2024 | Rumours | Transfers | Contract Renewals

[Pepsi]

Sligo Rovers released 10 players, would any of them be worth picking up. Not big names, but Dundalk will likely have limited funds

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/footba ... c92f0&ei=9

When you consider where they finished in the table, I wouldn't like us to be signing many if any.

If we are reducing budgets and going Hybrid / Part-time, then that might be a good finish for us next season. If the owners don't get it right we may get left behind, look at the clubs starting the the PL next season and look at their backing/expected budgets.

[Richie87]

Sligo Rovers released 10 players, would any of them be worth picking up. Not big names, but Dundalk will likely have limited funds

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/footba ... c92f0&ei=9

When you consider where they finished in the table, I wouldn't like us to be signing many if any.

Most other teams are well backed.

Waterford looked good last night,and with a few additions they'll cause problems. Galway will spend. Won't be any soft touch like UCD.

[Louth4sam]

If we were to get rid of anyone for me it would be Benson and mountney. Benson managed 90minutes 5 times. I'm sure he's on a decent wedge.

Of course being mates with O'Donnell is a strong predictor of getting a good contract.

I don't think we can trust O'Donnell with transfers. This is a guy who convinced the club to pay a fee for Robbie McCourt.

Mountney, Wardy, Kelly, Hoban all gone for sure. After that, who knows.

[GC.]

Anyone know when O’Donnell’s contract is up?

[Richie87]

If we were to get rid of anyone for me it would be Benson and mountney. Benson managed 90minutes 5 times. I'm sure he's on a decent wedge.

Of course being mates with O'Donnell is a strong predictor of getting a good contract.

I don't think we can trust O'Donnell with transfers. This is a guy who convinced the club to pay a fee for Robbie McCourt.

Mountney, Wardy, Kelly, Hoban all gone for sure. After that, who knows.

Slogget had been linked with Shelbourne. They have European football now so might go after a few Dundalk players.

[mike]

Sligo Rovers released 10 players, would any of them be worth picking up. Not big names, but Dundalk will likely have limited funds

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/footba ... c92f0&ei=9

When you consider where they finished in the table, I wouldn't like us to be signing many if any.

If we are reducing budgets and going Hybrid / Part-time , then that might be a good finish for us next season. If the owners don't get it right we may get left behind, look at the clubs starting the the PL next season and look at their backing/expected budgets.

If this happens, and given the strenght of the PD next season, we are going down or won't be far off play off.

[inflikted]

As long as his wages aren't too high, can see Annesley being kept on for another year unless he gets an offer elsewhere in January. If he wants to stay, his status as a current international means that he'll be bringing in compensation and UEFA Club Benefits for his appearances with Gibraltar. I remember when Adam Priestley earned Farsley Celtic over €25,000 because of that, which was a huge boost to their budget at the time. Considering payments are calculated based on things like first team status and the current level of the league the player is in, Dundalk should net a bit more than that as long as they remember to fill out the paperwork. €240m is the budget for payments for 2020-2024 cycle: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... -approved/

[Dundalk10]

As long as his wages aren't too high, can see Annesley being kept on for another year unless he gets an offer elsewhere in January. If he wants to stay, his status as a current international means that he'll be bringing in compensation and UEFA Club Benefits for his appearances with Gibraltar. I remember when Adam Priestley earned Farsley Celtic over €25,000 because of that, which was a huge boost to their budget at the time. Considering payments are calculated based on things like first team status and the current level of the league the player is in, Dundalk should net a bit more than that as long as they remember to fill out the paperwork. €240m is the budget for payments for 2020-2024 cycle: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... -approved/

According to today's Argus, Annesley's agent is currently speaking to clubs from abroad to get a move away from Dundalk.

Kelly, Slogget, Ward, Sheppard, Lewis, and McCourt are all as good as gone and basically anyone else you can think of is looking for a move away.

Grim reading it has to be said.

[TrevDaRev2]

Ye it makes for real grim reading but its the reality of where we're at. Huge debt and a squad that the club can't afford. 2024 will be spent focusing firmly on the bottom half of the table. I don't think it's dawned on majority of fans yet but we're in big sh1t here imo

[dundalkfc1903]

As long as his wages aren't too high, can see Annesley being kept on for another year unless he gets an offer elsewhere in January. If he wants to stay, his status as a current international means that he'll be bringing in compensation and UEFA Club Benefits for his appearances with Gibraltar. I remember when Adam Priestley earned Farsley Celtic over €25,000 because of that, which was a huge boost to their budget at the time. Considering payments are calculated based on things like first team status and the current level of the league the player is in, Dundalk should net a bit more than that as long as they remember to fill out the paperwork. €240m is the budget for payments for 2020-2024 cycle: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... -approved/

According to today's Argus, Annesley's agent is currently speaking to clubs from abroad to get a move away from Dundalk.

Kelly, Slogget, Ward, Sheppard, Lewis, and McCourt are all as good as gone and basically anyone else you can think of is looking for a move away.

Grim reading it has to be said.

Kelly and Sheppard the only ones out of that list I'd be disappointed in seeing go. Sloggett, good lad but not a top LOI player. Wardy long past his best, Lewis and McCourt were terrible for us.

