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A thick skin and Drogs' inability to come up with enough money to pay him off would presumably be the only reasons he's still in the job. They might have to start weighing up if getting relegated would cost them more than paying him off. Though I guess if they genuinely can't come up with the cash they're stuck with him like Galway were with Sean Connor a few years back.
With Dundalk Town Clerk being a Drog maybe the council unsackable ethos is being applied on the Windmill Rd
TownCouncil abolished now of course but not before town clerk requested flags to be flown for Giro D'Italia but not for DundalkFC for the Setanta cup.That is true,The Dundalk town council manager was Frank Pentony,Chairman of Drogheda United.
He is not and never was the drogs chairman.
Bingo. He has to go but won't. He seems a bit deluded about the whole thing really and seems to be under the impression that it will turn around. It won't turn around. One of the lowest points in our history at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Wow that takes some beatingQuote:
Originally Posted by Acer
Me and the lads were going to have a whip around to cover the cost of keeping Horgan on the job.
The goal difference between the two Louth times is 56. In 17 games!
He's gone. Not a huge surprise. Sorry for him - but what a collapse after a promising start.
Drogheda and Horgan part company
The Drogheda board have now destroyed the careers of two football men who did excellent jobs in 2011 and 2012.
It is they who have questions to answer.
As a Dundalk fan, I wish Robbie well. He always carried himself with dignity and it was clear from his interview on Soccer Republic how hurt he is.
Your obsession with the drogs really is worrying.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Robbie had to go. Players let him down but there's no doubt he was just not up to the job. Hopefully get someone new in asap but I have no idea what options are out there.
How much the pay off is would be interesting considering results during the stand off
Mad how these guys have no responsibility for their own decisions.
I started watching Drogheda home games in the Lourdes stadium in the early 70's, long before they were Drogheda United. I've seem them play in three cup finals, the first one in 1976.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acer
I only stopped going to see Drogheda regularly when their newer fans developed this childish inferiority complex with Dundalk.
I like live football.
They got rid of a bad apple. And have parted ways with an unsuccessful manager after a 12/13 game losing streak. Does 2013 and 2014 not count? On football alone, between them both they won only 12 league games from 50 for a win rate of 24% in 2013-2014!!Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Feel sorry for Robbie, a genuinely nice man, but he was out of options in the end.
Everything that has happened up to this point stems from the clumsy and unprofessional manner in which the Mick Cooke 'situation' was dealt with. The management structures of the organisation are the problem and until the failings which they exhibit can be brought under control then history will be destined to repeat itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniMourinho
The sooner the powers that those people hold are dissolved into a much broader hierarchial structure the better for all concernced (Assuming they are towing the ridiculous defensive lines like MiniMourinho above)
Well said. Some of the 'fans' have a lot to answer for in all this.
I shouldn't bother but Dundalk means nothing to Drogheda's newer fans. They can't even remember the last time Dundalk won a trophy and games between the two have been few and far between considering Dundalk spent most of that time in the first division.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I knew the record was bad but that's really abysmal. You can't help but place blame on the playing squad too though. Both men relied on the same core of players and they have let them down in a big way. I think it's obvious that they're just not up to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniMourinho
Have to say i laugh out loud when people describe those on the Drogheda United board of management as having 'power'. There's more power in a lawnmower! Ive seen it first hand. What being on that board of management means is getting to man the turnstiles, make sure the portaloos are emptied, organising matchday food for the team, proposing and running every fundraiser, along with the unenviable task of making decisions about everything. All in your spare time. Its not power, its a poisoned chalice! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by ciaraa
Also go back to my point above. The people with the power are the members who vote in the directors. Of note, you dont even have to be a member to nominate yourself onto the board of management. And the current board members have openly asked for more volunteers a million times. Nobody seems motivated enough. So anyone with your opinion Ciaraa should simply step forward and get involved in the pot-washing!
Some man for the dramatic statements...Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
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Originally Posted by Acer
Completely agree. Both managers backed a core group of players who just are not good enough.
Sad to see a man lose his job but it had to happen really. It seemed a very odd appointment from the off, and the opening day win probably went a long way to papering over the cracks when they began to appear.
What poor unfortunate is now in line for the job? Collins,Cooke,Darius ?
I hear Doolin's free.
Every small to mid sized sports / recreation club in Ireland has those issues and challenges you constantly refer to. Maybe its time to wonder why "Nobody seems motivated enough"Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniMourinho
Forcing out Mick Cooke was a demonstation of power.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniMourinho
Nope it was a forced act of protection of the club.
Ciara people aren't motivated enough because they know the effort involved and don't fancy it. Myself included.
The knight has saddled up his white charger
Awful news. I always thought Robbie was an innovator.
Fingers crossed Sean McCaffrey gets the role.
The whole fault of Drogheda's predicament is the Drogheda board of management. How they let a man go who got you to 3 cup finals in a season and still be let go is baffling.
Mini mourinho churned out some stats but they don't tell the full story. Why not compare those stats to Alan Matthews tenure.
I hear you regarding live football ... Can't beat it IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Heck when I'm working in the uk I go to port vale games lol
Did you live in Drogheda in the 70's as it was a long enough trip before the motorway and smaller cars to travel on a regular basis to Drogheda (or maybe it wasn't and I'm now just spoilt with the motorway 😀
Cooke & Horgan - 12 wins from 50Quote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
Matthews - 8 wins from 50
This is really bad news. I hoped they'd hold on to hime until The BitoRed got the three points there.
I lived in mid-Louth for most of the seventies but moved to Drogheda later on for a few years. Drogheda had some great players back then. Mick Fairclough was my favourite when I first started watching them (a mid Louth lad too). Me and my Dad would go to Oriel Park one Sunday and the Lourdes Stadium the next week. Quite a few people did. I also remember a special bus from Drogheda that used to run when Dundalk were playing big European matches. No one thought anything about it. The tribal crap didn't exist back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanDrog
I'm a Drogs fan and don't have any animosity to Dundalk whatsoever. I'm just not motivated to do that. If I see someone wearing a Dundalk shirt, I just think 'Great, there's another League of Ireland fan.'
Whereas the rest of us would be wondering if he artificial turf in his back gardenQuote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Pat Scully for Drogheda? Even if they don't stay up he knows his way around the first division too.
ah on a glorious day like today you wont find me wasting it mowing the garden, i cant figure out though why the children dont like playing on itQuote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Have they recently invested in serious hip surgery?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Ha - brilliant, will you give you that one.
Also agree on Horgan, seemed such a nice guy who cared a lot, hopelessly let down by his players this season.
I believe they are hoping to get a few more years out of childhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin