What would represent 'success' for Limerick F.C. this season?

Difficult to call I realise until we see who arrives with the new manager, expectations could surge in the coming weeks.

But, I'd be happy with holding our own and surviving comfortably in the bottom half, attendances up a few percent and sustaining there, decent cup run, a live TV game, with a few scalps of the bigger sides at home maybe thrown in while playing some nice football. Young local players continuing to measure up and impact at first team level would be great for the whole region.

Basically as someone who has been coming to games since the late 80's I'm just going to enjoy it all and hope the club will now make its home in the Premier and will happily accept a season or three of consolidation there until life in the second tier fades into the past a bit and we establish ourselves there.

How do the rest of you see it ?

Would have to agree with the above, CraftyToePoke. Establishing the club in the hearts and minds of some of the region's youngsters while surviving comfortably would be nice.

Anything above a relegation battle would be more than good enough for me, especially as it's the first season. So, 9th or higher I suppose? The very limit of my expectations would be mid-table. Maybe getting to the League Cup Final after two straight semi defeats.

Agree with pretty much everything you say crafty. Expectations need to be managed as a lot seem to believe what they see in the papers about the club giving the new manger a war chest to go out and sign who they want.

A bit of patience with the new manager is needed also.

Top 3 for me with the players that we have and the players the manager is bringing in, I would like to see some of our 19s getting a chance home based players is the future.

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Originally Posted by Minesapint

Top 3 for me with the players that we have and the players the manager is bringing in, I would like to see some of our 19s getting a chance home based players is the future.

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If thats not a wind up you need to get a grip.

Agree with everything all the others are saying consolidation would be just fine.

Staying up. Consolidating as a premier division club.

Would like a cup run. Qualifying for the Setanta would be great although Europe is probably a step too far.

Midtable would be a good season considering its or first season in premier with new manager anything above that would be excellent maybe try take one of the cups.
Thats my hope now but we don't know what players Taylor will bring in according to reports he has a nice transfer budget if we can tie down the rest of last seasons squad try bring in 4 or 5 quality players into the starting 11

The only way Limerick are going to be in Euro place contention is with an expensive squad re-organisation, which I would be altogether against. Promotion is great, but I do not want to see a fast-tracked road to success being bought. That's a dangerous road to head down.

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

The only way Limerick are going to be in Euro place contention is with an expensive squad re-organisation, which I would be altogether against. Promotion is great, but I do not want to see a fast-tracked road to success being bought. That's a dangerous road to head down.

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I'd go along with that, indeed it was why I asked the question & started the thread, and its great to see the overall mood being a very sensible and realistic one on here which can only benefit the club too.

I fully believe Limerick have a league title in them, and can operate regularly at the top levels of Irish football but I'm happy to build up slowly to that moment. A bust would follow a boom most likely and I'd rather never again see the club floundering. If for example we did throw crazy money at it and won the league this season, what then? Would people be whinging if we 'only' finished third the season after, for example.

These are good times.

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Originally Posted by Minesapint

Top 3 for me with the players that we have and the players the manager is bringing in, I would like to see some of our 19s getting a chance home based players is the future.

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Fantastic post. Sure if you can't get a UEFA Cup place with the U19s then the manager has to go.

Total WUM. If Limerick were 12th with a week to go he'd be telling us to get off the managers back.

makes total sense lose to waterford 4 times last season and season before that cork and monaghan finish above us but we shud finish third this season with the current squad of players...sligo st pats and rovers i agree its idol if we cant finish ahead of one of them ;)

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