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11/01/2008, 12:14 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by barryk

why?

In Fairness this bit here:

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Interim CEO Ger Finnin and the Limerick 37 board of directors have been offered an opportunity by
the Limerick Leader to make a statement regarding the current financial situation, but have not taken the opportunity to do so.
While we appreciate that the parties involved do not want to jeopardize the future of the club by discussing financial matters in a public forum we hope that some measure is taken in the near future to set the record straight.
Once more the city is awash with rumours concerning the club in general and concerning interim CEO Ger Finnin in particular - one would hope that these rumours can be quashed as soon as possible by representatives of the club.

Is craven and journalism at its very worst

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The chap who wrote that was on Newstalk earlier,

The thought of that goon talking about Limerick senior football on Newstalk :rolleyes:
11/01/2008, 12:57 PM
barryk

The thought of that goon talking about Limerick senior football on Newstalk

Well nobody from Limerick 37 would go public yet they are all "spillin the beans" off the record
I think its a case of shooting the messenger here. The Star ran a piece yesterday, Newstalk last night while all the other tabloids are sniffing. If Brian McDonald (I think thats his name) ignored the situation he would also be citicised.

Any good come from meeting with FAI?
11/01/2008, 1:03 PM
Treaty Gooner

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Originally Posted by barryk

I think its a case of shooting the messenger here. The Star ran a piece yesterday, Newstalk last night while all the other tabloids are sniffing. If Brian McDonald (I think thats his name) ignored the situation he would also be citicised.

Well said.

Journalism at its worst? Nope LTiD, I'd wager a taoiseachs payrise that there's worse out there than this. Sweeping statements like that usually only get peoples backs up.
11/01/2008, 1:12 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Treaty Gooner

Journalism at its worst? Nope LTiD, I'd wager a taoiseachs payrise that there's worse out there than this. Sweeping statements like that usually only get peoples backs up.

Who's backs??

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Well nobody from Limerick 37 would go public yet they are all "spillin the beans" off the record

Off The Record

Not that it's not a stupid thing to be doing........

There are more important things for the club to be organising then soundbite seesions with hacks who only ever give major publicity when it's of the bad variety.

For the paper to use this in the manner they did is crap IMO
11/01/2008, 1:17 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Voice of Reason

And the Leader never printed the photo they took of me at the Republic of Loose gig!

Lucky escape there I'd say ;) :p
11/01/2008, 1:29 PM
Treaty Gooner

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Who's backs??

Off The Record

Not that it's not a stupid thing to be doing........

There are more important things for the club to be organising then soundbite seesions with hacks who only ever give major publicity when it's of the bad variety.

For the paper to use this in the manner they did is crap IMO

Their coverage of the club this year has been fine from what I've seen. The games, home and away have all been covered, online too which is invaluable to me above in Dublin town.

They may not have had the player interviews etc that they might have had, but didn't the club 'appoint' a PR crowd to promote that side of things? Not exactly the Leader's fault if that was the case.
11/01/2008, 1:37 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Treaty Gooner

Their coverage of the club this year has been fine from what I've seen. The games, home and away have all been covered, online too which is invaluable to me above in Dublin town.

The coverage has been better this year and I'll have been the first to say it.

It's gotten better though - It's still not good.

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They may not have had the player interviews etc that they might have had, but didn't the club 'appoint' a PR crowd to promote that side of things? Not exactly the Leader's fault if that was the case.

To promote player interviews??

Don't think so :confused:
11/01/2008, 3:51 PM
GenerationXI

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

There are more important things for the club to be organising then soundbite seesions with hacks who only ever give major publicity when it's of the bad variety.

Couldn't agree more...the 'Journalists' in our midst are dire at the best of times and the Leader is responsible for an awful lot of the bad press - pardon the pun - that this city has gotten nationally in the last two decades. I'm sure if they had it their way we'd be The Stab-City Ballas...

