2022 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**The Bowler** · 29/07/2022, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Didn't Farrugia sign for Rovers on the basis that they would be covering the costs his scholarship would have covered?

I think it might have been described at the time as such, but I guess when you move from UCD to another club, you are getting paid to play for the first time in most cases, so that is almost always more than the value of the scholarship anyway, so whatever way it is dressed up, it's a cash positive situation in the round when this happens.

**Nesta99** · 29/07/2022, 3:23 PM

Out of interest do UCD players have their own timetable and training schedule or is it early morning/evening training and college as normal. It was gas how the better rugby players at college in England were looked after and graduated hardly able to write their name, GAA players at college here. Sports scholarship students in my day got plenty of leeway on the academics but if Farrugia moved from UCD it'd would have been pretty tough to maintain a full-time football career and full time academia unless club and college were working together.

**The Bowler** · 29/07/2022, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Out of interest do UCD players have their own timetable and training schedule or is it early morning/evening training and college as normal. It was gas how the better rugby players at college in England were looked after and graduated hardly able to write their name, GAA players at college here. Sports scholarship students in my day got plenty of leeway on the academics but if Farrugia moved from UCD it'd would have been pretty tough to maintain a full-time football career and full time academia unless club and college were working together.

To the best of my knowledge, training tends to be mornings or evenings, and players academic schedules are therefore largely unaffected. And with the college tournaments all played during term when there are no exams, players don't miss out on much in the way of tuition. Also, since Covid all lectures were recorded, so possible to be remore and or catch up on a lecture at a later date. I'm sure if there was an instance of a clash, that an accommodation would be reached.

**SPXcyan** · 29/07/2022, 4:23 PM

Cian Kavanagh is a big young lad, 188cm tall IIRC, he's a bit stiff which is why he rarely got a game for Waterford IMO, he's adaptable from what I have seen however and I think Derry may get the best out of him, only 18/19 years old.

**brendy_éire** · 29/07/2022, 4:38 PM

Originally Posted by SPXcyan

Cian Kavanagh is a big young lad, 188cm tall IIRC, he's a bit stiff which is why he rarely got a game for Waterford IMO, he's adaptable from what I have seen however and I think Derry may get the best out of him, only 18/19 years old.

We do lack a bit of height, TBF.

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2022/07/declan-glass-signs/

Another young lad coming, this time on loan. Second one in from Dundee United.

**Nesta99** · 29/07/2022, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

We do lack a bit of height, TBF.

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2022/07/declan-glass-signs/

Another young lad coming, this time on loan. Second one in from Dundee United.

Well we solved that issue with Sonni Nattestad....

(Id have assumed that Carlton Palmer was the tallest player in LoI but turns out he was a mere 6'3).

**nigel-harps1954** · 29/07/2022, 6:33 PM

Harps have signed 32 year old goalkeeper James McKeown from Grimsby Town. 400+ appearances for Grimsby, mostly between League Two and Conference. Has Ireland caps at underage level.

**brendy_éire** · 29/07/2022, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Harps have signed 32 year old goalkeeper James McKeown from Grimsby Town. 400+ appearances for Grimsby, mostly between League Two and Conference. Has Ireland caps at underage level.

Bit dodgy for that third goal tonight.

**thebronze14** · 29/07/2022, 8:47 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Bit dodgy for that third goal tonight.

He was even worse for the second. Shambles all round

**brendy_éire** · 29/07/2022, 8:58 PM

Originally Posted by thebronze14

He was even worse for the second. Shambles all round

Just seeing that one. Jaysus.

**trevy** · 30/07/2022, 6:25 AM

Cian Kavanagh was decent for Waterford but I'm surprised he got a move to Derry City. He likes a battle with defenders and works hard. He was not an automatic starter for us and was frozen out by Bircham for the end of last season after they fell out.
His best moment for Waterford was a wonderful goal to beat Sligo in the first game I was back at last season after the crowd restrictions were lifted.

**trevy** · 30/07/2022, 6:31 AM

John Caulfield has clearly not held any grudges for Hery pushing him over at the Waterford v Cork City game leading to a mass brawl.
Hery hasn't done much since that wonderful season he had back in 2018. He's been to Linfield, Derry City, Bohs, Finn Harps and now Galway since he left in 2019!

**Nesta99** · 30/07/2022, 10:10 AM

Id forgotten about that!

**2 Year Contract** · 30/07/2022, 1:00 PM

Bray keeper Michael Kelly has got a move to League Two Carlisle United. Surprised at that one as he’s not up to Premier Division standard. Not that Carlisle would be a great move for a PD keeper to go to either but you get my point

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/07/2022, 2:30 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Bray keeper Michael Kelly has got a move to League Two Carlisle United. Surprised at that one as he’s not up to Premier Division standard. Not that Carlisle would be a great move for a PD keeper to go to either but you get my point

There's hope for us all yet. He's awful.

**outspoken** · 30/07/2022, 9:05 PM

Litreally the first thing I said when I heard the news. Dust the boosts off there's still time.

**Longfordian** · 30/07/2022, 10:26 PM

I thought he was ok when he was with us but nothing special either. Haven't seen much of him since except when he played against us but Bray have been chronic in general and I'm sure he wasn't pulling up any trees individually.