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It was a one line email sent by Peter Sherrard (director of communications of the FAI) when asked by media for a comment or press release on the meeting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
I'm sure you appreciate everything can't just be thrown up onto an internet forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
Piece in The Star saying there was "a frank exchange of views" between the FAI and GUST on Monday, mostly over financial plans. I thought most clubs were keeping expenses to a minimum, and only scaling up when they could afford to, so GUST should have more experience at this than most from the last 12 months?
If Galway United STFC get a licence, our budget will be minimal, certainly lower than other First Division clubs.
At least the local media are behind them 100%
http://www.galwaynews.ie/opinions/no...ignore-reality
What a strange article. They need a "financial backer"? Isn't that how they got saddled with all that debt in the first place?
Which is why I'll be amazed if ye are left near the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
It's not like the Cork FORAS thingy, with the greatest of respect I'm not sure what exactly you're bringing to the table??
He comes across as a clueless attention seeker in fairness but a good few people in Galway seem to think like that too which is the sad thing.
John McIntyre is an absolute **** tbf.
So you'd prefer to see a club, with a loyal bunch of hard working fans go under? We were getting bigger crowds to games than ye were last year, and look at the difference in fortunes both teams were enduring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
No, where did I say that??Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
I'm just wondering what exactly you're bringing to the table.
It costs about 150,000 to come last in the First Division where's it coming from??
Also on the crowds, we play our games on a patch of waste ground with travelling support from Salthill and Wexford.
You played your games in Terryland Park with travelling support from Sligo and Shamrock (not to mention 100s of presumably free kids anytime I was there.)
Are you for real.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
One of the best stadia in the country that cost 3million to develop and now will be growing weeds.
1000 regular LOI Patrons. coming looking at games even though the home team hadnt won a game in 34?
600 season ticket holders
35 years of LOI history
represents a region covering all Galway the 2nd largest county in the nation, North Tipp, North Clare, South Mayo and South Roscommon.
That journo is hurling, and racing its all he knows, Hurling always protects itself from anything that may hinder their own club memberships it suits mcintyre to get the county left to hurling. He also has a history of writing negative stuff only about united.
supporters want to keep their club alive whats so different in that to Cork or Derry. At least we have supporters who want to do that unlike , fingal, kildare, dub city etc
we will be on the streets of our city tomorrow garnering support and make no mistake we will be leaving no stone unturned to keep it alive
GUST will bring the following :
- the use of one of the best football stadia in the country
- backing of the Galway FA and most local clubs
- support of responsible local businesses
- people who have years voluntary experience in the LOI
- people new to the LOI who have experience in other fields
- a members run community club who will work with all other branches of the football family
- large city and county wide support (1,500 after one win out of 39 competitive matches)
We will be a sustainable League of Ireland club run by League of Ireland people !
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Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
Was this in your application forum for a licence?
Sounds good, when is the DVD being released?Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
updating on whats happened since that DVD , that dvd was the "businessmen regime" that bull**** fudged a team up a division, it racked up mad debts up, won awards, it was a sham, The club has truly itself to blame but then left it to long time supporters to try and sort. No hands up, no responsibility just a disappearing act.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Sligo at least have seen off ceo types etc that know it all but there are not many league clubs that have not suffered under "businessmen" promising all sorts and leaving a bucket of ****.
Thank god we have people willing to slog through, and will continue, We knew this was a ten year repair job when we had to go and find out the damage that was left.
Its Galway Utds Fault, not anyone else but the fans were kept outside of the high echelons for much of that period.
The supporters left to pick up the pieces are long time LOI supporters who have been to every ground in the country multiple times over many years
How many members does GUST have and what sort of figure would membership revenue be per year?
sold all 600 season tickets last year which entitled all to membership of Gust on purchase ofQuote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
We also put in €107000 this season over and above on of the season ticket figures, we have over 90 in a monthly draw and we have re introduced the club lotto 2 months ago
It has developed into a persistent outfit and will not be disappearing over night thats for sure. Its long haul, it sees the only future as being one involved with the community and helping a community develop teams the whole way up a 3 year deal with Corrib Rangers on the Westside of Galway city agreed last month is the start of this
I haven't read the rest of the thread yet but that is one mad cap statement right there. It have them written off even before they begin. I'm glad FORAS didn't listen to those kind of statements when it was crunch time. Fair play to GUST and i hope that all the hard work pays off for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
I don't think Galway can use that last match with over 1,000 as a marker for future attendances. Over the season ye averaged about 800-900 going by the attendances thread. That is including far superior traveling support to what you will have visiting next season. The most away fans you could probably expect in the first division next season is 50-60, but with most teams 10-15 would be more likely. Last season we had crowds of about 400-500, with most games having traveling support of only a hand full of fans. The only decent size home crowds we had where for Cork, Waterford and Shels matches cause they brought a good bit of traveling support.
