LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

the heathen

Have to say I thought the Drogheda sending off was harsh at the time and having watched and rewatched the incident a dozen times I haven't changed my mind. There was talk of Byrne being over the top of the ball, of two feet going into the tackle and of marks on McEleney's knee but the replay shows that Byrne went in low with the tackle. Definitely a yellow, and he was stupid enough to give Tomney a decision to make, but the decision was harsh on Drogheda - especially in light of O'Donnell's challenge just a couple of mins earlier.

CHealy

doncarlos wrote: »

Dundalk will lose games also so I really don't think you have anything to worry about. Cork need to lose six more games before the end of the year than Dundalk and there isn't anyone good enough in the league this year including Dundalk to beat them

Of course you're right, but Iv been at this long enough to never underestimate the potential for Cork City to break my heart.

joeysoap

the heathen wrote: »

Have to say I thought the Drogheda sending off was harsh at the time and having watched and rewatched the incident a dozen times I haven't changed my mind. There was talk of Byrne being over the top of the ball, of two feet going into the tackle and of marks on McEleney's knee but the replay shows that Byrne went in low with the tackle. Definitely a yellow, and he was stupid enough to give Tomney a decision to make, but the decision was harsh on Drogheda - especially in light of O'Donnell's challenge just a couple of mins earlier.

I thought it was a bit harsh too. A yellow might have been fairer. Certainly wouldn't have been 6 if he had remained on. I hope Drogs survive the drop, Pete will get the best out of them from now to the end of the season.

dundalkfc10

joeysoap wrote: »

Which one? I still have it recorded so will have another look. It wasn't the 1st , or 2nd, def not the 3rd, wasn't the 4th either and the 5th and 6 th were clear unchallenged run at goals but I will have another look anyway.

Drogheda had 3 clean sheets including Derry at home and Bohs away yet their defence was really poor last week (sending off notwithstanding)

If Kilduff scores one against you it's bad, if he scores two.......

Az Alkmaar, Maccabi Tel Aviv

Cape Clear

CHealy wrote: »

Of course you're right, but Iv been at this long enough to never underestimate the potential for Cork City to break my heart.

We never win anything easy that's for sure.

Pablo Escobar

Cape Clear wrote: »

CHealy wrote: »

Of course you're right, but Iv been at this long enough to never underestimate the potential for Cork City to break my heart.

We never win anything easy that's for sure.

Let's re-cap;
1991-Lose the league on the last day of the season to Dundalk against Dundalk
1993-Win the league after 2 rounds (1 round couldn't separate us) of play-off's against Shels and Bohs as goal difference didn't count
1998-Win the FAI cup after a replay against Shels
2005-Win the league, jump ahead of Derry after beating them on the last day of the season
2011-Win the First Division, leapfrogging Shels after a 94th minute winner against.......Shels......
2014-Lose the league, as Dundalk jump ahead of us by beating us on the last day
2016-Win the cup against Dundalk after a 31st min winner in ET

The above is why we're not fully believing that it's happening.

Cape Clear

Pablo Escobar wrote: »

Let's re-cap;
1991-Lose the league on the last day of the season to Dundalk against Dundalk
1993-Win the league after 2 rounds (1 round couldn't separate us) of play-off's against Shels and Bohs as goal difference didn't count
1998-Win the FAI cup after a replay against Shels
2005-Win the league, jump ahead of Derry after beating them on the last day of the season
2011-Win the First Division, leapfrogging Shels after a 94th minute winner against.......Shels......
2014-Lose the league, as Dundalk jump ahead of us by beating us on the last day
2016-Win the cup against Dundalk after a 31st min winner in ET

The above is why we're not fully believing that it's happening.

You could also add in winning the Setanta cup 2-1 after going a goal down Vs Glentoran and losing 4 FAI cup finals in 1989,92,05 &15 AET

Wilberto

Cape Clear wrote:

You could also add in winning the Setanta cup 2-1 after going a goal down Vs Glentoran and losing 4 FAI cup finals in 1989,92,05 &15 AET

Also losing the Setanta Cup semi final against Shams due to a last minute free stupidly given away by Daryl Kavanagh.

Can't remember the year off hand!!

OldMrBrennan83

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Randomfriend

Don't want to derail this topic, so I made a separate one about another LOI illustration project I'm working on, this time stadiums! I'll share one, everything else is over HERE!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057755438

hufpc8w3adnk65

So looks Hoban and Sadlier off to Dalk! 2 great players!

Lyle Lanley

MrMac84 wrote: »

So looks Hoban and Sadlier off to Dalk! 2 great players!

Hopefully getting decent money for Sadlier if he's going. Can't afford to lose him but if we could use the money to get in two we may have no choice.

johnnyryan89

Patww79 wrote: »

Trevor Clarke to Southampton?

http://readsouthampton.com/2017/06/21/exclusive-southampton-make-bid-sign-trevor-clarke/

Doubt Southamption are gonna pay a million quid for a player whose probably outta contract in four months time. He'll move for cheap compensation or they'll buy him in July for whatever his compensation would be and loan him back till end of the season.

