STFC Transfer Rumours

[UTR]

I don’t mind it personally, some of our better keepers in recent history have been on loan and imagine we’ll bring in a more experienced option as well. Seems to have some good reviews from QPR fans.

However to play devils advocate, I could see how someone could look at the quotes about building a strong, experienced spine of the team and see a 21 year old GK with a handful of senior first team appearances come in being contradictory to that.

[Nemo]

It's not an exciting signing. That doesn't mean it can't be a good one, it's just someone with no real record to speak of.

Mind you, last season the best signing on paper was Angus MacDonald and Jacob Wakeling looked like a weird one with only a rubbish spell at Barrow. Obviously we all have a feel for what a "good" transfer is and isn't, but they don't always go that way.

[Peter Venkman]

Well, not much to go on in terms of evidence with this guy. Let's hope he's good. His contract at QPR is up EOS so chance he could become a permanent signing in time.

Found this, but thats about it.

https://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/news/murphy-mahoney-bards-man-of-the-match

Flynn tried to sign him last season at Walsall.

https://www.bescotbanter.net/2023/01/walsall-linked-with-queens-park-rangers.html

[horlock07]

That's got to be a made up name  

Looking at it he has been at QPR for ages (perhaps Austin has put a word in), didn't play for them last season but equally wasn't loaned out so in conclusion no idea really.

[Peter Venkman]

That's got to be a made up name 

[Mystic Meg]I feel you have an Irish ancestry.....

[molepar]

We did a signing.

Welcome Murphy. Interesting to hear Flynn say that a 21-year old loanee will drive standards in training....

Yeah I can see that some will see that comment as a strange one but to be fair, you don’t need experience to have a great attitude and be an excellent trainer. He is also coming from a Championship set up so may bring some values from his time there. It seems that there must be a possibility of him having the number 1 shirt if he is on a season long loan, but I suppose a wage contribution for a 21 year old keeper on loan would be lower than the cost of signing a number 2 GK permanently, thus freeing up wages for other key areas? Who knows?

[Peter Venkman]

QPR fan pundit has shared his thoughts on Swindon Town's interest in Murphy Mahoney.

This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Swindon Town are interested in signing Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney on loan, according to a Patreon report from Alan Nixon.

The League Two side are in desperate need for a new goalkeeper after Sol Brynn returned to his parent club Middlesbrough at the end of last season.

Michael Flynn has recently been appointed the new Swindon boss and it seems his priority is to add in the goalkeeper area.

Who is Murphy Mahoney?
Mahoney joined the Rs in 2012 after having a spell at Wycombe Wanderers and since then he has worked his way through the club’s youth academy.

In 2020, he was promoted to the club’s under-21s and in the last three seasons, Mahoney has played for them as well as having temporary moves away from the club.

In 2021, Mahoney played for Welling United, Bath City, and Stratford Town in the space of six months.

The 21-year-old has remained with the QPR team since the beginning of 2022, with him mainly featuring for the club’s under-21s, but in that time he has made two appearances for the first team.

Swindon Town’s interest in Murphy Mahoney
It now seems as though the young goalkeeper could be getting his first taste of regular first team football in the EFL.

As mentioned, Swindon need a new goalkeeper this summer, and it seems they are once again going to a Championship team to ask for one of their younger shot stoppers.

The Rs are expecting a host of players to leave the club this summer and while it is only a loan deal, Mahoney seems a likely candidate.

What are QPR fans saying about Murphy Mahoney?
We asked FLW's QPR fan pundit Louis Moir for his thoughts on Murphy Mahoney potentially leaving the club to join Swindon Town on loan.

He told FLW: “Yeah, I think a loan move would be absolutely ideal for him at this moment in time in his career. He is still so young, only being 21 and really, he has experienced quite a lot already really if you look at it.

“I've never seen a young player been thrown in the deep end so much, when we had that crazy period of goalkeepers getting injured, and he had to come and step in and to be fair to him, you know for a young player to have never ever even played you know even like professional football, to come into the Championship and play a couple of games.

“He actually did well, I remember Preston away I think he had quite a few, he kept the score down for us on that day and I remember home to Sheffield United, he pulled off a good few saves. So, to be fair to the young lad has done really well, and I think a loan move would just sort him out for this time, for this season.

“It’s a tough one because with the goalkeeper situation we may sell Dieng we may get another goalkeeper in, and then you know you're looking at him being nowhere near really first team. But it's just that he got thrown in when there was no other option, and he got the chance last time.

“There could be a good goalkeeper in hi, but will we see it long term, I'm not too sure. But what can he do at the moment for his own career, he can only go on loan and impress and see if he can actually make it to somehow maybe being our number one in the near future who knows.”

[horlock07]

[Mystic Meg]I feel you have an Irish ancestry.....

Looking at Wiki he is actually a Reading lad, I was really hoping for a proper Irish middle name as well, but sadly its only Joseph

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Joseph is pretty Irish I think....not as good as Fergal or something like that but not bad...

[Mooneyraker]

Got to think Charlie Austin must know this kid... I don't love these young GK loans but it is what it is. Most have been good enough for us in recent times and if it frees budget up for quality outfield then great.

[JoeMezz]

Seen lots of negativity about a loan goalkeeper. I think you have higher quality with loan goalkeepers from a higher league than you do with experienced lower league goalkeepers. My only concern would be a lack of ability to deal with height at set pieces, but if you have big defenders then it can be dealt with. A big problem we had last season was an inexperienced goalkeeper and small defenders who couldn't head it.

[Batch]

didn't "we" previously say that there's no value in signing keepers permanently?

Not a surprise to go down this route. No problem unless he Kovars

[JoeMezz]

didn't "we" previously say that there's no value in signing keepers permanently?

Not a surprise to go down this route. No problem unless he Kovars

Sandro did I think, but I get his point. Goalscorers are where the money is at in lower leagues.

[THE FLASH]

Loan keeper is ok only Kovars was a disaster...

Lets see a few more in...

[Batch]

a few more to address the experience issue