Bohemian FC Talk/Transfers/Rumours Thread 2013

BOHtox

So new year and a new thread.

Old thread located here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76551750

So far our squad looks like this:
Bohs:
Dean Delaney ( From Shels)
Greg Murray

Owen Heary
Derek Pender
Luke Byrne
Michael Barker
Roberto Lopes
Ciaran Nangle (UCD)

Keith Buckley
Stephen Traynor
Dave Mulcahy
Karl Moore
Kevin Devaney
Ryan McEvoy
Andy Mulligan
Niall Forrester (Sacred Heart)
Conor O'Brien (America. Son of Liam O'Brien)

Darragh Hanaphy (Newry)
Chris Lyons (UCD)
Dave Scully
John O'Connor

Not confirmed by club:
Shane Murray (Sheffield United)

I'd settle for (insert unreasonably high expectations here)

Augmerson

New Year's resolution is to attend at least 5 home games this season. Expectations from this season? Not much...hopefully a good showing against the Shams. Decent cup run would be nice. Finances to be stabilised.

MANUTD99

Due to work going to miss the first 2 home games in the league. Sligo Rovers will be my first home game of the season.

When does the Leinster Cup draw take place?

Lucan Bohs

2 months till the madness begins again... Can't wait

applehunter

What the story with Dalymount.

Do you own it anymore or does the bank own it?

Omackeral

applehunter wrote: »

What the story with Dalymount.

Do you own it anymore or does the bank own it?

Do you wanna know something absolutely nuts but very LOI? We don't own the Tramway end i.e. the concrete terrace at the Phibsboro Shopping Centre (behind the goal). We were all due to sell up about 5 years ago but that put a major spanner in the works. Also, we owe our balls out to Zurich Bank but AFAIK it's still in our name.

With regards to this season, how are we gonna top a 4-0 against our bitter rivals, not to mention a beautiful and somewhat horny win in Tallafornia. I'd just like to see our boys gel well and mature a little more. I enjoyed young Barker last year and Dwayne Wilson. Don't say the latter listed in the squad, has he moved on?

GLaDOS

Happy to see us keep a decent chunk of last seasons squad. At this point the likes of Lopes, Buckley and McEvoy are senior squad members .

Our main 2 issues from last season were goalkeeper and scoring. Delaney should be an improvement regarding the former. Will have to see how the new Forwards play with the latter.

Big concern for me is centre back. With McMillan and Feely gone, we've lost 2 huge players from last season (some would argue our best 2). Heary and Lopes would probably be the 2 from the players listed to play cb, but Heary's fitness can't be relied on and Lopes isn't the best, without meaning to be harsh.

Expectations: To not get relegated.

Hopes: Cup run, beat Rovers.

dreamers75

Paul Somers is a new coach with Bohs, excellent with our A team coach before Mahon sacked him after the final match......on the sideline!

BohsJohnny

Omackeral wrote: »

I enjoyed young Barker last year and Dwayne Wilson. Don't say the latter listed in the squad, has he moved on?

Hopefully I thought he was awful couldn't cross couldn't score all pace nothing else I agree about barker looks a good player

Omackeral

BohsJohnny wrote: »

Hopefully I thought he was awful couldn't cross couldn't score all pace nothing else I agree about barker looks a good player

I used to think he was a bit raw myself until I saw him excel up in Drogheda, bossed the left flank all game. I think he probably does have a bit of the Theo Walcott factor about him but I think he steadily improved as the season progressed. Anyone know where he's gone?

bohsman

applehunter wrote: »

What the story with Dalymount.

Do you own it anymore or does the bank own it?

We have a deal with Zurich where they own some key parts of the ground and are happy to wait it out till a good deal comes along for the ground as that is their best chance of getting repaid.

BOHtox

dreamers75 wrote: »

Paul Somers is a new coach with Bohs, excellent with our A team coach before Mahon sacked him after the final match......on the sideline!

Chief Scout apparently. I hope he's having a look at a few players. Keeping an eye on the PFAI squad for starters wouldn't be the worst and the LSL as well as Irish players released abroad. But I'm sure he doesn't need me to tell him how to do his job. But if we are to stay up you would think we would need a few more players. A striker, a centre back (maybe two) and a natural footballer, like Keith Ward, who plays deep to set up play but plays almost second striker when attacking. Maybe one of the new signings do that but it remains to be seen.