...on second thoughts I copyright that.
11/01/2008, 5:58 PM
booster 03

another season.. more negative press about senior soccer in limerick!!

its no wonder people in this town dont get behind the soccer teams as much as other sports, theres nothin ever positive happenin on or off the pitch!!!last year granted was imo a big success, but the supporters on this site were still not happy, and i no for a fact players were owed money last year too... it just all seems a bit irish to me!
11/01/2008, 7:18 PM
Fairkop

dont think the leader could have done any more or less at the moment.our...former ceo was quite clearly in fantasy land this season,the club is on its knees and debts owed are huge,probably in the region of 75 to 100 k.its hard to know what the rest of the supposed junta were doing while all this was going on,i thought we had a ...finiancial controller etc.....lets get DREW back i say....
11/01/2008, 11:29 PM
gael353

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Originally Posted by Fairkop

dont think the leader could have done any more or less at the moment.our...former ceo was quite clearly in fantasy land this season,the club is on its knees and debts owed are huge,probably in the region of 75 to 100 k.its hard to know what the rest of the supposed junta were doing while all this was going on,i thought we had a ...finiancial controller etc.....lets get DREW back i say....

Limerick soccer will always need a DD �� IMO as for that unionist rag, facts please not speculation, who the **** is the editor John O'Shaughnessy? "i heard a man whos son was at a manchester united game who overheard etc etc" I love the part where they sum up by saying that there are rumours and that there writing a story or finishing it based on rumours. ive heard about debts but dont think there that big fairkop
11/01/2008, 11:58 PM
Treaty Gooner

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Originally Posted by gael353

Limerick soccer will always need a DD �� IMO as for that unionist rag, facts please not speculation, who the **** is the editor John O'Shaughnessy? "i heard a man whos son was at a manchester united game who overheard etc etc" I love the part where they sum up by saying that there are rumours and that there writing a story or finishing it based on rumours. ive heard about debts but dont think there that big fairkop

so if not that big, then what kind of trouble are we in gael? seeing as you seem to be the one with the inside information?
12/01/2008, 9:48 AM
jebus

how has an exagerrated 50k gone to 75-100k?

why ask for Drew back when the FAI would rather appoint the IFA to monitor them than allow him take charge of an EL club again?

**** stirring?
12/01/2008, 12:31 PM
gael353

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Originally Posted by Treaty Gooner

so if not that big, then what kind of trouble are we in gael? seeing as you seem to be the one with the inside information?

ha, nice one, tell you what pm me and ill tell you everything :rolleyes: now the leader on the other hand have someone it would appear on the inside as you say but their information/speculation/second guessing from the bottom of a pint glass in the white house is waffle. That is why some posters on here who know far far more then me can rubbish all that unionist rag has had to offer...very little as it would be.
12/01/2008, 2:40 PM
barryk

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Originally Posted by gael353

ha, nice one, tell you what pm me and ill tell you everything :rolleyes: now the leader on the other hand have someone it would appear on the inside as you say but their information/speculation/second guessing from the bottom of a pint glass in the white house is waffle. That is why some posters on here who know far far more then me can rubbish all that unionist rag has had to offer...very little as it would be.

Hi Gael,
I know you dislike the leader but can you tell me what they printed that you think was incorrect.
Will you admit you were wrong when the truth is out?
As for your Unionist jibe- get over it - remember the Good Friday agreement.
ps John O'Shaughnessy is gone from Leader and now does work for the Limerick Post
12/01/2008, 5:48 PM
gael353

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Originally Posted by barryk

Hi Gael,
I know you dislike the leader

not true i have many good things to say about the leader and have friends working in there

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Originally Posted by barryk

but can you tell me what they printed that you think was incorrect.

ill politely dicline your offer there Barry as some people on here think what i have is gospel ill let far more intelligent beings on here do that for you.

