It seems everyone is getting behind it. A fan owned club is definitely the way forward in this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
It seems everyone is getting behind it. A fan owned club is definitely the way forward in this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
The "boycotter's" were not boycotting the club but Coughlan handling of it. This whole mess started some time ago & eventually some supporters felt the only way to get Coughlan out was to boycott matches. There has always been a hardcore fan base in Cork of between 2 to 3 thousand with another couple of thousand floaters which came out only for the big games. If the new club can get most of the hardcore fans out then they will do well & have a good first season.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
That was exactly my point TD, given the crowds that Cork attracted historically there is no reason why they will not challenge this season (even if not from the start). I would hope that now the club is in (hopefully ) good hands that the support level will increase dramtically on last season (even in the 1st Division) given the goodwill attached to the new entity I would see no reason why those that boycotted will not be back.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonydaly
The boycotters will be back, but there may be some people who were just sick of the whole thing who stopped going -in fact the mess that was CCFC under Tom was so bad it nearly caused fans of other clubs to give up :). With the buzz of a fan-run team I'd hope we'd get big crowds (big for the 1st anyway) but will not be counting any chickens just yet...Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
But as you know some people will always find some excuse for not going,wrong night,football is poor, don't like the team colours etc. Long ago it was,stadiums are crap,no facilities. With the standard of most grounds now you can finish work go to the stadium,get something to eat & sit in comfort to watch a good game of football. Hopefully if the matches are on a Friday or Saturday night people will come out & support their local club.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
It wasn't, but can you stop dragging the thread off-topic please? If you have a problem with a post report it. And don't reply, just keep quiet and mind your business please.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgav
hi is there a website for Foras yet think or somewhere to get the new creat i saw something on a one page in the thread somewhere but i cant seem to find it any help apprecaited
also from a future quiz question point of view where Wexford the last team to play Cork City FC know meant to have other pre season friendlies after we played them last week but not sure if then went ahead
http://www.corkcityforasco-op.com/
Kevin Mullen is General Manager, Eanna Buckley is club administrator
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Originally Posted by Doomofman
thanks
Does Eanna still post on here at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by Doomofman
Delighted to see Eanna involved with the new club, definitely one of the good guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doomofman
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/...cityforas.html
Foras site is up now as well... Not much on it mind...Quote:
Cork City FORAS Co-op have appointed former Shamrock Rovers defender Tommy Dunne as first team manager.
Dunne is very familiar with Cork football after working with Paul Doolin as assistant manager in Cork in the 2009 season.
Speaking about the appointment, Dunne said: 'It's a job I would always have liked and I'm delighted to take it on.
'Last year was an enjoyable year for me even though there were problems with the club.
'I've enjoyed being in Cork, the people, playing in Turner's Cross and the atmosphere there. It's an exciting job and I'm looking forward to getting started.'
+1. Also passionate about the club. I seem to remember the aforementioned passion stirring trouble on Foot.ie on occasion :), but I met him in person a couple of times and he was dead-on; and looking back to then, Administrator seems a perfect position for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
(I don't think he posts here any more Réiteoir, unfortunately.)
No, unfortunately because fo the timing we simply wouldnt be ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
Just membership. Basically we're asking that people now sign up, pay 10euro a month and own part of your club.Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
Again, timing mean we wont have a membership package which includes season ticket for this season.
Our season ticket packages will be announced asap.
I'll do that next month when I've the dosh. It'll be an individual membership though, Foot.ie can't afford your high-falutin' business memberships, plus of course there'd be a conflict of interest. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
If you don't mind some constructive feedback, ye've disabled right-click on the site, which means people can't copy the email address to send payment without using the Edit menu, which might not occur to them. A Buy Now button would work best though, they're dead easy to make on the PayPal site. If you need a hand, give me a shout.
(Getting technical, you should get right of the right-click script anyway, if someone wants to steal your content they'll find a a way around it, by just disabling javascript, taking a screenshot, installing Firebug, etc. And it's terrible from an accessibility point of view.)
