Pat McGrath

Football

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker No we’d get no ROI updates for thd weekend

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Not going to be easy Championship level with newly promoted team. Troy Parrot made a loan move to Milwall and then Ipswich at that age and scored 2 goals in 29 games.

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Not fair comment.I was at the game last night and thought Rovers were excellent, played some great football and Brennan should have scored the 1st half header and Burke great chance 2nd half, unlucky. the club record transfer fee of €75k says it all, LOI don’t have the resources

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Himself and Colm Whelan were top lads at UCD, both unlucky with knees injuries but have the class, fair play to him enjoying life in Italian football, best of luck and great to see Colm doing well at Bohs

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Zach Delaney signed for Raith Rovers in Scottish Championship from Greenock Morton

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Do Pats and Cork get any add on fees for the international debuts?

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@IFBMedia @reptracker Great career, could write a book, should have moved to a new club til his 40th birthday in November!

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker I wouldn’t be hard on the player, not yet 22 and playing today in the premier league, not many Irish lads doing that, hopefully a good salary and match day bonus, and champions league this season to boot , go on my son I say!

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Darragh Burns from Shamrock Rovers to Grimsby and got 20mins off the bench in English 4th tier , you have to wonder, lads want to try their luck fair enough but very competitive over there, more money too I suppose, interesting dilemma, stick or twist, good luck

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Unlucky but at least they make the final and hopefully Freddie will become the 2nd Leicester Celtic (Rathfarnham, Dublin) player to play Celtic in Scottish Cup Final after Z Delaney in 2023 for Inverness

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker I can see maybe bringing a lad in for friendlies or the start of a campaign and proving themself but not at this stage, I think it’s unfair on lads that have been there all the way thru the campaign and came up thru underage squads for years, if just doesn’t seem right

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Any idea as to why he didn’t start?

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker No! Let these lads get established as first team starters at their clubs first.

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Derby haven’t given Freddie Turley an first team opportunity yet though and he was decent at Bray.

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Farrugia was 25 but was doing very well for Rovers. Other LOI lads have struggled cross channel at lower leagues , Burke, Grant, Towell, Burns, Curtis, Mandriou and younger lads you never hear of again, guess they want to give it a go and fair play, tough to make it

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Another follower made the point about Adam Brennan also potentially moving to Barnsley, that Farrugia and Cotter (both good established LOI players) didn’t do great at Barnsley. Are younger lads maybe better to play a year or so at top LOI teams to get senior and European games?

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Fair play to him making a move , he’ll get to play league football at around £2k a week, he’s still only 20yr and with hard work can develop. Loads of examples of lads dropping down to step back up, look at Conor Hourihane. Played and scored in all 4 division. Best of luck I say

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Any idea of the buy option value?

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker Good for Evan and Liam but the real headline story is Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne from the Leagie of Ireland playing in the qualified stages

[Pat McGrath @PMcGrath65]

@reptracker A GREAT! Fantastic career probably before most followers now but older followers will remember him , Man U before 500 Leeds games, WBA and Ireland player manager and Rovers at genmalure at the finish . LEG! ❤️