Limerick FC set to be wound up

[fionnsci]

on monday due to loss of major revenue from planned Thomond Park freindly (Real Madrid).......

This according to Emmett Malone, Irish Times.

[SunderlandBohs]

The same week Real Madrid break the transfer world record one of Ireland's most famous clubs will go out of business for the some of what an average player like Gareth Barry will make in a month at a mid-table EPL club like Man City. Pleasure/pain in infect. Funny old game?

[Dodge]

The same week Real Madrid break the transfer world record one of Ireland's most famous clubs will go out of business


The club is about 3 years old....

Shame to happen to any club though.

And on a personal level, it would be absolutely ****ing typical of pats to be knocked out of the FAI Cup to a team taht couldn't play in the next round...

if Limerick go (and I hope they don't), I'll always have a soft spot for them for stopping Shels' promotion last year

[Monkfish]

(Real Madrid).......
.

Well thats a load of crap for a start, club never had any plans involving Real Madrid. People who run Thomond park were trying to arrange some sort of friendly (nothing to do with Limerick FC)

Club has said that we're in trouble if we dont get some sort fundraiser/friendly organised a few weeks ago alright but never has Real Madrid been even mentioned.

[Hairy Bowsie]

They'll go out of business and come back under a differnet name, as they have done before. No panic.

Continuity Limerick, anyone?

[eamo1]

Or to rip off a well known joke,how about their new name being "i cant believe its not Lmierick"??:p

[peadar1987]

Desperately sad news if it's true. Even if the club do reform under a different name, they'll still have to start off in the A Championship, and I can't see the already apathetic Limerick football public turning out in any sort of numbers for that.

I hope they manage to pull themselvess through.

[eamo1]

Typo:Limerick.

[SunderlandBohs]

The club is about 3 years old....

Shame to happen to any club though.

And on a personal level, it would be absolutely ****ing typical of pats to be knocked out of the FAI Cup to a team taht couldn't play in the next round...

if Limerick go (and I hope they don't), I'll always have a soft spot for them for stopping Shels' promotion last year

I mean't Limerick clubs (more or less the same club under different names) in general down thru the years.

Forgot Limerick F.C went bust and came back as Limerick 37 and then returned to Limerick F.C.

My mistake. Anyway its always sad to a club on the brink.

[gufc2000]

What about the American lad who is Chairman? Surely he has something in the kitty to save them

[joeSoap]

What about the American lad who is Chairman? Surely he has something in the kitty to save them He's been hit pretty hard by the falling US economy apparently... and has been looking for a buyer for a long time now.

[Longfordian]

How much could ye have realistically have included in your budget as proceeds of this friendly and who is looking to wind the club up?.

[dcfcsteve]

Forgot Limerick F.C went bust and came back as Limerick 37 and then returned to Limerick F.C.


Limerick didn't go bust and then change to Limerick 37. It couldn't get an FAI license - some would say out of FAI concern/malice re a key player in the club at the time - so the players effectively shunted off to a new '37' entity and got the license that way. Then when the dust settled, the '37' bit got dropped.

It seems Limerick is the new Cork in terms of footballing instability.

[thischarmingman]

It seems Limerick is the new Cork in terms of footballing instability.

In fairness, I think Cork are still the new Cork in terms in footballing instability.

[Mr A]

Damn you charmingman!

[thischarmingman]

In fairness Cork seem determined not to relinquish their title without a fight.

Beat you to it. :p

[dcfcsteve]

on monday due to loss of major revenue from planned Thomond Park freindly (Real Madrid).......

This according to Emmett Malone, Irish Times.

This doesn't sound right at all.

Was a friendly between the 2 clubs ever actually agreed ? If not, why was the club banking on it then ?

Sounds like there's deeper problems at Limerick that a glamour friendly won't solve. I hope they can hang in there.

[pineapple stu]

In fairness, I think Cork are still the new Cork in terms in footballing instability.
I think Limerick are doing more than a passing impression of Limerick too.

[Enruoblehs]

Don't think it's Limerick that's been wound up, but ourselves reading this!!

Can't see any reference to it in the Irish Times, where the story is supposed to have originated.

[pól-dcfc]

Buckets out tonight?

[pineapple stu]

Don't think it's Limerick that's been wound up, but ourselves reading this!!

Can't see any reference to it in the Irish Times, where the story is supposed to have originated.
Apparently it's in the print version, but not online. Someone quotes from it in the Limerick forum. There's often little differences between the two.

[Sunny Jim]

Don't think it's Limerick that's been wound up, but ourselves reading this!!

Can't see any reference to it in the Irish Times, where the story is supposed to have originated.


It's in the Sports Digest section, page 21.

[Monkfish]

page 21.

That all? no front page lament? :(

[Dunny]

I know this has nothing to do with Limerick but don't know where to put it.

http://www.galwaynews.ie/7802-financial-crisis-threatens-united039s-long-term-future

[pineapple stu]

Wasn't there a general "Financial woes" thread a while back?

[Longfordian]

I love the way it just trails off with Leeson's quote "To be honest we are...". Insert your own expletive.