Annesley, could be a player in there , who knows. Injury prone but had no issue playing back-to-back for his country when not featuring for us.


Was there any mention of a takeover in the article? Ideal scenario for me is that new owners with deep pockets come in and we start a new era. We are clinging on to the Stephen Kenny era and the club needs a complete break from it. And that includes the manager, head of recruitment and all those players that are long past their best.

[TrevDaRev2]

What I fear is who is going to replace all the outgoings. Your gonna be working with a small budget and arent in a position to compete financially with 7 of the 10 teams in next years premier. Will end up with a squad of loan players or 18 year olds, or a combination of the two

[Alanek]

As long as his wages aren't too high, can see Annesley being kept on for another year unless he gets an offer elsewhere in January. If he wants to stay, his status as a current international means that he'll be bringing in compensation and UEFA Club Benefits for his appearances with Gibraltar. I remember when Adam Priestley earned Farsley Celtic over €25,000 because of that, which was a huge boost to their budget at the time. Considering payments are calculated based on things like first team status and the current level of the league the player is in, Dundalk should net a bit more than that as long as they remember to fill out the paperwork. €240m is the budget for payments for 2020-2024 cycle: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... -approved/

According to today's Argus, Annesley's agent is currently speaking to clubs from abroad to get a move away from Dundalk.

Kelly, Slogget, Ward, Sheppard, Lewis, and McCourt are all as good as gone and basically anyone else you can think of is looking for a move away.

Grim reading it has to be said.

Kelly and Sheppard the only ones out of that list I'd be disappointed in seeing go. Sloggett, good lad but not a top LOI player. Wardy long past his best, Lewis and McCourt were terrible for us.

Annesley, could be a player in there , who knows. Injury prone but had no issue playing back-to-back for his country when not featuring for us.


Was there any mention of a takeover in the article? Ideal scenario for me is that new owners with deep pockets come in and we start a new era. We are clinging on to the Stephen Kenny era and the club needs a complete break from it. And that includes the manager, head of recruitment and all those players that are long past their best.

Sheppard and Sloggert only ones I’d keep on that list .even at that don’t think sheps is irreplaceable.

[Dundalk10]

As long as his wages aren't too high, can see Annesley being kept on for another year unless he gets an offer elsewhere in January. If he wants to stay, his status as a current international means that he'll be bringing in compensation and UEFA Club Benefits for his appearances with Gibraltar. I remember when Adam Priestley earned Farsley Celtic over €25,000 because of that, which was a huge boost to their budget at the time. Considering payments are calculated based on things like first team status and the current level of the league the player is in, Dundalk should net a bit more than that as long as they remember to fill out the paperwork. €240m is the budget for payments for 2020-2024 cycle: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... -approved/

According to today's Argus, Annesley's agent is currently speaking to clubs from abroad to get a move away from Dundalk.

Kelly, Slogget, Ward, Sheppard, Lewis, and McCourt are all as good as gone and basically anyone else you can think of is looking for a move away.

Grim reading it has to be said.

Kelly and Sheppard the only ones out of that list I'd be disappointed in seeing go. Sloggett, good lad but not a top LOI player. Wardy long past his best, Lewis and McCourt were terrible for us.

Annesley, could be a player in there , who knows. Injury prone but had no issue playing back-to-back for his country when not featuring for us.


Was there any mention of a takeover in the article? Ideal scenario for me is that new owners with deep pockets come in and we start a new era. We are clinging on to the Stephen Kenny era and the club needs a complete break from it. And that includes the manager, head of recruitment and all those players that are long past their best.

Not really much about it just that talks were ongoing. Link to the article here, but might be behind a paywall. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/lo ... 90484.html

I'd agree about most of those players but the thing is, the longer it goes on and the more players that leave, the more that have to be replaced and the bigger any potential investment becomes.
Similarly, we currently don't have a shirt sponsor, if we don't get one in the next few weeks, can the club really sell any shirts for Christmas the market with no sponsor?
And if our current owners are leaving will they pay for season tickets to be printed when they won't be getting a return on them?

[Richie87]

There's been other big clubs who have had glory and lean times. Shels were a strong force and went on a run in Europe with Wes Hoolahan. They spent a good while in the first Division. Cork City are one of the biggest clubs in the country, and are back in the first Division after being there in 21 &22

Galway and Waterford coming up are big clubs with good potential being City clubs. Sligo Rovers a bit like Dundalk will likely struggle next year, but at least they have proper plans for facilities.

[Dundalk10]

There's been other big clubs who have had glory and lean times. Shels were a strong force and went on a run in Europe with Wes Hoolahan. They spent a good while in the first Division. Cork City are one of the biggest clubs in the country, and are back in the first Division after being there in 21 &22

Galway and Waterford coming up are big clubs with good potential being City clubs. Sligo Rovers a bit like Dundalk will likely struggle next year, but at least they have proper plans for facilities.

We had our lean times too. But since then we qualified for the same European tournament as Manchester United did in 2016 and the same one as AC Milan did in 2020, two of the biggest clubs in the history of European football.

But all we have to show for it now are old ticket stubs & match programmes. It defies belief what happened to Dundalk FC.