2026 Transfer Window

**total hoofball** · 20/01/2026, 10:01 PM

The Swedish and Portuguese players Shels have signed are analytics driven experiments nobody can have any expectations over how they will work out, this will be interesting to watch if they hit the ground running. I'm just surprised Shels by LOI standards have paid a decent enough transfer fee for the Portuguese fella even if there is money left over from the Temple and Coyle transfer fees

Jamestown with Shels are branching downwards on the footballing chain after consistent positive returns at higher levels with Brighton, USG, Como and Hearts so it is important for them how the Shels partnership works out at this level, even if these two signings don't work out I'm sure they will try more data driven signings during the next two transfer windows

**RealJohn91** · 22/01/2026, 9:04 AM

Bohs signed Sadou Diallo from Derry. A nice surprise to start the day, didn't even hear any speculation about this.

**2 Year Contract** · 22/01/2026, 9:54 AM

So Pats supposedly outbid Derry for Ronan Boyce, Derry outbid Bohs for James Clarke and Bohs outbid Derry and Pats for Sadou Diallo. What a league

**Burnsie** · 22/01/2026, 11:17 AM

wait til you hear how many clubs are in a tie for the fourth largest budget

**Shinkicker** · 22/01/2026, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

So Pats supposedly outbid Derry for Ronan Boyce, Derry outbid Bohs for James Clarke and Bohs outbid Derry and Pats for Sadou Diallo. What a league

That one came out of the blue. A really good signing who will certainly add to the strength in depth of the squad

**ontheotherhand** · 22/01/2026, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

So Pats supposedly outbid Derry for Ronan Boyce, Derry outbid Bohs for James Clarke and Bohs outbid Derry and Pats for Sadou Diallo. What a league

Were Derry trying to keep Diallo? Heard he was leaving a while back...but to Pats!

Derry outbid Rovers for Clarke as well.

Diallo is a great signing for bohs imop. Think he has more in him than he showed at Derry.

Very quiet on our front. We seem to be missing targets. Possibly also waiting to see what happens with Noonan. Need Finn in asap to help as we need a striker, wingback and centre half to be properly set up I think.

**WeAreRovers** · 22/01/2026, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Were Derry trying to keep Diallo? Heard he was leaving a while back...but to Pats!

Derry outbid Rovers for Clarke as well.

Diallo is a great signing for bohs imop. Think he has more in him than he showed at Derry.

Very quiet on our front. We seem to be missing targets. Possibly also waiting to see what happens with Noonan. Need Finn in asap to help as we need a striker, wingback and centre half to be properly set up I think.

Two more imminent, at least one is a centre-half.

**ontheotherhand** · 22/01/2026, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Two more imminent, at least one is a centre-half.

Good to hear. Would be nice going into the season with at least one more wingback as well. Heard one very encouraging rumour of a player who can cover both roles. Fingers crossed.

**2 Year Contract** · 22/01/2026, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Were Derry trying to keep Diallo? Heard he was leaving a while back...but to Pats!

Derry outbid Rovers for Clarke as well.

Diallo is a great signing for bohs imop. Think he has more in him than he showed at Derry.

Very quiet on our front. We seem to be missing targets. Possibly also waiting to see what happens with Noonan. Need Finn in asap to help as we need a striker, wingback and centre half to be properly set up I think.

Tiernan Lynch was quoted multiple times after the season ended saying he wants to keep Diallo and a contract was on the table for him. After it reached mid December with Diallo still not signing the contract for whatever reason (I guess money reasons as he had interest from Pats too, because there’s no other real reason he’d leave Derry for Bohs if it wasn’t money) Lynch seemed to move on and signed Olayinka then. Telling that Derry only today released a statement announcing Diallo left the club wishing him well, while they did similar before Christmas for the other lads who had left the club at the end of their contracts which ran until the end of November

**ontheotherhand** · 22/01/2026, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

Tiernan Lynch was quoted multiple times after the season ended saying he wants to keep Diallo and a contract was on the table for him. After it reached mid December with Diallo still not signing the contract for whatever reason (I guess money reasons as he had interest from Pats too, because there’s no other real reason he’d leave Derry for Bohs if it wasn’t money) Lynch seemed to move on and signed Olayinka then. Telling that Derry only today released a statement announcing Diallo left the club wishing him well, while they did similar before Christmas for the other lads who had left the club at the end of their contracts which ran until the end of November

Fair enough. Can't see bohs outbidding Derry for a player Lynch really wanted at the moment tho tbh.

