How are Sligo looking so far?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
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How are Sligo looking so far?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Tadhg Ryan signs for Waterford from Cork. Good signing for us. Improvement on the goal keeping position for us imo. Ryan was actually a player I had hoped we would sign.
Things starting to look a lot more positive now. You can sense the positivity and excitement among fans is building. Four excellent signings so far. Things are starting to fall into place now, plenty of rumors flying around too. Despite the two months of uncertainty, we may actually start the season better equipped then last season.
If this is the same keeper, and I think it is, that stood in for McNulty in our1-0 win game in oriel park last season, he had a great game, was really impressed with him.
Wouldn’t have said we were looking great. Lost Romeo, Leverock, Twardek and Fordyce from what was probably our starting team last season and they haven’t all been replaced.Quote:
Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
Whats going on with Cork, McGlade & Galvin are First Division players & keeping McNulty over Ryan? Doesn't look great
Mcglade is capable of playing premier but needs a manager to put manners on him.
McGlade was a bit of an indulgence in first division so whether he would do enough for you to carry him in Premier division is seriously questionable. I would have thought Dean Byrne was the Longford forward who looked most suited for a step up
I remember an interview he gave when he said that his current manager knew his strengths and didn't expect him to track runners or get back. With that attitude he won't make it in the prem but if a manager kicks his arse hard enough he could be excellent
I like Galvin from what I've seen of him, seems a decent player. McGlade is talented but I think he'll flatter to deceive at PD level. Still and all it's shaping up to be an entertaining Cork side which will be a bit of a change for them.
Talk of us signing Michael O'Connor, which would be...interesting.
Buckley wouldn't be so stupidQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Someone will take a chance on o Conner that coincides with him growing up copping on and being excellent.
Ex dundalk striker that did f all signs for cork and .........
There’s a player in OConnor, he’s got bags of potential. If he doesn’t start showing it soon it’ll ruin his career. I’d like to see him back with us for the season
Fenn being his manager at the time. I'd question if he can score enough in the Premier to justify that but he is definitely talented.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Have we lost our manager as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
That would have being Neale Fenn with us. McGlade an awful self indulgent player for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
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Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc
I really liked O'Connor at Waterford, I'm not sure how prolific he will be but a really good striker with his back to goal if only playing one striker, he would make forward line better.
As an aside, is the 20 goal striker a misguided target in a modern 451/433 formation, Hoban clearly wasn't prolific last season but great at linking things together, you could the same to a degree with Greene at Rovers
That's too harsh in fairness. He was our best player in his last season, albeit with the team being built around him more or less.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
I'd imagine they are trying to cut their wage bill in an attempt to keep this modest for a season or so, seems most of the higher paid players have already left, and those coming in are less profile. Def the correct thing to do if you want to stabilise and work on reducing the debt a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
I cant see Ryan being on a whole lot and would have been a better longer term option than an aging McNulty. McNulty as back up on a new reduced contract would have made sense, unless Fenn has other options in mind for 'keeper!?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
We've already signed Liam Bossin. I'd imagine he'll be #1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Liam Bossin has been signed as a keeper while McNulty is taking up a coaching role as well as being back up keeper. We also have David Harrington a young keeper, son of former keeper & goal keeping coach Phil "Biscuits" Harrington.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I liked Ryan myself & thought he was a great shot stopper but the thinking may be that with Bossin & McNulty there as well as Harrington we should be ok for keepers.
I'm more worried about the lack of a decent centre back & some experience elsewhere rather that a keeper at present.
There are talks of players coming in from outside Ireland but we don't know who they are ?
Most likely loans from the UK.
Makes sense, doubling up a reserve keeper with goalkeeping coach, young lad as a number 3 is plenty of cover. Dont know much about Bossin bar whats online. Good former club experience? Would he have been a less costly option than keeping Ryan if the squad needs adding to elsewhere. There are quite a few trailists on the go this preseason by all accounts so ye never know where a player could crop up albeit maybe not with the experience hoped for.Quote:
Originally Posted by disgruntled
That'd be my worry if I was a Cork fan, they seem to have put faith in Bossin rather than Ryan (or Clarkie on loan if that was to be believed) when he has absolutely minimal first team experience. Could well turn out to be a good call obviously but for the time being seems a massive risk.
