It also states that there must be a minimum of 500 seats which Jackman Park doesnt have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
I think were gone a bit of topic here by the way
It also states that there must be a minimum of 500 seats which Jackman Park doesnt have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
I think were gone a bit of topic here by the way
Still off topic, Are there not grants available from the FAI for Floodlights and such like.Pretty sure the lights in Hogan Park were paid through grants.
There was a previous scheme. Now, you pay for it yourself AFAIK
Thanks to all the people on here texting in to Midlands 103
We can do no more publicising this. All over the weekend and today we are doing hourly radio appeals and we have a spot on Des Cahills Drive Time at around 6.30pm along with a spot on the six one news around the same time.
Fingers crossed the people of Athlone and the midlands turn up for this
Just heard them plugging the meeting on i105-107
Good Luck at the meeting."Where theres a will theres a way":)
Make sure ye post the outcome up here as soon as possible!!
i text in earlier saying somethign like im a city fan, best of luck to athlone tonight for their meeting, would be a shame to see such a great team in trouble - was anythign like that read out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
ATFC piece on RTÉ Radio 1 now.
what was said on it? know shannonside had a piece on longford town and athlone town tonight on sportsbeat but didnt listen to it. .did anyone hear of it on shannonside??Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
:pnever hence why I m not goin!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
:p
Large amounts of fans RR, large amountsQuote:
Originally Posted by Raheny Red
Not a hope of that hjappeningQuote:
Originally Posted by L37Ultra
I'm sure we would have plans for floodlights, you know, maybe, possibly, at some stage, in the future, all things being equal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
That sort of assurance is normally cast iron enough for the oul licensing boys
Around 140 in attendence last night with a lot of local Junior and ADSL Clubs
represented and everyone there wants senior League of Ireland football in
Athlone.
Lots of points made and ideas put forward so it was a good platform to start
the rebuilding of the Club.
Patrons Scheme announced where the Club will be looking for 400 fans to
donate €1000 over a 2 year period which will go towards clearing debt and
giving team expenses a starting platform before sponsorships etc kick in.
I dont have the documentation with me today but in return Patrons will get
free entry to all home games over that period, yearly subscription to the Club
Lotto and also entered into a draw for International tickets.
(This might not be 100% correct, I'll recheck when I get the paperwork.
Was so busy last night not sure if any changes were made to the proposal)
Next meeting called for 5th January where applications for the Patrons
Scheme will be assessed to see if there is enough interest to get it started.
Application forms are available now however none will be processed unless
the targed number of applicants is reached.
If anyone would like an application form, please either PM me or Battery Rover :ball:
Lot of media intererst too with reports in from Shannonside, Midlands Radio and i105, along with RTE to name but a few.
[QUOTE=Ash;1075671]
Patrons Scheme announced where the Club will be looking for 400 fans to
donate €1000 over a 2 year period which will go towards clearing debt and
giving team expenses a starting platform before sponsorships etc kick in.
I dont have the documentation with me today but in return Patrons will get
free entry to all home games over that period, yearly subscription to the Club
Lotto and also entered into a draw for International tickets.
(This might not be 100% correct, I'll recheck when I get the paperwork.
Was so busy last night not sure if any changes were made to the proposal)
QUOTE]
Great idea and all but as with Drogheda, giving the season tickets as part of a bundle like that does the club out of revenue from paying punters at the gate for the season. 400 people less paying in through your gates is going to make cash flow difficult to say the least.
[QUOTE=Magicme;1075679]Not all of the people who will support the scheme would be regular attendeesQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
to The Wollen, some people drove from Tyrone and up from Ennis to take part
last night, but for all who are, and sign up, the revenue that the scheme
will generate off season when there are no games is the key to its success.
Im open to correction on this as my involvement in last nights meeting meant that
I wasnt in the room for most of it but I think it was announced the plan is to allocate
€1000 of the funds raised per week to team affairs, with the rest to come in from sponsorship.
Then the rest of the money is to be used against the debt.
fair enough!
Any news on the monies owed to the players and when they will be paid?
For licencing, all outstanding wages have to be paid by the 31st Jan as far asQuote:
Originally Posted by dapman1
I'm aware, so they will be paid by then.
Good luck with it Ash. Important that the junior clubs were present. Always good to get them onside.
Absolutely, rightly or wrongly there has been a big "us and them" attitudeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
between the sets stemming back donkeys years ... Im lucky enough to be able
to see it from both sides as I'm involved with ATFC and play for a local Junior
club, so now's the time to get everyone to the table, keep the club alive and
work towards rebuilding the trust, friendship and involvement that all parties
should have.
Just heard Mr Battery Rover on i105-107 sports news there.
And he was on Morning Ireland radio show (or something like that) earlier this morningQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Is he the Secretary now? Thats what they called him on i.
Yep, he's acting Secretary at the moment as the previous holder of the position had to step down due to ill health recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Very good. Obviously not for the other guy but glad that BR is in the position.
well hopefully it will work out for ye lads.. just heard the interview with br on morning ireland its on rte.ie/mns..
Yep secretary now. Did an interview on some radio station this afternoon on the way back from a meeting in Dublin (Ash will know the station) and he kept on calling me Chairman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Just hope all the radio shows I have been on today have come across well and got the point across.
Probably have just gone through the most stressful 4 days of my life and feel a lot better after the meeting as the support of the Athlone public and press was passionate.
Due to a pre booked holiday wont be able to attend the next meeting on the 5th January but will on the phone from New York straight after the meeting looking for updates.
If the missus gets a decent present at xmas...Quote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
maybe she's more passionate about the club than you and doesn't want to be in NY for the meting? :D
She doesn't like soccer at all and she is secretary of the local GAA Club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
She rang me yesterday when I was in Athlone and said we would just do token presents for each other this year and we could put the money saved into the patron scheme instead as she knew how important the club was to me.
Hey B.R,speaking as someone who wants to help your club out ill take the tickets to NY off your hands and let you stay here for the meeting.Now hows that for a good offer??:rolleyes:.
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
Remember, an Athlone Town isn't just for Christmas ... it's for life :ball:
I think floodlights at all grounds extant at the time were paid for as part of a rights settlement with BSkyB - this is over and done with.Quote:
Originally Posted by LK37oldskool
Yeah you were great. Got the seriousness of the situation across without getting too emotive yet showed that you cared.Quote:
Originally Posted by Battery Rover
Well done.
Friday 16th of Jan 2009 is the proposed deadline for Athlone Town supporters to have their patron scheme forms filled in and returned so please can I have a low-down on the situation come saturday. Some of the forum members here seem to be well in the loop. It was said at one of the emergency meetings if 400 didn't sign up then the club was going to drop out of the League of Ireland. It might sound like a small amount of people but as far as I am aware there is or was trouble making this number. I hope to hear good news come saturday and that all Athlone's woes are behind them.
Limerick v Cork cup match last season:Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Segregation - check
seperate food stalls - check
even better than that, separte toilet facilites, and a "gantry" for the mns camera man
Seats - who wants to sit at matches anyway
I thought dinosaurs were extinct. Where is Attenborough when you need him?Quote:
Originally Posted by KevB76
Whats the latest with Athlone? Did enough people sign up?
Couple of things to be sorted out over the coming days and then the club will be in a position to make an official statement. It will appear on www.athlonetownfc.ie probably Monday
I hope it goes your way and Athlone stay around.
its interestin to see a few names linked with the athlone job. whats the chances of dermot lennon keepin the job?? see that brendan place who applied for our job applied for athlone