Lopes

**eoinh** · 08/12/2004, 4:17 PM

Lopes has become a free agent and has gone back to France

**Fair_play_boy** · 08/12/2004, 4:23 PM

Sh!t.

**Fair_play_boy** · 08/12/2004, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by Shed resident

He is no loss whatsoever.

Oh, no, another wind-up merchant.

**Colm** · 08/12/2004, 4:35 PM

Originally Posted by Shed resident

he is no loss whatsoever.

Agreed.
He never really impressed me anytime I saw him play a full game for the u21's, he did show glimpes of potential when he came on for the first team v Derry and Bohs alright but nothing near enough to convince me he's good enough for Cork City.

**Gary** · 08/12/2004, 4:55 PM

While being a handy player, he didnt really add anything to the City squad.

TBH, its good to have that full time wage off the books.

**Troy.McClure** · 08/12/2004, 4:59 PM

Good. Id rather they burn money to keep us warn when we go to Bray than pay him, he was useless.

**Pablo** · 08/12/2004, 5:13 PM

he was in Barrack street today so he's not gone yet lads

**adamd164** · 08/12/2004, 5:17 PM

I'm not going to lie and say I saw him in enough u21 games to really know one way or the other but look promising for the full team IMO anyway.

**GavinZac** · 08/12/2004, 6:52 PM

he never signed a longer contract so its not a surprise.

**Troy.McClure** · 08/12/2004, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo

he was in Barrack street today so he's not gone yet lads

Shouldnt this be in the Player Spotting thread?

I saw him a few times and looked out of his depth, especially for one of the fulltimers. He only looked ok in the 1 u21 game that I saw (the semifinal against Shels). He made a stupid foul for the first peno against UCD in the u21 Final too. A 30 minute spell as a sub against Derry shouldnt be anything to go by really.

**pete** · 10/12/2004, 3:12 PM

He not good enough for outsider. For his abilities be better off promoting u-21 player to 1st team squad & give more encentive to other u-21ers.

**Dricky** · 10/12/2004, 3:45 PM

As a player from abroad he has to be comiong straight into the first team, no point in signing him otherwise. pity because the speed he could whip a ball in is what we need in midfield.

**SSS** · 11/12/2004, 7:06 AM

The guy could hold the ball well enough but didn't use his height in the air, didn't show urgency off the ball and could only play the simplest of passes.
Was he really better than Mucka?

No loss.(IMO)

**niamh** · 11/12/2004, 2:57 PM

He wasn't good enough from a long way out, so why did we hang onto him for so long or even sign him in the first place?

**A face** · 12/12/2004, 1:13 AM

Originally Posted by SSS

Was he really better than Mucka?

No loss.(IMO)

Now Mucka was a loss ... never got the run that he should have, thought he had the makings of a great player to be honest.

**francie** · 14/12/2004, 12:43 PM

He had only one foot couldnt use the right peg at all reminded me of the late great steve gaughan who also would turn 180 degrees to get back onto his good foot no loss

**GavinZac** · 14/12/2004, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Shed resident

what happened to gaughan? "late great" suggests that he has passed away?

no steven has not passed away, touch wood.

**�anna** · 14/12/2004, 3:16 PM

gaughan was fella who got way more abuse than he deserved. he wasn't great, but he did his best and really encouraged the younger players round him, and he just got grief in return for it

**eoinh** · 15/12/2004, 5:30 PM

According to 11 a side. Lopes is off to Torquay on trial. See here

**pete** · 16/12/2004, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by �anna

gaughan was fella who got way more abuse than he deserved. he wasn't great, but he did his best and really encouraged the younger players round him, and he just got grief in return for it

He was muck for first half of season but once he got settled in & lot of few stone

he improved no end & really commited player if not exactly very talented.