2024 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**ontheotherhand** · 02/02/2024, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by RealJohn91

Apparently they was no truth in that link to Coventry, some fella making things up.

Genuinely thought that was a done deal. Well at least yous have him for another season! Tidy player.

**Shearer** · 02/02/2024, 4:42 PM

Valerie Dolia to Kerry is quite a coup.

**Demesne Lad** · 02/02/2024, 6:30 PM

Pat's still busy in the transfer market:

Bolton Wanderers' Arran Pettifer joins St Patrick's Athletic | The Bolton News

**Shinkicker** · 02/02/2024, 6:31 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Genuinely thought that was a done deal. Well at least yous have him for another season! Tidy player.

Same here, thought the deal was done.

**culloty82** · 02/02/2024, 6:47 PM

Originally Posted by Shearer

Valerie Dolia to Kerry is quite a coup.

As noted in the announcement, he seemed to score against us every time we met, so the management would have been well aware of his prowess!

**Jack B** · 02/02/2024, 11:23 PM

Absolutely no idea if Pettifer is a good signing as there's not much of a track record to go off, but happy to have another midfielder in all the same. More depth there was needed.

**joey B** · 03/02/2024, 12:00 AM

Greg Sloggett signed for Cheltenham Town.

**legendz** · 03/02/2024, 1:17 AM

Originally Posted by Shearer

Valerie Dolia to Kerry is quite a coup.

Should prove to be hopefully.

Originally Posted by culloty82

Conor McCarthy has stated that Kerry have concluded their transfer dealings for the winter - should be more solid defensively again than the second half of last season, but looking very light up top, unless Okwute, Kelliher and Kennedy all chip in with double digits in the league, which seems unlikely.

I think all three can hit double digits. If they can and Dolia does as well, Kerry should have a reasonable improvement from last year, especially if Kerry also improve defensively and stop conceding sloppy goals that let opponents back into the games, and even worse, gifting opponents easy 3 points.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 03/02/2024, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly

Did Lonergan join Waterford on loan in the end? And if not has the deadline now passed?

LOI deadline is like February 22nd I think. There�s never been any actual link to Fleetwood loaning him to Waterford other than people assuming a loan will happen as Waterford tried and failed to sign him and the two clubs are linked. I�d be surprised if a loan happened in his window anyway Fleetwood milked the signing a bit when they announced him, the Fleetwood manager was even tweeting about the signing.

**culloty82** · 03/02/2024, 3:55 PM

And Coughlan's off the mark for Fleetwood this afternoon.

**Another Bohemia** · 03/02/2024, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

LOI deadline is like February 22nd I think. There�s never been any actual link to Fleetwood loaning him to Waterford other than people assuming a loan will happen as Waterford tried and failed to sign him and the two clubs are linked. I�d be surprised if a loan happened in his window anyway Fleetwood milked the signing a bit when they announced him, the Fleetwood manager was even tweeting about the signing.

I'd say what more likely to happen in the Fleetwood/ Waterford link up is Waterford sign players that Fleetwood scout in the LOI. Waterford signing the player improves Waterfords squad and gives Fleetwood additional in depth scout reports that you just won't get without day to day contact with the player. If the player lives up to or exceeds what Fleetwoods initial report says the player will be "sold" to Fleetwood. No reason Lonergan wouldn't be loaned to Waterford but I think if Fleetwood sign someone straight up they may as well keep him and see what they have.

**culloty82** · 04/02/2024, 7:47 PM

Kerry have now signed a 19-year-old striker called Victor Udeze, if either Galway or Athlone fans can enlighten us about him?

**2 Year Contract** · 05/02/2024, 10:04 AM

Former Scotland U21 international Scott High has joined Dundalk on loan from Huddersfield, becoming the 5th Scottish player in their squad. You could say that the squad certainly is Scot high

**oriel** · 05/02/2024, 8:42 PM

And another one in tonight for Dundalk, this guy looks decent as Lincoln had just signed him from Ipswich.

https://x.com/DundalkFC/status/1754588200503259169?s=20

**pineapple stu** · 05/02/2024, 8:49 PM

Was playing for Woking the first half of last season in the Conference; that's as high as he's ever played.

**outspoken** · 06/02/2024, 7:57 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Former Scotland U21 international Scott High has joined Dundalk on loan from Huddersfield, becoming the 5th Scottish player in their squad. You could say that the squad certainly is Scot high

A much better CV than usual with these loan signings, 60 Championship appearances, I remember Sean Murray had a similar profile when he arrived.

**2 Year Contract** · 06/02/2024, 8:15 AM

Fair play to Dundalk for not bowing to Andy Burton�s ridiculous mid season free transfer clause for such an important position. The man is acting like a massive child in the public domain, presumably in an attempt to cover up how bad he is at his job that he�s failed to secure a club (let alone a #1 spot) for a very talented player up to this point

https://x.com/itsandyburton/status/1...222278138?s=20

**oriel** · 06/02/2024, 8:57 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Was playing for Woking the first half of last season in the Conference; that's as high as he's ever played.

True, but sometimes you can strike gold with players from lower leagues, Archie Davies is one that springs to mind. Scott High albeit on loan is coming from a much higher standard having played 60 games or so in championship over the past few seasons, agreed with Outspoken post there are shades of Sean Murray about him when he arrived.

However these all need to perform at LOI, often it can be hard to adjust plus could take a long time to gel, with so many new intakes this season for Dundalk, def 8 + now they all need to hit the ground running as they say and that won't be easy.

**oriel** · 06/02/2024, 9:02 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Fair play to Dundalk for not bowing to Andy Burton�s ridiculous mid season free transfer clause for such an important position. The man is acting like a massive child in the public domain, presumably in an attempt to cover up how bad he is at his job that he�s failed to secure a club (let alone a #1 spot) for a very talented player up to this point

https://x.com/itsandyburton/status/1...222278138?s=20

Oh it was the agent here who fxxx'd it up, poor old Nathan had even travelled over on the ferry it seems, expecting a deal to be sorted, then the clause was added in last min dot com by all accounts, the club said no, most feel so sorry for Shepperd on how things panned out in the end. Even at our levels here in Ireland football can be tough on young guys trying to earn a living.

**Jack B** · 06/02/2024, 10:20 AM

Petty and unprofessional stuff from Burton, saw he was liking tweets as well about the new keeper Munro making an error vs Drogheda. There's only one party being reflected poorly upon in this situation and it isn't Dundalk, Shepperd would be within his rights to be mortified by the carry on.

Will be interesting to see how Dundalk go this season. More than any other side they're going to be relying on a lot of unknown quantities to the league which has always proved a difficult one to gauge.