Robbie Horgan on the brink

[MiniMourinho]

I shouldn't bother but Dundalk means nothing to Drogheda's newer fans. They can't even remember the last time Dundalk won a trophy and games between the two have been few and far between considering Dundalk spent most of that time in the first division.



I knew the record was bad but that's really abysmal. You can't help but place blame on the playing squad too though. Both men relied on the same core of players and they have let them down in a big way. I think it's obvious that they're just not up to it.

Completely agree. Both managers backed a core group of players who just are not good enough.

[Charlie Darwin]

Sad to see a man lose his job but it had to happen really. It seemed a very odd appointment from the off, and the opening day win probably went a long way to papering over the cracks when they began to appear.

[Dunny]

What poor unfortunate is now in line for the job? Collins,Cooke,Darius ?

[Charlie Darwin]

I hear Doolin's free.

[ciaraa]

Have to say i laugh out loud when people describe those on the Drogheda United board of management as having 'power'. There's more power in a lawnmower! Ive seen it first hand. What being on that board of management means is getting to man the turnstiles, make sure the portaloos are emptied, organising matchday food for the team, proposing and running every fundraiser, along with the unenviable task of making decisions about everything. All in your spare time. Its not power, its a poisoned chalice! :-)

Also go back to my point above. The people with the power are the members who vote in the directors. Of note, you dont even have to be a member to nominate yourself onto the board of management. And the current board members have openly asked for more volunteers a million times. Nobody seems motivated enough. So anyone with your opinion Ciaraa should simply step forward and get involved in the pot-washing!

Every small to mid sized sports / recreation club in Ireland has those issues and challenges you constantly refer to. Maybe its time to wonder why "Nobody seems motivated enough"

[White Horse]

Have to say i laugh out loud when people describe those on the Drogheda United board of management as having 'power'. There's more power in a lawnmower!

Forcing out Mick Cooke was a demonstation of power.

[MiniMourinho]

Nope it was a forced act of protection of the club.

Ciara people aren't motivated enough because they know the effort involved and don't fancy it. Myself included.

[KeepersBall]

The knight has saddled up his white charger

[jinxy lilywhite]

Awful news. I always thought Robbie was an innovator.
Fingers crossed Sean McCaffrey gets the role.

The whole fault of Drogheda's predicament is the Drogheda board of management. How they let a man go who got you to 3 cup finals in a season and still be let go is baffling.
Mini mourinho churned out some stats but they don't tell the full story. Why not compare those stats to Alan Matthews tenure.

[SeanDrog]

I started watching Drogheda home games in the Lourdes stadium in the early 70's, long before they were Drogheda United. I've seem them play in three cup finals, the first one in 1976.

I only stopped going to see Drogheda regularly when their newer fans developed this childish inferiority complex with Dundalk.

I like live football.

I hear you regarding live football ... Can't beat it IMO.

Heck when I'm working in the uk I go to port vale games lol

Did you live in Drogheda in the 70's as it was a long enough trip before the motorway and smaller cars to travel on a regular basis to Drogheda (or maybe it wasn't and I'm now just spoilt with the motorway 😀

[Acer]

Mini mourinho churned out some stats but they don't tell the full story. Why not compare those stats to Alan Matthews tenure.

Cooke & Horgan - 12 wins from 50
Matthews - 8 wins from 50

[avvenalaf]

This is really bad news. I hoped they'd hold on to hime until The BitoRed got the three points there.

[White Horse]

I hear you regarding live football ... Can't beat it IMO.

Heck when I'm working in the uk I go to port vale games lol

Did you live in Drogheda in the 70's as it was a long enough trip before the motorway and smaller cars to travel on a regular basis to Drogheda (or maybe it wasn't and I'm now just spoilt with the motorway 😀

I lived in mid-Louth for most of the seventies but moved to Drogheda later on for a few years. Drogheda had some great players back then. Mick Fairclough was my favourite when I first started watching them (a mid Louth lad too). Me and my Dad would go to Oriel Park one Sunday and the Lourdes Stadium the next week. Quite a few people did. I also remember a special bus from Drogheda that used to run when Dundalk were playing big European matches. No one thought anything about it. The tribal crap didn't exist back then.

[Straightstory]

I'm a Drogs fan and don't have any animosity to Dundalk whatsoever. I'm just not motivated to do that. If I see someone wearing a Dundalk shirt, I just think 'Great, there's another League of Ireland fan.'

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

I'm a Drogs fan and don't have any animosity to Dundalk whatsoever. I'm just not motivated to do that. If I see someone wearing a Dundalk shirt, I just think 'Great, there's another League of Ireland fan.'

Whereas the rest of us would be wondering if he artificial turf in his back garden

[sadloserkid]

Pat Scully for Drogheda? Even if they don't stay up he knows his way around the first division too.

[Nesta99]

Whereas the rest of us would be wondering if he artificial turf in his back garden

ah on a glorious day like today you wont find me wasting it mowing the garden, i cant figure out though why the children dont like playing on it

[Charlie Darwin]

ah on a glorious day like today you wont find me wasting it mowing the garden, i cant figure out though why the children dont like playing on it

Have they recently invested in serious hip surgery?

[oriel]

Whereas the rest of us would be wondering if he artificial turf in his back garden

Ha - brilliant, will you give you that one.

Also agree on Horgan, seemed such a nice guy who cared a lot, hopelessly let down by his players this season.

[Yossarian]

Have they recently invested in serious hip surgery?

I believe they are hoping to get a few more years out of childhood.