Keith Long and Trevor Crolly sign 4 year contracts at Bohs.
Good to see.
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Keith Long and Trevor Crolly sign 4 year contracts at Bohs.
Good to see.
It's the smart move.
just guarantees some financial gain for boez once dundalk come calling in Apr 2021.
With consistant league finishes irrespective of player turnover they could be turning heads further afield too. Would want to be a hell of an offer to get them to move though as things are lineing up nicely at Bohs, injection of money, european qualification, coaching stability, increased crowds, maybe a new ground - generally just on an upward curve. Pinchng managers/coaches from LoI mght be seen as less risky in more recent times considering the successes of O'Neill, Kenny, Barraclough getting senior international posts, add Paul Cook's still improving stock, even Foster being employed by the English FA. well its a bit different than when Fenlon/Kenny going to Scotland first.
Dundalk should have made an approach and I think will rue missing the opportunity before they signed long deals, would you take one without the other though as it seems to be a great mix of both men doing the job.
I would imagine that Keith Long would go to Dundalk eventually considering he played for them and following other managers that have moved on afterwards after being Bohs manager aka Turlough OConnor and Stephen Kenny.
Roddy to complete the set (and was back in a Dundalk jersey recently) he's never has been relegated if we needed someone in to save us!
Sam Todd leaving Harps for UCD to complete his studies. Big gain for UCD Sam has been fairly solid for Harps last couple of seasons should be great in First Division
Kyle Callan McFadden has moved to England. Signed for Kings Lynn.
Its a grim spot so he'd be better commuting from Cambridge. But you are right if the football club can show some success, with not a whole lot else around they could get good crowds.
David Hurley signs for Galway United from Cobh Ramblers.
Decent addition for Galway. One of the better centre midfielders in 1st Division over past few years while with Cobh. Could be a decent centre mid pairing between Hurley and Shane Duggan
Dundalk meant to have finally started contract talks last week with the majority who are out of contract at the end of this season.
Will be interesting to see who comes and goes, maybe last night's good display is an indication some progress has been made, some will need to leave, I can't see Gannon staying for example, he had his worst year performance wise.
The recruitment of new players has got to be better though, VP got a few decent ones in, Leahy, Murray, Slogget are 3, but others with Patching being prime example, just not good enough, others in the 'just ok' bracket being Flores and Colovic, and there are more.
Clarkie gone to Shels. Disappointing but not at all surprising given the rumours of SOD wanting him out before the start of last season. Proceeded to be our best player by an mile though so I can only imagine we'll struggle to adequately replace him. Great signing for a First Division team.
Any indication of what the issue was, Or just a new manager sending out a message that even better performers are not safe? Ye can see S'OD being a no nonsense style manager but the better no nonsense managers (Ferguson for example) could still suss the need for some man management to motivate too.
Sickener losing Clarke, he’s second best keeper in the league behind Mannus in my eyes (Brian Murphy also up there) and I’d go as far as saying Pats could’ve been relegated without him this season. He’d have fit in perfectly at Dundalk given his ability with his feet on top of everything else
Unless he didnt want f/t football or the commute to Dundalk it does seem like a missed signing considering he is dropping a level. Maybe some flamboyant continental type is on the way in (scorpion kicks and clangers in traffic light jerseys like Jorge Campos to keep it interesting...). Most likely Rogers sticks for another season but he should be a decent reserve keeper that can help with an a new signing. Could give McCarey a proper run in the side either but we all saw how Mannus really helped Rovers become title challengers.
I don't think there was any specific issue beyond it looked like SOD was looking to undermine or at least force out some of the more senior members of the squad. By all accounts Clarkie was told at the start of the season to find a new club but he put his foot down as he had a year left on his deal and proceeded to mug off O'Donnell by performing brilliantly and not giving Kearns a sniff of a starting place. I haven't turned on SOD personally but has to be said this situation has reflected quite poorly on him, especially given Clarkie's status with the fans.
Very much reflects badly on O’Donnells judgement. Unless we sign Brian Murphy I don’t think there is an upgrade available, in this country anyway. Surprised he’s gone to Shels, can only think it’s a travel issue and he doesn’t want to leave Dublin.
Conor O’Malley mentioned by a few people on Pats Facebook. Would be happy with that, if he could be tempted back.
Any Pats fans hear anything about Brian Murphy going to Pats? Best keeper in the league imo. Would be a huge loss for us.
Sounds like it’s the local power hungry git causing problems once again. I see no future for the club as long as Dunphy is involved. Slowly ruining the club.
I thought retired from football ?Quote:
Conor O’Malley mentioned by a few people on Pats Facebook. Would be happy with that, if he could be tempted back.
Alan Mannus is leaving Rovers to become a fireman
Murphy would be brilliant but yeah, not really seen anything concrete on it at all. The way our president was talking recently I'm not expecting much in the way of signings anytime soon with the uncertainty still surrounding next season.
Pats have approached Brian Murphy but he has a few options. Hearing they've made approaches for Tyreke Wilson, Sam Bone and Robbie McCourt too.
Conor Kearns leaves Pats as well, so that's both their keepers gone.
Think I saw online that Jack Brady is leaving Shels think he would be a great option for Pats as GK. He was very good for us in his few team apps for us.
No he's signed back for Shels. Bit surprising but maybe Shels suits him travel wise. I think he's teaching in Dublin from recollection.
Daniel O'Reilly left Shels as well. Presume he'll sign for Longford again, but a player I'd like to see back at Harps. Didn't get a fair crack of it at Shels at all.
Barry McNamee Re-signed for Harps.