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    Irish players released by UK clubs

    There's likely to be quite a few in the next few weeks and i wonder how many could do a job in the Eircom League. Heres some i have read about so far:
    Michael Keane and David Worrell (Rotherham)
    Barry Cogan (Barnet)
    Barry Conlon (Mansfield)
    Saul Deeney (Notts Co)
    Michael Reddy (Grimsby)
    What does anyone reckon to the above, would they be worth an EL club offering a contract to?

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    Patrick Kavanagh has been released by Birmingham.

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    I know Conlon and Reddy score plenty of goals, wherever they've been.

    I don't have a high opinion of any of the others.
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    Saul Deeney got to be worth a punt by Derry, given he's from the city and the incumbents aren't exactly covering themselves in glory.

    He was the lad who had a heroic performance against Man U in last years cup for Burton Albion.

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    Well most people on this board would be of the opinion that the eircom prem would be better than league two so going by that criteria clubs really shouldnt be looking at players released by league two clubs. I can see a few of these guys signing for eircom league clubs though.

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    Doncaster are releasing Sean Thornton.

    Undoubted abiility, has a reputation as a messer.
    Perhaps Richardson/Doolin might settle him down.

    GUFC need a striker, Conlon or Reddy would be brilliant signings.
    Cogan was rated very highly at Millwall.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne View Post
    Doncaster are releasing Sean Thornton.

    Undoubted abiility, has a reputation as a messer.
    Perhaps Richardson/Doolin might settle him down.
    interesting, i remember going to see him play for ireland at cobh, and being more impressed by liam kearney. now that kearney found his way to cork, perhaps thorton might, especially given the illustrious company he would have in midfield, in terms of international experience like himself
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    Quote Originally Posted by RiffRaff View Post
    Michael Reddy (Grimsby)
    What happened there?

    Kilkenny to scoring for Sunderland in the Premiership to being on the bench in Lansdowne Road to Player of the Year for Grimsby (at one stage I think?) to...?

    Career stats here. Would have thought he could do a job for someone here. Was he injured this season or just out of favour?

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    David Worrell could do a job for any side in the league, was linked to us, shels and i think Cork this time last year. Maybe the Drogs should start a bring Thornton home campaign.

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    Thornton is a drog native so could possibly find his way back there.

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    you see its starting already

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    What happened there?

    Kilkenny to scoring for Sunderland in the Premiership to being on the bench in Lansdowne Road to Player of the Year for Grimsby (at one stage I think?) to...?

    Career stats here. Would have thought he could do a job for someone here. Was he injured this season or just out of favour?
    AFAIK Reddy has actually een forced to retire due a series of serious injuries!...undoubted ability, was recently linked with Leeds and Blackburn amongst others but very unfortunate with injuries

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobtheDrog View Post
    David Worrell could do a job for any side in the league, was linked to us, shels and i think Cork this time last year. Maybe the Drogs should start a bring Thornton home campaign.
    He's Bohs!

    We got a nice little cut from Sunderland too for 'developing' him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge View Post
    Patrick Kavanagh has been released by Birmingham.
    How come?

    I heard he was doing well over there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BohsFans View Post
    How come?

    I heard he was doing well over there.
    Kept babbling about the bicycles going past in twos and threes, and something about stoney grey soil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BohsPartisan View Post
    Kept babbling about the bicycles going past in twos and threes, and something about stoney grey soil.
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    Is free agent a new euphamism for "pushing up the daisies"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joema View Post
    AFAIK Reddy has actually een forced to retire due a series of serious injuries!...undoubted ability, was recently linked with Leeds and Blackburn amongst others but very unfortunate with injuries
    Don't know if he's going to retire, but I read somewhere the Grimsby manager saying that Reddy had been offered a new deal at the start of the season but turned it down, whether he was looking for more money or scouting around for a new club at that stage I don't know.
    Then he got injured and was out for most of the season, 'hardly kicked a ball in anger' the manager said, and so the club just recently decided not to offer him a new contract for next season, hence he'll be a free agent. Whether his injury is career-ending I don't know, but certainly the manager never mentioned that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BohsFans View Post
    How come?

    I heard he was doing well over there.
    Seemed to be doing well in the reserves but I suppose he was unlikely to break in to the first team, with them getting promoted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne View Post
    Doncaster are releasing Sean Thornton.
    Jesus thats a fall from grace. A few seasons ago he was playing the fa cup semi for Sunderland at Old Trafford. Remember talking to his father on the flight when he was going over the watch him in it. He could be an excellent catch for an EL club. If you get him fit and in the right frame of mind he could a diamond.

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    I'm afraid he seems to be a bit of a party animal. Judging by remarks on a Doncaster message board, he was popular there but they acknowledged he was to be seen regularly out on the town. In fairness to McCarthy, who put a lot of effort into getting him straightened out, he warned Thornton how his career would be placed in jeopardy if he didn't mend his ways. Hopefully his brother, Kevin, another talented individual now at Coventry, will not fall into the same trap.
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