Dan Murray might be on his way

**Shedender** · 22/11/2004, 12:03 AM

give the cap to billy woods, he showed last night the only attacking player to even try to win the game, the rest of them bottled,come the rebel army

**patsh** · 22/11/2004, 8:01 AM

Personally, I think Dan deserves a contract. He CAN be class on his day, and with a bit of pressure on to fight for his place, he can get back to what he was. I think he hasn't recovered yet from the first game aginst $hels and those 2 own goals. He was having an off night that game, as any player can, but the 2 ogs turned into a personal disaster which I think still affects his game.
He needs 2 monthss off, and than real hard serious training and mental preparation for ther new season.
Gamble should get the captaincy for a while, he is the type of player suited to the role, though he needs to be a lot more vocal on the pitch.

**jimhacker** · 22/11/2004, 10:40 AM

This Murray business is ridiculous..............okay so he had a dip in form but he is still one of the better defenders in the league and there is no obvious replacement.

Friday night showed that City have better CB resources than anyone - O'Halloran had a stormer, Murray excellent and Bennet on the bench. Any club would want them.

It's the other end of the pitch Dolan should be thinking about.

**DolansWaistcoat** · 22/11/2004, 11:49 AM

Granted Murray has lapses in concentration every now and then but I still think he is a very good centre defender and there aren't that many better than him in the eircom league,he still has a lot to offer city imo and it would be a huge mistake to sell him on.

As for bringing back Coughlan,if he's about 5 times better than the last time he played for us,then i'd welcome him back but otherwise I think city should stay well away from him.

**�anna** · 22/11/2004, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by jimhacker

It's the other end of the pitch Dolan should be thinking about.

we've more than enough strikers as it is!

**tiktok** · 22/11/2004, 12:42 PM

I hope Murray stays.
He had an average season, however only Bohs had a better defensive record than us this season.

The thought of losing him without at least having someone better signed beforehand is just daft IMO.

thecorner · 22/11/2004, 3:32 PM

hes a liability and will be the cause of a few goals. he cant even kick the ball straight. how many times has he went for a ball and totally miss-hit it or sliced it into the donie ford. how many times have we seen that schoolboy error of hitting the ball across the box.

he hasnt played well at all this(last

) season.... everytime he goes near the ball, u sense something could happen cringe

there it is lads,,what most of ye wanted to say

**Fair_play_boy** · 22/11/2004, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by Storysham

An ok player but there is better out there, if he does stay he should be stripped of the captaincy.

Look the guy was not a great distributor of the ball and he was not so vocal. But he defended solidly enough. So if he loses the captaincy for whatever reason, he loses it. But the way you phrased it, it almost sounds like a disciplinary measure.

**�anna** · 22/11/2004, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Fair_play_boy

Look the guy was not a great distributor of the ball and he was not so vocal. But he defended solidly enough. So if he loses the captaincy for whatever reason, he loses it. But the way you phrased it, it almost sounds like a disciplinary measure.

thing is though, if you take the captaincy from him, it will wreck his confidence completely. very hard decision to make for a manager.

**Colm** · 22/11/2004, 5:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ruairi

Dont ya just love these "reliable" sources??

City have the second best defensive record for the 2004 season yet everyone wants to get rid of murray? WTF? Dan's performances of late have been impressive, especially against Bohs and Drogheda when Benno was sent off.

Getting rid of Murray would be a terrible mistake.

And i have it from a "reliable source" that Dan's due to sign a new contract within the next week.

I agree. Murray has got to stay imo, it's not been his best season but he still did quite well in a lot of games.
I'd hate to lose him but it's not going to happen anyway. Dan will sign a contract in the next few weeks.

**Fair_play_boy** · 22/11/2004, 7:11 PM

Originally Posted by �anna

thing is though, if you take the captaincy from him, it will wreck his confidence completely. very hard decision to make for a manager.

Is his confidence an issue already? And did Michael Devine lose confidence when the captain's arm band came off him?

**city 4 life** · 22/11/2004, 7:37 PM

dans major problem is he has nobody challenging him for a position maybe if there was someone pushing him for his place he might improve benno is class though dan or anyone else to partner him hes improved no end!

**�anna** · 22/11/2004, 7:45 PM

Originally Posted by Fair_play_boy

Is his confidence an issue already?

I think it is, but it would become more of an issue if he had the captaincy taken from him.

Originally Posted by Fair_play_boy

And did Michael Devine lose confidence when the captain's arm band came off him?

Mick was never captain

**martin_rules_ie** · 22/11/2004, 9:43 PM

Originally Posted by thecorner

hes a liability and will be the cause of a few goals. he cant even kick the ball straight. how many times has he went for a ball and totally miss-hit it or sliced it into the donie ford. how many times have we seen that schoolboy error of hitting the ball across the box.

he hasnt played well at all this(last

) season.... everytime he goes near the ball, u sense something could happen cringe

there it is lads,,what most of ye wanted to say

spot on corner, lets all be honest here. maybe its cos of the lack of competition for his place or maybe its because hes overweight or maybe its because hes just not good enough for city. either way it has to be addressed before the start of the new season.

**BeerBaron69** · 23/11/2004, 10:18 AM

Id keep Dan but Id give Greg a shot in central defence during pre-season. I think he do a good job there

**Pablo Escobar** · 23/11/2004, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by anti dub

I've heard from an EXTREMELY reliable internal source that Bohs have been in contact several times with Dan Murray.

Make of it what you will.

According to the Evening Hearld Bohs are 300,000 Euro in debt. Doesn't make fin. sense to sign him!

**pete** · 23/11/2004, 1:38 PM

We had best defense in run in to end of season so Dan must get some credit for that plus we have conceded least goals all season.

IMO while Greg did great filling in for Bennet in drogs games was a mistake to play him against Bohs - can see him badly out of position in run up to Bohs penalty.

**GavinZac** · 23/11/2004, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

According to the Evening Hearld Bohs are 300,000 Euro in debt. Doesn't make fin. sense to sign him!

he wouldnt cost the world and they've lost about 7 players. they need to sign players and they have to be of a reasonable standard

**adamd164** · 23/11/2004, 5:49 PM

Originally Posted by �anna

we've more than enough strikers as it is!

I totally disagree - we need a big target man IMO.

btw, I've seen on this board people taking the mick out of comments like 'i've heard from a reliable source...'. Now whether or not you actually believe what I'm saying is, to me, pretty unimportant! The fact is, I've heard this from someone I KNOW IS TELLING ME THE TRUTH.
...rant over.