QuoteWas he at Waterford last season Joey B?Originally Posted by joey B
Robbie McCourt signed for Wexford
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Was he at Waterford last season Joey B?
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Yeah. Dundalk troubles highlighted early when they decided to pay a fee to us for him.
Finn Harps have signed Joe Gorman.
He was rubbish with Treaty, worse with Bray and then played in the Irish Premier Intermediate league which is a rank league.
A bad egg to top it all off.
Bohs have handed out thousands of presents to kids around the country, which is brilliant. Now give the supporters the gift of a striker, a real one a twenty a season man.
Isn't that what we hope Whelan will be?
Robbie McCourt !! Another classic move by the brains of the operation that was SOD and Brian Gartland, he was brutal that first half season, improved a bit following year, but to pay a fee for him, christ.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
He has a bit of form for this, left Dundalk after 2017 Cup Final, played for Oldham for 2 months, was back at Dundalk on 1 July when window opened, he was actually quite good in that second spell, scored winner in the 2018 cup final and played good part in winning 18 and 19 leagues.
Would think coaching prob more his scene now, too many injuries.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Be stunned if he lasts 6 months
I could be wrong. But from what I saw online before this season, SOD was the messiah, could improve every players, great man management, best I’d the league etc.
“Skip”
not sure he improved any players ?
Robbie McCourt and Joe Gorman. We're getting stuck into the journeyman bit now!
Yeah it doesn't look a great signing if we want to kick on
Have a look at who was signed, Pep couldnt have turned them in to a Sunday League footballer. There is still something very odd and unexplained about how and why a numbers of players were sgned as a half decent manager would have fired himself before a ball was kicked watching them training. What happened to trailists even, did S'OD even see these players before a wedge was spent on them. I dont recall the usual new signing videos with the manager 'we've been tracking this lads for a while, one for the future, the final piece ect'. Im still in the O'Donnel was shafted by his own over trust of a Head of Football Reecruitment ffs
It's a signing that a very low budget accounts for, an experienced player who likely won't come too expensive. We've probably one of the lowest budgets in the division. There's only so far that Tallaght fine gael money will stretch.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Surprised Harps have taken a punt on O Gorman ,absolute muck at Treaty and was yet again a very poor signing by Barrett,
Honestly I think looking at Dundalk last year and trying to say that one thing was the issue is folly. Coming into the year there were financial concerns with ownership and a late sale to a new owner. This hindered recruitment, recruitment was done rather haphazardly as a result, which can't be the fault of 1 individual (at least not in the structures Dundalk appeared to have) then they struggled on the pitch and I think players motivation was questionable at times and last but not least multiple management teams.
Shocking defender, slow, lazy, immobile and you obviously know all about this lad, bad egg is absolutely spot on
Apparently he wanted a part-time contract, as a player, and was told no, hence signing for Ballymena.
Right call, IMO. I don't want a part-time player at the club, even if he is class.
Conor Tourish back at Harps for the new season
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
I never liked that term 'Skip', to be fair SOD did brilliantly in his first season of 2022, finishing 3rd (joint second by a goal !) but more importantly getting europe, 2023 was just ok, the european games were avg, eventually got past Brunos Magpies, 3-1, then a terrible performance v Iceland crew, tie over in the first leg, some pride with a 2-2 draw at home, but his falling out with Hoban towards end of 2023 was a sackable offence in my view, a guy under contract, and his goals would have kept us up, as would having a decent keeper in Shepard, but agent was at it there.
Not saying we would have done great if Hoban was there this year, but def would have finished 7th or 8th. SOD knew better telling him he wont be starting and paid 15k stg for Gullan who failed to score a single goal at home all season.
SOD prob better off now as assistant and learning his trade, brilliant player, was the key to winning the first league title under SK in 2014 and also massive influence in the 2016 Euro season, excellent manager season achievement 2022, not too much to look back on after that, and was lucky not sacked earlier in 2024.
Skip !
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