Which Premier division team operate on a fully or semi professional basis?

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02/07/2009, 4:31 PM
sligobhoy67

Which Premier division team operate on a fully or semi professional basis?

Bohemians?
Bray Wanderers?
Derry City?
Drogheda United?
Dundalk?
Galway United?
Shamrock Rovers?
Sligo Rovers?
St. Patrick's Athletic?
02/07/2009, 4:37 PM
MariborKev

What is your definition?
02/07/2009, 4:43 PM
sligobhoy67

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Originally Posted by Maribor

What is your definition?

use your own definition I suppose! I suppose having a majority of fully professional players might be a good start.
02/07/2009, 4:53 PM
MariborKev

Well then Derry are professional.
02/07/2009, 5:39 PM
Dunny

Dundalk are professional.

:o
03/07/2009, 5:07 PM
Joseph McSweene

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Originally Posted by Dunny

Dundalk are professional.

:o

Well, since George and Dave Rogers are gone anyway:D

City have a majority of Full-time players with a handful of part-time (Davin O'Neil, Alan O'Connor I think are the only two!) and youth-team (Kiely, Deasy, etc) players. It should probably be more part-time in all honesty, I doubt our long-term financial viability.
05/07/2009, 9:14 AM
gufc2000

Galway United, fully part-time
06/07/2009, 8:50 AM
sligobhoy67

would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?
06/07/2009, 8:51 AM
Mr A

I think Drogheda are firmly in the semi pro camp at this stage!
06/07/2009, 9:03 AM
dfclilywhite

Quote:

Originally Posted by sligobhoy67

would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?

Did you not see this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

Dundalk are professional.

:o
06/07/2009, 11:03 AM
sligobhoy67

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfclilywhite

Did you not see this.

I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp
06/07/2009, 11:07 AM
shep

Quote:

Originally Posted by sligobhoy67

I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp

That part of website has not been updated this season...Simon Kelly and Michael Coburn are only part timers apart from the Youths as far as i know..open to correction though
06/07/2009, 12:08 PM
Dunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by sligobhoy67

I found it pretty hard to take that serious when a player profile on the club website states that your keeper is a "check in assistant at Ryanair"

http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/chrisbennion.asp

Benno has gone full-time with us this season.
02/08/2009, 6:31 PM
Tony Soprano

Quote:

Originally Posted by sligobhoy67

would this be a fair assessment of the state of things today?

Bohemians - mostly pro
Bray Wanderers - semi pro
Derry City - mostly pro
Drogheda United - mostly pro
Dundalk - semi pro
Galway United - semi pro
Shamrock Rovers - mostly pro
Sligo Rovers - mostly pro
St. Patrick's Athletic - mostly pro

Was there ever a time when the top division was fully pro?

anyone know how many full time players Shamrock Rovers have ? are St Pats still mostly pro ? thought they scaled back a lot in recent years are Cork mostly full time (at the moment) ?