Not on topic as such but I wonder how many people saw where Carlow were playing their games? It made Drom look like Thomond Park.
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Not on topic as such but I wonder how many people saw where Carlow were playing their games? It made Drom look like Thomond Park.
Talk on Galway Bay FM about the Connacht Senior League being formed shortly, and also the possible formation of an FAI Intermediate League? Whatever that would entail I don't know
Yeah, but is that where their LOI games were going to be played? The IT has a pitch with a stand i thought. The ground you are on about is in Ballon, and to be fair they have to train somewhere. City training in Bishopstown and that isn't a brilliant ground either being honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
I would imagine, if Carlow were ever to re-apply, they'd have to play out of Carlow IT. They have a seriously good sports ground from all I've heard about it. Big stand, modern facilities down to the bone. They'd put a few current LOI clubs to shame with their facilities.
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Originally Posted by A face
I've never seen the IT facilities to be fair. They were playing at Ballon though (albeit A/U19 games) and there's no way it could host senior ball. I actually loved it as a setting (big silos in the near background and what have you) but if that was what they presented as their ground when they were looking at coming in a couple of years back I can almost understand why they were told to look at Buckley Park (though that makes no sense for them either obviously).Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Are they actually playing anywhere at all now though? Do they have a senior team? There was almost a hint of something makey-uppy about them I felt... :confused:
Not as far as I can tell. Info on them very hard to come by.
Wexford Youths played Shamrock Rovers in a pre-season friendly in IT Carlow at the beginning of last year. Great facilities ok, would remind you a lot of UCD's Belfield. First time there and, if I'm right, the main stand overlooks a GAA pitch rather than a soccer pitch. The match was played on an all-weather but there were grass pitches there too.
I didn't see FC Carlow's pitch at Ballon, but I saw them play Youths' U19s at Tullow. Would be hard to approve Tullow as a LOI facility.
I always had the impression that Carlow's chances of LOI football died when Shane Keegan moved from Carlow to the Youths as a manager and brought some of the players with him. Might be wrong, though.
did Shane keegan manage Carlow IT before gettin Youths forza?Quote:
Originally Posted by ForzaForth
Marty
He came from FC Carlow at the beginning of the 2012 season to us. Off the top of my head, he brought three players with him at least - CJ Browne, Jimmy Dermody and Shane Clarke. The last two were still with us at the end of 2013 although Jimmy was injured. CJ left half-way through the 2013 season.
Great about the Connacht Senior League. Even just 8 teams would be good, Mervue, Salthill, Castlebar, Westport, Galway FC Reserves?, Sligo Rovers Reserves? Tuam Celtic/St. Bernards ? Balina? Ballinasloe? Loughrea? NUIG? Gawlay Hibs? Ballyheane?, Iorras Aontaithe FC?. Too many Galway city clubs would not be good but it should be the best teams in the provence.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
I don't think Galway FC will be able to enter a team in this league, some other people from Galway on the forum might be able to clarify but to the best of my knowledge this may have been stated already.Quote:
Originally Posted by citybone
During the summer when it was mooted Athlone & Longford Reserves were also mentioned. Also a St. John's from Sligo.
If it's a Connacht Senior League then it should be as much representatives from the different associations, and not just Galway/Mayo. Roscommon & Sligo/Leitrim should have participants too.
My understanding was that the agreement that led to Salthill and Mervue taking part in Galway FC excluded the club from fielding any junior sides for something like 5 years. Maybe it's different for men's but I doubt it.
There's definitely no Galway FC U19 team for five years, I'd imagine the same rule would apply to a reserve selection. Anyways, at this moment in time a reserve team wouldn't be the priority for Galway I'd imagine, even in a non-league regional tierQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Last time it was brought up, we weren't interested in it if it was a winter league.
John Delaney has stated that the CSL would be starting in March, in line with the LOI season.
Most sense that has ever come out of his mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
We were interested in joining the CSL at one stage as far as i know.
same as clubs in Co. Clare, Longford Town, Athlone Town (as stated above) and other regions outside of the province. I wonder why that is?
Are yous that mad about the Market's Fields plans that you'd move the club to Connacht?Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
We weren't allowed to put a team into local junior leagues, i dunno why it wasn't the MSL.
We played on the Connacht side of town for our first 40 years or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
John Delaney was interviewed on Radio Kerry during the week. He seemed more interested in a Rovers B team than Dynamos joining the league. It was put to him if Dynamos met the criteria would they be entered as a 9th team, he was saying that there preference is for 8 for the even number of teams/games.
