[the original blue pill]

John Sheridan has failed to sign Donal Mcdermott,he has tried but Manchester City won't let him go,Shame really he will go back next month.Don't know if it was a cash bid,im not sure how the deal would have panned out,would it have to be a fulltime signing,after the initial 3 month loan period?or could we still have taken him on a further loan subject to Manchester City & the player.Donal it's been a pleasure to watch you play at times,wish you all the best in the future,just watch the some other club come in now & take him.

[Mr Brooks]

the original blue pill, on Oct 17 2009, 09:45 AM, said:

John Sheridan has failed to sign Donal Mcdermott,he has tried but Manchester City won't let him go,Shame really he will go back next month.Don't know if it was a cash bid,im not sure how the deal would have panned out,would it have to be a fulltime signing,after the initial 3 month loan period?or could we still have taken him on a further loan subject to Manchester City & the player.Donal it's been a pleasure to watch you play at times,wish you all the best in the future,just watch the some other club come in now & take him.

Don't think its possible to extend 3mth loan periods, maybe an emergency 1mth deal could be done. Would be a REAL COUP if John Sheridan could capture him and would shut lots of people up on here who still bang on about BH & DA ambitions for the club.

We also need to tie down deals for Mark Little & Dave Perkins maybe to end of season, but there must be a chance of signing Perkins in January, doubt Wolves will let Little go...

[Westbars Spireite]

the original blue pill, on Oct 17 2009, 09:45 AM, said:

John Sheridan has failed to sign Donal Mcdermott,he has tried but Manchester City won't let him go,Shame really he will go back next month.Don't know if it was a cash bid,im not sure how the deal would have panned out,would it have to be a fulltime signing,after the initial 3 month loan period?or could we still have taken him on a further loan subject to Manchester City & the player.Donal it's been a pleasure to watch you play at times,wish you all the best in the future,just watch the some other club come in now & take him.

What's your source for the info?

[Town_Fan]

the original blue pill, on Oct 17 2009, 09:45 AM, said:

John Sheridan has failed to sign Donal Mcdermott,he has tried but Manchester City won't let him go,Shame really he will go back next month.Don't know if it was a cash bid,im not sure how the deal would have panned out,would it have to be a fulltime signing,after the initial 3 month loan period?or could we still have taken him on a further loan subject to Manchester City & the player.Donal it's been a pleasure to watch you play at times,wish you all the best in the future,just watch the some other club come in now & take him.

Have to say I think the best we could hope for is a year long loan deal.

This post has been edited by Town_Fan: 17 October 2009 - 10:29 AM

[BlueRover52]

the original blue pill, on Oct 17 2009, 09:45 AM, said:

John Sheridan has failed to sign Donal Mcdermott,he has tried but Manchester City won't let him go,Shame really he will go back next month.Don't know if it was a cash bid,im not sure how the deal would have panned out,would it have to be a fulltime signing,after the initial 3 month loan period?or could we still have taken him on a further loan subject to Manchester City & the player.Donal it's been a pleasure to watch you play at times,wish you all the best in the future,just watch the some other club come in now & take him.

City must be happy with his progress and may be looking for a Championship side to take him on loan to see how he copes.

[Bonnyman]

BlueRover52, on Oct 17 2009, 01:02 PM, said:

City must be happy with his progress and may be looking for a Championship side to take him on loan to see how he copes.

it would be nice to be ambitious and offer 200k in january

[Skywalker]

bonnyman, on Oct 17 2009, 02:37 PM, said:

it would be nice to be ambitious and offer 200k in january

JS indicated that Donal may return in the near future.

[Spireite Boy.]

It's pretty clear to me that Donal loves this club <3

[Zeus]

Matt B, on Oct 17 2009, 03:56 PM, said:

It's pretty clear to me that Donal loves this club <3

Ha. His Facebook profile picture is him celebrating in a town shirt.

This post has been edited by D Loizou: 17 October 2009 - 08:07 PM

[the original blue pill]

bonnyman, on Oct 17 2009, 02:37 PM, said:

it would be nice to be ambitious and offer 200k in january

I understand that is around the figure City have quoted,the club may think that is to high for them.

[DIFH]

the original blue pill, on Oct 18 2009, 09:11 AM, said:

I understand that is around the figure City have quoted,the club may think that is to high for them.

But is it, a promising player who will obviously go into a higher league - a good investment I'd say.
When you look at Huddersfield,Scunthorpe and their players we have a long way to go to get to that standard. We are going to need youngsters of Donals potential, especially if we get into Div 1 next season.

[Blueprint]

Westbars Spireite, on Oct 17 2009, 11:30 AM, said:

What's your source for the info?

It was on peak FM yesterday, during the commentary, that JS has tried to sign him permenantly but couldn't afford the asking price.

