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Dundalk’s morale received a timely boost on Monday night when Philip Hughes, the top scorer in the eircom League in 2006, agreed a new deal which will keep him at Oriel Park for next season. More
Great news for Dundalk, but surely it was time for hughes to better his career, would have got his game at a number of Premier clubs, better wages etc.... strange move by him IMO
Very surprised by that :eek: - fair play Dundalk
Hughes has had spells with 2 premier division clubs and failed to shine at either (despite pats fans high hopes for him)
Too fat for the premier IMO
Sprinted past your defenders easily enough in the cup match early on this season.:p
Think he went off injured though.
I wonder could he be signing a contract just to ensure that the likes of Bohs would have to pay Dundalk a transfer fee? I'm not so sure he'd be as impressive in the Premier Division anyway - it's a big step up.
Strange move ?!? They're all sh!t scared that Maxi McAllister will be round their house with a can of petrol and an itchy lighter-finger if they don't renew... ! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by BrayUnknowns
he was out of breathe and couldnt continue !!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by harry crumb
The word is loyalty. Philly is even more of a legend now! Fair play to him and to John Gill for keeping in contact with him every day and making sure this happened.
He's just afraid of having a medical before he could join another club. :D
Sticking with Dundalk, here is a story that is on eleven-a-side.com:
Government minister joins Dundalk protest
December 19, 2006
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern TD has joined the clamour of criticism of the FAI’s decision to exclude Dundalk from the new FAI eircom League of Ireland Premier Division in 2007.
The Lilywhites were omitted after Independent Assessment Group (IAG) recommendations were ratified by the Association last week.
The decision provoked outrage from Dundalk supporters who had expected to land a place in the top division following victory in the end-of-season play-off against Waterford United.
Ahern, a renowned Dundalk supporter, told The Argus: "I find it incredible that a team which has performed to such a high standard and attracted such growing support should be denied it’s rightful place - promotion to the Premier League.
“I have, among thousands of other fans from Dundalk, followed the team all season. They have shown great skill and courage in battling to the promotion places and defeated a Premiership side in the play-off. Yet they have been denied promotion based on what I can only describe as a somewhat crude set of statistical analysis that flies in the face of natural justice.
"Why have the play-off’s in the first place? Why put the team and fans to such huge expense? Clearly it wasn’t in the script that Dundalk succeed ... I call on the FAI to reconsider this decision. And even at this stage to extend the number of teams in the Premier League to include Dundalk”
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Looking for votes from Maxi and the likes perhaps?
In fairness to him he's always been a dundalk fan and does actually go to games (when he can obviously)
Manages to get to the odd Champions League Final too... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
This was my concern in relation to us potentially signing him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
A day later we swooped for John Lester :)
Hughesie struggled with the idea of leaving but was helped to make his decision as Bohs draged on discussions Giller was in touch on a near daily basis and the fact that he and the fans have a brill rapour the decision came easy.
Just for the doubters, Phily's scoring record
1. Record scorer with Killkenny 16 in 20 games
2. Record scorer with Kildare 16 for the season (Might have been bettered)
3 Record scorer with Dundalk 22 for the season
And double figures for teams he started and finished a season with as a centre foward. He was with St Pats as a 19 year old and left when he was 20 and played approx. 24 games mostly on the wing.
But as they say doctors differ and patients die.
He's actually a Bohs fan, from in and around Cabra,Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Not really, he just didn't want to give up his job in Irish rail for going full time with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Dermot Ahern? He is in his ********Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
Ah now it make sence when he got the POTM award that it was taken in a train station.Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
He is talking about Philip HughesQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
By all accounts, the First Division suits Batman. Was at UCD for a spell in '04; decent player and we would have been kept on but his attitude wasn't right for the Premier basically. Him staying at Dundalk is nothing to do with loyalty, just convenience.
Blackhorse Ave isn't Cabra whatever certain journos print. Ditto for Owen Heary and Jason McGuinness and your ex asst managerQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
Lack of ambition.
KOH
Well he's playing with arguably the strongest side in the first division, with a decent chance of promotion, if he had a lack of ambition he would go back to Killkenny.Quote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
Id say more loyalty and seeing the potential of the team
Ignore NYHOOP he hates Dundalk so he runs down everything to do with our club. Hughes is enjoying playing football for Dundalk and the fans love him. Why would he want to leave? I wouldnt leave a job that i enjoyedQuote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
Dont flatter yourself. I dont waste energy on hating anything. Its the fact that he had suitors in the premier and stayed in the graveyard that says it all. Granted Dundalk have to be favourites to come up but still smacks of a lack of ambition IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
No loyalty in football save for a very small percentage of players.
KOH
Wasnt having a go at NYHOOP, was just giving my opinion on why Hughes stayed, makes no odds who he supports in this case.
Anyway I do think its loyalty, you do see it alot in football today, Henry, Sidwell, Gerard etc.
The acutal reason he turned down bohs was, he didnt fancy being 3rd or 4th choice striker, this dragged on the talks, then when his boss knocked back the idea of full time training, it was the obvious move, not lack of ambition move to remain with dundalk.
Another season in the first will do him no harm, its always easier to go up a divsion with the club you play with that to join a higher placed one.
In fairness, turning down full-time football could be construed as showing a lack of ambition.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Probably very sensible though given most clubs inability to maintain a fulltime set up.
I never said it was.....learn to read the post.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
In Fairness you cant blame him sticking with the day job and the part-time football, he would probably be earning more form the two that what Bohs were offering him.
I remember years ago Sunderland were after Mick Neville just after he went to Shels, he also worked for Irish Rail at the time. A friend of mine worked in the wages department for Irish rail and said Neville was on good money, and Mick came out in the press saying that he would earn more working and playing part- time football than going over to Sunderland.
It's not loyalty. He's been promoted before and left the club/been let go (bit of both). He's been with half the First Division clubs at this stage. He's just happy where he is. Lack of ambition if you want, life-balance or some such if you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgonigle
I love it...gives me another season of extra reasons to hate Dundalk.
It certainly isnt loyalty, he wouldnt know the meaning of the word.
Oh you'll have plenty more when we take maximum points off you's as well :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Hmm, and what was the score the last time the teams met?Quote:
Oh you'll have plenty more when we take maximum points off you's as well
1-0 Monaghan, well done GH, but I get what your saying we should be beating a side like Monaghan more than 3/4 times a season, wont get into what happened last game of the season!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Galway Harps