The summer sales may be imminent but no one has any money to spend ; SPECIAL REPORT [Eire Region Edition 2]

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THIS IS normally the stage of the season when managers are dusting off their contacts books and renewing old scouting acquaintances. This year, though, all is pretty quiet in the offices of League of Ireland clubs.

Two weeks before the transfer window opens and few managers are anticipating doing any business during the month of July. In the words of one, 'there is absolutely no money in the game at the moment and, as a consequence, it will be a very quiet window.'

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The summer sales may be imminent but no one has any money to spend ; SPECIAL REPORT [Eire Region Edition 2]

Alan Matthews had five players over from the UK last week. They were all footballers in need of work. They took part in a couple of training sessions and in a behind-closed-doors game. However, the Drogheda boss didn't take a punt on any of them. To do so, he would have had to stretch his pretty limited budget close to breaking point and, in such cir...

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