If this were true it would cheer me up a lot and give a great start to the New Year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Happy New Year to all Bray fans and football fans everywhere-----:)
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If this were true it would cheer me up a lot and give a great start to the New Year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Happy New Year to all Bray fans and football fans everywhere-----:)
Unfortunatly the reality is that far too many people would rather watch Watford v Scunthorpe on sky in the pub then go see their local team play liveQuote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
Definitely, but it's not like they don't have the same problems in Longford.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulsey
Coughlan and Pender confirmed signings for St. Pats.
So depressing seeing the squad being torn apart like this.
So pats have how many former bray players now? Coughlan, Pender, Sinnot, Rogers, Cawley and Dempsey, anybody name anymore, not a bad team with just those players.
Cawley has joined DundalkQuote:
Originally Posted by Grasshopper 99
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Originally Posted by Bray Head
sorry my mistake was going ny pats website, but i see it is up on the dundalk one.
Dempsey gone to Darlington....Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasshopper 99
Any names being rumoured to come in for ye?
We won't be making any "big name" signings, our squad will be mostly last seasons A championship squad with possibly a few players resigningQuote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Absolutly no experience in our squad this year,think Eddies gonna give Tresso a lil' nudge?
We are fudged if we do end up back in the PD
Not too sure if nay of ye came across this lads:
http://www.loi.ie/index.php/clubs/pr...ransfer-market
Paul Byrne might be on his way too, my sources tell me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasshopper 99
anyone know who these people are?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillonman
That's a nothing story really...
All players with our U20s and A team from last season from what i can see. The only one i don't recognise is Guy King-Hall.
Pre-Season training starts next week, it will be very interesting to see who turns up, hear a little roumer that former player Mick Roche is starting pre season with us.
Guy King-Hall was with the under 20's last season as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
[QUOTE=Roo69;1302437]That's a nothing story really...
All players with our U20s and A team from last season from what i can see. The only one i don't recognise is Guy King-Hall.
Pre-Season training starts next week, it will be very interesting to see who turns up, hear a little roumer that former player Mick Roche is starting pre season with us.[/QUOTE]
Good lord did Eddie not dumped this fella out of the club as soon as he got the job?? Shows how bad things have got that he wants to bring this shaper back to the club.
[QUOTE=Rafa B;1302527]Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
Mick Roche will not be back for a few years at least, he is presently in Florida training to be a pilot.
How long has been there?
It only takes a year and a half to train as a pilot and there's no jobs in that industry at the mo.
[QUOTE=Grasshopper 99;1302967]Wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rafa B
Mick qualified and is back living in Bray, hence why he is starting pre season with us.
[QUOTE=Rafa B;1302527]Mick Roche, can't place the name. Is he back as a player or replacing Osam and McKeever as coaching staff?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
[QUOTE=Seagull;1303282]A Player. He was the Cpt, of our U20 side about 5 years ago when we won the U21s cup against Pats on Penos. Moved onto Kildare after that i think..Quote:
Originally Posted by Rafa B
He played up North for Loughgall as well, afaik.
I think Derek Foran has signed for Sligo Rovers, all the best to him, top lad and a top player.
its up on our website that Derek Tyrell and Chris Deans have signed for us.. Any chance of a lowdown on these players??
http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=...d-2cf727e244a6
Chris is a solid no nonsense experienced CB,good tackler and reads the game well, he will be 100% committed, only problem would be his lack of pace and the odd red card.....seen Derek a few years back a decent LW with pace, a little windy in the tackle, both would do a job in Div 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Your thinking of David Tyrell. Derek Tyrell is a young central defender who we had three years ago and never really got a look in with the first team. Looked fairly solid anytime I saw him in pre-season or for the reserve team. Was at fingal after he left us maybe one of the fingal boys could give a better descriptionQuote:
Originally Posted by Captain2007
Your spot on Hulsey I was thinking of David thanks for the correction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulsey
It seems that our only news these days is players leaving. Its getting depressing at this stage and we could well be whipping boys in the league this year. Eddie said in the press that he was hoping to persuade Colm Tresson to sign for another year - The team will need much more of a spine than Colm Tresson at 40 can bring.
