Apparently we've signed Mark Rooney from Drogheda.

Don't get the rationale here at all. I mean, he couldn't break into our Under-21 team two years ago. Of the four strikers currently on the books, three are now speed merchants with questionable (in Rooney's case non-existent) finishing ability. Is he there to provide back-up for McCarthy? Or vice versa? Are we withdrawing from senior football in favour of athletics?

A post on the guestbook claims that players released include Brian Kelly (! ), Alan Kelly (fair enough, not up to it), Kevin Williamson (ditto), Alan Mulcahy (shame, he had potential, but he's not a kid anymore and a manager's patience is finite), Trevor Vaughan (no surprise despite a reasonable showing during the run-in), Ray Scully (form never recovered after being summarily dropped for no good reason mid-season, but Crowls is a more than adequate replacement) and Brendan Kennedy (pity, hope we have two decent 'keepers lined up.)