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    Quote Originally Posted by sbgawa View Post
    Webster and Connolly released by rovers
    I was surprised by that. Both are fine players imho, and better footballers than Lopes or McAllister. Much more comfortable on the ball in fact.

    Does Bradley feel he has too many footballers in the team and needs more workhorses maybe?

    Strange ones to let go...

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    Not strange at all. Both are poor players and wouldn't be getting much game time next year so better to clear up their wages.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philosophizer View Post
    I was surprised by that. Both are fine players imho, and better footballers than Lopes or McAllister. Much more comfortable on the ball in fact.

    Does Bradley feel he has too many footballers in the team and needs more workhorses maybe?

    Strange ones to let go...

    Been to most Rovers games cant see any way that Webster is better then Lopes..
    Connolly was very patchy last season after a good start.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Asterix View Post
    Not strange at all. Both are poor players and wouldn't be getting much game time next year so better to clear up their wages.
    Would take Webster here anytime.Very decent player with a good attitude.
    Surprised Rovers let him go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sbgawa View Post
    Been to most Rovers games cant see any way that Webster is better then Lopes..
    Connolly was very patchy last season after a good start.
    The Connolly one I can understand to a point because you've already got Finn and the 2 Bolgers in CM now who are all superior players.

    But how are they letting Webster go and keeping Bone? Whatever about you not agreeing that Webster being better than Lopes, surely you must think he's better than Bone...

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    Webster was signed to be a starting player in the team, if he is going to be sitting on the bench then his wages will be better used elsewhere. Webster looked ok when he was beside lopes or grace but when he was beside heaney and devine he was very poor. I can see him ending up at pats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    I don't think geniuses get released by clubs like Shamrock Rovers.

    (Unless you're talking academic geniuses maybe)
    Was superb for us and Galway could pick passes nobody else could see and loved to get stuck in, people use to call him Scholsey down here. What went wrong at Rovers? Just a step too far for him?

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    Was superb for us and Galway could pick passes nobody else could see and loved to get stuck in, people use to call him Scholsey down here. What went wrong at Rovers? Just a step too far for him?
    He has a toe injury that is causing him pain but would most likely have to retire if he gets it operated on.

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    Think its a mistake, myself, to get rid of Webster. He's not a certain starter but a good reserve. Maybe he turned that idea down, and hence the reason for his departure.

    As for Connolly. The guy couldn't pass water. Just gave the ball away time after time. No loss to Rovers imo .

    One would hope Bradley has replacements in mind. Maybe balk(?) from pats, if he has ambitions above playing in relegation battling teams.

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    I'd take Webby back in a heartbeat. Great professional and has a smashing attitude. Was exactly the kind of player and personality we needed when things went south half way through this season

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philosophizer View Post
    The Connolly one I can understand to a point because you've already got Finn and the 2 Bolgers in CM now who are all superior players.

    But how are they letting Webster go and keeping Bone? Whatever about you not agreeing that Webster being better than Lopes, surely you must think he's better than Bone...
    Well he's ten years older than him. Bone is clearly a more naturally talented player but he's young.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin View Post
    Well he's ten years older than him. Bone is clearly a more naturally talented player but he's young.
    Bones also more a midfielder than a defender from what I've seen of him so not really competing with Webster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    What went wrong at Rovers? Just a step too far for him?
    Hardly a dictionary description of a genius surely?

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    Harps fans, Whats the verdict on Caolan McAleer?

    http://www.sligorovers.com/news/17/n...tore-confirmed

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    Very good player and will do well for you. Good crosser and chips in with a few goals. Accumulates a quite astonishing number of yellow cards though.
    Last edited by Mr A; 15/11/2017 at 2:43 PM.
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    13 yellow cards this season. His discipline is brutal, but he's a superb player. Only for an awful dip in form between August to September he was nailed on player of the season for me.
    Didn't contribute enough goals though, but he did score two absolute peaches in the last game of the season.
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    Scored a peach against Limerick in FP too, good luck to him at Sligo next season and if all goes well at Cork in 2019

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    Was superb for us and Galway could pick passes nobody else could see and loved to get stuck in, people use to call him Scholsey down here. What went wrong at Rovers? Just a step too far for him?
    At the beginning of the season he was playing superbly and was an auto number one, he got a badish injury and never seemed to hit form when he came back.
    Also was unfortunate that one or two others were hitting good form when he came back....
    I'd say if we hadn't signed G Bolger and if A Bolger hadn't come through the way he did at the end of the season he would have been kept.
    Will def do a good job for someone , just needs a good pre season

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    Connolly was fairly poor all season aside from one game against Dundalk. Played out of position and injured in fairness to the lad but he wasn't up to it and play broke apart too often when he got involved. Great engine but really poor distribution. Might have kicked on next season but Rovers are well covered in his position. If his injury clears he will be a good signing for someone.

    Webster has been poor for a while now and the team suffers when he plays. Grace and Lopes are the best combo tried so far but really Rovers need two lads of Grace's quality back there and so Webster, who is on first team wages, had to go. Good pro, great attitude and definitely has enough to play in the league but not good enough to challenge for it. Will be a good signing for Pat's or the likes. Needs someone solid alongside him though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by placid casual View Post
    . Maybe balk(?) from pats, if he has ambitions above playing in relegation battling teams.
    You mean, as opposed to teams who have in fact been relegated ?
    Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.

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