Not a bad result for dynamos considering Bray are a premier team. They must be gutted that they gave away 2 soft goals. Lets all hope they can get back to winning ways in the league and get promoted..
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Not a bad result for dynamos considering Bray are a premier team. They must be gutted that they gave away 2 soft goals. Lets all hope they can get back to winning ways in the league and get promoted..
Bray definitely have another gear, and on our day we can match the best sides in the country. It's not something the team can turn on and off at will though. If you'd pulled one back, and you looked like doing it once or twice, we could well have struggled to hold you back.Quote:
Originally Posted by E.C Ushadup
It's one of the frustrating things about having a young squad. Hopefully Eddie can hold this bunch of lads together for a few years now, and then I think we'll have a real team on our hands.
sounds like dynamos accounted for themselves well in bray. do you think they would do well in the 1st division if they get promoted??Quote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
Still a long way to go before it's a possibility, even if the form carries on, the two play-offs are a real lottery, best to aim as high as possible now though in case the form dips next year. With all the underage teams though, they would certainly do well in the First Division, and while teams like UCD, Fingal and Waterford would be a class ahead, a top six finish would definitely be possible. Not sure if Mounthawk Park would make the grade, but that would be the least of their worries.
Do you think if dynamos got promoted they would be left use Mounthwak Park as their home ground on match days?? MP has a 500 seater, new dressing rooms, all weather and floodlights for nite games which there is a lot of in the 1st division. Dynamos wud need to meet all the requirements to get a license and building a stadium and getting floodlights would cost alot of money...Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
True, but Mervue only had to travel a few miles to play in Terryland Park, so the decision was a no-brainer. If Dynamos and the KDL do nothing, the only other grounds are Limerick's or Turner's Cross, so making those treks every fortnight would nearly cost as much.
It wud be ashame really coz Mounthawk Park is literally a 10 yard walk from dynamos, it wud in my opinion be a massive boost in kerry if they got promoted and the use of the KDL groundsQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
If Dynamos do get promoted even after yesterday's bad result, then I am sure they will play in Cahermoneen again next season. All they need to do is build a stand and Im sure the FAI will help them out in that case. They already had new lights put up a few months ago and a perimeter fencing. I think they would be stupid to play in the KDL grounds when their own pitch is in far better condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by limfan
I know it's been asked a number of times this year, but will a top three finish be enough for Dynamos, or do they need to match Salthill's placing in the other section ? At the start of the year, I thought only their own results mattered, but Wikipedia has the highest A team playing the bottom First Division side, meaning if Salthill are second and Dynamos third then the season would be over. Either way, hopefully they will win their remaining home games and if they can pick up two to four points away, the top three should be secured at any rate.
I don't think anyone is 100% sure, but there should be a play-off between the highest placed non-reserve teams in each group, should they both finish in the top 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
That's how it works as far as I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlapjackJoe
It's certainly the fairest solution, both teams have done enough so far to earn a play-off, and given Kildare's results the last two years, you'd imagine the winners would be almost guaranteed promotion. A few bad results shouldn't cause either team's season to fizzle out.
I wouldn't be as sure about that now. They've improved a lot since the transfer window. I don't know what the standard of the A League teams would be like though.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Hard to compare when the sections have changed, but both Tralee and Salthill have more points from fewer games than Mervue managed last year, so either club could reasonably hope for 20 points by this stage if in the First Division next year. Admittedly, they're both probably a year or two ahead of expectations, but I'd still be shocked if they couldn't manage more than eight points.
Yeah, Mervue United actually finished 12 points behind Bohemians A last season and still managed to get promotion... Teams like Salthill Devon, Castlebar Celtic and Tralee Dynamos seemed to do much better this year than Mervue United did last year.
Also, I just noticed Salthill Devon finished rock-bottom in Group 1 last season, which just goes to show it it possible to have a very quick turnaround in fortunes in this league...
Would Tralee even want to go up to the First Division if the option arose for them ?
If a club isn't ready to take the step-up to the senior game it could have a negative financial and adminstrative impact on them.
Even before the injuries started mounting up, the aim was just to finish as high up the table as possible to show the potential of Kerry soccer, and while they'll be disappointed if they fall out of the top three now, it'll be the focus for next year again. The point of entering the A Championship was to be playing First Division within around three years, and while the costs are a lot higher, wages and transfers wouldn't be a factor the first few years and local businesses are always willing to support Kerry sports teams.
i'l play for them for free! there finantial problem solved!:p:p
Tralee Dynamos vs Bohemians
Results elsewhere mean Dynamos will remain in the A Championship next season, but doing the double over Bohs and possibly finishing second would mark a highly creditable finish to their debut year. It will be extremely tough for Tralee to pick up any points on Sunday, but a team must always aim to win its home matches, and the way things are looking at the moment, both Cork and Bohs first teams could yet be regular visitors to Kerry.
