16 Team Premier Division / Winter Season from 2012/13 TODAY'S DAILY MAIL

**El-Pietro** · 02/10/2011, 2:22 PM

i heard this a few weeks ago after our game in Waterford alright, it unbelievable that they would tell teams one thing and then at the last minute change their mind, especially as teams in the middle of the pack in the first division would likely have approached games in a different manner if they knew finishing fourth or fifth would take them up.

and teams higher up may have taken a different approach to Cup matches if they knew they were guaranteed promotion.

of course, its so bizarre that its bound to happen

**Charlie Darwin** · 02/10/2011, 4:31 PM

I don't see how the clubs could make up the shortfall of losing 1/6 of their gates. It could only happen if the FAI had a buffer fund to help them out but that's never going to happen.

**Lim till i die** · 02/10/2011, 4:49 PM

So a 16 team Premier with two groups of 8 below it??

As things stand would probably look something like:

Shamrock
Sligo
Derry
Pats
Cork
Limerick
Shels

Dundalk
Drogheda
Monaghan
Bray
UCD

Bohs
Galway
Waterford
Longford

The teams in that middle group will have absolutely nothing to play for, too good to go down, not good enough to challenge for Europe, their crowds, such as they are, will die.

The teams I've highlighted in bold. Will almost certainly go bust.

As an idea it's a severly broken one.

This gives it a 78.63% chance of happening.

Irish Football.

**DUFC4life** · 02/10/2011, 6:13 PM

Wrong louth club in bold there.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 02/10/2011, 7:04 PM

Originally Posted by DUFC4life

Wrong louth club in bold there.

your havin a laugh. We've been through tougher times, we'll still emerge from it in a better state that you's

**oriel** · 02/10/2011, 7:31 PM

If this take over is sorted over the coming months we'll actually be very well place financially. This season we'll lose a small amt, maybe 20/30k, overall debt is 180k and that was offered to be cleared by one of the take over bids.

**CrowdedHouse** · 02/10/2011, 7:49 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

So a 16 team Premier with two groups of 8 below it??

The teams I've highlighted in bold. Will almost certainly go bust.

Irish Football.

That's the only way Limerick are going to get in the Premier next season anyway

**bluewhitearmy** · 02/10/2011, 8:51 PM

Originally Posted by CrowdedHouse

That's the only way Limerick are going to get in the Premier next season anyway

Ya i really wish we were in your situation instead...

Shouldnt you be worrying about even having a club next year.

**gufc2000** · 02/10/2011, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

So a 16 team Premier with two groups of 8 below it??

As things stand would probably look something like:

Shamrock
Sligo
Derry
Pats
Cork
Limerick
Shels

Dundalk
Drogheda
Monaghan
Bray
UCD

Bohs
Galway
Waterford
Longford

The teams in that middle group will have absolutely nothing to play for, too good to go down, not good enough to challenge for Europe, their crowds, such as they are, will die.

The teams I've highlighted in bold. Will almost certainly go bust.

As an idea it's a severly broken one.

This gives it a 78.63% chance of happening.

Irish Football.

And your basing your assumptions on? Maybe the best way to get out of our situation would be to keep on changing our name, I'm sure you can give us some tips?

**Charlie Darwin** · 02/10/2011, 9:11 PM

Meow.

**bluewhitearmy** · 02/10/2011, 9:28 PM

Originally Posted by gufc2000

And your basing your assumptions on? Maybe the best way to get out of our situation would be to keep on changing our name, I'm sure you can give us some tips?

Get your players to stock up on pasta when they actually get paid.

And dont send players to doctors with begging letters when they need treatment.

**geezer** · 02/10/2011, 9:31 PM

get the dressing room toilets at hogan park sorted for u19 visitors, I honestly can say you wouldnt see the likes in afghanistan. So LFC is going in the right direction with some great people but its not perfect either. One of our parents cars was cracked open with a crowbar at noon and the pizza delivery man from dooradoyle said " ah we dont normally deliver in that area"

we all have issues but leave out any story you hear from committee members of the ultra pfai nuts

**bluewhitearmy** · 02/10/2011, 9:33 PM

Originally Posted by geezer

get the dressing room toilets at hogan park sorted, I honestly can say you wouldnt see the likes in afghanistan. So LFC is going in the right direction but its not perfect either

We don't own it so thats probably impossible and if ya haven't heard we have the Markets Field to take care of.

