The League Is A Joke

[HarpoJoyce]

Battery thanks, but I didn't ask the correct question. How many of them would have complete schoolboy/girl structures a la Bohs, Shamrock Rovers etc?

In the early 1990's, Shamrock Rovers merged with a successful Intermediate club Tallaght Town FC which fielded many sides, to form Shamrock Rovers FC. With the promise that Shamrock Rovers would soon move to Tallaght. This has yet to happen.
I know some posters above disapproved of the merging of clubs.

As late as 2005, coaches of the LSL and Junior sides questioned the wisdom of continuing with Shamrock Rovers and queried whether to revert to Tallaght Town FC again.

Shamrock Rovers will now use the new improved Sacred Heart FC grounds in Killinarden estate.

[brianw82]

Cork City struggle to get sufficient support to run a professional full-time club.

They do not get enough support to pay the contracts that they offered. If they were paying the money that Sligo are paying, for example, and not the stupid 2grand contracts that they were paying pre-Arkaga debacle, they would definitely be able to support full-time football with 3K crowds.

[the-blue-harp]

Yes we have seen the effects. Massive unsustainable wages and clubs spending way beyond their means to gain short term success. Where do you think all the money came from?

ah come on. in comparison to all the other leagues in the world, we seen peanuts!

[Kingdom]

In the early 1990's, Shamrock Rovers merged with a successful Intermediate club Tallaght Town FC which fielded many sides, to form Shamrock Rovers FC. With the promise that Shamrock Rovers would soon move to Tallaght. This has yet to happen.
I know some posters above disapproved of the merging of clubs.

As late as 2005, coaches of the LSL and Junior sides questioned the wisdom of continuing with Shamrock Rovers and queried whether to revert to Tallaght Town FC again.

Shamrock Rovers will now use the new improved Sacred Heart FC grounds in Killinarden estate.

I was aware rovers merged with Tallaght Town schoolboys, but they were never successful as a club themselves (certainly not on the level other dublin schoolboys were) thanks for the update though.

[bigmac]

ah come on. in comparison to all the other leagues in the world, we seen peanuts!

I didn't say we'd seen billions pumped into football - just that we have definitely seen the effects of a general boom filter down to football. If you don't think so, then just ask yourself would all those financial troubles have been created in the current economic climate or would clubs and investors be a lot cagier blowing their money?

[Pauro 76]

If Athlone merge with Longford the new club name should take the Athlone from Athlone Town
and the Town from Longford Town and be called Athlone Town

We could use Flancare Park as a alternative pitch if Limerick refused to warm up on the training pitch
in Lissywollen and contact Freedom Finance or someone to consolidate all loans and debts into one
low monthly payment

Booooo!!!! Hissss!!!!!

[BohsPartisan]

This is the dumbest idea ever. I identify with, Bohs, the football club. So do most of the people I know around the place. Its our club. If we merged with Shels or Pats to form a new club Dublin Whatever, I would feel no connection to the new club and I'd imagine a good number of Bohs and Shels/Pats fans would be the same. It would in that case reduce crowds, not increase them.

[Student Mullet]

This is the dumbest idea ever. I identify with, Bohs, the football club. So do most of the people I know around the place. Its our club. If we merged with Shels or Pats to form a new club Dublin Whatever, I would feel no connection to the new club and I'd imagine a good number of Bohs and Shels/Pats fans would be the same. It would in that case reduce crowds, not increase them.

I know it's not directly analogous but a lot of people in Wales said the same when their rugby clubs were merged into 4 made up provinces and they've seen a big improvement since.

[Dodge]

I know it's not directly analogous but a lot of people in Wales said the same when their rugby clubs were merged into 4 made up provinces and they've seen a big improvement since.

And yet the clubs are threatening to sue the WRU

[Student Mullet]

And yet the clubs are threatening to sue the WRU

I think it would be a mistake to expect all disputes to disappear following any single change.

Because changing the number of clubs doesn't solve all problems, it is wrong to conclude that it therefore solves no problems. In the same way that half a loaf isn't the same as no bread.

[Réiteoir]

I know it's not directly analogous but a lot of people in Wales said the same when their rugby clubs were merged into 4 made up provinces and they've seen a big improvement since.

There were no clubs made defunct thanks to the re-organisation of Welsh Rugby though - 8 of the 9 clubs who formed into the Representative sides still play in the Welsh Premiership (Bridgend are a level lower)

[McShels]

This is the dumbest idea ever. I identify with, Bohs, the football club. So do most of the people I know around the place. Its our club. If we merged with Shels or Pats to form a new club Dublin Whatever, I would feel no connection to the new club and I'd imagine a good number of Bohs and Shels/Pats fans would be the same. It would in that case reduce crowds, not increase them.

I cant believe this but I'm agreeing with a Bohs fan