2022 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 30/01/2022, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Scotland might be a better comparison point to us than Northampton. They might not be up to much but Northampton would still be the third biggest city in our league. England just has loads of people.

And football is their national sport

**Nesta99** · 30/01/2022, 2:03 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

To be fair, helps that there's a quarter of a million people to target in Northampton, also something the LOI doesn't have the luxury of

Thats a fair point. Though years of living in England starkly show the difference between the Irish and English football fan (aside from the bigger numbers in England that think a good fight is part of the day out). Across all sports in Ireland there are large numbers of bandwagoners. For all its failings LoI at least has a consistent hardcore of support no matter how a club is doing. The English have commented on how harsh Irish people seem to be on LoI, comments like if I go see Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday I dont expect to see the same quality of game or facility when I go back to watching Southend on Saturday. It is a bugbear of mine where more than once I have heard comments from 1st timers at LoI saying 'Its not Old Trafford' etc. as they are politely reminded of the cost of getting in to an EPL game.

For clubs that have fallen out of the football league it is hell trying to get back. Notts County are a very good example of a club that spent nearly 70 seasons in the top two divisions but now roughing it in non-league with 4-5k at games. There are a few other former decent Football League clubs (the numbers have grown a lot more recently so money doesnt flow down through the pyramid as claimed) that have decent attendances but when you get to a Boreham Wood or Kings Lynn that have no pedigree above the conference its pretty bleak and LoI would be luxury for those players. Vanarama North and South have a lot of basketcase clubs where they are seen as embarrassments to the area, Chemlsford City tops that list considering the size of the place and neignbouring Colchester and Southend at their worst never plumb those depths. City pay their players quite well which is a mystery to me unless they have the same player agency as Dundalk had last season - one game a player stepped off the pitch for a smoke and it was considered ok........

**oriel** · 30/01/2022, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

I think regardless of your view on how the team/leagues compare the only reason Jaros hasn't gone to a higher level is just that it's in the January window when most leagues unlike ours are mid-season and there's generally more settled squads or at least specifically goalkeeping options. He'll almost certainly get a "better" loan in the summer.

Would probably agree, one thing for sure is he should have plenty of options.

**JR89** · 30/01/2022, 8:56 PM

A small five figure release clause stated in the article so you'd assume 50k at most release clause.

**Kiki Balboa** · 31/01/2022, 7:06 AM

Originally Posted by JR89

A small five figure release clause stated in the article so you'd assume 50k at most release clause.

Never seen a youngster shop around before like this kid was. Good move, hope all the best for him.

**oriel** · 31/01/2022, 7:33 AM

Matty Smith now confirmed by Derry, that's some side they will have for next season, should run Rovers very close. Interesting thing too about their signings, most are on at least 2 year deals.

**2 Year Contract** · 31/01/2022, 7:56 AM

Very good signing for Derry. Disappointed but at least it’s an area that pats are very well stocked in already

**D24Saint** · 31/01/2022, 8:05 AM

Someone in The Sun got their wires crossed. He was never expected to stay until that article the other day. Their LOI journalists are normally better informed.

**2 Year Contract** · 31/01/2022, 8:10 AM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Someone in The Sun got their wires crossed. He was never expected to stay until that article the other day. Their LOI journalists are normally better informed.

Yeah it appeared that despite Clancy offering him a deal a good while ago, he moved on with completing the attack line since then by signing 4 strikers and 4 wingers

**Jack B** · 31/01/2022, 8:26 AM

Yeah said at the time I'd have obviously loved him to stay but I don't understand why we'd have made the signings we have if he was. Would have left us with 9 players for 3 positions which is ridiculous depth given we don't have anything near that in other areas of the pitch.

I think he's definitely better off the left wing so it's a shame for him that Duffy will have that spot nailed down from the start. He's a great, hard-working player though so he'll prove to be a big signing for Derry whatever position he plays in.

**DCWA** · 31/01/2022, 8:41 AM

Never heard of him would have preferred Aubameyang talk to be true to be honest but can’t win them all hopefully he isn’t bad.

**sbgawa** · 31/01/2022, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by DCWA

Never heard of him would have preferred Aubameyang talk to be true to be honest but can’t win them all hopefully he isn’t bad.

Its a one horse race for the title at this stage.
Rovers should be safe enough for a European place but we'd better take advantage of this years Champions League football could be a few years before anyone except Derry win the league.

**Longfordian** · 31/01/2022, 11:08 AM

Any team that can beat us 6-1 in a friendly is a fearsome outfit indeed.

**joey B** · 31/01/2022, 12:01 PM

Jordan Flores heading to Bohs,solid signing ….

**oriel** · 31/01/2022, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Someone in The Sun got their wires crossed. He was never expected to stay until that article the other day. Their LOI journalists are normally better informed.

Not that Dundalk are any different with 3 of the best players leaving last year, Duffy, McEleney and Patching, but we had a terrible season, however that's 5 of the Pats cup final winning best winning players now left in Jaros, Desmond, Lewis, Benson and Smith.

They have signed well, but still quality moving out, Derry are the big winners this season in recruitment, by far look to have added the best quality.

**sbgawa** · 31/01/2022, 2:07 PM

Flores left on a high note but has played 14 games since 2020 for Northampton and Hull scoring zero goals. You'd wonder how he ends up back in the loi .
Burke or Hooooban would be examples of guys who look great here but struggled abroad , the difference being they are here because they are coming home...Flores coming back to loi is harder to understand, you'd think he would have had options

**sulywaterfordfc** · 31/01/2022, 2:27 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Flores left on a high note but has played 14 games since 2020 for Northampton and Hull scoring zero goals. You'd wonder how he ends up back in the loi .
Burke or Hooooban would be examples of guys who look great here but struggled abroad , the difference being they are here because they are coming home...Flores coming back to loi is harder to understand, you'd think he would have had options

Apparently it was a personal choice, he was looking at moving back to Ireland. Dan Mc was reporting it a few weeks ago.

**sadloserkid** · 31/01/2022, 2:29 PM

Maybe, having experienced both, he's decided he's as well off being a relatively big fish in the LOI pond as he is slogging away in the slums of the professional game over there? Footballers are as prone to occasionally baffling decisions as the rest of us.