Contract Renewals & Squad Lists 2016

**bluewhitearmy** · 30/11/2015, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

And would thus become the first footballer in history, to play for less money then he could possibility have earned.

Shane Duggan already did it this off-season.

**strikeforce** · 01/12/2015, 7:06 AM

Nesta. Your being a bit silly with your comments here. No matter what happened during any game we've played you in..... I think to a man we have all said that towell is a serious talent. The sad part is dundalk won't receive a cent. Maybe a promise of a friendly.

**White Horse** · 01/12/2015, 8:28 AM

Originally Posted by strikeforce

I think to a man we have all said that towell is a serious talent.

You are re-writing history a bit there. Quite of number of Cork fans were very dismissive of Towell over the last three years. Whether they really thought it or it was just verbal diarrhoea, I don't know.

Originally Posted by strikeforce

The sad part is dundalk won't receive a cent. Maybe a promise of a friendly.

There is nothing we can do about that.

We are currently negotiating a deal with Daryl Horgan. He is in the same position as Towell was last year. He had a really good season but no Championship club have come in with a good offer for him. If one were to sign him they would have to pay Dundalk compensation as he is is 23 (or under).

Like Towell, we will offer him a 2 year deal but if he stays he will insist on it being a one year deal. In that way, if he has another great (or better) season) like Towell, he is free to move without compensation to Dundalk.

Top players in the league want to be out of contract when they hit 24.

**strikeforce** · 01/12/2015, 10:26 AM

Ah well let me be known as the person to have rewritten the history books on one of the greats of irish football if you want..... I can picture the vultures circling above me as I type.

**disgruntled** · 01/12/2015, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by strikeforce

Ah well let me be known as the person to have rewritten the history books on one of the greats of irish football if you want..... I can picture the vultures circling above me as I type.

As I & many others have said many times "Towell is a fine footballer" but that doesn't mean we have to like him

After all he's damaged us more than once in the past few years.

**GCdfc** · 01/12/2015, 1:23 PM

Originally Posted by disgruntled

As I & many others have said many times "Towell is a fine footballer" but that doesn't mean we have to like him

After all he's damaged us more than once in the past few years.

By sitting on his arse?

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/12/2015, 3:30 PM

Pat's announce a few signings.

Originally Posted by St Patrick's Athletic Facebook

We have agreed to terms for 2016 with Brendan Clarke, Michael Barker and David Cawley. Brendan has won multiple trophies in his 169 appearances for the club while Michael and David join from Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers respectively

**Ezeikial** · 01/12/2015, 4:58 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Pat's announce a few signings.

Originally Posted by St Patrick's Athletic Facebook
We have agreed to terms for 2016 with Brendan Clarke, Michael Barker and David Cawley. Brendan has won multiple trophies in his 169 appearances for the club while Michael and David join from Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers respectively

If Barker and Cawley are typical of the players St Pats recruit for 2016, a title challenge will certainly not be part of the expectations

**Olander** · 01/12/2015, 6:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

If Barker and Cawley are typical of the players St Pats recruit for 2016, a title challenge will certainly not be part of the expectations

Cawley is a good addition to Pats. He won leagues and cups with Sligo when they were good. He's probably a direct replacement for Bolger. One bad season with a club who underachieved greatly shouldn't define him. Barker wouldn't pull up any trees but I doubt he will be any more than backup for Bermingham.

**Nesta99** · 01/12/2015, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by GCdfc

By sitting on his arse?

Funny! I couldnt be bothered searching through match night threads to dig up the moaning about Towell falling over all the time, or the perplexed observations of Cork fans as to why when they dont make any challanges (both on the field and in competition in general) albeit tongue in cheek with the tackles not being made the moaning about Towell was far from irony and entirely critical. The subsequent comments were that maybe Cork have to throw off the sportsmanship to succeed...

**D24Saint** · 01/12/2015, 7:36 PM

@stpatsfc We have agreed terms for 2016 with Brendan Clarke, Michael Barker and David Cawley. #Saints2016

Glad to have Clarke back and Cawley will be a decent signing dont know much about Barker.

**thomas72** · 01/12/2015, 8:15 PM

Limerick fc just comfirmed the signing of winger Chris Mulhall from UCD.

Any good?

**strikeforce** · 01/12/2015, 9:45 PM

Wasn't just cork fans but then again you have a clear dislike of us..... no love lost and no nights sleep disturbed.

**KeepersBall** · 01/12/2015, 9:48 PM

Cabo have signed two 'keepers, Shane Fagan a quality goalie who was with them last season for one match and picked up an injury that saw him out for the season, and a big 6' 5 goalie from the old Rovers B side Mick Kelly, who in fairness while lacking in many attributes is indeed BIG

**Ezeikial** · 01/12/2015, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by KeepersBall

Cabo have signed two 'keepers, Shane Fagan a quality goalie who was with them last season for one match and picked up an injury that saw him out for the season, and a big 6' 5 goalie from the old Rovers B side Mick Kelly, who in fairness while lacking in many attributes is indeed BIG

This deserves a thread of its own

**KeepersBall** · 01/12/2015, 10:19 PM

A BIG thread

**Nesta99** · 01/12/2015, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by strikeforce

Wasn't just cork fans but then again you have a clear dislike of us..... no love lost and no nights sleep disturbed.

Ach its hard to dislike also-rans! But it is always fun to read Cork fans faux outrage at biased refereeing and Dublin media reporting, not to mention all that travelling that is needed on this massive island of ours. Its a pity the Setanta Cup went on a hiatus as Irish League clubs were to be compensated for travel south but LoI clubs' travel north being overlooked, the moaning from the southernmost club would have been epic:P