If they get in they'll be playing in Drom I think
Have Salthill Devon been promoted to the LOI? Things have gone very quiet. The last I heard was that the needed to confirm their licence but that was weeks ago. Any confirmation on where they are going to play?
If they get in they'll be playing in Drom I think
There's always been a good history there and years ago I played in the summer festival there. it would certainly add spice to the west!
Good luck to them anyway, although i don't agree with them being here.
They would certainly be very competitive in the First Division, so on balance they should take their chance at the next level. Like Acornvilla though, you'd worry whether they have the support to maintain a club for a 33-game season, and having three clubs (for now) fighting for the same fanbase doesn't help matters, but I could see them finishing comfortably in midtable based on last year.
There is no stand in Drom although there is a fine clubhouse and large car park.
I will attend their games as I am from Salthill.
Last edited by Paddyfield; 05/01/2010 at 9:02 PM. Reason: typo
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That's for sure. Terryland is reasonably accessible. Drom is on technically outside the city on a country road in the middle of nowhere. There isn't a shop or pub for miles. My guess is that it is 8km from the Eyre Square/city centre.
Photos here: http://www.salthilldevon.ie/dromphotos.asp
Last edited by Paddyfield; 05/01/2010 at 9:03 PM.
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very impressive alright.
Unfortunately the photos, impressive as they are, somewhat fail to convey the stark openness of the countryside around the area which leads to some of the coldest, windiest conditions known to mankind, even in the summer. An awful lot of games played there are affected by strong winds, which is a pity because the pitches are top notch.
I once saw a shot from 40 yards in a junior game, wind assisted, smack the crossbar, float up in the air before being blown back on to the bar, twice. Hit the bar three times in one go. Impressive.
My money would be on them not taking up the offer of First Division football.
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It just looks like they'd be a great feeder club to United. The same as Mervue. It really is the FAI's fault for allowing this (the first year of the A Championship there were only three teams that could have been promoted and two were from Galway). One of them HAS to get relegated.
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The FAI get blamed fro everything on here ! I'm not sure what you wanted them to actually do here though.
Is the introduction of a feeder system for the senior league broadly a positive development for Irish football ? Yes.
Can the FAI magically create or force a better geographic spread of clubs interested in joining the A League ? No.
The FAI can only deal with those who WANT to be in the A League and have the facilities/stability to merit inclusion. They can't just magic clubs up out of thin air to create a better geographical spread, regardless of how desireable it would be.
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