Anyone eles here off anything or anyone eles trying to tranfer. I heard longwood hurlers could be getting a senior hurler anyone know of that. I see gary is gone to kildalkey thats a good one for them. I see minor hurling manger is gone yo kildslkey he any good as a hurler never knew he even played.

mikebasset2011 (Meath) - Posts: 154 - 29/01/2014 13:54:20    1538310

richard brady from tones had his transfer passed and is now a kilmainham player shud be a good edition to them seen as he's played a lot of senior football..

bullet11 (Meath) - Posts: 52 - 01/02/2014 18:35:02    1539702

whats the reason behind brady's move does anyone know?

Lad (Meath) - Posts: 136 - 03/02/2014 12:16:21    1540468

He lives in Kilmainham and is married to Mickey Newman's sister.

Goldstar (Meath) - Posts: 52 - 03/02/2014 13:59:59    1540611

Hardly a reason to move from a good senior club to a bad intermediate club.It's not like he had to travel half way across the county to get there.

latouche25 (Meath) - Posts: 520 - 04/02/2014 15:58:24    1541318

latouch25 you sound like a snob with that last post.If a player is happy to play in a lower grade that is his business and good luck to him with kilmainham

jackhammer (Louth) - Posts: 83 - 04/02/2014 16:39:07    1541353

Is there any transfers in that have not been signed yet?

aces (Meath) - Posts: 162 - 04/02/2014 18:47:02    1541460

latouche25- quote 'a bad intermediate club' I would strongly disagree with you as they have some fine footballers and some as good as any senior team in the county. Furthermore, I see no problem with anyone wanting to move clubs as along as it is a 'one off' move. The best of luck to Brady and his new club.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 06/02/2014 11:08:57    1542124

Lads on this subject of a local transfer. It does not matter which grade the clubs are. It should not happen. Your Parish is Your parish. I see no problem for a meaningful distance transfer, lets say Oldcastle to Slane. The commute is the problem, that's fair. Yet this is common practice in Meath with several clubs. NoM recruits one or two of the finest youths each year, Bective usually the producer of the player. Dunsaney i believe had another poached. It will ruin the game. What happened to Pride of the Parish.

aces (Meath) - Posts: 162 - 06/02/2014 18:15:28    1542411

As far as I am concerned the transfer of a player like Richard Brady to a parish where he is now living makes perfect sense, considering that he is now a member of that community and he is living there permanently. He has given great service to the Tones and just like other players down through the years: Tommy Dowd, Graham Geraghty, Anthony Moyles, Cathal Sherdian, Darren Fay and a host of other players he wants to give a few years good service to his new parish and club before he retires...the very best of luck to him.

It is annoying though to see young players leaving their home club before they even try to win anything with them, in a few cases players have left their home club for pastures greener only to achieve very little (small fish in a big pond) and sit on the bench for a senior club whereas they could of been a big addition to their original so called smaller club. The likes of Curraha, Bective, Dunsany even Bordsmill a few years back have all suffered the loss of good young players to other clubs. At the end of the day if a guy is good enough he will get his chance, just ask: Mickey Burke, Mickey Newman, Damien Carroll, Eammon Wallace who only had the experience of junior club football before they got called into the county set-up.

Thunderstruck (Meath) - Posts: 467 - 06/02/2014 19:23:02    1542461

Bective Dunsany Curraha (moynalty Boardsmil to a lesser extent) are working extremely hard on their underage structure but are constantly trying to fight off senior clubs for the main players. Every year the main bective players are being pressured to join NOM, Dunsany get it from all angles from Dunshaughlin Skryne and even this year Ratoath are linked with players. Curraha probably have had it the worst in recent years but thank god they hung onto McEntee. How can junior clubs survive when senior clubs poach. I am not saying that senior clubs sit down and plan to lure players but if there is a complete transfer ban (unless distance to travel is more than 25 mins) it would get rid of any rumors and allow junior clubs to develop. Newman Carroll Burke are the people who should be respected most because they would do anything for their parish. My own club Drumree folded in football and suffered for years losing players.

Footballonly (Meath) - Posts: 128 - 06/02/2014 19:42:20    1542471

Footballonly you say your home club is Drumree so you will know a fair bit about Dunshaughlin? Have they had many Dunsany players join them in the past few years

VernonSmith (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 07/02/2014 15:34:41    1542836

Footballonly - I'm not aware of any club having put any pressure on any player to leave a club but maybe you know something that nobody else knows!

'aces' quote: 'your parish is your parish'. I was of the opinion that there were 3 clubs in the parish of Navan. The rules do allow players to move from one club to another and many players move every year without any resistance by the club losing the player. It is a amateur sport after all and I do think that it is quite difficult for a player to move from his club if the club he is leaving puts up resistance. If a player does not want to play for a particular club should we stop him playing football? I would think not irrespective of his playing ability and I would never judge a player on the grade he is playing but more on his ability/skill level, work rate and attitude.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 07/02/2014 15:56:55    1542847

Browncows fair Play. completely agree with you on this one.
scary I know, ha!
I couldnt have put any of it better meself- ability/skill, workrate and attitude is the measure of a player and yes its an amateur sport.

spillanesmeat (Meath) - Posts: 103 - 07/02/2014 17:21:52    1542881

I think if a lad wants to go join let them off. Me I wouldn't leave a club but thats just me. If lads wanna do it or join clubs and they get there transfer let them go simple as.

mikebasset2011 (Meath) - Posts: 154 - 07/02/2014 17:22:53    1542884

Amateur sporting organisation. Lads should be allowed move to whoever they want, not like they are getting paid so the only glory available to them is a trophy at the end of the year. Why there is such bitterness in and resentment towards fellas who want to make the most of their talent bewilders me. Also much more enjoyable if you have good friends elsewhere (from school etc.) rather than lads who aren't prepared to put in the same effort that you do.

off_the_wall (Roscommon) - Posts: 63 - 07/02/2014 18:08:52    1542908

I still cant see the reason behind a local transfer. If your at a so called smaller or lower grade club and your best young player decides Im Brilliant and his mammy tells him he is great so he puts in for a transfer to be a senior champion. It does not and will not work like that. How about they stay work hard improve their ability and talent and help Their club become better and hopefully win a medal or two in their career.

aces (Meath) - Posts: 162 - 08/02/2014 16:21:46    1543156

off the wall that is an outrageous statement your club is your club unless you move to the next parish and become heavily involved with that club is the only grounds i can think of

srgt_slaughter (Meath) - Posts: 462 - 08/02/2014 17:33:44    1543201

Has the list of signed and unsigned transfers been released by the county board yet?

Belt (Meath) - Posts: 253 - 21/01/2015 14:20:44    1685154

Latouche-25 your obviously a tones man? with that outrageous statement. Richie brady has given excellent service to the wolfe tones and pretty much won everthing a club player can including a green star in 2006. He lives opposite the kilmainham gfc pitch so makes sense to move. If a player wants to leave a club let them the club will still go on and in most cases be a more united group of players with the not so committed or loyal ones elsewhere.

brollysboy (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 21/01/2015 14:44:34    1685161