It would be a shame to lose Terryland Park from the LOI, just like I hope Buckley Park makes a return.
The way its looking though if Galway make a return they would be starting out more at the Salthill level in the beginning.
I understand what LTID is saying about Cork Foras being different. Cork signed a very decent squad its first year, had crowds of 1,500 and then were able to build on that fairly quickly the next season with crowds of over 2,000. The same could be said for Derry. They where also successful teams for years before re-starting in the first division unlike Galway who have been around the bottom of the league since going up.
but it was 1500 at the last game, it was Monaghan we were playing who brought probably about 200, GUFC as you say have lingered at the bottom , havent won a trophy since 1996 and hadnt won any games in 34 at home up to that game. It is different to Cork on a lot of levels, put a passionate group of fans is a similiar trait, the way our clubs were allow bloat their balance sheets without getting noticed is similiar, its a different part of the country but the league is the poorer without Terryland. All the supporters and their is a decent amount of them want is a chance to get it right, there are not many supporters groups putting in €107,000 a season into clubs.
there are many clubs who wouldnt survive barren seasons like the many GUFC have endured
There is a huge job to be done to completely re arrange the club but surely it and the LOI supporters would be a loss to the game in Ireland
Galway Utd would bring up to 150 to Limerick in a bad season, on a good season it would be 300 im sure with the links now between the cities.
If GUST meet the criteria I don't see any reason they should not be in the First Division. The FAI have no right to be iffy about it to be honest if they can meet the full criteria. GUST will be bringing more fans than Tralee, Carlow or whoever joins I'm sure and there is also a space there to be filled. Surely they could assemble a team to compete at worst at the bottom to middle of the division. The division is missing some decent crowd pullers next season. The last few years we have had Cork, Shels, and Derry who would all have had decent crowds (500+). These teams will be replaced by teams that might have more in the 100-150 range at a guess (and that might be being generous).
Next year the only teams that I can see pulling over 250 fans (at worst) every week to games will be Limerick, Waterford, Finn Harps, Longford and maybe Wexford Youths and Athlone. GUST could be added to that if accepted. Who knows about Cobh, they might get a bit of support back if they return.
The Division does need a Galway Utd team in some guise. I know there are two other teams to compete with in Galway but as far as support goes they would still be well a head.
otherwise GUST will be down watching Limerick for some LOI football as things are going to be bitter in the city of the tribes
Fully agree loi needs Galway united to be competing however that cannot be addressed until the three team problem is sorted.
Only my opinion but don't think the fai will lose this opportunity to reduce it to two teams and hope that some magic amalgamation takes place
The use of Terryland Park has absolutely nothing to do with the GUST though??Quote:
Originally Posted by geezer
Don't the Junior crowd use it for games??
Pure fantasy.Quote:
1000 regular LOI Patrons. coming looking at games even though the home team hadnt won a game in 34?
And a dangerous fantasy if that's what you're basing any figures for next year on.
Fair enough but they were flogged at 100 quid a pop were they??Quote:
600 season ticket holders
It's very different to Cork and Derry in terms of short term potential IMHO.Quote:
supporters want to keep their club alive whats so different in that to Cork or Derry. At least we have supporters who want to do that unlike , fingal, kildare, dub city etc
See above Re: Terryland. (I'm open to correction but I don't see what it has to do with the GUST.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
What does this even mean?!Quote:
- support of responsible local businesses
This is possibly a problem given recent history.Quote:
- people who have years voluntary experience in the LOI
Again, dangerously delusional.Quote:
- large city and county wide support (1,500 after one win out of 39 competitive matches)
Cringe! tbh.Quote:
We will be a sustainable League of Ireland club run by League of Ireland people
How does this breakdown roughly? That's decent.Quote:
Originally Posted by geezer
FFS face. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
I said it was different to FORAS.Quote:
It have them written off even before they begin. I'm glad FORAS didn't listen to those kind of statements when it was crunch time. Fair play to GUST and i hope that all the hard work pays off for them
It is clearly, obviously, different to FORAS.
