LOI Talk, Rumors, Gossip, Transfers etc 2015

AgileMyth

Towell signed for Brighton. Good move for him.

Lovely Bloke

AgileMyth wrote: »

Towell signed for Brighton. Good move for him.

Magic Flight time.

but but but a couple of months training with Brighton and he'll be like totally different.

monkey9

I can't wait to see how he gets on. Does he have to wait until Jan to play?

GLaDOS

monkey9 wrote: »

I can't wait to see how he gets on. Does he have to wait until Jan to play?

Yep, presume he can train in the meantime though?

Hope it works out for him.

Lovely Bloke

Already seeing people calling for him to go to the Euros.

there are not enough :rolleyes:

GLaDOS

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Already seeing people calling for him to go to the Euros.

there are not enough :rolleyes:

Thought you were exaggerating, then logged on to facebook :pac:

Lovely Bloke

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Thought you were exaggerating, then logged on to facebook :pac:

Granted, most of the people calling for it probably have an unusual number of toes, but still.

CHealy

Disappointing to lose such a player, its a pity we cant hold onto, and nurture players such as Forrestor, Lenihan, Towell, Hoban etc.

Captain Havoc

CHealy wrote: »

Disappointing to lose such a player, its a pity we cant hold onto, and nurture players such as Forrestor, Lenihan, Towell, Hoban etc.

It is but hopefully his success will mean that players like Miele and Drennan come back here to give it a shot.

White Horse

CHealy wrote: »

Disappointing to lose such a player, its a pity we cant hold onto, and nurture players such as Forrestor, Lenihan, Towell, Hoban etc.

Towell and Forrester were nutured by the League Of Ireland. Both developed into excellent players in this league and won leagues and cups.

Lenihan and Hoban went to England too soon, in my opinion. They would both have benefited from another season or two in this league.

I would love to have kept Towell but the FAI's insistence that only English based players are eligible for the national team makes it impossible.

DvB

White Horse wrote: »

I would love to have kept Towell but the FAI's insistence that only English based players are eligible for the national team makes it impossible.

Do you genuinely think this is the ONLY reason Towell has moved to Brighton?
I suspect he moved for financial reasons moreso than the opportunity to play a handful of games at international level to be honest.

White Horse

DvB wrote: »

Do you genuinely think this is the ONLY reason Towell has moved to Brighton?
I suspect he moved for financial reasons moreso than the opportunity to play a handful of games at international level to be honest.

The ONLY reason? No.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Brighton in general excited without knowing too much about him, also concerned about the leap from LOI to Championship

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?330104-Albion-agree-contract-for-Irish-midfielder-Towell/page7

Omackeral

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Brighton in general excited without knowing too much about him, also concerned about the leap from LOI to Championship

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?330104-Albion-agree-contract-for-Irish-midfielder-Towell/page7

From the forum:

Been covering League of Ireland matches since May after moving over to Dublin for work.

Richie Towell was the stand out player of the season, helping Dundalk win the double, and scoring the deciding goal in the Cup Final. That said, the quality of the league is nowhere near that of the Championship. I'd say more League 1.5...! But, that's not to say that Towell can't kick on and progress in the tougher league. There are plenty of examples of players that have worked their way up through the leagues, to now be competing at the top level - several Swansea and Bournemouth players in there.

Powell reminds me of a young Frank Lampard, pulling the strings, and adding plenty of goals from midfield. Good luck to the lad. Would love to see him in the ROI squad come next summer, would cap a brilliant 18 months for him.

All that said, he has a terrible TopMan/Riverisland hair cut....


:pac::pac::pac::pac:

AgileMyth

Had a look through that forum. They're not all that excited about the signing. Most think he'll be an option from the bench.

Think they'll be nicely surprised.

CSF

AgileMyth wrote: »

Had a look through that forum. They're not all that excited about the signing. Most think he'll be an option from the bench.

Think they'll be nicely surprised.

Tbh they most likely know nothing about the lad so they should be neither excited nor pessimistic about his likely impact.

gimmick

They are reckoning bench while some here seem to think he will walk into the first team. While no one can possibly say which will happen until January.

AllGunsBlazing

Best of luck to Richie Towell. Not to unduly burden him, but the credibility of our domestic league now rests on his shoulders - so no pressure lad! :P

AgileMyth

We've signed Schlingermann. Takes our squad up to four players. Still think we'll need a few more.

