(

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Originally Posted by Ezeikial

It has always puzzled me how clubs generally can "off-load" players in July if they are under contract. If a player has a contract to the end of the season, then presumably they are going to be slow to move to another club, unless they get at least similar terms. If a club needs to cut costs (be it Galway, Bohs, or Cork), then surely it is the high earners they want to move on (or high to mid range earners who are not playing well).

With so little money available generally in the League, it must definately be a "buyers" market.

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Also didnt Galway "move" alot of players on last Summer, how was their bloody budget approved by the FAI before the sqeason started if their trying to cut costs. Who is the fecking auditor for the FAI then? Jays,I could fecking do it and im not fully qualified yet!