I think everyone's been informally told their first few provisional games. I know at the moment we've got Harps at home first, then Mons away and then Shels away I think.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Yea, papers had some first day fixtures a while back that appear to be accurate. I presume that the FAI are adopting a "belt and braces" approach regarding those club(s) not yet certain on the licence front (in the event of any legal challenge).Originally Posted by Longfordian
Yeah they certainly have a set of Cork in the Premier and a set of "a Cork club in the First" fixtures as far as I'm aware .
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Todays mail on Sunday says that the LOI have made out 2 fixture lists, Bray will either be away to Dundalk or Derry appearently, depending on what happens with us .
Away to Longford and home to Salthill first 2 games afaik.
Theres alot of rumours up here that we are away to ye!
We're apparently home to Cork/Bray for our first game then away to Limerick and Waterford for our next 2
I hear we have Drogheda away first if that hasn't been mentioned yet.
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Couple of young lads above in oriel this morning playing football and app Foster told them we are away to Cork first game.
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We were supposedly informed a few weeks ago. Shams at home, Fingal away and Galway at home our first 3 fixtures.
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Followed by Bohs at home, Pat's away and I think Cork at home.
Any idea when Sligo away is?
On a revenge mission to not get kicked out again?
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If the rumours about the first round fixtures are true that means we have Galway at home again first, Hopefully a beter start than last season
Here on a technicality.
Time for my annual whinge, that nobody should be told their fixture list in advance.
Last year, the rumour mill was we were off to Pats first, rather than last. If we are away first, it'll be the 4th year running we were away first. Just as well I'd rather know what our "run-in" is.
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Clubs have to arrange travel to away match games or put plans in place for home games, both of which will differ depending on who the opposition is. Players have to arrange half-days from work. It makes perfect sense to give clubs the first few games, given the shambolic situation that we don't know what clubs are in what division yet.
You complain that seven months isn't enough time to arrange your trips to Ireland away games, yet you complain when clubs are given more than three weeks to arrange their first league game?
Schumi/PartySaint, I have heard we (Galway Unted) are away to Drogs, home to Cork/Bray, away to Sligo and home to Rovers (EDIT in our first four games) so something has gone wrong somewhere in the Chinese Whispers
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Yep, I think clubs would be critical of how little notice they got rather than too much ! Lot of logistics involved in arranging games - especially involving part time players and ensuring ground/pitch availibility in some cases. There were two sets of fixtures released to cover the Cork/ Bray situation so the issue of who was in what division was never a major concern.
What an absolutely bizarre thing to get so worked up over
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It makes a complete nonsense of pre-season planning. Managers and players need to know what their schedule will be like (especially part-timers), while clubs need to know for a bunch of reasons, not least knowing when to go for sales pushes, planning events etc. I know the FAI will claim that it's because they want to make sure the clubs are all in order etc, but why aren't fixtures out February 1st? Surely that would make sense (knowing what the answer already is).
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