Transfer Rumours

**LeixlipRed** · 12/01/2009, 12:40 PM

Fingal can only throw the league away now.

**Dodge** · 12/01/2009, 12:45 PM

Shaun Maher is another off to Finglas, possibly Stephen Paisley too

**Jersey Cow** · 12/01/2009, 12:46 PM

Darren Quigley from Derry to Fingal also........
Shaun Williams from Drogs as well......

**Flexy** · 12/01/2009, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Shaun Maher is another off to Finglas, possibly Stephen Paisley too

can see another Dublin City happening here

**LeixlipRed** · 12/01/2009, 1:19 PM

Dublin City never even had players touching on that quality! The way Fingal are signing players, they could challenge for the PD tbh.

**Dodge** · 12/01/2009, 1:29 PM

Originally Posted by LeixlipRed

Dublin City never even had players touching on that quality! The way Fingal are signing players, they could challenge for the PD tbh.

Agree with that. At this rate gaynor will be 4th choice striker and he was a player I would've liked Pats to sign (pre "wages cut")

**Sheridan** · 12/01/2009, 1:32 PM

Indeed, DC had the misfortune to be around when mediocre players could command handsome salaries. If you think about it, there's nothing especially outlandish about what Fingal are doing. Take Gary O'Neill, for example. Bohs had to pull out of their arrangement with him, Pat's aren't renewing contracts, Derry don't want him and there's no firm interest from abroad. Where else is he going to go? They have a few years' grace due to lack of debt and sponsorship money so they presumably think they can afford to take a punt.

**pineapple stu** · 12/01/2009, 1:50 PM

Depends what you define as outlandish, I suppose. Their budget must be pushing a million for the year? All on attendances of under 500 or so. They're possibly spending ten times their gate receipts. If the money is there, great. But history suggests it'll dry up sooner rather than later.

A million now is going to go a lot further than it did in Dublin City's day though.

**OneRedArmy** · 12/01/2009, 1:55 PM

I'd go further and say that anyone spending that kind of money in a new club has no interest whatsoever in football or in building a sustainable club.

All they are looking for is a bit of media attention and a trophy, until they get bored/throw it all away and move onto the next thing.

Compare this to the way Wallace is building Wexford.

Not to mention that spending a Premier Division budget in the First, particularly in the current climate, is reckless overkill.

**micls** · 12/01/2009, 3:06 PM

Doolin will be announced as our manager soon

**HarpoJoyce** · 12/01/2009, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

Indeed, DC had the misfortune to be around when mediocre players could command handsome salaries. If you think about it, there's nothing especially outlandish about what Fingal are doing. Take Gary O'Neill, for example. Bohs had to pull out of their arrangement with him, Pat's aren't renewing contracts, Derry don't want him and there's no firm interest from abroad. Where else is he going to go? They have a few years' grace due to lack of debt and sponsorship money so they presumably think they can afford to take a punt.

Shamrock rvs were interested in him.

**Mr A** · 12/01/2009, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Doolin will be announced as our manager soon

Bloody hell, tough break.

And will he really be all that much cheaper than Matthews?

**micls** · 12/01/2009, 3:22 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Bloody hell, tough break.

And will he really be all that much cheaper than Matthews?

Will he work for less than 15ok plus extras.....yeah Id imagine so.

Of course the compo thing is what will tell if there was a point or not

**GalwayRed** · 12/01/2009, 3:30 PM

Good new signings for Fingal

I suppose with their money and current financial state of most league of ireland clubs, they were always going to be able to attract good players. Must be clear favourites for promotion now.

**holidaysong** · 12/01/2009, 3:31 PM

I'm disappointed Gaynor has gone to them, I was sure he would be Oriel bound..

**Heliodorus** · 12/01/2009, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Doolin will be announced as our manager soon

Anything is better than Alan Matthews.

**micls** · 12/01/2009, 3:40 PM

Originally Posted by Heliodorus

Anything is better than Alan Matthews.

Il give it a month into the season before you retract that....

garyderry · 12/01/2009, 3:55 PM

Originally Posted by Heliodorus

Anything is better than Alan Matthews.

it will be the same **** football, ultra negative, it will never work at cork
i hope this isnt true, he will empty the cross with his style of football.