LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

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chris turner ‏@ChrisTurns18 17m17 minutes ago
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Time to pack the bags. Back to n.ireland I go. But where where will I be playing my football. North or south of the border.

Derry?

hufpc8w3adnk65

Seani's on fire...your defense is terrified... we may be screwed at centre half but Sean Maguire takes 15 mins to open his account this season

OldMrBrennan83

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hufpc8w3adnk65

Patww79 wrote: »

This isn't being streamed or anything anywhere is it?

No but you can see the goal here


https://mobile.twitter.com/FAIreland/status/832683448162607104

joeysoap

Paddy Barrett is no Andy Boyle. Kilduff takes about 1 in 5 chances. Goalkeeper not our strongest position.

OldMrBrennan83

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hufpc8w3adnk65

Patww79 wrote: »

Tidy.

Leaves the cb for dead and good shot

prodsc

No 2

https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/832700188300972034

Alfa Quadrifoglio

Cork City put down a marker, 3140 on a really miserable night in Cork is a really good attendance.

The_Kew_Tour

First 10 min Dundalk looked streets ahead. But Cork grew into the game.

Nice marker, but lets not get carried away. Dundalk were not really bothered and Cork were more up for it.

Never seen player talk so much as Gartland though. Must be on his period or something was wound up to last.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

First 10 min Dundalk looked streets ahead. But Cork grew into the game.

Nice marker, but lets not get carried away. Dundalk were not really bothered and Cork were more up for it.

Never seen player talk so much as Gartland though. Must be on his period or something was wound up to last.

Blames his errors against Zenit St Petersburg and Maccabi Tel Aviv for Dundalks exit from the Europa League. Three great goals tonight in the Cross.

OldMrBrennan83

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pablomakaveli

Seems like a missed oppurtunity with televising. Even if the FAI had it as a free stream it'd be a good way to get a bit of a buzz going around the start of the season.

Better chance of Delaney sprouting wings and flying up his own hole though I suppose.

The_Kew_Tour

Thought the attendence looked least 500+ then what they said.

gimmick

Erra it's comes with an *. Dundalk were really tired.

topmanamillion

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Seems like a missed oppurtunity with televising. Even if the FAI had it as a free stream it'd be a good way to get a bit of a buzz going around the start of the season.

Better chance of Delaney sprouting wings and flying up his own hole though I suppose.

They tried streaming last year. They made a balls of it. It was completely unwatchable so its probably much of a muchness.

Pablo Escobar

topmanamillion wrote: »

They tried streaming last year. They made a balls of it. It was completely unwatchable so its probably much of a muchness.

My stream was flawless last year on YouTube.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

Pablo Escobar wrote: »

My stream was flawless last year on YouTube.

Pity RTE didnt provide live coverage, clash of triple league champions and cup winners with both teams having lots of new faces, plenty of interest in the game and not just in Dundalk and Cork

joeysoap

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Thought the attendence looked least 500+ then what they said.

Goes on all the time IMO. What is the breakdown for last nights gate,? I have no doubt the LOI takes a cut, that Dundalk's and City's expenses were covered (it was a Dundalk home match match but Oriel wasn't ready) and then what? In England the money goes to charity but I don't think LOI clubs can afford to donate whole gate money like that. Might be well supported clubs but it's still hand to mouth most seasons.

kksaints

Shams lost 1-0 to Thomastown United in the Leinster Senior Cup.

topmanamillion

Pablo Escobar wrote: »

My stream was flawless last year on YouTube.

Not sure if this is a wind up or not. A lot of people had issues with it.

Pablo Escobar

topmanamillion wrote: »

Not sure if this is a wind up or not. A lot of people had issues with it.

Absolutely not a wind up. It was like watching TV. I don't know why people had problems with it, all I know is it was fine for me.

OldMrBrennan83

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Oat23

What is going on in Athlone? They've got lads coming in from all over the place and 3 Portuguese fellas coaching now.

They signed 3 French players today.

Mushy

Patww79 wrote: »

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Saw something about 28 live games, but don't know if that's in addition to the two semis and final of the cup. Eir will be showing games too!

OldMrBrennan83

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civis_liberalis

Sue Pa Key Pa

Pitch looks awful

joeysoap

Oat23 wrote: »

What is going on in Athlone? They've got lads coming in from all over the place and 3 Portuguese fellas coaching now.

They signed 3 French players today.

Who are Mercato Athone Town?

French Website Announces 3 Signings
Feb 18, 2017 | Club News, Latest News
According to French football website www.lequipe.fr and French Twitter page 100% Mercato Athlone Town have completed the signings of three French players who have played in the French Ligue namely Sofiane Maakni a 21 year old midfielder who has played for Sannois...

Darkglasses

Mercato just means Market? That's the name of the French twitter page, 100% Mercato

https://twitter.com/100Mercato/status/833034673529950208

Darkglasses

https://twitter.com/100Mercato/status/833034673529950208

joeysoap

1st division looks like it's going to be interesting this year. Bookies have Longford favourite, Waterford next, but Athlone might shake the tree. I'd love to see Shelbourne back in the premier but it's not going to be easy.

With Swindon not setting league 1 on fire (currently in the drop zone) might we see Waterford players crossing the channel during the English close season?

civis_liberalis

It could have been a great First Division race this year, but it has been ruined by the FAI shooting the league in the foot.

Darkglasses

Athlone were meant to be incredibly poor against Bohs in their last pre-season friendly. Only 22 spectators there allegedly. I would expect them to finish last by quite a margin.

Oat23

Darkglasses wrote: »

Athlone were meant to be incredibly poor against Bohs in their last pre-season friendly. Only 22 spectators there allegedly. I would expect them to finish last by quite a margin.

There was an Athlone fan on twitter saying most of the foreigners signed don't look like they have played football at any level before based off that Bohs game.

Darkglasses

Yeah I saw that also, I would regard him as quite a reliable source for the goings on there.

Also worrying is that this is the last club that Ricardo Monsanto has managed, in the Ballymena district league:

During their first season as an intermediate club, 2015-16, the club struggled to make an impact in the Ballymena & Provincial League, drawing two and losing fifteen of their matches, with one match not played.[3] The match in question, an away tie against Rathcoole, was abandoned in the second half after a mass brawl between players from both teams broke out.[4] They suffered several heavy defeats, including losing 15-1 at Magherafelt Sky Blues, 15-0 at Ballynure Old Boys and 18-1 at Dunloy.[5]

topmanamillion

joeysoap wrote: »

With Swindon not setting league 1 on fire (currently in the drop zone) might we see Waterford players crossing the channel during the English close season?

I cant think of any Waterford player who would be capable of making the step up.
I would think their 3 star players are O`Sullivan, Puri, Browne. None of those are up to it for various reasons.
Now maybe there`s a star in the underage teams that I know nothing about but I cant see any current senior players at Waterford going to Swindon in the near future.

I'm surprised to see Longford favourites for the FD, I would've thought bookies would have Waterford at short odds. Maybe with a combination of good Dublin based players they have just as good a team as Waterford.

D14Rugby

Patww79 wrote: »

Eir and Virgin still haven't buried the hatchet so it's off limits to anyone on Virgin. Hopefully RTÉ are showing the vast majority.

I think it's 17 games on rte and 11 on eir

civis_liberalis

D14Rugby wrote: »

I think it's 17 games on rte and 11 on eir

Plus any European games Eir decide to carry.

Sue Pa Key Pa

Darkglasses wrote: »

Athlone were meant to be incredibly poor against Bohs in their last pre-season friendly. Only 22 spectators there allegedly. I would expect them to finish last by quite a margin.

Sligo 2-2 Athlone

Going to be a few weeks in to the season to get a proper feel to how it will pan out

gimmick

Predictions for the Season

Champions - Cork City (I have to say that regardless)
2nd - Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers 10 points behind in 3rd.

Relegation
Harps
Galway
Drogheda

League Cup - SPA
FAI Cup - CCFC Vs Dundalk final again.

OldMrBrennan83

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johnnyryan89

Predictions for the Season

Champions - Dundalk
2nd - Rovers

Relegation
Drogheda
Finn Harps
Bohs

League Cup - Pats
FAI Cup - Limerick

Up - Waterford.

damemcd

Would there be any chance of more tickets coming down from Oriel for away end or is the 500...sold out...about the max for fridays match?

D14Rugby

damemcd wrote: »

Would there be any chance of more tickets coming down from Oriel for away end or is the 500...sold out...about the max for fridays match?

500 is the max I'm pretty sure. I heard because fans were complaining about the state of the away ends, lack of toilets etc, they reduced the allocation to 500. That's just what I've heard though so don't know how true it is

Cape Clear

Here a link for all the taxi drivers that fally the rovers still looking for a ticket

http://www.ticketgroup.ie/Dundalk_F.C_tickets

damemcd

They took that down ......de taxi drivers are fcuked so we are...

Cape Clear

damemcd wrote: »

They took that down ......de taxi drivers are fcuked so we are...

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cork-city-fans-go-undercover-to-get-tickets-for-league-of-ireland-decider-647451.html

Zebra3

Nobody predicting first club to have the begging bowl out.

Disappointed.

gimmick

Zebra3 wrote: »

Nobody predicting first club to have the begging bowl out.

Disappointed.

True. Normally there is a "First *" asked. My bad