2009 squad

**WexCar** · 13/02/2009, 12:12 PM

Whats the news with the squad for this year? any new players? anyone not returning?

just heard Mick say on local radio tat theres a shortage of goalkeepers at club with 2 being injured.

**Darkglasses** · 14/02/2009, 1:25 AM

There was a new goalkeeper at the friendly against St. Pats earlier this evening, wasn't Pa or Willie Doyle, and not Jayo Russell either...He was very decent, didn't hear his name though.

I think Joey Wadding's gone for the foreseeable future, but Johnny Flynn-O'Connor was back for the game earlier this evening. And we've a whole new defender, Tim Mcgrath played centre-half tonight also. He looked quite good, supposed to have trained with Glasgow Celtic before?

**The Optimist** · 14/02/2009, 9:06 AM

I think the keepers name was Packie Holden.He was brought in on short notice because we didn't have any other keeper available.

**Youths4Ever** · 14/02/2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Darkglasses

There was a new goalkeeper at the friendly against St. Pats earlier this evening, wasn't Pa or Willie Doyle, and not Jayo Russell either...He was very decent, didn't hear his name though.

I think Joey Wadding's gone for the foreseeable future, but Johnny Flynn-O'Connor was back for the game earlier this evening. And we've a whole new defender, Tim Mcgrath played centre-half tonight also. He looked quite good, supposed to have trained with Glasgow Celtic before?

Keeper was Packie Holden was Waterford keeper last year our lads could learn a lot from watching him last night.

Tim McGgrath starting training with us at start of last season but got injured and was out for season so think last night was his first game back after injury he appears to read the game very well.

**Splurge** · 14/02/2009, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Youths4Ever

Keeper was Packie Holden was Waterford keeper last year our lads could learn a lot from watching him last night.

Tim McGgrath starting training with us at start of last season but got injured and was out for season so think last night was his first game back after injury he appears to read the game very well.

I missed the game last night, how did it go and what was the squad?

**Youths4Ever** · 14/02/2009, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

I missed the game last night, how did it go and what was the squad?

It went ok we looked fit enough think of the lads learned from last year and returned a bit better to per season training. We created a few chances near the end.

Holden did very well in goal shouting at the defenders not letting them drop back at any stage made one excellent save from a header and showed what experience can do. Near end of game Shane Dempsey got a knock in the box ball went out a throw Shane went to get up and Holden told me to stay put to help us get organised.

I think if he agrees to become ameutaur he would be good signing good player for Pa and Willie to learn from and having another keeper could do us no harm at all

Pat's had a few on trial for them.

Holden

JFOC - McGrath - Rossi - Kearney

Miller - Pasty - Anto - S Dempsey - Fitz

Doyle

Bench: Stuuy, K Dempsey, Boarders, Aust, Kelly

Anto played in front of back four with Pasty pushing up a bit to support Doyle

not sure if anyone else on the bench but everyone on bench got a run out

report here http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/1291/

none of the under 18 players involved as still in inter county competition so that meant the likes of the Connor Wallace not involved.
Connor Sinnott Danny Furlong, Paul Murphy all out injured.

**stann** · 14/02/2009, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Youths4Ever

Keeper was Packie Holden was Waterford keeper last year our lads could learn a lot from watching him last night.

Tim McGgrath starting training with us at start of last season but got injured and was out for season so think last night was his first game back after injury he appears to read the game very well.

Is that the same Tim McGrath that played with us ten or so years ago?
From Wexford? Probably still only 29 or 30? Was a youngster at Celtic but got homesick and signed for us under Foxy Tommy and then Sheephead Flanagan?
A superb player if so. Formed a brilliant centreback partnership with Sean Riordan for a couple of seasons. Great reader of the game is right.

Originally Posted by Youths4Ever

ball went out a throw Shane went to get up and Holden told me to stay put to help us get organised.

Have you just given something away there?

**Youths4Ever** · 14/02/2009, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by stann

Have you just given something away there?

No totally typo

**5ForKeeps** · 17/02/2009, 8:54 PM

Tim or Timmy McGrath if it is the latter he used to play for Town Celtic(back in the day) played against him in under 16's could be 25 or 26.

**Splurge** · 17/02/2009, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by 5ForKeeps

Tim or Timmy McGrath if it is the latter he used to play for Town Celtic(back in the day) played against him in under 16's could be 25 or 26.

Nah, he's older, 28 at least, more likely 30,

**Iorfa2MaccaJim** · 18/02/2009, 12:48 PM

Two ex Blues.

Tim McGrath last played for us in the 1999 - 2000 season.

And of course Packie is a class keeper, I was very sorry to loose him.

**passinginterest** · 18/02/2009, 2:19 PM

I get the impression Holden isn't signed. Wallace referred to him as a guest player helping out because we had no keeper fit.

I hope he has signed because the defence has struggled at times without an experienced keeper behind them. He sounds like the kind of talker and organiser that would be perfect, would he know McGrath from time at Waterford? They'd be similar ages, it might be how he came to be playing.

**stann** · 18/02/2009, 3:05 PM

No, he'd have missed McGrath by two or three years I'd say, though they would be about the same age alright.
Packie's only been at the RSC (on-and-off) about the last six seasons. Tim (if it actually is the same lad, ye still haven't confirmed that for me

) finished up with us in 2000. He would have played in front of Jody Byrne and Mick Devine.

**passinginterest** · 18/02/2009, 3:12 PM

I don't think there was two Tim McGrath's that went to Celtic from Wexford so I'd be pretty sure it's the same fella.

I know who 5forKeeps is referring to too, I'm just not sure of his name, he'd be 24 or 25, I marked him in an under 16 game when I was 16 and he was only 14 but already had a big reputation he was left wing I was right, I was warned to mark him close in the first half, I did and then I scored twice in the second and we won 3-0.