Here we come to the crux of the issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by geezer
This is a regime whos arse most of ye would have bent down to kiss at the time "that bull**** fudged a team up a division" and who continued were continually blindly supported even when other people within the league were starting to ring alarm bells.
By the time the GUST finally publicly pulled the plug on its support for this regime not only had the horse bolted but it had shat all over many local businesses.
People who I assume given the amount they talk about it are involved at some level then preceded to have a mass public washing of dirty linen on the likes of foot.ie. Lord knows what was being said in the pubs and clubs of Galway. It was no way to conduct yourselves and it's worrying.
Some of the stuff that even went on this year while the gust was left running the thing was completely out of order (and defended by people like you on foot.ie ffs)
Lessons need to be learned from the razzmatazz regime ye all so readily bought into and when you see several people opn here wittering away about four figure crowds and talking down to Mervue and Salthill it kinda makes you wonder.
Straight up balls out, this isn't Lim till I die on an LOL Galway lulz wind up. It doesn't matter one whit to me who's in the First Division next year because I fully expect it to be a procession. If it was up to me I'd have GUSTFC in there in a flash, three teams an hour up the road, lovely stuff. I just don't get it though. Like what's the plan, genuinely??
Straight up balls out, this isn't Lim till I die on an LOL Galway lulz wind up.
never you would never believe it, Terryland is the home of Galway United, Its held in trust for soccer by the GFA but it was developed by the Terryland Development Committee. We have in writing that we are welcome in Terryland with open arms any season because of the integrity of the people involved with GUST
Bar giving you a copy of the business plan id be here all christmas, lets just say league of Ireland supporters are important to the League, The region is important, We have sponsors,investors & no mean amount of supporters but who wouldnt put any more into the old regime. We have an agreement to work and immerse ourselves into a huge area just west of the river with a club Corrib Rangers established over 30 years with juvenile, Junior teams that have welcomed us in, have secured top class training facilities in that area thanks to that partnership and will learn from each other on how to develop a football club in coaching, social and community skills.
Even if we dont secure a licence and im positive we will, The new Galway United ST FC will continue and is only entering its 2nd year. I would ask for your support and appreciate it and acknowledge hands up we swallowed some massive bull**** and believed it might work even at the expense of other clubs and thats probably unforgiveable but we have to re start and learn from the harsh lesson
Spot on Lim till I die, spot on squire.
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Lim Til i Die...by far the most knowledgeable person on foot.
Sorry geezer but that's pure DVD material but best of luck anyway
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Originally Posted by passerrby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460INShy3BU
Happy Christmas everyone
Gust fc on a roll as it geathers momentum towards obtaining a lincence from the FAI to keep soccer in Terryland for the coming season http://www.facebook.com/#!/gustfc/posts/306915306014193
So ye have a sponsor but no license?
DVD is in the post
ya for those who dont know much about football, licences havent been issued yet for the coming season prob wont know until end of janQuote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
Sorry. Gah it is for me so....:confused:
this is getting interesting i wonder when this will become public smells of a dirty tricks campaign starting http://www.facebook.com/#!/GalwayAdv...50503983981941
Could be wrong but it sounds an awful lot like nonsense to me. Sure it's no secret that certain people at Mervue were ready to do cartwheels last Valentines day when the FAI denied the old club a licence. Don't really know anyone at Devon, but they'll hardly be cheering GUST FC on when decision day comes around. They will hardly see it in their interest.
If it's a someone of stature in politics or business, let them have it, should they be revealed.
Dirtier than walking away from your debts or cheating other clubs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
You obviously haven't even the slightest idea what happened in Galway.
I know exactly what happened. Bottom line is Debts are being walked away from and other clubs have been screwed. Most recently Monaghan last seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
They're not the GUST's debts. I don't know what the current board of directors plan to do but I can't imagine they'll be able to pay them back without a club (or with a club, really).Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam