Dundalk changing to Friday nights [Archive]

oriel

19/12/2008, 10:05 AM

For most games !!

Makes perfect sense and a good move in my view - should keep most happy on here

see

http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/081219_Matchnights.asp

crc

19/12/2008, 10:31 AM

Interesting how they are keen to stress that the FAI didn't 'force' Dundalk to change to Fridays; we wouldn't want anyone to go about attempting to set fire to anyone's headquarters now, would we? :p

don ramo

19/12/2008, 10:40 AM

bholg

19/12/2008, 10:47 AM

so when there playing against semi-pros and amateures the play on thursday nights, but when there playing gainst FULL-TIME players they play friday night, what are the bets that any thursday night games will be against part-time teams, its stinks of unprofessionalism,

Eh... if you read the link - it doesnt stink of anything except uefa rules. :confused:

what does unprofessionalism smell like anyway? -

OneRedArmy

19/12/2008, 10:50 AM

Is it a bar with a football club or a football club with a bar?

Nice and all that the Lillywhite Lounge is, surely renting it out can't be the number one priority?!

don ramo

19/12/2008, 10:53 AM

Eh... if you read the link - it doesnt stink of anything except uefa rules. :confused:

what does unprofessionalism smell like anyway? -

thats what it was when dundalk forced amateur players to travel half the country, and take time off work on a thursday night, and now that there in the top division, with professional players the rules are they cant play on thursday night, handy theres a rule to explain it i suppose

Rovers Maniac

19/12/2008, 11:00 AM

lol, "Remember that we also hope to have a Youth Development Centre in operation in 2009 that will also have bar facilities"

Jeez i would not have thought that this would have been looked upon to well by the community given the amount of alchohol abuse going on in this country and not exactly in the best location either.

Dodge

19/12/2008, 11:05 AM

Whatever pays the bills?

I'm against Thursday games but if it means that a club like Dundalk can survive, I don't think anyone is in a position to deny them that right (including FAI).

Nice to see the Dundalk board willing to be flexible for the sake of the league. I hope they're rewarded in kind

pineapple stu

19/12/2008, 11:18 AM

Nice and all that the Lillywhite Lounge is, surely renting it out can't be the number one priority?!
It's not.

But if they get the same match income on a Thursday compared to a Friday, and can double their bar income renting it on a Friday, it makes sense to play on a Thursday and increase their income.

That said, I'm happy they've changed. But that's obviously completely irrelevant as it doesn't look like I'll be up there this year.

jinxy lilywhite

19/12/2008, 11:36 AM

thats what it was when dundalk forced amateur players to travel half the country, and take time off work on a thursday night, and now that there in the top division, with professional players the rules are they cant play on thursday night, handy theres a rule to explain it i suppose

Funny that, any time I remember cobh coming to town the games where moved to a sunday at cobhs request to which we duly obliged

eelmonster

19/12/2008, 11:39 AM

so when there playing against semi-pros and amateures the play on thursday nights, but when there playing gainst FULL-TIME players they play friday night, what are the bets that any thursday night games will be against part-time teams, its stinks of unprofessionalism,

I think you mean semi-professionalism. If it means we can run a near-profitable club, then balls to other semi-professional or profesional teams. Thursday nights never affected Cobh, or Cork for that matter, Dundalk always accommodated both teams by switching these games to Sunday, so get off your soapbox.

Louth4sam

19/12/2008, 12:01 PM

so when there playing against semi-pros and amateures the play on thursday nights, but when there playing gainst FULL-TIME players they play friday night, what are the bets that any thursday night games will be against part-time teams, its stinks of unprofessionalism,

Maybe if Cobh had other sources of income there might not be people within the club wating to move to the MSL. Now that stinks of unprofessionalism.

passerrby

19/12/2008, 1:06 PM

I think dundalk should play whatever night suits them and them alone regardless of what other clubs or the league say

L37Ultra

19/12/2008, 1:41 PM

Sell Outs :D

hoops1

19/12/2008, 2:03 PM

what does unprofessionalism smell like anyway? -

The Bohs board!

ramblers

19/12/2008, 4:12 PM

There was a good agreement between Cobh and Dundalk that worked well we moved matches with Dundalk to Saturday afternoons and they moved them for Ramblers to the weekend.

That worked well for both clubs!!

don ramo

19/12/2008, 5:35 PM

Funny that, any time I remember cobh coming to town the games where moved to a sunday at cobhs request to which we duly obliged

I think you mean semi-professionalism. If it means we can run a near-profitable club, then balls to other semi-professional or profesional teams. Thursday nights never affected Cobh, or Cork for that matter, Dundalk always accommodated both teams by switching these games to Sunday, so get off your soapbox.

im not on about our club, im speaking as a football fan, in a league that plays all football on weekends, that one club takes advantage by making amature players (which there are in LOI football) play on a thursday night,
i know it doesnt affect us i just always thought it unfair, maybe thats just me, and everyone else thinks its fine

plus we accomodated each other

don ramo

19/12/2008, 5:36 PM

Maybe if Cobh had other sources of income there might not be people within the club wating to move to the MSL. Now that stinks of unprofessionalism.

you take our forum way to seriously

eamo1

19/12/2008, 11:41 PM

Dundalk had a two fold unfair advantage last few seasons.Playing on Thursday nights and forcing semi pro's to play them on a night when they might have already worked that morning.As opposed to Friday when might have been easier for the semi pro's to get the whole day off work.
Also,the plastic pitch is another unfair advantage.The bounce of the ball IS different and they are more use to it.
Im not trying to stir anything,just my opinion.

