LOI July Transfers 2013

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/08/2013, 6:46 PM

Did nobody tell him the cup match was last night?

**Jofspring** · 06/08/2013, 6:50 PM

Ray Lally also playing for cork tonight.

**Pablo Escobar** · 06/08/2013, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Big signing.

Oh the irony

Apparently they're in on trial.

**Mad Moose** · 06/08/2013, 7:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

The second two lads have come through the right to dream academy in Ghana.

http://academy.righttodream.com/home.aspx

Is the dream to play for Limerick then?

**Jofspring** · 06/08/2013, 7:33 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Moose

Is the dream to play for Limerick then?

Isn't it every young Africans?

**Lim till i die** · 06/08/2013, 7:35 PM

Studies have shown that, when given the choice, almost 1 out of every 4 people would rather live in Limerick than West Africa.

**Spudulika** · 06/08/2013, 8:15 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Studies have shown that, when given the choice, almost 1 out of every 4 people would rather live in Limerick than West Africa.

Drugs, gun violence, sexual violence and beer, that's just a standard LOI dressing room, so in Limerick they'll be completely at home.

**sligoman** · 07/08/2013, 3:34 PM

Shamrock Rovers in:
Richie Ryan (Dundee United)

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 07/08/2013, 3:49 PM

http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35...hie-ryan-signs

**dong** · 07/08/2013, 3:51 PM

I'm actually happy about that. He failed his medical with us.

**Keen2win** · 07/08/2013, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by dong

I'm actually happy about that. He failed his medical with us.

Don't lie to us Dong....

**Charlie Darwin** · 07/08/2013, 3:55 PM

Now then.

**dong** · 07/08/2013, 4:01 PM

He's not match fit apparently. Only going on what I've heard. You could look at it as an investment for Shams over two or three years or whatever length his contract is but I wouldn't see it that way.

**Ezeikial** · 07/08/2013, 4:02 PM

Very little ambition if he had a choice between the two Rovers

Mid table mediocrity wins out over a league title challenge. I suppose a four figure wage packet compensates for probable absence of European football next season?

**White Horse** · 07/08/2013, 4:13 PM

Big gamble by Shamrock Rovers. An expensive half fit player for the last 10 games?

A desperate last throw of the dice by Croly to keep his job?

**Fivesilver** · 07/08/2013, 4:15 PM

Unhappy with it? Of course - he was a class player for us. Then again, so were Quigley and McGuinness. He should be able to do a job for them, but in fairness to Dong, the talk about him failing the medical was around early this morning, long before any of the Sligo fans heard anything about him signing Shams. Could be true, could be someone in Sligo making excuses. We'll find out soon enough. It wouldn't be the first time we lost a good player to Tallaght, but in recent times it hasn't exactly done us much harm. Funnily enough, the most damage was done by our reject keeper.

**Charlie Darwin** · 07/08/2013, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by dong

He's not match fit apparently. Only going on what I've heard. You could look at it as an investment for Shams over two or three years or whatever length his contract is but I wouldn't see it that way.

Why would he be match fit? He hasn't played since March.

I'm assuming his deal is until the end of the season and strikes me as rather pointless considering Rovers could sign Xavi and Busquets and Croly would still play James Chambers week in, week out.

**dong** · 07/08/2013, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Why would he be match fit? He hasn't played since March.

I'm assuming his deal is until the end of the season and strikes me as rather pointless considering Rovers could sign Xavi and Busquets and Croly would still play James Chambers week in, week out.

I'm aware of the fact he hasn't been playing and couldn't get any game time since he went there. Reading between the lines it is possible that we wanted somebody to help us push on for the league but he was too unfit for that purpose. Pure speculation on my part.

**Charlie Darwin** · 07/08/2013, 4:28 PM

That's a bit different than 'failed a medical' though. I imagine he just wants to get his fitness back so he can go looking for a club after Christmas.