Quotethink it was 07 as that was the year we had one of the Sligo Rovers lads on trial Conor O Grady along with a lot of others that strangely werent signed that year!Originally Posted by Longfordian
ah so he was part of yer side that got promoted in 07. Forgot about that as was at that game. surprised Stephen Henderson didnt attempt to get him considering their previous time together.
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
think it was 07 as that was the year we had one of the Sligo Rovers lads on trial Conor O Grady along with a lot of others that strangely werent signed that year!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Would fully expect you to think your signing is superior. Personally I'd prefer to have the younger player with a point to prove. Has Cummins got anything to prove? Time will tell I guess
I was just comparing two center forwards based on current form. If Hoban can recover the form he showed previously at Dundalk then he will be an excellent signing.
If Cummins was in such good form I don’t think a team in the bottom half of the premier league in Scotland would just cut up his contract
Cummins has scored less then 30 league goals in 6/7 years since leaving Cork. Hardly great form to be bragging about in fairness
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Daily Record article from two weeks ago, including quotes from Cummins, does not seem to indicate a centre forward in great form currently
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/l...mmins-11720195Graham Cummins admits his weekend goal at Ibrox was extra special after enduring the toughest year of his footballing career.
The Irish striker was speaking in the aftermath of Saturday’s 3-1 win against Rangers when he came off the bench to net an important third.
It was the 29-year-old’s first of the season and he revealed his struggle to get his name on the scoresheet has left him feeling miserable.
Cummins told the Perthshire Advertiser: “This year has been the hardest time in my career.
“As a striker, when you are not scoring it makes you question everything about football and everything about yourself.
“I haven’t enjoyed it at all this season so far.
“I’m not deaf, I can hear the shouts from the crowd and it does get you down. It has been horrible, if I’m deadly honest.
“It didn’t start well when I missed that chance against Trakai in Europe back in the summer and things just haven’t clicked for me at all.
“I don’t think my overall play has been bad but in my position you get judged on goals, that’s what everyone looks at.
“I am more harsh on myself than anyone else can be, it’s a confidence thing.
“I have been beyond low this season, it has been dreadful. You are only human and things affect you.
“I have been bringing it home, I’ve been miserable about the house and to the wife. I have been a very miserable man, I have been hard to live with.
I still suggest it would be wise to see how he settles in back at Cork before trying to blow his trumpet
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Breaking News: Foot.ie sources understand that Paul Skinner has signed for Drogheda.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
I'm actually more confident about Cummins after reading that then I was before. I don't expect him to finish as top scorer in the league next year but I have some slim hope that he can settle at home a bit and with a happier life off the field JC might be able to coax a bit more out of him. It wouldn't be the first time Caufield has taken a player who was struggling and helped them find their form. If we can get 12-15 league goals from Cummins I'll be very happy.
Hoban though has much more recent proven pedigree in the Premier Division and I would be surprised if he didn't outscore Cummins.
No bragging.
As I said "simply comparing two center forwards"
At least Cummins was playing in the SPL in Scotland.
Hoban has scored only 7 goals in three seasons since leaving Dundalk & it seems couldn't get a game with anyone in the UK.
Time will tell if either of them can make a go of it back here.
You certainly are determined to continue this farcical comparison!
All you are short of claiming is that Cummins is in more prolific current form with one goal scored this season with St Johnstone versus none for Hoban!
Wait till the season starts before trying to assess or compare form or ability
Campion moves to Linfield on loan: http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2018/0...n-to-linfield/
Suppose...I guess....em...how much closer to home is that?
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Sligo-Cork-Belfast.. Suppose he is moving slightly east with every move
Waterford IN:
Rory Feely (St Pats)
Can’t say I know a lot about this player. Anybody have any insight?
I've seen a fair bit of him over the last couple of years. He claims to be an attacking midfielder, but Liam Buckley has different ideas and played him mainly as a centre-back over the last couple of seasons. Buckley likes his attacking players to be a bit more technical and skillful than this fella. He's a decent athlete and good in the air though, so that's why Buckley played him mostly at the back. He looked ok when he first broke into the team in 2016 but last year he was dreadful, making error after error after error. Maybe his head wasn't right because Buckley was trying to convert him into a position he didn't want. Either way, i'm not surprised he was let go. To be honest, i would have been shocked if they had kept him.
A change of club might do him good psychologically after a tough season.
Isn't that similar to what I said above ?
"Time will tell if either of them can make a go of it back here."
Lost confidence last season but as said above he's an athlete, could turn into a decent player.
Here on a technicality.
Norwich City FC confirm winger Simon Power (UCD AFC) signing on 18 Month contract with the Development Squad. Strong runner with the ball and a goal getter.
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2018...er-joins-city/
" I'll go right up to here,
it can't possibly hurt.
All they will find is my
beer and my shirt."
http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/s...er-rovers.html
Shane Blaney, who only just signed a new deal with Harps in December, is set for a move to Doncaster Rovers.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
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