If rumors are true about GUST it must be a 10 team first div.
You have the 8 teams + looks like tralee will make it 9 teams, so it looks like its either Cobh or Carlow for the last spot
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If rumors are true about GUST it must be a 10 team first div.
You have the 8 teams + looks like tralee will make it 9 teams, so it looks like its either Cobh or Carlow for the last spot
FAI have shown they've no problem going with the 11 team league.
Cobh look to have clinched their place since before Christmas, Tralee and Carlow have ground issues, but both look more likely than not to make it at least 11 teams.
Tralee and Carlow have no ground issues if Mervue and Devon can use fields with wood fences around them.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
And hopefully Carlow go ahead and use Buckley Park.
not good for their support but it would be good to use that ground alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Are there any Carlow peeps on here?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
If so, do you think the move to Buckley Park will happen? And what do you think of the move?
JC GUFC usually gives any updates on Carlow, haven't seen many more of their fans here, but maybe he'll know better.
Do I? Think you may be mixing me up with someone else!Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Yeah, he'd a very similar name, hence the confusion, hasn't been around since the A Championship finished though.
Perhaps the absence of any supporters on here suggests it doesn't matter where they play.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Said somewhat tongue-in-cheek of course. Given our attendances by the back end of last season, I shouldn't be throwing stones from my particular glass house. I swear I heard an echo in the home game against Mervue.
I'm hearing that Carlow have been granted a First Division licence on the condition that they play in Buckley Park.
Funny how Galway Utd/Gust Utd fans keep insulting Mervue's and Salthill's ground when they have never even owed their own ground and only ever rented Terryland. Having visited Fahy's Field and Drom for underage games I know that their pitches are far from fields and are excellent playing surfaces.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
True. But in terms of spectator (and indeed press) facilities there is very, very little, and whether you own your ground or not does not impact on licensing to any great extent.
What's wrong with renting a ground? Of all the things to criticise Galway over, ground ownership is a long way down the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertyger
If FC Carlow have a pitch and dressing rooms, I can't see how they should be treated differently to other clubs that don't satisfy ground requirements.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmcd
A nice pitch won't stop you from getting pneumonia in the wind and rain.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertyger
Terryland Park is held in trust, for the benefit of football in Galway. The Galway FA have stated that GUST will always be welcome at Terryland Park. The rent paid on Terryland Park goes towards developing local football. No GUST FC / GUFC would mean that rental income and the % of ground advertising also paid to the local FA, would be lost. When Galway United were ignoring the Galway FA and not paying their rent, GUST were paying what they could to them and worked with them to clear arrears even before they took over the day-to-day running of the club last February.
There would be no Terryland Park without Galway United. The grants allocated to develop it into what it is now, unfinished as it is, would never have been given if the only people using it were junior clubs and representative teams.
Had Terryland been owned by GUFC it would have been sold years ago and if not, Nick Leeson would have found some way to... well I better not finish that sentence.
Playing in Kilkenny will make it difficult for Carlow, but the area at least has a good soccer tradition, and if everything else is above board, they'll be very competitive in the First Division. The Just Follow The Floodlights page thinks Salthill may be pulling out?
Personally all for election of FC Carlow, but to play out of Kilkenny ? Might as well re-elect Kilkenny City.
If this condition goes ahead would it not be Carlow's interest to consider a name change to appeal to a wider audience ? South Leinster FC anyone.
Fanad officials claiming they were accepted into the 1st Division but turned it down due to the amount of travel that will be involved.
Surely they would have known/had a fair idea of the sides that will be involved in the 1st Div this season?
Ya its been clear since the start of November that most teams would be from the south of the country. They must have looked into costs since and not found it worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
Were all 4 of Cobh, Carlow, Tralee and Fanad invited to join with only Fanad declining?
Considering FC Carlow started life as South East FC that's not really a huge jump. I'm sure if they thought it would get more people through the gates they'd return to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by historynut
Considering their ground is in the middle of nowhere, I'd say it's a great move for them.
It's wrong to think that, they have appointed Tony Mannion as manager, and it is not so he can manage in the Galway & District LeagueQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Surely if Carlow are getting a licence provided they play in Kilkenny, then GUST merit a licence. This whole selection process is absolutely farcical, nothing short of a joke.
I don't pretend to know what's going on, but there being no word from either party at the moment is good news as far as I'm concerned. The alleged problems with GUST getting a licence was nothing to do with how suitable they were or if the requirements were satisfied, which I hear they were. It seemed to be more to do with politics and certain people not wanting a licence granted to GUST.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
The county is behind GUST. The City Council passed a unanimous vote to publicly support GUST, the county mayor supports GUST, more elected officials than I can remember, prominent local business people including Pat McDonagh, the Galway FA (who are the trustees of Terryland), a large number of junior clubs (with 2 obvious exceptions), the Connacht FA, government ministers, the President of our country...
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Youths plan to be aorund this season (depending on license obviously). New manager Shane Keegan in place and working on pre season some interviews with Shane hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
The FAI are really handling this first division process very badly. It's damaging for the image of the league and even the integrity of the league.
Still, at least it's actually an improvement on last year, in that the clubs can reasonably predict their chances of success and the process seems to have been concluded a month earlier. The fact that there hasn't been any confirmation yet of an announcement on Thursday won't do anything to ease the uncertainty, though.
Any truth in rumours that the FAI have asked Mervue and Salthill to merge as Galway FC and play in Terryland?
I suppose if LoI football is coming to Kerry, the wait will be worth it!
You're close, but still a little off!!Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Even if both clubs agree to it it sounds very messy. I would think both clubs would feel they either play seperate from each other as their own clubs or not at all, otherwise what would be the benefit in either club being involved in senior football if it was not as Salthill or Mervue.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Mervue/GUST??Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
There's a long way from being asked to actually agreeing to it. GUST reps might burst into flames in the presence of Mervue officials.
What's in it for Mervue? Can't see them agreeing to that too easily.
I got the impression that the plan was for either Salthill or Mervue to 'rebrand' to something with Galway in the name. Not sure how that would work.
Salthill were asked would they change their name to Galway DevonQuote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
The FAI asking clubs to re-brand themselves, that's crazy but not unbelievable. Franchise football is alive and well.
It's only been one season since Sporting Franchise fell apart after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong