They won't accept GUST's application as it was 8 days late. How late was the new Derry City's a couple of years ago?
Wonderful level of consistency....
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They won't accept GUST's application as it was 8 days late. How late was the new Derry City's a couple of years ago?
Wonderful level of consistency....
This completely ignores the fact that there was zero chance of the original entity getting a license. Yes, a lot of Galway fans didn't spot the danger signs. They're hardly alone in that, it has happened at plenty of clubs and will happen again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Star
AS I said on GUFC.net the new name will be Galway S & M FCQuote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
Anyone following them last year must be well into masochism anyway.
Clearly an attempt to resolve the mess of having 3 clubs in Galway. The only place for a third club really would be if there were two strong clubs already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
It's a sad irony that had your club been called anything else then Galway United FC may have been acceptable to all parties.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
That's exactly it. The FAI have taken advantage of the mess at Galway United to do this and as much as it pains me it's understandable. 3 Galway clubs in the First Division would have been total madness with none of the 3 having any chance of promotion.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
What's surprising to me (I'm based in Dublin and pretty much out of the loop) is that a 3-way merger has been ruled out by one of the parties involved. It would seem to me that if GUST did agree an acceptable merger that the writing would be on the wall for the other club not involved.
If common sense prevails this should definitely work out for the best for all of the clubs involved but that's a big if...
The 8 days late is only an excuse used by the trust to shift the blame. Like most stories from their camp its not even half the story. They were told not to go down that route but their over inflated ego got in the way and won't accept the other options giving to them. "We didn't create this mess so we're not fixing it" They will dress up this "merger" too as two clubs coming together but they don't bring much to the table in terms of football at the end of the day all they are is a supporters club next year they will be supporting Salthill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Quite the opposite in fact, get some proper info on what's going on before spouting on this. So what do you propose the Trust have done? Let GUFC fold and disappear off the radar. Do you think GUST wanted to make the hard call and go it alone? Of course we'd have preferred to see the original entity to continue trading, but that was a non-runnerQuote:
Originally Posted by Red Star
Not necessarily - I dont see any reason why the "left out" club would fare any differently to how it has done the last couple of seasons. Surely it would just carry on with its own plans in its own way as it has done up to now - its always had a bigger club to contend with, so no change there.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Isn't the 1st division lineup supposed to be announced today? Hopefully the FAI haven't shifted the date back again.
Bit of a farce that clubs don't know yet how many games they'll have!
Have GUST any plan Z? If a merger isn't an option. If there facing a year in the wilderness, would it be an idea to form a league with the like of Sligo Rovers reserves, Derry City reserves and Finn Harps reserves, and possibly sound out Fanad and Castlebar for being involved. It mightn't be ideal but it could be the only option.
Don't think that's happening now - all Tralee said this week was that they may be told "by the end of the month", as the fixtures will be released in February, so unless clubs are told otherwise, suspect it'll be licensing day, February 12th, before anything definitely happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
So the Trust were told yeah apply for a licence you have a great chance of getting into the league? No. You were told at the very beginning you were unlikely to get a licence as you had little or nothing to offer on your own and advised not to go down that route.
How they've fared over the last few seasons is precisely the problem. The clubs aren'tQuote:
Originally Posted by KevB76
sustainable in the long run and sooner rather than later the club members would
Qquestion the wisdom of paying membership fees to fund a League of Ireland dream when there is another representative from the area.
Mervue and Salthill are playing chicken because they hate one another though.
Correct??
But staying with Galway United FC was not an option because s license would not have been granted anyway but you obviously know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Star
The 8 days was the reason given by the FAI not GUST. However you are probably right that an on time application would have been met with the same answer as 3 clubs.from one city is obviously total madness.
I actually believe the FAI's thinking on this is right but getting it into an acceptable reality is unfortunately the hard part.