Seems like sh*ts going down at the moment with Ramblers. Senior players unhappy that they received nothing last year while the u19s are even staying in Sligo overnight. Players took days of work for games and you can't blame them for this. Hope its resolved soon
Was it not just one player having a moan on Twitter?Quote:
Originally Posted by cobhlad
Worrying part is when he says "no player has heard a thing about next year so I suppose we take it there's no team. Once they mind the u19s anyway"
Poor fella feeling left out ! he won't be getting any phonecalls soon from the club, and rightly so.
Seems a little mean to take a swipe at the U-19s like that though.
The FAI latest press release / Garry Doyle's fearless investigative journalism (delete as appropriate) tells us that some or all of the three fudge points are about to happen (assuming that there is no club backlash or legal problem) to facilitate Shamrock Swifts
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29817670.htmlQuote:
THE FAI are due to hold further talks with Shamrock Rovers within the next two weeks to finalise the terms which would allow the club to enter a 'B' team into next season's League of Ireland First Division.
Three significant issues need to be ironed out before the project receives the green light.
Firstly, there is the question of whether an affiliation fee will be required by the FAI for a second Rovers side to enter the league.
Secondly, the thorny issue of how many players will be allowed to transfer from the first team to the second 11 on any given weekend will have to be resolved.
And thirdly comes the question of whether Rovers will still be required to field an U-19 team, which is a requirement to obtain a League license.
While these issues remain unresolved, a certain amount of doubt remains about the viability of the project. Still, both parties remain committed to the concept.
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Originally Posted by Ezeikial
The answer to questions 1 and 3 should be yes. No point in even guessing whats going to happen re player movement.
If there is no registration fee and the 19s are allowed to be scrapped I'd say a few other clubs may be interested in a B team, sure you could just enter the 19s as a B side and have them playing at a higher level every week
Love it, great article and seems to be well researched.Quote:
Originally Posted by orielabu
Getting rid of the A Championship, making a pigs ear of the introduction of B Sides, U19s leagues future uncertain .... its clear that its all being managed aimlessly, no plan to develop or grow the league. Sure no wonder we dont have new teams coming through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulsey
Until we have a proper pyramid system there will be no progress. We won't get a proper pyramid system while junior football has so much influence. I'm sick of the attitude of some people who are involved in "big" Leinster senior etc clubs that they are bigger and better run than loi clubs. I've heard 3 different people claim this in the last 5 days. My answer has been the same to each. "Are you? Really? Prove it then by joining the loi and putting the rest of us in our place" this was met with hysterical laughter each time. Sick of "football people" in this country.
B teams shouldn't be at the expense of an U19 side. I'd have thought it'd be more for players over 19 for 2-3 years to progress with a club outside of their first team.
The underage league has gone backwards compared with years ago when a number of teams outside the LoU fielded a team. If Kerry join the U19 next year, I'll be interested to see if a few more teams might do likewise over the next few years. Maybe long term then new teams can be invited 2 at a time to join the LoI if they're ready for the step up on and off the park.
It would be far better if there was a stipulation that the B teams had to field a certain number of under-19 players in each game. Of course, it would be even better still if there was a proper joined-up structure for youth football in this country.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
I think the stipulation should be no more than 3 over age of 23 players in a B team's matchday squad. The first division is a senior league not an underage league. U19 team should remain as they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
Very good article. The lack of connection between the LoI and the general population is glaring in a nation that loves sport (soccer especially) and is well highlighted by the writer. Sadly my own opinion is that there will be no improvement in attendance figures or the number of viable clubs, as long as the mindset of those in charge of the league (and clubs) change.
Its mad to think that he would want to have a B Team in the first division over another club from a region that currently doesn't have a club. Is he actively discouraging teams from entering the league? I really don't get it. I'd say something if he was pointing to 'a plan' and saying we must stay the course or whatever but there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to some of the decisions being made. It's all off the back of a beer mat and even that plan is scraped after ten pints and the beer mat is sodden through. The reasoning behind the decisions are better understood when you know there was 10 pints onboard anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
I hope you're young because otherwise your not ever going to see this :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
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The main stumbling block with the progression of League football here is definetly the lack of planning by the FAI.
Of course they are - that's why they win the FAI Cup so often. Muppets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan