Transfer Rumours 201X Season

**micls** · 01/02/2018, 8:05 PM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

You know we paid a fee to Cork for Drinan last summer though?

Not sure what your point is? I've no issue with Waterford signing Drinan

**micls** · 01/02/2018, 8:06 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

I can kind of see where you are coming from, but I wonder whether or not as likely to lose the interest of another club by not allowing a player go on trial with them, as you are likely to spur them into making an offer without a trial. I mean, if we had not allowed Ogbene to go on trials, would Brentford have just offered whatever they did for him after the trial, or would they have decided to look elsewhere.

I'd say that a clear message that trial or no trial, we will not let a player go without getting paid what he is worth is the key point to get across.

I want to see our best players staying with us. I'm fine with cross channelled clubs losing interest! Not many players we've sold that I thought 'yeah, that was worth losing them for'.

**total hoofball** · 03/02/2018, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

The bit in bold there is a stretch. He would have got a contract no bother if the trial didn't work out. He's only 19 anyway - its not as if he has a wife and kids. He was probably living at home. Hardly a disaster if he didn't get a Ipswich deal.

Not a stretch at all. He was never going to get anything remotely like that offer from Waterford from exiting LOI under 19 football.

He was offered a decent pro contract with Waterford without making even one LOI appearance. That is unheard of in the LOI for a club to offer decent pro terms to an Under 19 player from another club without any first team appearances

If the trial doesn't work out with Ipswich he was highly unlikely to get anything near the same terms offered by Waterford, if Waterford even offered again as Waterford's percentages of getting compensation of out him from another future trial would have been reduced. He wouldn't be guaranteed to even get the same terms with Cork and that's without any guarantee of First Team football to progress his footballing development, I'm sure he was looking at how things panned out for Conor Ellis there

**sulywaterfordfc** · 04/02/2018, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

Not a stretch at all. He was never going to get anything remotely like that offer from Waterford from exiting LOI under 19 football.

He was offered a decent pro contract with Waterford without making even one LOI appearance. That is unheard of in the LOI for a club to offer decent pro terms to an Under 19 player from another club without any first team appearances

If the trial doesn't work out with Ipswich he was highly unlikely to get anything near the same terms offered by Waterford, if Waterford even offered again as Waterford's percentages of getting compensation of out him from another future trial would have been reduced. He wouldn't be guaranteed to even get the same terms with Cork and that's without any guarantee of First Team football to progress his footballing development, I'm sure he was looking at how things panned out for Conor Ellis there

Never mind an Under 19 player. Colm Whelan signed a first team contract during the Under17 league last year for the club. And is also on a first team contract for the upcoming season.

**outspoken** · 04/02/2018, 9:21 PM

Athlone to announce their squad tomorrow night as per their Twitter account

**colonelwest** · 05/02/2018, 12:02 PM

Dundalk supposed to be getting a former Ireland u21s striker in on loan from a prem club this week

**Philosophizer** · 05/02/2018, 12:16 PM

Sean Scannell??

**White Horse** · 05/02/2018, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Philosophizer

Sean Scannell??

Local journalists are saying it is Sam Byrne.

**outspoken** · 05/02/2018, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Local journalists are saying it is Sam Byrne.

Looked at his goals record there wouldn’t blow you away by any means

**bluemovie** · 05/02/2018, 7:50 PM

Along with Murray, Hoban and Adorjan that's an extremely strong attack

**oriel** · 05/02/2018, 8:32 PM

With Dundalk playing only one striker for the last 4 -5 years, I'm not sure how many forwards Kenny wants at this stage, we have two so far in Hoban and Murray, but I see the latter as a 10, even though Murray will probably lead the line v Cork on Sun as Hoban is injured.

Anyway local sources today suggest two more strikers will be arriving this week, one possibly on loan.

**ToberonaTornado** · 10/02/2018, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado

Eoghan Stokes released by Leeds last night.

http://www.the42.ie/eoghan-stokes-le...28062-Feb2018/

**El-Pietro** · 10/02/2018, 3:13 PM

John Caulfield ruled him out as a potential City player at a foras q and a last week. We had him on trial last summer. Sounded like he thought he could walk into the LOI and be the best player without any effort. Maybe he's learned from that experience

**White Horse** · 10/02/2018, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

John Caulfield ruled him out as a potential City player at a foras q and a last week. We had him on trial last summer. Sounded like he thought he could walk into the LOI and be the best player without any effort. Maybe he's learned from that experience

Attitude is key. That is what elevated Maguire, Towell, and Horgan above other players with potential.

I'm not saying Stokes has a bad attitude. Time will tell.

**micls** · 10/02/2018, 3:41 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Attitude is key. That is what elevated Maguire, Towell, and Horgan above other players with potential.

I'm not saying Stokes has a bad attitude. Time will tell.

He's young yet, you'd hope he'd be able to get his head right even if it wasn't a few months ago. It's very tough psychologically on lads who have always been the best as kids, gone to England thinking they'd be the next big Irish player, and not made the grade. It's a tough one to come back from and get the head right for the next part of your career. They're built up from such a young age.

**Ezeikial** · 10/02/2018, 4:42 PM

Stephen Kenny was very interested in signing him this time last year, but for some reason appeared to have no interest at all 12 months on when he was released by Leeds. Curious turnaround - particularly when he is on record as saying that he wants at least one more attacker.

It will be interesting to see if Rovers sign him.

**disgruntled** · 12/02/2018, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Attitude is key. That is what elevated Maguire, Towell, and Horgan above other players with potential.

I'm not saying Stokes has a bad attitude. Time will tell.

The right attitude will take you a long way in football.
All the talent in the world isn't worth anything without the proper attitude to go with it.

**Briuk** · 12/02/2018, 5:13 PM

when is the market closing and what players are yet without team?

I can think of Connor Winn, dunican, kinsella, flood

**sulywaterfordfc** · 12/02/2018, 5:49 PM

Originally Posted by Briuk

when is the market closing and what players are yet without team?

I can think of Connor Winn, dunican, kinsella, flood

Kinsella gone back to Everton ? Flood signed for a none league club. And Winn isn’t good enough his past club fan would tell you, so that one isn’t surprising. Who is Dunican?

**TonyD** · 12/02/2018, 6:29 PM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

Kinsella gone back to Everton?

From what I saw of him at Pats Kinsella is in no way good enough to play in England, particularly in the top flight. He couldn't impress in a poor Pats team. Didn't seem to get much game time at Dundalk either,though he may have had injuries.