Fantastic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
Feedback always welcome. It can be passed on. I imagine that site will become somewhat redundant in the near future with the new interim club site online. Id imagine it'l be moved over.Quote:
Originally Posted by dahamsta
Yep, Bohs have shown us the way to cleaner, better financesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
I think thats the problem... the fans are passionate about the club etc and have the clubs best interests at heart, but the real problem is that the club aren't ran like a business. Fans wouldn't be able to do that imoQuote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
Guys, is it true that Cork FORAS will now swap places with Bray in Div 1?Quote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
Bray are in the premier. 100%
Looks like a straight swap then, will Cork Foras still have a large following this season lads????Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Yes, the biggest the 1st Div has seen ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by abbeyvale
eanna hasnt posted in well over a yr or two..Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
Yeah I read it the same way. It's like an offer to go drinking - "Are you going for a scoop?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
By the way, I couldn't find this thread. I was looking in the First Division section.
Don't want to rain on your parade but Derry City were getting regular 8-10,000 crowds in 1985 in the second tier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
What type of support will they have this season, and would they have a large following for away games?Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfc1928
They'll get relegated here just as soon as TNB runs out of appeals. So sometime next year is my guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemovie
I remember those times.That was a very exciting Derry team with Kristic,De Game ,Da Silva & others. I wonder where all those fans went ? Derry hadn't had senior football for some years before that time I think so it was something new.These things tend to come in waves. We had great crowds down here in the late sixties & early seventies,in fact we had over 20k at a game here in 1972,then a barren spell.Then in the eighty's it picked up again & here we are down again but I'm sure things will pick up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfc1928
If the League & the Clubs were run properly I'm sure people would come back again.
Who was playing and how did it go for ye?Quote:
Originally Posted by tonydaly
I thought as a Waterford fan you'd know all that or maybe you're just a johnny come lately ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemovie
You would see by my crest that I wasn't unduly worried by the result although I did have the pleasure of seeing Cork Hibs beat Waterford to win their first trophy in 1969.
I wish I could share your confidence that things will return to the way they were in the 60s & 70s. Crowds all over the country were far bigger then and even bigger if you go further back. Incredible as it might sound, the record attendance at Dalyer for a domestic match was 45,000 (Bohs v Rovers in 1945). Unfortunately, I just can't see those days coming back.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonydaly
Now I don't think we will ever see 20k at a League of Ireland game again but as clubs realise that they must keep to their budgets & fans see that they are doing their best I'm confident that people will come to see the games. A lot of people have been put off the League of Ireland because of the way it was run & the way clubs did their business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nedser
Of course you will always find people who prefer to follow the English Premier League. When Roy Keane went to Sunderland all of a sudden we had scores of Sunderland fans in Cork. Most of them didn't even know where Sunderland was but I suppose its their right to follow whoever they wan to.
I think the funniest thing I have seen was a guy protesting with a placard somewhere in Dublin about foreign games. What was he wearing ? A Celtic Top :D
Yeah that was outside Croke Park when they were voting on allowing 'garrison games' in. Ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonydaly
Ha, no I wasn't born when Johnny Matthews sunk that penalty to seal our 5th title. The bandwagon/quick to begrudge fans were alive back then too. Loads of the Waterford fans left at 2-0 down - missing arguably the club's greatest moment. It's just an Irish thing :(Quote:
Originally Posted by tonydaly
Thats the guy. Makes you wonder what some of these people have for brains.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemovie
I love when people leave early & someone equalizes or gets the winner & they miss it. What I enjoy most of all is meeting someone who lives near to the ground & they ask you who won. I tell then City won 4 or 5 nil & it was a great game just to see their faces even though it might have been nil all & a bore :D
Ahem.....I would just like to take this opportunity to gloat :D .....on a serious note though, I still think promotion is not our main objective, nor should we expect it and it will be tough! So will you be at the game tomorrow? I'd say we'll have a huge crowd up!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
I certainly will. Really looking forward to it now. Should have 100 or more anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
Yeah, I can't wait now. I'd say more than 100. The flight mysteriously filled up early this week. The bus will be full. A few of us taking the train. I know others driving up. They're only the one's I know of. Can't wait!!Quote:
Originally Posted by micls