Worst case scenario cork have mcnulty who hasn't become tomar chenchenski overnight
Maybe not quite but he did have a ropey season by former standards, but then of course Cork had a ropey season in general. He was obviously so apolegetic for those celebrations he threw the ball in to the net a couple of times to make amends, just in case it was his last season!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Striker Luke Moore (34 in Feb) rumoured to be trialling with Shamrock Rovers. Perhaps he is the hatstand Rovers have been seeking?
I hear Jamie McGrath is signing for St Mirren
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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Journalist James Rogers tends to be a very reliable source
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Jamie McGrath Scotland bound this morning where he is expected to complete a deal to join SPL side St Mirren. He will be joined in Paisley by Cork City defender Conor McCarthy
The 23-year-old midfielder also had another offer within the SPL as well as others in England and Belgium, as well as from Dundalk. All going well he could make his SPL debut at Ibrox against Rangers on Wednesday January 22nd.
https://twitter.com/jamesdundalk/sta...42165595709440
Echo also carrying the imminent deal for Conor McCarthy to St Mirren
https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Co...14c6ba5635b-ds
The Belgium link is interesting, with Dundalk's recent European pedigree you'd like to think Irish players would have been noticed further afield than SPL & lower leagues in England
Any news on the Nigerian lad who got all the retweet to get a trial for Cork City
Hasn't played since 2015 with Toronto?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
That's caught a few peoples attention especially from outside LoI Irish fans. Could be a combination of things but the way the u21 (and other underage Irish sides) are currently performing + the way they are trying to play with significant signs of progress. Idah, Parrot, Connolly, as examples, getting 1st team football as kids in a top league and making an impact (so far so good) - and most importantly lads have come through the Irish game at some point if not LoI and it may not an aberration to the past formula of randomly talented Irish lads with the granny rule to make a side. So despite the FAI BS, Paddy isnt looking all lump and lope or produced entirely abroad. Add to that the performances of LoI in Europe, even with the blips in progress and clubs from more technical leagues than Scotland and (lower tiers in) England are going to try sniff out a bargain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly
Could be good for clubs' finances, great for the international teams, but another drain of quality from the league. It's one player so I'll try to not lose the run of myself but I think if it was suggested 15 or 20 years ago that any Dundalk/LoI player out of contract or not, were potentially on the radar of continental clubs, I'd probably sway toward it being a positive overall. All academic as McGrath chose a league that I dont think he will thrive in, Paisley over Mechelen - not for any money!!
What is looking positive for the league at the moment is the number of trialists looking to get a contract here as a viable option.
Kevin O'Connor signed for Waterford this am.
Jamie McGrath almost certainly to St Mirren.
Hopefully it is good to see Waterford spending some money, I'll go with naive optimism that Power is sticking with Waterford as opposed to them being financially screwed in 6 months
definitely training with us, hasn't had a club since 2016 according to his wiki!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Tadgh Ryan was fine, he wasn't as good as people seem to think. He made some spectacuklar saves but made plenty of mistakes at the same time. His reputation was largely built on saves in a friendly game against Preston and the fact that he was a change from Mark McNulty who had a poor season. I don't think he was a significant improvement on Nults.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8610
Signed Billy King ex Hearts , reads as a decent signing.
Starting off 2020's #greatestleagueintheworld entries strongly, Dundalk fans have found out about an American lad, Jesus "Chino" Perez, that's in on trial for preseason after one of our female fans swiped left on him on Tinder and he said he's with the club in his Tinder bio. Absolutely classic.
:D
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENtGwd9W...jpg&name=large
King of Hearts ..eh.. think we have a compendium of games related League of Ireland 11 to occupy us for the rest of the off season, Nine Men`s ( Ian) Morriss, Buckogammon...I`ll get my Coat ( Court Piece)Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint