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Galway United 2015 season - MOD Warning in Post #1

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    #332
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    gordongekko wrote: »
    Is that the squad that was on 18000 a week?
    All relative. Full celtic tiger mode. How many squads do you think are on 18000 a week now in the league?

    I forgot we're paying our players with stamps and petrol money!!


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    #333
    WallyGUFC
    Registered Users Posts: 2,052 ✭✭✭WallyGUFC


    Oji is getting a nice whack and based on his performances all season long, he doesn't deserve a penny of it.


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    #334
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    WallyGUFC wrote: »
    Oji is getting a nice whack and based on his performances all season long, he doesn't deserve a penny of it.

    No one forced the club to sign him.


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    #335
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    All relative. Full celtic tiger mode. How many squads do you think are on 18000 a week now in the league?

    I forgot we're paying our players with stamps and petrol money!!

    You are the one comparing the performance of a full time squad who some members when injured spent their time in the pub to a team of mainly local lads who mostly are working or in college.

    One lot were an overpaid bunch who helped bankrupted the club and underperformed for a lot of the season

    The other are a bunch of local lads trying their best for little reward.


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    #336
    Ruben Remus
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭Ruben Remus


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    Right now we're playing several players who are either carrying injuries or nowhere near match fit and big players are totally out of form like Jake Keegan.

    Jake was quieter than usual in the Sligo and Limerick games, but in fairness I think he's played every minute of every game this season so that's probably taking its toll.

    Hopefully he can pick it up again for the last few games, particularly with Padraig Cunningham out and Enda struggling with injury.

    I think targeting a point in Oriel Park on Friday shouldn't be unrealistic given that Dundalk will be in title celebration mode. But whether United can overcome their inferiority complex when playing bigger teams is another question.


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    #337
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »

    Dundalk and Pats will turn us despite having little to play for.

    Come on United...


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    #338
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    gordongekko wrote: »
    Come on United...

    Superb point, and Drogs losing was important, unfortunately Longford had a great win.


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    #339
    Borders no.2
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    Good night for United. Longford unfortunately have moved out of the relegation equation though. Hopefully they'll be out to at least get a point at Drogheda next week to make sure of their spot in the Premier Division. Couple of important games tomorrow also.

    Importantly we have the edge on goal difference to Drogheda and Limerick which may prove important.


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    Borders no.2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,665 ✭✭✭Borders no.2


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    #341
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    gordongekko wrote: »
    You are the one comparing the performance of a full time squad who some members when injured spent their time in the pub to a team of mainly local lads who mostly are working or in college.

    One lot were an overpaid bunch who helped bankrupted the club and underperformed for a lot of the season

    The other are a bunch of local lads trying their best for little reward.
    Your comments make less sense, the more you go on.

    I don't think we should be comparing our current squad's injury status with any other United squad and unfortunately, our current squad isn't free of the culture you're slamming the 2008 squad for having either.

    Naive comment, no player or manager "bankrupts" a club. It's the morons above that sets the budgets. Every manager will spend the money he gets.

    Again, I forgot the current group are representing United for the love of the game and "little reward".


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    #342
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    Your comments make less sense, the more you go on.

    I don't think we should be comparing our current squad's injury status with any other United squad and unfortunately, our current squad isn't free of the culture you're slamming the 2008 squad for having either.

    Naive comment, no player or manager "bankrupts" a club. It's the morons above that sets the budgets. Every manager will spend the money he gets.

    Again, I forgot the current group are representing United for the love of the game and "little reward".

    Are you suggesting that young college kids should be tea totalers?


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    #343
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    gordongekko wrote: »
    Are you suggesting that young college kids should be tea totalers?
    I'm not suggesting any player should be a tea totaler. I just thought your remark was stupid. It exists in both squads and it's not exclusive to players in college either.


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    #344
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Did you both mean "teetotaler"?

    Either way, step up the civility please.


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    #345
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    biko wrote: »
    Did you both mean "teetotaler"?

    Either way, step up the civility please.
    No need for over-modding.

    We're both United fans, with different opinions.


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    #346
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    The Derry and bohs wins were great for us, hopefully rovers and pats do their jobs next weekend and we get something in bray to leave us needing maybe a point against Pats on the final day.


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    #347
    Ruben Remus
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭Ruben Remus


    And that was the season that was.

    I saw that Connolly, Cunningham and Horgan have re-signed for next year, which is great.

    Any news/rumours about the rest of the team and their status for 2016?


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    #348
    youngrun
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    Ruben Remus wrote: »
    And that was the season that was.

    I saw that Connolly, Cunningham and Horgan have re-signed for next year, which is great.

    Any news/rumours about the rest of the team and their status for 2016?

    Rumours of a couple leaving or gone ?? Oji , and usa


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    #349
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    Everybody's contracts were up at the end of the season, so some are bound to go.


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    #350
    Ruben Remus
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭Ruben Remus


    I wouldn't shed too many tears if Oji's gone, but I hope Jake gets re-signed. Always gives 100%.


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    #351
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Ruben Remus wrote: »
    I wouldn't shed too many tears if Oji's gone, but I hope Jake gets re-signed. Always gives 100%.

    Ya oji,oconnell, oleary ,saarelma can all be easily replaced and the budget spent more wisely.


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    #352
    youngrun
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Ya oji,oconnell, oleary ,saarelma can all be easily replaced and the budget spent more wisely.

    It would be good to get a few of the prodigal galway sons back from throughout the l o i


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    #353
    ben.schlomo
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    youngrun wrote: »
    It would be good to get a few of the prodigal galway sons back from throughout the l o i

    Not too sure about that, Alan Keane had a poor season in sligo,Russell only played 13 times and is the fai development officer for sligo. Stephen won't be leaving dundalk. I'd take Aaron green and Karl Shephard but we won't be in for them.

    Winn re-signed today too.


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    #354
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    youngrun wrote: »
    It would be good to get a few of the prodigal galway sons back from throughout the l o i
    Which ones could we get realistically?

    Stephen O'Donnell and Daryl Horgan won't sign for us. They're on massive money in Dundalk and playing Champions League football. John Russell was ravaged by injuries in 2015, he only played 13 league games and has an FAI job in Sligo. Why would we sign Alan Keane when we have a superior right back in Colm Horgan. He's 31 and over the hill now, has no legs anymore. That leaves Vinny Faherty? Probably the only worthwhile candidate of them all, even if his last spell with us was underwhelming.


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    #355
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    Which ones could we get realistically?

    Stephen O'Donnell and Daryl Horgan won't sign for us. They're on massive money in Dundalk and playing Champions League football. John Russell was ravaged by injuries in 2015, he only played 13 league games and has an FAI job in Sligo. Why would we sign Alan Keane when we have a superior right back in Colm Horgan. He's 31 and over the hill now, has no legs anymore. That leaves Vinny Faherty? Probably the only worthwhile candidate of them all, even if his last spell with us was underwhelming.

    While I've always liked vinny I think if we keep Jake, Enda and Padraig then we don't really need him. If jake leaves,which I suspect he will, then I think we need a similar sort of player ie hard work and pace.


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    #356
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    Which ones could we get realistically

    And it might be an idea for people to stop worrying about the grass being greener and appreciate the talent that is already playing for the club.

    I'm not having a go, I had this mindset as well, but it's not realistic.


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    #357
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    civis_liberalis wrote: »
    And it might be an idea for people to stop worrying about the grass being greener and appreciate the talent that is already playing for the club.

    I'm not having a go, I had this mindset as well, but it's not realistic.
    The talent at the club needs to be reinforced, not necessarily by other Galway players.

    We will have a core of Galway players again next year.


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    #358
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,025 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    UnleashTheBeast wrote: »
    The talent at the club needs to be reinforced, not necessarily by other Galway players.

    We will have a core of Galway players again next year.

    Exactly, the best of this seasons squad must be kept, then added to with better depth and quality than this season.


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    #359
    pmasterson95
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    Vinny shoulda been signed last year. Be more realistic than Greene and Shep.


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    #360
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    pmasterson95 wrote: »
    Vinny shoulda been signed last year. Be more realistic than Greene and Shep.
    To be honest, I don't think a striker was our issue last season whatsoever. We had two strikers who grabbed 12 league goals each and Cunningham's emergence was one of the big positives of the season.

    Limerick have surprisingly been relegated tonight, we should be looking at their squad. Hall, Turner, Duggan, Lynch, Clarke, Faherty and O'Conor would all be welcome additions and they wouldn't break the bank but we would face some competition for some.


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    #361
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    Tommy Dunne signed a new contract.


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