Well lads,
Any truth in the rumour that if ye get promoted that Alan Kirby will be coming back to us .Heard this around Longford over the weekend
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Well lads,
Any truth in the rumour that if ye get promoted that Alan Kirby will be coming back to us .Heard this around Longford over the weekend
Have not heard anything myself but I doubt it as he and conan have been our best players this year, so Id expect him to stay and I expect the club to want him to stay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Hope not. I cant see what reason he would have to go to Longford.
He's married to a Longford girl and I think they live here now or certainly they were building a house here. He'll be back eventually I would think.
What age is Kirby?
That would be a reason i suppose but depends what he is looking for and what longford town can offer him.
I don't know if it will be next season but apparently he's been known to have a long term plan of coming back at some stage. I would think he'll get better offers than us so it would be factors other than money if he were to come back next season. He still goes to some of our games and he's been at plenty of club functions. A lot of the LTFC people were at his wedding in the summer. It'd be a club he'd have a loyalty towards.
I think he's 32. Good news if he decides to come back to us, he'll always get a great welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
Well I hope its not the case. I can totally see why yous would welcome him back. He has been great for us all season.
player coach role for him in a year or two time i can se it happening? well if he wants it
We can offer him two bags of tayto and a can of lilt. Plus bonuses.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
bonus of a half time draw ticket :D
I'd sign myself for that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieB
kirbs thirty two now hes a legend with the section o lads.. I bought his jersey that he wore in the Sean Prunty testimonial.. I had forgotten that I had won the bid only for Kirbs to come over to me and thanking me for it.. I wouldnt be surprised that he will come back to us eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
I doubt it would be next season but he seems a loyal sort of a lad so id say he would like to go back to finish off his career and maybe get into the coaching side of things. Hope he is with us for as long as possible though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
No lads, sorry, he's coming back to us instead, we had him first ;)
recently baught a house in longford so doubt it wum :DQuote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die
Wum??? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
His whole family are still down here like! :p
As posted above he's married to a Longford lady and they're living in Ballinalee (Co. Longford), building a house near her homeplace in Longford, in college in DCU I think. None of which would point to him going back to Waterford ;) . I'm sure he'll stay on at Fingal anyway, until he comes here as player manager.
I completely agree! Him coming to us is as much likely to happen as him going to ye now, just saying he still has family here, but dont see him leaving Fingal either way if they go up or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Until he forces the wife to leave and come back here.....:D
i'm more in line with longfordinians train of thought i can see him giving it one last year at the top with fingal before coming to us
Hes a player that would be welcome at any club!! Hed slot into any team and hes defo a playmaker!!! He came to all the town games he could of the towns when not on duty with Fingal last season, I think he'll return to us if he leaves to go anywhare........Fingers crossed!!
Kirbs.. kirbs will tear you apart.. again...
gutted that kirbs didnt get playing...But delighted that he won his third cup medal!
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Originally Posted by Martinho II
Yeah. I was really disappointed myself but it was hard to give any reason for droping any of the lads to accomodate him. Pity we couldnt have played with 12.
Think Alan has been carrying an injury for the last few weeks and with the game so tight on Sunday Liam Buckley made the call not to make any changes and it paid off . Pity for Alan though as he has been great all season and won the Supporters Club Player of the Year .
i believe that the reason Kirbs didnt play was from injury suffered from the cup semi final against Bray..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fingal Fan
Kirbs in his last season with us got supporters club player of the season.. I have top respect for him and hopefully his career will resume again in the top flight !