2009 Fixtures

**Angus** · 09/01/2009, 3:31 PM

Anybody know when they are out ?

I think was January last year

**Schumi** · 09/01/2009, 3:39 PM

Licences are to be decided in February I think so the fixtures will have to wait on that anyway.

**willymccann** · 09/01/2009, 6:09 PM

I emailed the FAI and got the reponse below, so only proposed dates as yet
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Dear Will

Thank you for your email. The 2009 Season has been proposed to begin around the 6th March, although that has not been confirmed. The Fixtures are due to be released at the end of January, but again a release date has not been confirmed. If you would like to contact our office at the end of the month I am sure we will have more information for you then.

Thank you

**Rovers1** · 09/01/2009, 7:02 PM

Originally Posted by willymccann

The Fixtures are due to be released at the end of January, but again a release date has not been confirmed.

in other words:

You will be lucky to see the fixtures out before the season starts. This year we have decided to go for a novelty "turn up at a random ground" where you turn up at whichever LOI ground you like on the 6th March in hope of seeing your own team.

Thanks.

Tim

**Sam_Heggy** · 09/01/2009, 7:08 PM

If licences are to be confirmed around 31st Jan then how can they have the fixtures out before that?

Not very encouraging is it?

garyderry · 09/01/2009, 7:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

If licences are to be confirmed around 31st Jan then how can they have the fixtures out before that?

Not very encouraging is it?

its the same every season as far as i can see, just gets a wee bit worse each year

**citybone** · 10/01/2009, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by garyderry

its the same every season as far as i can see, just gets a wee bit worse each year

its ok the fai are in charge they are making "improvements to the league"

**Black and White** · 10/01/2009, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

If licences are to be confirmed around 31st Jan then how can they have the fixtures out before that?

Not very encouraging is it?

They'll go with whos in it at the moment and pick the names out of a hat...like this!

Bohs v Galway
Dundalk v Derry
Drogheda/UCD v St Pats
Cork/Shels v Bray
Sligo v Sham Rovers

**London-Irish** · 11/01/2009, 12:42 PM

Any news yet on where Mervue are going to play?

**DmanDmythDledge** · 11/01/2009, 3:03 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

If licences are to be confirmed around 31st Jan then how can they have the fixtures out before that?

Not very encouraging is it?

I thought it wasn't until mid February?

Originally Posted by London-Irish

Any news yet on where Mervue are going to play?

Terryland Park on Saturdays.

**pineapple stu** · 11/01/2009, 4:41 PM

Deadline to get licencing issues in order is 31 January. It'll probably take another week or two to give out licences.

**steno** · 11/01/2009, 4:54 PM

According to the Kildare County website club will learn the results of their licence applications on Feburary the 18th so any fixture lists before that date would be provisional I would imagine

http://www.kildarecountyfc.com/news/...sp?NewsID=1120

Kildare County hhave applied for a first division licence BTW because the FAI advised them to do so

http://www.kildarecountyfc.com/news/...sp?NewsID=1114

**Schumi** · 12/01/2009, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Black and White

They'll go with whos in it at the moment and pick the names out of a hat...like this!

Bohs v Galway
Dundalk v Derry
Drogheda/UCD v St Pats
Cork/Shels v Bray
Sligo v Sham Rovers

Like a cup draw with replays still to be decided, brilliant!

**Duffman** · 15/01/2009, 11:32 AM

Just looking in work diary from last year, they were out the last week in January.

**GuisaSaigon** · 15/01/2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by London-Irish

Any news yet on where Mervue are going to play?

They have been given permission to use Terryland while they make the necessary improvements to Fahy's Field.

**brianw82** · 15/01/2009, 11:52 AM

Will there still be a mid-season break this year?

**pineapple stu** · 15/01/2009, 12:17 PM

Assume so. It's for players' holidays, not for international tournaments.

**Sam_Heggy** · 15/01/2009, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

Will there still be a mid-season break this year?

I don't think there is, alot of clubs complained about it over the past 2 seasons as they have to pay wages for 2 weeks with no income.

**pineapple stu** · 15/01/2009, 12:40 PM

Which is why, shortly afterwards, you get mid-week games so players play two games for the price of one.

**Rovers Maniac** · 15/01/2009, 12:41 PM

Crazy talk not sure how warm it gets in other parts of the country but those two weeks are piping hot at home. Its the middle of the summer guys for god's sake temps can get to the mid 20's.