Programme trading by dovorian

[dovorian]

Hi did anyone go to the game with Mervue and have a spare programme that they wish to sell on .

I am in UK but can get Euro Notes or Paypal

Please email if you can help

Thank you .

[LK37oldskool]

you'll be lucky, heard there was a problem with the print run so they only had something like 90 copies for sale and they were long gone before kick off.
I wonder what a limited edition of that would fetch on e-bay?:D

[dovorian]

Thank you for your comment re the print run, apparentaly my message to Limerick was received and they have acopy for me .

Wonder how definate your info is,but I am not in the hobbyto requst things then stick them on ebay , unless i have a spare .
thanks again for your help
john

[redron]

Due to technical problems with the printing of the programme, there were indeed less than 90 copies available on the night. Unfortunately, we just had to abandon ship with what we had in order to get to the ground in time.
But there should be some copies available from the club this week. So anyone who really wants one, email your request to info@limerickfc.ie (I'm not sure if programme@limerickfc.ie is working properly yet) and I'll make sure it gets put aside for you. If anyone wants to buy from far flung places, just email the club and you'll be sent a PayPal invoice with payment details.

[dovorian]

Hi I believe UCD became members of the LOI for season 79-80 and understand their opening AWAY fixture to be at HOME FARM.

Can anyone advise if this is correct, and if so what was the date.

Who did they play in their opening HOME match and what date.


Were programmes issued andif NOT which games saw the first programmes.

Does any viewer have any of these available to buy please

thank you

john

[dovorian]

can anyone advise please who Thurles played in their 1st and last HOME and AWAY games , were programmes issued.

IF PROGRAMME/TEAMSHEET WERE NOT ISSUED< which games were the relevant ones.
Does any viewer have any of these issues spare please

thankyou

john

[gufc2000]

Do they still exist in local leagues or anything?

[sadloserkid]

I would like one.

[gspain]

Thurles's first programme is v Sligo Rovers in 1977. One sold on ebay recently for about a tenner. They did play a friendly v Stoke but didn't issue.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/28-8-77-First-game-in-LOI-Thurles-Town-V-Sligo-rare_W0QQitemZ260366206679QQihZ016QQcategoryZ12371 5QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thurles issued regularly through their LoI career. Crowds had dwindled and only a handful were at games in 81/2. I was at the Limerick game late on that season and there were less than 100 there mainly from Limerick. The programme was a couple of folded gestetnered sheets and only a handful were done. I'd need to lookup who their last home game was against. 81/2 issues are quite scarce but price would vary depending on the opposition.

There have been quite a few Thurles homes on ebay recently varying from unsold at £3 to £26. The opposition dictates the price with Rovers, Sligo and Harps issues in demand.

[gspain]

somebody in Portadown selling them on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIMERICK-V-MERVUE-UNITED-13-3-09-ELFD_W0QQitemZ170310556723QQihZ007QQcategoryZ68333 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Assume he ordered them from the club. Hardly worth his while unless the end price is big which I doubt.

[daz22]

Do they still exist in local leagues or anything?

ya are second bottom of the premier in north tipp league

[Paddyfield]

SNIPPET: Galway Rovers (now Galway United) first ever win in the League of Ireland was against Thurles Town in 1976.

[Rovers fan]

SNIPPET: Galway Rovers (now Galway United) first ever win in the League of Ireland was against Thurles Town in 1976.

They must have been really bad so;)

[dovorian]

Hi I understand that NONE of the above clubs issued for their opening HOME GAMES IN IFA but did any of them subsebquently issue.

does anyone have he relevant clubs 1st AWAYS spare .

Thank you

john

[jimhacker]

They must have been really bad so;)


AH it was easy for Galway - beating a team a full year before they were formed.

That Sligo game resulted in a 5-1 win for the newly crowned league champions against a Thurles side managed by Jimmy McGeogh and made up almost entirely of Waterford imports.

[gspain]

AH it was easy for Galway - beating a team a full year before they were formed.

That Sligo game resulted in a 5-1 win for the newly crowned league champions against a Thurles side managed by Jimmy McGeogh and made up almost entirely of Waterford imports.

Galway and Thurles both joined the league in 1977 so I assume that was the year in question.

Was that the season of the all Waterford team? I remember John O'Neill playing for them when in his 40's. The also had a couple of all Dublin sides with Neville Steedman easily being their best player. He began his career there before moving to Rovers. Fabulous player but not too popular with Hoops fans these days as he bought a house on the site of Glenmalure Park.

