League of Ireland transfers/rumours [Mod Note Post #1, #750]

Gavin "shels"

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

Aw feck, don't even have my new glasses a year.:D

bohsman

Comfortable mid table, maybe an outside challenge for 3rd for Fingal with that squad Id say

Lamper.sffc

bohsman2 wrote: »

Comfortable mid table, maybe an outside challenge for 3rd for Fingal with that squad Id say

Id take that.

dfx-

stovelid wrote: »

With Turner, Chambers, Rice and Bradley, I can't see why MON would want another midfielder when we still need to strengthen in two other positions.

Striker?

Barrett, Twigg, Baker. And if Twigg goes mid season this time..

Gavin "shels"

And Barrett is injury prone.

major bill

stovelid wrote: »

Chris Turner has signed for us.

Also Craig Walsh.

http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/1153-turner-a-walsh-sign-for-hoops

so thats 4 certain red cards from him then against the big club:p

Think he can be a good player if he gets the right guidance and defo wasnt getting it off that spoofer sean connors

SligoBrewer

bohsman2 wrote: »

Comfortable mid table, maybe an outside challenge for 3rd for Fingal with that squad Id say

They'll stay up, but won't do anything spectacular.

bohsman

SligoBrewer wrote: »

They'll stay up, but won't do anything spectacular.

Agreed, its more the implosion around the league that gives them a shot at 3rd, who else is there, Sligo and Pats?

SligoBrewer

bohsman2 wrote: »

Agreed, its more the implosion around the league that gives them a shot at 3rd, who else is there, Sligo and Pats?

Pats are nowhere near good enough. Shams, Bohs, Us, and TNB FC/Gannon FC should be the top 4.

Although it would hinge on the final pieces of the jigsaw that we pull together. If we get Kudozovic in or in the very unlikely case Dan Murray, we're laughing.

CiaranC

SligoBrewer wrote: »

If we get Kudozovic in or in the very unlikely case Dan Murray, we're laughing.

Make sure you sign them properly if you do

stovelid

dfx- wrote: »

Striker?

Barrett, Twigg, Baker. And if Twigg goes mid season this time..

I was thinking more of a centre-half ( Burns?) and a decent backup goalkeeper (even if we have Hughes?), but I guess Cowen will really have to step up to the mark to replace Podge as forward backup.

doncarlos

major bill wrote: »

Think he can be a good player if he gets the right guidance and defo wasnt getting it off that spoofer sean connors

Nope definitly not.... He wasn't in team of the season or nominated for player of the year last season :rolleyes:

stovelid

If Turner wants to end up on the team of the season again this season and/or score 12 goals again this year, I'll live with the fact that he may not be the nicest or calmest lad around.

djpbarry

SligoBrewer wrote: »

Pats are nowhere near good enough.

To do what? With Derry gone and possibly (hopefully) Cork too, it's game on for the European places I would say - no reason why Pats should not be in with a shout.

dreamers75

..................Rogers
Lynch Mulcahy Guthrie Bermo
Guy Mc Allister Byrne Sinnot
.......Williams..Faherty


thats actually not a bad team, top6 and i be happy

doncarlos

SligoBrewer wrote: »

Pats are nowhere near good enough. Shams, Bohs, Us, and TNB FC/Gannon FC should be the top 4.

Who have sligo signed that make you feel that you are top four? I can't see Sligo finishing ahead of Fingal, Pats or Dundalk. Maybe if they held on to cretaro but not now.
I'd say it'll be between Sligo, Drogs and Cork for the home play off spot.

doncarlos

dreamers75 wrote: »

..................Rogers
Lynch Mulcahy Guthrie Bermo
Guy Mc Allister Byrne Sinnot
.......Williams..Faherty


thats actually not a bad team, top6 and i be happy

I think Pat's could be the surprise team this season and might take 3rd place.

fh041205

doncarlos wrote: »

Who have sligo signed that make you feel that you are top four? I can't see Sligo finishing ahead of Fingal, Pats or Dundalk.

I wouldn't put Dundalk that far up either. They've only 3 players so far that I'm aware of (2 technically). They'd want to get their skates on if they want to be top half IMO.

doncarlos

fh041205 wrote: »

I wouldn't put Dundalk that far up either. They've only 3 players so far that I'm aware of (2 technically). They'd want to get their skates on if they want to be top half IMO.

