QuoteI grew up on Cill Cais in Old Bawn when that whole area was fields. I well know the car 'trade' in that neck of the woodsOriginally Posted by sbgawa
Probably nearest to the truth on here tonight...
I grew up on Cill Cais in Old Bawn when that whole area was fields. I well know the car 'trade' in that neck of the woods
: ))))I grew up on Cill Cais in Old Bawn when that whole area was fields. I well know the car 'trade' in that neck of the woods
Fair play to Rovers for pulling this off - Make no mistake about it re-signing Ronan Finn will give a big boost to Rovers fans and the club and has the potential to establish them as more credible contenders than they have been in recent years.
It also diminishes Dundalk's strength further and therefore has the potential to narrow the gap between Dundalk and others. Horgan, Boyle and Finn are big losses - there is also the possibility that more may depart.
Rovers have chosen to splash the cash, Dundalk have chosen not to meet what they consider to be excessive demands. Time will tell....
Do not underestimate Stephen Kenny and his ability to replace these players
You'd wonder where Rovers are getting the money to fund all of this, I'd hate to see history repeat itself.
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/c...outh-1.2909156
Don't know if it's been said but Gannon and O'Donnell apparently signing for Shamrock Rovers too. Rovers new owners appear to have turned back the clock to the LOI of the 2000's and are going all out to attempt to make money in Europe. Will the gamble pay off?
Last edited by GCdfc; 20/12/2016 at 12:55 PM.
Wow, amazing stuff really. A quality player who suited Dundalk's style. I'd love to know the full story, I wonder how much of it is a case of Kenny and Dundalk demanding professional commitment on semi-pro wages?
One player going from the champions to a midtable side is strange enough, if others were to follow alarm bells should be going off all over the shop! Hard to see O'Donnell moving back when he's managing at DKIT and right back is hardly a priority for Rovers when they have Madden?
We Dundalk fans have great faith in Kenny.... wouldn't mind if he started signing a few players though.
could finn have been demanding that much money? generally you pay your best players a bit more than the others. Finn was one of Dundalk's best players now horgan is gone and towell before him. strange. i would have thought they could build a new side around him and even make him captain. great signing now shams have him back again.
Complete rubbish about rovers splashing the cash.
Dundalks budget will be way higher next year..
Sure buddy, sure he's taking a big paycut for the love of SRFC and we didn't want one of our best players anyway. And of course you know all about Dundalk's budget seeing as we "went to the max" to keep Rogers!
Apparantly so
Dundalk are doing their best to replicate Rovers Europa League off season hangover.
maybe they are going to blow their salary cap on robbie keane...
Shssssss..... if you listen closely you can hear the sound of a pendulum swinging
Rovers hangover after what? You lost all 6 games, there was no high!
However, this is a real coup by Rovers getting Finn, he was a top player with us and contributed greatly to two league titles. Big loss.
I have total faith in SK to get quality replacements in though, however like the earlier post from Seand, it would be nice to see some new players actually arriving and soon !
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
I take it that Dundalk will have to look abroad if they are to lose so many players. Not much quality left LOI players wise.
When is Stephen Kenny leaving?
I think you've hit the nail on the head.
That is what Dundalk's success was built on and a number of the players do not appear to be prepared to do it again. Players with the ambition to go on to English football may be prepared to make the sacrifice but others like Finn look at other clubs where they can get more money for less commitment.
Finn Harps new assistant manager. He's getting 13 houses, 6 cars, 2 minibuses and a salary of 50,000 Swiss Francs a month. It's reportedly double what Dundalk have offered.
It's apparently the 7 and a half houses that Dundalk only offered was the deal-breaker.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
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