Composition of the League next year

[LFC-Zulu]

Given all the breaches in licensing this year, the structure won't be obvious next year.
With team like Bohs and Cork, surely the latter can't go unpunished. With rumors of Cobhs return, and with Salthill in the final of the A Championship, how would that work I wonder?
Just seeing what yer views on the topic are like.

[LK37oldskool]

Don't forget there's serious talk of Derry going back to the Northern Ireland league. A major revamp is needed.Would love to see a one division 18 team league.

[Splurge]

Don't forget there's serious talk of Derry going back to the Northern Ireland league. A major revamp is needed.Would love to see a one division 18 team league.

that would be deadly, with the money going out of the top teams the gap between the small ameteur teams like ourselves and the big boys is getting smaller.
Would the differnce between the likes of LK & WX v Bohs & Shams be more than that of Utd & Chelsea v Portsmouth and Wolves?


18 teams, home and away and a north and south division one underneath.

[joeSoap]

Would the differnce between the likes of LK & WX v Bohs & Shams be more than that of Utd & Chelsea v Portsmouth and Wolves?
Initially it probably would but with the financial levelling of the playing field due to the recession and bad financial management by the likes of Bohs, Cork, Drogs etc which should lead to properly implemented salary caps the gap will decrease. Limerick people are generally success following whores and if the big boys are coming to town regularly then our attendances would increase, and the knock on effect would filter right through the club.

If if if .........

[Monkfish]

FAI will just pick and choose which clubs to punish as they usually do. Have to wait and see how the promotion and relegation play offs go before speculating I guess.

Expect more of the same thing again next year.

[bluepowers]

the 1 league would make our gates go up into the 1000s with the likes of rovers coming to town but we would need out of jackman but were could we go markets field looks like its never going to happen

[da bishop]

we..... maybe..... could head out in the corbally direction........any details gael.

[LK37oldskool]

Corbally eh! sounds interesting.anyone willing to share some gossip. :cool:

[da bishop]

gael is the man.

[Jofspring]

the 1 league would make our gates go up into the 1000s with the likes of rovers coming to town but we would need out of jackman but were could we go markets field looks like its never going to happen

Only problem is if it ever happened, Limerick would have to be getting good results very regularly or the people won't come to watch. As joesoap says Limerick people will only follow success. The pull the matches against the bigger irish teams would have, would wear off pretty fast if the results weren't following it.

[sadloserkid]

An awful lot of ifs and buts so far in this speculation. Nothing to suggest that Cork will be censured given that they've gotten off without any punishment so far. Likewise I think that the Bohs house of cards will last another 12 months or so. I'd be surprised if there was any radical change from the current structure for next season tbh.

I think that the novelty of playing Bohs/Rovers/Cork/whoever would wear off fairly quickly in the city too and while our attendances would certainly improve I don't think that the long-term gain would be as pronounced as a lot of people seem to.


Expect more of the same thing again next year.

And the year after. And the year after that.

[lfc at heart]

And the year after. And the year after that.

you mean terrible planning, no money and very little support

[Monkfish]

you mean terrible planning, no money and very little support

Money and support comes and goes.
What do you mean by terrible planning though?

[jebus]

I predict the FAI will leave Cork and Bohs off as they won't want to lose them from the Premier and the League of Ireland will continue being a bad joke

[lfc at heart]

Money and support comes and goes.
What do you mean by terrible planning though?

lets take the game to-day, the kids that done mascot got soaked because there wasnt even a tent that they could go into while it rained for an hour and a half.

when i left the game and I was one of the last to leave there was a load of merchendise still for sale that they could have put on sale for the last few home games

hows that for bad planning

besides that it was a great day and very enjoyable

[Monkfish]

lets take the game to-day, the kids that done mascot got soaked because there wasnt even a tent that they could go into while it rained for an hour and a half.

when i left the game and I was one of the last to leave there was a load of merchendise still for sale that they could have put on sale for the last few home games

hows that for bad planning

besides that it was a great day and very enjoyable

So your blaming the club for the weather and the fact that some people didnt buy some gear?

Kids get a slap of a towl when they go home and they learn a valuable lesson in the value of a good brolly. No Harm.

Any left over merch can be sold at any time.

[lfc at heart]

So your blaming the club for the weather and the fact that some people didnt buy some gear?

Kids get a slap of a towl when they go home and they learn a valuable lesson in the value of a good brolly. No Harm.