It was our nearest away game and I was at all the Limerick games and even got to Thurles v Dundalk in a midweek back match in 1980 and the friendly v Stoke (including Peter Shilton) in 1977. Either my late grandfather or father were always persuaded to drive the 80 mile roundtrip.

There was a huge crowd at our game in October 79 which ended 3-3. tony Morris scored ahatrick for Limerick with Steedman (I think) netting a very late equaliser. It was the first point we dropped in our league winning season.

Crowds were poor there otherwise The 81/2 game would have been the lowest crowd then that I'd ever seen at an LoI game.

There was never really a football tradition in Thurles. It was always a GAA town. I think Tipperary Town or clonmel would have been better locations for a League of Ireland side.

[gspain]

Thurles v Sligo 28/8/77 was their first LoI game and therefore their first programme.

Their last game in the LoI was also v Sligo on April 18th 1982. Sligo would almost certainly have issued for that game. Their last home game was v Waterford on April 11th 1982.

My memory is not as good as I thought. We last played there on October 4th 1981 and not late in the season as I thought. The last Thurles programme I have is v St Pats on January 24th 1982. The only other issue I have from that season (apart from Limerick) is v Shamrock Rovers December 27th 1981. All 3 are pretty basic efforts.

Thurles may have stopped issuing late in the season. We met them late in 78/9 and they resold the leftover cup programmes from a few weeks earlier rather than issue a new programme. Clubs often stopped producing programmes near the end of the season in those days. They did issue for all other league games v Limerick. I know Galway issued regularly in both 77/8 & 78/9 but failed to issue for home games v Limerick late in both seasons.

[dovorian]

gary

Thanks you have completed somegaps i my notes but there are many more forother clubs.

john

[jimhacker]

I remember Steedman right enough!

Just about every journeyman dub washed up in Thurles at one stage or another - I think the committee just got fed up of provisi=ding employment for them in the end.

One such was a lad called Alan Lyons. Journeyman Dub he may have been but talk about committment! Where others came to collect a brown envelope - he came to play.

I also remember a three game cup saga with Limeirck at the time before they edged through.

[redron]

I would like one.


somebody in Portadown selling them on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIMERICK-V-MERVUE-UNITED-13-3-09-ELFD_W0QQitemZ170310556723QQihZ007QQcategoryZ68333 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Assume he ordered them from the club. Hardly worth his while unless the end price is big which I doubt.

If anyone wants a copy of the Limerick FC v Mervue Utd match programme from last friday night, just email programme@limerickfc.ie with "Programme Request Mervue 13 March" in the subject line.
You will be sent a PayPal invoice by reply, from which you'll be able to make your purchase.

Price €3.00 + P&P €1.30

Or just the €3.00 if you can pay and collect in person.

[Dodge]

Moving this to the History section

[LK37oldskool]

Ron,If you happen to misplace all those extra copies i'll cut you in on my ebay sale! ;)

[gspain]

I remember Steedman right enough!

Just about every journeyman dub washed up in Thurles at one stage or another - I think the committee just got fed up of provisi=ding employment for them in the end.

One such was a lad called Alan Lyons. Journeyman Dub he may have been but talk about committment! Where others came to collect a brown envelope - he came to play.

I also remember a three game cup saga with Limeirck at the time before they edged through.

The 3 game cup saga was in 1981. 2-2 at the Markets Field then 1-1 in Thurles aet and then 2-0 back in Limerick. We drew 0-0 in the cup in Thurles in 79 too but won the replay 4-1. I don't think we ever lost to Thurles. We were lucky in 81 though particularly in Thurles. We were hanging on in extra time and won the toss then for the 3rd match. Virtually my whole class in school were at the 2nd replay on a midweek afternoon in 81. We just all walked out and went to the game missing the last 2 classes.

[gspain]

None have issued all season AFAIK.

I was at Coagh v Limavady in September no issue and in the carpark when Dergview v Armagh was called off again no issue. Coagh were very friendly and helpful. I asked about a programme and was told they had none but one of their club came back to me in the 2nd half with a programme for an old friendly v Glentoran.

Banbridge haven't issued either this season but did in the past. Killymoon issued for a friendly but not for league games AFAIK.

Ballinamallard have issued in the past as have Coagh. I'm not aware of Glebe or Dergview ever producing a programme.

Portadown, Ards, Ballymoney and Donegal celtic all issue regularly

[ifk101]

None have issued all season AFAIK.

