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    Trimming the squad

    How many players do people think we should be getting rid of? With a squad as big as ours there are too many hangers on and fellas who just don't play. IMO, the trimming should start at the first team and I think Billy Woods and Dan Murray should be first out the door. Dan might be ok as back-up but he's a shadow of the player he was last season and he's just not doing it. He needs to be dropped immediately and if he wants to fight for his place then maybe he should be kept, but his performances lately have been unacceptable. Woods is a joke lately- out

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    How many of the squad of 30 players get a weekly payment?
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    You have 34 players on the **** City payroll, roughly 16 are full time.

    Now is Mr Lennox going to pay for all that indefinitley?

    No. Time for serious answers to be given. We in Waterford were nearly destroyed by the previous Board who left us with a huge debt after the plc share business left us with a 800k debt. Gery O'Brien came on board saved us from going under and now despite all that happened last season, are financially sound albeit with a very limited budget in which to buy players.

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    To be fair, I think that things are a lot different between Cork and Waterford! For one thing we havent spent a cent on transfers and a lot of those 34 are u21s.

    For me:
    Greg (if he's not in Dolans plans)
    Behan
    Nwanko
    K Murray
    Probably a few more like Byrne and Billy but youd want replacements straight away
    As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy.McClure
    For me:
    Greg (if he's not in Dolans plans)
    Behan
    Nwanko
    K Murray
    Probably a few more like Byrne and Billy but youd want replacements straight away
    I agree with Greg as Dolan dislikes him! I like Behan and Nwankwo. Dolan loves K Murray. I agree that Billy should go but we need Byrne until we sign a new CD...Wheres Coughlan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by adamcarr
    we need Byrne until we sign a new CD...Wheres Coughlan?
    Ya thats right and besides from the Bohz reject there dont seem to be any around.
    Billy isnt really a first teamer I guess but he's a handy utility man and (when he's arsed) he can be good.
    Behan tries but how many goals has he got? Id rather CPOB if we're going to have a u21 as the 3/4th choice striker.
    I just dont find Nwanko as effective a player as we need - he's not bad, but not great either.
    As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy.McClure
    Billy isnt really a first teamer I guess but he's a handy utility man and (when he's arsed) he can be good.
    I have never seen him give less than 100%. He is a good passer and his first touch is decent. Only fault IMO is that he wanders offside a lot.
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    At the end of the season we should thank the following players for their efforts this season and say goodbye to:
    Willie Byrne,
    Denis Behan.
    Dan has to have a long hard look at himself and needs to put in a lot of work to earn a new contract.
    I would like to see Greg stay, but I reckon Dolaan will not play him, so he might as well move on.
    Dolan has to make up his mind about Nwanko too. He could be good enough, but is not getting enough games to prove it.

    We should give Billy a special send off game, no matter what Eanna thinks of him, he has been one of City's best players EVER and served the club well.

    And OF COURSE Lennox MUST look at the thug sh*t kickers club and model City on it.....

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    Out:
    Mulconroy (good player, but never plays)
    K Murray
    Byrne
    Greg (play him or leave him go)
    Behan
    Nwanko


    What City need is adequate cover for each position. At the moment, if Dan Murray or Benno get injured we have nada. Byrne is a handy player, nothingh more. And even at that, Dan Murrsy aint playingt to well at the moment. Brian McGovern is available from Longford, and IMO, would be a great addition to the squad.
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    O'HALLORAN
    COUGHLAN
    D MURRAY
    WOODS
    FRAHER
    McNULTY
    SWEENEY
    BEHAN
    MULCONRY
    K MURRAY
    BYRNE

    i dont neccessarily want all these lads out but better options should be available. coughlan should stop being mentioned as a city player until he plays again. dan murray needs the competition of a top class central defender. him and benno have no challenge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GavinZac
    COUGHLAN


    . coughlan should stop being mentioned as a city player until he plays again. .
    is that why u mentioned him as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by thecorner
    is that why u mentioned him as well
    he's in the official squad. and we need a better option for centre back than a player who isnt a player.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patsh
    We should give Billy a special send off game, no matter what Eanna thinks of him, he has been one of City's best players EVER and served the club well.
    You're right that he's been excellent for city down the years, but he's just not good enough anymore. And his performances lately have been brutal. No time for sentiment, we want titles. And as for a send-off: was gareth cronin given one, was Deccie, was Skippy???? No, whats billy done that they haven't?

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    Quote Originally Posted by xtreme rebel
    It was only last year Billy was named in EL team of the season.
    Short memories lads.

    But getting rid of Byrne and Kev Murray would mean Dolan must sign 2 centre-backs.
    id say billy was as shocked as the rest of us at that happening.

    yes, he must sign 2 centre backs. 2 good ones. bring some competition in for murray and benno, cos byrne and kev arent going to compete

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    Quote Originally Posted by GavinZac
    . bring some competition in for murray and benno,
    id rather a replacement for murray,not just competition

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    Quote Originally Posted by thecorner
    id rather a replacement for murray,not just competition
    if he could get the form back of his first season when he was actually under pressure to perform then he'd be a good first choice. at the moment though, if we signed another centre defender i'd drop dan and try him out.

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    RE:gavinzac's list

    close ur ass u appear to be talking through it,mulconroy is brilliant,mcnulty is cover and fraher is possibly the country's best prospect(yes im open to crticism but ive played with him i know what im saying)
    j'accuse!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Partizan
    and now despite all that happened last season, are financially sound albeit with a very limited budget in which to buy players.
    not from what i hear! apparently the squad hasnt been paid for the last two weeks!!
    soccer isn't a matter of life or death its more important than that!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mouldymurphy
    not from what i hear! apparently the squad hasnt been paid for the last two weeks!!
    Now, if that is even half true, we are in for some interesting times ahead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ccfcman
    close ur ass u appear to be talking through it,mulconroy is brilliant,mcnulty is cover and fraher is possibly the country's best prospect(yes im open to crticism but ive played with him i know what im saying)
    none of them are adequate competiton for the first team. prospects, cover and good for the u21s is all well and good if we just want to keep winning the u21 league

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