2024 Season, Arrivals and Departures

[D24Saint]

Stephen Kenny is Kelleher’s top target according to the Examiner,from listening to LOI Central and Dan McDonnell’s comments on his future plans it seems a long shot…..

I reckon that is a completely fabricated story from the examiner. I spotted Kenny at a few of our games recently and they got a pic and attached the Kenny to Pats story to one.

[Nesta99]

Maybe we should future proof the posibility by saying SK is past his prime...

You'd have to wonder how long Kenny can turn down offers in LoI especially at the sort of money that has been mentioned. Unless he does get an attractive offer from outisde LoI he will have to cut his loses, St Pats timing makes it a possibility, Derry keeping their powder dry and fit the abroad requirement so still the most likely prospect now that Dundalk decided not to wait (cant see why we couldnt as it still looks like Garts and Burns doing the coaching rather than King), Dundalk's trump card was simply him living locally and has spoken about the importance of greater family time after a scare, but that boat has sailed.

Is SK the best fit? His strength is building sides, seeing the value in players others have overlook, maximising average players, can work with a range of budgets (Dundalk FC all over). Getting a misfiring inherited side firing like St Pats doesnt need a big pay day appointment - could actually be a situation more suited to Buckley!!?

[kksaints]

Bucko is a club legend and his sides particularly the cup winning side in 2014 were a joy to watch. But I'd be inclined to say his time has passed somewhat and his spell with Cork last season would not inspire confidence even if it was a director of football role.

[joey B]

Maybe we should future proof the posibility by saying SK is past his prime...

You'd have to wonder how long Kenny can turn down offers in LoI especially at the sort of money that has been mentioned. Unless he does get an attractive offer from outisde LoI he will have to cut his loses, St Pats timing makes it a possibility, Derry keeping their powder dry and fit the abroad requirement so still the most likely prospect now that Dundalk decided not to wait (cant see why we couldnt as it still looks like Garts and Burns doing the coaching rather than King), Dundalk's trump card was simply him living locally and has spoken about the importance of greater family time after a scare, but that boat has sailed.

Is SK the best fit? His strength is building sides, seeing the value in players others have overlook, maximising average players, can work with a range of budgets (Dundalk FC all over). Getting a misfiring inherited side firing like St Pats doesnt need a big pay day appointment - could actually be a situation more suited to Buckley!!?

I think the Derry job is the one SK would be most tempted by and might be waiting for,I think he still has a house in Inishowen and is probably the job with the biggest potential budget if he were to go in there….

[TonyD]

Bucko is a club legend and his sides particularly the cup winning side in 2014 were a joy to watch. But I'd be inclined to say his time has passed somewhat and his spell with Cork last season would not inspire confidence even if it was a director of football role.

Yeah I’d agree. Buckley was brilliant, especially from 2012 to 2015, but I think his time has passed. As for Stephen Kenny, as good as his record is in the league, I can’t help wondering if he has been somewhat damaged by his time with the national team. It was a rough time fo him, and he wouldn’t be human if it didn’t knock his confidence somewhat. Having said that, of course if he wants it we’d have to take him, but I don’t think he would come with any guarantees. Not sure what other candidates I’d favour.

I feel a bit sorry for Jon Daly. He did a good job last season, and I liked the way he conducted himself. Clearly something wasn’t right this year. Whether he could have turned it around, who knows.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Kelleher does not like it when we defeat Pats on a bank holiday

[sbgawa]

Daly must be disappointed if pats had gone to tallaght and won this Friday as waterford have shown is far from impossible he would be 3 points off Rovers who are currently second.

[TonyD]

Kelleher does not like it when we defeat Pats on a bank holiday

I blame the FAI schedulers . The mad thing is, I actually thought we started quite well yesterday, and the goal came against the run of play. Once we conceded though, the air seemed to go out of the balloon. You could almost see the players going “ oh, here we go again”

[placid casual]

Pats should go for Joey O'Brien. He's gonna make a great manager one day I feel,and he's as responsible for the recent upward curve in shels as duff.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

I blame the FAI schedulers . The mad thing is, I actually thought we started quite well yesterday, and the goal came against the run of play. Once we conceded though, the air seemed to go out of the balloon. You could almost see the players going “ oh, here we go again”

Yeah it was one way traffic for the first 15 minutes

[Nesta99]

Yeah I’d agree. Buckley was brilliant, especially from 2012 to 2015, but I think his time has passed. As for Stephen Kenny, as good as his record is in the league, I can’t help wondering if he has been somewhat damaged by his time with the national team. It was a rough time fo him, and he wouldn’t be human if it didn’t knock his confidence somewhat. Having said that, of course if he wants it we’d have to take him, but I don’t think he would come with any guarantees. Not sure what other candidates I’d favour.