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Originally Posted by barryk

Will you admit you were wrong when the truth is out?

i will indeed admit i was wrong should i be if and when the full facts come out but as to your so far "facts"= speculation/waffle/crap its like print 20 or so sentences one maybe correct and then say you/the leader was right? dont think so

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Originally Posted by barryk

As for your Unionist jibe- get over it - remember the Good Friday agreement.
ps John O'Shaughnessy is gone from Leader and now does work for the Limerick Post

im well aware of both those actual facts but i chose to bide my time on the first and as for O'Shaughnessy, lets just say the leaders "journalism" is very O'Shaughnessyish!
12/01/2008, 6:11 PM
Treaty Gooner

Well lads, gotta say it's not easy to live in hope with most of ye around...
12/01/2008, 8:11 PM
Fairkop

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Originally Posted by gael353

Limerick soccer will always need a DD �� IMO as for that unionist rag, facts please not speculation, who the **** is the editor John O'Shaughnessy? "i heard a man whos son was at a manchester united game who overheard etc etc" I love the part where they sum up by saying that there are rumours and that there writing a story or finishing it based on rumours. ive heard about debts but dont think there that big fairkop

howya gael,i am now revising that figure to well over 100k given what i know today.as for rumour spilling think you will find from previous history my comments are never far off the mark,must say in this case with a lot of sadness at the mess that has been made of L37.HOPEFULLY the knight in shining armour ...ka the fai...will save the day.
12/01/2008, 9:14 PM
L37Ultra

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Originally Posted by Treaty Gooner

Well lads, gotta say it's not easy to live in hope with most of ye around...

Welcome to reality!!:)
13/01/2008, 1:53 AM
gael353

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Originally Posted by Fairkop

howya gael,i am now revising that figure to well over 100k given what i know today.as for rumour spilling think you will find from previous history my comments are never far off the mark,must say in this case with a lot of sadness at the mess that has been made of L37.HOPEFULLY the knight in shining armour ...ka the fai...will save the day.

thats fair comment FK as you obviously know more about this then i do. But what i do know is, there are some good people comming to the fore again in the club and they will have the club in the 1st division this comming season. The usual suspects as it were.
13/01/2008, 7:43 AM
Halfback

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Originally Posted by gael353

thats fair comment FK as you obviously know more about this then i do. But what i do know is, there are some good people comming to the fore again in the club and they will have the club in the 1st division this comming season. The usual suspects as it were.

Thats good to hear Gael that their are good people coming to the fore. But what Ive heard from LDMC is that L37 wont be given the use of Jackman Park over all the monies that they are owed and that the clubs will vote on this. If this is true is there any back up plan for an alternative ground to use.:confused:
13/01/2008, 11:55 AM
gael353

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Originally Posted by Halfback

Thats good to hear Gael that their are good people coming to the fore. But what Ive heard from LDMC is that L37 wont be given the use of Jackman Park over all the monies that they are owed and that the clubs will vote on this. If this is true is there any back up plan for an alternative ground to use.:confused:

Lot of stuff in there halfback that i know nothing about maybe ur LDMC source can fill u in better then i. But yes good people are very much involved and progress the club to great things.
13/01/2008, 12:32 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Halfback

But what Ive heard from LDMC is that L37 wont be given the use of Jackman Park over all the monies that they are owed and that the clubs will vote on this.

If the clubs vote to shut L37 down they are stupid.

Damn It, We're doomed :eek: :eek: :rolleyes:
13/01/2008, 12:44 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Treaty Gooner

seeing as you seem to be the one with the inside information?

*Drumroll*

I can now reveal in full the clubs financial situation:

The figured owed is infact 1.785 million Euro

986,328 Euro of this debt is money owed on Jaffa cakes and coffee which are handed out to the board members at the dozens of meetings which are held weekly simply to try and provide the Limerick Leader with gossip

Ger Finnin has not infact resigned.

Rather he has travelled to Parma in a top secret attempt to save the much vaunted Errea Cup.

This plan will see Limerick 37 play Parma 12 times in 7 days at various famous landmarks around the world in an attempt to raise the funds.

