A Meeting Now

[jebus]

Following on from last Friday's meeting we need to call a proper Supporter's Club meeting for next week or the week after lads to build on what we discussed there. If we could get a date/venue sorted for late next week or the week after we can put a notice in the Limerick Leader and next week's Limerick Post to try and get as many out as possible

[gael353]

There was more to it than the stadium.


Well having read the actual documents into why limerick failed i can promise you that it was hogan park and hogan park alone, which is the reason stated as why Limerick failed. Now of course we know differant but for JD to come out and say its because of DD, would not be very clever.

[Needtoknow]

Following on from last Friday's meeting we need to call a proper Supporter's Club meeting for next week or the week after lads to build on what we discussed there. If we could get a date/venue sorted for late next week or the week after we can put a notice in the Limerick Leader and next week's Limerick Post to try and get as many out as possible

We should get it announced on Live95 & West Limerick radio as well.

[gael353]

On advice/general chat with a fellow blues brother I’ve revised the membership for season 2007. Because the “family” membership can be perceived as being too broad, three newish sections will instead come into place. Adult member €20, Student/OAP/Teens €10, under 12/Kids €5. During the season it is hoped to run buses to most away matches. As a member you will be entitled (on a first come basis) to a seat to any away game for €10 return. Other deals will come into play once a club is formed, discounts etc.
A supporters club is all about enjoyment of sport, but also to raise funds for that sport/team. From bringing one more person to a game/meeting/event etc, selling lotto tickets and putting up match and other activity posters in their own areas of work/habitation where possible and most importantly helping out on match day in some form or capacity. I hope to have a venue confirmed for the Supporters club meeting by this weekend. I’m looking at Friday the 19th of January with a kick off at 7:30.
Let’s hope this is the first of many Limerick “FC, UTD, AFC, City events this year.

[LFC in Exile]

Fair play to all for getting this organised. A Friday night is a good idea so that exiles can also attend more easily.

Can I ask a potentially awkward question - not being smart. Are we talking about a SC for whatever senior club emerges for the forthcoming season? Since we don't have an actual club in the league right now what would the SC support? I don't mean this to be a reason not to meet etc but a clarification that if "DD's club" is not in the league and say, for example, Soccer Limerick's is that the SC will support whatever senior team emerges to represent the city next season.

[jebus]

Fair play to all for getting this organised. A Friday night is a good idea so that exiles can also attend more easily.

Can I ask a potentially awkward question - not being smart. Are we talking about a SC for whatever senior club emerges for the forthcoming season? Since we don't have an actual club in the league right now what would the SC support? I don't mean this to be a reason not to meet etc but a clarification that if "DD's club" is not in the league and say, for example, Soccer Limerick's is that the SC will support whatever senior team emerges to represent the city next season.

From what went on at the last informal meeting I took it as we would support the Limerick team in the Eircom League, whether LFC fall under Soccer Limerick's umbrella next year or not. We can bring it up at this meeting any road, although I think the hot topic of the night will be whether or not the SC will work independent of LFC or not. I'm in favour of Gael's idea that we work with the club this time around, giving the lion's share of our money to the club at the end of the year, but all this is for the night anyway.

Gael if you don't get the venue sorted than let me know and I can ask around for another venue

[gael353]

Friday the 19th of Jan in the Garda Club Sexton Street. Kick off 7:30. All welcome, membership fees apply at door.

[Monkfish]

E20 notes at the door? thought the icon was bad :) count me in!

[Bully Bull]

Fair play to ye for making the effort lads. Hopefully your effort will come to fruition.

[A face]

Friday the 19th of Jan in the Garda Club Sexton Street. Kick off 7:30. All welcome, membership fees apply at door.

Just wondering, are ye inviting anyone to attend this? Noel Mooney would definitely be a great invite for ye. How are ye advertising the meeting? Is a just a posteer campaign or is it through the papers and radio aswell.

12 days to go now !! :ball:

[gael353]

Just wondering, are ye inviting anyone to attend this? Noel Mooney would definitely be a great invite for ye. How are ye advertising the meeting? Is a just a posteer campaign or is it through the papers and radio aswell.

12 days to go now !! :ball:

Everyone is welcome to this meeting even supporters of other SENIOR clubs (ye wont be asked to join the Lsc but an entry fee has to be charged)proof of membership of other clubs would be welcome. As the licence applicants will be public by this time i think it would be an oppertunity for the applicants to attend and just give their selling points. They can field questions should they choose but there's no pressure on that one. The main thing is to get some funds in to go with the funds we already have sitting in the bank for the last two years and to show whoever is coming in that a supporters club which is properly run and orginised is 100% behind them. We'll be doing a local media blitz and yes Noel Mooney is as a limerick man more then welcome but his position as an FAI employee might proove dificult as they are adjudicating on who gets the licence so maybe not a good idea for him to attend in his current capacity.

