Ipswich Town have had a £70,000 offer for midfielder George O’Callaghan accepted by eircom League side Cork City, according to local media reports in England. More
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Ipswich Town have had a £70,000 offer for midfielder George O’Callaghan accepted by eircom League side Cork City, according to local media reports in England. More
I thought this was going to be a thread about how Cork should not just settle on being the capital of Ireland, but should demand that they become the new capital of the EU, can't let those damn Belgians get away with undermining Cork forever you know
I forgot to mention that to.......
This makes the Trevor Molloy(30) deal look like the best bit of business ever transacted by an Irish club
Your having a laugh right ? Bray got €75k for a 3 month loan deal when Zayed went to Norway
100grand plus for aplayer you dont want with not that much left on his contract - good deal
zayed was a youngfella
and how much did Devlin pocket?!?!
Ipswich undoubtedly knew that Cork were stuck with a player they wanted shot of.
In light of that, it could've been worse.
Good riddens to him. Will be interesting to see if he does anything in England.
Cork have little choice, the situation between O'Callaghan and Rico is untenable and they want rid of him and everyone knows it. They're playing hardball with O'Donovan where they can so I don't think there's any need to lambast them.
Delighted for Georgie. Great opportunity for him. He's had a tough time of it for varying reasons over the past 18 months or so, and this is a chance for him to make a clean start. Theres no doubting he's got the talent.
To hell with the begrudgers.....:ball:
Have just seen the bit about Dunfermline in the article.
Surprised to hear Kenny is after Bad Boy George as well.
I do wonder whetehr Cork could've held out for a little bit more though. Ipswich were obviously keen.
Yeah go on George, ya drink driving thuggish legend ya ! Feck the begrudgers - the world needs more people with that kind of talent....! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
That was how much Bray got out of the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by wws
Gorgie is one of the better players in our league, he is a gifted player no doubting that ! But i feel Cork are still selling themselves short
Yeah...just like it needs bigoted, narrow minded arseholes that never put a foot wrong themselves....Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Cork get rid of Georges high wages, they could have been stuck with him for another 5 or 6 months until the transfer window opens again.
He must surely be an unsettling element in the Cork squad too.
So to hold out and try to get a decent fee for him would have been a risk.
I'm sure Cork will have some % of future sales in the transfer too.
Still his fee must surely be one of the highest recieved by an EL team for a player?
IMO £70k would be a good deal at this stage. No need to go back over what has happened but our Chairman has backed his manager so George won't play for City again. He has a year left in his contract & CCFC do not want to seel to another eL club.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrayUnknowns
If you are unable to offer a different solution I can only view this as trolling...
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
You're very bitter aren't ya!
Don't talk about things you haven't a clue about.
I'd rather be a "bigoted, narrow-minded arsehole" than a convicted drink-driver, thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
I suppose wife-beating is just 'putting a foot wrong' for you as well...? :rolleyes:
Bitter about what ?!?! :confused: Did George nick my pint or something...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Colm
And are you denying that George got pulled-up for drink driving ?
The sale of Molloy ranks up there with the genius decision that saw Arsenal pocket £2m for Pascal Cygan!Quote:
Originally Posted by wws
Hope the Georgie saga can be concluded now.
You are clearly jealous of The King! Don't worry about it, a lot of people are!Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
And you're clearly an idiot if that's what you think !Quote:
Originally Posted by Colm
I wish I could've got nabbed drink-driving, fallen out with my Manager and club, not been able to ply my trade for ages, had to move country, and then finally found a new employer to buy me on the cheap almost 9mths later. Soooo much to be jealous of...
:rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Its good to see you have such apprieciation for The King!
Your response is far too sensible. Maybe we'll let the unknown bray tell us what Cork City could have done differently in the circumstances. The factors going against are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
1. He fell out with Rico AND Dolan before that (he also fell out with the Port Vale manager which is why he came back to Cork).
2. Ipswich know we are desperate to get rid of him (off the wage book and away from Rico)
3. His contract is coming to an end.
References to his off-the-field "activities" are un-called for (we could all start throwing that dirt around). I know fans from other clubs didn't like him but that made us love him all the more!! He was, unquestionably, one of the most talented players in the Eircom League and the league will be poorer without him.
Statement on the official Cork City site saying that an offer was rejected last week, and that no further offer has been received, contrary to today's rumours
www.corkcityfc.ie
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Originally Posted by coislaoi
I'd rate him above Joe Ndo, Below Stew Angry Byrne
He like his mentor Dolan messed our club about.
Lennox did the honourable thing and paid his wages.
He is a talented player but his overexalted opinion of himself, fuelled mainly by the Ocaliban*, caused him to believe the hype.
George played the card that he was City through and through, while issuing a statement through his solicitor on the eve of a Champions League tie.
Off the field he has his problems, I hope he can overcome them.
George is gone, only like George I can't say i'm "gutted".
And if he ever darkens Cork Citys door again he'll get the welcome he deserves. I'm not alone in this opinion.
*People who refer to him as the King when in fact he's not fit to lace Dave Barrys boots
Would you ever go and S*ite ! i'm giving a point of view that i think Cork could be able to get a higher fee for him, how in the name of god is that trolling ?Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
So if Bohs offered €100,000 Cork would turn it down over Ipwich's offer ? I'm delighted Cork have turned down the offer because the player is worth more than that even if he does have only 1 year left on his contract, bout time Irish teams got there act together on this subject.
A word of warning to those reading this post.....Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
Razor has always had a major problem with Georgie, haven't a clue why but he has!
:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Why are the corkies so paranoid?
The heady nights in Sir Henry's, back in the 90's, are catching up with us...Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
i should think so as £70,000 is worth about €105,000. why would they sacrafice the 5 grand :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BrayUnknowns
and put the 5,000 saving on a Drogs to win the league and Ocallaghan to fall out with the ipswich boss doubleQuote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
he's a shrewd operator that Lennox Lewis
A word of warning to those reading this post....Quote:
Originally Posted by Colm
Colm has aways had a major crush on Georgie, haven't a clue why but he has!
Attitude, Colm, its all about attitude, In fact we know a poem about that, don't we ?......Quote:
Originally Posted by Colm
Hope Dolan isn't reading (pardon the pun) this, he'll be "gutted"Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
City have not accepted any offer from Ipswich. The last offer received was for 50k and Lennox said he found this disrespectful
One of the most sensible posts ive read n a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
Agree 100%.
The "O'Caliban" would want to cop onto the fact that George O Callaghan does not give a ha'penny f**k about Cork City Football Club and the sooner he is gone the better. He is a very disruptive influence on the team and i can tell you that not too many players have much time for him anymore, especially after his boasting that QUOTE "You have to get up in the morning and go training, I can go on the p*ss tomorrow and still get paid by city"
Nice one George.
Long Live the king my hole
Best comment I've seen on this whole mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
In fact he comes nowhere near TRUE City Legends........
Barry,Freyne,Caulfield,Daly,Harrington'Morley etc..etc.......etc.....
These guys and a lot less talented players were City through and through.Sad really that Georgie only always thought about George and not what the club had done to rescue his career.
Wonder will he come crawling back Home again when it all goes horribly wrong?:mad:
Thats the Pat Devlin school of football economics... A bit for the player, bit for the club & a bit for myself... :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
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Originally Posted by Peadar
you too? ;)
no disrespect to anyone but it's for the best.
if only they can pick up 2 or 3 other players now who want to come home- it's been a couple of years since cork had a coup in a returning player