Contract Renewals & Squad Lists 2016

**Ezeikial** · 14/12/2015, 7:36 PM

Shams and Killian Brennan were made for each other

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/12/2015, 7:40 PM

Yeah, we got on really well the last time. Precious memories.

**wonder88** · 14/12/2015, 11:42 PM

M Quigley to Bohs a bit of a surprise. Cantwell re-signing at Galway is news(good) to me, and any info on John Sullivan?

**gufcfan** · 15/12/2015, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by wonder88

Cantwell re-signing at Galway is news(good) to me

Cantwell signs new deal

He didn't get 90 minutes until the end of July, so you would be hoping to see what he's capable of next season.

**PartySaint** · 15/12/2015, 11:51 AM

Ger O'Brien and Conan Byrne re-sign for Pats, we have also signed Dylan McGlade from our feeder club.

Squad:

Keepers
O'Malley,
Clarkie

Defenders
O'Brien
Hoare,
Desmond,
McGuinness,
Bermo,
McEleaney,
D Dennehy,
Barker

Midfielders
Conan,
Timlin,
Treacy,
Kelly,
Cawley,
McGrath,
B Dennehy,
McGlade,
Markey,
Bayly,
Verdon

Strikers
Fagan,
Corcoran

**nigel-harps1954** · 15/12/2015, 12:23 PM

Another striker and Pat's are looking fairly good for 2016.

**PartySaint** · 15/12/2015, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Another striker and Pat's are looking fairly good for 2016.

I reckon we're done now, 2 strikers already and then we have McGrath as cover if needed.

I would like a defensive centre midfielder but as I said I think we're done.

**oriel** · 15/12/2015, 3:34 PM

That looks to be a solid enough squad from Pats, but would your really only go with 2 strikers?

PS, you're never going to update that signature are you :-)

**Dodge** · 15/12/2015, 3:35 PM

McGrath played up front for most of last season.

**PartySaint** · 15/12/2015, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

That looks to be a solid enough squad from Pats, but would your really only go with 2 strikers?

PS, you're never going to update that signature are you :-)

Sure we're the league Cup Champions now :-)

**Ezeikial** · 15/12/2015, 5:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

McGrath played up front for most of last season.

Jamie McGrath was outstanding as a striker in any game that I saw him play last season. Interesting to see that extratime.ie and stpatsfc.com both list him as a midfielder

Mark Timlin has also played up-front for Derry

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 15/12/2015, 9:17 PM

Outstanding as a striker? I remember him scoring against us but don't remember him scoring a lot of other goals.

**outspoken** · 15/12/2015, 9:29 PM

He's a great young talent.

**Dodge** · 15/12/2015, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Outstanding as a striker? I remember him scoring against us but don't remember him scoring a lot of other goals.

He didn't score a lot but he's a terrific talent. Played mostly for Pats u19s as a No 10 and was played wide with Ireland u19s

He's definitely an attacking player, and was excellent up front for Pats before tiring late in the season

**Charlie Darwin** · 15/12/2015, 10:22 PM

I saw him a couple of times for Pats U19s and he seemed to play as a sort of deep-lying forward. Buckley seemed to try and make him a striker after Kilduff left and Greene showed he wasn't really suited.

**Philosophizer** · 16/12/2015, 9:21 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Jamie McGrath was outstanding as a striker in any game that I saw him play last season. Interesting to see that extratime.ie and stpatsfc.com both list him as a midfielder

McGrath is from my home town so i know a fair bit about him. He's usually been a no 10 right through his underage years with club and Irish development squads etc. That's his best position imho. Buckley played him up front for most of last season, but that's not his natural position, however Buckley still felt that he was a better option up there than Kilduff or Langley when Fagan was injured. Given how Pats play i think he was actually a decent option up front and probably was able to link up better with the other attackers than either Langley or Kilduff would do.
But with Fagan and Corcoran signed up for next season i'd expect McGrath to be challenging for the no10 position and will probably only play up front in an injury crisis...

**Dodge** · 16/12/2015, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

I saw him a couple of times for Pats U19s and he seemed to play as a sort of deep-lying forward. Buckley seemed to try and make him a striker after Kilduff left and Greene showed he wasn't really suited.

To be fair McGrath was picked ahead of Kilduff, and his form kept him out of the team (before he left). He was definitely out second striker last year but Fagan's injuries meant he played a lot more than he was supposed to