LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

ionadnapokot

Classic goal!
In so many many ways

Zebra3

Galway as good as gone.

Oat23

Sub 18 year old GK on for us in Drogheda after an injury. We had a header cleared off the line a few minutes ago.

OldMrBrennan83

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Oat23

My arse cheeks are clenched 12 months of the year following Sligo Rovers and HSV.

paulie21

That confirms it

dreamers75

Never relegated :cool::eek:

Oat23

Best case scenario is Bray go to the wall and Galway get to stay up too. It will be sh*t to lose 2 teams from this side of the country.

OldMrBrennan83

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red sean

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I blame North Korea for that

AllGunsBlazing

Delighted we stay up but it is a shame it came down to losing at least two from the W/NW. Hopefully both Galway and Harps come straight back.

joeysoap

I thought Galway were terrific. If Galway had played like that all year I doubt they would be relegated. The damage was done earlier in the year but they were terrific tonight.

Dundalk had a fair few 'rusty' players out there tonight. Hopefully they will be better for it next week.

I know McEleney was voted MOM but for me it was between McGrath and Murray (with McGrath shading it)

Connolly is a long way off Dundalk wavelength.

I wish Galway a speedy return to the premier.

johnnyryan89

Few the Galway lads will be busy answering their phones tomorrow

irishman86

A shame for Galway to go but three draws at the end killed them. All well and good not losing but when you need wins its useless

GLaDOS

5th place, Keith Long is a miracle worker

Lyle Lanley

Patww79 wrote: »

They should have got more points then. Bray are up because they did.

Aye, by signing players they had no idea how they were going to pay. Dragging the reputation of the league through the dirt and eventually falling over the line to seasons end.

Possible match fixing scandal still to come. Fair play Bray for a stellar season.

OldMrBrennan83

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Oat23

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No team that overspends chasing Europe deserves sympathy anymore. Far too many clubs have attempted it and failed.

Just saying. If I had to choose between Bray or Galway I would want Galway in the PD.

OldMrBrennan83

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Lyle Lanley

I'd rather see Galway as they've lived within their means. Not looking for anyone to go under but it's a disgrace that Bray can be allowed away with everything they've done this year while a good club goes down.

clickhere

Oat23 wrote: »

No team that overspends chasing Europe deserves sympathy anymore. Far too many clubs have attempted it and failed.

Just saying. If I had to choose between Bray or Galway I would want Galway in the PD.

If the rumours are true that have been going around, you might just get your wish.

kksaints

Delighted to stay up. Never Relegated.

Zebra3

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I'd rather see Galway as they've lived within their means. Not looking for anyone to go under but it's a disgrace that Bray can be allowed away with everything they've done this year while a good club goes down.

Eh, Galway had the begging bowl out of this morning!!

Looks like they overspent as well.

OldMrBrennan83

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MD1990

Patww79 wrote: »

I'd rather see Bray in because they're a better side. No point in a weaker top division.

It's likely Bray could be the whipping boys of the Premier Division next season.

Owners withdrawing funds and players will all leave.

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Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I'd rather see Galway as they've lived within their means. Not looking for anyone to go under but it's a disgrace that Bray can be allowed away with everything they've done this year while a good club goes down.

As mentioned earlier, didn't Galway pretty much fold and go back into junior football a number of years back and walk away from debts?

ben.schlomo

Zebra3 wrote: »

Eh, Galway had the begging bowl out of this morning!!

Looks like they overspent as well.

We've struggled badly with fixtures played midweek, large gaps between home games and the fact that we get no money from catering at our games due to the Galway Fa's disgraceful behaviour/incompetence.

This season we've not gone and attempted to bring in every and any good player available,offer them wages we couldn't afford and then almost go tits up, as Bray did. We've just struggled on as best we can, selling our best player to Rovers during the season doomed us, big fund raising efforts.

We'll be a fully local side next season I'd imagine with all our better players gone. Murray, Folan,Devaney, Cawley, Holohan, Maher, Hale, Horgan and maybe Shanahan will all go.

Lyle Lanley

Zebra3 wrote: »

Eh, Galway had the begging bowl out of this morning!!

Looks like they overspent as well.