Talk of player coach coming in shortly. Hoping its who I think it is.

Ferris_Bueller

With Brighton doing so well it's hard to imagine him walking straight into the first team, I'd imagine for the first few weeks/months he will be an option from the bench with the odd start here and there. Hopefully he does well in these appearances and can force his way into the starting XI by the end of the season. He could easily be a Premier League player next season.

eire4

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

With Brighton doing so well it's hard to imagine him walking straight into the first team, I'd imagine for the first few weeks/months he will be an option from the bench with the odd start here and there. Hopefully he does well in these appearances and can force his way into the starting XI by the end of the season. He could easily be a Premier League player next season.

Hope your right and it works out for for him but it will be a tough task for him to break into Chris Hughton's side given how well they are going at the moment.

Gavin "shels"

AgileMyth wrote: »

We've signed Schlingermann. Takes our squad up to four players. Still think we'll need a few more.

Another 7 would be helpful... :pac::pac:

AgileMyth

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

Another 7 would be helpful... :pac::pac:

Not if its the same seven as last year. Better off with 4!

kksaints

AgileMyth wrote: »

We've signed Schlingermann. Takes our squad up to four players. Still think we'll need a few more.

Talk of player coach coming in shortly. Hoping its who I think it is.

Is Cretaro gone do you reckon? Always had a soft spot for him but was amazed to see him at centre back when ye played us in July last year.

AgileMyth

I'd be surprised if he was gone. I'd say he has another season or two in him, still a good option and covers a few positions.

He's played right back many times over the years but I don't remember ever seeing him centre back! He wins way more in the air than someone his size ever should though, always has.

MD1990

Im sure we will see Towell shirtless for Brighton in May.

topmanamillion

gimmick wrote: »

They are reckoning bench while some here seem to think he will walk into the first team. While no one can possibly say which will happen until January.

There's no doubt he'll start on the bench. Best of luck to him and all but there isn't a hope he'll walk into a title chasing championship side.
Brighton have brought in Wilson on loan from United. That lad will surely be looking to perform and has came from a far higher standard than Towell. While they don't play the same position, it's unlikely Houghton is going to go 4-4-1-1 with his two new signings upfront. He'll be stiff competition for Towell.
Again the very best of luck to him.

Pighead

topmanamillion wrote: »

There's no doubt he'll start on the bench. Best of luck to him and all but there isn't a hope he'll walk into a title chasing championship side.
Brighton have brought in Wilson on loan from United. That lad will surely be looking to perform and has came from a far higher standard than Towell. While they don't play the same position, it's unlikely Houghton is going to go 4-4-1-1 with his two new signings upfront. He'll be stiff competition for Towell.
Again the very best of luck to him.

No offence but you were on here last month saying that no championship club would go near him because he wasn't good enough. Apparently you'd seen him play a couple of times and decided that league two was his level.

Oat23

AgileMyth wrote: »

We've signed Schlingermann. Takes our squad up to four players. Still think we'll need a few more.

Talk of player coach coming in shortly. Hoping its who I think it is.

Really happy with Schlingermann. The reigning keeper of the year is a massive upgrade on what Heary was able to attract our way 12 months ago.

The rumoured player/coach hasn't had the best scoring record over the past few seasons, but his record in league 1/2 is solid and he has made over 100 appearances in the Championship. Still only 32 as well. Are we thinking of the same guy?

Charliebull

Oat23 wrote: »

Really happy with Schlingermann. The reigning keeper of the year is a massive upgrade on what Heary was able to attract our way 12 months ago.

The rumoured player/coach hasn't had the best scoring record over the past few seasons, but his record in league 1/2 is solid and he has made over 100 appearances in the Championship. Still only 32 as well. Are we thinking of the same guy?

enlighten me please with A PM

CSF

Nobody will die if you post it!!!

Oat23

CSF wrote: »

Nobody will die if you post it!!!

If someone dies now it's on you.

http://www.transfermarkt.ie/aaron-mclean/profil/spieler/45631

Another rovers fan mentioned the name to me, and it has been posted on our forum. Might be a load of crap.

JoeyJJ

The last McLean to play for Rovers was one of my favourites.