Oat23

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Hopefully getting decent money for Sadlier if he's going. Can't afford to lose him but if we could use the money to get in two we may have no choice.

I'd be happy with the deal rumoured in the paper: Cash + Mountney & O'Connor on loan. Dundalk probably overpaying just to secure the deal from Cork if that's the case.

2 players that will improve the team and hopefully some money to sign 1 more as well. It's better than having Sadlier and nobody else. He'll just be marked out of games and we're screwed then.

Signing O'Connor would be big. Gives us another option up front and weakens Harps at the same time.

CHealy

Oat23 wrote: »

Dundalk probably overpaying just to secure the deal from Cork if that's the case.

This is a great idea, wont end in tears at all.

Garrigai

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/shamrock-rovers-star-could-fetch-10664663

Raoul

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Hopefully getting decent money for Sadlier if he's going. Can't afford to lose him but if we could use the money to get in two we may have no choice.

Where did you see that about Hoban and Sadlier?

damemcd

Get the beers in for the lad who got Clarky to sign de new contract...........irrespective of what club theyre poached from LOI clubs need to start getting realistic money for players going away..

CHealy

damemcd wrote: »

Get the beers in for the lad who got Clarky to sign de new contract...........irrespective of what club theyre poached from LOI clubs need to start getting realistic money for players going away..

Until you find out they have release clauses like Maguire . Seriously good business by Rovers if they do get 500k + though, should be a template for all future young talents.

pjohnson

Be a bad move for Clarke. He'll be joining Targett and McQueen, two young Left Backs already with PL experience.

red sean

pjohnson wrote: »

Be a bad move for Clarke. He'll be joining Targett and McQueen, two young Left Backs already with PL experience.

That competition for places should improve his game. If it doesn't , then Southampton have bought a dud.

D14Rugby

pjohnson wrote: »

Be a bad move for Clarke. He'll be joining Targett and McQueen, two young Left Backs already with PL experience.

He's a winger who can play fullback

major bill

Bohs fixture against Dundalk brought forward from Friday 7th to Wednesday 5th July, George Poynton remaining at Bohs for the remainder of the season being part of the deal.

Away game to Cork also postponed, Fixture Madness has begun.

major bill

major bill wrote: »

Bohs fixture against Dundalk brought forward from Friday 7th to Wednesday 5th July, George Poynton remaining at Bohs for the remainder of the season being part of the deal.

Away game to Cork also postponed, Fixture Madness has begun.

Cork city v pats on 7th is now moved to Sunday 9th afternoon as well

Cape Clear

major bill wrote: »

Bohs fixture against Dundalk brought forward from Friday 7th to Wednesday 5th July, George Poynton remaining at Bohs for the remainder of the season being part of the deal.

Away game to Cork also postponed, Fixture Madness has begun.

Bribery and corruption anyone?

gimmick

major bill wrote: »

Bohs fixture against Dundalk brought forward from Friday 7th to Wednesday 5th July, George Poynton remaining at Bohs for the remainder of the season being part of the deal.

How is this legit?

hufpc8w3adnk65

gimmick wrote: »

How is this legit?

Must be two seperate deals technically

Shields going down the Bradley Route, it doesn't work lads, cheers for the extra motivation http://www.the42.ie/kenny-shiels-derry-city-cork-city-3459146-Jun2017/ #ccfc84

Corholio

Top of the league because we fight for second balls :P

I don't know why managers say such idiotic stuff really. Matches between us and Derry are always very close without stirring stuff like that.

Oat23

Your manager has said some stupid stuff over the past few years as well lads..

Corholio

Oat23 wrote: »

Your manager has said some stupid stuff over the past few years as well lads..

To be honest I don't remember him ever saying about another manager anything like that they weren't coached to play etc. All managers say mad things at times but stuff like that is just stupid, nobody gains from it.

Anyway, great win up there tonight playing for 25 min with 10 men after going 1 behind and missing a few players. Gearoid with another screamer.

Oat23

Corholio wrote: »

To be honest I don't remember him ever saying about another manager anything like that they weren't coached to play etc. All managers say mad things at times but stuff like that is just stupid, nobody gains from it.

Caulfield once accused all the Dublin sides of camping in their own half when they played in Cork despite Shams being the only Dub team to play at the Cross up to the point he made that comment.

Most managers seem to be a bit simple. They all just need to shut up basically.

Bradley at Shams is the worst though.

sidcon

Killian Brennan and Marc Griffin released by Drogheda.

Brennan on his way back to Pats 😂

dfx-

Oat23 wrote: »

Your manager has said some stupid stuff over the past few years as well lads..

It is odd that Cork seem need to manufacture "extra motivation" when they are coasting at the top of the league. Shiels does it with every team, it's no big deal and it shouldn't bother them.

