What was the story with Ferijaz this season? Was it really about the Spurs trial, or was there more to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
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What was the story with Ferijaz this season? Was it really about the Spurs trial, or was there more to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
I don't really have the inside track to be honest. What I heard was that his attitude and fitness took a bit of a turn but don't take that as gospel Stutts. A shame. Lovely player who should have played a lot more this season. Very excited about Razi now though. He has more pace than Ferizaj and looks just as tidy on the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Mark Doyle joins Rhode Island FC of the USL in the States…
Maybe long-term but that's not how he's been deployed to date and he had even less of a chance starting centre mid for Derry than as a wide player cutting in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olander
Sean Gannon has signed for shels
Congratulations to Shelbourne on their league title win !Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Keith Ward joined Shelbourne aswell….
cian kavanagh to pats... hmm wasnt expecting that one. will be interesting to see can daly get a tune out of him. find it mad the boy is still only 20, feels like hes around years.
Interesting in a number of respects. The third Pats Academy product now back in the squad after a spell away. And Daly once again going for youth and potential rather than the option of someone like Hoban.
What's the craic with Gannon these days aside from signing for Shels? I can't recall him playing much in recent memory for Rovers, was it a lack of fitness or not suiting their tactics?Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Wasn't expecting that. He feels of a similar kind of profile to Conor Carty so I'm guessing he's essentially replacing him. Not exactly the sexiest signing on paper but interested to see how it plays out, really is mad he's only 20 still.
Noe Baba signed back at Harps.
My take on it was that he never really fitted as a wingback. All his best days at Dundalk were as a right back in a back 4Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
He was always 5th choice for the 3 starting centre backs behind Pico, Grace, Cleary and Hoare as he wasnt really a centreback.
I think if Shels play hi as a RB he will be excelent if its anywhere else he will continue to struggle
Might be a bit of a bad signing then. If I'm not mistaken Shels almost exclusively play with 3 CBS and wingbacks. Open to correction on that obviously but seems to be a square peg for a round hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Could end up being wrong but I thought Shels made the most sense for him. Not sure he has the legs to play the same right back role he did previously so right of a back three is probably the best place for him now, kind of like how Massey played for Drogs when he moved. Not being at the level to do so for Rovers doesn't mean he can't do a job there for Shels, who while still good have lower ambitions currently.
Dayle Rooney signed for Bohs…
Good signing for them, can only assume none of the top half clubs were interested in him surprisingly. Begs the question for Bohs though in terms of wingers, which one of, Connolly, Grant or Rooney sits on the bench? All 3 are surely good enough to be starters for themQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Towards the end of the season Duff played a back 4 with Shane Griffin often going from left centre-back to left back. I think Duff went that way more out of wanting to trust his solid backline and balancing injuries he had Tyreke Wilson covering right back in some games. At right wing back we had JR Wilson struggling with injuries at the end of the season, Cabral signed in summer didn't look great in his few appearances and young David Toure wasn't been rushed into 1st team much this season after two previous seasons of injury nightmares so he was prioritised for U19sQuote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
I don't think Gannon has been signed with an intention for him to be starting 36 games at right back whether its a back 4 or a back 5 wing-back system, I would be thinking he will be used a utility player between right back and centre back along with his obvious experience/leadership, similar for Ward in the middle of the park
There was some rumours of him going back to Shels don't know how true or not if he was ever in discussions. I'm not surprised he has been signed by a top 6 team his set piece ability alone would make him a solid signing, he left Shels because he could not commit to full-time football for 2022 season with his job so Bohs must be paying a good bag of cash to go full-timeQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Very pleased with that signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
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These may cancel each other out.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Gannon should be useful for Shels. Did petty well as the RCB in a back 3 for us but just wasn't better than other options. Not great at wingback but I'm sure he'd love to get back to RB if they switched to a back 4. The man wins leagues.
Rooney to bohs is disappointing. Good signing.
Polar opposite signings there by duffer for shels. One has got more league titles than pats,the other....likes breakfast rolls
Grant hasn't showed much so far, hoping a full pre-season will help him. Rooney is a big improvement on McDaid and Twardek at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Major Pats signing announcment scheduled for tomorrow. Indo are reporting it’s Ruairi Keating.