I was at Coagh v Limavady in September no issue and in the carpark when Dergview v Armagh was called off again no issue. Coagh were very friendly and helpful. I asked about a programme and was told they had none but one of their club came back to me in the 2nd half with a programme for an old friendly v Glentoran.

Banbridge haven't issued either this season but did in the past. Killymoon issued for a friendly but not for league games AFAIK.

Ballinamallard have issued in the past as have Coagh. I'm not aware of Glebe or Dergview ever producing a programme.

Portadown, Ards, Ballymoney and Donegal celtic all issue regularly

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[dovorian]

can anyone advise please Cobhs first AWAY as a League club, which was a CUP Match ,opponents and dateand was a programme issued.

also same info sought for last HOME and AWAY as LOI members

thank you
john

[dovorian]

who and when were armaghs 1st HOME and AWAY LEAGUE game and wasi t preceded by any CUP games for their 1st season in Irish league.

thank you

john .

[John83]

I'd advise PMing Pineapple Stu for stats like that. The best guy for the question (and the programme) is CollegeTillIDie, but he's either banned or stopped posting after a ban.

[dovorian]

Anyone going to the cliftonville v Bangoor game oN Saturday that would get an extraprogrammefor me.

please advise cost and postage to susssex
thank you

john

[dovorian]

following on from the excellent help I have had/andstill hopeto get, trying to find out initiallly who clubs played, when and where in their membership of ethe LOI.

The list of programmes Iseek is too long, and as I still have some clubs to research may grow more.

i refer to clubs during their membership period of LOI and am interested should the relevant debut home and away be precededby acup game.

if anyone has any they think maybe of interest please let me know with date , andcobdition including wrting or creases

Please note I am in ENgland but can get euro notes.

now lets throw few names about

DRUMCONDRA last season only

THURLES TOWN

CORK ALBERTS/CELTIC/CORKUNITED (1970's-80's)

really only 1stgames or in thecase of the cork clubs one home under these names


thank you

john

[dovorian]

I understand that a number of the longer established members of the Irish league didnt issue programmmes regularly until the mid 60's.
is this right,and if so what was the lastclub who weremembersat thetime,to produce.

[dovorian]

what were the1st and last home and away for HOME FARM and were programmes issued

[dovorian]

Hi I know Drumcondra merged with HOME FARM from72-73 season, and 50's and early mid 60's issues seem to be quitecomom,mine isfrom 63.
But didthey isssue forthefinal 71-72 season,andas usual anyone advise the lastgames.

[gspain]

This is the League of Ireland forum which is the league of the Republic of Ireland or known as Eire in the UK

The Irish League is the name of the domestic league in Northern Ireland. A good forum to ask questions re the Irish League is here. We have a section on the league here and some of us do follow it but many don't.

Now I'm sure the mods will move this to the history section.

To answer your question would take a while given all the clubs we've had in our league.

Off the top of my head the teams who would have issued their first programmes in the 60's would be

Drogheda 63/4 v Drumcondra shield as a league club but they issued the previous season in the Leinster League. Their first one is not known.

Finn Harps v Shamrock Rovers Dublin City Cup 1969 (believed to be their first)

Athlone Town v Shamrock rovers shield 1969 but previously v Windsor 1953 opening of stand and possibly earlier. None known from the 20's when they were also in the league.
If you want to research the games/clubs you are interested in I can probably tell you whther a programme exists or is likely to exist.


http://www.irishleaguesupporters.com/.

[gspain]

They issued for 71/2 but not sure re 72/3. Crowds had dropped and obviously these issues are much harder to get than those in the 60's.

No idea who their last one was against.

[gspain]

Home Farm AFAIK didn't issue as a league club until Lens in 1975 in the ECWC.

Their earliest known issue is v Shamrock rovers 1939 in aid of Whitehall church. Jackie Carey was in the Home Farm side. They issued quite a few programmes also in the 50's and 60's.

[dovorian]

hi Iam trying to obtain these programmes from your clubs and hope maybe readers can help.

If anyone does have any available please advise price required, and condition (ie changes)

CARRICK RANGERS V CRUSADERS (Gold Cup) 83-84

CARRICK v GLEBE RANGERS, KILLYMOON RANGERS 08-09
CLIFTONVILLE v NEWRY TOWN 05.11.83

DISTILLERY V OMAGH 90-91

LIMAVADY UNITED v COAGH, DERGVIEW 08-09

LINFIELD v OMAGH (Gold Cup) 90-91

NEWRY CITY vDONEGAL CELTIC 06-07

I also seek information about the 1st LEAGE HOME and AWAY FOR CARRICK from 83-84 not cup games

thank you

john

[pineapple stu]

First league game was away to Home Farm alright. Can't remember the date off hand; have the programme at home and will check. Our first senior game was a League Cup game against Drogheda. Should have details on our first home game too.

