2025 Arrivals and Departures

**Dermobohs** · 19/12/2024, 5:56 PM

Dan Kelly to shels.Burt must be staying at rovers so?

**Nesta99** · 19/12/2024, 5:57 PM

Dan Kelly v Dylan Connolly? Had both been at one club and on either wing footballing nous aside opposition would still have pinned their wide defenders back. I think Dan Kelly had a lot more about him than suggested above and played in Dundalk sides that were getting rudderless. When needing to hold a lead and moved up front Kelly occupied a few players that otherwise would have bombed forward. I'd agree though, he was a play on instinct lad, give him time and he over thought things. Connolly was absolutely a one pace pony.

Im not suggesting this had anything to do with squad personality or issues at Derry subsequently, but a stand out moment of a 'wise-up' moment in Oriel was Kelly doing his hamstring, Carrick End, YDC corner, he was in bits, obvious distress and the Derry keeper wanted to put the ball out, dont think it was Maher tbh, Dummigan was screaming for the ball and to play on, keeper put the ball out to stop the game and Dummigan went and eyeballed the keeper, former and future Dundalk/Derry players were over saying cop on to Dummigan. It was an odd one as ye know when a player is genuinely hurt and this was no squealing like a pig after an air kick and the lads would have been teamates prior.

I think its a handy signing by Shels. Yes Kelly should be hitting his peak but as an out and out winger Duffer can definitely relate and help his game. O'Kane signing has the markings of long term development but for limited enough coaching I can see Kelly being a effective signing for Shels.

**MoydowMonty** · 19/12/2024, 6:15 PM

Darragh Levingston staying on ag Wexford which they'll be happy with.
Darragh Dunne also joins, which is a new name to me. Formerly of Pat's academy

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 19/12/2024, 6:54 PM

Ellis Chapman signs for Shels

**total hoofball** · 19/12/2024, 7:02 PM

Kelly is a hot or cold winger but his susceptibility to injuries with coming off a season where he was struggling for fitness makes that a risky signing for me

I suppose Duff looks at signing Kelly within the budget available that Kelly has a higher ceiling for goals/assists than if he decided to stick out another season with Matty Smith or signing Liam Burt permanently

**2 Year Contract** · 19/12/2024, 9:22 PM

Leo Gaxha signs for Dundalk. Not sure how he did with Athlone but Dundalk will surely be a better fit for him than Caulfield�s Galway was

**MoydowMonty** · 19/12/2024, 9:47 PM

Ah just call off the first division at this rate

**outspoken** · 19/12/2024, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Leo Gaxha signs for Dundalk. Not sure how he did with Athlone but Dundalk will surely be a better fit for him than Caulfield�s Galway was

4g in 15 at Athlone, whoever advised him, if anyone, on the move to Galway needs a good boot, that was never ever going to work out

**joey B** · 19/12/2024, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Ellis Chapman signs for Shels

Jaysis Sligo losing alot of quality from last season�.

**Olander** · 19/12/2024, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

4g in 15 at Athlone, whoever advised him, if anyone, on the move to Galway needs a good boot, that was never ever going to work out

Lazy generalisation.

Jimmy Keohane and Ed McCarthy are just far better players than him. Same for Dervin, hence why he was shipped out in July.

Keohane was arguably our best signing in the window, he's a quality player. Very technical, and scored some brilliant goals last season. Gaxha probably should've seen more gametime with us, but when he did play, he was decent, nothing more. Upper echelons of the First Division is probably about his level.

**outspoken** · 20/12/2024, 6:24 AM

Originally Posted by Olander

Lazy generalisation.

Jimmy Keohane and Ed McCarthy are just far better players than him. Same for Dervin, hence why he was shipped out in July.

Keohane was arguably our best signing in the window, he's a quality player. Very technical, and scored some brilliant goals last season. Gaxha probably should've seen more gametime with us, but when he did play, he was decent, nothing more. Upper echelons of the First Division is probably about his level.

Yano what, that's a very fair point. I do think he's a bit light.

**Glen Of Aherlow** · 20/12/2024, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by joey B

Jaysis Sligo losing alot of quality from last season�.

You'd have to be very worried if you were a Sligo fan , it's going to be a very competitive PD next season

**Shearer** · 20/12/2024, 9:39 AM

Originally Posted by Shearer

Finn Harps have signed Joe Gorman.

He was rubbish with Treaty, worse with Bray and then played in the Irish Premier Intermediate league which is a rank league.

A bad egg to top it all off.

News today that Joe has been fined �1K and put off the road for two years for being drunk in charge of a car.

Driving ban for League of Ireland footballer found drunk in charge of vehicle

**Jack B** · 20/12/2024, 9:43 AM

I felt the same about Sligo last season and they ended up confounding expectations and having a comfortable enough one, albeit with a slightly disappointing run-in. Wouldn't put it past them to find a way to punch above their weight again but it's hard to do season after season, especially now when a lot of squads are so much more settled than usual and the domestic pool of players makes for much slimmer pickings. You'd imagine there won't be another Dundalk-level basket case and Drogs will be stronger too to give that bit of security from the relegation battle.

**culloty82** · 20/12/2024, 12:12 PM

Se�n McGrath signs a new multi-year contract with Kerry:

https://kerryfc.com/sean-mcgrath-sig...with-kerry-fc/

**Shinkicker** · 20/12/2024, 12:21 PM

Drogheda sign Thomas Oluwa could well be a sign Pierrot isn't re-signing.

**2 Year Contract** · 20/12/2024, 12:30 PM

Sligo sign Ronan Manning from Galway. Didn�t kick a ball in 2024 and has only made 68 senior LOI appearances in his 8 year career, an average of less than 9 a season. Risky signing by the look of things if they plan on needing him for more than a handful of games next year

**outspoken** · 20/12/2024, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Sligo sign Ronan Manning from Galway. Didn�t kick a ball in 2024 and has only made 68 league appearances in his 8 year career, an average of less than 9 a season. Risky signing by the look of things if they plan on needing him for more than a handful of games next year

Sligo love a crock