John Fallon: January sales carry health warning for Irish

Proof of the unpredictability is evidenced by the diversity of outcomes among switches we’ve chronicled over the past decade.

SUCCESS: Rotherham United's Chiedozie Ogbene (right) and Millwall's Murray Wallace. Pic: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

MID-SEASON moves can cure a mid-career crisis and Matt Doherty will be the latest Irish test case. Many before him have beaten the path to fresh ventures in the January window, a portion against their will, and the success rate has varied.

Proof of that unpredictability is evidenced by the diversity of outcomes among switches we’ve chronicled over the previous decade.