AC got stick last year for signing what must have been nearly 35 players but I'd rather that and naturally whittle down the squad when we see who's at the required level as opposed to signing 22/24 and having only 15/16 who are there technically. The amount of players we had last year was frustratingly large and don't want nearly that amount of players again but the point about the large squad remains.

Omackeral wrote: »

I used to think he was a bit raw myself until I saw him excel up in Drogheda, bossed the left flank all game. I think he probably does have a bit of the Theo Walcott factor about him but I think he steadily improved as the season progressed. Anyone know where he's gone?

No idea. We could do a lot worse than him that's for sure. Very frustrating at time but I thought he had potential. In a passing team, a pacey player like Wilson could do very well. Players like Wilson, McMahon, Sexton, McNulty, Corcoran, Martin and Joyce have all been released. A large gap in the squad could be filled by a few of these players.

ciaran76

Only Bohs I will see will be Bohemians 1905(Prague) well at least until the summer when I come home.

Omackeral

They wear Green and White don't they!??! :eek:

ciaran76

Omackeral wrote: »

They wear Green and White don't they!??! :eek:

Lol they do indeed. Its weird. Might bring a scarf back with me and confuse some of the Bohs fans with my green and white Bohs scarf.

dfx-

Please do this...please:D

Ignore the dirty looks...

BOHtox

So John O'Connor hasn't re-signed. Leaves us a bit short up front although I don't think O'Connor is cut out for playing the lone striker role.

Pretty happy with the signing of Stephen Paisley. Not the best of players but his experience will be crucial and by now, surely he knows the league inside and out!

Still leaves us a bit short. One more defender or two, a winger and another striker and that should leave us with a squad!

Lucan Bohs

2 pre-season games;

Longford on 15 & Athlone 22nd

The friendlies will be hosted at Dalymount Park on Friday February 15th and Friday February 22nd respectively.
Both games will kick off at 7.30pm.
Admission – Adults: €10, Students: €5.00. OAPs, children and members: free.

Fixtures 2013- http://bohemianfc.com/?page_id=1822

GLaDOS

Will we be able to purchase season tickets at the friendlies?

Lucan Bohs

I'm sure they'll have 'em in the office!

BOHtox

Updated squad:
Dean Delaney (From Shels)
Greg Murray

Owen Heary
Derek Pender
Luke Byrne
Michael Barker
Roberto Lopes
Ciaran Nangle (UCD)
Stephen Paisley (Shels)*
Dara Reynor (Mons)*

Keith Buckley
Stephen Traynor
Dave Mulcahy
Karl Moore
Kevin Devaney
Ryan McEvoy
Andy Mulligan
Niall Forrester (Sacred Heart)
Conor O'Brien (America. Son of Liam O'Brien)
Shane Murray

Darragh Hanaphy (Newry)
Chris Lyons (UCD)
Dave Scully


Some lad called Fitzgerald may have signed as well. 23 players, I think confirmed so far is pretty decent. I still think we're a bit short up front, in the centre of defence and on the wings. I still expect us to sign another few bringing the squad up to around 28 and then whittle it down in July as we did last year.

Lucan Bohs

Devaney is a striker, and a decent one at that! Dunno why Dinny hasn't re-signed! Afaik he's on the verge of signing for UCD.

It's overall a decent squad. We'll be battling it out with Bray, UCD and Shels to stay up I'd imagine.

That_Guy

So the game V Longford has moved from a 7:45pm kick off in Dalymount on Friday to an 11am Saturday morning kick off over in Blanch. Poxy to say the least. Their reasoning according the Facebook page is to preserve the pitch after heavy rainfall.

I'm assuming the LSC game V UCD on Monday is still being played at Dalymount?

GLaDOS

That_Guy wrote: »

I'm assuming the LSC game V UCD on Monday is still being played at Dalymount?

Someone on the forum said it could be moved, hopefully not though.

That_Guy

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Someone on the forum said it could be moved, hopefully not though.

Bit annoying. Have been looking forward to Friday for a few weeks now.

That_Guy

From the official Bohs Facebook page:

Bohemians’ Leinster Senior Cup tie with UCD, originally due to be played at Dalymount Park on Monday February 18th, has been postponed until further notice.

