Off season rumours

[bluewhitearmy]

Ya I understand living within the means but where do we go as in who is running the club? Money won't just come from gate receipts, so where and how else will funds come in? Do the fans have to get more involved? For example a trust. Are the club going to look for more investors? How is sponsorship this season going. How much is the rent on the Markets Field? What income is needed week to week to keep the first team going?

There isn't a single club in the league being run off gate receipts.

These are the kind of things we actually need to be told not a list of things Pat has done for the club. Thought it was a very flimsy statement tbh gave no detail at all of what the current situation is and like you have pointed out where it needs to go from here.

[faceoff]

AFAIK he's now only voluntary
He wont do too much for nothing.if at all.

[NeverFeltBetter]

I leave the country for a few days, come back and turn the internet on, and see that the sky is falling.

Man, it's going to be a rough season ahead. Everything about the current situation with the club is depressing, and I can't see any way out. Limerick looking like a FD-level team more and more, scrapping 500 people into a completed MF.

[Jofspring]

Pat talking about the same things we kind of know.

He has mentioned some kind of a trust and a group of corporate people possibly getting involved. Now that's the first I've heard of that and it is kind of what everyone wanted to know about. Still all very vague.

They need to park this thing about people wanting a top class team. I think that has been nipped in the bud and no one I have talked to is expecting it.

The genuine fans just want to know the facts about what they need to do from here on or who is running the show from here on.

[harpin]

Pat talking about the same things we kind of know.

He has mentioned some kind of a trust and a group of corporate people possibly getting involved. Now that's the first I've heard of that and it is kind of what everyone wanted to know about. Still all very vague.

They need to park this thing about people wanting a top class team. I think that has been nipped in the bud and no one I have talked to is expecting it.

The genuine fans just want to know the facts about what they need to do from here on or who is running the show from here on.

They can't they have to keep playing down expectations. Although he then goes on to say we need 2 centre halves and a striker and you know if we don't get them a certain element of our support will be screaming that the sky is falling down again

[Lim till i die]

I wouldn't be puttin a huge amount of trust in the trust.

As for people wanting a top class team, that squad is a half dozen decent players off being anything other than absolute relegation fodder.

Will I still watch them? Course I will I'm a saddo.

Will the good people of Limerick support them? Of course not. Nor should they be expected to.

[blueblood]

Jason Hughes supposed to be training with Galway, he's not the best we ever had but a fella like him would add a bit to the squad are Limerick hoping the likes of Hughes don't get any offers from anyone else and play for their hometown club for peanuts or even less, I wonder was he even given the opportunity to play for peanuts!

[bluewhitearmy]

Jason Hughes supposed to be training with Galway, he's not the best we ever had but a fella like him would add a bit to the squad are Limerick hoping the likes of Hughes don't get any offers from anyone else and play for their hometown club for peanuts or even less, I wonder was he even given the opportunity to play for peanuts!

Up until last week he was still talking to Limerick and had been made more than one offer anyway.

[blueblood]

Up until last week he was still talking to Limerick and had been made more than one offer anyway.

Mustn't have been a great offer, I don't think Jason would be the kind of fella to go to Galway unless it was his only other option, I think he enjoyed playing for his home town club, doubt Galway are offering him mad money to make it worth his while

[bluewhitearmy]

Word on facebook and twitter is that Sam Oji is staying.

[Jofspring]

Would be a massive re-signing. Hopefully quickly followed by one or two more to finish off the squad and at least have us some way competitive.

[delboyderis]

Would be great news if sammy oji does re-sign/badly needed at the back.

[LFC Blue]

Massive boost for everyone today with the news of Oji's imminent resigning...Maybe we might not be in as bad a shape afterall.
Worst case scenario that we make no more signings i think the following team would be competitive v Bohemians on the opening night.