I can also give you a sneak preview of the Limerick Leaders next report on the current troubles at the the club:

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Rumour would have it that Limerick once had a great side, rumoured to be playing in the Markets Field. It has been whispered around town that this was followed by a rumoured move to Hogan Park which sources tell me is rumoured to be in the Rathbane area. Rumours of a rumoured relegation to the First Division were confirmed by a fella outside the office (possibly in the White House).
It is now rumoured that the senior soccer side have been involved in rumoured first division matches at Jackman Park, which sources would have me believe is located on Careys Road.
However in recent times whispers of rumours of rumoured financial trouble have alledgedly cropped up around town, or so the rumour goes
13/01/2008, 10:23 PM
L37Ultra

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

*Drumroll*

I can now reveal in full the clubs financial situation:

The figured owed is infact 1.785 million Euro

986,328 Euro of this debt is money owed on Jaffa cakes and coffee which are handed out to the board members at the dozens of meetings which are held weekly simply to try and provide the Limerick Leader with gossip

Ger Finnin has not infact resigned.

Rather he has travelled to Parma in a top secret attempt to save the much vaunted Errea Cup.

This plan will see Limerick 37 play Parma 12 times in 7 days at various famous landmarks around the world in an attempt to raise the funds.

I can also give you a sneak preview of the Limerick Leaders next report on the current troubles at the the club:

Classic!!:D:D
13/01/2008, 11:57 PM
gael353

Rumour would have it that Limerick once had a great side, rumoured to be playing in the Markets Field. It has been whispered around town that this was followed by a rumoured move to Hogan Park which sources tell me is rumoured to be in the Rathbane area. Rumours of a rumoured relegation to the First Division were confirmed by a fella outside the office (possibly in the White House).
It is now rumoured that the senior soccer side have been involved in rumoured first division matches at Jackman Park, which sources would have me believe is located on Careys Road.
However in recent times whispers of rumours of rumoured financial trouble have alledgedly cropped up around town, or so the rumour goes

POTM
Id coopyright that if i were you, could be lead story on one of their editions sometime this week :rolleyes:
14/01/2008, 7:59 AM
GenerationXI

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

*Drumroll*

I can now reveal in full the clubs financial situation:

The figured owed is infact 1.785 million Euro

986,328 Euro of this debt is money owed on Jaffa cakes and coffee which are handed out to the board members at the dozens of meetings which are held weekly simply to try and provide the Limerick Leader with gossip

Ger Finnin has not infact resigned.

Rather he has travelled to Parma in a top secret attempt to save the much vaunted Errea Cup.

This plan will see Limerick 37 play Parma 12 times in 7 days at various famous landmarks around the world in an attempt to raise the funds.

I can also give you a sneak preview of the Limerick Leaders next report on the current troubles at the the club:

The expert was in our midst all along...he's clearly an L37 spy sent here to test our devotion to the club! Hold the presses, if this becomes even remotely viable it'll certainly make the front page...[GenerationXI imagines the rag with the words 'our very own 007' in giant print smeared on its coverpage and a small child believing every word - presuming, of course, that nobody else would]

:cool:
14/01/2008, 12:18 PM
Fairkop

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Originally Posted by gael353

Rumour would have it that Limerick once had a great side, rumoured to be playing in the Markets Field. It has been whispered around town that this was followed by a rumoured move to Hogan Park which sources tell me is rumoured to be in the Rathbane area. Rumours of a rumoured relegation to the First Division were confirmed by a fella outside the office (possibly in the White House).
It is now rumoured that the senior soccer side have been involved in rumoured first division matches at Jackman Park, which sources would have me believe is located on Careys Road.
However in recent times whispers of rumours of rumoured financial trouble have alledgedly cropped up around town, or so the rumour goes

POTM
Id coopyright that if i were you, could be lead story on one of their editions sometime this week :rolleyes:

You just don`t understand how everyone else gets information before it reaches you.
It must annoy you with your involvement in the club being so anonymous.
14/01/2008, 12:37 PM
Treaty Gooner

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Originally Posted by Fairkop

You just don`t understand how everyone else gets information before it reaches you.
It must annoy you with your involvement in the club being so anonymous.

POTM....