I feel a bit sorry for Jon Daly. He did a good job last season, and I liked the way he conducted himself. Clearly something wasn’t right this year. Whether he could have turned it around, who knows.

I dont think I have ever seen a manager so meek as SK when he ook the Dundalk job, he grew in to the job as his team did and he wasnt far off a league win in his 1st season, was a different man in front of the cameras there after. He is an emotional and passionate man, not naturally abrasive as can be needed under media pressure. I actually dont think he is at such a low point after the national job, he believes he achieved something and he arguably did devekop the bones of a squad, created some depth - right job wrong time type stuff, worldwide pandemic chucked in there for luck, he'll have been seriiously disappointed but seems to have marked it off as personal development, experience. He's backed himself looking for a higher profile job, time will tell whether others willl do the same. I do hope he takes on media training, even do some punditry for a bit as his greatest admirers, biggest critics and potential suiters abroad would have watched some of those post match interviews and press conferences and it was tough viewing at times. Its a risk for any LoI club appointing him tbh as his ambition would see him leave for a league club in England if someone wanted to take a punt and sure all he has to do is give a months notice and off he goes.

I think Daly should have been given a bit more time, St Pats have deep pockets and dont absolutely need European qualification to panic change a manager. For sure the owner wants to win trophies but there is wriggle room that other clubs dont always have financially. The tone of the club statement may indicate a rift, no interim talk that ive seen yet so maybe a plan is in place.

Pats should go for Joey O'Brien. He's gonna make a great manager one day I feel,and he's as responsible for the recent upward curve in shels as duff.

You may well have just ruined O'Brien's future in management PC

[Jd2793]

Keith long an outside shout for pats i wonder? is there still a lot up in the air down in waterford with regards owner + funding etc ?

[ger121]

The Kenny one is interesting. He is out of work since November and probably wanted a short break. However, so far he has not managed to get one of these ‘overseas’ roles that he seems to be so interested in taking. 6 months have passed and still nothing. I get the impression the offers haven’t exactly been flooding in. We saw with Kerr post Ireland. He got the Faroes job and then nothing…

[nr637]

Ticket Information for Cobh Ramblers FC versus Cork City – St. Colman’s Park Friday 10th May

https://cobhramblers.ie/ticket_infor...1PyvdKZYaZ2Tbl

Safe capacity was agreed at 3,000 with 300 allocated for away support this has now been increased to 600 after requests from Cork City.

[Jd2793]

Ticket Information for Cobh Ramblers FC versus Cork City – St. Colman’s Park Friday 10th May

https://cobhramblers.ie/ticket_infor...1PyvdKZYaZ2Tbl

Safe capacity was agreed at 3,000 with 300 allocated for away support this has now been increased to 600 after requests from Cork City.

not a hope will cobh get 2.4k "home" fans in ffs. there will be plenty of city fans down in cobh tonight getting tickets.

[Another Bohemia]

Well we can rule O'Donnell out of the running for Pat's manager...if he was ever in the running

https://twitter.com/bfcdublin/status...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Confirmed as assistant manager at Bohs

[2 Year Contract]

Well we can rule O'Donnell out of the running for Pat's manager...if he was ever in the running

https://twitter.com/bfcdublin/status...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Confirmed as assistant manager at Bohs

Classic LOI stuff that a few weeks ago one was a manager and the other an assistant, now they’re together in the opposite roles

[total hoofball]

Classic LOI stuff that a few weeks ago one was a manager and the other an assistant, now they’re together in the opposite roles

LOI becoming the like the NFL with fired Head Coaches immediately taking up co-ordinator vacancies for a season or two before they are hoping to be cleansed to interview for head coaching positions once again

[ger121]

Did anyone have that on their LOI bingo card?

[sbgawa]

Rovers Belgrade penelty hero Stephen O Donnell leaves Dundalk rooted to the bottom of the league and moves on to Bohs......could he relegate both this year ??