2018 Transfers

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 06/01/2018, 5:17 PM

Be better fun if they were signing their actual contract and people could see details of it

**White Horse** · 08/01/2018, 10:51 AM

Dundalk have signed Karolis Chvedukas, a Lithuanian midfield player.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolis_Chvedukas

**seand** · 08/01/2018, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Dundalk have signed Karolis Chvedukas, a Lithuanian midfield player.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolis_Chvedukas

This is insanely exciting. I can't wait for those conversations in a couple of years. .. do you remember that Lithuanian lad who came on as a sub twice?

**Olander** · 08/01/2018, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by seand

This is insanely exciting. I can't wait for those conversations in a couple of years. .. do you remember that Lithuanian lad who came on as a sub twice?

If he's half as good as the last Lithuanian international to play in the LOI, Kalonas with Bohs, he will be an excellent piece of business by Dundalk.

**Ezeikial** · 08/01/2018, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by Random Cork fan

Cork will be more pleased with whoever the next player JC signs than that Lithuanian lad at Dundalk

No doubt about it

**CorribsideSteve** · 08/01/2018, 4:25 PM

He was part of the Suduva team that got to the 4th Qualifying Round of last year's Europa League too. A good bit of business having another player with that level of game under his belt. Another Lithuanian team went very far in the EL last year too, Trakai, who knocked out St Johnstone, MacMillan's new club. Zalgiris beat Pats a few years back too. Their National team might be muck awful but their clubs aren't too bad given the size of the country and the fact that basketball is the dominant sport everybody is into there. Good signing all round for Dundalk.

**oriel** · 08/01/2018, 7:09 PM

And don't forget about the other important signing today, Georgie Poynton, scorer of the only goal the last time a Dundalk player beat Cork.........................just a pity he wasn't actually playing for us that night !

**Dalymountrower** · 08/01/2018, 7:19 PM

Yeah , Georgie did a good job for us last year Good luck to him back in Dundalk

**Charlie Darwin** · 08/01/2018, 8:11 PM

Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve

He was part of the Suduva team that got to the 4th Qualifying Round of last year's Europa League too. A good bit of business having another player with that level of game under his belt. Another Lithuanian team went very far in the EL last year too, Trakai, who knocked out St Johnstone, MacMillan's new club. Zalgiris beat Pats a few years back too. Their National team might be muck awful but their clubs aren't too bad given the size of the country and the fact that basketball is the dominant sport everybody is into there. Good signing all round for Dundalk.

Let's hope for Dundalk's sake he doesn't go missing in big games.

**mcgonigle** · 08/01/2018, 9:06 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Let's hope for Dundalk's sake he doesn't go missing in big games.

Sure that's only 4 out of 36!

Looking forward to seeing him play but we've all had those kind of signings only to be delighted to see the back of them

**donnrua** · 08/01/2018, 10:55 PM

Eoin Wearen is rumoured to be training with the club that cannot be mentioned. Ex Boh's and Sligo I believe.
Any good?

**El-Pietro** · 09/01/2018, 8:40 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

No doubt about it

Strange post.

Interesting signing, hard to know how good he is until he starts playing but its always interesting to see players come in from outside the usual channels. As mentioned Kalounas was brilliant, if this guy is 80% the player he was then Dundalk have done well. Look forward to seeing him at the Presidents cup game.

**Dalymountrower** · 09/01/2018, 9:06 AM

Originally Posted by donnrua

Eoin Wearen is rumoured to be training with the club that cannot be mentioned. Ex Boh's and Sligo I believe.
Any good?

Wearin is a a classy centre mid, was supposed to be signing up for another season but the club seem to have opted for Buckley instead. Would be sorry to see him leave Bohs. Having said, that he missed almost all of last season with an ACL injury, so not sure how that has affected him.

**Philosophizer** · 09/01/2018, 9:40 AM

Originally Posted by donnrua

Eoin Wearen is rumoured to be training with the club that cannot be mentioned. Ex Boh's and Sligo I believe.
Any good?

He has all the raw talents to be a very good CM, but just never seemed to impose himself enough. Also has a bad knack of picking up serious injuries. He missed almost all last season - he made a sub appearance in the last game of the season at Dalyer if I remember correctly. I think he also missed a whole season a couple of years back with a broken leg.

**redobit** · 09/01/2018, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Wearin is a a classy centre mid, was supposed to be signing up for another season but the club seem to have opted for Buckley instead. Would be sorry to see him leave Bohs. Having said, that he missed almost all of last season with an ACL injury, so not sure how that has affected him.

In fairness he has his moments, but 'classy' would be stretching it. Went missing in games with us too. from what I can remember of him.

**Briuk** · 09/01/2018, 11:29 PM

Are the updated squads anywhere?

**outspoken** · 10/01/2018, 8:14 AM

Originally Posted by Briuk

Are the updated squads anywhere?

Check out the second post blog by Dave Donnelly.

**Ezeikial** · 10/01/2018, 6:40 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Money and ambition to try UK football.

Vastly superior contract at Oldham compared to the substantial deal on offer at Oriel Park.

Originally Posted by disgruntled

Without knowing contract details its hard to say what McEleney was offered either here or over in the UK.

In an interview with Paul O'Hehir in the Irish Mirror, Stephen Kenny confirms the significant financial realities between the top end of League of Ireland and the lower end in England

“We did everything to keep him but ultimately we’re still not competing financially with clubs at the lower end in England.
“Financially the move was important to him as he’s 25 now and he has a family.
“But we have to aspire to be at that level in the future and not be losing our best players to Oldham and St Johnstone.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...e-top-11825151

**CorribsideSteve** · 10/01/2018, 7:35 PM

What Kenny said may never happen. Year after year we lose some of our brightest talents to clubs at the bottom of the food chain in England. The utterly harsh reality is, that there's hardly ever two red pennies to rub together here and as long as that continues, players will select Oldham Athletic instead of Dundalk , Tranmere instead of Shamrock Rovers and Barnet instead of Bohemians.