2010 League of Ireland Fixtures

[seand]

Why not just Cork ?

It's been done. A bit before Sporting Franchise were on the scene, admittedly.

[The Lep]

Witty banter is not your strong point is it

Are you sure Cork has been used before ?

[L.T.F.C.]

It said in todays paper that the season is starting on March 5th.

Anyone else think its ridiculous that the fixtures only come out a couple of weeks before the season starts? (i know theyve to wait the licensing to be sorted but surely that can be done alot sooner too) - its fcuking annoying!!

Well would you rather your club p¡ss off without a licence because the licencing deadline would have to be brought forward and have the fixtures out ages and no clubs in the league?

[Dalymountrower]

Bohs v Fingal or vice versa is apparently on the provisional fixtures list, Bohs away I would have thought if they want to bump up the first series attendance figures.


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[corkharps]

Why not just Cork ?

Corkharps works for me!

[mypost]

Deportivo La Cork

[DRDoc]

We are from Cork and we love ourselves fc

[sheao]

It would be better off renaming this thread to a potential new name for a club in Cork at this stage?
Some good suggestions there by the way .

[endabob1]

Cork City 2010 Nice and handy for the next time when it can be Cork City 2012

Serious question, why is there a mid term break on the LOI?
In the middle of Summer when there is no pitch issues?
When the Kids are off school and might actually be able to persuade the fat bloke on the couch to take them to a game?
I could understand it if it was trying to avoid clashing with Ireland in the World Cup or some similar events which would stop the nation, but it seems a tad silly to me.

[Dodge]

Because part time players want to go on a summer holiday. (and thats not being flippant, that is the actually reason)

[Macy]

When the Kids are off school and might actually be able to persuade the fat bloke on the couch to take them to a game?

It's as Dodge says, but attendances are lower during the summer months anyway. The "no competition from UK Football means more people will go" and "people will go more in the better weather" are the two biggest myths that were used to justify the season switch.

[Sam_Heggy]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

And have to agree with Macy, the better weather means people will work that extra bit on their gardens. Hard to beat a cold dark winters night for a match, the atmosphere used to be class.

[eelmonster]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

And have to agree with Macy, the better weather means people will work that extra bit on their gardens. Hard to beat a cold dark winters night for a match, the atmosphere used to be class.

You get cold, wet wintery nights 50 weeks of the year in the North West, it's like Greenland up there during the winter months. 'Summer' league for me, thanks.

[weecountyman]

Most "summer" leagues take a break not for a chance for a week in Bundoran or Magaluf, but 1. to rest the pitches, 2. avoid the worst of the summer heat, 3. International competition, 4. to get/give trialists in "winter" leagues. In Ireland I don't understand it so much other than the holiday thing for part-timers. Being better in Europe is just one reason that is used to support the summer league but that was largely predicated on having a) full timers and b) playing regularly up to European competition, but unless I'm totally wrong, our break is just before the UEFA competitions begin.

[Macy]

Most "summer" leagues take a break not for a chance for a week in Bundoran or Magaluf, but 1. to rest the pitches, 2. avoid the worst of the summer heat, 3. International competition, 4. to get/give trialists in "winter" leagues. In Ireland I don't understand it so much other than the holiday thing for part-timers. Being better in Europe is just one reason that is used to support the summer league but that was largely predicated on having a) full timers and b) playing regularly up to European competition, but unless I'm totally wrong, our break is just before the UEFA competitions begin.

Since when does logic come into FAI decisions?

[eamo1]

I miss the games around the Christmas and New Year time.Atmosphere was better during "winter football".Granted you did lose the feeling in your toes midway through the second half of a game but the crowd got into the games more frequently and intensely.

[Cosmo]

Well would you rather your club p¡ss off without a licence because the licencing deadline would have to be brought forward and have the fixtures out ages and no clubs in the league?

I would rather the deadline for all to be in order a couple of months before the league begins (and a couple of weeks after the previous league ends), rather than a couple of weeks before its due to begin. This long drawn out stuff is just ridiculuos - I find it amazing that we'll all only know whose in the league and the fixtures a week or two before the league begins - its annolying and only helps turn people away from the league

[Dodge]

Was it not initially set to avoid a clash with a world/euro competition?

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The first one was for the Special Olympics. But the PFAI insisted on it every year

[Bluebeard]

Am I right or just hopeful in thinking that the fixtures might be out on Monday next? Presumably, this will either be just before or after an announcement to say that a decision about the future of Cork Surewhateveryourhavingyourself FC has been postponed, and that the current fixture list will be completely chucked out and re-written should the FAI have to actually make a decision on the matter, which would be on March 4th...

[marinobohs]

Am I right or just hopeful in thinking that the fixtures might be out on Monday next? Presumably, this will either be just before or after an announcement to say that a decision about the future of Cork Surewhateveryourhavingyourself FC has been postponed, and that the current fixture list will be completely chucked out and re-written should the FAI have to actually make a decision on the matter, which would be on March 4th...

I saw somewhere (daily star yesterday ?) that the fixtures will be out on Tuesday next. I presume this is based on the licensing notices to be released on Monday. May be some revision required if issues are "appealed" but must surely be out next week to allow clubs prepare for first game.