I think you have bigger things to be worried about Mr Dunne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
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I think you have bigger things to be worried about Mr Dunne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
Here is a better quality logo for Galway FC.
It's just the GUST logo sans the "United Supporters Trust" part, right? Does that tell us something about the make-up of the club's decision-makers?
The "league" got on fine without a strong Galway club over the past five years.Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
In the last five years the league got on fine? Is that how you'd describe it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean South
Stick to what you said. Having a strong Galway club which never existed in the past won't stop clubs ran by gombeens going under.Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
I'm still not quite sure what your issue with the term "the league" is, and why it must always be placed in inverted commas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean South
Anyway, a strong Galway club is good for the league. A strong Cork club is good for the league. A strong Dublin club, Sligo club, Athlone club, or wherever is good for the league. The broader the league's appeal across a wide geographical base, the stronger it is, all other things being equal. Or would you consider the league to be equally as well off with 20 teams from all over the country as it would with 8, all from rural Monaghan?
Probably tells us more about the graphic designers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
A very good article in the Indo, it sets out what this Galway fc is about. LoI fans are always excited to see a supposed strong club come into the league, and this is understandable. The same feeling was expressed for Limerick's return to the top division early this year, and for those old enough to remember the entry of a Cork team and before that Derry to the league. Hard to see how this Galway fc project will work out, but they should really walk the first division next year and then we will see how much support the club can get to add to the sponsor money in order to fund a decent playing panel that can be competitive in the top flight.
What makes you say that?Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Some of their fans are talking about trying to sign people like Gaffney, Russell and Davoren so im guessing they either have a nice bit to spend or are mental.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Or their fans don't have a clue. If they can get 1,000 people a week in and have the €100k a year in sponsorship it's alleged, they should be able to put together a decent First Division squad but that's just lala land.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
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Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Surely that isn't the expectations. Even if they managed to pull 1,000 out to the first game, sustaining it is much more difficult. If they happened to get the money to sign those players then fair play to them and ya they will probably win the league but if they are basing it on projected crowds that high also they are in trouble from the get go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I was under the impression they were coming back similar to Cobh with a young squad or one primarily of Salthill and Mervue players.
None of the above players will be signing for Galway Fc as they are all good enough to Play in premier league. I expect that most of the players wiill come from Salthill & Mervue with a few players like Derek O Brien to sign as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Galway Fc is rumored to have a playing budget of just under 2k a week, I expect shels & Longford to fight for top spot & everyone else fighting for 3rd place
There's no way of guessing how much they'll get. I guess 1,000 would be very optimistic for the First Division - I stupidly was going on what they used to get in the Premier but this is a different kettle. They're not going to get Gaffney or Russell. Davoren maybe because he wouldn't have to move house, but by the sounds of it his wage demands were too much for Sligo, let alone Galway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Don't forget all the years before Galway Rovers joined.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean South
I know you're just a WUM but it's not going to make or break the league. Support in Galway has been poor enough for a club with its catchment area. Galway is probably the most "typical" Irish region in terms of fairweather support for all sports. When the team was going well in the LoI 20 years ago Terryland was being packed out but when we were struggling along in the Premier crowds were just above the 1000 mark (not too bad in LoI terms to be fair) - however, probably the most passionate support came in the last season when despite being battered every week the attendances still held up pretty well. I doubt any other club, with the possible exception of Shamrock Rovers, would have achieved the crowds Galway United did in that season. That was due to the fact that the supporters were running the show and there was a lot of sympathy there. As soon as GUST got screwed over the LoI crowds disappeared. One 'derby' match last season had an attendance of 23! These facts can't be ignored by the new regime. The supporters have to be respected or very quickly this new team will go the way of SD Galway.
I cannot see this club going down the route of SD Galway. Going from the people visiting the stand in shop street, there is a huge appetite for LOI football to be once again back up the dyke road, and I would be expecting an even bigger average attendance next season that the one last seen when GUFC were last in it.
As long as the team is in contention for play offs or promotion (which I expect them to be) then I would reckon average crowds close to the 1,000 mark.