Connor O Donnell
Colm Murphy Sami Oji Tony Whitehead Robbie Williams
Sean Russell Shane Duggan Paul O Connor Ian Turner
Dean Clarke Darragh Rainsford

Hopefully the couple of loan signings Russel alluded to today will include a target man to play up top beside Clarke.
Shane Tracy would be a massive addition. Anyone know anything about his current situation.
The complete lack of strenght and depth is a major worry. Prince and Jason Hughes would bolster things a bit.
I think the two boys in the centre of midfield should give us a good platform too.

[thomas72]

Heard last night Shane Tracey signed with fairview what a waste

[Jofspring]

Heard last night Shane Tracey signed with fairview what a waste

Ya it's an awful pity. Injury has really ruined his career.

[harpin]

Massive boost for everyone today with the news of Oji's imminent resigning...Maybe we might not be in as bad a shape afterall.
Worst case scenario that we make no more signings i think the following team would be competitive v Bohemians on the opening night.

Connor O Donnell
Colm Murphy Sami Oji Tony Whitehead Robbie Williams
Sean Russell Shane Duggan Paul O Connor Ian Turner
Dean Clarke Darragh Rainsford

Hopefully the couple of loan signings Russel alluded to today will include a target man to play up top beside Clarke.
Shane Tracy would be a massive addition. Anyone know anything about his current situation.
The complete lack of strenght and depth is a major worry. Prince and Jason Hughes would bolster things a bit.
I think the two boys in the centre of midfield should give us a good platform too.

He'll play 3 at the back

[bluewhitearmy]

He'll play 3 at the back

Very hard to say really until we have enough players that he can tray something different in friendlies. I don't think just cos he played it in one Munster Senior Cup game when we only had 3 defenders really available that its what he will go with for the season. I hope its not what he goes with cos we dont have the players for it.

[faceoff]

Heard last night Shane Tracey signed with fairview what a waste

What the hell was he supposed to do?Limerick didnt make him an offer or even contact him for that matter so he got on board with the View.He will also be coaching schoolboys there and im sure View are happy with that.

[Jofspring]

Wasn't Shane coaching the herbertstown minors or junior team? He gone from there now?

[Lionel Ritchie]

14 players in the senior squad 3 weeks from showtime (http://www.limerickpost.ie/2015/02/12/russell-calls-for-fans-patience-ahead-of-new-season/) according to theis interview in Limerick Post.

[harpin]

Would be a massive re-signing. Hopefully quickly followed by one or two more to finish off the squad and at least have us some way competitive.

Was told there would be 2 signed next week

[LFC Blue]

Anthony Elding signed with Derry today. Another one we can forget about.

[delboyderis]

As Mike Ahern said on limerick 95fm this morning,the squad is very small and if they pick up injuries and suspensions they will struggle to field a team.its going to be a lot of pressure on the under 19's.

[Jofspring]

Anthony Elding signed with Derry today. Another one we can forget about.

He is living in sligo as a fireman as far as I know. No way he would have come down here.

[bluewhitearmy]

Signed Ex UCD right back Sean Harding he has been in Australia last few seasons.

[delboyderis]

Good signing/an experienced defender.squad is still very light.need oji to sign and a couple more and it mightnt be too bad.

[gufc2000]

Rumour on our forum linking Vinny Faherty with ye

[harpin]

Rumour on our forum linking Vinny Faherty with ye

He played in a training match a few weeks ago alright

[delboyderis]

Vinny Faherty would be another good signing if they can get him.would add another bit of Loi experience to the team.

[Jofspring]

Would take Daryl Kavanaugh. With Carrick knocked out of FAI by Moyross he might be interested in coming back. Had predicted that Doherty and Kavanaugh would leave Carrick if they got knocked out and Doherty has already signed for Waterford.

[delboyderis]

He would be a good signing if he was interested in coming back to limerick?a lot of if's though.

[faceoff]

Would take Daryl Kavanaugh. With Carrick knocked out of FAI by Moyross he might be interested in coming back. Had predicted that Doherty and Kavanaugh would leave Carrick if they got knocked out and Doherty has already signed for Waterford.

does'nt say too much for Doherty when he could'nt get a start with Carrick now does it.

