Pre-Season Rumours Thread

**Jicked** · 24/12/2009, 5:25 PM

I seem to remember the same level of supposed gullibility from Scumrock Rovers fans when everything was crashing down around them and they were misappropriating funds and at the same time failing to pay everyone - "2 to 3 weeks lads, your stadium will be ready in 2-3 weeks", "oh yeah, that stadium grant, yeah yeah its kosher, dont worry", "we promise that you'll have clean laundry this week lads, trust us" took it as gospel.

No we didn't. "3-4 weeks" was a running joke with the fans right from the first time Maguire trotted it out and quickly became a phrase used for every sort of bull**** amongst fans. We took nothing for gospel and immediately worked towards removing the incompetent board from power.

**SkStu** · 24/12/2009, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jicked

No we didn't. "3-4 weeks" was a running joke with the fans right from the first time Maguire trotted it out and quickly became a phrase used for every sort of bull**** amongst fans. We took nothing for gospel and immediately worked towards removing the incompetent board from power.

immediately? Talk about revisionist.

you removed your board alright but not before they ran you to the ground, used stadium grants to pay and buy players and reneged on huge debts. Dont get me wrong, youve turned things around well and, it being christmas, fair play to you. Hopefully we have started to do the same.

Anyway, we're well off topic here (my fault). Have a good christmas.

**danthesaint** · 24/12/2009, 6:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dundalkjames

Alan Cawley has signed for Dundalk

http://dundalkfc.com/news/091224_Signing.asp

hope he was better for you's than he was for us.
i thought he was shocking player

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 24/12/2009, 6:47 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

hope he was better for you's than he was for us.
i thought he was shocking player

He's working his way through the league. How many teams has he been with now?

Not a bad player but right about needing loads of time on the ball. Did score a great goal against us earlier on in the season

**Dundalkjames** · 24/12/2009, 6:56 PM

Alan Cawley

Previous Clubs: Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, UCD, Shelbourne, Longford Town (loan), Waterford United (loan), Bray Wanderers.

**MMVIII** · 24/12/2009, 7:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dundalkjames

Alan Cawley

Previous Clubs: Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, UCD, Shelbourne, Longford Town (loan), Waterford United (loan), Bray Wanderers.

Wikipedia much?

**Dundalkjames** · 24/12/2009, 7:16 PM

Got that info from the pats website

**pineapple stu** · 24/12/2009, 9:35 PM

Missed his second spell with us!

**Dillonman** · 24/12/2009, 11:32 PM

Dundalk fullback Shaun kelly is rumoured to be heading Drogheda's way!

**Hairy Bowsie** · 25/12/2009, 12:01 AM

You little Bohs upstarts, how dare you? Don't you know that Shams fans know literally everything to do with every League of Ireland clun since they moved to Tallaght.

You really ought to know better than to question them, or worse, remind them that are as much cheats as any other club going because they had a lot of debt written off too.

Oh but "that was the previous board"

Ask me hole.

**Dodge** · 25/12/2009, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

You little Bohs upstarts, how dare you? Don't you know that Shams fans know literally everything to do with every League of Ireland clun since they moved to Tallaght.

You really ought to know better than to question them, or worse, remind them that are as much cheats as any other club going because they had a lot of debt written off too.

Oh but "that was the previous board"

Ask me hole.

Slightly random

if perfectly succint

**Roo69** · 25/12/2009, 8:03 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

hope he was better for you's than he was for us.
i thought he was shocking player

One of the nicest lads you'll meet off the pitch, shocking attitude on it. Has to be the centre of attention all the time, if he's not happy then everyone else is brought down by him.

Never got a look in really at Pats when Mahon came on board (to say the both of them don't see eye to eye is an understatement), was brilliant in his 1st season with us and didn't give a ****e in his 2nd season. One stand out memory was in a match towards the end of his last season with us, he was captian and he lost the polt on the pitch with Gary Cronin, when the problem was Cawley's fault in the first place, he was quickly subbed and lost the captiancy.

**SkStu** · 26/12/2009, 7:52 PM

Gareth McGlynn and Higgins from Derry rumoured to be close to signing for Bohs.

Mark Quigley to Bohs rumoured as a done deal.

garyderry · 27/12/2009, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Gareth McGlynn and Higgins from Derry rumoured to be close to signing for Bohs.

Mark Quigley to Bohs rumoured as a done deal.

Its been reported in Derry they have signed

**R�iteoir** · 27/12/2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by garyderry

Its been reported in Derry they have signed

But how can that be - someone at another club has an injunction from the Dutch Courts stating that no players may be signed by the current Champions until Brian Blessed has recovered the jade monkey before the next full moon...

It was in the latest edition of Neues Deutschland - so it MUST be true.

If so - nice couple of captures there

**dcfc1928** · 27/12/2009, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by garyderry

Its been reported in Derry they have signed

Rumoured or reported?

I've heard the rumours but the only confirmation I seen was in relation to McGlynn. Has Higgins been confirmed as well?

**FrOsTy** · 27/12/2009, 7:00 PM

I've heard a rumour that Hendo has 10 players lined up for talks next week with the aim of signing 4 of them. Gary Sheehan, Connor Sinnott and Tadgh Purcell are 3 of the 4 he wants the most and apparently they want to come here aswel. I rekon we need a centre back badly aswel with the loss of Kenny Browne to Fingal so that could be number 4.

I'd also expect to see us making one big(ish) signing for the season. My gut feeling tells me it's going to be a Waterford man to join that been Shane Robinson. Heard he's looking to move back to Waterford for family reasons so watch this space.

**Infadel** · 28/12/2009, 2:28 PM

According to the Star Roddy wants to bring Glen Crowe to Cork City and is in talks with Liam Kearney

**Dillonman** · 28/12/2009, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by Infadel

According to the Star Roddy wants to bring Glen Crowe to Cork City and is in talks with Liam Kearney

How???

They havnt got any money, dont know what division they will be playing in and if Glen Crowe had a brain in his head he would avoid the potential to not get paid each week by moving down there!

**SMorgan** · 28/12/2009, 5:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Dundalk fullback Shaun kelly is rumoured to be heading Drogheda's way!

Oh I love a good financial crisis!!

If the figures in the Drogheda Indo are right then they will be paying Daly 11% of their budget. Are they going to pay Shaun Kelly another 11% of their annual budget?? Doesn't leave a hell of a lot to sign other players, but knowing Drogheda, as I do, they'll probably sign 18 players all on 11% of their planned budget!!