2025 Arrivals and Departures

**joey B** · 10/07/2025, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by cl�irseach

This was so odd. The local papers had picked up on it already. They have announced another one since.

FWIW FAI Connect has him as a Treaty player……

**culloty82** · 11/07/2025, 8:23 AM

Robbie Cleary joins Kerry from Salford, but spent last season at FC United and Bamber Bridge, not exactly pulling up trees with either club:

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/f...-cleary/974365

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/b...-cleary/981589

**outspoken** · 11/07/2025, 9:02 AM

Still goes to show where Kerry are now that they can get lads on loan from EFL clubs and obviously house them. Very few other FD clubs wiould be able to do that.

**2 Year Contract** · 11/07/2025, 1:49 PM

Harps have signed Brazilian keeper Lorenzo Piaia who was last playing in the fifth tier in Spain. At last the transfer window has delivered the exotic random signing we all love

https://finnharps.ie/harps-sign-lorenzo-piaia/

**brendy_�ire** · 11/07/2025, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

What were your expectations for him if being joint top goalscorer in the league wasn’t reaching potential?

15 goals in 37 games in 2024, three of which were penalties. One goal from eight this season, a penalty.

Last season, I had, naïvely, thought that our creativity would give him much, much more of the ball than he ever got. I expected 20+ TBH.
Instead, we regressed in our creative play, and he sat up front, isolated.
This season, I thought himself and Boyce up front would be a great team, but he's barely played.

He's wasted a year and a half at us, and it's our own fault.

**2 Year Contract** · 15/07/2025, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

15 goals in 37 games in 2024, three of which were penalties. One goal from eight this season, a penalty.

Last season, I had, naïvely, thought that our creativity would give him much, much more of the ball than he ever got. I expected 20+ TBH.
Instead, we regressed in our creative play, and he sat up front, isolated.
This season, I thought himself and Boyce up front would be a great team, but he's barely played.

He's wasted a year and a half at us, and it's our own fault.

Fair enough, he’s only scored 20 or more league goals twice in his career though so doing that at 32/33 was unlikely. From an outsiders point of view he did pretty much exactly what I expected he would do last year, knock in 15 goals and become top goalscorer in the league.

Dan McDonnell is reporting that Derry are after Rob Slevin, hoping to get him this month and if not it’s looking like they’ll get him in November for free. Would be a big loss to Galway

**placid casual** · 15/07/2025, 2:24 PM

John O'Sullivan gone to Drogs from Rovers on loan till seasons end.
He played a few times in the league this year and looked very, very capable.
If he scores the winner against the bozos in weeks to come he'll get a heros welcome back to tallaght at seasons end

**sbgawa** · 15/07/2025, 2:52 PM

He is a decent player that woudl start for a lot of teams in the Prem but its tough for youngsters to break into the first team at Rovers with seasonede pros available, our injury record this season is so much better than last season as well so that doesnt help the kids.

And if he could score aginst Bohs Ala Conan Noonan for Waterford he will be a poular guy

**Demesne Lad** · 15/07/2025, 3:50 PM

Midfielder Jordan Rossiter (28), released by EFL 1 side Shrewsbury Town, has signed for Waterford. He had a one-year contract at Shrewsbury, but suffered an early season injury and made just 15 EFL 1 appearances. He was then loaned to non-league Oldham and helped them gain promotion. (Shropshire Star, 15 July)

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 15/07/2025, 7:42 PM

Kevin Zefi playing for us in a friendly against Mansfield tonight

**Jd2793** · 15/07/2025, 7:54 PM

zefi showing up at sligo.... maybe these young lads should stick to going to england over italy!

**Bunny Kelly** · 15/07/2025, 9:15 PM

I see Jamie Mullins has joined Wycombe,will see how he goes, feels like so many of these lads are better of developing domestically than running off at the first opportunity.

Sam Curtis ran his contract down to have options but because Sheff U got him cheap it was easy for them to toss him to the side after 6 months, youd hope the Mason Melia route of forcing a club to pay more meaning the players new club has more of a vested interest in their development.

**outspoken** · 16/07/2025, 7:48 AM

Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly

I see Jamie Mullins has joined Wycombe,will see how he goes, feels like so many of these lads are better of developing domestically than running off at the first opportunity.

Sam Curtis ran his contract down to have options but because Sheff U got him cheap it was easy for them to toss him to the side after 6 months, youd hope the Mason Melia route of forcing a club to pay more meaning the players new club has more of a vested interest in their development.

You think Spurs wouldn't chuck a one million pound player aside in 6 months? It's like Godolphin buying horses for a million quid and selling them off for 5 grand a few months later, they don't give it a second thought

Who was the last LOI player to really crack it abroad? Devoy, Tierney and countless others have all come home very quickly. Are we kidding ourselves about the standard a wee bit?

**Martinho II** · 16/07/2025, 2:11 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

You think Spurs wouldn't chuck a one million pound player aside in 6 months? It's like Godolphin buying horses for a million quid and selling them off for 5 grand a few months later, they don't give it a second thought

Who was the last LOI player to really crack it abroad? Devoy, Tierney and countless others have all come home very quickly. Are we kidding ourselves about the standard a wee bit?

I am showing my age a bit but I think it has to be Paul McGrath when he left St Pats Athletic after only a season to join Man Utd. Cant think of any other players since then.

**sbgawa** · 16/07/2025, 2:17 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

You think Spurs wouldn't chuck a one million pound player aside in 6 months? It's like Godolphin buying horses for a million quid and selling them off for 5 grand a few months later, they don't give it a second thought

Who was the last LOI player to really crack it abroad? Devoy, Tierney and countless others have all come home very quickly. Are we kidding ourselves about the standard a wee bit?

Roy Keane, Seamus Coleman, would be more recent than McGrath. Shane Long and Kevin Doyle had decent carears...Wes Hoolohan??

**outspoken** · 16/07/2025, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Roy Keane, Seamus Coleman, would be more recent than McGrath. Shane Long and Kevin Doyle had decent carears...Wes Hoolohan??

Exactly, nobody in the last 5-10 years.

**TVFBLOCKF** · 16/07/2025, 2:46 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Exactly, nobody in the last 5-10 years.

There is plenty who have went over and had very decent professional careers. Luke McNally, Seanie Maguire, Sean Mcloughlin, Ryan Manning, Emakhu, Kieron Sadlier to name just a few.

**MoydowMonty** · 16/07/2025, 3:10 PM

Liam Scales I'd call a success story. Jamie McGrath has had ups and downs but has still gotten games for Ireland and won the Scottish cup recently.

So not nobody, but certainly very few