Transfer window signings/rumours

**charliesboots** · 02/07/2007, 4:56 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Bad signing in my opinion.

I agree but I'll give him time. Keane is a good signing, competition for either wing-back role or the holding role in midfield.

**GavinZac** · 02/07/2007, 4:57 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo

We've re signed leon McSweeney from Unibond League Giants Ilkeston Town

http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home.htm

He left us for Leicester City about 6 years ago.

Needless to say i'm putting a months wages on us winning the league now. Yipee. etc etc.

we signed Roy O'Donovan from glenthorn celtic. no point in judging a player by his club.

**blue til i die** · 02/07/2007, 7:30 PM

alan keely rumoured to be leaving waterford to sign for daddy at Shels!!

**swano** · 02/07/2007, 7:33 PM

I heard Robbie Clarke is leaving us for Shels. Great signing for them if it's true. He was one of our best players in DIv 1 last year.

**SunderlandBohs** · 02/07/2007, 8:21 PM

What's up the whole Jason Byrne transfer stories to Pat's? E118,000 is the price in the papers. Must be rubbish?

**Pablo** · 02/07/2007, 8:27 PM

Originally Posted by SunderlandBohs

What's up the whole Jason Byrne transfer stories to Pat's? E118,000 is the price in the papers. Must be rubbish?

Quite a persistent rumour. Not to mention the rumoured �5000 a week Pats are allegedly offering

**SunderlandBohs** · 02/07/2007, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo

Quite a persistent rumour. Not to mention the rumoured �5000 a week Pats are allegedly offering

This must be the same as the Sean Thornton & Willo Flood rumours? Rumour had that that they were offered the same.

**Battery Rover** · 02/07/2007, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by swano

I heard Robbie Clarke is leaving us for Shels. Great signing for them if it's true. He was one of our best players in DIv 1 last year.

Apparently signing 11 players and some have turned down other clubs because Shels were offering more money

**L37Ultra** · 02/07/2007, 10:08 PM

tommy Barrett is coming back to Limerick!!

**Dodge** · 02/07/2007, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by SunderlandBohs

This must be the same as the Sean Thornton & Willo Flood rumours? Rumour had that that they were offered the same.

I know for a FACT that Willo Flood was never offered anything by Pats. No player will be paid �5k by Pats

**SunderlandBohs** · 03/07/2007, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I know for a FACT that Willo Flood was never offered anything by Pats. No player will be paid �5k by Pats

So just paper talk? What's the situation on Thornton?

**Jerry The Saint** · 03/07/2007, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Apparently signing 11 players and some have turned down other clubs because Shels were offering more money

That's just mental.

Shels are second bottom and 25 points off promotion - why don't they just write the rest of the season off, concentrate on saving their pennies to pay for next year's (or the year after's) rent at wherever they end up

If anything, increasing their wage bill could damage their chances of staying in Division 1. Even if they do finish in the bottom two, they would certainly be re-elected (if this still exists

) if they showed the club was now being run responsibly.

**sfc red** · 03/07/2007, 10:47 AM

We're only signing as many players as we're getting rid of and they're all loan/free transfers.

I see where you're coming from though.

**Flexy** · 03/07/2007, 1:16 PM

Heard Sammy Morrow is signing for Derry as well from Hibs, hes been training with us for last 2 or 3 weeks and has agreed terms. Drogs and Linfield were also after him

**pateen** · 03/07/2007, 1:19 PM

Michael Keane is a very good signing. I remember Mary Harrington (think that’s her name) raving about him in her Planet Football column in Mondays Irish times. When he was at Preston he was a top man, I think he may have slipped back the list a little since though?

**WeAreRovers** · 03/07/2007, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Michael Keane is a very good signing. I remember Mary Harrington (think that�s her name) raving about him in her Planet Football column in Mondays Irish times. When he was at Preston he was a top man, I think he may have slipped back the list a little since though?

Mary Hannigan isn't it? She must have read it in the Guardian, she hasn't had an original thought in her life.

KOH

**swano** · 03/07/2007, 1:39 PM

Ah now, she's up to speed on schools hockey for girls which gets as much coverage as our league when its on

**Dodge** · 03/07/2007, 1:43 PM

Keane's another one of those highly rated youngsters that end up doing nothing. Hate Rogers so am probably too subjective to say what he's actually like as a footballer. Don't know anything about the Scottish lad

If O'Neill's out for at least 8 weeks (possibly the season) we desparately need a striker (we did anyway!)

PS hannigan is a ****

**Sheridan** · 03/07/2007, 2:06 PM

I agree with Dodge on both counts, I can see Michael Keane being another Michael Foley-Foley-Sheridan, a poster boy for the national team geeks and journos who then gets found out in the eL. And I doubt Mary Hannigan has ever been to a football match.

Rogers is as solid a defender as you'll find in the eL, much of his reputation as a braindead hatchet-man is based on his appearance and background to be honest. The sad fact is that he's probably technically superior to 80% of eL defenders.

**Raheny Red** · 03/07/2007, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

That's just mental.

Shels are second bottom and 25 points off promotion - why don't they just write the rest of the season off, concentrate on saving their pennies to pay for next year's (or the year after's) rent at wherever they end up

If anything, increasing their wage bill could damage their chances of staying in Division 1. Even if they do finish in the bottom two, they would certainly be re-elected (if this still exists

) if they showed the club was now being run responsibly.

Agreed 100%

- I've been saying that for the last few days now.