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**LukeO** · 03/12/2007, 4:16 PM

No idea, get your hands on the double winning video from 2001 and you'll see what an impact he made when he signed mid-season from Harps. It was our mid-season signings that made all the difference for us that year, himself and Mark Rutherford.

Quality player, total tosser though!

**scottish_bohs** · 03/12/2007, 4:18 PM

That's exactly the memory queens fans have of him too! I've been meaning to buy that DVD in the shop for a while.

**Terry** · 03/12/2007, 6:46 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I seem to remember Fran Carter had a huge number of clubs- I know he was briefly at Harps in the mid to late 90's. Anyone remember the other clubs he was at?

I think he had a total of 3 spells with Galway and was a year or 2 at kilkenny also.

**Paddyfield** · 03/12/2007, 6:53 PM

Robert Forde was interviewed once in the Shamrock Rovers match programme where he said "I will never play for Galway United again". He later rejoined Galway United. Twice.

He played for:
Boston University
Galway United
Athone Town
Monaghan United
Kilkenny City
Shamrock Rovers

Jumbo Brennan played for:
Galway United
Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers
Did he have a stint with Athlone?

**CollegeTillIDie** · 03/12/2007, 9:56 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

Robert Forde was interviewed once in the Shamrock Rovers match programme where he said "I will never play for Galway United again". He later rejoined Galway United. Twice.

He played for:
Boston University
Galway United
Athone Town
Monaghan United
Kilkenny City
Shamrock Rovers

Jumbo Brennan played for:
Galway United
Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers
Did he have a stint with Athlone?

Robert Forde was an atrocious goalkeeper.

**sligoman** · 03/12/2007, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Robert Forde was an atrocious goalkeeper.

Good at pushing ball boys though.

**Olander** · 03/12/2007, 10:16 PM

Ryan Casey

Played for:
St Pats
Cork City
Galway United

Athlone Town

pity his modelling career never took off

**Dodge** · 04/12/2007, 9:31 AM

Originally Posted by Olander

Ryan Casey

Played for:
St Pats
Cork City
Galway United

Athlone Town

pity his modelling career never took off

was fairly regular with swansea |Town for a while and had a trial at rovers ast year

**Ash** · 04/12/2007, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Olander

Ryan Casey

Played for:
St Pats
Cork City
Galway United

Athlone Town

Ryan Casey is/was employed by Athlone Town ... his performances
would barely constitute playing.

Robbie Forde is shocking. Fantastic shot stopper but only when the
ball is hit straight at him and he cant get out of the way in time.
We nicknamed him "The Ostrich" cos he was large and flightless!

Dont remember Jumbo playing for us.

Could also add Davy Byrne
- Shels
- Derry
- Longford
- Athlone * (see Ryan Casey comment)

**DonO'Bate** · 05/12/2007, 9:22 PM

The ultimate EL journey man has to be Paul Newe, a tricky winger, who during the 80's appeared to be playing for a different club each week. Another journey manI recall was the striker Mark Ennis who got a big money transfer to Derry City where his career fell apart.

**Red&White Rover** · 05/12/2007, 9:27 PM

Originally Posted by Olander

Ryan Casey

Played for:
St Pats
Cork City
Galway United

Athlone Town

pity his modelling career never took off

He's the RDO for Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo and Roscommon now...

**Rovers fan** · 05/12/2007, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Good at pushing ball boys though.

Funniest thing ever. He got a lot of abuse from the shed that day!

**JC_GUFC** · 05/12/2007, 11:10 PM

I saw someone mentioning Showaddy Roddy earlier.

He actually finished his playing career with St Francis.

I remembering seeing a piece on Trevor Benjamin being the ultimate journeyman in English football. He's only 28 and is playing with his 16th club!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Benjamin

**soccerc** · 05/12/2007, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

I saw someone mentioning Showaddy Roddy earlier.

He actually finished his playing career with St Francis.

Indeed, JC, played about 8 games in season 96/97 before disappearing

**Mr A** · 06/12/2007, 8:04 AM

Hmm, that's odd. Where they on the brink of relegation or what?

**Raheny Red** · 07/12/2007, 7:54 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Philly Hughes - Shelbourne will be his 9th League of Ireland club.

What were the other clubs?

**Raheny Red** · 07/12/2007, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

What constitutes a journeyman exactly, how many clubs like? Would Eric Lavine/Wesley Charles qualify?

They are the perfected example of journeymen, the far side of the pond to Ireland is a fair aul' distance

**Olander** · 07/12/2007, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

What were the other clubs?

Philly Hughes:

#1 Tolka Rovers
#2 St Francis
#3 St Pats
#4 Kilkenny City
#5 Kildare County
#6 Dublin City
#7 UCD
#8 Monaghan United
#9 Dundalk
#10 Shels

Speaking of Shels there are quite a few journeymen at the club now, James Keddy (8 clubs) , Damien Brennen (7 clubs) , Alan Keely (5 clubs) , Robbie Heddermann (7 clubs) , Anto Flood ( 5 clubs )