Any left over merch can be sold at any time.

no not blaming them for the weather but if they planned it better they could have put either a tent there for the kids instead of letting them stand in the cold and wet for an hour and a half or they could have given them the gear a few days before and let them come down changed 15 minutes before the game, how about that, would that have not been a better plan

also they should have sold the gear before the game, is gone now, finished, people wont buy them, were if you had them on sale at the last 2 home games people would have bought them, thats what other clubs do after all its to 1) make a bit of money and 2) to shift all the stock if possible

but as Ive said already besides those 2 issues, it was a great day, I enjoyed the game and enjoyed the day, i hope more people that were there for the game come out and support Limerick Fc next season,

[LK37oldskool]

This was Limerick's first venture into something like this and they'll learn from there mistakes.Lots of credit to them for makin a good effort and hope to see more of the same in future.

[L37Ultra]

when i left the game and I was one of the last to leave there was a load of merchendise still for sale that they could have put on sale for the last few home games

hows that for bad planning




As far as I know, this Liverpool game was only 100% official to Limerick about 2-3 weeks ago. I think Pat O' Sullivan said that at the dinner in the Strand on Sunday.

In fairness, I don't think they were given enough time to have merchendise ready for the home games before Sunday. And it wouldn't make sense to have it on sale before the Liverpool game anyways.:confused:

[gael353]

gael is the man.

why thank you but shush and stop creating speculation :) as a training base maybe but not for compeditve games

[lfc at heart]

well Ive said my bit about the planning and Ill leave it go at that. hopefully there will be another one next year as I said it was very enjoyable.

[Monkfish]

speculation

Been the base all season and its taken this long for the crazy S word to appear.

Whats this town come to? :o

[LK37oldskool]

seen as Derry have been kicked out of the league and Cork wont be far behind them dont be surprised to see a major re shuffle before the start of next season.

PS....Kildare have gone also.

[bellavistaman]

With rumors of Cobhs return,.

:confused::confused: Havent heard much about that lad. Cant see us being back next year, although their could be a big change in how were run soon

[bluewhitearmy]

:confused::confused: Havent heard much about that lad. Cant see us being back next year, although their could be a big change in how were run soon

A lad playing with ye at the moment told me ye were coming back up heard it from other A championship teams too but you would know more to be fair. Hope its true.

[bellavistaman]

Nah cant see it although theres talks of the fai bringing in a adminstrator to run our club for few months, and that might possibly lead to us coming back, i heard 18 team league every team play twice and we could be apart of that set up, supposedly this is set up for the benefit of city and bohs because the fai dont have the balls to throw them out. Heard that from a LOI manager

[Voice of Reason]

It was on the radio this morning that Salthill Devon will come in for Kildare next season.

Three league clubs in Galway sounds like a lot for the area to support.

[Monkfish]

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Three league clubs in Galway sounds like a lot for the area to support.

Shows how strong soccer is there though.
Whats the chances of Pike or Fairview even trying it.

[bluewhitearmy]

Anyone else think its unfair that the "new" Derry are allowed to skip the A league and come into the 1st division. Doesn't help that they seem to have a big enough budget going by the players they are talking to.

[osarusan]

Anyone else think its unfair that the "new" Derry are allowed to skip the A league and come into the 1st division. Doesn't help that they seem to have a big enough budget going by the players they are talking to.
I'm still holding out hope that won't happen.

I think it is wrong if it does. They are a new club, and like any new club wanting to join the LOI, should start at the bottom rung of the ladder.

It isn't, in my opinion, enough of a deterrent to clubs to have a team/company fold and a newly established team allowed to join the first division. Especially a team like Derry who might end up with only one season out of Premier division football.

If however the FAI deems them the same Derry as before, I hope they get hit with a points deduction which means they won't get promoted, thus ensuring that they are out of the premier for at least two seasons (which I think would be enough of a deterrent for the future).

[bluewhitearmy]

Ya id agree with that either start them in the A championship or take points the same happened to Leeds when they folded the holding company.

[fieldofmarkets]

That would be the right thing to do,....therefore...

I understand the league needs Derry though, perhaps it would be a risk to the league to start them in the A, as much as I would not like to compete with them for promotion in the first this season. :cool:

[Castletroy_Blue]

I very much doubt Derry will be turfed out to the A Championship. Not too bothered though, as it is a good away trip to look forward to, and we are going to walk this tin pot league in 2010 with Purcell all signed up.

:)

[LFC-Zulu]

I very much doubt Derry will be turfed out to the A Championship. Not too bothered though, as it is a good away trip to look forward to, and we are going to walk this tin pot league in 2010 with Purcell all signed up.

:)
I've no doubt you'll end up in Derry, but after hearing about your luck going to games, we'll probably be at home to Athlone that week. :eek: