Sunday, 1 August 2021

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021

Transfers
Thursday, 1st July
After spending some time in Scotland with Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban signed a 12 month contract with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further year: πŸ”—

Friday, 2nd July
Full back Ryan Burke signed a one year contract with Mansfield: πŸ”—

Former Crystal Palace U23 Player of the Year Kian Flanagan signed a two year contact with National League side Barnet FC: πŸ”—

Monday, 5th July
Claire Walsh signed a two year contact with SWPL side Glasgow City: πŸ”—

Keeva Keenan returned to Dublin from Celtic to sign for Shelbourne: πŸ”—

Cian Bolger signed for Danske Bank Premiership side Larne FC: πŸ”—

Thursday, 8th July
After cancelling the contract he signed with Swindon Town in June 2021, Pierce Sweeney returned to Exeter City, signing a two year contract with the Grecians: πŸ”—

Former U15 FAI Player of the Year Glory Nzingo signed for Stade de Reims, and will initially play for their U18 side: πŸ”—

Friday, 9th July
Following a successful trial with Coventry City, winger Ricardo Dinanga signed a two year contract with the Blues: πŸ”—

After a loan spell with Glasgow City in 2020/21, Tyler Toland has returned to the Scottish Women's Premier League to sign with Celtic Women: πŸ”—

Trevor Clarke signed a one year contract with Bristol Rovers: πŸ”—

Veteran defender Stephen Ward has signed a one year deal with Walsall: πŸ”—

Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with National League side Wrexham FC: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 13th July
Jimmy Dunne left Burnley to sign a three year deal with QPR: πŸ”—

Darragh O'Connor signed a one year contract with Motherwell: πŸ”—

24 year old midfielder Shane McLoughlin moved to Morecambe after leaving AFC Wimbledon: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 14th July
After leaving Brighton and Hove Albion, Rianna Jarrett signed for FA Women's Championship side London City Lionesses: πŸ”—

Thursday, 15th July
Zack Elbozedi signed for Swedish club AIK, moving to the Friends Arena until December 2024: πŸ”—

Friday, 16th July
After a spell playing in India, Anthony Pilkington returned to England to sign a one year deal with Fleetwood Town: πŸ”—

Bosun Lawal will play in the Lowland League this season after signing a three year contract with Celtic B: πŸ”—

Neil Byrne returned to the Football League, signing for National League Play Off winners Hartlepool United: πŸ”—

Saturday, 17th July
Richard Keogh signed a 12 month contract with Blackpool: πŸ”—

Monday, 19th July
Goalkeeper Ian Lawlor signed a two year contract with Dundee FC: πŸ”—

Cillian Sheridan was the second Irish player to sign for Dundee FC on the same day, also signing a two year contract with The Dee: πŸ”—

Thursday, 22 July
Midfielder Sam Foley left Motherwell to sign a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers: πŸ”—

Friday, 23rd July
Following a year in Italy, Louise Quinn returned to the Women's Super League to sign a two year deal with Birmingham City: πŸ”—

Monday, 26th July
Free agent Courtney Brosnan signed a one year contract with Everton: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 27th July
As part of the deal that took Jamie McDonagh to Cliftonville, Aaron McCarey signed a three year contract with Glentoran: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 28th July
Daire O'Connor signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship side Ayr United: πŸ”—

Friday, 30th July
U17 midfielder Charlie McCann signed for Rangers, and will play for their B team in the Lowland League: πŸ”—

Saturday, 31st July
Former Notts County defender Damien McCrory signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough: πŸ”—

Loans
Thursday, 1st July
Gavin Bazunu will again spend a season in League One, after signing for Portsmouth on loan for a year: πŸ”—

Sunday, 11th July
After spending the 2020/21 season on loan at Oxford United, Olamide Shodipo will return to League One in the 2021/22 season for a season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 20th July
U21 striker Ethon Varian signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until January 2022: πŸ”—

Thursday, 21st July
Recently called up U21 goalkeeper Sam Blair signed a season long loan deal with Bury Town: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 28th July
After spending six months on loan at Cliftonville earlier this year, Barry Coffey has joined Cork City on loan for the remainder of the League of Ireland season: πŸ”—

Thursday, 29th July
Following loans spells at Millwall and Ipswich during the 2020/21 season, Troy Parrott signed for MK Dons on loan for 2021/22: πŸ”—

Contracts
Friday, 2nd July
Claire Shine extended her stay with Glasgow City, signing a new one year contract with the Scottish side: πŸ”—

Monday, 5th July
Former Athlone Town player Dylan Gavin signed a professional contract with Charlton Athletic

Tuesday, 6th July
Tyreik Wright was one of seven U23 players to sign a new contact with Aston Villa: πŸ”—

Wedneday, 7th July
Josh Giurgi was among eight players that signed new contracts with Norwich City, the talented underage player signed a one year deal with the Canaries: πŸ”—

Conor Noss signed his first contract with Borussia MΓΆnchengladbach, penning a contract with Der Fohlen until 2024: πŸ”—

Friday, 9th July
Harriet Scott signed a two year extension to her contract with Birmingham City: πŸ”—

Monday, 26th July
Andrew Moran and Leigh Kavanagh signed their first professional contracts with Brighton and Hove Albion

Wednesday, 28th July
Seamus Coleman signed an extension to his contract with Everton, adding an extra twelve months to his time at Goodison Park: πŸ”—

Management and coaches
Friday, 23rd July
Alan Sheehan returned to former club Oldham Athletic as player/coach to manager Keith Curle: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 27th July
Lee Carsley was appointed manager of England's U21 side: πŸ”—

