Who, UCD or the league in general. Is this still rumour or what? Is there any truth to it at all? Nothing on their website that i can see anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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Who, UCD or the league in general. Is this still rumour or what? Is there any truth to it at all? Nothing on their website that i can see anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
The obvious negatives of Letterkenny and Fanad will probably we weighed against the possibility of that 6/7 team First Division. You'd be worried the FAI will go all in on the short term solution of letting any interested club in, and in a few years we'll have a couple more Monaghans.
Cherry Orchard in the LOI makes more sense than Mervue and Salthill both, but it's still a terrible idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
How...?Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
But that shouldn't be an argument for it. As a Ballyfermot native and a Cherryer fan I would have welcomed it as a kid... but I can't see what another senior Dublin club in the catchment area of Pat's (And with a direct bus to Tallaght) can bring to the league as it currently stands.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
Adding clubs for the craic just because you failed miserably to run a league properly and have become desperate IS insane.
At least Mervue and Salthill had the A League to use for progression.
UCD obviously. We've taken a huge amount of players from Cherry Orchard in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
I heard that some attempt to pay them back but obviously it wasn't acceptable. I don't know much more, and nobody else seems to know, the sad and maddening thing is that the club has produced (and is producing) some very promising players but with no senior outlet at the moment all this talent is lost to the club.
The thing is that I miss and don't miss the LOI, I don't miss the perennial s**** that seems to be endemic to Irish club football; I do miss the buzz around match nights though, I miss travelling to away games etc.
Above all I want a senior outlet back for my club, I don't really care at this stage what level it is at but it represents the best opportunity for my club to get back on it's feet.
my information is almost a year old, I'd heard that Greg had agreed to several repayment schedules that Cobh fell through on and at that point he just wanted what was owed to him and was not willing to agree to another schedule.
I'm not a Greg sympathiser by the way, I'm delighted hes no longer involved with my football club, only player paid in full by TNB afaik
Lads Cherry Orchard don't even have dressing rooms. The schoolboy set up is almost completely seperate to the LSL set up (similar to the old Home Farm system)
Thats not to say there aren't people involved who don't think they're the world's best football club
I'd doubt they would be playing at their own facility should they get a license. More than likely theyd be looking to rent Richmond or Dalymount Park
But the point is, if they've been a top intermediate side for decades and still haven't arranged dressing rooms, what makes people think they'll spend at least 100k putting a team into the LOI?
Richmond is clearly the closest ground. I'm sure SDCC would like them in Tallaght too. They'll be playing in front of 5 people if they play in Dalymount
GUST have made an expression of interest, not a rumourQuote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Maybe the club colours will confuse the Phibsboro massive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Sure they can tog out in the Leisure Centre or Ballyfermot United's Social Club and play in the Lawns. Simples.
I dont expect they'll get a license, that doesn't mean they haven't expressed an interest. I'd believe who I heard it from. The fact that a Harps fan heard the same would also add credence to the idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
That's a bit like saying Mark's Gospel backs up Matthew's though.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Yeah, sorry wasn't dismissing the rumour (which I've heard too). Just pointing out why its laughable
A First division containing Fanad, Letterkenny, Finn Harps and Newry would be fabulous news.....
.....for the bus company that drives Wexford youths to games. (or do they still have thier own bus?)
well it does a bit! two different sources and all that, and Cork and Ballybofey are fairly well separated. Doesn't mean its true, just makes it more likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
oh agree fully. plus you know the fact that they are famous as a nursery school for sending players to England rather than the LOI. It actually might make sense to get them on board from that point of viewQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I know, lets call them Dublin City!
don't forget Dundalk....Quote:
Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
Can anyone find official confirmation for the new clubs who applied? Or when will the FAI make their decision and release a statement?
And Cork and Letterkenny are slightly further separated ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
There's been nothing confirmed by FAI, and I haven't read anything official by clubs either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Bear
and sure I'm living on the southside of the city, further again!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Any chance that Monaghan will look to return to division 1 I wonder? If not this year then maybe in future.
that wasn't announced until february last time out, weeks before the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Bear
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Originally Posted by Terry
at this rate it could be a 22 team 1st division. Kildare County, Kilkenny City, Thurles Town, Cork Alberts, Cork Hibs, Sporting fingal, Drumcondra, anyone
Highly unlikely I would wager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
They could split the cost of the bunting with Bohs though. Savings to be made across the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I actually kinda want tostay in the First Division for a year to see how this pans out.
Like we have the money anyway so no biggie.
Screw it I'm officially throwing Limericks name into the hat, how many do we have now? 5? 11?
Be careful what you wish for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Are Rockmount, Avondale, Douglas Hall or any of the stronger MSL clubs capable of drawing support? Have any of those got the facilities or finance?
Would the likes of Pike Rovers, Fairview, St Michaels, Malahide, etc fancy their chances?
Certainly not Fairview and Pike are big fish here so see no reason to move on. They wouldn't have the support either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
St.Michaels actually have a decent set up and would at least cater for the tipp crowd but there again I'm not sure how many people would get behind Michaels.
A big problem is if a local club go LOI who would support them. For example pike step up to LOI, Fairview supporters, Janesboro supporters etc... Aren't going to suddenly go out and watch them. Most people out watching their games are ex club men/players of family and friends. Certainly not enough to sustain a LOI.
Even down to Tralee Dynamos, they represent one club and that would make it harder to get support but if for example they were Kerry FC they might have a better chance of getting a following as there is a sense of representing a whole county.
Outsode of Dublin and maybe Cork the populations are too small to have smaller clubs stepping up in my opinion.
this is a perfect explanation to whats happened in Galway !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
BRING IT ON!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sullanefc
If we win the First Division five years in a row we get to keep the trophy. :ball:
Avondale, Douglas and Rockmount are all City clubs, I don't think adding a club like that would work, a Cobh or a Mallow or Fermoy might have better luck, get a town behind them, maybe a West Cork club
Douglas is only a mile or two from the Cross.
In Dublin they are too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
There was talk at one stage that Carlow IT would be looking to enter.
They have an excellent football programme in there and have a very good team in place (of other clubs players it must be said). They won the cup and league double last year in Colleges football (not sure of proper name of competition).
FC Carlow you mean? Didn't they have an A Championship side? They were looking to play out of Buckley Park for this season but obviously they weren't granted a license.
FC Carlow were a victim of the property crash.
Shane Tracy and Bobby Tier were on that Carlow IT team, think there was a few Harps and Athlone players aswell?? Some kind of FAI course being ran in the college.