Marty

I love Sam Todd, right?

I used to get awful stick back when Sam was struggling because I said, that lad has it.

He'll go good and a chem.

But, like, he... Take this with a pinch of salt, right?

But, like, the inside sources that we talked in Derry, like, they told me that Sam Todd...

when they were having their holidays last year, the July break, he went to Walsall on a trial without close permission.

He got dropped, got back in the team, and then signed a pre-contract with Bowles before, without telling anyone.

So look, take down a pinch of salt, but that's the Todd one.

Connolly, in fairness, was slowing down a bit.

I think he didn't like what was being offered.

I don't know, sorry, he didn't get offered a contract.

They just thought, you know, they do better.

And in fairness, like,

How would I say this?

I do opposition analysis, right?

So I was going to be working with Derry a little bit.

Let's just say I know who the targets were.

Gavin Malloy was supposed to be signed, right?

Gavin Malloy was nearly done early January from Aberdeen.

And as was Barry Cotter was done.