[the original blue pill]

Blueprint, on Oct 18 2009, 06:47 PM, said:

It was on peak FM yesterday, during the commentary, that JS has tried to sign him permenantly but couldn't afford the asking price.

Thats backs up what i had heard,£200k was the price being mentioned,i think Donal wants to come here & the club want him here.Yes it's a massive price tag for our club,but as Dave in football heaven stated,if we want div1 football next season then investment has to be made in regard to the talents of good youngsters like Donal.At the end of the day i suppose the balls in DA court in regard to any movement on Donal,let's face it he is the only one with that type of cash to make it happen,is he willing to pay that type of fee,who know's,but one thing is for certain it is going to take some sort of investment on the playing side if we want to get promoted this season.

[Bonnyman]

the original blue pill, on Oct 19 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

Thats backs up what i had heard,£200k was the price being mentioned,i think Donal wants to come here & the club want him here.Yes it's a massive price tag for our club,but as Dave in football heaven stated,if we want div1 football next season then investment has to be made in regard to the talents of good youngsters like Donal.At the end of the day i suppose the balls in DA court in regard to any movement on Donal,let's face it he is the only one with that type of cash to make it happen,is he willing to pay that type of fee,who know's,but one thing is for certain it is going to take some sort of investment on the playing side if we want to get promoted this season.

why is it a massive price tag?....we got 350 k (which wasnt enough by the way ) for ward and in theory we have spent 30k badly on gritton,its surely about investing in the club and donal imo is a cast iron investment

[spyright]

Have to agree with those who think £200k is not an unreasonable amount. He's showed enough to suggest real potential and as others have said Donal is exactly the sort of player we will need if we are serious about moving up to Lge 1 anytime soon. It seems to me that he is just the sort of player that will pull in a few extra fans as well - he's got pace and a bit of an attitude and provided he keeps the latter in check (and doesn't get too big for his boots) that's just the sort of thing we all like to watch. Assuming DA and the Club could find the money, I'd be happy to see us invest in young Donal.

[Westin_and_sons]

Jason Lee '98 £250 000. <-> Donal McDermott £200 000 '09.

If Donal is valued at £200 000 and the player wants to join us, I wouldn't hesitate at all. He's showing real potential and signing young players with potential and the right attitude is the way forward. We need players like him, who can create chances and score goals. Looks a bargain at £200 000 for me. Come on Uncle Barry, show some ambition and splash out before other clubs get interested.

[JonB]

Westin_and_sons, on Oct 19 2009, 03:07 PM, said:

Jason Lee '98 £250 000. <-> Donal McDermott £200 000 '09.

If Donal is valued at £200 000 and the player wants to join us, I wouldn't hesitate at all. He's showing real potential and signing young players with potential and the right attitude is the way forward. We need players like him, who can create chances and score goals. Looks a bargain at £200 000 for me. Come on Uncle Barry, show some ambition and splash out before other clubs get interested.

There is a difference between £200k being a bargain and us being able to raise that cash though. DA has £6m in the club and you could understand if he wasnt keen on ploughing more in with the current climate.

I would love to see us sign him but you dont see many clubs in the bottom two divisions shelling out this sort of cash.

[Westin_and_sons]

JonB, on Oct 19 2009, 02:11 PM, said:

There is a difference between £200k being a bargain and us being able to raise that cash though. DA has £6m in the club and you could understand if he wasnt keen on ploughing more in with the current climate.

I would love to see us sign him but you dont see many clubs in the bottom two divisions shelling out this sort of cash.

That's true Jon, but if the ambition is to become a Championship club, we would certainly need to spend money at players. Players with the potiental Donal possesses and who wants to join us (if rumours are true) don't grow on threes.

But I understand that the club might struggle to pay such an amount. It would be a great sign to the fans though.

Where are the rich local businessmen when we need them ? Support the local club, give us a great signing !!

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Westin_and_sons, on Oct 19 2009, 03:30 PM, said:

That's true Jon, but if the ambition is to become a Championship club, we would certainly need to spend money at players. Players with the potiental Donal possesses and who wants to join us (if rumours are true) don't grow on threes.

But I understand that the club might struggle to pay such an amount. It would be a great sign to the fans though.

Where are the rich local businessmen when we need them ? Support the local club, give us a great signing !!

Most of our business partners haven't even sponsored the goals we score!!. But we are a good source of cheap advertising for them

[Bonnyman]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on Oct 19 2009, 03:41 PM, said:

Most of our business partners haven't even sponsored the goals we score!!. But we are a good source of cheap advertising for them

if all 10,000 members of this forum chucked a score in then put £2 a month in we could buy him like kia karabchain let him play for the spireites,sell him to real madrid for 90 million in 3 years,buy the club and open up the boozer under the main stand.....simples