2025 Arrivals and Departures

**MoydowMonty** · 02/01/2025, 2:24 PM

Jordan Adeyamo swapping Longford Town for Iceland 2nd tier apparently https://fotbolti.net/news/02-01-2025...-aegi-stadfest

**Jack B** · 02/01/2025, 2:55 PM

Sean Hoare confirmed by Pats. Not a groundbreaking one but I'm pleased with it all the same.

**patsdad** · 02/01/2025, 2:56 PM

As widely expected, Sean Hoare’s return to St Pats is confirmed.
With two strong options across all 11 positions, I’d say that’s our incoming business done.

**culloty82** · 02/01/2025, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Enda Curran announces his retirement

Must be injury-related - was still relatively effective when he was able to play?

**2 Year Contract** · 02/01/2025, 4:44 PM

Originally Posted by patsdad

As widely expected, Sean Hoare’s return to St Pats is confirmed.
With two strong options across all 11 positions, I’d say that’s our incoming business done.

Anang
Sjoberg Redmond Grivosti Breslin
Forrester Lennon Kavanagh
Elbouzedi Keena Mulraney

Rogers
McLaughlin Hoare Turner Kazeem
Palmer Baggley Leavy
Power Melia McClelland

Basing the starting 11 on the one that finished the season. Most positions are nailed down but Palmer and Melia certainly have strong cases to be in the first 11 and we’re in it until injury hit them both. Which leaves Bolger (who is likely to leave if he finds a suitable club) and the underage lads that are under contract like Noonan, McHale, O'Brien etc etc. Really good depth and dare I say it, that second Pats 11 would beat some of the first choice 11’s the club has had in the past decade

**Shearer** · 02/01/2025, 4:58 PM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Must be injury-related - was still relatively effective when he was able to play?

Might be injury related, he's not in great nick and I'm not sure how many clubs would cater for him too.

Wouldn't cut it at Galway or Sligo.
Athlone play on a plastic pitch.
Longford train in Dublin and I don't believe he drives.

Great player that had a great career but Treaty might have been better served if they had someone other than him in 2024, especially when you look at the number of goals Success scored when he was on-form.

**2 Year Contract** · 02/01/2025, 5:06 PM

Waterford have signed for Arsenal Academy winger Trae Coyle on a multi year deal. He’s been playing in the Swiss first and second tiers since 2021 with Lausanne Sport but hasn’t played since January of last year when he did his ACL

**patsdad** · 02/01/2025, 5:56 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Anang
Sjoberg Redmond Grivosti Breslin
Forrester Lennon Kavanagh
Elbouzedi Keena Mulraney

Rogers
McLaughlin Hoare Turner Kazeem
Palmer Baggley Leavy
Power Melia McClelland

Basing the starting 11 on the one that finished the season. Most positions are nailed down but Palmer and Melia certainly have strong cases to be in the first 11 and we’re in it until injury hit them both. Which leaves Bolger (who is likely to leave if he finds a suitable club) and the underage lads that are under contract like Noonan, McHale, O'Brien etc etc. Really good depth and dare I say it, that second Pats 11 would beat some of the first choice 11’s the club has had in the past decade

I think that post is spot on in every respect. Palmer/Kavanagh and Melia/Keena probably the debates.

**placid casual** · 02/01/2025, 6:47 PM

So I guess all that's left is to decide which route the league victory parade bus will take through inchicore...

**Dermobohs** · 02/01/2025, 7:19 PM

Mmmm seem to remember similar posts extolling the invincibility of pat fenlons rovers squad…..

**joey B** · 02/01/2025, 7:45 PM

That was harsh from Sligo Rovers media team having a build up to a keeper signing and it being Conor Walsh instead of Ed McGinty !

**oriel** · 02/01/2025, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

Sean Hoare confirmed by Pats. Not a ground breaking one but I'm pleased with it all the same.

Personally think he didn't hit the highs once Kenny left DFC, so no better man to get him back to his best, has to be a good signing. Not too many can boast scoring in the Aviva in short period twice, Cup Final as a winner, then a Group Stage goal v Arsenal, both in 2020.

**oriel** · 02/01/2025, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by patsdad

As widely expected, Sean Hoare’s return to St Pats is confirmed.
With two strong options across all 11 positions, I’d say that’s our incoming business done.

That's SK's absolute favourite thing in football, he'll have 11 v 11 now in training, must be some wage bill at this stage, but as always a pleasant 'not to be worried about' concern for a fan. They have to be serious contenders now for the 2025 title.

What price I wonder on the Kenny household winning two titles next year, although I never like that term 'title' for the FD, its a trophy still. Pats for me though starting to maybe edge it over Rovers, will be very interesting to see who comes out strongest, and Shels too will be of the infamous line 'We haven't gone away you know' ....................

**Nesta99** · 02/01/2025, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

That's SK's absolute favourite thing in football, he'll have 11 v 11 now in training, must be some wage bill at this stage, but as always a pleasant 'not to be worried about' concern for a fan. They have to be serious contenders now for the 2025 title.

What price I wonder on the Kenny household winning two titles next year, although I never like that term 'title' for the FD, its a trophy still. Pats for me though starting to maybe edge it over Rovers, will be very interesting to see who comes out strongest, and Shels too will be of the infamous line 'We haven't gone away you know' ....................

Well its been called the Colin Scanlon Cup in some circles for a while, others the Lynch Cup after the captain sloshed behind the Lilywhite Lounge Bar filling it with well whatever number of taps he could get going in one go and held on to it as if it was his newborn baby, i shall take either version cup in 2025!

**outspoken** · 02/01/2025, 10:40 PM

Curran did the shoulder end of last season and I think he was just at the point where enough was enough injury wise, body wasn't able for it any more. Great lad and a quality striker

**Jack B** · 03/01/2025, 12:28 AM

Pats have only added three new players in Hoare, Baggley and Power to be fair, could well be wrong as none of us actually know the numbers and maybe certain re-signings have gotten big pay rises to make it the case, but given this I'm not sure we've made some kind of huge jump in budget from last year.

**Another Bohemia** · 03/01/2025, 5:45 AM

Originally Posted by Jack B

Pats have only added three new players in Hoare, Baggley and Power to be fair, could well be wrong as none of us actually know the numbers and maybe certain re-signings have gotten big pay rises to make it the case, but given this I'm not sure we've made some kind of huge jump in budget from last year.

I know you had Palmer last year but I would count him as a new player because it's a permanent move and he was only on loan last year. That probably bumps up what you were paying him significantly.

**sbgawa** · 03/01/2025, 8:27 AM

youd have to wonder is there much point in the rest of us showing up next year tbh. Could be the start of a Pats 5 in a row.

**Jack B** · 03/01/2025, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by Another Bohemia

I know you had Palmer last year but I would count him as a new player because it's a permanent move and he was only on loan last year. That probably bumps up what you were paying him significantly.

Maybe so, hard to know really. He was playing in leagues that likely pay better than ours previously so I suppose it'd be relative to how much of his wages were being covered last season on loan vs his deal now.

In any case I'd say the main difference in budget from this season and the beginning of last is what Kenny is on more than anything else. Can only imagine the proverbial kitchen sink was thrown at him.