Rob Keraney still features on Cooley team sheets. I reckon he would be better off playing with Cooley and never mind that auld carry on

joseff (Louth) - Posts: 964 - 27/01/2010 12:16:09    543774

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543629 OK LouthCountyMan. We'll take it that you think its ok to poach adult players to your club but when it comes to someone trying to leave its all wrong. Thats logical and fair.


I have never said it was ok to pach players at any level. What adult player in this county has been poached? Every player that goes through the transfer saga, does so of their own free will. Underage kids are being influenced by parents, other kids and coaches of other clubs. You can't say this about adult players.

LouthCountyMan (Louth) - Posts: 117 - 27/01/2010 13:29:12    543861

why is it the same clubes each year which have the big numbers leaving eg marys/cooly?

majors_army (Louth) - Posts: 35 - 28/01/2010 14:21:53    544862

By that argument LouthCountyMan Joe and Ben Rogan should never have been transferred. Just like to state that I'm not giving out about the two Rogans. Good luck to them. I just think its hypocritical of the O'Raghallaigh's to think they can get all the transfers in and refuse transfers out.

footballman (Louth) - Posts: 126 - 28/01/2010 21:14:26    545518

footballman will you quit your whinging. The Rats didn't poach anyone. The Rogans are O'Raghallaighs people, anyone in Drogheda will tell you that. It was a mistake that the young Rogans ended up in the plunketts in the first place but they are back where they belong now. So build a bridge and get over it!

Drogman (Louth) - Posts: 44 - 29/01/2010 10:18:39    545709

Footballman O'Raigh's haven't the power to refuse any transfers out, they can only object and the transfer committee then recommend to CB whether transfer can be passed. Rogans went to Plunkett's when they started to play football as far as I know because there wasn't any teams in O'raigh's at their age at the time. Their brother is player/selector this year and their sister is the club secretary. So why wouldn't they want to transfer? I know O'raigh's didn't approach them it was their decision ultimately.

SmallBoy (Louth) - Posts: 297 - 29/01/2010 14:21:29    546012

rats were guilty of doing it last year aswel with young MOORE who left the fechins.

150percent (Louth) - Posts: 22 - 29/01/2010 15:51:25    546143

Ruairai Moore played for the Feckins because he lived out there. His great grandfather was a founder member of the O Raghallaighs, his uncle is the current chairman and his father is on the committee. It was always his intention to play for the O Raghallaighs when he got older and hence why the Feckins didnt object to his transfer. So the O Raghallaighs are not guilty of any wrong doing.

Greenwaterboy (Louth) - Posts: 75 - 29/01/2010 16:38:14    546195

150 percent.

its almost an identical situation to the Rogan move. Moore moved to the rats as that is where his family play their football so he had very strong connections to the club. No poaching involved.

Drogman (Louth) - Posts: 44 - 29/01/2010 16:38:51    546198

As the Raghs players are returning to the club of their choice, it may be no coincidence that Colin Kelly has also decided to return to his club as senior manager. Looking at the great young talent available to Kelly, we may in the next years see the Raghs return to senior football. To answer a question asked of me last week, I believe that all juveniles on the south side of Drogheda should play with the Tones or the Nicks. North side a 3 way split between Plunketts, O Raghallaighs and Blues. Plunketts to rhs of north road, Blues to left of ballymckenny road and Raghs in the middle. Exceptions for juveniles that have a family connection to another club. The sooner Drogheda have 5 clubs at equal strength in juvenile and senior football, the sooner the quality of football will improve dramatically. The Guinn brothers transfer request was rightly turned turned down because they were approached by another club as they both are on development squads.

gpa.no.way (Louth) - Posts: 104 - 29/01/2010 19:19:50    546505

Will ya's all jus dry ur eyes and get on wit d season ahead instead of whinging and cryin about transfers typical drogheda bickering!!

williejoepadden (Louth) - Posts: 417 - 30/01/2010 09:44:03    546692

would gpa-noway enlighten us as to where theGUINN brothers reside.

setanta (Louth) - Posts: 214 - 30/01/2010 13:31:09    546791

setanta are you trying to make a point. These brothers are not natives of Drogheda ( they may be from Belfast ). Lads at the Raghs tell me they joined their club on arrival in Drogheda about 5 years ago and were involved at underage level every season. They expressed no problem with the Raghs until members of another Drogheda club told them that they could win more medals with them. Are we still stuck in the winning medals era ? What happened with these lads deserves further investigation and action by county board. The poaching club only became interested when the lads made development squads. No, I dont know their address.

gpa.no.way (Louth) - Posts: 104 - 30/01/2010 15:12:39    546858

you cant blame lads for wanting to leave a club that doesnt field a team for the age group they are eligible. did the guinn brothers get their transfers or were they refused?

BEKO (Louth) - Posts: 78 - 30/01/2010 19:23:06    547028

Which club did not field teams at underage ? I have checked Louth Minor Board records and Raghs fielded teams in all age groups over last 3 years.

gpa.no.way (Louth) - Posts: 104 - 30/01/2010 21:51:03    547172

it is this coming year i am talking about, will the raths field teams at all ages this year???

BEKO (Louth) - Posts: 78 - 31/01/2010 10:55:58    547211

Minor Board sanctioned transfer of Guinn brothers but went to vote from floor and refused.Yet all transfers at Senior level were sanctioned in block by com.

setanta (Louth) - Posts: 214 - 31/01/2010 12:43:00    547279

So basically the Raghs know their under-age structure is rubbish so they send any kid with potential to be coached properly and play at a higher standard with other clubs and then when he moves out of minor he looks for a transfer back...ridiculous policy!!! Clubs should know better and learn from this...don't take any kid with O Raghallaighs connections. This way the Raghs might work on their awful awful under age setup

inbetweener (USA) - Posts: 7 - 31/01/2010 12:44:46    547282

looka lads this thread was about Transfers and not the raghs. The transfers are gone through nothing can be done. The lads are back training with the rats this 3 weeks and its time to get on with the season.

joseff (Louth) - Posts: 964 - 31/01/2010 12:56:56    547289

You Rats boys made my point exactly and other commentators here agree. Rats are having their players coached by other teams and then playing adult with them. THese transfers have to stop. How many players now with the O'Rats have played with other clubs. must be a huge number. Don't know these young lads who are looking to move to the Plunketts but its not like the Plunketts to poach players. If the O'Rats aren't fielding at their age group then wouldn't it be more likely that they approached the Plunketts. The person who said they'll be senior too is way off the mark. Even with all their transfers they haven't got the underage players and system to improve to that level. Of they got themselves sorted out at underage they might.

Whoever suggests that the plunketts take west of the north road doesn't know too much about Drogheda. THey'll have to rely on one or two estates then to field and it would be the end of them. Also Plunketts area goes into Bothar Brugha where Ted Quigley fostered a lot of football in bygone years. THe Gaelic Grounds is in the Plunketts area.

footballman (Louth) - Posts: 126 - 31/01/2010 14:35:40    547362