Yep. Seems a lot of money, but there's no point having an advantage if you're not going to press it. I suppose it's part of being The Big Club that you can afford to overpay on punts and price others out of the market.Originally Posted by WeAreRovers
(I say that knowing nothing about the boy whether they've overpaid or if it's punt or a sure thing)
We learn today that there had been contact between Healy and Kerry for "a number of months", which perhaps suggests the plan had been to bring him in for the start of the season, but personal circumstances got in the way?
https://archive.ph/CBmCt
If he helps Rovers win the league he'll be worth it, cos at present I don't see us finishing top with our current striking options
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I get that, but it seems really expensive. McGovern has done well with Dungannon, but didn't with Newry. Granted, it was a team getting relegated, but he only scored one goal in 22 in the 23/24 season.
Serious business by Dungannon for a lad they signed less than a year ago.
Scoring goals not the problem, holding onto leads is the issue.
Would like defensive reinforcements and a proper holding midfielder although Matthews and Nugent did very well last night in those respective positions.
Bottom line is that if we could hold onto leads we’d be well clear on top.
Some drunken sailor spending then, if you don’t require goals but shell out what?
100,150k on an unproven inexperienced lad from a lesser league??
Does that include a decimal point and the number of cents?
Apparently he's just completed a degree, so he's now ready for f-t football. With his GAA exploits, his studies and playing p-t for Swifts, he must have been a busy boy.
I don't know anything about him, but now he's able to concentrate exclusively on his football Shams may hope for a big improvement in his game?
Wasn't he linked with dundalk last year?
At the sort of money mentined, the net surely was or could have been cast far and wide and with a reaonable chance of getting good striker in from abroad as Im sure Rovers would actually physically scout a player and use real football contacts. This guy could be fine but higher calibre players in higher leagues, Scandanavia even, proerly scouted sure could have thrown up a more ready player with no questions on IL quality?
Yes he def was when he was with Newry and it was mentioned at the time, he couldn't go FT as he was at university in Belfast
Perhaps also a case of future planning as both Greene and Gaffney are now aged 35
Bradley has previously spoken about trying to recruit players from those leagues but wages and providing them with accommodation has proved prohibitive
Never mind the transfer fee Shams are able to pay, even the wages, but when signing a player from abroad, you have to consider it from the player's pov.
In truth, anyone who is interested, esp if from continental Europe rather than GB, isn't likely to have too many alternative options. But he is likely to want compensating for the cost of relocating to ROI (esp housing), all the more so when joining one of the lower profile leagues.
While presumably McGovern could continue to live in Newry and commute down to training/matches handy enough, into an environment which is familiar and a style of football not too dissimilar from what he's used to. All of which should make him more attractive than a foreign signing of the same playing ability and potential.
Though the language barrier could be a bit of a problem, what with the way them Dubs go on...
Now that makes more sense.
Tim Clancy gone from Cork City,strange timing but something must have been brewing….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
The lack of spending money I'd say. City entering Yoyo territory
Dan McDonnell saying it’s genuinely a Clancy decision and not just the usual “mutual consent” line that gets peddled with a lot of sackings these days. With that in mind it seems a rash enough decision to spring it on the club after the game tonight, surely even if you think you’ll leave then you’d be better off sleeping on it for the night at the very least rather than in the immediate aftermath of a late defeat when emotions are still running high
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Usher even says in his statement it was Clancys decision I’d doubt last nights game made any difference to his decision.
I thought that too but if that’s the case then why take the game if you know you’re leaving straight after it?
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