Wexford Youths winding-up order?

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Originally Posted by oldyouth

If the name changes, it might be a good thing. Doesn't seem to have done Cork, Limerick, Galway or Waterford teams any harm

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I wouldn't use Cork or Limerick as examples of the positive implications of name changes.

Cork has had about twelve different clubs in the last 90-odd years, and it ended badly for almost all of them ! Limerick's had a few as well.

Successful clubs tend not to change name.

The Wexford Youths pictures have been deleted from the top of the club's official twitter account. Like a phoenix from the flames, the metamorphosis begins!!

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Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

Successful clubs tend not to change name.

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Pride, passion and commitment keeps a club strong and can take generations to forge, success can be only fleeting.

Cryptic string of tweets by their Twitter as well. So far we have:

W
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A
R
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W.
E.

I'm guessing an X might be next (real Sherlock Holmes stuff here), looks like an announcement is imminent anyway.

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Originally Posted by oldyouth

To clarify a few things, as best I can

On the plus side
We'll be playing in the LOI 1st Division
We'll be playing in pink & black
We'll be playing in Ferrycarrig Park

On the down side
The friggin' bull is still on the crest
The friggin' stars are still on the crest

If the name changes, it might be a good thing. Doesn't seem to have done Cork, Limerick, Galway or Waterford teams any harm

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As advised the other day. I mentioned Youths in an earlier post but had to do so for obvious reasons

On to Carlow IT now for tonight's friendly V Drogheda

Can someone please explain to those of us not in the loop what the hell is going on?

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Originally Posted by Sunny Jim

Can someone please explain to those of us not in the loop what the hell is going on?

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You no longer support Wexford Youths.

You now support Wexford Fc ( The club formerly known as Wexford Youths)

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Originally Posted by Sunny Jim

Can someone please explain to those of us not in the loop what the hell is going on?

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Wexford Youths FC is no more. Wexford FC will take their place in the SSE Airtricity 1st division in 2017. Remarkably, the new club will play in pink and black at Ferrycarrig Park and even more remarkably, the players have all agreed to play for the new club. Licence application was submitted in the name of Wexford FC and let's just say that no obstacles are expected

It's kind of like that time Derry City ran away from debts and started again.

It's a League of Ireland tradition and we are sticklers for tradition

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Originally Posted by oldyouth

It's a League of Ireland tradition and we are sticklers for tradition

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Quite common in Italy too so it's a no brainer for Signor Wallace or whoever is nominally in charge if not him.

Commodore 64 graphics crest?!!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3wNCZYWQAAyTrE.jpg

I've never had any problems with the crest, not even the blatant plagiarism of Torino, but the one thing i can never abide is that garish font. What is the bloody story with that? It's hideous!

What colour is that?!

We call it Torino Maroon

Home jersey is black with pink trim, away jersey is the reverse

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Originally Posted by El-Pietro

What colour is that?!

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Deep Dáil Éireann Pink right there mate ;):p

Would have made more sense for them to change to purple and yellow I'd have thought.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Would have made more sense for them to change to purple and yellow I'd have thought.

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I thought a good choice for the new name would be County Wexford FC

We've changed our name, not our code

Wexford FC is a club, not a county side

So now only Bray and Cabinteely have joined the First Division and not gone bust since. And neither has been particularly robust in the past couple of years.

But the FAI's solution to this issue is to expand the Graveyard and hope the problem goes away.

Makes sense.