:D
14/01/2008, 12:39 PM
Denis The Red

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Slightly confused here. Are you lot on about GER Finnan or Steve Finnan?
If it's former then I'll ask did anyone read his interview with Donn O'Sullivan in the Limerick Post before Christmas? He promised european football for Limerick within 5 years. He also said Celtic could come over for a pre-season friendly. Sorry if I don't find this amusing. First they sack McGhee even though he did an ok job in his first season, then the financial rumours where we might not even have loi football in the region and now this. So can anyone enlighten me as to what's going on?
14/01/2008, 2:22 PM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by Denis The Red

Slightly confused here. Are you lot on about GER Finnan or Steve Finnan?

I was talking about Albert Finnan :confused:
14/01/2008, 3:27 PM
Denis The Red

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

I was talking about Albert Finnan :confused:

Yeah I heard Albert was a decent centre half in his day
14/01/2008, 3:50 PM
joeSoap

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Originally Posted by Denis The Red

Yeah I heard Albert was a decent centre half in his day

Left full...played his best LOI football with Limerick as a left back.
14/01/2008, 4:15 PM
sadloserkid

Am I the only one who thinks that the attacks on the local rag are a little bit of a smokescreen to the real issues here? :confused:
14/01/2008, 6:57 PM
GenerationXI

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Am I the only one who thinks that the attacks on the local rag are a little bit of a smokescreen to the real issues here? :confused:

This is how we cope SLK. . . please we've lost everything else. . . :( also, that Albert Finnan quip was the single best comment I've read thus far. Also, it's not like you to defend rags of any kind...if this was the independent we were ragging on you'd be making an effigy. ;)

There are obviously serious issues at hand however, but with a startling lack of information and an overhwelming desire to kick and scream about something...well this is what one gets.
14/01/2008, 7:09 PM
the dazzler

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Originally Posted by L37Ultra

Ya but whos opinion counts for more, Arbeloa's or the Dazzler's. I think we all know the answer to that one. :D

as i said hes gone caught with hes fingers in the cookie jar:D
14/01/2008, 7:38 PM
gael353

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Originally Posted by Fairkop

You just don`t understand how everyone else gets information before it reaches you.
It must annoy you with your involvement in the club being so anonymous.

ehhh yea thats right! :rolleyes: if anyone knows anything about the club lads let me know please please please :cool:
14/01/2008, 9:19 PM
the hoops

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Originally Posted by gael353

ehhh yea thats right! :rolleyes: if anyone knows anything about the club lads let me know please please please :cool:

the fai were down with lim37 wensday+friday what was the outcome?
15/01/2008, 11:06 AM
Lim till i die

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Am I the only one who thinks that the attacks on the local rag are a little bit of a smokescreen to the real issues here? :confused:

I very much doubt it :rolleyes:

I've just two things to say about the Leader and I'm going to leave it at that as today is going to be my last on foot for awhile (I've decided there's a few things in my life need to take precedence over arguing the toss with you lot)

Anyway:

1. It's common knowledge that Ger finnin was hospitalised last week and remains fairly, shall we say highly strung, for want of a better term. Now is it really good journalism to be picking through the circumstances around his resignation at this juncture?? Time and a place and all that

2. Why would a company in grave financial difficulty (As Limerick apparently are if the Leader is to be believed) make known the exact details of said difficulties at what would doubtless be a delicate juncture in any efforts to sort them out?? Why is the Leader still pushing it then??
15/01/2008, 11:25 AM
barryk

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

I very much doubt it :rolleyes:

2. Why would a company in grave financial difficulty (As Limerick apparently are if the Leader is to be believed) make known the exact details of said difficulties at what would doubtless be a delicate juncture in any efforts to sort them out?? Why is the Leader still pushing it then??

Because Limerick 37 is not the plaything of the supporters club.
There are shareholders and vested interests in LDMC with monies owing etc.
It would be amiss of the paper not to look for answers.
You have to stop thinking that the press looking for an answer equates to gutter journalism.
Since the new sports editor took over last season he has been nothing but kind to the L37 agreeing to print only the official line and unlike his predecessors he can be seen at games.

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