Buckley on his way out of Bohs when his contract expires. He wants to play regular football at this stage of his career. Sad to see him go but probably for the best, the injuries clearly have taken a lot out of him and he's not getting any younger. Clears up some space for McManus next season.
I wonder where he’ll go to get regular football? Dundalk maybe or up north…..Originally Posted by RealJohn91
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
It probably depends if he staying full time or not as well. He had a spell with Bray in the past so that could be another option.
Its an unpopular opinion, but he is very overrated. Plays like Aaron Connolly or Szmodics.... Lots of running around and looking busy over end product.
Whos Val Adedokun as never heard of him before?
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Former Dundalk youth. Left for Brentford.
I always thought he was excellent and a player I would have liked to sign at Dundalk over the last couple of seasons before we went down. There was talk that he went to Drogheda as he couldn't commit to full time football at Pats and we made enquiries and same was said to us. Wonder was that just a rumour or has something changed.
As Nesta mentioned, played a bit for Dundalk a few years ago before moving to Brentford. Seems to have done well enough while away, he's been the B team captain and player of the year, been on the bench a few times for the first team and was getting seemingly great reviews on loan at Cheltenham before he had to go back to Brentford after picking up an injury. Can't say I actually have seen much at all of him to know how good of a signing he'd be but it'd be hard to not be an improvement for us at left back at the moment.
Football is a game of opinions.
For me, he is the style of player that looks a lot better than he is because he runs around a lot, which fans love.
He has scored 12 goals in 253 games in the Premier Division, and the most he ever scored in a single season was 3. Crazy bad stats for an attacker that is 28.
Jon Daly is being reported to becoming the new Waterford manager.
Galway did have an uptick in form when he came in , but I would have no love for him in Dundalk, albeit under difficult circumstances.
Daly said a few things that wouldnt have endeared him, he didnt have to say he'd leave if relegated long before that happened even if that was his intention. He didnt improve things, I think we were slightly better under the temporary coaching of Burns and Gartland. It wasnt an easy enviornment for him or the players but you really got the sense his heart wasnt in it, away from his family who are based in Scotland, pragmatic needing to work rather than wanting the job. But on the football side brought in players that werent an improvement (assuming at that stage that he rather than others were responsible for signings under his tenure some on really silly money). We didnt change shape, or system in any significant way to try and improve scoring, Gullan being a useful attacker that wasnt scoring but looked very obviously a striker that needed someone up front with him rather than running the line alone - confidence gone, worked hard but him and the team just did the same stuff over and over. He'd more time at St Pats so itd be interesting to hear their thoughts and whether they match up at all. Id see it as an undewhelming appointment for waterford, Keith Long lite and I like Keith Long.
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Hayden Cann, Shane Ferguson, and Robbie Benson all away from Derry.
I can accept the first too, but really don't think we should be letting Benson go. Always so solid when he came on, knows how to kill a game, can shoot as well. He'll be missed.
He does lack a bit in the end product, thats true, but he is an excellent ball player, and almost never gives away possession. Also pretty good at nipping in and winning the ball when you wouldn't expect him to. To say he just "runs around a lot" is pretty harsh in my view.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Ex Dundalk loanee Carl McHugh has signed for Sligo.
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