Interesting Drogheda News

**dapman1** · 03/12/2008, 3:13 PM

Drogheda United Football Club have asked the Drogheda public to come out in force tonight, as the club hold a public meeting to discuss the future of the club.

The meeting, which has been called for Wednesday night at 8.30pm in the Drogheda Institute of Further Education, has been called to outline the situation the club finds itself in, and what can be done to save the club from extinction.

Terry Collins of Drogheda United said: 'We're on our last legs here, and things are looking bad. We need to raise a large sum by 12 December if we are to have any chance of surviving. We're looking for the support of all Drogheda United fans to come out tonight and do what they can to help save their club.'

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 3:23 PM

Might head up to that and wear my Dundalk jersey...they might even be that nice to me and ask me to loan them abit of cash!!lol

**oriel** · 03/12/2008, 3:23 PM

Theres nothing 'interesting' about this, its a very serious situation they are in and I for one dearly hope they can come out of it as a club in existence.

Ive no time for anyone enjoying others doom and gloom, you`re only as strong as your weakest link etc

Surely the town can get behind them and get a package together

I need my derby games next season !!

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 3:27 PM

I think we all do...hasnt been a competitive one in what 10 years or so...if you exclude the jim malone cup every february!!was lloking forward to this until they wrecked their own club!

**holidaysong** · 03/12/2008, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by Black and White

I think we all do...hasnt been a competitive one in what 10 years or so...

August 2005 in the FAI Cup in Oriel. Our first match back in Oriel after getting the new pitch..

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 3:30 PM

Yeah wasnt at that for some reason!!...forgot we played them a few time sin cups here and there...but still wasnt a league fixture!!with the incentive of finishing above our rivals!no fun when we always finished above monaghan!!

**Drogman.** · 03/12/2008, 3:49 PM

It is serious but there are also other issues to resolve as regards getting this money.

Tough questions will be asked and hopefully answered honestly.

**holidaysong** · 03/12/2008, 3:51 PM

Originally Posted by Drogman.

It is serious but there are also other issues to resolve as regards getting this money.

Tough questions will be asked and hopefully answered honestly.

I hope they are asked because from what I heard the last meeting didn't have very many tough questions..

**Dunny** · 03/12/2008, 4:03 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

I hope they are asked because from what I heard the last meeting didn't have very many tough questions..

Well now is the time for the toughest of questions...hope tonight goes well for them.

**A face** · 03/12/2008, 5:14 PM

There is a piece on the 6.01 News tonight on RTE 1

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 6:30 PM

Anyone drog fans out there going to this...if so can ye post up the outcome!!

**dcfcsteve** · 03/12/2008, 7:00 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

August 2005 in the FAI Cup in Oriel. Our first match back in Oriel after getting the new pitch..

As an aside - where did you play games whilst the new pitch was being sorted ?

**OneRedArmy** · 03/12/2008, 7:03 PM

Originally Posted by Drogman.

It is serious but there are also other issues to resolve as regards getting this money.

Tough questions will be asked and hopefully answered honestly.

It sounds like its way beyond tough question time and the only option is enough people getting chequebooks out?

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 7:21 PM

We played down in monaghan so lets never speak of that again!

**forza rovers** · 03/12/2008, 8:24 PM

so if drogs go bust who gets their place?

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 9:07 PM

Most righful situation would be to let Fin Harps stay up seen as though 2 years ago...we won the playoff against waterford...galway promoted ahead of us...shels went bust and demoted and waterford where allowed stay up!

**WexCar** · 03/12/2008, 9:30 PM

scenario -- drogs go bust, murvue reject place in league. kildare therefore keep their place, who takes up remaining place?

**holidaysong** · 03/12/2008, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by Black and White

We played down in monaghan so lets never speak of that again!

The first two were played in Drogheda, the rest in Monaghan.

**holidaysong** · 03/12/2008, 9:43 PM

Originally Posted by WexCar

scenario -- drogs go bust, murvue reject place in league. kildare therefore keep their place, who takes up remaining place?

Relegate Kildare anyway and have two divisions of 10. That would solve the problem of teams playing uneven home and away games..

**Black and White** · 03/12/2008, 10:04 PM

Just on news there...drogs chairman vincent hoey said that the club need to raise �100,000 by end of week and another �100,000 by end of month in order to survive!!!