[eelmonster]

I love the way it just trails off with Leeson's quote "To be honest we are...". Insert your own expletive.

Ha, beat me to it. Fooked?

[Buile Shuibhne]

THE club’s financial situation is so perilous that this could be Limerick’s last cup game and the long list of players unavailable due to injuries or suspension is probably not uppermost in manager Pat Scully’s mind.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0612/1224248688498.html

[Réiteoir]

Is there an equivalent of John Hume down there who could beg to a massive club to help bail them out of the deep stuff with a friendly?

[Mr A]

Is there an equivalent of John Hume down there who could beg to a massive club to help bail them out of the deep stuff with a friendly?

No doubt Willie O'Dea is swinging into action as we speak.

[eamo1]

Its like a horse race to see who goes bust first.Bohs and Cork were the main front runners but coming charging up on the outside are Limerick and Galway Utd.Going to be a tight finish to this one.You can probably say though that EVERY club is in the race.(Cue Derry,Dundalk and Sligo fans saying "we are fine").:)

[Dunny]

We are fine!

I win.

[pól-dcfc]

We aren't fine!

But we're not imminently up the creek.

[thischarmingman]

We aren't fine!

But we're not imminently up the creek.

We still have the paddle in other words.

Even though the shop we 'bought' it from is complaining we haven't paid them yet.

[Monkfish]

No doubt Willie O'Dea is swinging into action as we speak.

Your joking right? :(

[passerrby]

Your joking right? :(

would he not help you out

[LFC-Zulu]

Wont happen as fast as we think, but this club is in need of investors, stable ones with long term plans, not just someone whose gonna keep us afloat for a few months.

[Derry]

Is there an equivalent of John Hume down there who could beg to a massive club to help bail them out of the deep stuff with a friendly?

There's only one John Hume.
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[Hairy Bowsie]

Home Farm Limerick?

[CSFShels]

Last thing I want is Limerick to not be in the league this year, they took points off Fingal and UCD and we beat them, so it'd be really annoying if that got cancelled out, either way, I doubt this will happen.

[London-Irish]

There is a severe lack of official information coming out of Limerick FC regarding this story and their proposed money-spinning friendlies.

[SkStu]

And on a personal level, it would be absolutely ****ing typical of pats to be knocked out of the FAI Cup to a team taht couldn't play in the next round...


its so crazy it might just happen..... 0-0...

[SkStu]

its so crazy it might just happen..... 0-0...

sorry Limerick fans... :o

[olegunnar]

It hardly needs to be said that LOI clubs are skint, with little hope of steady income streams. Athlone Town "filled" Lisseywoolen witha Sunderland game, helped them out for a little while, but my idea is this::::

Instead of allowing a single club to host a glamour tie that make a few bob that'll last a season (i say few due to stadium capacity limitations) could FAI have a LOI representative side play the likes of Real/Barce/Liverpool and divide proceeds to league?

Real V Munster LOI selection raising money for Limerick, Cork City, improving regional facilities, and play it in Thomond, not turners cross, and get 3 times the gate??

Barca visit dublin and play a Leinster selection, you'd fill aviva with it!! make it an annual thing with different high profile clubs Inter/Juve/Bayern...


Just an idea....

FAI need to something before we lose more clubs... Dublin City/Kilkenny/Cobh:rolleyes:

[Jofspring]

It hardly needs to be said that LOI clubs are skint, with little hope of steady income streams. Athlone Town "filled" Lisseywoolen witha Sunderland game, helped them out for a little while, but my idea is this::::

Instead of allowing a single club to host a glamour tie that make a few bob that'll last a season (i say few due to stadium capacity limitations) could FAI have a LOI representative side play the likes of Real/Barce/Liverpool and divide proceeds to league?

Real V Munster LOI selection raising money for Limerick, Cork City, improving regional facilities, and play it in Thomond, not turners cross, and get 3 times the gate??

Barca visit dublin and play a Leinster selection, you'd fill aviva with it!! make it an annual thing with different high profile clubs Inter/Juve/Bayern...


Just an idea....

FAI need to something before we lose more clubs... Dublin City/Kilkenny/Cobh:rolleyes:

I think this is a good idea and the money split between clubs would be very valuable to those struggling.

[SligoBrewer]

and a Sligo/ Derry/ Finn harps/ Mons selection play AC Milan in windsor park.
;)

[Longfordian]

The FAI doesn't care if more clubs go out of business as long as they're the "right" clubs e.g Us, Monaghan, Kildare, UCD, Cobh etc. They'd be quite happy with about 10 "successful" ideally full time teams with the rest all amateurs and feeding into the nearest big club from the more heavily populated areas. There's less of a drain on their resources then. See the number of times Padraig Smith has said he feels some clubs should consider if they belong in senior soccer and how he feels more clubs will do a Kilkenny City.

[pól-dcfc]

and a Sligo/ Derry/ Finn harps/ Mons selection play AC Milan in windsor park.
;)

So Derry v AC Milan at Windsor then.

[SligoBrewer]

So Derry v AC Milan at Windsor then.

Ah now shnake.

[pól-dcfc]

Ah now shnake.

I'm the Viper ;)