Transfer window

[Castlepook]

So that's it, not a signing or a sound of a signing. What are we to expect from here .. 1500-2000 at the MF,Nope, I think we're about to re-establish what our core support actually is ..

[Mr A]

Clubs can still sign player who were out of contract before today until the end of August.

[LK37oldskool]

Left it late two years ago and same thing happening again. Lessons not learned.

[Jofspring]

Left it late two years ago and same thing happening again. Lessons not learned.

In fairness two years ago we were like 20 points off second from bottom. Big difference now.

I assume we can still get lads on loan. Teams in England are coming to the end of their pre-seasons and that's when players will become available. Hopefully he picks up a few there.

[bluewhitearmy]

In fairness two years ago we were like 20 points off second from bottom. Big difference now.

I assume we can still get lads on loan. Teams in England are coming to the end of their pre-seasons and that's when players will become available. Hopefully he picks up a few there.

We can't loan anyone just out of contract and they had to be out of contract before the window closed.

[Castlepook]

We're broke and the board haven't the ****** to come clean .. bluffing about changing direction .. we'll be lucky to put 11 on the grass v Dundalk. What's the problem in some honesty, it's actually extremely arrogant and disingenuous treatment of fans that follow the club all over the country ... A true reflection of the character of people being the scenes.

[CraftyToePoke]

We're broke and the board haven't the ****** to come clean .. bluffing about changing direction .. we'll be lucky to put 11 on the grass v Dundalk. What's the problem in some honesty, it's actually extremely arrogant and disingenuous treatment of fans that follow the club all over the country ... A true reflection of the character of people being the scenes.

Do you know this to be true ?

[Lim till i die]

Players were paid last week...

I'd say the fans will know very quickly the day we are broke because Neil McDonald will just pack his bags and go home.

He's not living in a barn in east Limerick for the scenery.

[bluewhitearmy]

we'll be lucky to put 11 on the grass v Dundalk.

We would be doing extremely well to get em playing on grass in Dundalk tbf

[Kennycon]

I can't see us getting anything from the Dundalk game I just hope the teams below us get beaten, everybody is waiting for McDonald to bring in reinforcements I hope he does it before it's too late.

[Castlepook]

100% .... The current incumbents have been asked to step aside before another sheckle is made available...

[Market's Field]

'The current incumbents'. Are they the board, the players, POS, who?

[CraftyToePoke]

100% .... The current incumbents have been asked to step aside before another sheckle is made available...

So there's a power struggle, more than a bust ?
And which faction brought NMcD here ?

[bluewhitearmy]

100% .... The current incumbents have been asked to step aside before another sheckle is made available...

I find that hard to believe when wages were just paid on Friday.

[Lims4ever]

Lads we needed players in to make sure we were safe and we go and let 5 or 6 players go how can this not be anything other than financial problems ,two players in on loan and not even an attempt to bring in another player it's not as if those players were earning a fortune they could have remained till the end of the season just goes to show how much pressure things must be under .When you needed everybody pulling in the same direction at a crucial stage of the season they go and create a fuss and disrupt the squad big-time, im sure there are players left there now who were close to some of them players gone and see the way they have been treated would you be happy with that yeah there is the " there professionals " do there job side of it but it has to affect the moral of the group .

[bluewhitearmy]

Lads we needed players in to make sure we were safe and we go and let 5 or 6 players go how can this not be anything other than financial problems ,two players in on loan and not even an attempt to bring in another player it's not as if those players were earning a fortune they could have remained till the end of the season just goes to show how much pressure things must be under .When you needed everybody pulling in the same direction at a crucial stage of the season they go and create a fuss and disrupt the squad big-time, im sure there are players left there now who were close to some of them players gone and see the way they have been treated would you be happy with that yeah there is the " there professionals " do there job side of it but it has to affect the moral of the group .

Weird that there was a striker in today then if there is no attempt to bring in another player.

[LK37oldskool]

It's Defenders we need the way we're shipping goals of late. A striker right now is not a priority in the my opinion.

[bluewhitearmy]

It's Defenders we need the way we're shipping goals of late. A striker right now is not a priority in the my opinion.

Weren't you complaining on Twitter that we didn't make a move for Faherthy?

[LK37oldskool]

Yeah but Kevin put me straight on that!
I did think that if we were to go after a striker surely someone with proven LOI experience would be best. I still believe that with our defence so weak it should now be a priority to sort out.

[sadloserkid]

We would be doing extremely well to get em playing on grass in Dundalk tbf

This is the first post to make me smile on here in weeks and weeks!