- bo -

Pity, I'll probably miss a lot of games again this season but I was doing nothing Monday and was gonna pop down to see how we looked..

That_Guy

- bo - wrote: »

Pity, I'll probably miss a lot of games again this season but I was doing nothing Monday and was gonna pop down to see how we looked..

It's pretty annoying. Had been looking forward to it for ages. Supposedly the pitch is an absolute tatters.

MANUTD99

Are Bohs getting a new jersey this season?

That_Guy

Game V Athlone this Friday is now cancelled. What a joke of a pre season this is. :rolleyes:

GLaDOS

That_Guy wrote: »

Game V Athlone this Friday is now cancelled. What a joke of a pre season this is. :rolleyes:

Will probably be played in Blanch like the other games. Worrying that the pitch is in such a state that it can't handle 2 pre season games though.

That_Guy

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Will probably be played in Blanch like the other games. Worrying that the pitch is in such a state that it can't handle 2 pre season games though.

I know the U-19's had a few games on it in the close season but it surely couldn't be that bad. It's pretty bad form all the same. Hopefully it's ready for March 8th.

- bo -

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Are Bohs getting a new jersey this season?

The jersey itself I'd say will be the same, whether it will still have DHL on the front I'm not sure. And we've been wearing the yellow away kit for the past 2 pre-season games so maybe we're keeping that one this season too.

Omackeral

What did ya's all think of the blue away jersey we were rocking about 6 years ago? Looked like a Dublin jersey. Really different for us.

shanec1928

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Will probably be played in Blanch like the other games. Worrying that the pitch is in such a state that it can't handle 2 pre season games though.

nah were playing them instead in athlone.

GLaDOS

shanec1928 wrote: »

nah were playing them instead in athlone.

Bohemians’ friendly with Athlone Town, originally set for this Friday at Dalymount Park, will now take place tomorrow (Wendesday) at IT Blanchardstown with a 6pm kick-off.

From the club facebook

Lucan Bohs

UCD on Sunday in the LSC at 1pm

GLaDOS

Bought a student season ticket online because don't think I'll get up to Dalymount before the new season at this rate. I assume I'll be asked to present a student card at some point?

Lucan Bohs

I wasn't asked for Id when I became I student member 2 years ago

That_Guy

Lucan Bohs wrote: »

UCD on Sunday in the LSC at 1pm

Could yet be moved to Blanchardstown. Depends on the pitch I guess. Have they been charging people for viewing friendlies in Blanch does anyone know?

That_Guy

Was reading thebohs.com forum and Chris Brien has stepped down as club president. Lives out my way and have often had a chat with him on the bus after home games. Really nice chap by all accounts.

I've only started going to Bohs games for one and a half years at this stage but he seems to be held in very high regard by the club and fans.

That_Guy

Confirmed by the clubs Facebook page that the LSC game V UCD is on in Dalymount.

BohsJohnny

Lost 2-1 today decent performance Scully played centre half and looked good alongside Paisley,Scully scored our goal with a header from a free both their goals were soft young Murray in goal gifted the ball to Their striker and a own goal from a free,overall we played decent but Dwayne Wilson should never play up front missed two great chances.

That_Guy

Very short notice but a friendly against Mervue has been scheduled for tonight in Dalymount. 7:45pm kick off.

I don't suppose season tickets cover these friendly games by chance?

Mushy

Depends on club. Bray playing Waterford tonight and season ticket works.

Lucan Bohs

That_Guy wrote: »

Very short notice but a friendly against Mervue has been scheduled for tonight in Dalymount. 7:45pm kick off.

I don't suppose season tickets cover these friendly games by chance?

They did 2 seasons ago! So I'd say so

That_Guy

Lucan Bohs wrote: »

They did 2 seasons ago! So I'd say so

Just got off the phone with the club reception. Season tickets are being accepted tonight.

That_Guy

Good result for us last night. Pitch looks bloody horrible though.

First half they completely dominated Mervue. Closing down and work rate was top notch.

Got a bit complacent in the second half but a resounding win and another pre season victory. Good to get into winning habits early on.

- bo -

New sponsors and new away shirt which is a beaut..

That_Guy

Love that away jersey. Rather liked last season's away jersey too actually.

That_Guy

Also, does that picture qualify for the full kit wanker thread?