Transfer rumours - Summer 2009

**tetsujin1979** · 06/07/2009, 9:26 AM

Liam Miller linked with a move to the Owls: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...5875-21497924/

**SunderlandBohs** · 06/07/2009, 3:34 PM

Sunderland to get a right bargain!!! McShane and Murphy to Ipswich

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/ci...e-1807830.html

Liam Miller for Cardiff City (The Sun)

**SunderlandBohs** · 07/07/2009, 7:58 AM

Graham Carey considering Celtic deal

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrosst...ws.asp?n=36692

Quinn keen on Dunne

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/...-in.5434114.jp

**co. down green** · 07/07/2009, 10:20 AM

Alan O'Brien completes Swindon move

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/s...talking_it_up/

**youngirish** · 09/07/2009, 9:57 AM

Burnley interested in Treacy. Could be a very good move for him as I don't see him making an impression at Blackburn this season:

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrosst...ws.asp?n=36717

**jbyrne** · 09/07/2009, 1:07 PM

fulham interested in keith andrews. blackburn not interested un selling

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...422600,00.html

**EastTerracer** · 09/07/2009, 8:11 PM

Cian Hughton on trial with Lincoln City

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ty/8142987.stm

**dr_peepee** · 10/07/2009, 12:02 PM

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

**irishfan86** · 10/07/2009, 6:05 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

Watched him a few times with Leeds and with us. Never really impressed me to be honest.

**Fan of football** · 10/07/2009, 6:35 PM

talks in London say that richie dunne is on his way to arsenal as Man City try to bring in big

**tetsujin1979** · 10/07/2009, 6:54 PM

Originally Posted by Fan of football

talks in London say that richie dunne is on his way to arsenal as Man City try to bring in big

Somewhere, Stuttgart88's head has just exploded....

**Razors left peg** · 10/07/2009, 8:02 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Jon Douglas moved to Swindon...

Very Surprised. Thought he'd have no problem finding a Championship club.

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

**elroy** · 11/07/2009, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

Probably a bit harsh on the lad, but the one memory i have of him is coming on with a few mins to go away to Slovakia and having a large portion of the blame for their equaliser.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 11/07/2009, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Brutal player and his inclusion in so many Staunton squads really sum up what a joker Staunton was

Very harsh Razor. It may be the case that the lad has found his level but before Leeds ever got relegated he looked like one of the few players keeping them up.

In the last two seasons he's been a very reliable performer for Leeds and this season gone he made numerous appearances in the divisions team of the month including consecutive months where Leeds were actually playing him as an emergency right-back.

Like dr_peepee I thought he'd get a championship club -but wish him well with Swindon.

**Razors left peg** · 11/07/2009, 4:30 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Very harsh Razor. It may be the case that the lad has found his level but before Leeds ever got relegated he looked like one of the few players keeping them up.

In the last two seasons he's been a very reliable performer for Leeds and this season gone he made numerous appearances in the divisions team of the month including consecutive months where Leeds were actually playing him as an emergency right-back.

Like dr_peepee I thought he'd get a championship club -but wish him well with Swindon.

I just think his level is league 1 or at the very most bottom of Championship. I could never understand how he was included in International squads.

**dr_peepee** · 11/07/2009, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

I just think his level is league 1 or at the very most bottom of Championship. I could never understand how he was included in International squads.

I dunno. There was a perid when he was getting premier league football under Souness at Blackburn. He was a long term regular in the Leeds side that got to two playoffs in the Championship before the plummet. Limited player but he had a particular role to play in the middle, and I thought he wasn't too bad for Ireland.

**Irish_Praha** · 11/07/2009, 8:39 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

I dunno. There was a perid when he was getting premier league football under Souness at Blackburn. He was a long term regular in the Leeds side that got to two playoffs in the Championship before the plummet. Limited player but he had a particular role to play in the middle, and I thought he wasn't too bad for Ireland.

I thought he did OK against the Czech Republic at home and was probably worthy of a place in the squad due to the dearth CMF players at Irelands disposal back then. Stephen Reid was injured, Whelan and Andrews weren't in the picture, Keane was retired, Miller was and still is crap, Delap wasn't wanted, Andy Reid was still seen as a winger and Kilbane and Ireland were overrun in the last game against Cyprus. It was difficult to know what Staunton's logic was at times but I would say after the humiliation in Cyprus he just wanted us not to lose or at least put up more of a fight. So he put Carsley and Douglas in the middle. This is why Souness was also fond of him, because he was one of the few players in the Blackburn squad with some fight in him.
In the end his fight didn't make up for the lack of skill and he dropped a division.

Actually I reckon he could still do a job for a few of the lower EPL clubs. That being when they are having a surprise result against a so-called bigger team he would be a good player to put on in the last 15 mins or so to shore up the midfield and hold onto what they have . However that would mean very little playing time, which is probably not what he wants at this stage of his career.

Lets hope that Tracey at Blackburn doesn't stat dropping through the divisions like him.

**drummerboy** · 13/07/2009, 8:19 AM

Originally Posted by Irish_Praha

Lets hope that Tracey at Blackburn doesn't stat dropping through the divisions like him.

Rumoured to be interesting Burnley. Blackburn want �1m for him.

**zackmorris** · 13/07/2009, 12:36 PM

Nial McArdle and Shane O' Connoe on trial at Ipswich, O Connor scored twice in a pre-season friendly:

http://www.islandstats.com/sport.asp...1&newsid=12092