Why have a general manager on the pay-roll if they are not bringing in enough revenue to fund a couple of signings. I cannot understand why all other clubs are signing players and we arent. We are been beaten by Longford and Shelborne for signatures - can we not raise enough sponsorship to be competitive in division 1. Are Rehab bingo still on board? All other clubs have surely had to make cut backs. Are things not right behind the scenes??
First Competitive Fixture announced v Athlone LSC (play before 28th Feb)
another one leaves,, paul byrne signs for pats..
This is bad. I do't know much about the U20 lads who have signed, but presumably they're not as good as last year's first team, seeing as they never played. We need players with some experience, or else we're going to get destroyed.Quote:
Originally Posted by naoise kennedy
Best news all pre season for us, delighted to have him off the pay roll.Quote:
Originally Posted by naoise kennedy
I'm just taking from reading your post you honestly don't know how a football club is run or how much effort it takes on the administration side of things to allow a football compete in the LOI? Now i'm not having ago at you, that's just how i see it from reading your post.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fox
Club licencising is an absolutely massive job and takes months to complete, without a licence a club is not aloud take part in the League. If the general manager goes, who does this ? how do we take part in the LOI ?
Sponsorship is right down across the League, some sponsors have even pulled half way through a contract, this will be only worse in the 2010 season for every club and not just Bray.
Well said Roo- and don't forget that the players leaving are the ones who got us relegated last season! Let's look forward to a fresh start with a young, commited squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
Yes they were the players who got us relegated but still there were some I would like to have seen with us again this season We the supporters can do nothing about who is leaving or coming, let's just look forward to the new season and hope it will be a good one.Let's be positive for now at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seagull
[QUOTE=Roo69;1303121]Couldn't resist it.......having qualified this means he will be flying at the start of the season.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasshopper 99
If sponsorship is down everywhere, how are all the other clubs in the country able to sign experienced players and we arent??Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
Club licencing may be a massive job, taking months, but there are 12 months in a year and all other clubs general managers have to complete those same forms and meet criteria - if they are signing players they must be raising more revenue than us. (and im not talking about the big 5 or 6 clubs - what about the other 15)
We could easily get into a vicious downward spiral - no investment in the team could mean poor on the park progress, which is a less attractive product and hence less likely to be sponsored and more importantly less likely to attract a crowd.
That's a good question, i'd like to know how the likes of Longford are bringing in the likes of Chris Deans or Waterford the likes of Liam Kearney. It's certianly via the gates recipits they bring in. I would reckon, pretty much like most clubs they are bringing in big name players and paying biggish wages on the hope that are the successful, just like what most clubs in the League do.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fox
Pretty much every other club in the league have different groups and committiees set up to help out with various takes in helping run the club. Simply, the vast vast majority of Wanderers fans do not want to help out with stuff like this. I have first hand experience of this. The complete running of the club is pretty much left to 2 men at present, It is simply not enough and without either of them and the work they have done over the past 5 or so years then Bray Wanderers would have gone the way of Kildare County, Dublin City or Kilkenny City.
"We could easily get into a vicious downward spiral - no investment in the team could mean poor on the park progress, which is a less attractive product and hence less likely to be sponsored and more importantly less likely to attract a crowd."
The people of Bray town have already aloud this to happen, as a club we have punched well above our weight over the past number of seasons on the budgets that we have had to work on. Pretty much every season that we have been in the Premier we have had the smallest budget. I personally think the club should be proud of how we have preformed both on and off the pitch. As mentioned above, the people of Bray have let it get to this stage, the majority of them have no interest in coming along and supporting us, but i'd reckon if the club came aout and say they were folding you would have thousands out protesting.
The people of Bray might have more to do with their money than go and watch Bray. Also throw in the fact the times we live in. Crowds have always been small enough in Bray so look closer to home than to just blame the people of Bray. Maybe some think they might get more for their money doing something other than watch Bray. Can remember around 2001 when times were better and we had a great sponsorship deal (with who i just can't remember at the moment) and instead of using the money wisely some of it was spent on paying for the players to stay in Druids Glen the night before the Bohs FAI Cup game. What a waste of money i thought. Lets be honest paying hard earned cash to pay wages for some of the shapers that have played for the club no way i have heard many say and i couldn't argue with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69