MNS Tonight 17/11

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

Mind you, that Jacqui Hurley bird gets better looking every week, she is ageing well God bless her!!

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She's 25ish, give her a few years yet. :D

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Originally Posted by GenerationXI

Millwall? I think to be honest Limerick people accepted years ago that no one really likes us very much and while the rugby crowd still like to think that's changing because of Munster, we're smart enough to revel in it.

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Revel? Speak for yourself. By virtue of having the longest unbroken run in the first division we're of little relevance to anybody other than other small clubs like Shels. :) Obviously there's a bit of rivalry with certain clubs (2 or 3 tops I'd say) but most are either wholly indifferent to us or there's weird cases like Sligo where there seems to be an unspoken link of some description (I expect Monkfish's efforts to cement Limerick-Dundalk relations will be an easier task after the weekend).

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Originally Posted by GenerationXI

We celebrated that because the Limerick man enjoys Schadenfreude more than anything else. To be there to hear so many hearts break in unison was glorious and I, for one, would do it every week if I could.

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Thats almost poetic, fair play man, i like it

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Originally Posted by paulie_walnuts

I'd be absolutely raging at hearing my manager say 'the last 3 games didn't matter'. Cork got on with their season when they fell into examinership. Whats makes Doolin and his players so much beter than losing 10 points and having nothing much but that thing called pride to play for that 3 games 'don't matter'. I've never liked him, but for that comment I have no time for the man now.

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Has the guy just scuppered any chance of getting a job again in Irish Football? He's up there with Roddy for throwing the towel in now.

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Originally Posted by paulie_walnuts

Exactly. Its people crying if they don't get their way. Fear of the unknown, whatever else you want to call it. Limerick came to Oriel twice, played fine football and deservedly won both times. I believe Gareth Cronin had a moan about the pitch when Waterford lost on it. As long as the pitch is there, its going to be used as an excuse. Unless a team wins of course.

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That is it in a nutshell right there.

I have to say I was dissappointed with the coverage of the 1st division promotion race. Then the comments afterwards enraged. We never get credit for winning anything. It's always that someone slipped up. If shels had of won they would of said "great to see them back". They wouldn't of said "sure they got there because dundalk slipped out".

the dublin media do believe that if their teams don't win then they'll focus on why they didn't win. And its not only us. Last season I think the drogs got half a page (Bohs got on average a 2 page spread), if derry beat bohs (which I hope they do) a page will be dedicated to gutted bohs where at losing the double and derry will only get a paragraph.

agree, i found all season the first divison previews in the papers where more an account of Shels journey to winning the title than previews of any other matches. Rarely a write up of other games. The only Limerick matches that they covered where the ones vs Shels, every other match was just a mention of Kickoff time at the end of the paragraph. As gill said himself, no one has the right to be in the premier or the right to win the title. I know not all Shels thought they had the right to be in the premier and that they are above the first divsion but lots did think this way.

Also back on topic i was very dissapointed with the coverage of the promotion race. only showed the goals and not even decent footage of Dundalk fans on the pitch singing etc......

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Originally Posted by Jofspring

The only Limerick matches that they covered where the ones vs Shels, every other match was just a mention of Kickoff time at the end of the paragraph.

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I heard midseason that Limerick don't send out team news which is the main reason for that.

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

I heard midseason that Limerick don't send out team news which is the main reason for that.

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And could the journos not get off their backsides and make a phonecall to get the team news? Pathetic excuse

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Originally Posted by A face

Has the guy just scuppered any chance of getting a job again in Irish Football? He's up there with Roddy for throwing the towel in now.

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Haven't seen it yet, but from the sounds of it, I'd say he's just getting his excuses in for a poor season. Did it with us too - all of a sudden, he couldn't buy any players (though he could, and they were almost all rubbish) and everyone was leaving at the end of each season (not true) and blah blah blah. He's a useless whinebag. Though on the Drogs forum, some reckon he'd have a good chance at the vacant Swindon Town job. :p

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

I heard midseason that Limerick don't send out team news which is the main reason for that.

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

And could the journos not get off their backsides and make a phonecall to get the team news? Pathetic excuse

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No, they won't. It's poor media relations not to put out a press release with those details. Every club should be doing it.

