Dundalk New Third Kit Launch

[dundalkfc10]

Press Conference in Oriel this afternnoon.

Rumours by local journos, could be news on stadium plans

[sbgawa]

That would be fantastic,
They are hardly holding a pres conference to announce they are tidying up the away end , you'd have to be optimistic that it is something more substantial.
Hopefully they won't have a scale model and a DVD :)

[Ezeikial]

Press Conference in Oriel this afternnoon.

Rumours by local journos, could be news on stadium plans


That would be fantastic,
They are hardly holding a pres conference to announce they are tidying up the away end , you'd have to be optimistic that it is something more substantial.
Hopefully they won't have a scale model and a DVD :)

It might be wise to await the details of any press conference announcement

[oriel]

Where was it confirmed a press conference today ? I saw something about an announcement* by the club 'this week'

*Nothing also on what this would be.

[dundalkfc10]

That would be fantastic,
They are hardly holding a pres conference to announce they are tidying up the away end , you'd have to be optimistic that it is something more substantial.
Hopefully they won't have a scale model and a DVD :)

Unless its a full scale redevelopmet all at once, Away end will be last to be done

[dundalkfc10]

Where was it confirmed a press conference today ? I saw something about an announcement* by the club 'this week'

*Nothing also on what this would be.

Ciaran Culligan told to be in Oriel for 5! Hes offical photoman

[Mr A]

Hopes rising that Dundalk will move out of that dump dashed as club confirms it will in fact continue to play in Dundalk.

[Ezeikial]

Hopes rising that Dundalk will move out of that dump dashed as club confirms it will in fact continue to play in Dundalk.

Strange post.

Were you expecting the club to announce a relocation to some town away from Dundalk?

That would be weird

[Ezeikial]

DFC twitter post


Exciting news incoming! #DundalkFC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DundalkFC?src=hash) will host a press conference on Wednesday at 2pm. Watch it live on our @facebook (https://twitter.com/facebook) page!
https://twitter.com/DundalkFC/status/1110587028033425409

[EatYerGreens]

Strange post.

Were you expecting the club to announce a relocation to some town away from Dundalk?

That would be weird

WoooooooOOOOOSH !:D

[nigel-harps1954]

Strange post.

Were you expecting the club to announce a relocation to some town away from Dundalk?

That would be weird

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[Charlie Darwin]

DFC twitter post

https://twitter.com/DundalkFC/status/1110587028033425409
Bit of a slight on Ciaran Culligan telling him to show up three hours late!

[dundalkfc10]

Bit of a slight on Ciaran Culligan telling him to show up three hours late!

That was yesterday, Their was a pre press release to local journos/photographers.

Its a new jersey and not an upgrade of Oriel so dont get too excited

[sbgawa]

FFS
They trumpet a press conference which can be watched "live on facebook" having recently appointed a big bucks CEO and expect people to be happy when they announce a new jersey ??
If that is what it is they need a lesson in expectation management.
I live in hope that they arent that clueless and actually have something worth shouting about going on.
If it is a new jersey then whoever is running the show needs an injection of cop on

[EatYerGreens]

Maybe the person who announced it is deaf in one ear, like that Derry Girls episode.

"Yeah - it's something new for fans to wear around".

"Oh we're getting a new ground ?"

[oriel]

I can't imagine it will be an announcement on a new kit supplier from 2020, as that would be launched end of season, for sales etc like the xmas market, plus that wouldnt warrant a Press Release? It can't be new players either as window is shut until July, I'd be disappointed if its more on the YDC, and they have also released a lot on that recently.

Interestingly the usual local journalist have been quiet on this last 2 days, so maybe its something bigger or they know and its not what msot are expecting.

Anyway, all will be revealed after 2pm, not getting my hopes up though, but ANY improvement would be a bonus.

[Ezeikial]

FFS
They trumpet a press conference which can be watched "live on facebook" having recently appointed a big bucks CEO and expect people to be happy when they announce a new jersey ??
If that is what it is they need a lesson in expectation management.
I live in hope that they arent that clueless and actually have something worth shouting about going on.
If it is a new jersey then whoever is running the show needs an injection of cop on

Agreed.

A new jersey would be a big let down

[Ezeikial]

I think it is the appointment of Stephen Bradley as Communications Manager

[sbgawa]

I think it is the appointment of Stephen Bradley as Communications Manager

Yawn,

[oriel]

Online streaming of games is the latest, if this is it, hardly warrants a PR ?

[Eminence Grise]

Maybe they’re announcing that they've found the cupboard where Vinny Perth hid his modesty during the Kenny era. It’s some asset: just think what Jawn Delaney and Conor McGregor would pay for a while out of the limelight. 'Twould easily fund a new stadium.

[Asterix]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-fc-and-fyffes-get-kitted-out-in-support-of-temple-street-childrens-hospital/

[Mr A]

Fyffes managing director, Gerry Cunningham said: “A sense of corporate social responsibility is at the core of everything we do

Magnificent.

[EatYerGreens]

http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-fc-and-fyffes-get-kitted-out-in-support-of-temple-street-childrens-hospital/

So the big announcement is that Dundalk will be wearing a third kit which raises funds for a hospital in Dublin ? :confused:

What about the perfectly good hospital in Dundalk ?

[sbgawa]

Mike Tracey saying on twitter they were doing something no league of ireland team had done before ......
......i think he must have meant never in the history of his involvement in the LOI has a club given money to charity via kit sales....lol
And even then he'd be wrong, Bohs are doing it on their 3rd kit and i don't think they are the only ones.

Own goal PR wise , expectation wise and if i was working in the regional hospital i'd be thinking "thanks a lot Mike"

[Eminence Grise]

CSR? Not really, just the C bit - there's more to CSR than wearing a jersey. Still, it means there's a good news story in the national media about the league and that's always worthwhile. It didn't warrant the ballyhoo about the announcement though. Somebody needs a refresher course in PR.

[bohsmug]

Bohs and Rovers did the joint pink kit for breast cancer a few years back too.

Was it just on here that people said today's conference was linked to the stadium or was it a rumour that gained genuine traction?

[Yossarian]

Bohs and Rovers did the joint pink kit for breast cancer a few years back too.

Was it just on here that people said today's conference was linked to the stadium or was it a rumour that gained genuine traction?

It was a rumour that grew legs due to the hype from the club on this announcement.
It’s a worthy cause and a good news story for the league but there didn’t need to be such a big build up that has inevitably left a lot of people disappointed.

[CorribsideSteve]

A shoddily colored kit was the big news. Yeah, it's for Charity, great. Genuinely. but what a hoopla just for a kit. If there's genuine stadium development news, it better have a buildup akin to a Game of Thrones Season Trailer.

[Mr A]

I realize any attempt to tidy up the stadium news thread is an exercise in utter futility, but nevertheless I have done so anyway since Harps fans are no strangers to futility and indeed despair.

[sbgawa]

Feel your pain Mr A.
It's coming

[White Horse]

Well done to the club, CX+, and Fyffes for such a great initiative.

It was also great to see the club drumming up interest via the clever use of social media.

[sbgawa]

Very charitable view of things, Tracey in particular looks like a bit of an eejit.
It's a good idea but it's been done before and given the clamour for peak6 to actually invest in dundalk other tha the first team it's a bit of an own goal.
Anyway, move on, nothing to see here :(

[mcgonigle]

Very charitable view of things, Tracey in particular looks like a bit of an eejit.
It's a good idea but it's been done before and given the clamour for peak6 to actually invest in dundalk other tha the first team it's a bit of an own goal.
Anyway, move on, nothing to see here :(

In the past LOI clubs have been notoriously rubbish at marketing. They've done a great job of building suspense and interest here just because it's not what most people wanted to hear doesn't make it a failure. People are talking about it and that makes it a success. Not to mention a great cause

[mcgonigle]

So the big announcement is that Dundalk will be wearing a third kit which raises funds for a hospital in Dublin ? :confused:

What about the perfectly good hospital in Dundalk ?

Is Temple Street exclusive to Dublin children?

[EatYerGreens]

Is Temple Street exclusive to Dublin children?

Irrelevant.

[seand]

So the big announcement is that Dundalk will be wearing a third kit which raises funds for a hospital in Dublin ? :confused:

What about the perfectly good hospital in Dundalk ?

Sadly the HSE don't agree with your assessment of the 'perfectly good' hospital in Dundalk.

[sbgawa]

In the past LOI clubs have been notoriously rubbish at marketing. They've done a great job of building suspense and interest here just because it's not what most people wanted to hear doesn't make it a failure. People are talking about it and that makes it a success. Not to mention a great cause


So you've no problem with your Chairman going out on social media saying DFC are doing something "never done before by any LOI club" and then announcing a 3rd kit to benefit a charity which has been done several times before?
I'm not having a go for the sake of having a go, its a credibility/professional thing IMO .
Next time Tracey puts something out people will assume its more BS and is that what you want for your Chairman?


Hasten to add BTW , fantastic cause and any money raised is well needed by the hospital.
Whoever came up with the idea deserves praise for it, the PR around it is a completely separate issue.

[oriel]

This is a fantastic move by DFC / Fyffes changing the kit / giving up the sponsor for cup games, but it has since been clarified that its only 'selected' not 'all' cup games, for example if Dundalk reached the FAI Cup Final, this kit will not be used.

As for the hype and the build up, I do not understand that, they could have easily added in a clue to what it was, a lot and not jsut DFC fans thought (or hoped) it would have been something about the ground.

Good cause, and I'll support it by making a donation, just no need to over pre hype it up like that.

[EatYerGreens]

Sadly the HSE don't agree with your assessment of the 'perfectly good' hospital in Dundalk.

All the more reason for its local football team to fundraise to help make it better, so :cool:

[dundalkfc10]

The Children's hospital is a Nationwide hospital. I know a mate of mine who goes to Oriel every week, whos young daughter has unfortnatley spent upto 50% of her 5 years in and out of Temple Street.

Anyone who says we should have put it into the hospital in Dundalk instead is just a Wum and a sad one at that !

[Ezeikial]

All the more reason for its local football team to fundraise to help make it better, so :cool:

Its possible to make a good case for 100's, maybe even 1000's of charities.

This is not one of them

[mcgonigle]

Irrelevant.

Oh well fair enough so.....:rolleyes:

[Ezeikial]

Brian Gartland gives some of the background as to how the club got involved with Temple Street Children's Hospital.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJBH13ulaRE&feature=youtu.be