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I'd like to see him get an extended run of first team football for someone - ye obviously, as he's signed.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
He looks like a really decent player, but hasn't had anything like the amount of game time to help his development.
Ethan Boyle signed for Harps for another year amid rumoured interest from Waterford. Young player of the year last year at Harps, he's a lad with a lot of potential.
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Originally Posted by White Horse
Barrett played in 31 games this season (very few of them substitute appearances), but has found it hard to displace Boyle and Gartland when all are fit and available.Quote:
Originally Posted by gormacha
Even if Andy Boyle moves cross-channel it is not a certainty that Barrett would be first choice, as it is likely another centre back would be signed. The Sean Hoare rumours continue - it could be an interesting battle for places in the Dundalk defence next season
Really? I would have guessed at about 18/20. My sense of it obviously skewed by distance/tv/etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Still needs to be first choice somewhere to develop. Has all the tools.
Rumors that Stephen Folan is signing for Bray from Galway
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Originally Posted by KBurke
Have they new American benefactors?
Don't forget Dundalk will have played over 50 matches in 2016, and Barrett played in Europe quite a lot when Gartland was injured. This is a great re-signing for Dundalk. You need quality back up in most key positions.Quote:
Originally Posted by gormacha
No, Irish property developers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Shamrock Rovers considering trying to sign "old favourite" Dave Mooney in January as per the Indo. He's under contract though so would have to come to an arrangement with Southend. Not sure he's been such a favourite of most Rovers fans since he joined us back in 2005 to be honest.
Don't know much about him, what's he like/positions etc??Quote:
Originally Posted by KBurke
He's an absolutely sh1te centre halfQuote:
Originally Posted by dublinwanderer
Aaron Barry to Cork???
He's been offered a contract at Derry, but so far hasn't accepted it. Sounds like he could be gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/fo...oubt-1-7708753
Had great potential with us and a great centre back partnership with Oji. Was always a bit lost without him though. One of these players that everyone wanted but when he signed couldn't really get any real game time. Probably still has potential though. Certainly wouldn't be the first centre back to improve as he got older and matured.Quote:
Originally Posted by dublinwanderer
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Originally Posted by Jofspring
Most players tend to improve as they get older, especially towards their late 20's - Folan is only 24.
The unkind might say that Folan could hardly get worse from his recent seasons form
If he was to sign he'd presumably be back up to Kenna and Clancy. Two players he could learn a lot fromQuote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Wasn't he one of the lads moaning about the exchange rate?Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Holywood. As some fans called him when he played in the Showgrounds. Has the build and the walk of a good CB. But when it gets down to it he's a liability. Expect plenty of long cross field balls even when a midfielder is 10 yards away from him.Quote:
Originally Posted by dublinwanderer
Apparently so, aye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
The good times must be back. Bray refusing to negotiate with Dundalk and a bidding war over Sean Hoare.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35264704.html
http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepa...Wanderers.html
Dundalk would want to find a hell of alot more than 20k out of their European money kitty if they want to land a young player who they think is a good enough to be a replacement for Horgan
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Originally Posted by total hoofball
OK.
€20,025 bid
We have signed Ian Turner from Cork and Dave O'Connor from Rovers.
Brendan Clarke also signing for us.
Why would they negotiate? They know that they hold all the cards if Dundalk really want him.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Obviously I haven't a clue about the circumstances of the bray fella but I often wondered:
A lot of youngfellas are retained by their clubs on small money on two years when they start. Is their anything to stop a club that wants them just giving the youngfella a loan to but out his contract rather than going through all the transfer messing??
They can but a) buying out a contract requires the club to accept a fee, which can be larger than the value of the contract, and b) a transfer fee would still be owed due to the fact he's under 24.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
They don't have to negotiate. They can insist on the lad seeing out his contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
True, but rarely a good idea. Just leaves you with a seriously pi55ed off player for the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Very good, run all day for ya, good going forward and very solid defensively too. Was left back his time as Ipswich.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northsider
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Originally Posted by White Horse
Pi55ed off or not he's still under contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by gormacha
Dundalk will sign him if they really want him but will have to pay for the privilege.
Otherwise any player could break his contract just because their club are afraid they will have a pi55ed off player on their hands & contracts would become meaningless.
I'm pretty sure I saw that youngfella training on his first night with the 19's up in Pearse Park astro very early this year/ very late last year. If it's the same boy, then he was head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the 19's squad from what I saw. Very tidy looking player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Cork, presumably, keeping their spending in check then. That, or we're spending a bit more.
http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/fo...erry-1-7712968
Some chat linking Shane McEleney with Derry, but he has signed for Ottawa Fury.
Bit random, though not the first LoI player they've signed.
Mikey Drennan close to signing for Bray and also Danny Furlong might be going there but Keegan wants him to follow him to Galway
Furlong has gone to New Zealand. Doesn't sound like he's planning on being back for the LOI season but you never know I suppose.
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football...medium=twitter
Keegan & Furlong do not get onQuote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
At least we know we can safely ignore PartySaint in future...Quote:
Originally Posted by oldyouth
Would be delighted to see Mikey Drennan back playing football, that would be a genuine good news story.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
If Drennan has the hunger for the game back then things are looking on the up in general for him!!