Watched it online in work a while ago. The coverage they gave to the graveyard division was pitiful, thankfully.

Anthony Fennelly was in goal for Ramblers not James McCarthy as Kevin Egan insisted.

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

And could the journos not get off their backsides and make a phonecall to get the team news? Pathetic excuse

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If a club doesn't put out team news, it has no right to complain when it's left out.

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

I heard midseason that Limerick don't send out team news which is the main reason for that.

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Its more a case of the national media not seeking information prior to going to print. Local and national media are sent weekly news bullitins and texts (till the fai sponsored texts ran out) regarding the club. The club PRO has done a fantastic job this year. How come aertel always have (when they have space for it) news while the papers dont have any? they just aint interested in none prem teams is the answer, unless its a doom and gloom story

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

And could the journos not get off their backsides and make a phonecall to get the team news? Pathetic excuse

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Originally Posted by gael353

Its more a case of the national media not seeking information prior to going to print.

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Nonsense. Why should they? E-mail the relevant journalists and publications team news a couple of days before the game and our 1 line preview in The Star will become a 2-3 line preview just like almost everybody else. Limerick team news is of interest to a tiny, tiny portion of any market. If the club want that information out there it's up to them to provide it. The vast majority of first division clubs get it right.

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Nonsense. Why should they? E-mail the relevant journalists and publications team news a couple of days before the game and our 1 line preview in The Star will become a 2-3 line preview just like almost everybody else. Limerick team news is of interest to a tiny, tiny portion of any market. If the club want that information out there it's up to them to provide it.

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The club does provide team news and club updates before all games. I get them by e-mail. I even have the list of newspapers that get the team news and often they don't bother writing anything about the game in the paper.

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Originally Posted by L37Ultra

The club does provide team news and club updates before all games. I get them by e-mail. I even have the list of newspapers that get the team news and often they don't bother writing anything about the game in the paper.

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Then are you suggesting that it's part of some wider anti-Limerick conspiracy? :rolleyes: What are we doing differently to the other clubs? Would it be so difficult to contact said media and ask what we need to do to have our team news afforded the same coverage as the Kildares and Monaghans of this world?

AFAIK its part of the participation agreement that all clubs must have team news out to the media before 12 on the day before a game.

Our Media Officer sends out a basic preview, list of suspensions and injuries, last 5 results and next 5 games as well as some quotes from the manager. Usually, even though we send a good A4 size preview, they do the same amount on us as most of the first division. The press have to pick the best bits but can only do that if they have the information.

I do the same as above.

Last season of it for me. Will be taking the big step up to club secretary after the AGM if people want me back

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Originally Posted by paulie_walnuts

Jacqui Hurley is a man.

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Jacqui's absolutely gorgeous. :o

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Originally Posted by Magicme

AFAIK its part of the participation agreement that all clubs must have team news out to the media before 12 on the day before a game.

Our Media Officer sends out a basic preview, list of suspensions and injuries, last 5 results and next 5 games as well as some quotes from the manager. Usually, even though we send a good A4 size preview, they do the same amount on us as most of the first division. The press have to pick the best bits but can only do that if they have the information.

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Our Media Offices does something similar also writes a few articles for the website through out the year last one he did was very good IMO and i know very biased before anybody says anything http://www.wexfordyouthsfc.ie/brightenup.html

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Revel? Speak for yourself. By virtue of having the longest unbroken run in the first division we're of little relevance to anybody other than other small clubs like Shels. :) Obviously there's a bit of rivalry with certain clubs (2 or 3 tops I'd say) but most are either wholly indifferent to us or there's weird cases like Sligo where there seems to be an unspoken link of some description (I expect Monkfish's efforts to cement Limerick-Dundalk relations will be an easier task after the weekend).

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Well said sir.

Limerick are Newport County if we're honest.

I think the whole Sligo thing, in so much as it exists, goes back to when they won the First Division. We had some absolutely fantastic games against them that year, the game they won 2-1 against us in Rathbane was a classic.


Also Jaqui Hurley is pointier than a big bag of pointy nails.