QuoteHas this not been covered already somewhere in the doom and gloom of the past year
i was just wondering with all the financial gloom and doom surrounding cork,derry and bohs how are all the other clubs doing i'm sick of all the bad news and would just like to give some people the opportunity to talk about how their club is doing
Last edited by Pauro 76; 15/10/2009 at 2:58 PM.
Has this not been covered already somewhere in the doom and gloom of the past year
i'd just like a thread with no rovers and bohs and dundalk bitching! so good news would be nice and to keep it all together on one thread?
Can't argue with the sentiment, but might be an idea to watch the spelling. Just saying...
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sorry
The financial situnatio with our clubio is goodio as far as I know.....ioOriginally Posted by Acornvilla
i was just wondering with all the finantial gloom and doom surrounding cork,derry and bohs how are all the other clubs doing i'm sick of all the bad news and would just like to give some people the oppertunity to talk about how their club is doing
Ciao!
And the rest....sorry
Harps are struggling big time. Which considering most of our team is amateur is frightening.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Looking for goods news finance wise? - this could be one of the shortest threads in foot.ie history
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Give it time!
dont worry, its fantastico!sorry
Yeah heard that the share of the gate from the cup semi will be profit , if we get to final and then any potenional winnings will be profit also . Although not worth a crap if we get relegated however our chances of staying up are a lot healthier after being allowed sign 7 players in the transfer window attendances have been amazing this season averaging near 2000 in the middle of a recession and a relegation dogfight.The financial situnatio with our clubio is goodio as far as I know.....io
Ciao!
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I'm not a fan of any LOI club, but I'm pleased to see Rovers doing well and hope they stay up. I guess this is because Sligo is what I would term a "proper football town".
Was Sligo a garrison town, since many such towns saw football established earlier than elsewhere in Ireland? I do know that a century ago (i.e. pre-partition), clubs from Sligo were members of the Fermanagh & Western Football Association, with Sligo Athletic winning the Mercer Cup (League Title) in 1906-07:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermanagh_&_Western_FA
http://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/
The F&W was able to extend its reach as far as Sligo due to the railway connections (SLNCR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sligo,_...unties_Railway ) and I once came across an old newspaper report from way back, noting where the IFA made a £50 grant to the F&W specifically to promote football over Gaelic Games in the region!
I guess it's not coincidence that for a decent-sized town, Sligo has only two GAC's, and I think I'm right in saying that the County has never been terribly successful in either Gaelic football or hurling? (No offence if you're also a GAA fan, btw).
Anyhow, next time I'm back home, maybe I'll make time for my first visit to the Showgrounds for a game.
P.S. Sorry for dragging this thread off topic, but it's a particular "thing" of mine that football is best developed by building on firmly established clubs such as Sligo, rather than by trying to expand into non-traditional areas or franchising etc.
Last edited by EalingGreen; 15/10/2009 at 12:06 PM.
In summary - yes.
Sligo is one of a small cluster of former garrison towns were football is strong in the south and GAA is relatively weak. Other examples being Athlone and Dundalk, and to a lesser extent Waterford. Dundalk also arose out of a railway connection coincidentally. I guess when few other areas in your locality were involved in playing football at a senior level, it helped to have access to competitors via the rail network.
There are also garrison towns where football should be much stronger - e.g. Cobh, where the club developed out of its hockey roots due to the presence of soldiers and sailors to play against.
Interesting to hear the Fermanagh league connection though.
Cheers for the history lesson EalingGreen, some interesting stuff there.
I've grown up in Sligo Town and have played a lot of football, and I can honestly say ive never seen (not even once) any kids playing Gah or hulring on the housing estates in Sligo.
When you were a kid and someone asks you 'Are you coming out for a game'. Theres only one game youre going to be playing.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
Conkers?
Get out of it Redobit - I remember you heading up the road to St. Mary's with your hurley!!
Never played huring or football in St. Marys, went to one training session and never went back.
Any way we probably weren't going to St. Marys, more likely to be going up to knock the heads of the Oakfield lads!!!!!
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
I don't think Sligo is special in that.
I have never seen kids, grown-ups or in-betweens playing GAA football on or in a housing estate, a green, a park or a yard anytime, anywhere.
i have seen some kids pass a rugby ball about in limerick but thats to be expected but in general its football everywhere!
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