Life is a rollercoaster for him lately.
hmmm. lot of bodies up top for pats? must be expecting melia to go in the summer?. Keats was great for us this year gave us a fighting chance. Good luck to the fella he had a very tough year off the pitch but never shirked his responsibility when he played. One thing I will say is that he is pretty effective at playing on the counter or chasing balls into the channels. pats will be a strong team who youd assume will boss possession in a lot of games next year. I think he might struggle a bit.
Happy days! Dan McDonnell’s article stated the contract extension he signed in July had a get out of jail free card if Cork went down so he won’t cost Pats a penny in a transfer fee.Quote:
Originally Posted by patsdad
Eoin Doyle retired in July and was never replaced, while Carty is gone back to Bolton and has been replaced by Cian Kavanagh. Melia has been used almost exclusively on the left wing when he’s played so that leaves Keating, Kavanagh and Lonergan as the options up top which matches the number of options from this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
It’s just 2 replacements - Keating (if the Indo are right) for Carty whose loan from Bolton is up, and Kavanagh for Doyle who’s signed for an American club. Add Lonergan, Melia, Mulraney and Nolan and is 6 players for the front 3 positions which is ideal. Melia is definitely going nowhere, his family agreed with the club that his best interests are served by staying with Pats at least till he’s 18 and he’s just signed a 3-year deal
Ward is a good signing for Shels.can unlock defences last 20 mins games.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Was good any time he came on for us this season and we missed him when he was injured
Big miss around the dressing room aswell
His signing would be a huge statement of intent for 24. It would be great if we could create a proper title race with Rovers & perhaps Derry aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by patsdad
It’s hoban
I'm wary of getting too carried away with Keating given we've had many a sure-fire hit go down like a lead balloon and after having a largely underwhelming career he's suddenly just clicked in the last couple of seasons, but it's definitely a big deal and potentially a game-changer if he can carry over his form from this year.
If pats have signed both hoban and Keating then they are (a) serious about winning the title and (b) have money to throw around.
If it's only hoban then it's not a signing I'd worry about as a Rovers fan.
Pat's threw money at Jack Byrne,which, had he accepted,would have posed a real challenge to Rovers 5 in a row. I'm still not unduly concerned but clearly pats are serious about improving their team and are getting their business done nice and early,which makes a lot of sense.
I’m happy enough we didn’t sign Byrne. I know Rovers fans are saying we were throwing money at him, I wonder how much truth there is in that. Wouldn’t see himself and Forrestor in the same team, and I’d prefer Chris. I can’t see us signing both Keating and Hoban, I’ve seen both rumoured, so we’ll see. I think I’d take Keating of the two. Not long to wait for the announcement anyway. Supposed to be at 12.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
And just on Mason Melia, he is still only 16, so I’d imagine he might be used sparingly.
Keating confirmed. Good news.
Usher telling the Cork fans there would be no more clauses in contracts and then their best player leaving for free with a clause in his contract doesn’t seem great……
Great to see us doing our business so quick. It looks like Daly is eager to hit the ground running next season. The next big signing will be a RB to replace Curtis and I’d love Daly to bring in a backup LB to help Breslin out. At CB & CM we are looking solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
Daniel Okwute is the latest Kerry player to re-sign - truth be told, the elephants in the room remain Gaxha and Kevin Williams, with their contracts expiring at the end of the month.
It kind of strikes me as similar to when you signed Dinny. Bit of a gamble but one worth taking in a league where goal scorers are few and far between. The only difference is you don't have that established goal scorer that you had with Fagan when you signed Dinny. But looking around the league who has great options at striker? Rovers with Gaffney and Johnny Kenny would be up there but I assume Kenny is on the way back to Celtic, Bohs with Afolabi and Dean Williams maybe as well but it's very likely that Afolabi will be Championship bound in the new year. Shels had to move Moylan to striker, Dundalk had Hoban but he's on the market now. I actually couldn't name Derry's main striker and I'd say it's somewhere they'll look to improve in the off season. Keating is probably the free agent with the most upside in a pretty bare market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B