Hawkins Joining Coventry

**Jamjar** · 26/01/2007, 3:52 PM

They are also going to england/spl for security. There was a link to an article about lads going to spl on some thread here (how vague is that, just couldn't be �rsed looking for the particular thread), but one of the reasons players were leaving eircom league was the security of knowing they would get their wages every week over yonder.

**Shelsman** · 26/01/2007, 4:58 PM

The great thing about all this is that Irish players released by Premiership and Championship clubs in England are now more likely to sign for eL clubs as they know that a move back to the SPL or Championship ( and possibly the Premiership if Bennett signs for Reading ) is not only possible but quite likely if you excel in the Eircom League.

Irish clubs sign professionally trained footballers for nothing, then sell them back to English and Scottish clubs for a few hundred thousand ( eventually more and more ) quid. Sounds like a good deal to me. Better still, it also means that players might sign for clubs here initially before moving across the water e.g. Kevin Doyle.

Hopefully lots of Irish players released in Britain will sign for eL clubs ( provided they're good players ) rather than play in the Coca-Cola League 1 and 2, so there'll be a steady flow of players who cost nothing in transfer fees into the league and a transfers out every season to Britain where eL clubs will make money and be more viable financially.

**Raheny Red** · 27/01/2007, 1:43 PM

Rumour going around that, Baker (Drogs), Harris (Pars) and Scouse (Derry) and all left the club!

**Aaron** · 27/01/2007, 1:51 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Rumour going around that, Baker (Drogs), Harris (Pars) and Scouse (Derry) and all left the club!

Well the rumour about Rogers up here is pretty strong, supposed to have came up last nite to complete his move, nothin on it since tho

**TommyT** · 28/01/2007, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Shelsman

The great thing about all this is that Irish players released by Premiership and Championship clubs in England are now more likely to sign for eL clubs as they know that a move back to the SPL or Championship ( and possibly the Premiership if Bennett signs for Reading ) is not only possible but quite likely if you excel in the Eircom League.

Optimistic but hopefully a good call. One thing though our clubs should be less picky about accepting offers for players they got for nothing