Moneybags Rovers subs bench would probably start for all other clubs in the league
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They said Spock was financially doping by playing Mulraney. And he on the bench here 
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Along with 4 teenagers
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@Ralphie the new celeb sponsor for pats ia cool
Teenagers worth millions iirc
Great to see Alex Murphy starting in knockout champions league association soccer tonight
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Zionist propagandist is out
Rovers seem to be a lemonade stand operation
Martinâs role in Noonan contract another distraction for FAI
Concerns are that deal may breach Fifa rules banning third-party ownership of players
âNot much shocks you in life, especially after what Iâve been through and in football, but this shocked me.â
This was one of a number of things Stephen Bradley, the Shamrock Rovers manager, got off his chest when addressing the media on Monday night after the 1-1 draw with Dundalk in Tallaght.
The five-time league-winning manager was speaking about revelations that Fifa and the English FA are examining complaints about a deal between Rovers and the agent of the clubâs star 17-year-old striker Michael Noonan.
So, what is the Rovers manager referring to?
The story about the controversy broke over the weekend in the Sunday Times, which reported that Noonanâs mother Sandie had complained to the Football Association in England about the deal her sonâs agent David Moss did with Rovers in January 2025 when he joined from St Patrickâs Athletic. Moss, a former head of scouting at Celtic, is registered as an agent with the FA.
This newspaper has established that Rovers selfreported its deal with Moss to Fifa, the world governing body for football, last summer. It had concerns the deal may breach rules banning third-party ownership of players. This happened as the club was in the process of ratifying another Moss contract with young goalkeeper Alex Noonan, no relation to Michael Noonan.
Under the deal negotiated by Moss with Roversâ then chief executive John Martin, Moss would receive a percentage of any transfer fee the Tallaght club obtained for Michael Noonan when he turns 18.
Percentage cut
With a recent proposed âŹ1.8 million sale to German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim falling through, due to it being rejected by Noonan and his family, the size of any percentage cut for Moss would be substantial.However, such a deal, where an agent is effectively on commission from the selling club, could breach Fifa rules introduced in 2015. Ownership structures where agents own playersâ economic rights were already banned in the Premier League in England. West Ham had to pay a ÂŁ5.5 million fine in 2007 over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. The Argentinian playersâ rights had been partially owned by super-agent Kia Joorabchianâs company.
Rovers and FAI sources insist the Noonan case is not on a par with the Tevez case, but was more âan error in construction of the contractâ. A separate issue is whether Noonan and his family were informed by Moss of his arrangement with Rovers.
Moss has insisted that he âcomplied with all legal and regulatory requirementsâ.
Martin resigned from Rovers in the summer of 2025 and in September was appointed as the FAIâs new director of football, a pivotal position in the association.
FAI directors and executives are aware there has been bad blood between Martin and Bradley from their time at Rovers. Martin barred Bradleyâs agent, Graham Barrett, from Roversâ training ground while he was chief executive.
The issue about Martinâs involvement in the Noonan deal will be among a series of hot topics discussed at a FAI board meeting last night.
Yesterday evening, FAI and Rovers sources said they believe Martin may have made âa mistakeâ over the Noonan contract.
There are minutes of a Rovers board meeting from early 2025 that show Martin briefed directors that any sale of the then recently-signed Noonan would include a percentage of the transfer being paid to his agent.
âHe was trying to get the best deal for the club and made an error; thereâs nothing sinister involved,â insisted one well-placed source.
With the FAI facing political headaches over the upcoming Israel games and the Minister of Sport threatening to withdraw State funding for pitches because of damage caused by fans throwing flares, the controversy over the Noonan contract and its new director of football is an unwanted distraction.
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Lie down with dogs you get fleas
Strokes and grubby deals. An Irish soccer story as old as time.
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now thats a belter
Pats - the boys of the old brigade
Bohs - the goys of the woke brigade
Drogs - call up the fire brigade
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This is such a tap in for all concerned
https://twitter.com/kieranjoyce6/status/2026732639667790134?s=46&t=YOfhVM10W0bcyIiYSLI3Wg
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Jaysus it was two groundsmen yesterday and three today 
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A lot of hassle for Dundalk if it were true