They had a whole page on LOI even at this early stage. Its the only reason I buy the paper is for their excellent LOI coverage. The rest of the paper is awful tripe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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They had a whole page on LOI even at this early stage. Its the only reason I buy the paper is for their excellent LOI coverage. The rest of the paper is awful tripe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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Originally Posted by Nesta99
Squad is certainly looking better now. Barrett should be a good replacement for McNally. Still think we need an experienced goalie though, unless this kid from Liverpool turns out to be exceptional. As for SO’D, I’d say the jury is still out on him for most Pats fans. 5th or 6th again and he’ll probably come under pressure. On the other hand, we can’t keep changing our manager every season and hope to make progress. We looked alright at times last year, awful at others, so who knows ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
I'll be trying not to call them "we" for a while afraid to get attacked 😀. I agree I'd be amazed if they finish mid table, it'll be a very difficult start because of of all the uncertainty, no players and the players we get probably wouldn't have trained in agesQuote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
Paid employment AND paid for playing junior football so probably not worth the hassle of loiQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
That attempt at not using we didn't last very long.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueblood
What kind of cash would junior's be getting in Limerick?
Will all Limerick fans get behind Treaty or is there some mixed feelings?
Ah dam it I've fallen into it already ha , but this drama is just like being a Limerick FC fan every off season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
You'd have to expect some mixed feelings. The name annoys a lot of people from what I've seen and read (not me personally), so the sooner they feel they can change it the better.
No really so much the name being annoying (and it is a bit annoying) but rather sounding like a completely new completely unattached club which of course it is, also Limerick FC hasn't gone away but I wouldn't support them I a million years with POS involved, that would be my feelings anyway. This new thing will take a bit of getting used to.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
It might sound silly, but would 'Limerick Treaty' be any better? Also, where did the red and white strips come from? They seem random colours. Im sure the club will evolve, and maybe reclaim the 'spirit' of the other Limerick teams. With Limerick F.C still around, im sure there were possible legal troubles if the club identity got too close to POS team.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueblood
They're the original colours of senior football in Limerick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
The red and white stripes were Limerick Utds original colours back in 1937 when they first entered the loi. Recently the Treaty chairman seemed to claim POS has some sort of ownership of a predominantly blue kit!!!! For me the name isn't the big issue as Limerick FC still hasn't gone away and Treaty is a completely new club which seems to be more Midwest than Limerick when you hear to Treaty chairman interviews, it'll take a bit of getting used to supporting a new team but you can't just forget the last 30 odd years supporting Limerick City/ AFC/ FC/ 37 which always just felt like a continuation of a club rather than a completely new club like now. In the end I think it ended up being a conscious decision by Treaty to make the new club appear completely separate to anything we had in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
The hope is certainly that POS will eventually give up, and let the new club subsume the old one and be "Limerick" again.
The fact that we can't actually go to matches also a factor in making a connection as well. I'd love to be able to head out to Bray for the first match, but I can't even leave north Dublin.
Don't hold your breath re Pat giving up and good point about not attending games being a factor in making a connection, I'm just not feeling it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
On the name the board of Treaty went with Limerick United at the start.
A quick look on Solocheck would have told them Paud owns the name Limerick United.
Paud started making legal noises and in a blind panic they went with Treaty United. Which is awful.
So it wasn't so much a conscious decision more a balls up by someone
They then sent easily led people out into the wild to make stupid claims on their behalf.
The amount of actual adults I have had to explain the fact that, no, Pat O'Sullivan doesn't in fact own the word Limerick or the colour Blue to is unreal.
But ya, make a mistake, deflect, spoof, feed info to gullible people.
Plus ca change.
I can't see Paud going anywhere until he gets what he feels he's owed (Irony is something he struggled with from day one.) I don't think the FAI are in a position to give him any bobs though.
Will be interesting to see the Academy Licenses. If, as the rumour was last night, both Limerick teams are given underage licenses, it will show the FAI still can't/won't/don't want to deal with him. If just Treaty are given the underage it will show the FAI are confident their ducks are in a row.
On the playing side, the squad that was training for Treaty last night is basically players that played under Tommy and haven't been able to get another League Of Ireland club and the Galway United players from Alan Murphys tenure that Caulfield didn't want.
So, in answer to who's going to win the 2021 league, probably not Treaty.
There was a club owner in Limerick
Who proved to be something of a maverick
For his perceived impiety
He got gazzumped by Treaty
And the whole process has left him feeling quite sick
There once was a mod on the netQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Who thought poetry a safe bet
Then committed a rhyme
Which resembled a crime
Put your Limerick back it's not done yet
No longer a mod :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
you don't hear much these days from that tactics truck guy who used go to bat for O'Sullivan
Should have gone with Limerick Celtic. Or even Limerick Rangers and play in blue.
Ya I've had to do the same plenty of times myself, its actually mad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
I like the Treaty name. It's different.
I'd prefer Limerick Soviet myself. But given that it lasted about a fortnight, it might be a smidge too aspirational.
From the outside at least... Waterford have recruited really well on the pitch over the last couple of seasons. If they had a bit more stability, Im sure they could have been contenders. Their team this year looks again very unknown. Kevin Sheedy is an intriguing appointment.
For predictions if we are still doing this.
League Winners= Rovers (they were so strong last year, the gap was hug... Bohs lost Grant and Wright so they have to find replacements... Dundalk is in a state of flux but it will be a much closer league)
Europe= Dundalk, Bohs
Last Europe place should be really close. Anybody can get it really. If someone can find an anyways consistant goalscorer, tha should be alright.
Relegation Playoff= Derry (controversial maybe, just dont think they have recruited well and finished last year very poorly).
Relegation= Longford
Biggest worry for Dundalk= league form of last year continues and we struggle mid table. Foreign players dont hit, multiple managers.
Realistic(ish) big hope for Dundalk= New keeper is solid, at least 2 foreign players improve the side.
Overwhelming positivity :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
How do you see it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Genuinely curious.
There's nothing I said there wrong from what I've been able to glean.
But it's just an opinion on an obscure internet forum.
If there's good news I'm all ears! :ball:
Think Alan gave up on LOI before Limerick FC died its death. I recall one of his last posts on the topic is literally called "An Ode To Pat O'Sullivan" and around the same time he was comparing critics of the man to Trump supporters. Perhaps for the best he moved on from the topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnsie
So some of Dundalks new lads looked pretty decent against Bohs add them to the cup final team(minus Gannon + Hooban) and dfc look strong.
I hope the confidence on the predictions thread with so far 100% voting for Rovers as Champions, i cant muster that myself but heres hoping.
The presidents cup will be interesting.
Hard to make much of pre season matches when you dont know where the players are in terms of fitness or even what the teams are sometimes with trialists etc and teams playing two games in a day (Rovers and Bohs).
Roll on the 19th March.
Back to back titles are very hard to achieve, apart from DFC in 2015, 2016 and 2019, the last other club to do it was Rovers in 2011, to be fair Bohs did it too in 09, plenty have before this but these are just recent seasons.
During this period, Sligo, Pats, and Cork all failed to defend the title.
Actually, up to 2015 DFC had never done it before either, and that obviously included the double winning teams of 79 and 88.
For this season, and for now, I'd still see Rovers as slight favourites.
Here we go, this is going to be controversial I know !
Premier Division
1. St Pats
2. Rovers
3. Bohs
4. Dundalk
5. Sligo
6. Waterford
7. Derry
8. Harps
9. Drogs
10. Longford
First Division
1. Shels
2. Bray
3. UCD
4. Galway
5. Athlone
6. Cork
7. Cobh
8. Wexford
9. Treaty
10. Cabo
Play Off Final Drogs v UCD
Winners : UCD
I am not convinced with Dundalks signings imo I think ye will have a poor start to the season and then play catchup. I think runners up after Shamrock Rovers will be Bohs again imo. I could be wrong mind you!
What I learned in school was the treaty was broken before the ink dried.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Controversial is one word alright! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niallymac