All amateurs no?
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All amateurs no?
I had heard that some of the Wexford lads were heading to New Zealand alright.
According to Shane Keegan on Newstalk LOI podcast all but 3 of their squad were on amateur deals so there was no way to prevent this.
Amateur or professional makes little or no difference if the player do not want to play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Shamrock Rovers Out:
Killian Brennan
Why leave by mutual consent when the season is nearly over? Usually if a player is gone this close to the end of the season there is no announcement, they just sit out the end of the season.
he must have made a stand when Gavin left suddenly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
He was signed up until the end of 2017Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
But the main reason was a bit of Rovers playing up to their own fans after Friday's loss to Bohs. Brennan left last week
Bad attitude. Was delighted when we signed him but based on what I'm hearing we are better off with him gone. Roll on next season....Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Danny Furlong remains a Wexford Youths player and will be included in our squad for tomorrow's game V Galway
I see todays Irish Indo are saying Darren Meenan is a rovers target for next season..
That would be a good start to putting a squad together.
Darren is the original "Mr Angry" who whinges, moans, complains, argues, feigns injury and goes down easily. He has also shown a questionable attitude at times in the past . The more I think about it, he would probably suit the Rovers (or Cork City) style. (He can also play a bit when in the mood and gives a fantastic dead ball delivery)Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Jeez ezeikial , I wouldn't like to be your girlfriend giving you the bad news that it's all over...be nice : )
Between now and December every player will be linked with every club I reckon.
I think Dareen Meenan has done really well for Dundalk over the last few seasons and has a lot to offer if his attitude is right. There have been persistent rumours of a mid-season bust-up with Stephen Kenny and there was strong speculation that he would be moved out of the club in the mid-season window. Obviously that did not happen, but the fact that he has played so little since then tends to indicate that his days are numbered at Oriel Park.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Moving on to another club could work out either way - he could be rejuvenated and re-discover his Dundalk 2013 - 2015 form or lapse back to the performances that saw him drift between 7 clubs in 7 seasons (Harps, Monaghan, UCD, Shels, Sligo, Drogheda at St Pats between 2006 and 2012)
Would Stephen Bradley have the management skills to be able to get the best out of him?
Like Daryl Horgan to Longford, Dave McMillan to Finn Harps, Ronan Finn to Wexford?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
After he left Pats Darren Meenan had his daddy poos ring us a few times for him (wasn't he lucky he ended up in Dundalk!!)
This grown man had his daddy poos ringing clubs for him.
You weren't complaining when he went down easily and feigned injury to win the penalty that clinched the title last year. That said, if he has a questionable attitude and throws out his toys when he doesn't get his own way I'm sure he'll fit right in here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I have not complained about Darren in the past, and I'm not complaining about him now. I wish him well if he moves on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
This is why rovers fall to sh1te every year, signing players that poison the dressing room. By all accounts Meenan's attitude is rotten, you'd think rovers would learn from the Gavin Brennan situation.
Pre-school kids are quicker on the up-takeQuote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
The Gavin Brennan debacle was entirely predictable - anyone who knew even the slightest bit about him, knew he was a complete spacer.
Don't expect the model club to kop on anytime soon
Hopefully not it's great entertainment watching them implode every seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I think the thing with the Brennans was Fenlon could, for lack of a better word, control them once he left was when things started to turn. This year overall I think there was a better bunch of players character wise than year gone by the only really bad attitude players I can think of were the Brennans post Fenlon. Some will say Danny North but I don't think he had an attitude problem i think his problem was he just couldn't get fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
On a sad note Maccer retired today, a truely classy footballer who was a joy to watch. You could see the difference when he played. He'll be hard to replace.
Wow - you say that Rovers were worse in previous seasons?Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Here is the Rovers line-up for the first league game this season
There are significant questions marks about at least 4 of the starting line-up in terms of attitude and discipline.Quote:
Shamrock Rovers: Barry Murphy, Simon Madden, Gavin Brennan, David O'Connor, Maxime Blanchard, Gary Mc Cabe (C) (Gary Shaw 78), Killian Brennan, Dean Clarke (Patrick Cregg 73), Brandon Miele, Michael Drennan, Danny North.
I'm really curious as to why you excuse Danny North for not getting his weight and fitness to a standard that a pub player would be embarrassed about.
I think it's obvious with the clear out that's already happened that the model club is hwading in the right direction. New season beckons �� here we go again great stuff blitw
Agree on maccer . Dissapointed he is retiring , he could have done a job in midfield until his mid forties against half of the premier league
I agree also with ezeikiel on danny north. No excuse for not being fit..
When a club signs and then tolerates a player who can't be bothered getting fit, it sets a very bad example. Danny North is the type of player that this league doesn't need.
Sounds like the quintessential Dundalk player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
who would you have as the fourth? Gavin, Killian, North, and...? It's not really an excuse for him i just think he was more unlucky with injuries than not wanting to get fit, i.e. i don't think he was a bad influence in the dressing room like the others may have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Yeah well if you take the team as they were under Fenlon as he brought them all in/kept them on definitely anyway. In seasons gone by we've had 4 or so players that no matter the manager would be bad characters to have but when we had Fenlon I think there weren't any real stand out bad characters. Not that I'm saying its Bradleys fault that these players turned like they did just I think he was willing to put up with less than Fenlon was and was trying to steer the team in a different direction that didn't suit those players and they didn't like that, which personally I agree with.
Not next season anyway :)Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Enjoy the 1st division. You never know,your team might even make it back from the graveyard division.
Least we won't have to worry about rovers fans smashing up seats in the away end or hurling fireworks at stewards.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Hopefully dundalk will do their transfer business early so all the rest of us can see what's left : )
Think your biggest problem in the 1st Div will be getting fans to go to games not what they do when they get there :oQuote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Hope you get back up quickly.
You never know your luck, you might draw us in the cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Here's hoping eh!;)
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Originally Posted by outspoken
There is always Shels fans
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Originally Posted by outspoken
Didn't know they had any :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Darklordsbane
Jimmy Keohane signs for City from Sligo. I don't know anything about him.
he was in England with Exeter but started his career with Wexford youths. hes from that part of the country I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Paul Corry to Rovers
Paul Corry could be a good signing for Rovers, if he has fully recovered from the serious cruciate ligament injury which has kept him out of football since Sept 2015. If Corry can realise his obvious his potential he would be bucking a recent trend at Rovers
In today's Indo Daniel McDonnell again namechecks Gary Rogers, Darren Meenan, Ryan Connolly and Roberto Lopez as possible Rovers signing.
These would all improve Rovers, but unless more higher quality signing are made, are unlikely to push them to be title contenders