Duffy will be 27 next summer..Duffy is a key player for Dundalk, but is he better than Horgan? Horgan has done his stint in Scotland and is cutting a path at Wycombe, in to the Ireland setup and one of the better attacking players in a disrupted squad. But at 28 he is only now really getting the full credit for the potential he showed in LoI. Finances are all over the place in general so Duffy may not have the options to take a punt on lower leagues in England or cannon fodder in the SPL - in that if the career doesnt kick on then at least there has been a payday. He is still only what 23 or 24 so taking another year at Dundalk could be the better choice and there could be those cant say no contracts on offers when clubs loosen the purse strings. So few of the recent LoI 'superstars' have made a real impact that clubs are not likely to take the (financial) gamble currently. That include Maguire who seemed to be the one that would make the breakthrough.
All that said, players in general do seem to be older before getting chances at the top table unless they are exceptional youngsters.
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