2022 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**D24Saint** · 03/01/2022, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Gary Cronin has appointed James Keddy as his no 2 with us. He follows him from Bray Wanderers.

https://ltfc.ie/2022/01/first-team-staff-appointments/

I know all about JK as a player but what is he like as a coach more importantly?

Havent heard his name in years. He was a decent player for Drogs and Bohs a good few years back.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 03/01/2022, 2:11 PM

Fallon reporting on Twitter, despite interest from Rovers Brian Murphy is set to re-sign with Waterford.

**sbgawa** · 03/01/2022, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

Fallon reporting on Twitter, despite interest from Rovers Brian Murphy is set to re-sign with Waterford.

Dont believe Rovers were looking at Murphy, Manus and Pohls already resigned for 2022 (maybe 2023 as well in Pohls case)

**oriel** · 03/01/2022, 3:52 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Not sure you can really say Dundalk were the second best team in the league on their day last season - they finished sixth for a reason and never launched any sort of European challenge. They took points off Rovers, true, but upping your game in one-off matches won't hack it in the league.

Agreed on league form, plus we spent a fair time in 8th and a few weeks in 9th, so that was pretty abysmal overall, but the 6 wins on the trot at home from Sept at least salvaged some level of respect back.

On Europe, actually that was probably the only brightest part so disagree with you on that, had 2 away wins also, could have been 3 only for Abibi and Sonni in the team (2-2 away to Vitesse in the 3rd round), then a perfectly good goal from Duffy ruled offside after 1 min in Tallaght, small margins.....

**pineapple stu** · 03/01/2022, 4:08 PM

Well by European challenge I meant that ye never really looked likely to reach the European spots last season. Even when Sligo were stuttering and ye were getting through a round in Europe, the league form was really poor and it cost ye in the end.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 03/01/2022, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Dont believe Rovers were looking at Murphy, Manus and Pohls already resigned for 2022 (maybe 2023 as well in Pohls case)

Been reported by more then one LOI journalist regarding Rovers talking with Murphy. No smoke without fire.

**sbgawa** · 03/01/2022, 4:47 PM

Reporters copying each other. Manus is signed and pohls is well thought of, has been resigned as opposed to letting him head back to Germany. Where would Murphy fit in? An expensive number two for manus who has missed no matches in the last two years bar two where pohls was given a run out?? Or to replace a young keeper the club have invested 3 years in?
It's no big deal but it's just not credible.

**Asterix** · 03/01/2022, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Reporters copying each other. Manus is signed and pohls is well thought of, has been resigned as opposed to letting him head back to Germany. Where would Murphy fit in? An expensive number two for manus who has missed no matches in the last two years bar two where pohls was given a run out?? Or to replace a young keeper the club have invested 3 years in?
It's no big deal but it's just not credible.

It was reported that Pohls would go on loan to drogheda as their keeper could be off to england.

**Bucket** · 03/01/2022, 6:07 PM

Is Pohls any good, good enough to succeed Mannus next year or whenever?

**oriel** · 03/01/2022, 6:10 PM

Just on keepers, looks like Dundalk will have a new no 1.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-41205763.html

**sbgawa** · 03/01/2022, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by Bucket

Is Pohls any good, good enough to succeed Mannus next year or whenever?

Rated very highly in the club, could have done with srfc ii being around for more games.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 03/01/2022, 7:13 PM

Brian Murphy has officially re-signed for Waterford. Really happy with our business so far. The squads starting to take shape.

Really hoping we manage to hold onto Darragh Power.

**placid casual** · 03/01/2022, 7:25 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Rated very highly in the club, could have done with srfc ii being around for more games.

Have you been on the Christmas sherry sbgawa?
Pohls was in goal for two games at the backend of last season, and conceded 4 goals. He looked a complete liability.
I'd take Murphy now, nó problem.
Mannus was rumored to be taking up a coaching role in NI, hence the sudden interest in Murphy. Think Alan is staying where he is now so no worries for next year.
Hopefully Bradley & mgmt team are assessing keeper options for 2023.

**joey B** · 03/01/2022, 7:40 PM

Will Seymore has joined New Mexico is the USL….

**sbgawa** · 03/01/2022, 8:27 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

Have you been on the Christmas sherry sbgawa?
Pohls was in goal for two games at the backend of last season, and conceded 4 goals. He looked a complete liability.
I'd take Murphy now, nó problem.
Mannus was rumored to be taking up a coaching role in NI, hence the sudden interest in Murphy. Think Alan is staying where he is now so no worries for next year.
Hopefully Bradley & mgmt team are assessing keeper options for 2023.

Don't agree PC and considering he could have been let go at the end of the season and was one of the first signed back the management team obviously rate him.

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/01/2022, 1:06 AM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Reporters copying each other. Manus is signed and pohls is well thought of, has been resigned as opposed to letting him head back to Germany. Where would Murphy fit in? An expensive number two for manus who has missed no matches in the last two years bar two where pohls was given a run out?? Or to replace a young keeper the club have invested 3 years in?
It's no big deal but it's just not credible.

I'd say it was more like Bradley was after him before Mannus signed back. It's no secret Alan has his career after football planned and he's commuting to Belfast all week.

**D24Saint** · 04/01/2022, 8:51 AM

https://punditarena.com/football/and...-division/?amp

Good piece about the in’s & outs.

**pateen** · 04/01/2022, 11:19 AM

New website for me but a decent to get a full list of transfers

**joey B** · 04/01/2022, 12:23 PM

Kosovar Sadiki signed with Virtus Entella in Serie C in Italy !!

**Longfordian** · 04/01/2022, 3:27 PM

Not directly related but that reminds me of when we signed a guy in 2008 I think, Nathaniel Weiss, who had been "with a Spanish Third Division club". I don't think anyone realised there were about 400 clubs across the Spanish third tier. And even at that I don't see any evidence that he ever played in it.

He managed to get clubs in the Latvian first tier and in the German fifth and sixth tiers after that. He must have had a good agent as he was chronic in the few games he did play in the First Division.