Thursday, 29th July
Curtis Fleming joined the coaching staff at Bristol City as first team coach: πŸ”—

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021

Transfers
Wednesday, 19th May
Following the expiration of his contract with Luton Town, James Collins signed a two year deal with fellow Championship side Cardiff City: πŸ”—

Thursday, 3rd June
Former U21 defender Charles Dunne signed a two year contract with St Mirren: πŸ”—

Friday, 4th June
Former underage midfielder Eoghan Stokes signed a one year contract with Scottish League One side Dumbarton: πŸ”—

Thursday, 10th June
Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed a two year contract with AFC Rochdale: πŸ”—

Friday, 11th June
Leyton Orient striker Conor Wilkinson signed a two year contract with Walsall, joining the Saddlers on the expiration of his previous deal on Thursday, 1st July: πŸ”—

After more than 200 appearances for Exeter City, Pierce Sweeney signed a two year contract with Swindon Town: πŸ”—

Monday, 14th June
After spending four months on loan with Mansfield Town in the 2020/21 season,Stephen Quinn signed a one year contract with the Stags: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 15th June
Dylan Connolly returned to English league football, signing a two year contract with Northampton Town: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 15th June
Following the end of his contract with Falkirk, Conor Sammon signed for Alloa Athletic, and will play in Scottish League One in the 2021/22 season following the Wasps relegation from the Scottish Championship: πŸ”—

Thursday, 17th June
After two seasons at Morecambe, John O'Sullivan returned to Accrington Stanley, where he spent two loan spells in 2014/15 and 2016/17, signing a three year deal at Wham Stadium: πŸ”—

Friday, 18th June
Alan Judge signed for Colchester United, signing a deal with the League Two side until June of 2023: πŸ”—

Monday, 21st June
U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed for Cardiff City, penning a three year contract with the bluebirds: πŸ”—

St Mirren announced the signing of Alan Power on a 12 month contract: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 22nd June
Leanne Kiernan joined international teammate Niamh Fahey at Liverpool FC Women: πŸ”—

After 18 months with Bolton Wanderers, Ryan Delaney signed a contract until 2023 with Morecambe: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 23rd June
Defender Corey Whelan signed a contract until the summer of 2023 with Carlisle United: πŸ”—

Following his release by Southampton, Thomas O'Connor signed a two year contract with Burton Albion: πŸ”—

Following the expiration of his contract with Bradford City, defender Anthony O'Connor signed a two year contract with Morecambe: πŸ”—

Thursday, 24th June
Nathan Collins will play in the Premier League next season after he signed a four year contract with Burnley: πŸ”—

Megan Campbell signed for Liverpool Women's team, joining fellow internationals Niamh Fahey and Leanne Kiernan: πŸ”—

Connor Shaughnessy is returning to Burton Albion, where he briefly played on loan before the curtailing of the 2019/20 season, signing a two year contract with the Brewers: πŸ”—

Striker Ruari Paton signed a two year contract with Queen of the South: πŸ”—

Friday, 25th June
U19 forward Armstrong Okoflex returned to London from Celtic and signed a two year contract with West Ham, where he will initially play for their U23 side: πŸ”—

After 290 appearances for Millwall, Shaun Williams signed a 12 month contract with Portsmouth: πŸ”—

Monday, 28th June
Former under-17 goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed a one year contract with Stoke City, and will complete the transfer on Thursday, 1st July: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 29th June
Striker Aaron Drinan signed a two year contract with Leyton Orient: πŸ”—

Fiacre Kelleher signed a contract with Bradford City until 2023: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 30th June
After a short spell with St Mirren, Jake Doyle Hayes signed a two year contract with fellow Scottish Premiership side Hibernian: πŸ”—

Underage captain Seamus Keogh returned to his native Sligo to sign for the Bit O'Red: πŸ”—

Contracts
Friday, 21st May
St Mirren captain Joe Shaughnessy signed a two year extension to his contract with the Buddies: πŸ”—

Thursday, 27th May
After winning the Bulgarian Cup, Graham Carey extended his contract with CSKA Sofia: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 1st June
Oisin McEntee was among a number of players offered a new contract by Newcastle United: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 2nd June
After winning promotion to League One with Cambridge United, Wes Hoolahan extended his contract with the U's for another 12 months: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 9th June
Striker Amber Barrett signed a 12 month extension to her contract with FC Koln and will stay with the Billy Goats until June 2022: πŸ”—

Friday, 11th June
Joe Murphy signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Tranmere Rovers: πŸ”—

Signed as short term cover in January, Watford's Rob Eliot has extended his stay with at Vicarage Road with a two year contract πŸ”—

Wednesday, 23rd June
Eoghan O'Connell signed a new contract with Rochdale AFC, extending his stay Spotland for another 12 months: πŸ”—

Thursday, 24th June
After a hugely successful season, where he made his club and international debut, Caoimhin Kelleher signed a new long term deal with Liverpool FC: πŸ”—

Sunday, 27th June
Highly rated underage defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty signed his first professional contract with VFL Wolfsburg until the summer of 2024: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 30th June
Aiden McGeady will play with Sunderland in the 2021/22 season after signing a 12 month contract with the Black Cats: πŸ”—

Management and coaches
Tuesday, 1st June
U21 goalkeeping coach Rene Gilmartin was appointed as assistant coach to John McGreal at Swindon Town: πŸ”—
Unfortunately, the pair stood down from their positions at Swindon only 24 days later

Saturday, 12 June 2021

Episode 30 - A Mountain Top Rescue

In the final episode of the international season, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to review the friendlies against Andorra and Hungary, Troy Parrot's first strikes at international level, and what the performances of the three new caps could mean for the three World Cup qualifiers in September.