mokendismucker wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:35 pm
Depends what you call a higher level. Daragh Burns is still a kid and hasn’t been blazing a trail since he left Pats which is why he is back. McEniff couldn’t make it at Hearts and has only played 14 90 minute games since he left Shams 2 years ago. Don’t think Watts O’Neill or Nugent have played anywhere much other than LoI. Poom played in the Estonian league. Is that a higher level? Towell played lower leagues in England??
Lopes - International with Cape Verde and in the last 16 of the ACON
Daniel Cleary - Dundalk and St Jonstone
Byrne - Fringes of Ireland set up, handful of caps and has played in Greece
Burke - Preston North End
McNeff - Hearts
Poom - Estonia International
Gaffney - Bristol Rovers
These lads are the ones i know about. I'm sure there's a few more that I don't. Between them there's decent amount of international and european experience in there. More so than any other team in Ireland.
But aye - if you think that's not a higher level than our lads has tasted then fair enough.
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You are right I don’t. We have a collection of players who have played in the UK at various levels including Mark Connolly, Mc Jannett, Dummigan, Patrick McEleney, Hoban, Mullen, McMullan, O’Reilly, Diallo and Duffy. Big Shane has played in Canada. Patching is from the Man City academy.
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That proves it then.