So overall it’s like this and this is only my opinion ok! We needed to be taken over as the people in charge didn’t know how to advance the club further and didn’t have the finance or ways of attracting said finance so now the takeover is being done or has been done. The incoming group have decided long ago to make one of themselves (Noel O’Connor) the first team manager but as Noel in his last season with us before he walked, led Limerick to last place and some less then attractive dull football, where his commitment to some players long past their sell by date had to be questioned. Noel is one of the most qualified coaches in the country and this is why Cork City made him an offer two years ago. He has we hope gained much needed higher level experience while at City. While most supporters welcomed the incoming group long ago its fair to say that there wasn’t much excitement among any that Noel would be a good appointment. A good, no great coach yes, but manager? As I said before I wanted John Gill. Noel isn’t the best communicator with the public and the club will need to appoint a good PRO (not looking at the PRO from the SC ;) to perform the clubs duties in this regard.
Mick Kerley in his first year did a great job in steering a team (built mainly by Noel) to the first division play offs, only poor club structure i.e. no under 21’s or any quality subs let us down in Derry a tie we should have won. With the exodus of quality players before last season (not Micks fault, club fault only) he was left with two weeks to assemble a squad. “Shur it’s easy to get 11 players,” said our chairman but quality players released by other teams? A very tall order indeed so players were brought in as stop gaps like William Delaney, Stephan Jeuny, Ollie Keogh, Jon Mernagh and more! He also had to cope with a massive long term injury problem during the season which saw our better and more experienced players get crocked like James Sugrue, Timmy Lynch after two games, John White as well as Alan Barry. We were useless down the left and had to thank our sponsor for bringing in a left full from Holland in Jalmard Kulsten. Some players had “problems.” Cant Pass anyone? And don’t anyone give me this “ah he needed to be ‘MANAGED better s*%it! He couldn’t be ‘managed’ by cork either so stop laying that one on Mike. Mike it would seem did have football qualifications some as well as Noel, how else did we get a license? Ok don’t answer that lol! But one thing is true Mike did have a two year contract but shocking as it may seem, he never signed it so is up the swany on that one and tech doesn’t have a leg to stand on but one thing is for sure he did want to try and promote Limerick as manager with something he hadn’t had before, money at a time when it was possible to get quality players! I feel that any “lacking” by Mike that are being thrown at him are totally overboard and unwarranted apart from his (like Noel) lack of communication skills and his amm sort of comb-over J I hope Mike stays on within the club, joint manager anyone? Yes Willie John I have noted that your saying that we own our own ground and this is fantastic news in fact this is the main thing that I love about this takeover. But a Turners X style stands or seated terraces are OUT with regard to our new ground. Leave that crap to the GAA with their ‘ram them all in, cant see the pitch cos of this person in front of me’ policy on stadiums. As I said when the plans for the Pike field came out a year ago, two words, comfort and viewing are the main items when building a stand or terrace when your trying to entice people to come out and see outdoor entertainment. Ok that’s me done, the last of the jerseys in blue M/L (10) XL (2) and white M/L (3) are available at only €25 that’s cost price so PM me if you want one. Ideal for Christmas presents and ill throw in a FREE pin badge…Harvey Norman couldn’t come up with that 1