[Jofspring]

Oji gone. He just confirmed it km twitter.

[faceoff]

Oji gone. He just confirmed it km twitter.
Saw that.Gonna be a long hard season.SHAMBLES.And a lot of it down to POS.Has'nt a clue how to run a football club and the apes who were on the gravy train were not much better.

[Jofspring]

So as it stands:

Outs:
Barry Ryan
Sam Oji
Shane Tracey
Rory Gaffney
Kieran Djillali
Lee Lynch
Jack Doherty
Shane Cusack
Garbhan Coughlan
Shane O'Connor
Mick Leahy

Not yet re-signed:
Jason Hughes
Patrick Nzuzi
Ali Abass
Prince Ageymang

[donnrua]

Any news on who he's signing for?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Oji is a bad loss.

Looking at other teams in the PD you'd expect to be lower down the table, I have to expect Limerick are going to get relegated. The squad is just too weak and paper thin. The money situation won't improve, they'll be no mid-season squad makeover, and the effort to get a greater interest in the club from the city through the Market's Field has gone up in smoke. Question is whether the club can survive relegation really. It's crazy how bad things have gotten in the last few months. Part of me is wondering if promotion came too soon for POS' plan. Think on how much cash has been lost renting Thomond while Market's Field project scrapped along. Or maybe MF would never have gotten off the ground without promotion.

I dunno, its desperate situation altogether. I think LOI football in Limerick is just doomed to be at FD level.

[bluewhitearmy]

Oji confirms on his twitter he is gone. More broken promises from the club cost us him.

[donnrua]

Oji confirms on his twitter he is gone. More broken promises from the club cost us him.
Care to elaborate?

[Jofspring]

Care to elaborate?

Have heard he was offered a deal. Was over training with the team and played a friendly midweek. Club tried to change the offer and he wanted to stick to the original one. That's why we lost him.

[bluewhitearmy]

Have heard he was offered a deal. Was over training with the team and played a friendly midweek. Club tried to change the offer and he wanted to stick to the original one. That's why we lost him.

This basically. You don't agree a deal one week and try go back on it the week later with someone especially not someone like Oji.

[bluewhitearmy]

Can't get into it now either but some of the stuff going on in the background makes a mockery of all the talk coming out of the club about local talent.

[thomas72]

The amount of money wasted by POS is unbelievable bruff training centre been one ridiculous there wont be a Limerick soon enough. thomond park worse again pat is a great business man but is absolutely clueless on the running of a football club throwing money away.

[Jofspring]

A few ex players at it again in Twitter. Laughing at the club, saying karma is a bitch and we deserve everything we get. Still no info for fans on where the club stand.

[donnrua]

A few ex players at it again in Twitter. Laughing at the club, saying karma is a bitch and we deserve everything we get. Still no info for fans on where the club stand.

Let me guess, was one of them banned for smokin' the wacky-backy?

[Jofspring]

Let me guess, was one of them banned for smokin' the wacky-backy?

One ya, one a bit bitter cause his mate got the sack and another who is now not playing with anyone. Thing is I've seen it from other ex-players too. Players that were with the club a few years back.

[bluewhitearmy]

One ya, one a bit bitter cause his mate got the sack and another who is now not playing with anyone. Thing is I've seen it from other ex-players too. Players that were with the club a few years back.

I know the first 2 who is the third?

[Jofspring]

Barry Ryan is the third. The same lads seem to take every chance they can on Twitter to have a go at the club.

[donnrua]

Shows a complete lack of class in fairness taking to social media to have a bitch, hoping the club has a hard time etc. at least Oji showed what a class act he is wishing the club well and thanking everyone from the chairman to the kit man and the fans. All that Ryan ever did was whine!

[Jofspring]

Agree there, touch of class from Oji.