Limerick FC announce Pat Scully as manager

[Longfordian]

It struck me as a young team playing decent football. I think (hope maybe!) we'll be a bit better than last season so I was just curious as to how ye were set for the season.

[Lim till i die]

Basically we have:

Ryan
Purcell
Danaher
Colbert
Hughes
Walshe
Tierney

That would grace any team in the Division. There's a few more after that whos case you could strongly argue.

We were always going to be one of the best teams in the Division (well competing towards the top end anyway) just needed a good boss to come in.

And now we have Pat Scully.

Would fully expect us to continue to be gash for the next three to four weeks. We're decimated between injuries, suspensions and international call ups.

From second series of games on we should be petty strong though

[osarusan]

Would fully expect us to continue to be gash for the next three to four weeks. We're decimated between injuries, suspensions and international call ups.

sounds great doesn't it!!

[Magicme]

One of my favourite Scully moments was when Kilkenny were playing us and Scully had recently moved to Shamrock Rovers. He came into the stand at the game at Buckley Park and some KC fan shouted "Judas" at him. He turned around and responded "That's mister Judas to you". Good on him.

Well done on a great appointment btw Limerick, just hope he hasnt gotten into his stride til after the 4th April.

[Lim till i die]

One of my favourite Scully moments was when Kilkenny were playing us and Scully had recently moved to Shamrock Rovers. He came into the stand at the game at Buckley Park and some KC fan shouted "Judas" at him. He turned around and responded "That's mister Judas to you". Good on him.

Kilkenny City fan in being at match shocker.

[Lim till i die]

sounds great doesn't it!!

Lousy child snatching FAI.

Seriously starting to wonder if we will ever see the two boys again.

[CSFShels]

Playoffs.......

Also, have no idea where you get the notion UCD, Waherfurr and indeed Shels for that matter are far stronger than Limerick either.

Me personally, I'd settle for a competive 4th place. But anyone writing us completely out of the playoff picture

I'd place a bet with anyone that Limerick will be at least 10 points off top, and 5 points off the playoffs this season. And I get the notion that Shels are far stronger than Limerick because this season we've a large number of Premier standard players to add to what was already an extremely impressive squad last year that came within about 30 seconds (of course you Limerick lads will know this all too well) of promotion. From what I can tell, its a similar enough Limerick squad to the one last season, except having lost their best attacking force. They may surprise everyone but I seriously doubt they'll come above fifth again this season.

[Lim till i die]

I'd place a bet with anyone that Limerick will be at least 10 points off top, and 5 points off the playoffs this season

What's your point??

5 points off the playoffs would represent a promotion challenge (up to the final couple of games anyway)

D'uh.

From what I can tell, its a similar enough Limerick squad to the one last season, except having lost their best attacking force.

That Limerick squad when assembled was right up there with Shels and anyone else for that matter.

We lost a striker, replaced him with two strikers. Life goes on....

They may surprise everyone but I seriously doubt they'll come above fifth again this season

I would take a competitive fourth or fifth.

[CSFShels]

What's your point??

5 points off the playoffs would represent a promotion challenge (up to the final couple of games anyway)

D'uh.

5 points was me playing it safe. I doubt they'll even be 5 points off third. And you can replace Sheehan with 10 strikers if you wish, I doubt they're as good. That lad was top notch.

[Lim till i die]

5 points was me playing it safe. I doubt they'll even be 5 points off third. .

Based on what??

And you can replace Sheehan with 10 strikers if you wish, I doubt they're as good.

Again based on what?? What do you know about any of our strikers??

That lad was top notch

He was a good player.

Absolutely no reason why John Tierney for one can't be as good as him IMHO

At least five players at the club that I would have picked before Gary Sheehan to stay. A fine striker with loads of potential but not the be all and end all.

[CSFShels]

Your argument seems to be the equivalent of saying Mervue could actually win this league by 30 points because we don't know enough about their players. I'm not saying that Limerick have absolutely no chance but they don't have proven quality while Shels, Fingal and Waterford all do, and UCD are already looking impressive, Limerick so far are not.

[Lim till i die]

Your argument seems to be the equivalent of saying Mervue could actually win this league by 30 points because we don't know enough about their players.

While your argument seems to be: "I don't know anything about Limerick but I can write them off because they are nearly always crap shur."

I'm not saying that Limerick have absolutely no chance but they don't have proven quality while Shels, Fingal and Waterford all do,

Ryan
Purcell
Danaher
Colbert
Hughes
Walshe
Tierney
Barrett

All proven quality at this level.

and UCD are already looking impressive,

Saw nothing to be overly impressed by when they played us. But point taken, given the "quality" of the division they should be there or there abouts.

Limerick so far are not

Didn't you hear. We had one of our famous annual pre season circuses down here. See my post about us being gash and getting better.

[CSFShels]

No my argument is that I saw Limerick 6 times last season, they looked impressive once. Its a largely similar first team with a few additions this time around amirite

[Lim till i die]

No my argument is that I saw Limerick 6 times last season, they looked impressive once.

Your opinion of the 6 times you saw them last season aint much of a basis for the whole world to write them off though........

IMO.

Its a largely similar first team with a few additions this time around

There's a tranfers thread somewhere............

A first team that has been one of the best in the first division since it got together.

[CSFShels]

Funny that, I just looked at the transfers thread and compared it with the starting lineup for the games this season, and dya know what? My point stands.

[eamo1]

Whos Scully's assistant going to be?Is Ski McGee still there or am i behind the times?

[Lim till i die]

Funny that, I just looked at the transfers thread and compared it with the starting lineup for the games this season, and dya know what? My point stands.

I never said you didn't have a point about the team being similar....

You'll also notice the players missing from starting lineups and realise how depleted we have been then?? You can compare them to last years strongest eleven if you like seeing as you have so much free time.

[Lim till i die]

Whos Scully's assistant going to be?Is Ski McGee still there or am i behind the times?

Definitely wont be Ski McGee. Who was last at Cork if memory serves??


Apparently Dave Campbell was at training with him last night so read into that what you may.

[CSFShels]

I'll have a good look tomorrow night. Having said that, even that team that were signed in July last year, I don't think they'd be in with much of a fight for promotion. Fingal and Shels both have signed sides that would compete in midtable in the Premier, and its almost certainly gonna be one of those who wins the league, probably the other one going forward to face a Premier team in the playoff.

[Lim till i die]

I'll have a good look tomorrow night. .

We're severly depleted tomorrow night

Having said that, even that team that were signed in July last year, I don't think they'd be in with much of a fight for promotion. Fingal and Shels both have signed sides that would compete in midtable in the Premier, and its almost certainly gonna be one of those who wins the league, probably the other one going forward to face a Premier team in the playoff

You would hear no argument from me about Shels and Fingal being top two by a stretch. I don't think Shels are quite as good as they seem to think they are min but they have a strength in depth but puts them up there.

I just saw no reason why we shouldn't be included with Waterford and UCD in the group chasing for the third play off spot was all.

For the record I would divide the division up as follows:

Fingal

Shels


UCD
Waterford
Limerick






Monaghan


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