Dave Mooney transfer rumour thread

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

Fabrizio Ravenelli(sp?)

Ravanelli scored a lot of goals for Derby the season they were relegated, but he was not the league top scorer.

Originally Posted by gufcfan

Ravanelli scored a lot of goals for Derby the season they were relegated, but he was not the league top scorer.

I think Hasselbaink was for Atletico Madrid the year they went down. I'm not entirely sure that's in any way on-topic though.

Originally Posted by niamh

Dave Mooney on trial at Blackburn

What's he charged With ?

heard he played in a friendly match yesterday for sunderland reserves..however no confirmation of that just that tere was an Irish lad on trial during the game

Originally Posted by Ozymandias

heard he played in a friendly match yesterday for sunderland reserves..

What's he looking at for that? 10 years for crimes against football?

Originally Posted by Ozymandias

heard he played in a friendly match yesterday for sunderland reserves..however no confirmation of that just that tere was an Irish lad on trial during the game

There was a triallist playing centre back so unlikely that it was Mooney.

http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=14049

Originally Posted by gufcfan

Ravanelli scored a lot of goals for Derby the season they were relegated, but he was not the league top scorer.

I'm talking about when he was at middlesbrough.

I could have sworn he was highest goal scorer. but open to correction.

Originally Posted by Tenderloins

There was a triallist playing centre back so unlikely that it was Mooney.

Isn't there a few Cobh lads over there at the moment?

Eh may i add mathematically we were not relegated!! What is this with the second worst team in the country!!

Originally Posted by Sonic

Eh may i add mathematically we were not relegated!! !

YOu can say it..enjoy the virtual trips to kildare, monaghan and limerick in the mathematical first division.

Very over-rated player

He worked very hard over last pre-season and it paid off for him. He was much stronger and fitter. He could be very good with full time coaching and training. I would think he'll be in Ireland this season though. He's back in Dublin at the moment, not in Blackburn though I think he was over for a short while. Someone I know was speaking to him today. He hasn't fully made up his mind yet but "it'll all be sorted by the end of the week". Sounds like Cork to me.

Originally Posted by Longfordian

He worked very hard over last pre-season and it paid off for him. He was much stronger and fitter

Mathews' famous quote — 'When we got Dave, he was more worried about his darts and his bingo than his football, such was the regime at Shamrock Rovers at the time.'

How do you like that, Roddy?

I hope he does well but can't see him making it big in England.

Originally Posted by Rocky77

Mathews' famous quote — 'When we got Dave, he was more worried about his darts and his bingo than his football, such was the regime at Shamrock Rovers at the time.'

How do you like that, Roddy?

But Roddy had them playing great darts and bingo. As he said himself,
"Look, I had that lad on my darts team in Stevie's pub back in the day. He was ****e then and I could have brought him in to hit the tricky doubles when I was with Rovers but I knew he was ****e and I told everyone who'd listen that he was ****e and that Roddy was the only one who could see how ****e he was. When I was with Carlisle. that's Carlisle in England btw the lads over there could hit the doubles in their sleep. And he was still ****e. The problem with Parkhouse is is that he's fat and lazy. Oh and he can't hit a double for the life of him"

Being cynically inclined.....is Pat Devlin Dave Mooney's "Advisor" by any chance? He has pretty strong connections with Blackburn and it does seem a bit odd that a lad who was being strongly linked with Cork City, Dundee Utd, Bohemians, Ipswich etc etc is suddenly being trialled by a premiership side with (realistic or not) champions league ambitions

I seen Mooney play once last year & he is undoubtedly a good player but he's not premiership good....was thinking maybe he agents or whatever got somehow cajoled him a trial at Blackburn to drum up interest in the upper echelons of the chamionship or spl

thats my drunken/conspiritorial slant on it.....whoever he ends up with good luck to the lad

Originally Posted by Drogman.

Mooney's a one season wonder and as was said above if he put away even half the chances that he had then he would have ended up on 30 odd goals.

Also remember there was some pretty terrible defences last season, Waterford, Galway, Bray etc...

Fair enough 19 goals was great but he'll never make it in the Premier League over there. The EL is about his standard.

Sorry for the bump but

Originally Posted by Longfordian

He could be very good with full time coaching and training. I would think he'll be in Ireland this season though.

*pats self on the back for his wisdom* .

Ah no, pleased to see him carrying on where he left off last season. Class act.

Originally Posted by deecay

Very over-rated player

Insightful as usual.

Mooney is a machine. Best striker in the EL by a mile. His days in the league might be numbered. Hope Cork have him on a 2-year deal (at least) so they'll get a decent fee for him.