Now that the season's nearly over, might as well ask the moderator to upgrade from this thread to a club folder for next year. I'm sure Castlebar and Carlow will also be looking for the same now that they've settled into the A Championship also.
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Originally Posted by culloty82
Good Idea Cheers "FC Carlow"
What kind of crowds did Carlow, Castlebar etc. average this year?
Now that Kildare have folded, and Cork likely to go the way of Derry by December, it will be interesting to see if the FAI are in contact with the A clubs in the coming weeks about First Division licences. Dynamos will certainly have to consider their options, even if they feel they're not ready yet, as they and other teams could find themselves promoted just to make up the numbers, and no doubt John Delaney will want a good geographic spread.
Celtic averaged 100+, in the first game of the season against Derry I think there would have been 300-400 if I remember correctly, Celtic have a good fanbase and with the majority of the players from the hinterland of Castlebar the support will continue. I was shocked to see the crowd in Salthill and Tullamore when we played them away. In Tullamore there was 30 max and that included 7 Celtic fans, the same crowd was at the Salthill game a few weeks ago aswell in Drom.Quote:
Originally Posted by fionnsci
Tralee's average is probably around 150, there were rough estimates of around 200 for the first few home games, with a peak of 250 for Salthill in the cup. After July, the crowds tailed off, but I'd imagine that 150 is a safe guess, as it pretty much tallies with Castlebar.
All Kerry soccer fans are asked to give their opinions in a wide-ranging consultation on the future plans of Tralee Dynamos. All topics are up for discussion, but the three issues of major focus are stated as Infrastructure, Funding and Player Development. You can have your say by e-mailing info@traleedynamos.com. Last season was certainly a promising beginning, and this discussion seems to be a statement of intent from the club of long-term development plans.
Just resurrecting this thread now that the league season is almost over, any developments between now and Licence Day in February will be posted here.
Again, the latest report is that only two clubs will be accepted, with Cobh favourites for the first slot. Dynamos will apparently learn their fate "in the next few weeks", which is vague, to say the least, but does suggest that all will be revealed before the end of the First Division season.
Hopefully Tralee get their place. Looking forward to visiting a 'new' club (new for me as I haven't been...)
If Tralee are accepted in will they play in the pitch they used for a-league games or will they use the pitch behind their own ground? I think the one used by the Kerry DL looks a fine set up or will they develop their own?
The aim is to develop their own ground and install floodlights, which as you say, seems fairly pointless when the KDL's ground would already meet First Division standards. Still, Dynamos seem to think they can have Cahermoneen ready by March, and presumably, like Mervue, they could nominate Mounthawk Park if there was a delay in the deadline. Their main worry seems to be finances - a Salthill director told one of the local freesheets that it would cost €100,000 to keep afloat for a full season, so a lot of canvassing of local businesses required there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy
It's disappointing the league can't go with two divisions of 12.
Sure it's disappointing the league can't go with six divisions of twenty too. There's just not the interest there from either the clubs or the public. Even in the last odd decade St.Francis, Dublin City, Sporting Fingal, Kilkenny City and Kildare County have all failed as senior clubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Tralee should be alright though, with rumours of Salthill's demise suggesting that there's another place to be filled.
Don't think any club will be taking things for granted - based on results and facilities, would be hard to separate Tralee and Carlow, though if you're right about Salthill, both of them and Cobh would likely get in. That's not dismissing Fanad, but two seasons seniority will probably weigh against them.
I don't see salthill pulling out of the league.
I don't see Salthill pulling out either... But Galway United is a different story....
We certainly won't pull out.
Can't see Salthill pulling out at all. They're a very well run club, it's just unfortunate their ground is in the back arse of nowhere.
As for Fanad only having 2 years seniority, they have a big catchment area for fans well away from both Harps and Derry, they'd easily have 150-200 at every home game I'd reckon for First Division at least for a while which is more than can be said for the likes of Mervue and Salthill. The problem with them is facilities. They don't exactly have any sort of stands there only probably the thinnest standing area in football and it is similar to Salthill in the way it's in the middle of nowhere. But personally I'd like to see them in the league.
At this stage the sensible option is to bring up Tralee, Carlow and Cobh and have a 12 team division. But I can't see this happening.
Dead right, the sensible option is to promote all three and have a 12 team division. Carlow and Tralee have worked hard over the last few years. Both clubs should be lobbying the FAI, as the FAI and Rovers lobbied UEFA about grounds. If Carlow and Tralee lobby hard enough, if common sense prevails, there can be two divisions of twelve.
Dynamos have sent a delegation to Abbotstown today for a progress report on their First Division application. At least now they have a definite deadline to work towards, all the terms of the League manual have to be met by November 30th.