SMorgan

20/12/2008, 7:06 AM

I don't know where you work, or if you do, but why on earth would it be easier to get a friday off than a thursday and why would it be easier for Dundalk's players ? Winding down for the weekend?

As for the pitch, it is an advantage, but its most certainly not an unfair advantage. I've played on it and the bounce of the ball is almost the exact same as that of a grass pitch in a perfect condition. But how many games are played on pitches in a perfect condition? Will your players miss seeing a ball bounce in a pond of muddy water?

Dundalkjames

20/12/2008, 11:29 AM

In a way i'm glad the games have changed to a Friday night as I think we will benefit from the huge away support and also the home games

eamoss

20/12/2008, 12:26 PM

I dont like the way Dundalk have to switch our games away from Thursday night as 'Thursdays nights are Oriel' and I liked us being different.

But then again I dont live in Dundalk full-time any more and moving to Friday suit me down to the ground as I miss 2/3s of home games.

Jersey Cow

20/12/2008, 1:18 PM

:DRumour Dundalk changed to Friday night home matches is that Connor likes to wine and dine on Thursdays!!......:D

Maroon 7

20/12/2008, 7:11 PM

As for the pitch, it is an advantage, but its most certainly not an unfair advantage.

Does that make it a fair advantage?:D

SMorgan

21/12/2008, 6:15 PM

Does that make it a fair advantage?:D

:confused:

Why don't you take to mid-January and try figuring it out for yourself? Doooh

jinxy lilywhite

22/12/2008, 9:32 AM

In a way i'm glad the games have changed to a Friday night as I think we will benefit from the huge away support and also the home games

In fairness I can't see our attendences being affected that much. The main possible loss is that we can't book the lilywhite lounge for a function on a friday.

Even if we do lose attendences the away fans coming will not compensate. Away fans dont travel in their couple of hundreds.

I am dissappointed that we are being coerced into this decision. If a dublin club was doing this nothing would be said IMO.

I prefer to see this as an opportunity though. DFC has now to compete with the greyhound/ horse stadium but if the team is winning then we shouldn't have a problem with attendences.

Dodge

22/12/2008, 10:22 AM

If a dublin club was doing this nothing would be said IMO.

Nothing but your biases giving you that opinion though.

DmanDmythDledge

22/12/2008, 10:27 AM

I am dissappointed that we are being coerced into this decision. If a dublin club was doing this nothing would be said IMO.
I doubt UEFA give a toss about something trivial like that.

jinxy lilywhite

22/12/2008, 10:52 AM

Nothing but your biases giving you that opinion though.

I doubt UEFA give a toss about something trivial like that.

Sorry lads cheap shot I know.

Raheny Red

27/12/2008, 8:10 AM

eamoss

28/12/2008, 5:24 PM

Not really, there is 3 turn offs from the Motorway to get to Dundalk (South, Town Centre and North) and the race course being at the North of the town people would/should be taking the North turn off but in saying that I would say most people would take the South turn off anyway and continue on the inner relief road. Even then they would only meet up on the junction beside Xerox so I cant see traffic being much of a problem.

mypost

28/12/2008, 6:30 PM

Thursday nights and Friday nights are both weeknights, so there's no advantage gained/lost.

Dundalk haven't changed from Thursday nights, they'll still be playing them then, except when they have no choice but to play on Fridays, i.e. UEFA/Setanta Cup weeks only.

Nesta99

03/01/2009, 4:32 PM

Black and White

04/01/2009, 10:57 AM

Dundalk race course have plenty of their fixtures on Friday nights. How does the traffic be usually heading up to these meetings? Could end up being a pain in the ****** for away fans. Also, if a group of lads had a choice between horse racing in good facilities with a few drinks or watching ****e football in a dilapidated ground- it's easy to see which one they'll be picking....

Not really because the bus depot is 20 mins walk from oriel and the train station is 2 mins from oriel...but not too sure when last train is going back to dublin but bus eireann run late enough me thinks!SO you would completely be avoiding the traffic up at the race course...its completely the opposite end of the town to oriel!!

holidaysong

04/01/2009, 1:53 PM

There are no trains or buses back to Dublin after games. There are 24 hour buses between Dublin and Belfast but I think they are Ulsterbus ones that stop in Newry but not Dundalk.

Black and White

04/01/2009, 2:26 PM

Ulsterbus' buses stop in the jjb car park...dont know why but they do!

Flawless

06/01/2009, 11:14 AM

Ulsterbus' buses stop in the jjb car park...dont know why but they do!

AirCoach stops in JJB carpark my friend, Ulsterbus stop at the depot!

Also with regards the pitch and advantages etc, would the fat that we play every other game on gras mean we had an unfair disadvantage in away games?

Nesta99

07/01/2009, 3:32 PM

AirCoach stops in JJB carpark my friend, Ulsterbus stop at the depot!

Also with regards the pitch and advantages etc, would the fat that we play every other game on gras mean we had an unfair disadvantage in away games?

Thats an awful thing to say about our players....and before they've had pre-season :p

Dunny

07/01/2009, 5:40 PM

AirCoach stops in JJB carpark my friend, Ulsterbus stop at the depot!

Also with regards the pitch and advantages etc, would the fat that we play every other game on gras mean we had an unfair disadvantage in away games?
Thats an awful thing to say about our players....and before they've had pre-season :p

Leave Michael Keane alone...:p