Keith Fahey

[Mr A]

He's an idiot though.

[btid1]

Fact is full time isn't really an option for anyone with a decent job. Some excellent/ crazy money on offer, but too short term to give up a good job.

Totally agree.....

As for Doolin well we did say 'good job'.

[Dodge]

As for Doolin well we did say 'good job'.

At least someone got it...

[inchicore_saint]

Pats fans are very divided on the issue of John McDonnell,personally I think he should be given one more season especially seen as the club will be going full time,and Keith Fahey is a must stay player.

[Dodge]

Pats fans are very divided on the issue of John McDonnell,personally I think he should be given one more season especially seen as the club will be going full time,and Keith Fahey is a must stay player.

The club has been effectively full time the last couple of years (including manager). Some of our better players are part time (Maguire/Murphy) and I doubt we'll get better full timers than them

[CollegeTillIDie]

Doolin had been working two days a week in the job since before he was manager of UCD. So going down from two day week and part-time manager to being a full-time manager is not that big an adjustment. Given he's also just won his first Premier Division title as a manager means he's X% more employable if it goes pear shaped at United Park.

[Sniffer]

No matter who or what, it's a tough call at this stage of the league's development to shelve a job for full time football. The league is in its infancy with regard to fulltime set-ups and it could all quite easily go belly up in the next few years - or it could grow incrementally. Everybody's domestic / financial situation is different. Overall(s) though, I'm all for this creeping professionalism.

[BrayUnknowns]

The club has been effectively full time the last couple of years (including manager). Some of our better players are part time (Maguire/Murphy) and I doubt we'll get better full timers than them

Agreed. So does that mean if the likes of Murphy and Maguire will not go full time they will be shown the door or will they make exceptions ?

[Dodge]

Don't honestly know. Our last attempt at "full time" meant we had to let go Liam Kelly and Willie Burke (one to Rovers, the other reitred) and we didn't replace them with better.

I hope we keep them but fear losing them...

[DmanDmythDledge]

Agreed. So does that mean if the likes of Murphy and Maguire will not go full time they will be shown the door or will they make exceptions ?

Murphy is more than likely on his way out. He was messed about regarding a contract offer. Think he ended up being dropped after a small bust up with Jonny Mc.

[Dodge]

Murphy is more than likely on his way out. He was messed about regarding a contract offer. Think he ended up being dropped after a small bust up with Jonny Mc.

His version is he was messed about. The other version is he messed about.

There definitely was a bust up