Match Programmes

[Dunny]

Well ye might be home to Drogheda soon...;)

[Ciaran W]

Dont know if anyone said anything about rovers but its. .?4, full colour,30-odd pages and it sells pretty well,they were sold out against bohs when i went to get one.

[pineapple stu]

I don't think anyone claimed that (and apologies if my posts implied similar)
My atke on Bray Head´s post was that he was only thought the programme was good because it had colour photos; the implication being that content is irrelevant. My gripe is, as schumi said, colour programmes that have nothing in them. So it seems we were arguing different points while broadly agreeing with each other.

As I said, by all means put in a picture of a player, but don´t just put in a full page picture to no effect; add in a bit of an article around the same picture. Then 13-year-old gets to see picture of player in Ireland jersey, and others get to read about him playing against the national team.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Won't be buying a programme in Fingal again. €3 for 20 pages. 2 of which was the team sheets, 1 of which was a message from Liam Buckley, 1 with the ground regulations, 1 with show racism the red card promo, 1 the front page and the rest was just adds. I think it's the worst programme I've seen.

[seand]

From what I've seen this season in the Premier....
Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers are head and shoulders (and several other body parts) above the rest.
Pats is pretty decent, but doesn't look as good this season as it has in recent seasons. Bohs is decent content wise but looks a mess as it has for years.
Big improvements from Galway, Sligo and Bray this season, but still pretty average.
Drogs is small and simple, but at least they only charge €2.
UCD and Fingal are just going through the motions, pish poor both of them.

[Dodge]

Think yiou're bing slighly harsh on Sligo there seand. The league programme for our game a couple of weeks ago was excellent. I'd have them 2nd behind Dundalk at the moment. Rovers in 3rd

[bullit]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100706_Mag.asp

Dundalk V Grevenmacher

[Ezeikial]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100706_Mag.asp

Dundalk V Grevenmacher

From what I hear this special Europa edition is going to set a new benchmark of standards for programmes. The standard has been consistently excellent for some time, but this one may well turn out to be a real collectors item.

[sundance kid]

I think over the years Rovers have consistently been right up there with their programme. Dundalks is very good now i have to say. Sligos is a strange one. The last couple i've got down there have had digs at Rovers in them, which i thought was odd for an official club publication.

[Martinho II]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100706_Mag.asp

Dundalk V Grevenmacher


I assume Dundalks jersey that they wore in the away leg is a limited edition for the Europa League is that right?

[Dunny]

That's right.

[The Lep]

Won't be buying a programme in Fingal again. €3 for 20 pages. 2 of which was the team sheets, 1 of which was a message from Liam Buckley, 1 with the ground regulations, 1 with show racism the red card promo, 1 the front page and the rest was just adds. I think it's the worst programme I've seen.

longford once beat that by selling the same programme all season :)

[Martinho II]

longford once beat that by selling the same programme all season :)

why wot do you mean by that??

[The Lep]

I mean what it says :). Charging €3 for the same programme in every match with a sticker over the original away team :).

[Spudulika]

That used to be quite standard, Dundalk did it for years. Cheap way to cut down on the expense of changing the cover (which is standard anyhow). But in this day and age it's poor.

From this season I'd give Rovers top spot, Dundalk 2nd, UCD I thought was okay if a little dated, some good content in it. Shels used to have a great programme back in the day, while Bray and Bohs this year I was disappointed with.

[John83]

...UCD I thought was okay if a little dated...
Not to challenge your opinion, but I'm curious as to what you mean by dated.

[redobit]

Fine programme for the Sligo Rvs Vs Galway Utd programme tonight. Great variety of artcles and content. Well worth the 4 yoyo.

[bullit]

The worst i have ever seen was Kildare Countys publication(B&W) for our final game in division one v them in 2007.Just Advertisments with player profiles taken from wikipedia and snapped up by us egits @ 3 yo-yo a go.
Its actualy a very desired piece of memoribilia among the anoracks up here:p

[White Horse]

Congratulations to the DFC Trust on winning "Programme Of The Year".

http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-fc-win-programme-of-the-year

A good matchday programme is a big part of my match-day experience and recognition is due to all those who prepare programmes in the LOI.

[Dodge]

A good matchday programme is a big part of my match-day experience and recognition is due to all those who prepare programmes in the LOI.

Unfortunately, having seen sales figures for most clubs, people like you and me are in a small minority.

Dundalk's programme is superb and deserves all credit

[writerbk1969]

Part of the League of Ireland book I'm writing covers my visits to each ground and a section on the programmes. Quite like the Monaghan United one, Salthill's is extremely small and needs contributors, and I've just come back from Limerick's game tonight and glanced through theirs - lot of adverts but Gary Spain writes good articles for it.
Some clubs seem to have a style over substance approach - Im not interested in how glossy it looks, just whats inside and is it informative. Will get to see Rovers one on Sunday as on my travels there.
Oh yes- and Dundalks is indeed excellent

[Dunny]

Kildares programme was one of the worst I have seen, looked like it was done with a typewriter!

Well done DFC Trust

[White Horse]

Congratulations to those who produce the matchday programme at Oriel Park.

Dundalk Football Club were delighted to hear that the Dundalk FC Magazine was voted Programme of the Year for the third successive year (and 5 years out of past 6) by the Irish Programme Club!

http://www.dundalkfc.com/programme-of-the-year/

[Martinho II]

Congratulations to those who produce the matchday programme at Oriel Park.

Dundalk Football Club were delighted to hear that the Dundalk FC Magazine was voted Programme of the Year for the third successive year (and 5 years out of past 6) by the Irish Programme Club!

http://www.dundalkfc.com/programme-of-the-year/

yep heard it at the programme fair all right! well done!

[White Horse]

Great match day programme produced by Limerick for the Dundalk game last night.

Best I've seen on my away travels this season. Well done.

[Jofspring]

Great match day programme produced by Limerick for the Dundalk game last night.

Best I've seen on my away travels this season. Well done.

Ya in fairness the match program is usually very good. Certainly one of if not the most professional looking one I've come across in the league. Programmes are never doubled up either, always a new one for every game.

[DRDoc]

Great match day programme produced by Limerick for the Dundalk game last night.

Best I've seen on my away travels this season. Well done.

Is it not the lad that used to do the Dundalk programme that now does the Limerick one?

[Jofspring]

Is it not the lad that used to do the Dundalk programme that now does the Limerick one?

He is involved in the website and social media side of things alright. Not 100% on the program. Even in the first division though we had a very good program printed on high quality glossy paper.

[Guinney]

He is involved in the website and social media side of things alright. Not 100% on the program. Even in the first division though we had a very good program printed on high quality glossy paper.

Keith is heavily involved in Limerick's programme too. They even printed programmes for the U19 matches.

[Dodge]

The award for 2013 will be handed out on June 1st. Rovers, Sligo and Dundalk again the best last season. Drogheda's great value for money at only €2

[White Horse]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/programme-of-the-year-2/

Congratulations to all involved in compiling the Dundalk FC programme.

[The Donie Forde]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/programme-of-the-year-2/

Congratulations to all involved in compiling the Dundalk FC programme.


Very well deserved indeed.

[Martinho II]

Foot.ie regular Sean De Loughery got presented with the programme of the year award from Irish Program Club chairperson Charles O Regan at the program fair yesterday afternoon!