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I heard from a very reliable source Dundalk FC went nuts when they heard Sean Connor had tapped up top scorer Philie Hughes FOUR WEEKS AGO asking Hughes not to sign with anybody because he had a brilliant deal for him AT A DUBLIN CLUB!!!............all this when Connor was still manager of Sligo.......what a liar Connor is..........................how can he take wages from Sligo when he has another job at a different club??
heard he linked to shels first time ive heard of a rat joining a sinking ship
That's life. Happens all the time - and not just in football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave drummerboy
If you've never worked at one place/job whilst quietly sitting on an offer/contract for somewhere else, then it's probably only because you haven't been working long enough. Even public sector staff like teachers do this sort of thing.
Tapping up is, however, a very different thing.
I think Hughes is in the last few months of his deal, so it's perfectly legal for other clubs to talk to him.Quote:
Tapping up is, however, a very different thing.
And there's a fair bit of tapping up in the league as well, but it's very difficult to prove individual cases.
You basically can't sign players without tapping them up...
true - happens all the time in the el - they all know each other - very very close knit leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
He found out he was rumbled and quickly left then .
Any solid clarification on what Dublin club that might be???
Take your wildest guess......Quote:
Originally Posted by Da Real Rover
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Originally Posted by Dave drummerboy
**** sake.... i didnt even think he'd do that to us
Pot Calling Kettle Black Dundalk Fans....last season ur beloved straight up club tapped up Hughes and Foy. Foy had more sense than to go to you. And you wonder why I cant stand Hughes? Could tell u other stories but he just aint worth the column inches it would generate.
How did we tap up anybody before the end of last season Magicme when we didn't have a manager at the end of last season as Gannon had long departed Oriel before the season ended!!............Tommy Connolly was in charge for the last few games and Gill was only appointed three weeks after the season ended....clown Magicme....
Dave...talk to Philly. It wasnt quite the end of season actually. Try bout Sept/Oct. And dont insult me coz u cant handle the truth.
Its all a bit tits up, most are saying bohs but some are now saying fenlon will be going there and sean will be then going to shels, so yet again any solid clarification on what dublin club that might be???Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Well obviously until O'Connor announce shis intentions there will be no "solid clarification" on anything. Meanwhile, we're stuck with conjecture as to what is likely to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Da Real Rover
I was under the impression Fenlon had rejected Bohs, though could be wrong...
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Originally Posted by Dave drummerboy
is there anything 'reliable sources' dont know??
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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
who? :confused:
Ok can anybody enlighten me here? How can Neal Fenn be announced as sigining for Bohs, before the end of the season, BEFORE THE TRANSFER WINDOW has opened and it not be a clear instance of tapping up?
I think his contract expires at the end of December, so clubs were free to speak with him, legally and without his club's consent, since the beginning of July.Quote:
Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
Ok but surely they should not announce it till the end of the season.
It's perfectly within the rules so I don't see why they wouldn't. It was only a story in The Irish Sun anyway, so nothing official has been announced yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
Ah yes the Organ of truth :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
No, clubs announce that they're signing players when their contracts expire all the time and there's no rule that stops them from doing otherwise. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
One example that springs to mind is when Liam Miller signed a pre-contract agreement for Man Utd and went down to Old Trafford for a photo shoot with Alex Ferguson.
Har har har... hardy hardy har har... You're HILARIOUS, you should become a comedian... Wow... That really is some amazing, incredibly original material you've got there... You'll go far... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie