Correct, he's still playing with Ballyglass in the Mayo Super League. Same team as Ryan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Ryan's father also manages Ballyglass.
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Correct, he's still playing with Ballyglass in the Mayo Super League. Same team as Ryan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Ryan's father also manages Ballyglass.
Dave Webster formerly of Pats and Shamrock Rovers signs for Harps.
Mike Tracy departs peak6 and dundalk...
Doomed!! The Americans are starting their wthdrawal! It's not as dramatic a development as it seems. Personal decision by Mike Tracey and maybe having Mr Hulsizer SNR pulling the strings mightnt be so bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
RTE team of the decade isnt to shabby though cant agree with one season wonder Maguire. Twigg is ancient history too - nobody remembers much of 2012 or before....
Obviously was planned for a while as he positioned the father in law.
That's a really sneaky move by Mike Treacy - is his father-in-law aware of these positioning shenanigans?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Rather unexpected, but welcome, signing for Harps. Needed a quality centre half after the departures of Cowan and O'Reilly in particular, and Josh Smith to a lesser extent.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Interesting to see if he relocates here or travels up and down like O'Reilly done last season.
Whoops , father of peak6 head not his father in law .
Either way , I call that planning.
I dunno! When you look at the increased cost of club admin it could be the cost of 2 pretty high profile CEOs, both of which did plenty of talking but did they do that much else? Their premature departures could be that that Peak6 didnt feel they were getting value for money. Snr was sent over, seemed to smooth over a few issues, employee leaves, key board members return. Bill is surely a trusted pair of hands, close contact with those involved and now formally involved so just makes sense. It will be interesting to see how hands on he is as Chairman rather than in an 'employee' role. While Tracey is stepping away directly he'll still be analysing all the stats he can get his hands on no doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Webster is a more than decent centre half. Surprised to see him leave pats, thought his attitude was always good. Very good signing for harpsQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Your club is one boardroom strop away from oblivion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
No imminent boardroom. Strop
Didnt know Danny OReilly has gone. Since when Nigel?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Here you go, Martinho
https://shelbournefc.ie/shels-sign-d...aniel-oreilly/
Or settling nicely for another decade of dominance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
I suspect somewhere in between
Careful now! Remember what happened to Pat's fans last preseason when expections were raised ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
As has been said a few times, next season really is pivitol probably moreso for Dundalk imo with CL/EL2. I am fully expecting a real rivalry with Rovers developing maybe with a Bohs or Derry sneaking in to the mix. Any further news on te future on Byrne - could determine plenty where he ends up, and the elsuive 20 goal hatstand?
Nesta , surely you can't fail to notice that there appears to be a lot of coming and going taking in the dundalk boardroom in the last couple of years, hence the suspicion that a standard LOI drastic situation may be about to unfold?
On the Rovers thing, Byrne is staying for 2020 unless he's bought out of his contract in the January transfer period. No talk of any Rovers signings so far.
Hiring and firing of employees whether footballers or directors is just everyday business.
The ownership by peak6 remains unchanged and their resolve will be untested until rovers or someone else wins the league and throws a spanner in the business plan.
Until that happens there is no reason for any meltdown. Even then with el2 in place I don't think 1 bad season would be enough to force any major rethink.
A scaling back maybe but even a scaled back dundalk would still be a highly likely Euro qualifier.
On Byrne I am worried he won't be here for next season.
He is a current Irish international in the squad on merrit and could be bought for less than a million Euro, how man yh others in the squad could be bought for that kind of money.... has to be a target.
On the hat stand I think the way we play Aaron greene is vital and I'd be happy enough to stick with him.
Unless we get lucky a la Sean Maguire
There is already a scaling back on admin costs with the dispensing of the Chief Executive position, which looks like it will not be filled with an external appointment.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Maybe the spare cash will be used for a 30 goal striker in the hope that Euro qualification can still happen without Mark Devlin and Mike Treacy😂
Would have assumed CEO position is now funding an executive chair position. In my experience guys at his level like having people to do things for them, q a COO and marketing person.
Doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things money isn't an issue
Fans' wishful thinking or head buried in the sand denial?? My thinking on the comings and goings at Oriel - money spent on decent calibre CEOs. They didnt make an impact either because they couldnt or they werent trying. Peak6 tried twice to make the position work but 2nd time the fit wasnt good with issues with local media and long term boaard members resigning,. Bill Hulsizer arrives the problem is removed and the board of the last 8 years is restored. With a GM in place all this time under a CEO the non appointment of a CEO especially with an Executive Chairman will minimise the need for a CEO, save that cost potentially, and remove what seemed to be an ineffective or what Peak6 determined, an underperforming role.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
While not impossible down the line but to see a 'standard LOI drastic situation' as imminent is grasping at straws. I know people are queuing up to say I told ye so but it'll be a few more seasons yet before the there will be an opportunity to gloat!
I'd say the reason the outside CEO's failed was as much down to them not realising that the loi is such a hard sell commercially compared to even small English clubs. An early reality check which was probably also a bit of a surprise for peak6.
The last CEO made a fair few mistakes, fell out with a respected local journo in one of the local papers, nonsense stuff really, also lack of knowledge in too many local / national items, and certainly a fair point sbgawa on a hard sell v championship in UK. A major gaffe was making a statement saying DFC will work with Louth GAA in their 'new stadium' with an eye on euro games, like that was ever going to happen. The umbro deal was also mentioned in some quarters as another reason he left, not sure exact detail in that, could be lenght of contract, cost, and maybe even style of the top with all the red ! Not sure the Shields disaster missing the cup final was his remit but was under his watch.
The new incoming chairman was at a good few games last season, and at the time of the Hoban new deal that was announced, took months to agree and looked dead, he was mentioned as having played critical
part.
Anyway, happy new year to all LOI fans, putting rivalaries aside, after the FAI mess, we really underestimate how much we all play in keeping Irish football going, remember the avg GAA county fan goes to probably 3-5 big games a year, most on here go to 15/18 home games and a plenty of away matches too, I'd say my rough count of attending 25 games last year was equaled by most on here.
I know what yer saying but I dont think it is an impossible sell but obviously a tougher market than some lower league clubs in England without other sports vying for a lot of the same punters. I think there were a few very basic issues that cropped up that zero knowledge of the league wouldnt have made much difference. From the outside looking in the personality didnt seem to be a fit - in some situations that's not a bad thing when trying to professionalise things but when other very professional and key members of a board walk away the good obviously outweighs the bad. LoI certainly has its quirks and is probably frustrating for a outside admin person, but if some of the issues doing the rounds are true from Liverpool to Chorley problems would arise. After 2 CEOs now the decision must have been made to delegate from within. I'd also be surprised if Peak6 didnt know exactly what they were up against. The resources behind them possibly meant that they feared less about the financial stick clubs got beaten with for any dissent. Could even be where the start of the end for the FAI cronies was. Would a club have outright rejected a payment plan for prizemoney if financially powerless to fight such circumstances - the legal fees would have eroded a good chunk of money if going to war with the old FAI regime and the risk may not have been taken!?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Anyway Happy New Year to all. Lets hope that 2020 will be remembered as the year that the FAI truly changes for the better and the start of LoI thriving!!
Now off to the pub! ;)
Looks like Andy Lyons has signed for Crystal Palace, good luck to him.
Gary Deegan signed for Shels
https://www.extratime.ie/articles/24...icks-athletic/
Dan Ward in from spennymore town.
Huge signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Good signing with bags of experience. That pesky $hels look set to be competitive next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Rhys Marshall signs for Rovers from Glenavon
Right back/ Central midfielder.
He's best at rb, he can do a good job in midfield but is far superior at rb.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
I would say with ft training you'll have a very good player on your hands.
I was hoping the blues would have got him but we signed ethan Boyle off rovers.
Seems to be a decent signing that will strengthen Rovers
Mikey Drennan left Pat's, might not be playing football at all next season I think....
Was there a fee, presuming he was under contract?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Details not disclosed, but presumably a "financial deal" means a fee of some description. It's the nature of these things that if the fee is modest, it allows the player negotiate a more substantial signing-on feeQuote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
http://www.glenavonfc.com/2020/01/03...amrock-rovers/Quote:
“The Board has negotiated a sensible and acceptable financial deal with Shamrock Rovers given that we were faced with losing the player for nothing this summer” explains chairman Adrian Teer.
According to reports the deals worth 30kQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Romeo Parkes has left us to play in America for a year for personal reasons. A huge loss.
In 2009 we got to the FAI cup semi losing to Sligo and then lost a home league cup final to Bohs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II