CORK CITY AREN’T interested in bringing one of the most prolific strikers in the club’s history back to Turner’s Cross.
That’s according to manager John Caulfield, who insisted this afternoon that he won’t be making a move to sign Dave Mooney after he was released by Southend United.
Having ended the 2007 season as the League of Ireland Premier Division’s leading goalscorer after scoring 19 times in the league for Longford Town, Mooney followed manager Alan Mathews to Leeside for the 2008 campaign.
He netted 15 times in 22 league games — 20 in all competitions — before being signed by Reading in August of that year. Despite his premature departure, the Dubliner still ended that season as City’s top marksman and the joint leading goalscorer in the top flight.
Caulfield may be forced to search the market for a goalscorer this summer if star striker Sean Maguire, who’s being linked with a move to Preston North End, leaves the Premier Division leaders. However, Mooney won’t be a target for the City boss.
“I don’t think Dave would be a player who would be suited to us at this stage,” Caulfield said this afternoon at a press conference ahead of Friday’s visit to Oriel Park to take on reigning SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions Dundalk.
“He was a great goalscorer when he was here, maybe 10 years ago, but I think our game has moved on. Dave is a very good finisher but I think we’re a different team, with the way we play, with the pace.
“Dave is a very good finisher, he could do well for some clubs, but I don’t think he’s the right man or fit for us. He’s not a player that I would see as a player that would come in. If we have to bring someone in, I don’t think Dave would be the guy at the moment.”
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Mooney was let go recently by Southend, who narrowly missed out on making the play-offs in League One. Prior to joining Phil Brown’s side on a two-year deal, the 32-year-old scored 51 times during a four-year spell with Leyton Orient.
After being unable to make the breakthrough when he was bought by Reading, the former Shamrock Rovers striker had loan spells with Stockport County, Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Colchester United.
Mooney featured regularly during his first season with Southend but opportunities were limited in the most recent campaign after he picked up an ankle injury back in October.
Katie has it all. Passion for the sport, amazing skill and loyalty to those who helped get her to the top. It’s admirable. You’re the best Katie!!!!
Don’t forget the God bothering.
Um, what? Pele, Maradona or even Zidane would like a word…. and Thierry Henri brought all that contempt upon his own head by demonstrably and publicly cheating, while wearing the colours of his nation, then treating such contempt as naïveté. Even French sports fans were unhappy with his conduct. It was disgraceful then, and remains disgraceful now. Why do you think his endorsements dried up? Now he will play out his career playing for New York. Sad.
shes religious, so what? people have a right to their beliefs as long as they dont force it on others, im not religious but i dont have the right to attack somebody elses religon or force my own views on them where theres no harm!
I should add that I am not against Katie talking about how god helped her, I think it’s great that she has such faith and it’s what gets her through. What I am against is people like mairead trolling this site and trying to force religion down peoples throats!
Oh and on a note actually related to this headline here’s hoping that Zaur stays with the Irish boxers because by all accounts they owe much of their success to him!
Agree 100% with that. I think mairead us just looking for a reaction to be honest
I would be worried about Katie Taylor turning professional, will she still have her dad at her side? & can she still wear the helmet? Or will she be beaten to a pulp? What protection is there in professional boxing?
ah will ye cop on….whatever she does she is a national hero…fair play to her,,,
That was a fair point Cian, where is the need to cop on with her comment? I agree Susan I’d worry that we’d run away with the wins so far, small timely dedicated steps needed to continue her success.
The only protective gear carried to pro boxing is the mouthpiece, as far as I know. But a big difference between the two levels is that while Am-boxing has one worldwide governing body, pro-boxing does not and the rules can therefore differ from organisation to organisation. As regards being beaten up, there is definitely a different emphasis on impact boxing in the pro level. In amatuer, points are given on technique and landing a hit – the actual force involved is irrelevant. At pro level, more points are awarded for the impact a blow has (eg, a knockout or knockdown), and the ref really only intervenes for actual fouls (not technique issues). A lot of boxers have a hard time of it when they first move up to pro.
@ryan… she is a boxer not a professional tiddlywinks player of course she will be hurt hence my comment to “cop on”
Monsieur Troll DuVal you speak for yourself & not France !
Bravo Katie :-)
Andrezj why exactly are you in Ireland if Poland is so great??
We should reward the coaches in boxing with good new contracts. We usually only reward failure on this country, why not reward success for a change.
Katie Taylor is a sporting hero and someone young people can look up too & aspire to be? Why do her religious beliefs have to come into it? That’s her business
She brings them into it. Every time she’s on camera she’s talking about god.. the magic man in the sky who miraculously gives her the adrenaline needed to throw her punches.. nothing at all to do with the spinach and carrots.
Every major nation in the world competes in boxing, what a misinformed stupid comment.
Ah Mairead give it a rest
Contact sports are not violent.
Come on Journal.ie! Why don’t you just block these stupid trolls?
Great tribute video montage to Katie Taylor. https://vimeo.com/47361394
Lots of people die in sports not just boxing.
Tell that to the thousands of brain-damaged amateur and professional boxers, or pray for those that died in the ring! Please don’t be ignorant.
Seriously mairead?! Jesus you’d put anybody off going to church!! Save the bible bashing for people who care. We’re all sick of your nonsensical rants at this stage!