cant c the wole platium thing going ahead. hopefully not anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
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cant c the wole platium thing going ahead. hopefully not anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Same way they would deal with all the other non-invited teams. Forget about them. Coming to think about it, if this were destined to come true, then it makes this season's promotion chase pointless since we would still be in the 2nd tier eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
so your sying if athlone played at home every week on there pitch, they'ed win the league??? the table doesn't lie, players have to be able to adjust to different pitches. obviously yours cantQuote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
I am just on about your pitch in particular. It must be just within the allowed limit for a soccer pitch.
Some weeks if we didnt have an opposition team to play we would struggle win. Pitches should be wide and flat to allow teams play football if they want.
Anyways I dont think you will be promoted but if you do I don't think your club is sustainable with the money you are spending compared to gate attendances
what about us the first day of the season??does it not count???Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFingallian
My head says Shels will last the pace but don't underestimate a run such as L37 are putting together. Fair play if they can pull it off but recent results are impressive.
FIFA approved to what level ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Black and White
The pitch you have is not up to the standard of pitch required by current UEFA licensing. It may pass some standard but it doesn't pass the current standard for the Premier Division in this country.
IF,, that's IF you do finish first it will be interesting to see if the FAI back down.
IMO it will be Dundalk or Shelbourne, would be happy to see either club win the league too. Believe they are both capable of competing in the Premier Division, have the grounds for it, big (enough) names in Ireland.
Havnt been too impressed with Fingal or Waterford when I've seen them to be honest, but unfair to judge based on 1 or 2 games. League table is the only fair way to judge teams
For sure. That's the beautiful thing about the league - you're bottom if you're the most **** team, and you're top if you're the best.Quote:
League table is the only fair way to judge teams
For me, I'd say Dundalk. They've ground out a few results recently while not playing well, which is the mark of a strong-willed team.
My bet is either Shels or 37 I can see Dundalk messing it up again.
Thanks for that:o fully agree with what you said about Dundalk too, came down here a week or two ago and despite them not being great still managed to come out 2-1 winners. They have a good set of fans too, for me they have everything a premier division club needs.Quote:
Originally Posted by brianw82
Neither is any pitch in the first division then.Quote:
Originally Posted by higgins
Because of our synthethic surface 2 tests needs to done. The test involved firing a ball at predetermined speed and to measure how long it would take for the ball to stop. The other test was the bounce of the ball. One of these tests failed. We where the only club that had to do the test and no grass surface in the first division and some of the premier would of passed those test as to their pitch conditions. The majority of away games i go to the pitches are in an awful state and they really are cabbage patches.
But when we do get promoted I would fully expect the pitch issue to be resolved and we will see Dundalk FC back where she belongs in the Premier Division.
Having seen Dundalks pitch this season I can say it has improved with age as the high bounce seems to have settled and now plays like a normal pitch
Personally, I think Fingal will crumble under any sort of pressure.... not enough backbone..
Rich coming from a dundalk fan I know... Limerick I would be worried about... Shels didnt look too great on friday - Yet we couldnt beat them.
If we can beat the next 3 - monahgan (h), longford (a) and wexford youths (h) I will start getting excited at our prospects... not too tall an order from what Ive seen.
I beg you pudding jinxy Kinspan Century park has a premier licence and if you pitch failed a uefa syntetic pitch inspection last year chances are it will have not got better but worse after another season.
the problems with the pitch in oriel can be solved with an investment in maintenance work that afaik hasn't yet been carried out. as jinxy said, that can addressed with promotion.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
re the run in, dundalk have been grinding out the results despite not playing particularly well recently or having a regular goalscorer like Shels and SF have, so despite backing shels to go up, I'm gonna plump for the lilywhites.
The reason that your kip got a licence was because there was a promotion that week. Collect 10 packets of tayto and get a premier licence. Sadly we where all on holidays to miss it.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
As far as i'm aware slight maintenance needs to be done on the pitch. The infill needs to be changed or more put in to it. The club is working with the installers to make sure that the test is passed this year for the 2009 season.
