QuotePaul Crowley has signed for Dundalk.
http://www.dundalkfc.com/home.html
Only leaves Ronan Finn and Brian King as our only central midfielders who have proven themselves at Premier Divison level. Seriously need some experienced cover now.
Tony Mac's leaving?
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Paul Crowley has signed for Dundalk.
http://www.dundalkfc.com/home.html
Only leaves Ronan Finn and Brian King as our only central midfielders who have proven themselves at Premier Divison level. Seriously need some experienced cover now.
Paul Crowley signed for Dundalk per official press release by The Lillywhites. No Crowley, No Tony Mac, ropey season ahead, if what Dmand has suggested doesn't happen! Robbie Martin also went there for the record. Alan Mahon has played defensive midfield for the club in his early days during one of Tony's injury lay-offs.
Last edited by CollegeTillIDie; 12/12/2007 at 6:30 AM.
Creates some room for Bolger and Tony Doyle (not sure if he has a place in the centre in senior football though) to step up. Conan Byrne and Alan McNally have also played there in the past. Also, Mahon pulled McFaul out of nowhere to play there this season, who knows who we may bring in next season?
Shoot me for even suggesting this, but isn't Alan Reynolds floating about without a club?
I doubt we'd move for him.
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Is Hurley still under contract with you's. Please tell me he wasn't signed permanently he was cack this year
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He was on a season long loan but won't be coming back to UCD. Don't know where he'll end up.
Remind me to shoot you next time so.Originally Posted by Poor Student
Don't forget, with the academy supposedly starting next year, we're supposed to be signing a couple of (relatively) experienced players from England. Interesting to see what materialises there.
As it is, I don't think the team has weakened particularly so far - just the bench. Which obviously isn't ideal, but even five years ago, these departures would have hurt us a lot more than they will now. Still got a team like -
Quigley
Mahon
Gallagher
Kenna
McNally
Conan
Doyler
King
Finn
McWalter
Byrne
Subs -
Gregg
Timmy
Evan
Fitz
Bolger
And I'm sure I've left a couple of really obvious players out there.
yea pineapple id definately have fran in there ahead of mcwalter if not on the bench. on the bright side john brophy and ciaran harte are returning from shels! surprised they let crowley go to, only experienced midfielder and cant see bolger or tony doyle makin the step up next year.
Neither bermo or mcfaul are defo gone yet anyway and id expect to see bermo play another season before movin to england he's still only 18.
So you're Fran Moran yeah?
Good to see Harte and Brophy returning. Harte now has first team experience and is good enough for Premier Division. Brophy is a better option than Forsyth or Purcell, close enough between himself and Moran imo. Moran would probably be a better partner for Paul Byrne. Still think we need a proven striker, experienced centre mid and left wing cover to complete squad.
And a right back.
I thought Shels fans weren't too enamoured with Harte last year? Is he likely to make much impact on our team?
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
i think harte is good enough, better than greg in my opinion! i think we are ok for left mids with doyler mcwalter and moran as cover if needed, whilst playin fitz and conan on wither flank is also an option.
striker, centre mid, right back!
has cawley been sold or on loan? i no he'll never be back but if only....
What's wrong with our right back?
There's only one of him. Also, he's getting a bit long in the tooth, so it can't hurt to have an alternative.
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I was going on the presumption that we have Sulli.
Many of their fans said he was Premier Division standard and was one of their bettter players in the first half of last season. When he went to the world student games he lost his place in the team and never really got a look in after that.
Doyler won't be fit at the beginning of the season and Moran is naturally a striker and hasn't exactly covered himself in glory playing there for the U21.
Cawley is at Bray on a permanent deal.
Harte's played ten times for us over a couple of years and I didn't see anything particular to think he'd be as good as Finn, Bolger and King, to be honest.
Always like Brophy - bustling forward who's never really gotten a chance in the first team, but who's done well in the 21s and looked OK in the first team too. Shels put him at centre half, and then he broke his leg, so he's basically had a year off though.
I don't think he is either, but he would make a good squad player.
Matt Gregg to Bray now official.
http://www.braywanderers.ie/index.ph...51&tt_news=271
Oh well. If Shay Kelly comes back, as rumoured, it'll be no loss. Gregg apparently wasn't one for being overly concerned with body fat tests and the likes, although I thought we'd keep him.
Probably one of our biggest culls in recent years, although the first XI still seems as strong as last season. It's the bench which is looking a bit empty. Still, that's usually the case at this stage of pre-season.
Apparantly nobody (or at least a number of key players) has been offered a new contract. Disgraceful if true.
I think Evan McMillan has a year remaining on his current contract.
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