[Castlepook]

You've got that one half right, a reduced amount from a rapidly diminishing balance, with legal correspondence flying about ? If your in doubt, just ask a club representative. In fairness,do you honestly believe that 6 players have been shown the door, zilch brought in and it's all for changing our "footballing" direction. I reckon we are down to a few weeks and it could be fold the tent time ... I'd be gutted, but some people are too stubborn to do the right thing. Think how and when Jack Mac was side stepped, genuinley tried to help the football club,global financial crisis hit and ran out of money, people smelled blood ....... well this is a kind of history repeating itself ...

[Lim till i die]

My understanding is that the new lad has been paying the Piper for a while now but he's (justifiably) getting fed up with not calling the tunes.

Is he going to let the team get relegated after spending x amount because he somehow only discovered last Tuesday that POS is a bit stubborn? I don't see it. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see it.

It looks like the usual Limerick senior football sky is falling brigade.

I'm following it 20 some years. Financial crises talk at least 350 times over that period. How many games have we failed to fulfill?

[Jofspring]

I had heard similar to LTID but it was more that the guy investing didn't want to get overly involved at the start but was slowly getting more interested over time and recently was looking to up his involvement. That has possibly happened now.

[LK37oldskool]

It sounds like your suggesting there's a power struggle between the new money man and POS? that would make sense from the other bits I've heard. As LTID said POS is a stubborn man and won't hand over the reigns to easily.

[Castlepook]

He's justifiably getting ****ed with POS an companies bizzare decision making, two bulls in a field syndrome. Will he pull out after sinking in so much .. Hell yes,It's quitting while your ahead.Does POS have enough to keep us afloat and competitive? Doesn't look too positive on that front .... Ideally, both could have reached agreement,but that's extremely unlikely at this point.Again,why couldn't the club release some kind of a statement based on the truth and cite restructuring, new investment needed, etc, etc.Instead we have to watch our side been stripped to the bone and kept in the dark. No wonder people seem completely disallusioned .... which will reflect in the Rovers attendance.

[Jofspring]

He's justifiably getting ****ed with POS an companies bizzare decision making, two bulls in a field syndrome. Will he pull out after sinking in so much .. Hell yes,It's quitting while your ahead.Does POS have enough to keep us afloat and competitive? Doesn't look too positive on that front .... Ideally, both could have reached agreement,but that's extremely unlikely at this point.Again,why couldn't the club release some kind of a statement based on the truth and cite restructuring, new investment needed, etc, etc.Instead we have to watch our side been stripped to the bone and kept in the dark. No wonder people seem completely disallusioned .... which will reflect in the Rovers attendance.

Everything being talked about here is what people have heard and stories around. It may be close to the truth but also could be way off. I can't see why the club would release a statement unless they have something to actually say.

[CraftyToePoke]

He's justifiably getting ****ed with POS an companies bizzare decision making

And do you know which side wanted NMcD in or was there agreement on that ?

Boland till the end of the season was as good as done according to some, then a delay, a quiet period and a different name ended up here.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Looking at the remaining fixtures, it's clear we have an unfortunate run of difficult opposition lately in Derry away, Dundalk away, then Shams at home, but it's after that that thteam will really need to start targeting points and securing a top nine finish. Bohs home, Finn Harps home, then Bray away, are all games that we should be getting points from, even if nine, 7, or even six is a bit of tall order at the moment. That's ahead of Cork home - a write-off unless Cork are on holidays after winning the title - then more achievable points against Pats away, Drogs home, Galway home.

The point being that things look rather grim now, but I would agree with the sentiment that there's a bit of an over-reaction. I'm not happy about the state of the squad, and it's only natural that rumours and concerns about the financial situation would be the result. But we're not doomed to slip into the bottom three. How many points would we need to avoid that? Not all that many. Then we go again.

[Castlepook]

I can't see why the club would release a statement unless they have something to actually say

So players not being paid the week before the Galway game, outstanding money owed to suppliers, six players shipped out, nothing in (despite McD promising 4/6 new quality players to push for Europe, when he arrived, slipping down the division and backroom staff getting screwed, fact, (not maybe) and you reckon the club shouldn't bother with a statement.... Maybe we get what we deserve.... Your in for an eye opener when the team sheet is out tonight ....

[CraftyToePoke]

Your in for an eye opener when the team sheet is out tonight ....

Things to look forward to ha :)

[Lim till i die]

Which backroom staff got screwed? Genuinely curious didn't hear anything.

The Galway wage thing is at the Crux of the alleged issues.

Eye opener tonight? Shur Barry is a fantastic young talent ;)

[bluewhitearmy]

Heard nothing about any staff either.