There's info on all our programmes in the general statistics thread somewhere. Don't think any have survived though.

Edit - here's (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=286636&postcount=17) the post on our programmes.

[dovorian]

gary

hi yesi know ofthe iirsh league, sadly the obooxious being who runs it banned me, claiming i senthimspam.

i sufferwith parkinsons and sadly he gave me no arning, no defence andnno contact, even in acourt ofl aawyou get to put yourcase.

There is actuually nothing in his rules about spam but i have no idea howto do it even if i wanted too.

i thoughtmy only crime was tor egister ahotmail account,something elsehe seems anti

kind folks like yourself have helped immensly with myquestions .

the guy lives in cloud cuckkoo land andhis treatment of thedisabled is ddisgsting.

isuggest hechecks his facts before accusing


hewont,bt if he would have thegutsto at leastallow memy casethen i wouldnaturally beposting on there.

thatswhy, thanksfor listening andi hopewecan continuethehelpyou havegiven me.

john

[gspain]

OK I'll help if I can but you probably won't get the answers you need on the Irish League here.

I don't even know if any of the collectors here have tracked the last League of Ireland programme issued by a club.

[gspain]

You'll pick up early Cork Celtic issues easily enough on ebay 59,60,61,62 - they issued only for home cup semi finals after that AFAIK until the 70's which are scarce. I think they last issued in 76/7 and even then it was pretty sporadic.

All Albert Rovers programmes I've seen from 76/7 claim to be their first issue. I got one from December and gave others a wrong steer then. I've got a couple of others but reckon they issued for all games. They are scarce but wouldn't go mad price wise unless v Shamrock rovers, Sligo or Finn Harps. Cork Alberts issued only a few programmes as did Cork united. The last ever Cork United issue is likely to be Michael Punch's testimonial. They only issued 3 or 4 programmes during 80/1 season which turn up occasionally. They may have issued v Dundalk in 79/80 (although I have my doubts - was told they did by the club at the time) and not at all in 81/2.

Keep an eye on ebay as they are most likely to turn up there.

[seand]

Just on the subject of Cork Alberts, are you aware of whether they had an issue for the 77-8 League Cup final against Dundalk?
cheers
Sean

[dahamsta]

dovorian, I don't care what your physical or mental capabilities are, blasting our forums with programme requests is not on. Our users come here to talk about football, not to feed your personal hobby.

If you're going to join in on the discussions properly, and what you do is a hobby, you may use the Marketplace forum (http://foot.ie/forumdisplay.php?f=100) occasionally to post requests.

If you're only here to support a hobby, you may post one thread in the Marketplace forum (http://foot.ie/forumdisplay.php?f=100) and update it occasionally if new requests or items come up.

If you're doing it as a business, you need to leave Foot.ie now as we don't allow that.

I'll leave this thread in Support for a couple of days for a reply. If we don't receive a satisfactory response, your account and posts will be deleted.

adam

[Westernblue]

Galway and Thurles both joined the league in 1977 so I assume that was the year in question.

Was that the season of the all Waterford team? I remember John O'Neill playing for them when in his 40's. The also had a couple of all Dublin sides with Neville Steedman easily being their best player. He began his career there before moving to Rovers. Fabulous player but not too popular with Hoops fans these days as he bought a house on the site of Glenmalure Park.

It was our nearest away game and I was at all the Limerick games and even got to Thurles v Dundalk in a midweek back match in 1980 and the friendly v Stoke (including Peter Shilton) in 1977. Either my late grandfather or father were always persuaded to drive the 80 mile roundtrip.

There was a huge crowd at our game in October 79 which ended 3-3. tony Morris scored ahatrick for Limerick with Steedman (I think) netting a very late equaliser. It was the first point we dropped in our league winning season.

Crowds were poor there otherwise The 81/2 game would have been the lowest crowd then that I'd ever seen at an LoI game.

There was never really a football tradition in Thurles. It was always a GAA town. I think Tipperary Town or clonmel would have been better locations for a League of Ireland side.

I was at the Stoke game in 1977. Drove up with a friend of mine on a Suzuki 50!!! Terry Conroy and Peter Shilton were the big attraction at the time. Stayed overnight in Thurles and went to the cinema...no hope of getting drink back then if you under 18!