Full Time Clubs this season and last?

**Rovers Maniac** · 13/02/2009, 4:03 PM

Last This

Bohs, Bohs
Cork, Cork?
Derry, Derry
Rovers, Rovers
Galway,
St Pats
Drogs
Harps

What are Shams and Dundalk part time clubs? Galway and Harps the full time set up did not seem to work, Drogs with into Examinership, Pats Special K pulled the plug after the betting scandal there was no chance of them ever staying full time after. So just 4 full time teams this year compared to double that last year. Fair enough to think the standard will drop imo !

**brianw82** · 13/02/2009, 4:06 PM

Pats Special K pulled the plug after the betting scandal there was no chance of them ever staying full time after.

Still believe in Santa?

**passerrby** · 13/02/2009, 4:11 PM

was sligo not full time last year

also fingal and dundalk i think are this year

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2009, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

Still believe in Santa?

Believe in Santa, believe in the Sligo board. Tomahto, tomayto.

**gufc2000** · 13/02/2009, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by passerrby

was sligo not full time last year

also fingal and dundalk i think are this year

Yes i think you're right

**dcfc_1928** · 13/02/2009, 4:41 PM

You may have heard it, but its not true.

We have reduced our squad from 23 x full-time players, to 16 x full-time players - which will the be supplemented by part-time players from the reserve/youth sides.

Originally Posted by CelticTiger

Im sure i heard somewhere that Derry were part time?

**charliesboots** · 13/02/2009, 5:03 PM

Pats are fullt-time this year regardless of what you hear

**passerrby** · 13/02/2009, 5:14 PM

Originally Posted by dcfc_1928

You may have heard it, but its not true.

We have reduced our squad from 23 x full-time players, to 16 x full-time players - which will the be supplemented by part-time players from the reserve/youth sides.

makes good sense, what kind of reduction in the budget would that be

**Dunny** · 13/02/2009, 5:50 PM

Dundalk are full-time.

**Rovers Maniac** · 13/02/2009, 6:14 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

Still believe in Santa?

Valid point there, like your others on our club you make me laugh

thanks

Originally Posted by charliesboots

Pats are fullt-time this year regardless of what you hear

I know Cawley is not full time with you i know that and a few others. So Pats train every evening or every day then?

**superfrank** · 14/02/2009, 12:38 AM

The full-time set-up isn't financially viable in this country. There's not enough support for the league and I'd rather have more clubs going part-time and staying in the league than throwing money down the drain and risking their futures.

**GreenStar** · 14/02/2009, 7:38 PM

Last This

Bohs, Bohs
Cork, Cork?
Derry, Derry
Rovers, Rovers
Galway,
St Pats
Drogs
Harps

Rovers wern't full-time last year and won't be this year, although manager Michael O'Neill is.

**sligoman** · 14/02/2009, 7:40 PM

Originally Posted by Hoops_R_Us

Rovers wern't full-time last year and won't be this year, although manager Michael O'Neill is.

He means the actual Rovers, not Shamrock F.C.

**GreenStar** · 14/02/2009, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by CelticTiger

Shamrock Rovers are generally just called Rovers,

and sligo is just sligo.I hate the word shams! its Rovers thats what most people call them

What he said!!

**sligoman** · 14/02/2009, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by CelticTiger

Shamrock Rovers are generally just called Rovers,

and sligo is just sligo.I hate the word shams! its Rovers thats what most people call them

Thanks for the tip young fella but I'll stick with what I call my own team. It was a Rovers fan who posted it so the Shams fan knew he was referring to Rovers, not shams.

**oldyouth** · 14/02/2009, 9:39 PM

Growing up in Dublin in the '80s the only Rovers were 'De Rovers', Shamrock that is.

**Town Legend** · 14/02/2009, 9:58 PM

Have to say myself if I ever heard anyone mentioning 'Rovers' it was always Shamrock Rovers I'd be thinking of and Sligo Rovers were just Sligo!!

**Rovers1** · 14/02/2009, 9:59 PM

GO ON The Rovers!

lets not get into this arguement again.

In Sligo if you say "Rovers" people instantly know you are talking about Sligo Rovers. Down here we call Shamrock Rovers, "Shams" or "Shamrock" since Cook has been here. But anywhere else if i say im a Rovers fan, people will think it Shamrock im talking about.

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