Transfer rumours

**hoopy** · 09/01/2011, 8:12 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

So are ye still after Kilduff with those signings?

I think 'after' is the wrong word!

**gustavo** · 09/01/2011, 8:23 PM

Shams now have a reliable penalty taker in Gary McCabe

**hoopy** · 09/01/2011, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Shams now have a reliable penalty taker in Gary McCabe

I'd say even Zidane would miss penos in Tallaght!

**1st time post** · 10/01/2011, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by hoopy

I think 'after' is the wrong word!

This meaning he signing for ye???Been some couple of days for Shams fans,them 3 announced all very good signings. In fact looking at the bare essentials of it we are bout 5 players from been close to even competing with ye.

**Spudulika** · 10/01/2011, 8:38 AM

Is it just me or should Shamrock Rovers fans be getting worried, very worried.

**passinginterest** · 10/01/2011, 8:46 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Is it just me or should Shamrock Rovers fans be getting worried, very worried.

Why in God's name would they be getting worried? They released half a squad at the end of the season and have only signed three players, with possibly 2 more nearly done. The only thing that's a bit controversial is paying compensation for Kilduff.
They've been turned down by countless players because the basic wage they're offering is so small and players are still looking for the wages of 3 years ago.

Or is there some other non-financial reason for them to worry?

**pineapple stu** · 10/01/2011, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

The only thing that's a bit controversial is paying compensation for Kilduff.

How would paying money for the second top scorer in the league be controversial?

**passinginterest** · 10/01/2011, 8:57 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

How would paying money for the second top scorer in the league be controversial?

Paying a fee for any player in the League of Ireland is always going to cause a few ripples of discontent, especially when the club that's paying it released him a couple of seasons ago.

**pineapple stu** · 10/01/2011, 8:58 AM

That'd probably make the decision to release him controversial, not the decision to pay money for him.

Any Rovers fan who moans about paying money for Killer needs their head examined.

**passinginterest** · 10/01/2011, 9:02 AM

On a lightly related note someone seems to have made a few amusing edits to his Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Kilduff

I suppose it depends on the amount that's paid in the end if it's mad to moan about it or not. He should have re-sale value if he does well and he was excellent last season so it should be a decent bit of business assuming it's completed.

**poster** · 10/01/2011, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Is it just me or should Shamrock Rovers fans be getting worried, very worried.

Alot of egos in that squad next year if the rumoured signings come in with the signings already made.Mo'N's man management skills will be tested.

**Dodge** · 10/01/2011, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Any Rovers fan who moans about paying money for Killer needs their head examined.

I'd be doing my nut in if Pats payed any money for any player. Kilduff won't be an automatic starter there either.

On the wages front, most of the players to leave Rovers were msotly signed before Rovers became players in the high end wages market so the wages dumped isn't that much (One of the players released was getting nothing but expenses for example)

Shouldn't be an issue for Rovers anyway as their income levels are high (relative to the rest). O'Donnell, in particular, is a super signing

**Dave_SRFC** · 10/01/2011, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by poster

Alot of egos in that squad next year if the rumoured signings come in with the signings already made.Mo'N's man management skills will be tested.

Oooh bitterness rising

**pineapple stu** · 10/01/2011, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I'd be doing my nut in if Pats payed any money for any player.

Yeah, but Pat's are just a small club.

**Rasputin** · 10/01/2011, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Why would Sligo increase the terms without increasing the length of contract? That doesn't make any sense.

It is not in the clubs interest to have the best player in the league playing the best football in the team on a pittance.
It would create unnecessaary discontent
It was a just reward for the half a season performance he put in to earn what essentially was his initial contract before it was cut in half.
Makes alot of sense to me since treating our players good has helped in some way to secure Richies signature.

**hoopy** · 10/01/2011, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by 1st time post

This meaning he signing for ye???Been some couple of days for Shams fans,them 3 announced all very good signings. In fact looking at the bare essentials of it we are bout 5 players from been close to even competing with ye.

He had agreed already to sign and would have when last season ended. But UCD, rightly imop, needed to be compensated. At least if we win the league again UCD will also benefit!

**poster** · 10/01/2011, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dave_SRFC

Oooh bitterness rising

Careful now!

**FrOsTy** · 10/01/2011, 4:01 PM

Rumour on our site that a Dwyane Wilson from UCD may be signing for us. UCD fans have any info on him?

**pineapple stu** · 10/01/2011, 4:08 PM

Meh. We can't really afford to lose more players, but I wouldn't be too excited as a Waterford fan. Winger; promoted from the LSL mid-season and scored on his debut in the League Cup against Athlone; tended to be far too easily muzzled by any decent full-back.

There's some clips of him here (from 5:10) -