Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2025

Transfers
Tuesday, 20th May
Ryan Sweeney returned to Mansfield, where he spent three seasons between 2018 and 2021, signing a two year deal

Thursday, 22nd May
Following a successful loan at St Mirren in the 2024/25 season, the Buddies confirmed that Roland Idowu will join them on a two year contract

Friday, 30th May
Feyenoord took up the option of converting Liam Bossin's loan spell at the Kuip stadium to a full transfer, with the goalkeeper signing a two year contract

Saturday, 31st May
Following the expiration of his contract with Walsall, Oisin McEntee signed a three year contract with Hearts

Monday, 2nd June
Marcus Harness left Ipswich to join former Tractor Boys coach Lee Grant at Huddersfield

Tuesday, 3rd June
Caoimhin Kelleher left champions Liverpool to sign a five year contract at Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months

Thursday, 5th June
Sean McGinty agreed terms with Aidrie FC

Ahead of their return to league football, Barnet announced the signing of Emmanuel Osadebe

Tuesday, 10th June
Sean Roughan signed a three year contract with Huddersfield Town

Thursday, 12th June
Fiacre Kelleher announced his return to his native county, signing a long term contract with Cork City

Saturday, 14th June
Following the expiration of his contract, Jordan Shipley left Shrewsbury to sign for Port Vale

Dan Casey signed a contract with Wycombe Wanderers, and will start at Adams Park on July 1st

Tuesday, 17th June
Paudie O'Connor joined the growing Irish contingent at Reading FC

Saturday, 21st June
Livingston FC confirmed the signings of defender Shane Blaney and midfielder Graham Carey

Monday, 23rd June
Conor McCarthy signed a two year contract with Northampton Town, and will join the Cobblers on 1st July

Conor Noss signed for newly promoted Bundesliga 2 side MSV Duisburg

Tuesday, 24th June
Following his loan spell in the second half of last season, Andrew Omobamidele signed a contract with the Ligue 1 side until 2029

U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill sign for Leyton Orient

Sean Grehan left Crystal Palace to sign a three year deal with Doncaster Rovers

Wednesday, 25th June
Striker Dara Costelloe signed a contract with Wigan Athletic until 2028, with the option of a further 12 months

U19 goalkeeper Michael Dike left League of Ireland First Division side Treaty United to sign for Brighton, and will play for their U21 side

Friday, 27th June
Owen Oseni signed a three year deal with Plymouth Argyle

David Eguaibor left Cobh Ramblers to sign for Scottish League One side Cove Rangers

Loans
Friday, 27th June
James Abankwah returned to Watford FC, signing a season long loan deal at Vicarage Road

Blackburn defender Connor O'Riordan will spend the 2025/26 season on loan at Doncaster Rovers

Contracts
Friday, 23rd May
Lee O'Connor signed a new contract with Tranmere Rovers, extending his stay on the Wirral until June 2027

Saturday, 31st May
Mansfield Town announced that Stephen McLaughlin had signed a new 12 month contract with the Stags

Monday, 2nd June
Anthony O'Connor signed an extension to his contract with Harrogate Town until the end of the 2025/26 season

Friday, 20th June
Academy graduate Ronan Maher signed a two year extension to his contract with Walsall

Tuesday, 24th June
Conor Masterson will play at Priestfield Stadium for at least another 12 months after signing a contract extension with Gillingham

Management
Tuesday, 10th June
Mark Kennedy returned to Birmingham City as their U21 coach

Friday, 13th June
Darren O'Dea joined Swansea City as assistant head coach to Alan Sheehan

Monday, 16th June
Brian Barry-Murphy was confirmed as head coach of Cardiff City

Diarmuid O'Carroll left his position as Newcastle U21 coach to join Sparta Prague ass their assistant head coach

Friday, 27th June
Keith Andews was promoted from set piece coach to head coach of Brentford

Summer 2025 transfer window
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2025
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August/September 2025

Episode 87 - Nations League and end of season friendlies

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to discuss the final two games of the Republic of Ireland Women's Team's Nations League campaign - with six points on offer from the games against Turkiye and Slovenia, can Carla Ward's team earn promotion to League A, or will we face the play offs in October?

The final two friendlies for the mens team represent the last chance for experimentation by Heimir Hallgrímsson before the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers start in September. With four new faces in the squad, how do we think the team will line out against Senegal and Luxembourg, and what challenges will the two sides pose for the Boys in Green?

Finally, with the group stage draw completed for the Under 17 World Cup being held in November, we take a look at the sides Colin O'Brien's team will face in Qatar and evaluate our chances of progressing into the knock out stages 

Note - this episode was recorded before the updated mens squad was announced, so contains some discussion on where we expected Sammie Szmodics to play in the two friendlies

Episode 86 - Bulgaria, Greece, and the World Cup

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to review the Republic of Ireland senior men's team's play off against Bulgaria, we've picked up one bad habit under the new manager, but also seem to know how to recover from it. 

With the women's team needing to bounce back from two underwhelming performances, and one particularly bad result, in their opening games of the Nations League, and facing a Greek side looking to get their first points on the board for their campaign, how do we think it'll go over the two games for Carla Ward's side?

Finally, the U19 and U17 qualifying campaigns reached their climaxes, with a disappointing result for the U19s in Germany, but the U17s will play in their first World Cup in Qatar this November. What did we think of the performances from both sides, and who do we think is going to worth looking our for at the end of the year? 

(note this was recorded before the women's team's first game against Greece)

Episode 85 - Brisbane Football Review

In the latest of our series of speaking to fan podcasts from clubs around the world with an Irish player, myself and Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick are delighted to welcome Adam Pace of Brisbane Football Review to the show to discuss the sporting culture in Brisbane, the history of Brisbane Roar, and their current Irish players. We go into the similarities between the A-League and the League of Ireland, and what solutions have been approached by both competitions to resolve the issues that both competitions face.

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