[NeverFeltBetter]

If players weren't paid, wouldn't that be more common knowledge? PFAI involved etc

[Castlepook]

The Galway wage issue is at the crux of the thing ... And you don't believe it's worth an explanation from the board. It's toxic at the club at the moment, players have zero faith in all and everything. We need radical change and quick

[Lim till i die]

Which backroom staff got screwed?

What way would a statement about the Galway issue go from the board? I'm struggling to think of a similar statement in the history of football?

[Castlepook]

Which backroom staff got screwed?

What way would a statement about the Galway issue go from the board? I'm struggling to think of a similar statement in the history of football?

The non playing staff who are stiffed will come out in the wash 100% .. Maybe contributed to the silent investor going ballistic. In relation to "what way" a statement from Galwaygate could go😃 It could range from acknowledgment of a clerical error, a we don't have a sausage or had cash flow problem, or our investor has sussed we don't have a clue and wants changes before he gives us another penny or their is nothing wrong here, move along , nothing to see blah blah. Either way the dogs in the street knows we're in terminal major **** and someone needs to make a move. It's like a cheap crap game ...

[Lim till i die]

Neil McDonald
Eric Kinder
Martin Russell
Tommy Barrett
Willie Boland
Eddie Hickey
Derek McCarthy
Barry Heffernan
Keith Wallace
Kieran Judge

There's a list of non playing staff at the club this year off the top of my head.

Which one got screwed?

Can you give me an example from anywhere in the world of a statement like the one you are asking for?

"The Limerick FC board would like to confirm the players weren't paid last week but have been paid this week. ENDS."

Have you considered Mike Aherne like I said? You seem to know more than you are letting on. You're asking the club to state what's going on in plain English. When you're not willing to do so yourself?

Im more than happy to join the firing squad. But show me the bodies first. As it stands it's just a load of hot air.

[CraftyToePoke]

Your in for an eye opener when the team sheet is out tonight ....

So was that the team you were expecting last night ? Or ? Etc ?

[Castlepook]

Neil McDonald
Eric Kinder
Martin Russell
Tommy Barrett
Willie Boland
Eddie Hickey
Derek McCarthy
Barry Heffernan
Keith Wallace
Kieran Judge

There's a list of non playing staff at the club this year off the top of my head.

Which one got screwed?

Can you give me an example from anywhere in the world of a statement like the one you are asking for?

"The Limerick FC board would like to confirm the players weren't paid last week but have been paid this week. ENDS."

Have you considered Mike Aherne like I said? You seem to know more than you are letting on. You're asking the club to state what's going on in plain English. When you're not willing to do so yourself?

Im more than happy to join the firing squad. But show me the bodies first. As it stands it's just a load of hot air.

I'll show you zilch, and actually think it's particularly crude for you to want "names" of individuals who may require third party intervention. Regarding the firing squad, your probably more inclined to be at the autopsy, sniffing around the carcass .. Now run along and bore someone else to death.

[Lim till i die]

:good:

[Treaty Gooner]

Can we have a few more ITKs please, this particular windup has run its course. Bluewhitearmy is usually good for spilling club secrets, someone ring him there.

[bluewhitearmy]

Can we have a few more ITKs please, this particular windup has run its course. Bluewhitearmy is usually good for spilling club secrets, someone ring him there.

What secrets have I spilled? :confused:

[Treaty Gooner]

You know, you old scallywag

[sulywaterfordfc]

If the Limerick board have nothing to announce, why would they release a statement? I think people forget it's football, and there's always constant rumours and mad up stories. Which the gullible people supporting the club tends the believe. Happens in nearly every club for time to time. I think Limerick fans need to be realistic.

[bluewhitearmy]

https://tacticstruck2.com/2017/08/06/opinion-why-neil-mcdonald-deserves-the-kindness-of-fate/

[LK37oldskool]

Great piece from Alan. Must read for anyone looking for an explanation to our current woes. About time someone opened the can of worms

[Jofspring]

https://tacticstruck2.com/2017/08/06/opinion-why-neil-mcdonald-deserves-the-kindness-of-fate/

Good piece by Alan.

[topfan]

Excellent piece from Alan.

[Treaty Gooner]

Good piece, credit where it's due. And another chance for him to have a barely disguised pop at his media rivals. Pity.

[da bishop]

Now thats what i call a ..masterpiece ..nailed it the whole way through and articalates what a lot of the non.. fickle mob..are saying.about time someone had a pop at the media rivals,who are entitled to articalate their opinions too but the output has been a shambles conducted like the media during the pirate stations days.and served only by personnal agenda,s..amateurs.