2020 season arrivals and departures

**Olander** · 27/12/2019, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Evan Connolly if I recall correctly. No idea if he is still playing at a junior level.

Correct, he's still playing with Ballyglass in the Mayo Super League. Same team as Ryan.

Ryan's father also manages Ballyglass.

**joey B** · 28/12/2019, 2:42 PM

Dave Webster formerly of Pats and Shamrock Rovers signs for Harps.

**sbgawa** · 28/12/2019, 2:53 PM

Mike Tracy departs peak6 and dundalk...

**Nesta99** · 28/12/2019, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Mike Tracy departs peak6 and dundalk...

Doomed!! The Americans are starting their wthdrawal! It's not as dramatic a development as it seems. Personal decision by Mike Tracey and maybe having Mr Hulsizer SNR pulling the strings mightnt be so bad.

RTE team of the decade isnt to shabby though cant agree with one season wonder Maguire. Twigg is ancient history too - nobody remembers much of 2012 or before....

**sbgawa** · 28/12/2019, 3:38 PM

Obviously was planned for a while as he positioned the father in law.

**Ezeikial** · 28/12/2019, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Obviously was planned for a while as he positioned the father in law.

That's a really sneaky move by Mike Treacy - is his father-in-law aware of these positioning shenanigans?

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/12/2019, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Dave Webster formerly of Pats and Shamrock Rovers signs for Harps.

Rather unexpected, but welcome, signing for Harps. Needed a quality centre half after the departures of Cowan and O'Reilly in particular, and Josh Smith to a lesser extent.

Interesting to see if he relocates here or travels up and down like O'Reilly done last season.

**sbgawa** · 28/12/2019, 5:30 PM

Whoops , father of peak6 head not his father in law .
Either way , I call that planning.

**Nesta99** · 28/12/2019, 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Obviously was planned for a while as he positioned the father in law.

I dunno! When you look at the increased cost of club admin it could be the cost of 2 pretty high profile CEOs, both of which did plenty of talking but did they do that much else? Their premature departures could be that that Peak6 didnt feel they were getting value for money. Snr was sent over, seemed to smooth over a few issues, employee leaves, key board members return. Bill is surely a trusted pair of hands, close contact with those involved and now formally involved so just makes sense. It will be interesting to see how hands on he is as Chairman rather than in an 'employee' role. While Tracey is stepping away directly he'll still be analysing all the stats he can get his hands on no doubt.

**sbgawa** · 28/12/2019, 5:32 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Rather unexpected, but welcome, signing for Harps. Needed a quality centre half after the departures of Cowan and O'Reilly in particular, and Josh Smith to a lesser extent.

Interesting to see if he relocates here or travels up and down like O'Reilly done last season.

Webster is a more than decent centre half. Surprised to see him leave pats, thought his attitude was always good. Very good signing for harps

**Dalymountrower** · 28/12/2019, 9:07 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

I dunno! When you look at the increased cost of club admin it could be the cost of 2 pretty high profile CEOs, both of which did plenty of talking but did they do that much else? Their premature departures could be that that Peak6 didnt feel they were getting value for money. Snr was sent over, seemed to smooth over a few issues, employee leaves, key board members return. Bill is surely a trusted pair of hands, close contact with those involved and now formally involved so just makes sense. It will be interesting to see how hands on he is as Chairman rather than in an 'employee' role. While Tracey is stepping away directly he'll still be analysing all the stats he can get his hands on no doubt.

Your club is one boardroom strop away from oblivion.

**sbgawa** · 28/12/2019, 9:37 PM

No imminent boardroom. Strop

**Martinho II** · 29/12/2019, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Rather unexpected, but welcome, signing for Harps. Needed a quality centre half after the departures of Cowan and O'Reilly in particular, and Josh Smith to a lesser extent.

Interesting to see if he relocates here or travels up and down like O'Reilly done last season.

Didnt know Danny OReilly has gone. Since when Nigel?

**Enruoblehs** · 29/12/2019, 4:43 PM

Here you go, Martinho

https://shelbournefc.ie/shels-sign-d...aniel-oreilly/

**Nesta99** · 29/12/2019, 6:46 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Your club is one boardroom strop away from oblivion.

Or settling nicely for another decade of dominance.

**sbgawa** · 29/12/2019, 6:53 PM

I suspect somewhere in between

**Nesta99** · 29/12/2019, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

I suspect somewhere in between

Careful now! Remember what happened to Pat's fans last preseason when expections were raised

As has been said a few times, next season really is pivitol probably moreso for Dundalk imo with CL/EL2. I am fully expecting a real rivalry with Rovers developing maybe with a Bohs or Derry sneaking in to the mix. Any further news on te future on Byrne - could determine plenty where he ends up, and the elsuive 20 goal hatstand?

**placid casual** · 30/12/2019, 6:41 AM

Nesta , surely you can't fail to notice that there appears to be a lot of coming and going taking in the dundalk boardroom in the last couple of years, hence the suspicion that a standard LOI drastic situation may be about to unfold?

On the Rovers thing, Byrne is staying for 2020 unless he's bought out of his contract in the January transfer period. No talk of any Rovers signings so far.

**sbgawa** · 30/12/2019, 6:49 AM

Hiring and firing of employees whether footballers or directors is just everyday business.
The ownership by peak6 remains unchanged and their resolve will be untested until rovers or someone else wins the league and throws a spanner in the business plan.
Until that happens there is no reason for any meltdown. Even then with el2 in place I don't think 1 bad season would be enough to force any major rethink.
A scaling back maybe but even a scaled back dundalk would still be a highly likely Euro qualifier.

**sbgawa** · 30/12/2019, 8:32 AM

On Byrne I am worried he won't be here for next season.
He is a current Irish international in the squad on merrit and could be bought for less than a million Euro, how man yh others in the squad could be bought for that kind of money.... has to be a target.
On the hat stand I think the way we play Aaron greene is vital and I'd be happy enough to stick with him.
Unless we get lucky a la Sean Maguire