Soon enough, a youth player missing a set of pedestrian lights across Patrick St will be "extra motivation".

Corholio

dfx- wrote: »

It is odd that Cork seem need to manufacture "extra motivation" when they are coasting at the top of the league. Shiels does it with every team, it's no big deal and it shouldn't bother them.

Soon enough, a youth player missing a set of pedestrian lights across Patrick St will be "extra motivation".

Well to be fair any 'extra motivation, real or not, is as a result of comments by a manager days before a game. Any motivation isn't necessarily real but it's not odd when Cork didn't manufacture anything in the first place. If someone said the similar to/about Bradley, why wouldn't it be motivation to go out and win? Just mind games that usually end up as nothing really. Just silly all round tbh.

Gavin "shels"

sidcon wrote: »

Killian Brennan and Marc Griffin released by Drogheda.

Brennan on his way back to Pats ��

Seems the Drogs camp is not happy with John Gill going by a rant by Killian Brennan on Facebook.

Darkglasses

Galway WFC vs. Wexford Youths Women will be streamed live on the Continental Tyres Women's National League facebook page from 7.00 pm

gimmick

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

Seems the Drogs camp is not happy with John Gill going by a rant by Killian Brennan on Facebook.

I know it's a stretch to expect professionalism from a Brennan but this is particularly pathetic.

Think last nights result was huge. Like Gimmick, expected City to stumble, post Maguire departing news. Had always dismissed that "league is over" stuff, but now think it may well be...surely Dundalk might have anticipated last night as the first step in closing the gap.

gimmick

http://www.the42.ie/joe-gamble-25-june-2017-3458021-Jun2017/?utm_source=twitter_self

Brilliant interview with Joe Gamble. Doesn't pull too many punches. Something very Roy Keane about him.

Vex Willems

gimmick wrote: »

http://www.the42.ie/joe-gamble-25-june-2017-3458021-Jun2017/?utm_source=twitter_self

Brilliant interview with Joe Gamble. Doesn't pull too many punches. Something very Roy Keane about him.

Some of these online news sites get a lot of stick for poor journalism but these weekly LOI articles are brilliant.

peteeeed

Few stories knocking about that we are selling Connolly to Dundalk for 45000

Nesta99

peteeeed wrote: »

Few stories knocking about that we are selling Connolly to Dundalk for 45000

I hope not! €45k is crazy within the league, a basic fee a lot less than that and % sell on clause maybe. Rumours persist that Bray are not finding it easy as hoped to keep up with top wages that have been offered on 2 year contracts as crowds havent grown as league standing has improved. Dundalk should hol out if there is any truth in the 45k fee and look for a deal with add-ons so say 20k and 10k for appearances and whatever for x amount of goals or a flat 20k
+ a 30% sell on if they are getting Connolly off the books as he was given a premium deal when Dundalk showed interest to keep him at Bray. If Connolly is willing to sign a 2 or 3 year contract then maybe a premium transfer fee could be considered as at least then there is the chance of a return on the outlay if he continues to develop but at 22 to pay 45k and he is free to leave for another year - well it makes no sense.
With Kinsella injured for most of his loan deal from Everton he will probably go back to his parent club which will free up wages.

kksaints

peteeeed wrote: »

Few stories knocking about that we are selling Connolly to Dundalk for 45000

How has he played this season? He was good against us in the first match of the season but I haven't heard much about him after that. McCabe seems to be Bray's best player this season.

peteeeed

kksaints wrote: »

How has he played this season? He was good against us in the first match of the season but I haven't heard much about him after that. McCabe seems to be Bray's best player this season.

Very hit and miss this season , great in some then looks like he can't control the ball

joeysoap

Rumour mill ( well it is June)

Hoban: looking for €1400 a week at Dundalk, afaik no deal.

Connolly: €40,000 + Conor Clifford

Sadler: €20,000 + John Mountney + Ciaran O'Connor.

Where would we be without rumours? :pac:

Gavin "shels"

Heard €30,000 for Dylan Connolly - deal done.

And that Hoban wanted €250,000 bonus of some sort :O

CHealy

Heard that Caulfield told Hoban to jog on aswell, and something about Rovers doing the same? He won't find another club if he's going around the place thinking he's billy big bollox.

City signed Sean McLoughlin from UCC last night, he had offers from SPL and L1 clubs and we got him on a 18 month deal so there must be something about him.

Nesta99

CHealy wrote: »

Heard that Caulfield told Hoban to jog on aswell, and something about Rovers doing the same? He won't find another club if he's going around the place thinking he's billy big bollox.

City signed Sean McLoughlin from UCC last night, he had offers from SPL and L1 clubs and we got him on a 18 month deal so there must be something about him.

Be interesting to know who his agent is!?

The_Kew_Tour

CHealy wrote: »

City signed Sean McLoughlin from UCC last night, he had offers from SPL and L1 clubs and we got him on a 18 month deal so there must be something about him.

Ya he was on Hibs and Kilmarnock radar if I read is true