The fee could fund 5-6 new players
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Cork will prob be due a development fee if the Ogbene move goes through, I think Dundalk will also be entitled to something if Michael O'Connor completes his move.
In other moves, Dundalk still after 2 new players, was meant to be 3 but appears only 2 now, one will definitely be a striker.
Noticed Wexford had a Ryan Nolan in their team vs Bray. That's not the young lad from inter is it?
always free agents around and our window is open until 22nd Feb (I think)..
Anthony stokes released by hibs
He isnt injury prone and over 35 so not joining Rovers..
I keep telling you Dundalk billionaires us poor hoops have to consider all options,
I don't know the full story in either case obviously but it seems like Ogbene signed for REDACTED without talking to us, after arranging to meet with Caufield on a later date. The story as I know it is he said he'd talk with Caulfield when his father returned to the country, JC said thats fine, then he signed for REDACTED. Obviously theres more to it than that, and JC probably should have had him signed up earlier to avoid this situation.
Drinan though, that was really weird. I genuinely don't know what happened there, or why Ipswich would even be interested. I am led to believe that Drinan asked if he could go on trial with Ipswich, JC said no, if you sign for us you sign for us. Clubs can make an offer but we're not sending players on trial. Waterford got wind and jumped in to sign him basically just to sell him.
You could argue that its foolish to let a player with potential value leave over something so small, but our clubs should be standing up to England more. If they want our players make an offer.
We get money in both cases so its not a complete loss. I didn't rate Drinan all that much personally but obviously Ipswich saw something in him, it will be interesting to see how his career pans out.
Have I missed something who are Redacted
I like that "Redacted" Redacted United has a ring to it.
I think you've got that spot on. We basically signed him to sell him. We'll likely do that with some more players too. Drinan played four times for us and we sold him for about €100,000. We get about half of that I believe with the rest split between Cork, Cobh and was it Carrigaline? He did fine for us in those few games, but not a standout. Himself and John Martin went on trial to Ipswich a few weeks after Drinan signed. It seems Ipswich highly rate him highly for his athleticism. He was well-touted for his UEFA Youth league performances for Cork and definitely has a bit about him. Mick McCarthy is full of praise for him and had him on the bench for an FA Cup game. Not sure how he'll get on over there, but a fantastic bit of business by Waterford.