06 Aug 2024 12:20:33
We are being linked with 16 year old striker Mason Melia from St Pats Athletic.
Despite only being 16 he has already featured 45 times for them and is now a regular in their starting 11.
As someone who follows a bit of irish league football, he along with 16year old Jaden umeh (who has just signed with benfica) are hottest prospects in ireland just now.
This kid has serious potential and crucially already significant 1st team experience. He could be ideal for the 3rd CF rodgers wants.
06 Aug 2024 13:02:55
Sums up our window.
06 Aug 2024 15:05:54
He might be brilliant, just like Kenny was going to be. Still bargain basement mentality. So far a dithering shambles we all knew would happen. Too focused on how much of a bonus those parasites can pocket if they get a wad for Matt when they keep the money.
Doing their utmost to keep Sevco relevant. Utter rubbishbags.
06 Aug 2024 18:01:30
Peter lawell - it is time to go.
06 Aug 2024 15:06:35
Get him signed, put him in the B team, never give him a chance and then we can let him go for free when his contract runs out.
06 Aug 2024 18:40:53
Who actually said we are interested in him, it is like the McGowan rumour, both probably started to get Celtic fans questioning our recruitment policy. Until the club releases who our targets are, or imeone with real knowledge mentions it, everything else is pure conjecture.
Neither of those 2 will take our evens upwards and neither us near getting into the first team.
06 Aug 2024 21:28:54
If the lad is talented get him signed up and let him stay out on loan for rest of the season, as you say DerryTim rodgers is after a 3rd option, and youthful! If he's playing men's football already and could learn off kyogo it could work.
The link has been in a few transfer articles over the past 24hrs, its a market the english leagues like to delve in:-
Evan Ferguson - Bohemians- Brighton
Dara Oshea - St Kevin's- Burnley
Jake O'brien - Cork City - Crystal P
Adam Idah - Corinthians - Norwhich
All 4 of the above purchased at young ages from irish club to english side, all players currently in Ireland squad who would benefit our lineups, so we can't dismiss talent, we just need to nurture it better.
07 Aug 2024 07:56:12
It seems we shouldn’t sign him because he comes from an unfashionable source, from the league of Ireland . I am sure if he is good enough he will be in the first team squad if signed. . Bargain basement, is that because he is from League of Ireland and not the player.
The source not the SMSM but Irish media.
07 Aug 2024 22:05:32
I agree with the fact that the squad needs strengthened etc but I find the continual cry of "basement mentality" tedious. You don't need to spend big to get a good player. Matt O'Reilly 1.5M, Maida 1.6M, Hatate 1.4M, Wanyama 900K, Frimpong 350K and many others would not even have been considered as all 6 of these players together cost less than 6M and we should only consider spending that money on one player not 6. You could also add Liam Scale at 500K.
Spending big does not guarantee success and neither does accumulating money in the bank so I think I will just trust the board and manager etc to do the right thing. I know most here have it in for the board but I would like to know how they got their positions on the board as I am ignorant: were they nominated and if so by whom or perhaps elected and if so by whom?
08 Aug 2024 11:53:20
Damned if you do or don’t
If he signs then it’s “he’s only 16 blah blah”, if he doesn’t and he turns out to be a belter then it’s “fs we always miss out on younger talent”.