2023 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**joey B** · 10/01/2023, 4:58 PM

Dundalk sign Gibraltar international Louie Annesley from Blackburn Rovers.

**pineapple stu** · 10/01/2023, 5:01 PM

Was playing in the Conference really, with Working and Barnet. Only played once for Blackburn in five years

**Jack B** · 10/01/2023, 5:02 PM

SOD signed a Maltese International for us that is possibly the worst player to have ever lined out for Pats. Hope for Dundalk's sake he's not that bad.

But for our sake that he is.

**RealJohn91** · 10/01/2023, 5:23 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

SOD signed a Maltese International for us that is possibly the worst player to have ever lined out for Pats. Hope for Dundalk's sake he's not that bad.

But for our sake that he is.

I don't think I saw the Maltese lad play for you but was he worse than Martin Rennie? He looked absolutely hopeless and iirc you paid a fee for him too.

**Jd2793** · 10/01/2023, 5:26 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

https://www.independent.ie/regionals...-42275342.html

Dundalk seeking new investors.......

the joys of LOI. big red flag for dundalk fans. looking for investment this soon is very worrying they must be potless.

**oriel** · 10/01/2023, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jd2793

the joys of LOI. big red flag for dundalk fans. looking for investment this soon is very worrying they must be potless.

Hard to know what is going on, as the accounts clearly showed just over 1m left in the handover from P6, but that was at the end of 2021. StatSports the main owners either do not have any liquidity cash to spend, or won't spend. Not the best start to a new season.

**Jd2793** · 10/01/2023, 5:37 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Hard to know what is going on, as the accounts clearly showed just over 1m left in the handover from P6, but that was at the end of 2021. StatSports the main owners either do not have any liquidity cash to spend, or won't spend. Not the best start to a new season.

ye had a threadbare enough squad last year too so it makes even less sense to me how they could have burned through cash.

**Jack B** · 10/01/2023, 5:37 PM

Originally Posted by RealJohn91

I don't think I saw the Maltese lad play for you but was he worse than Martin Rennie? He looked absolutely hopeless and iirc you paid a fee for him too.

There truly is stiff competition for the mantle to be fair. Rennie was similarly bad as a player, I suppose he'll go down as being a worse signing due to as you say having a fee paid for him and him actually being brought in with the intent of being the main man up front (whereas Nwoko seemed to just be mid-season squad-filler). Came from the recommendation of Pat Cregg so once again for Dundalk's sake it'd be best if he weren't responsible for sourcing any incomings.

**joey B** · 10/01/2023, 6:47 PM

Harps signed goalkeeper Tim Hiemer,unattached and dosent seem to have played football in quite a while.....

**oriel** · 10/01/2023, 7:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jd2793

ye had a threadbare enough squad last year too so it makes even less sense to me how they could have burned through cash.

Or maybe its just a case of StatSports do not have available cash to invest on the squad but happy to keep on as main owners, but now looking to sell off some of their share for cash injection to be used for budget.

Debts were also nil at the time when P6 moved out, now granted 2021 was first year in 9 seasons with no euro monies, but still don't see why no money available to invest, again could be case statsports simply don't have it for this venture and focusing on their own business. Seems an odd one all the same.

Just as well we made europe and still have high coefficient (for now).

**nigel-harps1954** · 10/01/2023, 7:38 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Harps signed goalkeeper Tim Hiemer,unattached and dosent seem to have played football in quite a while.....

Spent time with Wigan last year apparently. Remains to be seen what this lad is like, but another two year deal for Harps. Perhaps a gamble this one.

**oriel** · 10/01/2023, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

There truly is stiff competition for the mantle to be fair. Rennie was similarly bad as a player, I suppose he'll go down as being a worse signing due to as you say having a fee paid for him and him actually being brought in with the intent of being the main man up front (whereas Nwoko seemed to just be mid-season squad-filler). Came from the recommendation of Pat Cregg so once again for Dundalk's sake it'd be best if he weren't responsible for sourcing any incomings.

A lot of managers can make mistakes with the odd player, and looks like SOD made one last season too in Robbie McCourt but amazingly he has yet to play in Oriel, all games away. But to be fair SOD did unearth some more than decent players for Pats, that GK (forget name), Alfie Lewis, a good few more from your 2021 MF.

**Shinkicker** · 11/01/2023, 6:39 AM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

No shortage of options these days for the queue of investors waiting to get involved in LOI. A sound investment for sure.

Investors will only want to invest in a profit making organisation. IF they do invest in a loss maker which Dundalk apparently are, the investor will want to play a major part in turning it around to a profit maker and the fans may not like it. No new players or bring in players of lesser quality just to have a squad but not making a squad/team to challenge for honours or qualify for Europe, no improvement of facilities to attract new supporters and then the wheel goes around and the fans want them out..... Yada Yada Yada

**culloty82** · 11/01/2023, 10:33 AM

Looks like Matt Keane got another Treaty player to join Kerry?

**culloty82** · 11/01/2023, 11:05 AM

Turns out to be Andy Quaid, who it seems had a few games with the old Limerick FC, and has been playing with Regional United in recent years.

**Jd2793** · 11/01/2023, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Turns out to be Andy Quaid, who it seems had a few games with the old Limerick FC, and has been playing with Regional United in recent years.

heard rian osullivan is signing aswell ? not sure where hes been hiding but he hasnt played for ucc in ages, very good player mind you. should do well if kerry sign him

**culloty82** · 11/01/2023, 11:20 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if he does, judging from the Kerryman pieces, it seems the squad has been together for weeks, but they're deliberately doling out the announcements at one per day to build up anticipation leading into the season.

**culloty82** · 11/01/2023, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Jd2793

heard rian osullivan is signing aswell ? not sure where hes been hiding but he hasnt played for ucc in ages, very good player mind you. should do well if kerry sign him

At Cork IT (or MTU Cork as it now is) apparently:

**Shearer** · 11/01/2023, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Turns out to be Andy Quaid, who it seems had a few games with the old Limerick FC, and has been playing with Regional United in recent years.

With the greatest of respect to him, he got a run with Limerick when the arse had fallen out of it and there was 14 lads in a matchday squad. He made 3 starts in the last 3 games.
The fact that Tommy Barrett didn't go for him when Treaty United started up says a lot too.

Best of luck to him and I hope he does well, but it's a strange signing.

**Olander** · 11/01/2023, 4:36 PM

Originally Posted by Shearer

With the greatest of respect to him, he got a run with Limerick when the arse had fallen out of it and there was 14 lads in a matchday squad. He made 3 starts in the last 3 games.
The fact that Tommy Barrett didn't go for him when Treaty United started up says a lot too.

Best of luck to him and I hope he does well, but it's a strange signing.

Not sure how it's a strange signing.

What type of players were you expecting Kerry FC to sign in their first season?

They're going to be promoting players from their academy and signing junior players from Kerry, Cork, Limerick, etc... surrounding areas. It seems like a fairly logical signing to me. It appears they'll essentially be an amateur outfit next season.