Who chose the name "Sporting Fingal" ?

**Charlie Darwin** · 21/07/2010, 12:35 AM

Drumcondra already has a team. North Co. Dublin may not have much in the way of footballing history but it was crying out for a team to represent the area.

**peadar1987** · 21/07/2010, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by mastershake

Never liked the idea of just startin up a new team in the league of ireland especially in dublin. The name is fine in itself its just that the club has no history to call apon and therefore will never build a large following. It just all seems pointless and a waste of time to be honest. Cant see the club lasting for much longer ala.. dublin city.

If there was a need for a new dublin club (which i would question) why wasn't a team such as drumcondra fc revived? Good history, ready made ground (tolka), and a finacial backer and supporter in bertie.

Well, if they can get a good result on Thursday, that's all the history their fans will need. History builds up quickly when you're winning things!

**marinobohs** · 22/07/2010, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

What a silly thread. Sporting is a great name for a club. And like others have said, it's different from the usual United's, City's and Rovers.

I also don't understand why people are so hostile towards Sporting Fingal. They are a new club set up in an area that had no LOI representation. They are hardly like Dublin City who set up a new club in an area that already had a LOI club. If Tralee or Carlow manage to get into the Premier, will people have the same attitude?

Or is all this hostility to do with money? Ok, they are being heavily backed financially, which probably gives them a false position, but they are hardly going to win new fans when they are rooted to the bottom of division 1.

I for one, hope they get a decent support base together, and are around for a long time.

Great, great post sullenafc. Many on here bemoan the fact we cant get investment in the LOI but when a new club does get it they are greeted with nothing but begrudery.
Best of luck to Fingal, hope they can show full time football does work. As a football team they are one of the better reasons to watch LOI and that is slightly more important than the name, FFS at the first meeting of Bohs 7 founding members in 1890 they voted on a name- out come, Bohemian 4 ROVERS 3 ! Now that could have been tragic

**drummerboy** · 22/07/2010, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by mastershake

Never liked the idea of just startin up a new team in the league of ireland especially in dublin. The name is fine in itself its just that the club has no history to call apon and therefore will never build a large following. It just all seems pointless and a waste of time to be honest. Cant see the club lasting for much longer ala.. dublin city.

If there was a need for a new dublin club (which i would question) why wasn't a team such as drumcondra fc revived? Good history, ready made ground (tolka), and a finacial backer and supporter in bertie.

Drums still going strong, although after 15 years playing in Morton, they were shafted by both Fingal Co Council and Sporting Fingal a couple of seasons ago. Should have called them Not-so-Sporting Fingal.

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/07/2010, 4:04 PM

'Shafting Fingal'

**Onefootednopace** · 22/07/2010, 4:28 PM

As we are on the subject of unusual club names, who remembers EMFA who were elected to the LOI during the 80's? Later changed name to Kilkenny City.

**outspoken** · 22/07/2010, 6:35 PM

Originally Posted by Tony Soprano

Fingal Athletic would be perfect

Sponsors like Hunky Dorys harm the image of the league

Hunky Doory's sponsor boxing matches on RTE and has been a great asset for the business theres nothing wrong with having them as a sponser i think ur just coming on here looking for arguments with people

**GUFCghost** · 22/07/2010, 9:49 PM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

I agree. I think most neutrals couldn't care less either. (And by neutrals I mean those who don't follow Sporting Fingal, and don't spend the best part of their day taking petty pot-shots at Sporting Fingal and their fans*)

Personally I think the name is refreshing, better than another F.C., United, Town, City, County . . .

Also, Sporting ______ > ______ United (not to insult fans of Monaghan, Mervue, Waterford, Drogheda . . . even Limerick and Cork, previously, I just thinlk the name SOUNDS better.)

*in before a reference to the number of fans they have / some crack about property developers

So your tying to offend fans of Galway United?