Transfer Rumours 201X Season

**nigel-harps1954** · 05/05/2018, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

Rumours that Blues are signing a free agent defender from England. We only have four defenders in the squad with John Kavanagh out injured for a good while. If he's a free agent would it still be July before he can play?

If he was a free agent before the last window closed then he can play as far as I know. If he was signed to anyone but contract just finishing at the end of the English season then he can't play until July.

**Ezeikial** · 06/05/2018, 7:16 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If he was a free agent before the last window closed then he can play as far as I know. If he was signed to anyone but contract just finishing at the end of the English season then he can't play until July.

Conor Clifford to Limerick is an example of the first case and Alan Mannus to Shamrocks for the latter

**disgruntled** · 07/05/2018, 1:16 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If he was a free agent before the last window closed then he can play as far as I know. If he was signed to anyone but contract just finishing at the end of the English season then he can't play until July.

Yes that's how I would see it as well.

**bluemovie** · 07/05/2018, 4:29 PM

Thanks lads. Yeah I guess it's a case of him being released by his club around Christmas maybe so he'd be available to play immediately. I hear he's a young right back/defensive midfielder so would help with our lack of squad depth.

**nigel-harps1954** · 07/05/2018, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

Thanks lads. Yeah I guess it's a case of him being released by his club around Christmas maybe so he'd be available to play immediately. I hear he's a young right back/defensive midfielder so would help with our lack of squad depth.

John O'Shea has been described as many things, but a young right back/defensive midfielder I've not heard in a while..

**bluemovie** · 10/05/2018, 12:39 AM

Hahaha No....I won't rule Sheasy out of coming home though!! I hear now that this player might be signing with an English Championship club and being loaned to us so that would mean he wouldn't be available until July. He trained with us for the last few weeks apparently.

**brendy_éire** · 10/05/2018, 6:28 PM

So, Ronan Curtis is away to Portsmouth at some point, confirms Kenny Shiels is a strange, nautically-themed way.

https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/f...mpression=true

**brendy_éire** · 11/05/2018, 3:04 PM

Aaron McEneff could be away as well.
Paul Cook is interested.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...derry-12514836

**oriel** · 11/05/2018, 3:49 PM

There was talk that Dundalk had expressed an interest in the winter, Derry had valued him in 6 figures, end of interest, as he'd be free end of season, but if any side from championship or even L1 comes in, no contest with wages.

**Nesta99** · 11/05/2018, 6:44 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Aaron McEneff could be away as well.
Paul Cook is interested.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...derry-12514836

If true and with Wigan getting promoted that move would be a no brainer move for McEneff. Cook would be well aware of what was needed to step up.

**Charlie Darwin** · 12/05/2018, 1:28 AM

Not sure if McEneff would be Cook's type of player. He likes players who are disciplined and can do a bit of everything as well as playing passing football. McEneff is explosive and obviously scores lots of goals but he'd be the sort of player you give a bit of freedom to not track back, etc.