2021 Season , Arrivals and departures

**SeanDrog** · 29/01/2021, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Luke McNally has been sold by Pats to Oxford United in League One for an undisclosed fee. It was only a matter of time before he went across the water so no surprise really although disappointed not to have him for this season. Great for the club to get a transfer fee during covid times too.

Great player - year on loan with Drogs he was a star , hoping he has a great career in uk

**joey B** · 30/01/2021, 10:04 AM

Conor McCormack signs for Galway, serious signing for that level.....

**gufct** · 30/01/2021, 10:10 AM

https://galwayunitedfc.ie/conor-mcco...galway-united/ Massive statement of intent and great work by all involved. That’s all our work done before pre season starts first time ever in over 35 yrs involved with the club.

The interest is massive county wide and hopefully fans will get in at some stage.

**2 Year Contract** · 30/01/2021, 12:39 PM

Good signing for Galway that, must be the first time in a very long time that a First Division club has paid a transfer fee for a player

**El-Pietro** · 30/01/2021, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

If there was no one there to see it did it actually happen?? Bit like the tree falling in a forest theory ;p

By that logic we never got relegated.

**joey B** · 30/01/2021, 2:14 PM

Mark Russell back at Harps, one of our better players last season, really happy to see him back.....

**Real ale Madrid** · 30/01/2021, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

By that logic we never got relegated.

I like that logic.

**Nesta99** · 30/01/2021, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

By that logic we never got relegated.

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

I like that logic.

We all gasp at straws - I often refer to the trauma of almost a decade in the 1st Division, its blanked out of the mind, not sure there were people there to see the Sean McCaffery season either so never actually happened and was just a bad dream!! Just keep the eyes closed at games....

Has a 1st Division team ever paid a transfer fee? JC is fairly splashing the cash at Galway now too but at least the sponsors have deep pockets. Is GUFC fan owned or what is the setup there?

**Martinho II** · 30/01/2021, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Good signing for Galway that, must be the first time in a very long time that a First Division club has paid a transfer fee for a player

Wot was the trf fee in the end 2 year?

**Bucket** · 30/01/2021, 7:20 PM

A two year fee??

**Longfordian** · 30/01/2021, 7:34 PM

Aaron Bolger has signed for LTFC on loan from Cardiff. Along with Aaron Robinson from Bluebell. To add to our collection of Aarons also featuring Aaron McCabe, Aaron Dobbs and Aaron McNally. Just need to get Aaron Callaghan back as coach now.

**2 Year Contract** · 30/01/2021, 8:05 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Wot was the trf fee in the end 2 year?

No idea, just saw that Derry announced they had agreed the deal for his transfer to Derry (he was in contract for 2021), haven’t seen any rumours of what the fee was

**Yossarian** · 30/01/2021, 8:23 PM

It going to be interesting to see what happens with regards to funding for the coming season. Seems like the government support at the moment isn’t what clubs are looking for. I suppose clubs that have been signing good players on presumably decent contracts over the winter won’t be in a position to cry the poor mouth when it comes to the new season kicking off.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/02/2021, 10:33 AM

Luke McNicholas on loan to Harps from Sligo

Sligo have signed Richard Brush

**Yossarian** · 01/02/2021, 10:40 AM

Aaron McEneff looks like he’s going to Hearts. That’s a big loss for Rovers though I presume they’ll get a few quid for him.

**2 Year Contract** · 01/02/2021, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Yossarian

Aaron McEneff looks like he’s going to Hearts. That’s a big loss for Rovers though I presume they’ll get a few quid for him.

McEneff would be a loss to any team in the country but with Gannon signed, rovers can now move Finn back into midfield in his place. Not to mention the abundance of other options in midfield they have it’s probably their strongest area of the pitch

**WeAreRovers** · 01/02/2021, 11:12 AM

McEneff best midfielder in the League by a country mile IMO, a box-to-box player too and they are gold dust these days. Tougher to replace than Jack Byrne but the reported €200k fee will soften the blow - especially for a player who could have signed a pre-contract in July leaving Rovers with nowt.

**sbgawa** · 01/02/2021, 11:12 AM

Yes id agree on moving Finn back in also Watts was excellent when he got some game time last year so a loss but better there than seeing Scales or Grace / Farrugia going.
Fee in the region of 200k according to Dan McDonnell on twitter.
Not bad business providing others step up but also shows how lowly people rank our league if 200k for probably the best midfielder in the league last year is the best offer