**geezer** · 02/10/2011, 9:43 PM

your u19s are playing down at hogan park representing LFC in this season u19 league. I suggest you take a look at the next home game and tell me your proud of bringing visitors in there.

**bluewhitearmy** · 02/10/2011, 9:49 PM

Originally Posted by geezer

your u19s are playing down at hogan park representing LFC in this season u19 league. I suggest you take a look at the next home game and tell me your proud of bringing visitors in there.

Just like your under 19s that turned up late for the game in cars.

**geezer** · 02/10/2011, 9:54 PM

well you try find a place that is not signposted even at the top of the housing estate it sits at the back of and also no one in limerick that people asked recognised the name "hogan park" even people in that estate didnt know it as hogan park.

**Lim till i die** · 02/10/2011, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by CrowdedHouse

That's the only way Limerick are going to get in the Premier next season anyway

From a Galway United fan.

Originally Posted by geezer

get the dressing room toilets at hogan park sorted for u19 visitors, I honestly can say you wouldnt see the likes in afghanistan. So LFC is going in the right direction with some great people but its not perfect either.

Nobody here has claimed Limerick are perfect, obviously a club in our circumstance couldn't hope to be so not sure where your mad rant is coming from

One of our parents cars was cracked open with a crowbar at noon

He parked outside Hogan Park.

Seriously like.

Apparently he was a really decent sort though, didn't make a big fuss about it, realised these things happen and there's nothing that Limerick FC as such could have done about it or indeed could be expected to do about it.

I'm certain he wouldn't have expected anyone to use the incident for point scoring on the internet.

and the pizza delivery man from dooradoyle said " ah we dont normally deliver in that area"

Maybe we should get the players to deliver the pizzas.

we all have issues but leave out any story you hear from committee members of the ultra pfai nuts

Those evil players demanding money owed to them. SHAME I say.

Originally Posted by geezer

your u19s are playing down at hogan park representing LFC in this season u19 league. I suggest you take a look at the next home game and tell me your proud of bringing visitors in there.

Gone out to Ashling as of our next game.

I'm aware of the condition of Hogan Park though thanks.

Are you proud of your team travelling in cars and having to kick off with less than eleven players?

Originally Posted by geezer

well you try find a place that is not signposted even at the top of the housing estate it sits at the back of and also no one in limerick that people asked recognised the name "hogan park" even people in that estate didnt know it as hogan park.

Did the Galway trust or whatever is running (lol) the club at the moment think ahead and get directions to the ground before you came down??

Also if you were in the estate you should have been able to see the floodlights, there's a hint for you there.

Also, that setup your own 19s were using last year was a dump aswell.

Limerick FC and Pat O'Sullivan have been very good to Galway United throughout your current difficulties yet here are committee members, sneering at Pat and the club in various threads, for the purpose of trying to win internet arguments.

If this is the calibre of petty individual involved in the rescue of your club I really do worry for your future.

Or I would worry. If it was any of my business. But it's not. So I don't care.

So how about you worry about Galway and I'll worry about Limerick?? x x

**Acornvilla** · 02/10/2011, 10:35 PM

If it helps Galway people in future, when I wanted to find the place I used google earth.

**gael353** · 02/10/2011, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by geezer

your u19s are playing down at hogan park representing LFC in this season u19 league. I suggest you take a look at the next home game and tell me your proud of bringing visitors in there.

was it seven or nine players ye started this delayed game with? as for last years place that yee were using

**Dodge** · 02/10/2011, 11:40 PM

So another discussion on the league structure descends into 'my team isn't quite as **** as yours, yet'

its enough to make baby pyramid structures cry