2024 Season, Arrivals and Departures

**Shinkicker** · 11/11/2023, 8:22 AM

I see Duff has signed a contract extension

**2 Year Contract** · 11/11/2023, 8:38 AM

Rovers signing Josh Honohan off Cork for €20k compensation fee and also Lee Steacy from Cobh as backup to Pohls. Those are ehh very un-rovers signings shall we say

**total hoofball** · 11/11/2023, 8:46 AM

Indo reporting a number of other rumours along with calling Honohan and Steacy to Shamrock Rovers

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...988817792.html

**total hoofball** · 11/11/2023, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly

How was Kane at Drogs? Looked a very promising player before the injury, the fact he couldnt get a look in after at Shels would suggest he isn't the player he was

Kane got his injury towards end of last season just before when he was due to be out of contract with Shels and the club gave him a new contract despite knowing he would be missing at least the first half of the season, many other clubs in this league would not have done the same thing. He made one substitute appearance for Shels this season against UCD in July but with Tyreke Wilson and Kameron Ledwidge there at left back and Gavin Molloy moving to central defence the back line was overstocked Kane just was never going to get much game time again at Shels to get back to full fitness and match shape so the loan to Drogheda made sense for him but probably meant he was very unlikely to be signed back by Shels. I think he is a decent defender but not a natural wing back with him struggling for end product in the final third in Duff's system during the 2022 season

**Jd2793** · 11/11/2023, 9:24 AM

honohan and stacy to shams is a poor start to any rebuild. jaysis. great that we'll get 20k compo for honohan though.

**ontheotherhand** · 11/11/2023, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Jd2793

honohan and stacy to shams is a poor start to any rebuild. jaysis. great that we'll get 20k compo for honohan though.

Steacy is a backup. Honohan must have something about him if he made the Irish 21s at one point. But cant say I noticed him. Only Keating and Bolger stood out for Cork for me. You don't rate him?

**outspoken** · 11/11/2023, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Steacy is a backup. Honohan must have something about him if he made the Irish 21s at one point. But cant say I noticed him. Only Keating and Bolger stood out for Cork for me. You don't rate him?

They must be adamant Pohls is good enough if their signing a FD keeper a backup.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/11/2023, 10:31 AM

God help Rovers if Pohls gets injured.

**Dermobohs** · 11/11/2023, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Rovers signing Josh Honohan off Cork for €20k compensation fee and also Lee Steacy from Cobh as backup to Pohls. Those are ehh very un-rovers signings shall we say

You can say that again! Lee is a staunch bohs man, or rather was?

**pineapple stu** · 11/11/2023, 10:44 AM

Have Rovers not got an academy keeper coming through they could turn to?

**ontheotherhand** · 11/11/2023, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Have Rovers not got an academy keeper coming through they could turn to?

Tom Leitis is next in line. He was on the bench as backup to Pohls this season.

Steacy is best mates with Pico as far as I know.

**joey B** · 11/11/2023, 10:50 AM

Aaron Bolger rumoured to be heading to Shels…

**Jd2793** · 11/11/2023, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Steacy is a backup. Honohan must have something about him if he made the Irish 21s at one point. But cant say I noticed him. Only Keating and Bolger stood out for Cork for me. You don't rate him?

honohan didnt stand out much in either division for us. look he might improve in a better team and better coaching but i really dont think he'll make a big leap to be a capable option for rovers in europe. i remember leaving city games before thinking how the f... do we have sean mcloughlin playing for us . never had a thought like that with honohan. hes still young infairness so could make me look like a fool

**Bunny Kelly** · 11/11/2023, 1:01 PM

Not so much about Honohan the player but it is the type of signing Rovers should be making, they have the ability to hoover up all the best young talent & then turn them over for a nice profit, Mandriou, Lyons, O'Neill, Scales & Farugia are the template they have drifted away from.

**cláirseach** · 11/11/2023, 4:59 PM

He was very, very poor last night. A black hole for the football, awful decision maker and weak one on one defender. However I have seen him play just fine several times before. The playoffs is a highly pressured situation.

**cláirseach** · 11/11/2023, 5:01 PM

Steacy is an option on the bench for Rovers, and probably someone who is tired of travelling to Cobh, as iirc he hadn't moved down. It was likely Cobh or the LSL (or worse, Braybinteely), last year so this isn't a bad outcome for him. What is he working at?

**joey B** · 11/11/2023, 5:45 PM

Jack Byrne agreed new long term contract at Shamrock Rovers…..

**Dermobohs** · 11/11/2023, 7:20 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Jack Byrne agreed new long term contract at Shamrock Rovers…..

On his day brilliant but on his wage with his games played record? Risky.

**Nesta99** · 11/11/2023, 7:27 PM

Better deal for the player than the club at the moment but get him fit and he is the playr to build around.

**sbgawa** · 11/11/2023, 7:32 PM

JAck played 39 games in 2022 for us and 24 in 2023 so he isnt exactly contributing nothing but i take your point.
If he recovers over the winter and is ready to go happy days,
But you are right its a gamble to a certain degree, one worth taking imo as on his day he can win games on his own