We were slow to start the season but i'd put that to the age old gelling a team together problem. I'm talking a mid season four or five games where no matter what we do we can't win like Shels have been on of late and Dundalk also to a lesser extent. Surely at least one of them or Waterford will get the better off us come seasons end. Hell Limerick too if they beat us monday coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
At least it was a promotion that we won already this season.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
:o:o:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
No way we're gonna catch Shels and Dundalk. We'd be happy fighting for 3rd/4th place and building on that for next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by bholg
just to keep your hopes up i remember saying Harps had no chance in catching us last season. They where further behind than Limerick are now. You never know and a 4 horse race where all 4 sides are dropping points and you are taking scalps along the way
A guy was saying to me on Saturday in Sligo to "put your house on Limerick". Now I don't know if I would go that far put the way things are looking id say he might not be far off.
It should be interesting, I might stick a tenner on Limerick and a fiver on Fingal :p
Dont be so sure - if we can catch 4th place we are right in it as they are all so close. Its all or nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkfish
Its all down to Sporting Fingal on Monday - win that and we're right in the thick of it, lose and we'll stay fifth.
If we did somehow manage to win the whole thing we are really not ready for the premier, another season or two in 1st division would probably be better for us in the long run.
well jinxy dont be such a bad loserQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
let me give you some home truths you did not get your A licence because your plastic bag was to badley worn and short of replacing the whole carpet you will not receive an A licence this year either however it is proberly acidemic as you will not be invited to the platium one party as your face does not fit so will be plying your trade in the graveyard for the next couple of years .. and people think cork was ridden rock solid and p.s
the infill needs to be changed ...from plastic to grass
i think Shel will go up after what have seen of teams this year. admittedly though have yet to see Limerick in the new found form but will see it Friday night
have a bad feeling it will be fingal, god i hope im wrong
funny that, I don't remember ever giving Drury my number but sure I've been head hunted for less.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Ps Learn to spell mate
by them pigmy tribes in louthQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
also your number is of no use to drury your not wanted
attack my dislexya why dont ya
Your thinking of Inniskeen! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
I think its between ourselves and Shels. I have a bad feeling that shels will win the league but it will be close.
Cant see Waterford or Fingal pushing on.
Yeah the part that's in Louth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
You are probably right but I said the same thing in 1995 when we battered Harps for 90 minutes but they held on for a scoreless draw and made the playoffs. We haven't been up since.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevB76
Eventhough we have beaten Shelas and Dundalk away in recent weeks I still can't see us doing it. A couple of injuries in key places would finish us.
None of it is in Louth no matter how much they wish for it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Dundalk to win it but with the lowest points tally in the history of the First Divison.
Don't think so. Sligo won it with 61 points three years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conroy
Some of it is. In my old job I had to process applications from people from Inniskeen, Co. Louth. A small section is but what would you expect since you all used to be part of the great kingdom of Oriel which was mostly based in Monaghan. You were one of the sub-kingdoms my dear. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
Mods - maybe this could be moved to off topic or something.
whose center was dłn dealgan which is modern day dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
anyhoo back to the first- I for 1 will be delighted when we win the first and get promoted. Monaghan will be f*cked. they won't have their 2 bumper gates of the season
Sure isnt Inniskeen not a part of Dundalk?
Inniskeen, Dundalk, Co. Louth
http://www.matthewscoach.com/documen...table%20V2.pdf
:D
Yes and No. Sadly 5 months ago I moved house to Inniskeen. Certain parts of Inniskeen are in Louth but when you cross the fane river you are in Monaghan. It's a strange place cause when you go one way you are back in Louth, go north a few minutes you are in Armagh, stay where you are in Monaghan (spit). I use Dundalk, Co. Louth on all my mail and it still gets there but I use Monaghan for my motor insuarance.Quote:
Originally Posted by eamoss
Bet its cheaper coz its a less "rough" area!Quote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite