2025 Arrivals and Departures

**Jack B** · 13/01/2025, 5:59 PM

Conor Carty returning to Pats on loan looks imminent. Likeable player that gives you a lot of what you want apart from not being a natural goalscorer at all which, is always going to hinder his progress as a striker. As far as squad options go though I'm quite happy to have him back, will be interesting to see how he's recovered from the ACL injury he had.

**Neish** · 13/01/2025, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Always been a huge fan of Robbie Benson, and, taken in isolation, I'd be happy to have him. .

Robbie is my first cousin, so I'm not sure about him playing for Derry . Top lad though and will give you his all, has been unfortunate with injuries for basically all his career. Always had the talent though, I remember having a kick about when he was only 7 or 8 and you could just tell he had a bit more than the rest of us (not that that is saying much)

**patsdad** · 13/01/2025, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jack B

Conor Carty returning to Pats on loan looks imminent. Likeable player that gives you a lot of what you want apart from not being a natural goalscorer at all which, is always going to hinder his progress as a striker. As far as squad options go though I'm quite happy to have him back, will be interesting to see how he's recovered from the ACL injury he had.

According to the Sun it’s a permanent deal, not a loan. Very happy with that, looking ahead to Melia’s big money transfer in the Autumn. Keena and Carty are two excellent options to have up front.

**2 Year Contract** · 14/01/2025, 11:35 AM

Ex Cork and Ireland 21s midfielder Matt Healy due to join rovers from Belgian second tier club Francs Borains on a 3 year contract for an undisclosed fee. Good signing, he’s a nice tidy footballer

**pateen** · 14/01/2025, 2:08 PM

That's quite a coup. A very tidy player. Got man of match in a good few Ireland u21s games.
Was he out of contract?

**2 Year Contract** · 14/01/2025, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

That's quite a coup. A very tidy player. Got man of match in a good few Ireland u21s games.
Was he out of contract?

No, they paid an undisclosed fee for him, same with McGinty

**joey B** · 14/01/2025, 3:05 PM

Cian Coleman heading to Cobh,no real surprise there …..

**nr637** · 14/01/2025, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Cian Coleman heading to Cobh,no real surprise there …..

And your source please, heard he was on €7/800 p/k in his last year with Cork City and turned down Cobh's €500 p/w offer!

**2 Year Contract** · 14/01/2025, 3:19 PM

Originally Posted by nr637

And your source please, heard he was on €7/800 p/k in his last year with Cork City and turned down Cobh's €500 p/w offer!

https://x.com/cobhramblersfc/status/...361158388?s=46

**Shearer** · 14/01/2025, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

https://x.com/cobhramblersfc/status/...361158388?s=46

Looking forward to the announcement of Colman Kennedy

**nr637** · 14/01/2025, 5:42 PM

Originally Posted by Shearer

Looking forward to the announcement of Colman Kennedy

Typical news of players going places, well it is that time of the season I suppose..................?

**nr637** · 14/01/2025, 8:41 PM

Well joey B, you were right.Cian Coleman has signed for Cobh as it has been announced on their website. Well sourced there by you. That's Cobh R., 7th signing! COYR ?

**Nesta99** · 14/01/2025, 9:12 PM

Relying on Ealing Greens assessment of the manager!!

**MU1889** · 15/01/2025, 7:14 AM

Keith Ward has left Glenavon and is set to link up with Dundalk for a fourth time.

Was outstanding in his first few games for us, but his influence dipped when we went into a bad run of form that saw the manager that signed him (Stephen McDonnell) sacked. Paddy McLaughlin has come in and is playing 4-4-2, so he doesn't suit playing in a midfield two, particularly as he doesn't have the legs for a full 90 minutes.

A superb player technically, but maybe not the player you need in a relegation battle, which we've been in for most of the season. Would expect him to add experience and class to a promotion-challenging Dundalk side, though.

**Another Bohemia** · 15/01/2025, 8:53 AM

I was having a quick look at the transfer tracker on Extratime.ie today and it looks like most teams have more outgoings than incomings? I wonder if we are starting to see the summer window becoming more important and the main place teams are spending more money to improve their squads. The better players in the league don't seem to be hitting the market and if they do they are going across to the UK. So during the summer there is a bigger pool of players available. Drogs and Pats certainly took advantage last summer

**2 Year Contract** · 15/01/2025, 9:20 AM

Originally Posted by Another Bohemia

I was having a quick look at the transfer tracker on Extratime.ie today and it looks like most teams have more outgoings than incomings? I wonder if we are starting to see the summer window becoming more important and the main place teams are spending more money to improve their squads. The better players in the league don't seem to be hitting the market and if they do they are going across to the UK. So during the summer there is a bigger pool of players available. Drogs and Pats certainly took advantage last summer

I don’t think that was deliberate in either case to be honest. For Pats it was a case of Kenny getting rid of 5 of the players Daly had just signed and bringing in 4 replacements. Drogs found themselves bottom of the table and needed to bring in the likes of James-Taylor and Ahui to save them.

For the European teams (who have I think 2 games brought forward) 24 of the 36 games in the season are played before the window even opens, so leaving empty spots in a squad for lads to come in for the second 'half' of the season would be a strange risk to take.

The reality of that extra time list is a combination of incorrect info (not including youth team players that have been given pro deals with the first team etc.), and clubs waiting until this month to sign lads available from UK clubs