How do Galway United fans see this new entity? Will they take on supporting a new club or will it be a general interest in LoI being played out of Galway, although Mervue and SD's foray would not suggest the latter. Genuine question as obviously a connection has to be created with a fan base. It didnt work with SF, Dublin City or Kildare (if it had been Newbridge would they have fared any better?). Cork fans have a good bit of experience with this type of thing and it worked out, but for myself if Dundalk FC were to no longer exist I dont think i'd be that fussed about a Dundalk United featuring a piece of say Bellurgan/Rock Celtic/Quay and remnants of the defunct club. It will be interesting to see how it pans out. I hope its a success and becomes a well supported club. Galway Gazelles FC - if things hit the skids do a Hull City job and really get the fans onside!?!:think:
Always curious about that one myself. Decent sized town, wasnt hard to get to the ground, and not far from town centre, why did it not work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Same reason Kilkenny City didn't work in the end - hostility from local yokel junior ballers.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
In fairness, Buckley Park is a bit awkward to get to from Kilkenny city.
Walked out there in the dark the first time I went there, was some experience, trucks screaming past as I huddled in the ditch and hoped not to die. :D To top it all off we lost 1-0 but Ger Robinson's parents were good enough to drop me back into town at least. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Buckly Park could be tricky to get to. You may well be able to see it in the distance but you'd turn towards it only for it to appear off to one side of you at the same distance again. There are probably still lost LOI fans out there circling it, unable to get there but unable to stop, locked in an eternal spiral that brings only madness and pain.
Bit late but there's new roadside access - half the wall has blown down.
Yep, junior football and distance from town probably the biggest factors in ever being resurrected. Which is ironic given junior football isn't anywhere near the same quality as it was when Kilkenny City were in the LOI.
Interesting tweet from Karl Moore https://twitter.com/moorzD9/status/407531362615590912
Hi lads.
I was just wondering, did anyone hear how the launch went this evening ?
Apparently went very well. Caught twenty mins or so on Galway Bay FM. They all kept saying there was a good crowd but nobody gave a number while I was listening. From the clapping and crowd noise it sounded like 100 anyway (terrible indicator I know but best I can do).
There were interviews on radio with GUST, Mervue and Salthill representatives along with John Delaney and Tommy Dunne and a great speech (genuinely one of the best I have ever heard) from Galway FC chairman Bernie O'Connell, a real call to arms.
The next few months will be interesting. GUST members seem to be split with some demanding a Co-Op before backing it and others happy that one will come into effect down the line. But I genuinely think that the Galway football public will back the project anyway - in the short term at least.
It'll be good to have a LOI team capable of competing and capable of getting large support. Despite most football people remaining unconvinced that the current structure is the best for the club and fully devoted to GFC's success. That's compromise though, I suppose.
I was at it. Usual suspects were at it, John Delaney, Galway city Mayor, new manager, GUST officials, chairmen if Mervue and Salthill, ex Galway United managers (!!!), ex Galway United players, journalists and around 200 people.
Most interestingly, the new sponsors were there. They are a multi millionaire family from Co Galway who emigrated to UK 30 years ago ( www.thecomergroup.com ) They have bought property - millions of Euro worth of property all over Ireland, UK, Germany and USA. They even own the hotel where the launch was held tonight which they have rebranded as www.theconnacht.ie which is a massive hotel on the outskirts of the city. They also own www.palmerstownhouse.com which will be the sponsor on the shirt. They have bough a lot property in Galway city in the last 2 years. They are pumping €300,000 into Gaway FC over three years. The manager has been given a clean sheet to start up the new club.
John Delaney told the story on how Michael D Higgins phoned on New Years Day and Delaney thought it was Mario Rosenstock!!!
Closer to the 200 mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
Those lemons are damn bitter for Mr Moore aint they !!!! GFC would do well to give him a wide berth if possibleQuote:
Originally Posted by ATFC-1887
I think Tommy Dunne should make Karl Moore his first signing.
Arguing over attendances already.........Quote:
Originally Posted by Olander
You wouldn't be bitter if you were promised money for work you performed and didn't get it?Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
Thanks for the updates lads. I'm really looking forward to a return to Eamon Deacey Park next year, but I have enjoyed my trips to Drom and Fahy's Field over the last few years.
There was a bit on the news section of Ireland AM this morning as well. Cant see it up online though.
That's way out of line for a bloke who's waiting on wages for 2/3 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by A face
What's the full story though? Is he really going about it the right way as well? If the club went to the wall and hasn't been competing for a few years does he really think he is going to get it now? The PFAI are great at making noise, how come we haven't heard any? How many more players have been affected? Is he the only one? It just doesn't add up and he comes across as being very bitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge