For or Aganist Winter Football

**legendz** · 17/11/2010, 1:13 PM

Originally Posted by shantykelly

no. i followed the construction pictures that were sometimes posted, and it looks like a good finished article. thats one ground out of how many? brandywell is a **** hole, finn park is a field with a shed, gortakeegan, terryland, all extremely basic. was impressed with wexfors's setup, but more from the potential the place had than from the actual facilities - basic, but a good start. better off-field management and better facilities are the main targets the league should be working towards. and a good concrete/mortar supplier in bray.

The league has a few main tartgets. Regards facilities, you're right, it is something they have to look at. The Tallaght stadium is a good model, though hopefully all clubs looking to build will have their own unique style. Stands should be built with at least about 2500-3000 covered seats and similar-ish facilities that would be found lower tier Croke Park, Aviva or in Thomond. Not likely to happen soon though.

**BonnieShels** · 18/11/2010, 8:43 PM

But let's pretend!

**Poor Student** · 02/12/2010, 5:06 PM

If we continue to have winters like this then a conventional football season will require a winter break. For this very reason that you can encounter such unplanned adverse conditions that can decimate a footballing schedule I think we're better with summer football.

**BonnieShels** · 02/12/2010, 8:17 PM

Having struggled to get home from Edinburgh the last few days and just the sheer misery if it all. I think we can say that summer football is here to stay.

**Charlie Darwin** · 02/12/2010, 8:47 PM

Even without severe weather like we've had the past couple of years, for a league with infrastructure as poor as the LOI it should be a no-brainer.

**BonnieShels** · 02/12/2010, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Even without severe weather like we've had the past couple of years, for a league with infrastructure as poor as the LOI it should be a no-brainer.

In a real country that uses logic and reason in decision-making processes that would be the case. But this is Ireland and the FAI are in charge of soccer in this State.
I full expect an 18 team league with a split and winter football to be with us in 2012.

**marinobohs** · 03/12/2010, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

In a real country that uses logic and reason in decision-making processes that would be the case. But this is Ireland and the FAI are in charge of soccer in this State.
I full expect an 18 team league with a split and winter football to be with us in 2012.

with 1,2,3,4,5,(maybe more) points available in every game

**peadar1987** · 03/12/2010, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

with 1,2,3,4,5,(maybe more) points available in every game

The better your pre-match DVD the more points you get?

**Macy** · 03/12/2010, 7:28 PM

Orange balls and big coats. I hadn't realised LoI fans had turned into a bunch of mard arses after only a few seasons of summer football.

**A face** · 03/12/2010, 10:43 PM

So where is this going? Its all gone quiet ..... is it just being pushed through, complete disregard for any sort of logic or reason. Will anyone be culpable for it? Is there anyway of identifying that. I know the FAI will point the finger at the clubs can we identify them first anyway ...

Athlone Town
Bohemians
Bray Wanderers
Cork City FC - Voted for Summer Soccer
Derry City
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Finn Harps
Galway United
Limerick
Longford Town
Mervue United
Monaghan United
Salthill Devon
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne
Sligo Rovers
Sporting Fingal
St. Patrick's Athletic
U.C.D.
Waterford United
Wexford Youths

**BonnieShels** · 04/12/2010, 1:21 AM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

The better your pre-match DVD the more points you get?

*Removal of Drunken gibberish*

**passerrby** · 04/12/2010, 7:12 PM

from readin back on this and other threads it looks like
Monaghan Summer
Longford Winter
Athlone Winter
Sligo Winter
Shams Summer
Cork Summer
Galway Winter
Derry Summer
Harps Winter
not to sure of the rest.
but if anyone would just look out there window i think that should end the arguement

**peadar1987** · 05/12/2010, 2:13 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

*Removal of Drunken gibberish*

I was about to ask about that!

"I hate you peadar. I only hate the Lep!"

And you were going to get my POTM nomination and everything!

**A face** · 05/12/2010, 2:30 AM

Originally Posted by passerrby

from reading back on this and other threads it looks like ...... but if anyone would just look out there window i think that should end the argument

I'm gonna highlight the ones looking to change so we know who is who. Anyone know the rest?

Athlone Town - Winter
Bohemians
Bray Wanderers
Cork City FC - Summer
Derry City - Summer
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Finn Harps - Winter
Galway United - Winter
Limerick
Longford Town - Winter
Mervue United
Monaghan United - Summer
Salthill Devon
Shamrock Rovers - Summer
Shelbourne
Sligo Rovers - Winter
Sporting Fingal
St. Patrick's Athletic
U.C.D.
Waterford United
Wexford Youths

**bullit** · 05/12/2010, 3:14 AM

Originally Posted by A face

I'm gonna highlight the ones looking to change so we know who is who. Anyone know the rest?

Judging from the four page debate on our own forum,DundalkFC fans want summer football.

**FrOsTy** · 05/12/2010, 12:36 PM

Summer for Waterford

**BonnieShels** · 05/12/2010, 2:57 PM

Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**

Summer for Waterford

You'd have thought Frosty would punt for winter.

**BonnieShels** · 05/12/2010, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

I was about to ask about that!

"I hate you peadar. I only hate the Lep!"

And you were going to get my POTM nomination and everything!

Best not to ask what I was up to. The flashbacks from Friday are haunting me.

**A face** · 05/12/2010, 7:16 PM

Originally Posted by bullit

Judging from the four page debate on our own forum,DundalkFC fans want summer football.

Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**

Summer for Waterford

But is this the way the club voted? There obviously will be cases where the vast majority of fans will want summer soccer but their club, without any consultation and against fans wishes will have voted for winter football instead. I'm just trying to identify which way clubs voted.

**Macy** · 06/12/2010, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by A face

But is this the way the club voted? There obviously will be cases where the vast majority of fans will want summer soccer but their club, without any consultation and against fans wishes will have voted for winter football instead. I'm just trying to identify which way clubs voted.

I'd agree the clubs don't appear to have consulted fans (although members clubs should be fairly representative) and so fans veiws have no influence on how the club votes, but also you can't make the leap that internet forums are representative of all fans either. Using Dundalk as an example, just because the fans on the internet forum are against winter football doesn't necessarily translate to a majority of Dundalk fans are againts a return to winter football (same as the poll here doesn't represent the whole LoI fanbase, whichever way the vote goes).