Scouts, data profiles and player circumstances and personalities all feed into a transfer taking place while there are a plethora of ingredients as to whether a player move is successful - there's no recipe to ensure it'll work but in the League of Ireland there are a couple of indicators for each position which might help.
Drogheda United will be looking to claim their first win of the Premier Division season when they host newly promoted Waterford on Friday night (kick-off 7.45pm).
Michael Chopra’s last-gasp winner saw the Blues to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Coventry at the Ricoh Arena. Town went ahead through a deflected Jay Emmanuel-Thomas shot but allowed the home side back into the game before the break via a Sammy Clingan penalty and Gary Deegan. However, in the second half Chopra followed up Lee Martin’s penalty to equalise, then clinched all three points at the death.