AgileMyth

Oat23 wrote: »

If someone dies now it's on you.

http://www.transfermarkt.ie/aaron-mclean/profil/spieler/45631

Another rovers fan mentioned the name to me, and it has been posted on our forum. Might be a load of crap.

That's the one. Not heard his name mentioned but coming to the same conclusions as others I guess.

BOHtox

I heard Bohs may announce another signing or two over the next few months. One has definitely played LOI before and the other one could have, I don't want to give too much away but you can make your own guesses as to who you think they are.

JoeyJJ

Another Bennet guy is rumoured also

wadacrack

We have agreed to terms for 2016 with Brendan Clarke, Michael Barker and David Cawley. Brendan has won multiple trophies in his 169 appearances for the club while Michael and David join from Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers respectively

kksaints

Happy with Cawley and to have resigned Clarke. Barker must be cover for our full backs.

AgileMyth

Disappointed to see Cawley go but it was expected. Think he'll do well under Buckley.

monkey9

Yeah I'm happy with that Cawley. I always rated him at Sligo. Know nothing about Barker.

Oat23

F*ck. Raging we lost Cawley.

GLaDOS

Bit surprised Barker has ended up at Pats. Was deemed not good enough for bohs about 2 years ago.

CSF

Will Desmond be staying with Pats or heading over to England?

dreamers75

CSF wrote: »

Will Desmond be staying with Pats or heading over to England?

Under contract for next season so who knows.

Gavin "shels"

Dylan McGlade going to Pats..... bit of a let down considering he was hyping up that he was going to Wigan.

topmanamillion

Pighead wrote: »

No offence but you were on here last month saying that no championship club would go near him because he wasn't good enough. Apparently you'd seen him play a couple of times and decided that league two was his level.

I never said that. Go on have a look for it. What I said was he could expect to play at league one level now. Are you telling me you expect him to pull on a Brighton jersey and away he goes?
He'll be looking to get some game time this year and give Hughton something to think about and hopefully increase his game time gradually.

White Horse

topmanamillion wrote: »

I never said that. Go on have a look for it. What I said was he could expect to play at league one level now. Are you telling me you expect him to pull on a Brighton jersey and away he goes?
He'll be looking to get some game time this year and give Hughton something to think about and hopefully increase his game time gradually.

You keep putting down the league and the players who play it in.

Towell surprised you by getting picked up by the Championship leaders. I wouldn't bet against him surprising you again.

topmanamillion

White Horse wrote: »

You keep putting down the league and the players who play it in.

Towell surprised you by getting picked up by the Championship leaders. I wouldn't bet against him surprising you again.

I'm realistic about the league. I don't put it down I just point out facts. Brighton didnt think enough about Towell to pay a fee for him over the last 2 years. Then when they did get him for free they haggled with him over wages. Not the actions of a club desperate to sign a player.
I hope he does well, I think Towells a good player but we'll all find out how good very soon because nobody really knows.

Paz-CCFC

Why would you pay a fee for a player that's about to be out of contract? Few players approaching 24 (above the cut-off age for compulsory compensation) would sign more than a one year deal, so English clubs know that they'll always be approaching the end of their contract. Why would they be willing to pay a fee for a player that can join them four months later, where they can use that money to give the player a better offer? The short wait means that they won't offer more than the minimum, while it's a crucial period for LoI clubs, so they won't let their star go unless it's a very good deal.

Over the next two and a half years, Brighton will be paying Towell close to a million euro in wages. That's not an insignificant investment.

topmanamillion

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Why would you pay a fee for a player that's about to be out of contract? Few players approaching 24 (above the cut-off age for compulsory compensation) would sign more than a one year deal, so English clubs know that they'll always be approaching the end of their contract. Why would they be willing to pay a fee for a player that can join them four months later, where they can use that money to give the player a better offer? The short wait means that they won't offer more than the minimum, while it's a crucial period for LoI clubs, so they won't let their star go unless it's a very good deal.

Over the next two and a half years, Brighton will be paying Towell close to a million euro in wages. That's not an insignificant investment.

In terms of what the Championship club pay in wages around 350k a year is on the lower side of things.

Plenty of players have been over 24 and still left the league for a fee. I'm not saying it's any reflection on my opinion of Towell, which is high. The fact is if English championship clubs desperately sought Towell they would have offered him a contract last winter when he went on trial or paid a fee last summer in order to get ahead of other clubs.