Bray statement

**redobit** · 11/08/2017, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

People in Carrick have always looked more towards Sligo than Longford. Sligo is much bigger, is in the same province, and on the same train line as well.

Plus Sligo Rovers have been in the league a lot longer than Longford.

Seeing as its the Sligo Leitrim District League for underage and junior teams would also mean Leitrim teams play regularly in Sligo. A lot of Sligo townies and Rovers fans moved out to Leitrim during the Celtic tiger when they couldn't afford houses in Sligo.

**Mr A** · 11/08/2017, 11:43 AM

Jilian Godsil speaks on the Pundit Arena podcast this week: https://twitter.com/jilliangodsil/st...14697126350849

Starts about half way through.

**outspoken** · 14/08/2017, 4:28 AM

Originally Posted by gufcfan

Longford don't seem to give a toss about promotion. The people calling the shots, not the fans. It's a bit sad to see a provincial club that has won a couple of trophies in the not too distant past and had a few European cameos, in a county that's unlikely to challenge in other spectator sports, with such (apparently self-inflicted) apathy towards it.

I was very disappointed with the lack of promotion for Saturday's game V Sligo. You had neale Fenn and Gary Cronin calling for the entire county to turn out in interviews yet the club never used those quotes once, why not do up a poster with those quotes on it and share the hell out of it. The fact people seem happy with a crowd of 667 says a lot, yes it's double our usual crowd bud 250 of that was Sligo fans so in truth there was only a small increase if any increase at all for our biggest game of the season. If promoted properly no reason we shouldn't have been aiming for 1000 there on Saturday. Club just took a large away support for granted and were happy with that.

**Martinho II** · 14/08/2017, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

I was very disappointed with the lack of promotion for Saturday's game V Sligo. You had neale Fenn and Gary Cronin calling for the entire county to turn out in interviews yet the club never used those quotes once, why not do up a poster with those quotes on it and share the hell out of it. The fact people seem happy with a crowd of 667 says a lot, yes it's double our usual crowd bud 250 of that was Sligo fans so in truth there was only a small increase if any increase at all for our biggest game of the season. If promoted properly no reason we shouldn't have been aiming for 1000 there on Saturday. Club just took a large away support for granted and were happy with that.

Sligo away fans considerably down on last season when they had 75% of the crowd in ccs

**Martinho II** · 14/08/2017, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

I was very disappointed with the lack of promotion for Saturday's game V Sligo. You had neale Fenn and Gary Cronin calling for the entire county to turn out in interviews yet the club never used those quotes once, why not do up a poster with those quotes on it and share the hell out of it. The fact people seem happy with a crowd of 667 says a lot, yes it's double our usual crowd bud 250 of that was Sligo fans so in truth there was only a small increase if any increase at all for our biggest game of the season. If promoted properly no reason we shouldn't have been aiming for 1000 there on Saturday. Club just took a large away support for granted and were happy with that.

Sligo away fans considerably down on last season when they had 75% of the crowd in ccs

**outspoken** · 14/08/2017, 1:55 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Sligo away fans considerably down on last season when they had 75% of the crowd in ccs

Yet still made up almost 50% of the crowd on Saturday. Attendances have improved simply through word of mouth that Fenn's team are playing brilliant football, imagine if the club actually put some effort in. Drive from one end of town to other youl see maybe 2 posters. We need to start putting posters in shop windows, getting into the school, go in and help St.Christophers or the attic out for a day, be seen around the community. Facebook live post match interviews, video or audio interviews during the week in the build up to matches. So much we can be doing that would cost absolutely nothing.

**Mr A** · 14/08/2017, 6:44 PM

Nothing stopping fans from taking the initiative and doing a bit themselves rather than giving out about the people who already do everything. And everything costs something- even if its people's time and expertise.

Will get back to splitting this thread out later hopefully.

**EatYerGreens** · 06/09/2017, 12:59 PM

There's a page in the latest When Saturday Comes magazine about the Bray debacle.

It's as much about how the FAI runs the league as it is about the specific Bray situation.

**greywanderer** · 07/10/2017, 4:37 PM

Article in local paper "Wicklow voice" 5/10/ about Ardmore rovers planning a 42 acre sports complex in fassaroe, is this the same plan bray wanderers have.

**Martinho II** · 08/10/2017, 6:59 PM

Originally Posted by greywanderer

Article in local paper "Wicklow voice" 5/10/ about Ardmore rovers planning a 42 acre sports complex in fassaroe, is this the same plan bray wanderers have.

think so...

**Joe Strummer** · 08/10/2017, 8:09 PM

Originally Posted by greywanderer

Article in local paper "Wicklow voice" 5/10/ about Ardmore rovers planning a 42 acre sports complex in fassaroe, is this the same plan bray wanderers have.

Do Bray not want to build up in Carrickmines just down from the Golden Ball where they have a academy at the moment??

**sbgawa** · 08/10/2017, 8:32 PM

Bray don't have an Acadamy they let joey's play a team called st joephs bray

**Joe Strummer** · 09/10/2017, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Bray don't have an Acadamy they let joey's play a team called st joephs bray

But they have land that they use in Carrickmines that that team play out of

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/10/2017, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Strummer

But they have land that they use in Carrickmines that that team play out of

Bective Rangers own it, Bray just lease it.

**Mr A** · 23/10/2017, 1:59 PM

Bray players "summoned to FAI" http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...d-fai-11392788

**nigel-harps1954** · 23/10/2017, 2:08 PM

Then it's sorted. Both Bray and Waterford were involved in match fixing and Bray should be demoted while Waterford stripped of their title and stay where they are. Harps and Galway to stay up.

**sbgawa** · 23/10/2017, 2:20 PM

You need to win your last two matches to get ahead of Galway to stay up Nigel.....
Big match tonight to start with

**Partizan** · 23/10/2017, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Then it's sorted. Both Bray and Waterford were involved in match fixing and Bray should be demoted while Waterford stripped of their title and stay where they are. Harps and Galway to stay up.

Relegate them all so we have only one division. Cáwkies as well for allowing the Derrynane to blow down. No excuses.

**littlebray** · 23/10/2017, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Bray players "summoned to FAI" http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...d-fai-11392788

Handed correspondence before a League match?

The FAI (or its solicitors/messengers) are no strangers to warming up, preparation for matches etc.

Was this deliberate, anyone?

**Dalymountrower** · 23/10/2017, 9:00 PM

"They as a group are clueless..." referring to the Bray players, is about as insightful a comment that Mr Gillooley of the PFAI has ever made. Pity that he added"about the allegations".
Inspired them to beat Rovers despite the shock of getting the letters, what were the odds on that!