Common sense prevails - G&DL merge with GU

[Terry]

Eoin Hand, Manager of Football Support Services at the FAI welcomes the recent announcement of an amalgamation between the Galway & District League and Galway United. This move will see the District League take a 30% stake in Galway United and three seats on the Board of Directors at the Club while both parties will join together to take Youth Development in the County to a higher level, building on the excellent work already achieved in this area by the District League.

Read more here (http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/press/a-victory-for-common-sense.html)

[GalwayFrancis]

great news for all enolved, Does this mean that Gufc now own Terryland, or who does.

[Patrick Dunne]

There is no change to the status of Terryland Park, it remains in control of
a group of trustees.

[GalwayFrancis]

There is no change to the status of Terryland Park, it remains in control of
a group of trustees.
so are united still paying rent for terryland and any idea how much it is?

[Patrick Dunne]

Galway United pay the G&DL a monthly amount to cover the considerable
expenses of running the facility (eg pitch maintenance, ESB, etc).

[GUISAUltra]

its great news for the club because now we can actually get a few decent young fellas from around galway county, instead of just kids from mervue and salthill.

[Terry]

and Michael Kennedy was tohe first to make the step. Lets hope there is more like him ! Next I would say would be the young fella from Salthill "Keane O'Brien"(sp?)

[GUISAUltra]

yeah kian's a good player supposedly, well he must be if he has played with the irish team but there is a lot of other fairly decent players with the G&DL team. it is obviously our best source for young players.

I wonder will Skee want the kids leaving salthill though he seems to be tryin to send lots of them to england

[GUISAUltra]

would like to see kian get a chance actually. he obviously cares about the club as he has been at a lot of away games and most home games