If your club went out of business...

**bluewhitearmy** · 10/08/2009, 6:21 PM

If my team went and didnt come back as Athletico limerick this time id still go to some league of ireland games but wouldn't support another club.

**Martinho II** · 10/08/2009, 6:41 PM

strangely enough when the town were in the leinster senior league and athlone were in the league of ireland there were a lot of our fans going to Athlone town games.. If history was to repeat itself I would probably be a partime Athlone fan... But I would also go to Galway Utd Sligo Rovers and Monaghan Utd matches too..

**eamo1** · 10/08/2009, 7:00 PM

If Galway Utd went totally out of business even out of the A championship then i wouldnt support Mervue or Sligo.I really dont know what i'd do.Friday nights would be weird without a game to go to and watching the odd game on TV would be near meaningless.A scary thought to be honest.

**GalwayRed** · 10/08/2009, 7:07 PM

If shels went out of business id only ever be able to support a new club set up by the fans and id want to be involved with that.
In terms of the league id probably jus go to a few mervue and galway united games but i wouldnt be able to properly support them.

**sheao** · 10/08/2009, 9:13 PM

If Cork went out of business(and we nearly did in the last few weeks) ,i would definatly support a new club that would be set up in Cork ideally by the supporters of City. It's either that of going to watch Waterford,Limerick and Cobh and i honestly could'nt see myself doing that.

**Kildare Lad** · 10/08/2009, 10:06 PM

If Kildare County went out of business I would end up supporting Rovers or Pats (but if a club from Kildare were ever to come back to the league they would regain my support). I see myself as much of a fan of the league as I am Kildare County and when clubs play in european competitions I find myself supporting them as if they were my own club, so if my club were to go out of business I would still like to support the league

**Sam_Heggy** · 10/08/2009, 10:29 PM

I would obviously head in and support Derry city whilst ripping out my eye balls with barbed wire and sitting in a bath of boiling tar.

**irishultra** · 10/08/2009, 10:34 PM

what are the chances of 2 clubs going out of existence

**peadar1987** · 10/08/2009, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

I would obviously head in and support Derry city whilst ripping out my eye balls with barbed wire and sitting in a bath of boiling tar.

That's the problem with football these days. The traditional terraces are gone, replaced with a soulless expanse of boiling tar.

**joema** · 10/08/2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I'd put my energies into bringing Harps back into existence.

Hopefully it does not come to that.

Originally Posted by micls

Spot on.

My club wont go out of business, worst case scenairo the holding company does, and the clubs senior team doesnt have an FAI license, but the club itself is going nowhere.

Not always as easy as that!

Ye are lucky that enough people actually seem to care!

**SMorgan** · 10/08/2009, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Black and White

I would rather go support Monaghan than Drawda for the simple reason of stopping in Culloville on the way for some very cheap pints!! If and hopefully not and never, Dundalk where to go bust some day, I would get heavily involved in setting up a new club in the town!

No way!!! It has to be remembered that when Dundalk FC were at their lowest ebb, during the foot-n-mouth crisis, Monaghan United give the club a right kicking and nearly forced the club out of business. There are still some that won't go Monaghan matches because of what they did and others that will go but ensure that Monaghan get no additional money from them.

**sligoman** · 10/08/2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

It has to be remembered that when Dundalk FC were at their lowest ebb, during the foot-n-mouth crisis, Monaghan United give the club a right kicking and nearly forced the club out of business.

What happened there?

**PartySaint** · 11/08/2009, 1:12 AM

If Pats went out of business and there was no club set up by the fans there is no way i could support another club, I would still follow the league, thats the great thing about living in Dublin i would be still able to go to a match everyweek and have a good choice........well choice anyway

**brendy_�ire** · 11/08/2009, 7:38 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Yes, but what if Harps had not folded along with Derry?

Aye, but Stute are a Derry team. I kind of support ye's at present, but ye's would still be second though.

**davidatrb** · 11/08/2009, 8:08 AM

Probably Monaghan United for me. Would know half of their players already.

**SunderlandBohs** · 11/08/2009, 8:20 AM

If Bohs went bust I wouldn't follow any other LoI team but still follow the league. I'd bring my kids to the odd Sporting Fingal or Drogheda Utd game to let them get an interest in local football.

**Snoop Drog** · 11/08/2009, 8:29 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Management rather than recovery. methadone rather than cold turkey.

Very logical- Quite a few methadone users at Pats as it is.

**tiktok** · 11/08/2009, 8:43 AM

Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

I'd stop supporting domestic football.

The silver lining to the 'Shelbourne going bust' cloud?

**Steve Bruce** · 11/08/2009, 8:45 AM

If Linfield went out of business, I would be lost to local football. I just wouldn't have the heart to follow anyone else.

I'll just put my name on the Man Utd ST waiting list and go to United games 6- 10 times a year.

**Mr A** · 11/08/2009, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

No way!!! It has to be remembered that when Dundalk FC were at their lowest ebb, during the foot-n-mouth crisis, Monaghan United give the club a right kicking and nearly forced the club out of business. There are still some that won't go Monaghan matches because of what they did and others that will go but ensure that Monaghan get no additional money from them.

Not sure what this is about, but if you find a yourself in a position where Monaghan United can put you out of business, fingers should be pointing closer to home, not towards Gortakeegan.