I'd say we'll be top half but there won't be much in it. Last year there was only 2 points seperating the team in 5th and the team in 8th. I'd predict that the midtable will be close again this season but i'd say that the teams in 3rd and 4th will be right in the mix too. Dundalk will be fulltime again and that is worth a few extra points a season.

djpbarry

doncarlos wrote: »

Dundalk will be fulltime again and that is worth a few extra points a season.

I think it was mentioned earlier on this thread, but the full-time/part-time tag means very little in reality. Pats were supposedly "full-time" in '08 and "part-time" last year, yet there was virtually no difference in playing staff or wages.

SligoBrewer

doncarlos wrote: »

Who have sligo signed that make you feel that you are top four? I can't see Sligo finishing ahead of Fingal, Pats or Dundalk. Maybe if they held on to cretaro but not now.
I'd say it'll be between Sligo, Drogs and Cork for the home play off spot.

Cretaro is overrated, and only was the cherry on top of some fantastic team performances. Bar the goal against Derry in the cup, he never produced anything special. Blinkhorn was the player who brought Raf to life completely.
Everyone was working around Raf, getting him on the ball as he was so tricky, and I'm sure someone else will step up to the plate of being the crux in the Rovers.

It's happened after Faz left, after Turner left, after Mansaram left, after Hughes left, and countless others so I'm sure that we'll find someone to build our attack around.

We've the best centre back in the country in Peers, and what looks to be good signings in Foran, McCabe and Amond. Throw in O'Grady commanding the midfield and we've a half decent side.

However, we need two or three final pieces to get team going I'll admit and I feel our season will depend big time on who we bring in over the next few weeks. Turner would have been perfect if he wasn't such a mercenary, but that's football.

SligoBrewer

stovelid wrote: »

If Turner wants to end up on the team of the season again this season and/or score 12 goals again this year, I'll live with the fact that he may not be the nicest or calmest lad around.

I've a feeling it will all go very Bohs for Turner. Midfield by passed by O'Neill will see him left looking like a sitting duck, and he'll lose interest fast, start piling on the weight again and that.

stovelid

SligoBrewer wrote: »

I've a feeling it will all go very Bohs for Turner. Midfield by passed by O'Neill will see him left looking like a sitting duck, and he'll lose interest fast, start piling on the weight again and that.

Quite an objective view there.

Hard Worker

SligoBrewer wrote: »

I've a feeling it will all go very Bohs for Turner. Midfield by passed by O'Neill will see him left looking like a sitting duck, and he'll lose interest fast, start piling on the weight again and that.

That's funny, because Ricer was our busiest player last season.

stovelid

Can't see a midfield squad with players like Rice, Turner, Dennehy, Kavanagh, Bradely and O'Connor having the ball pumped long all the time....

SligoBrewer

stovelid wrote: »

Can't see a midfield squad with players like Rice, Turner, Dennehy, Kavanagh, Bradely and O'Connor having the ball pumped long all the time....

Bohs had one hell of a midfield under Connor too and they played nothing but hoofball.

dreamers75

stovelid wrote: »

Can't see a midfield squad with players like Rice, Turner, Dennehy, Kavanagh, Bradely and O'Connor having the ball pumped long all the time....

Yeah said the same about Ndo Fahey and Kirby, its mad how other teams dont let you pass it around. Should be a law against that sort of midfield play.

RebelRockChick

Cork City have blocked Dan Connors 3-month loan deal to Darlington at the last minute...having agreed to it last week :rolleyes:

dfx-

SligoBrewer wrote: »

Bohs had one hell of a midfield under Connor too and they played nothing but hoofball.

Has Connor been appointed Rovers manager on the sly?

Last season's problem was in midfield..or the lack of control in midfield - namely through Rice's one-man-show at times when Bradley and Robinson, Chisholm and the other Scottish player who left mid-season who I can't remember..ahem...struggled. I can see why O'Neill wants to resolve that

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Should be a law against that sort of midfield play.

The Wenger Directive?

Gavin "shels"

doncarlos wrote: »

I think Pat's could be the surprise team this season and might take 3rd place.

Have said that myself on the gambling forum on here and on the Shels forum. Mahon and Gill managing a half decent side.

Lamper.sffc

Gavin shels wrote: »

Have said that myself on the gambling forum on here and on the Shels forum. Mahon and Gill managing a half decent side.

Totally agree. There is always a team who seem to come out of nowhere to do really well when others dont expect it. UCD last year and Rovers challenging for the league a year or two before they expected to.
Not going to make predictions about where we will finish because i dont do that but if we dont finish above Sligo there will definatley be something wrong.
Actually if that happens Ill start of a thread at the end of the season on how much I love Sligo and the man himself Sligo Brewer.;)

CrowdedHouse

Galway have confirmed a few contracts

http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/united-confirm-new-contracts

PDN

RebelRockChick wrote: »

Cork City have blocked Dan Connors 3-month loan deal to Darlington at the last minute...having agreed to it last week :rolleyes:

That will save the cardiac unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital having to hire any new consultants. Mad Dan is guaranteed to give fans heart attacks.

CiaranC

dfx- wrote: »

the other Scottish player who left mid-season who I can't remember

Cameron

major bill

doncarlos wrote: »

Nope definitly not.... He wasn't in team of the season or nominated for player of the year last season :rolleyes:

team of the season????. fact of the matter i never rated him at bohs and connors a fcuken idiot!!!.

stovelid

dfx- wrote: »

Striker?

That lad Edwards didn't look bad at all last night. And got a goal.

Barrett looked good, if a little bigger than last season, and Twigg was very sharp. Should have had three instead of one.

We also had a trialist in goal (Murphy?) who hardly touched the ball really.

Some nice ball played, albeit on a poor pitch and against a not-up-for-up side.

Gavin "shels"

Was it raining in Longford? Always fecking is for Reds matches there.

What type of squad did they have out? On paper they have a decent first team squad.

stovelid

Gavin shels wrote: »

Was it raining in Longford? Always fecking is for Reds matches there.

Rain held off thankfully.

Gavin shels wrote: »

What type of squad did they have out? On paper they have a decent first team squad.

They were very poor last night, but it's early days I guess.

Gavin "shels"

Roll on Friday so.:cool:

PDN

OK, lads, which of our clubs has cocked up? I hope it's not the Drogs.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0203/failicence.html

LOI club fails to submit licence
Wednesday, 3 February 2010 21:55

An unnamed League of Ireland club has failed to submit their licence application for the 2010 season, despite requesting extra time to complete the details.

The deadline for applications was last Friday and one club asked the Independent Licensing Committee (ILC) for three extra days to finalise their documentation, a request which was accepted.

However, the FAI have confirmed in a statement on the League of Ireland website that the application had not been received as of 5pm on Wednesday.

The club could not face punishment from the ILC as in 2008, a team was fined €15,000 for the late submission of audited accounts.

The FAI have warned that if the completed application is not received by 15 February, the day the ILC will meet to make decision on what licences are awarded, the club could face a much-harder punishment including demotion.

dreamers75

uhhh its Cork


fairly fcuking obvious tbh

Pats were the team fined 15k last year for being late.

Gavin "shels"

Who'd ever thik it would be Cork? They havent done anything wrong in the last 18 months.:D

Gavin "shels"

Gavin shels wrote: »

Ray Scully the defender I haven't a breeze why re-signed and Philiy Gorman the ex-red Striker both lined out today for the reds against a PFAI selection. That's all my transfer news.:D

Signed up officially now, along with Ian Ryan.

RebelRockChick

PDN wrote: »

OK, lads, which of our clubs has cocked up? I hope it's not the Drogs.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0203/failicence.html

Cork city were given an extension til Wednesday, so obviously us. Nothing new there then :rolleyes:

Foras have submitted an application for the first division, which Fran Gavin confirmed on the radio last week.

stovelid

RebelRockChick wrote: »

Cork city were given an extension til Wednesday.

Maybe the FAI should just fill out the application for them and have it be done with?

bohsman

Incase anyone missed this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OWPbDknAw

djpbarry

Ryan Guy has signed a new deal with Pats. Not exactly the most technically gifted player in the world, but the guy's (no pun intended) attitude is terrific. Glad he's staying on.

GLaDOS

Aaron Greene came off the bench for us tonight, first I had heard about it

Played fantastically though

civis_liberalis

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Aaron Greene came off the bench for us tonight

Who is "us"?

I'm not really much of a regular here. He'll turn into a fantastic player for somebody, no doubt.

Case in point, this little bit of magic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Tbv2kUwLU&fmt=22#t=4m27s

Galway United's confirmed signings so far...

Barry Ryan, Derek O'Brien, Alan Murphy, Jason Molloy, and Cian McBrien all re-signed.

Ciaran Foley returns after being overseas and more recently, playing in the Galway & DL.

Jonathan Keane returns from his break from football to play GAA.

Tom King from Longford Town. Longford fans speak very highly of him.