United getting a licence was always going to be a problem but once you walked away you were giving other options instead of setting up FC Trust but your egos got in the way and now you're eating humble pie. You should have really considered the merger then... But Instead we got more Galway football politics with members of the Trust bad mouthing the other two clubs until the meeting the other week when they were told to zip it.
Who do you support, Red Star? You seem to know a lot about the egomaniacal personalities of the people involved.
DA RHHHOVVERSSSS from the Whest obviously.
Hardly surprising as half of Sligo attends NUIG, which in turn seems to give them the impression they know the intricate workings of all things in Galway football.
I'm a Untied season ticket holder the last two years and involved with under age football in Galway these days. But like some one said deflect deflect its all the trust do
Never knew you had Badges Nick and pity you cant spell the team you follow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Star
Untied is a pretty apt misspelling.
I thought it was January 19th was the date too but seen it mentioned that it's actually Feb 19th.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
It was due to this Galway debacle that it's been postponed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
You seem to have quite strong views on the issue for a supporter of another club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Star
Do you not thing it's odd that there are virtually no dissenting GUFC voices on the actions of the Trust?
I live in Galway I go to united home games when they aren't playing its Mervue. Don't see why it would be a issue who I support.
Just as who Galway United fans choose to support - or not support - is not an issue either
The Journal's take on the situation.
If Mervue merge with Gust i could see Salthill dropping out but if Salthill merge with Gust i can see Mervue continuing as is. Mervue had a good season last season and if the average att is anyway accurate, they should be able to continue running costs.
Doesn't seem to be online yet, but today's Indo covers Tralee's application submission yesterday - suggests a licence could be awarded, but that this in itself wouldn't guarantee election.
7th out of 11 teams in a what was the poorest bottom half of the Division I can remember for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by citybone
Mervue's membership will not put up with having to subsidise a LOI team forever.
Ye can not talk about anyones on the pitch performance ye were a disgrace in that respect last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
I have to agree watched them a lot last season and any fair minded football enthusiast would say they are a decent team and they recovered at the end even after losing young Gaffney. They seem to have a bond between them as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
And we'd be the first ones to admit that we were shambolic on the pitch. Who are ya telling that 32 defeats in 36 games is a disgrace. But the show was kept on the road, fixtures were fulfilled. Didn't cop out like Dublin City.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
I dunno do half of ye on this site know what it feels like to have the heart ripped out of your club, the club you have followed dearly. Dressing up as Mervue or Salthill (which is basically the proposals on offer atm) in disguise just isn't the same
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Originally Posted by gufc2000
Well those of us who have had the heart ripped out of our clubs either faded off into the ether (Kildare County, Spingal [Lamper, The Lep]), changed club (Spingal [b2bw]), enjoyed a brief sojourn in the Discover Ireland League (Derry, Cork, Shams fans), managed to pull through to an extent (Drogs, Bray) or endured the interminable misery of 5 seasons in the first division (Shels fans).
And that's not to mention the clubs in precarious positions (Bohs, Pats, Harps) and the lamented Kilkenny City.
I'd say there's a fair few of us who know exactly what it's like.
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Originally Posted by gufc2000
And not for a second would i knock ye about that i was just answering the fact that gufcfan was having a go at Mervue for finishing 7th.
If ye were to merge with Mervue btw what would happen to the 15 players or so they have already signed?
Mervue will plough on with their preparations, we'd just be morphed into them. The club will be Mervue in disguise imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Galway & Mervue United is a wretched name too btw.
From reading all,i realy can't see any middle ground between either GUST/Salthill or GUST/Mervue.
I think the GUST lads are going to have to play it out,build some kinda fanbase/fan club in the meanwhile and hope. HOPE, That they can re-engage with the fai either during the season or in the off-season leading into 2013. :(
The difference between most of your examples and our situation is those clubs were still playing in the LOI - we're going down the route of Sp Fingal, Kildare and Kilkenny in not being around this season so no, most of you don't know, understand or appreciate what we are going throughQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels