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Vinnie · Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 5:09 pm Post subject: Dylan Corr

The club can today announce that defender Dylan Corr has signed a 1 year pre – contract with Raith Rovers, and will complete the move upon completion of his contract with Celtic.

A 19 year old centre back, Dylan was first signed by Celtic as a 7 year old, and has worked his way through the age groups of the Celtic academy, playing for the Youth, Under 18 and ‘B’ teams since signing as a professional.

In the 2022-23 season Dylan made 34 appearances for the Celtic ‘B’ team in the Scottish Lowland Football League (where he became acclimatised to playing men’s football), the SPFL Challenge Cup and the UEFA Youth League (testing himself against Elite Youth footballers from the top leagues in Europe in games v Real Madrid, Shakhtar and Red Bull Leipzig, playing the full 90+ minutes in each match in that competition).

Rovers manager Ian Murray has been monitoring Dylan’s progress throughout the past season, and is delighted that Rovers got ahead of several full-time clubs (who were also keen on the player) in securing the services of the young defender.

The Rovers manager spoke exclusively to www.raithrovers.net about Dylan and said:

“I’m really glad Dylan has agreed to sign on with us.

He is a good young centre – half who we have been discussing for some time.

Dylan has come from a good grounding in football, and we look forward to working with him and progressing his career”
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Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5742 Location: Nottinghamshire

Welcome to the Rovers Dylan and hope your career goes from strength to strength

Cuparman · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1867 Location: Irvine

CoachBombay · Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 440

Welcome to Rovers Dylan.

Definitely fits the bill of younger hungrier and coming out of the best youth system in the country. Hopefully he’s as good as the last lad that came from there to here!
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RIP RONNIE

Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2589 Location: Aberdeen

Welcome to Starks Park young man! Very Happy

Big Alex · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 536 Location: Cotswolds

Does he sing too? Hopefully he will bring his big sisters to SP? Cool

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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1195 Location: kirkcaldy

Trusting that IM and Mickey have done their research and reckon Dylan can do a job in the Championship, although it seems a big step up. Not really a parallel with O' Riordan because injuries at his parent club had already thrown him in at the deep end ( and he prospered ). However, if Dylan's good enough , he's old enough. All the best to him!
Incidentally, the official Raith announcement refers to a PCA and Dylan signing once his Celtic contract ends. It doesn't state that Celtic have already told him that he is not being offered a new contract, although this must be the case as, otherwise ,there would be a development fee due. Anyone seen this stated in print? ( as I'm assuming Raith would not be paying a development fee - and leading on from that, if we offer him an extension on his one year contract but he goes elsewhere , do we get some development fee, on account of his age then?)

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3503 Location: North Texas, USA

embow · Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 7:51 pm Post subject:

Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2589 Location: Aberdeen

Aye! Ye all missed oot on that one when Nolan signed! Very Happy

Showing my age! Embarassed

Heilan Rover · Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 597 Location: Lorient

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3503 Location: North Texas, USA

Interview with RaithTV:

https://www.raithrovers.net/raithtv?vid=1947

WillieKirk · Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Posts: 1953 Location: Portobello

Wonder when IM will give this lad a chance - the Bibs game being his last game. Not a great example but part of a losing defence.

My main point here is that if we do progress and play Ross county in the final - Watson and Murray may be unavailable - injured or suspended - speculating. Maybe as we now have secured second place playing Corr would be insurance and allow us to keep Brown in midfield. Watching RC just now - they will be tough if we get that far.
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badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2614 Location: Glenrothes

Corr must be poor in training. How many players have played out of position rather than him, Brown, Matthews, Millen and Dick I make it.

Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5742 Location: Nottinghamshire

Murray has not been very fair with his handling if Corr, and has probably put the lads development back quite a bit
If Corr was / is deemed not good enough he should've been sent out on loan instead of wasting away on the bench making up numbers.

What young players will want to come to the Rovers if that's how they're treated