**dcfc_legend9** · 22/01/2026, 2:31 PM

Reality is Lynch didn't want either Ronan Boyce or Sadou Diallo that much. He offered them contracts but there was no real desire to keep either.

Both where fan favourites so it was easier for Lynch to say he offered them a contract and they didn't want to stay rather than not offering them contracts at all.

I was sad to see Boyce go as I still feel he was quality. Diallo Will do a decent job for Bohs in a midfield with Devoy and Tierney.

**ontheotherhand** · 22/01/2026, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by dcfc_legend9

Reality is Lynch didn't want either Ronan Boyce or Sadou Diallo that much. He offered them contracts but there was no real desire to keep either.

Both where fan favourites so it was easier for Lynch to say he offered them a contract and they didn't want to stay rather than not offering them contracts at all.

I was sad to see Boyce go as I still feel he was quality. Diallo Will do a decent job for Bohs in a midfield with Devoy and Tierney.

That's what I was getting at. Surprised by it tbh. Diallo looked quality when I saw him. Why do you think Lynch wasn't too pushed? Just had a better option lined up?

**dcfc_legend9** · 22/01/2026, 8:28 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

That's what I was getting at. Surprised by it tbh. Diallo looked quality when I saw him. Why do you think Lynch wasn't too pushed? Just had a better option lined up?

I'd likely just say he wanted to put his own stamp on the team. He inherited both Boyce and Diallo and potentially just didn't fancy them.

Derry have Dummigan, Winchester, O'Reilly, Olayinka, Markey, Clarke along with McClean and Doherty who can potentially play in the middle. So we are fairly stacked there now at this stage. Game time may have been limited for Diallo.

The Boyce decision I'd assume he has a right back coming in unless he wants Dummigan to be his right back.

**brendy_�ire** · 22/01/2026, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

Diallo is a great signing for bohs imop. Think he has more in him than he showed at Derry.

Not sure about that. On his day, he's brilliant. Can control a midfield, create space, get passes away, and scores the other cracker (see Waterford at home last season).
However, for too many games, he went missing. He'd end up anonymous, bypassed by the ball.
Overall, I think we saw at Derry the levels Bohs can expect. FWIW, I'd have kept him, but presumably the money and lack of game time didn't appeal to him.
I'm surprised he didn't get a deal he wanted over in Britain, but then LoI clubs are likely playing a bit over the odds for British players these days.

**desaintsno.12** · 23/01/2026, 11:31 AM

I have been gutted about losing out on Diallo to Bohs, I had him down as a massive signing. Interesting that Derry fans arent overly fussed about losing him.

**WeAreRovers** · 23/01/2026, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

Not sure about that. On his day, he's brilliant. Can control a midfield, create space, get passes away, and scores the other cracker (see Waterford at home last season).
However, for too many games, he went missing. He'd end up anonymous, bypassed by the ball.
Overall, I think we saw at Derry the levels Bohs can expect. FWIW, I'd have kept him, but presumably the money and lack of game time didn't appeal to him.
I'm surprised he didn't get a deal he wanted over in Britain, but then LoI clubs are likely playing a bit over the odds for British players these days.

This is why I was always a big fan of Diallo and then we signed Matt Healy.

**ontheotherhand** · 23/01/2026, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

Not sure about that. On his day, he's brilliant. Can control a midfield, create space, get passes away, and scores the other cracker (see Waterford at home last season).
However, for too many games, he went missing. He'd end up anonymous, bypassed by the ball.
Overall, I think we saw at Derry the levels Bohs can expect. FWIW, I'd have kept him, but presumably the money and lack of game time didn't appeal to him.
I'm surprised he didn't get a deal he wanted over in Britain, but then LoI clubs are likely playing a bit over the odds for British players these days.

Obviously your opinion carriers more weight here, having watched him week in week out, but my fear is that Derry didn't always play to Diallos strengths. Much more goes through the middle at bohs, with Devoy being their architect. Derry, at least in the games I watched, tend to prioritise Duffy getting the ball and rightly so. As you said Diallo can control the midfield and is good on the ball. Himself and Devoy could be very dangerous. Hopefully I'm wrong.

**brendy_�ire** · 23/01/2026, 7:18 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

.....Derry didn't always play to Diallos strengths. Much more goes through the middle at bohs, with Devoy being their architect... Himself and Devoy could be very dangerous.

That's a fair point, but moreso for last season than ones before, due to Duffy being fit all year.
Diallo and Devoy could be great combination, an awkward one for defenders.

Worth pointing out that Diallo does Ramadan properly, so he will have a drop in performance during it. With the dates of it this year, shouldn't be as much of an issue for Bohs though.