Pats / Galway

[Danny]

Kenna new pats manager
Ian Foster (kennas assistant) new galway manager

Derek O Brien back to galway from pats (as compensation ??)

[gufc4life]

dont think so he wanted to come back afaik

[The Lilywhites]

Kenna confirmed?

EDIT: I see it is...

[foxx92]

Kenna new pats manager

Has this been confirmed yet

[Longfordian]

Interesting. Poor form from Kenna to go back on his word.

[Dunny]

Has this been confirmed yet

http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=2796

[holidaysong]

Should mean Galway are weaker in the relegation battle.

[Dodge]

dont think so he wanted to come back afaik

Works out for every one. He was very disappointing for us and on a decent wage. Absolutely no loss (and guarenteed to score the winnerin his first game back)

Happy enough with Kenna (giving the likelihood of Matthews, Doolin and the rest of the merry go round)

[garyderry]

Should mean Galway are weaker in the relegation battle.

with a near full-time setup and the money being splashed by conors
you guys wouldnt want to be be thinking of relegation

[holidaysong]

with a near full-time setup and the money being splashed by conors
you guys wouldnt want to be be thinking of relegation

I'm confident enough that we'll be able to finish ahead of Bray, Galway and Drogheda/Harps. However, the first aim is to finish 7th and avoid the playoffs. Anything on top of that is a bonus.

[JC_GUFC]

I'm not surprised that Kenna left and it's a pity the way things happened as it takes away a lot of the good he did last year but I have to say I'm surprised at who he's gone to.

Not meaning to have a go but Pat's are clearly going backwards from where they were. They're going back to part-time and getting rid of about half their squad.

The other jobs Kenna looked at in Ireland were Dundalk and Rovers, possibly the only 2 Premier Division clubs looking to move forward next season.

Obviously Pat's are going to finish above United next season and they've European football but Jeff might very well regret the move.

[Dodge]

Or maybe all isn't as bad in Inchicore as some would have you believe

We'll see what squad he cobbles together.

[BrayUnknowns]

I'm confident enough that we'll be able to finish ahead of Bray, Galway and Drogheda/Harps. However, the first aim is to finish 7th and avoid the playoffs. Anything on top of that is a bonus.

It makes me laugh everytime a club gets promoted back into the Premier that their fans think they will do quite well. There is such a huge gulf between what you have been used to for the past number of years and what your about to play in.

[MyTown]

It makes me laugh everytime a club gets promoted back into the Premier that their fans think they will do quite well. There is such a huge gulf between what you have been used to for the past number of years and what your about to play in.

That said & Unpopular as Connor appears to be, he has a proven track record. I'm tipping Dundalk for honours.

As for Jeff going to Pat's.......all the best & thanks for what he brought to us. He had a few trump cards to play near the end of the season that helped us survive.

My loyalty is always with the manager - Best of luck Ian Foster.

[gufct]

Jeff has lost all credibility with Galway and can see him upsticks on Pats before the season starts

[Claret Murph]

Good luck to Fozzy is spot on .

[Maroon 7]

Jeff has lost all credibility with Galway and can see him upsticks on Pats before the season starts

Well I don't know if he'll be gone that quick but he's obviously looking for a job in England and will probably continue applying for jobs over there even while in situ at Pat's.

[Dodge]

Funny how you think Kenna is a cert to go back to England while not mentioning the fact that his English assistant is at least as likely to go home to England

[monutdfc]

It makes me laugh everytime a club gets promoted back into the Premier that their fans think they will do quite well. There is such a huge gulf between what you have been used to for the past number of years and what your about to play in.

AFAIK (Dundalk fans, correct me if I'm wrong) they'll have only two players from their 1st division squad next season (2 players who were under contract and so weren't released. I wouldn't expect Connor to give either much of a look-in, maybe Mulvenna). So while the fans might see a huge gulf the players won't, since none of them were around last season

[gufc4life]

the difference is dodge jeff is looking for a managers job in england ...and applys for any job that come up in england. ian is not and is quite happy to stay with us at united..!