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sligobhoy67
02/07/2009, 4:31 PM
Bohemians?
Bray Wanderers?
Derry City?
Drogheda United?
Dundalk?
Galway United?
Shamrock Rovers?
Sligo Rovers?
St. Patrick's Athletic?
MariborKev
02/07/2009, 4:37 PM
What is your definition?
sligobhoy67
02/07/2009, 4:43 PM
What is your definition?

use your own definition I suppose! I suppose having a majority of fully professional players might be a good start.
MariborKev
02/07/2009, 4:53 PM
Well then Derry are professional.
Dunny
02/07/2009, 5:39 PM
Dundalk are professional.


:o
Joseph McSweene
03/07/2009, 5:07 PM
Dundalk are professional.


:o

Well, since George and Dave Rogers are gone anyway:D

City have a majority of Full-time players with a handful of part-time (Davin O'Neil, Alan O'Connor I think are the only two!) and youth-team (Kiely, Deasy, etc) players. It should probably be more part-time in all honesty, I doubt our long-term financial viability.
gufc2000
05/07/2009, 9:14 AM
Galway United, fully part-time
sligobhoy67
06/07/2009, 8:50 AM
would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?
Mr A
06/07/2009, 8:51 AM
I think Drogheda are firmly in the semi pro camp at this stage!
dfclilywhite
06/07/2009, 9:03 AM
would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?

Did you not see this.


Dundalk are professional.


:o
sligobhoy67
06/07/2009, 11:03 AM
Did you not see this.

I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp
shep
06/07/2009, 11:07 AM
I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp

That part of website has not been updated this season...Simon Kelly and Michael Coburn are only part timers apart from the Youths as far as i know..open to correction though
Dunny
06/07/2009, 12:08 PM
I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp

Benno has gone full-time with us this season.
Tony Soprano
02/08/2009, 6:31 PM
would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?

anyone know how many full time players Shamrock Rovers have ? are St Pats still mostly pro ? thought they scaled back a lot in recent years are Cork mostly full time (at the moment) ?