[Needtoknow]

Friday the 19th of Jan in the Garda Club Sexton Street. Kick off 7:30. All welcome, membership fees apply at door.


Is the meeting still going ahead???? I didn't see anything about it in the papers! Last chance to promote it is on Live95.

[gael353]

Is the meeting still going ahead???? I didn't see anything about it in the papers! Last chance to promote it is on Live95.


Yes the meeting is still going ahead and we hope that someone from Soccer Limerick will be there to have a chat and see the level of support the club may have. The Limerick post, Limerick Indapendent, Limerick Leader (advert) and Live 95 have all been notified of the meeting. (Should they open their e mails that is)

[gombean]

Phone calls from a few people here to the various local media might help them realise how important this meeting is.
And how important football is.

As someone from a working class background who did not grow up in Limerick, I have to admit to a complete lack of understanding of rugby and its appeal. I have tried hard on a number of occasions, at the request of various individuals, but I still don't get it.
Nevertheless, I don't think it's begrudgery to think that the air time given by Live95FM yesterday morning to the speculation on where Munster are going to play their next home game in the European Cup was OTT. I reckon -- after you take out ads, news and death notices -- it was about an hour of actual talk time. The purpose of this exercise seemed to be to pressurise the GAA into giving them the Gaelic Grounds to play their big matches until the redeveloped Thomond Park is finished.
Even though certain facts emerged during the programme, nothing could knock this huge empty wagon off its track. Facts like, the GAA not having been asked yet for the use of the Gaelic Grounds. Given this, I wouldn't be surprised if the GAA, in reaction to all this bullying, got all defensive and ruled out the idea.

Obviously this was the most important current affairs issue of the day in Limerick!

(Sorry for going on about this so much: I just had to get it off my chest!)

[gombean]

Some media phone numbers:

Limerick Leader Sports Desk: 214512
Limerick Post: 413322
Limerick Independent: 404900
Live95FM On Air: 461995
Live95FM Main Desk: 461900
RLO (if back on air?): 314959
INN: 01-6629563
(INN do syndicated radio news around the country, including on Live95FM after the news team go home for dinner)

[gael353]

Some media phone numbers:

Limerick Leader Sports Desk: 214512
Limerick Post: 413322
Limerick Independent: 404900
Live95FM On Air: 461995
Live95FM Main Desk: 461900
RLO (if back on air?): 314959
INN: 01-6629563
(INN do syndicated radio news around the country, including on Live95FM after the news team go home for dinner)

thanks for those and yes i have rang a few of them also. some of them do not answer phones however :rolleyes:

[gombean]

thanks for those and yes i have rang a few of them also. some of them do not answer phones however :rolleyes:

My suggestion was not aimed at you, gael353.
It would make a bigger impression on them if they got phone calls from a number of different people. It would just prove to them that it's not a one-man-band.

Add to the list the on-air text number for Live95FM: 085-1719595
It's probably best to text them during their current affairs programme "Limerick Today", which goes out Mon-Fri 09:00-11:00, demanding better coverage of senior soccer and proper debate on the issues around Limerick FC losing its licence and the recent applications process for the new licence.

[Fairkop]

Sorry lads,but is this meeting open to all,is it a members meet or a.g.m.

[gael353]

Sorry lads,but is this meeting open to all,is it a members meet or a.g.m.


As above this meeting is open to all. It is not an agm but once a new committee is elected on that evening, mermberships will be taken and so on and an official meeting will then be in session.

[LFC in Exile]

As above this meeting is open to all. It is not an agm but once a new committee is elected on that evening, mermberships will be taken and so on and an official meeting will then be in session.

I don't want to seem pedantic - but shouldn't the membership be taken first and the committee elected second - otherwise the committee is elected by non-members. Unless of course the election is made by last seasons (exisitng) members.:ball:

[Lim till i die]

Tomorrow (Friday). Garda Club 7:30

Open to ALL

Membership Fees will be taken from anyone wishing to join

Only Members Will Be Allowed Vote

[bellavistaman]

good to have our munster derby back, look forward to meeting with ye!

[Battery Rover]

Lads, How can a person join the supporters club if they are not going to be at the meeting. I have business in Athlone over the weekend.

I will be supporting all your functions etc and will be attending matches as long as they don't clash with the Athlone ones seeing as I am living down here plus it will save me the drive up to Athlone when yourselves and the Town are playing :-)

[Monkfish]

If we're playing in the league this year im sure you could pick up a form from any sc commitee member at a game.