Roy O'Donavan

**Steve Bruce** · 30/04/2007, 3:04 PM

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...cle2496863.ece

Is he really that good? I've heard he is a good player, but a million quids worth?

Also I thought he was suspended tonight, can anyone shed some light on this?

**lofty9** · 30/04/2007, 3:10 PM

I thought he was suspended tonight. To be honest I haven't seen enough of him. But if Cork are to be believed they have already turned down big money for him.

**Jerry The Saint** · 30/04/2007, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

I thought he was suspended tonight. To be honest I haven't seen enough of him. But if Cork are to be believed they have already turned down big money for him.

Thought it was 500,000 euro rather than pounds. I think Cork will be waiting a long, long time for someone to offer 1 million sterling.

**RedX** · 30/04/2007, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

I thought he was suspended tonight. To be honest I haven't seen enough of him. But if Cork are to be believed they have already turned down big money for him.

If Cork are to believed?....

In reply to the first post Roy is suspended tonight after receiving a yellow card in the home win against Dungannon recently..that interview with Ronnie Mc Faul is a bit strange..i would question the guy/newspaer that printed it as they have got there facts wrong there...

My opinion on Roy is this...There is no doubt he is after developing into one of the best if not the best striker in the country in the last twelve months..of course opposition fans will have there say on him but this is the opinion of someone who has seen him many many times...he is a very good finisher and yes is quiet good in the air also...he is an extremely fit guy and is very fast...his pace and finishing are probably his two main attributes...there would not be so many clubs interested in the guy if he was not that good...he is out of contract at the end of the season and this is why our club might receive only half his worth...if he had a year or two left we could be talking 1million in todays market easily...

**harry crumb** · 30/04/2007, 3:33 PM

He's suspended tonight.

The article might get a few more people into the ground tonight though.

**adamcarr** · 30/04/2007, 3:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Thought it was 500,000 euro rather than pounds. I think Cork will be waiting a long, long time for someone to offer 1 million sterling.

Yeah it was E525,000 + performance related add ons. If his contract wasn't up at the end of the season we would make huge money(eL terms) for him although Id say the club will probably accept E600,000 in June if offered.

**Steve Bruce** · 30/04/2007, 3:37 PM

I have to say 600k is some dough for any player on this island. The standard isn't near Championship standard so I think that amount of money is a great for any club here.

**Dodge** · 30/04/2007, 3:41 PM

The thing working against Cork is that O'Donovan is openly tlaking about moving. Clubs see this and unless a bidding war comes out his price may plummet.

IMO he's not that good. He's quick but I've seen him miss too many chances to call him a good finisher.

**RedX** · 30/04/2007, 3:48 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

IMO he's not that good. He's quick but I've seen him miss too many chances to call him a good finisher.

You are right and all the clubs that are lining up to watch him are wrong..do not forget Roy Keane and McCarthy both travelled over to see him play...do you know how good a guy has to be for a manager of a club to travel from England to see him?..he would have been getting fantastic reports over a long time to get that recognition..but to say he is not that good dodge is simply wumming to say the least...

**OneRedArmy** · 30/04/2007, 4:02 PM

Huge risk Cork are taking with him being so close to the end of his contract. They could easily end up with another Georgie-type situation and get no, or very little, money out of it.

The amount of money O'Donovan is worth drops each day as the end of his contract gets nearer.

**Dodge** · 30/04/2007, 4:05 PM

Wumming my arse, if he was as good a finisher and as quick as you made out (not to mention he's good in the air) EVERY club would be after him. I never said he wasn't good, I'm saying he's not €1million euro worth of good.

Jeesh, is there anything you Corkies don't take personally

**RedX** · 30/04/2007, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Huge risk Cork are taking with him being so close to the end of his contract. They could easily end up with another Georgie-type situation and get no, or very little, money out of it.

The amount of money O'Donovan is worth drops each day as the end of his contract gets nearer.

I totally agree...for some reason over the last few years contracts are being left almost run out before players are offered new deals..we have lost a few players because of this and to name a couple Neale Fenn and Danny Murphy come to mind...at least Roy's is not up until November and hopefully some well off club will be willing to pay good money for him to have him pre-season and ready for the start of the season...these clubs will know its important that they start well in there league so might want him then...so City are hoping for a bidding war to begin i reckon...

**adamcarr** · 30/04/2007, 4:09 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Huge risk Cork are taking with him being so close to the end of his contract. They could easily end up with another Georgie-type situation and get no, or very little, money out of it.

The amount of money O'Donovan is worth drops each day as the end of his contract gets nearer.

Well its not as if we can sell him before the transfer window and there has only been two official offers for him, one from Southend for 300k and one from Hull for 525k and both correctly rejected.

**RedX** · 30/04/2007, 4:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Wumming my arse, if he was as good a finisher and as quick as you made out (not to mention he's good in the air) EVERY club would be after him. I never said he wasn't good, I'm saying he's not �1million euro worth of good.

Jeesh, is there anything you Corkies don't take personally

Go back to your previous post...a quote from it by you "IMO he's not that good"...now above you say "I never said he was'nt good"...

And in reply to your 2nd part...are you sure you are ok?..dont be so bitter to me at all lad....if you have personal issues with other City fans go have it out with them..or else relax please....

**OneRedArmy** · 30/04/2007, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

Well its not as if we can sell him before the transfer window and there has only been two official offers for him, one from Southend for 300k and one from Hull for 525k and both correctly rejected.

Only time will tell whether rejecting these deals was the correct course of action.

Bear in mind the Hull one would be the largest transfer ever from an Irish club.

**BohsFans** · 30/04/2007, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Wumming my arse, if he was as good a finisher and as quick as you made out (not to mention he's good in the air) EVERY club would be after him. I never said he wasn't good, I'm saying he's not €1million euro worth of good.

Jeesh, is there anything you Corkies don't take personally

O'Donavan riddin rock solid by Dodge!

Are the goals from that Portadown game available anywhere?

**fitzknows** · 30/04/2007, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by RedX

I totally agree...for some reason over the last few years contracts are being left almost run out before players are offered new deals..we have lost a few players because of this and to name a couple Neale Fenn and Danny Murphy come to mind...at least Roy's is not up until November and hopefully some well off club will be willing to pay good money for him to have him pre-season and ready for the start of the season...these clubs will know its important that they start well in there league so might want him then...so City are hoping for a bidding war to begin i reckon...

Bohs and St. Pats could get into a bidding war for him and offer him a taste of life in a big city.

**Cymro** · 30/04/2007, 4:30 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Only time will tell whether rejecting these deals was the correct course of action.

Bear in mind the Hull one would be the largest transfer ever from an Irish club.

�525,000 is a huge amount of money for a side that averages attendances around the 3,000 mark. That's got to be nearly as much if not more than Cork would get in gate receipts in a whole season (depending on how much they charge for tickets, obviously). In money terms it's the equivalent of a League Two side turning down a bid that big which you hardly ever see.

Unless Cork could make more money than that by keeping him which would basically mean winning the League of Ireland title and going on a run to at least the Champions' League third qualifying round, from a business point of view you'd have to say rejecting it doesn't make much sense.