O’Donnell to Dundalk imminent according to Neil O’Riordan,massive buzz kill for Pats fans that I’d say….
O’Donnell to Dundalk imminent according to Neil O’Riordan,massive buzz kill for Pats fans that I’d say….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Pats better get their skates on or he’ll be bringing a few players with him!
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
He’ll take a few with him too I would think. Winning the cup Sunday. Manager gone on a Tuesday. What a league!
Get O Brien to take over at Pats ?
*Ger !
Im hearing that O'Donnell signed a new 2 year contract at Pats in September just gone but wants out to Dundalk. Basically tying pats hands behind their backs as no club would want to keep a manager that doesn’t want to be there/is that snakey
Paaatrick's Agletic
I find that hard to believe, not saying it isnt true, but it rings very unlikely to me. One, official sources are not hinting at it, and two why wouldnt have Pats announced it long ago? Why wait, and let this situation happen. Like surly it would make a lot of other things a lot simpler for Pats like signing players and creating momentum and stability, or at least ward off other teams. There would be near no benefits to anyone at the time not to make an official announcement of a new contract to SOD. From the reporting, it suggests that O'Donnell was only offered a contract recently.
You can say about loyalty, but SOD could rightfully feel like he earned a longer deal than two years at Pats, and why was the contract being offered so late, when really it was clear from late spring that he was doing a good job with a young team. He isnt the only person Pats have let the contracts wound down. He might feel a lot more secure at Dundalk , than a team that waited last minute to offer a contract.
I get your point about not announcing the new deal in September but when Liam Buckley was in charge his contract details were never announced at all during his 7 years at the club.
You don’t have to believe me if you don’t want to but it’s coming from a very good source within the club. If he felt he earned a longer contract than 2 years then he probably shouldn’t have signed it 2 months ago and showed the decency to honour that contract with a club that took a chance on him with no managerial experience and stuck by him late last year when many pats fans wanted him sacked during the 6 games we went without even scoring a goal and finishing 2 points above relegated shels while scoring just 14 goals all season
Paaatrick's Agletic
O'Donnell was questioned by the Mirror last week whether him and Pats were close to a new deal and he said "Yeah. I am, you could safely say yeah"
If he had signed a new contract in September as is being claimed by your Pats source why wouldn't O'Donnell have confirmed in that interview that he had already signed a new deal instead strongly implying that he was in contract negotiations? Why wouldn't have Pats have announced it in September? Why have all of the Irish media repeatedly stated this week that O'Donnell was out of contract after the cup final?
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...longs-25532901
Last edited by total hoofball; 01/12/2021 at 8:25 AM.
The Leinster Senior League needs a strong Bohemians
Dan McDonnell's report yesterday suggested it's not entirely clear cut. He said something like SOD "does not have a long term contract however some negotiations between the clubs will still be required". Which is odd if he's entirely finished his contract.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
If O’Donnell did sign a contract in September then at any point from then until now Pats could’ve announced it. Even if they didn’t want to publicly announce it they could’ve leaked it to a journo and the information would be in the public domain.
It strikes me as very odd that all of a sudden when O’Donnell appears to be leaving that this info is now being leaked to some fans. A cynic would think that Pats are trying a bit of damage limitation to paint O’Donnell in a bad light to take the focus off them not having him or a lot of players signed up.
I’ll caveat the above by saying I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a contract signed but now wants to leave. That’s the nature of football.
Actually, Collie's been in the stands at the last couple of home games.
That sounds far more interesting - a Collie v Mr A rumble in the stands
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