Bit of a difference between asking your fans to pay on the gate and telling your players you couldn't afford to pay them.

dfx-

Amazing to see Pats sleepwalk as close to relegation as they did, other clubs should be running away from that set of players in the LOI merry-go-round.

Shame to see Galway and Harps go. McCourt could win the First Division on his own though...

NIMAN

Will be interesting to see if McCourt is playing 1st Div football next season, I would severely doubt it.

DrumSteve

NIMAN wrote: »

Will be interesting to see if McCourt is playing 1st Div football next season, I would severely doubt it.

Would love to see him in Dalymount next year.

fergiesfolly

I'm sure Bray fans love their club as much as Galway United do and after witnessing United's demise because of poor financial management, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Whatever the financial regularities within the club, for the fans sake I hope Bray keep their league status.
A few very dedicated fans in Galway refloated the club and have worked really hard to keep it going.
I'm sure we'll give promotion a good belt next season and be back in the top flight the year after.
If we can recreate the atmosphere we had here yesterday next season, there'll be some great nights ahead.
Whatever happens , I wish Bray well next season. It's not easy, but we struggle on.

Gaillaimh Abu!!

Went to the Cross yesterday - was anyone else peeved that they did the trophy presenting by the stand which was closed thanks to the storm and the lap of honour was over taken by the Media and radio promo girls blocking everyone - a lot by my were disappointed and annoyed by this

howiya

Eden Hot Warehouse wrote: »

Went to the Cross yesterday - was anyone else peeved that they did the trophy presenting by the stand which was closed thanks to the storm and the lap of honour was over taken by the Media and radio promo girls blocking everyone - a lot by my were disappointed and annoyed by this

Ye won the league, less of the negativity

doncarlos

Patww79 wrote: »

I'd rather see Bray in because they're a better side. No point in a weaker top division.

I'd rather see Bray stay up as I'm petty and still a little bitter about the DVD

Zebra3

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Bit of a difference between asking your fans to pay on the gate and telling your players you couldn't afford to pay them.

Bit of a difference, bit of a similarity...

Lyle Lanley

Zebra3 wrote: »

Bit of a difference, bit of a similarity...

I'll not argue with you. Shels fans are still the experts on running a club into the ground obviously.

Lyle Lanley

McCabe and Callan-Mcfadden both contracted for 2018 at Sligo Rovers. Massive news, hadn't expected we'd be able to keep either.

Back to the drawing board for John Caulfield..

johnnyryan89

Good bit of business by Sligo, at least they'll get a few quid if anyone comes looking for them.

Oat23

I'm wet.

justshane

What does everyone make of the McNulty video doing the rounds? Huge lack of class in my opinion. You just won the league, concentrate on yourself Mark!

joeysoap

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What does everyone make of the McNulty video doing the rounds? Huge lack of class in my opinion. You just won the league, concentrate on yourself Mark!

Is there another one?

justshane

Yep, Cork soho bars fb page. I think he's a little touched to be fair, doesn't seem the full shilling at all.

civis_liberalis

dfx- wrote: »

Amazing to see Pats sleepwalk as close to relegation as they did

When we didn't put Pats away in Terryland, that was when we got relegated. 3rd last game.

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justshane wrote: »

What does everyone make of the McNulty video doing the rounds? Huge lack of class in my opinion. You just won the league, concentrate on yourself Mark!

What was he doing in it?

justshane

Singing a song he made up. Go to SoHo Bar & Restaurant Cork on fb and you'll see it in their videos.

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justshane wrote: »

Singing a song he made up. Go to SoHo Bar & Restaurant Cork on fb and you'll see it in their videos.

Found it, cheers. Pretty classless really.

Corholio

justshane wrote: »

Singing a song he made up. Go to SoHo Bar & Restaurant Cork on fb and you'll see it in their videos.

It's not a song he made up. Seriously....bit of banter lads.

Paz-CCFC

Fans of every single team give stick to opposition players. It always amuses me how touchy some fans get when those players give it back. It's football lads, get over it.

PhilipsR

Didn't McNulty ring some of the Dundalk players after the cup final when he was locked last year too? He really does lack class.