Drogheda

[Longfordian]

So you have sell your 200 shares at 1000 quid a pop by Monday? And the official launch is tonight? Regardless of whether and why you actually need the 200k that's leaving yourselves an awful amount to do in a few days.

[White Horse]

As strange as it may seem, right now the future of Drogheda United Football Club has never looked more promising.

Wow. That is optimism.

Good luck with your efforts Top Drog. The direction appears correct. It's just a pity it is so late.

[Top Drog]

Optimism based on fact. Better late than never eh!

[Nesta99]

If Ged Nash gets elected at least Drogheda fans wont be able to bemoan not having political influence among its support!!! Hmmm might have to rethink my vote ;p

[Ezeikial]

Getting beyond the past.

Jim Agnew, Noel Heeney, Brian Markey, Ronan Foley, Roisin Phillips, John Matthews, Thomas McConnon, Frank Pentony, Ged Nash, Philip Monaghan, Fred McCreery, Shane Griffin, Colin McGillick, Owen Campbell

A brillant, optimistic and inspiring statement.

If the people signed to the statement, truely and completely subcribed to the essence and spirit of it, the long term future for Drogheda would indeed be bright.

I can't help but doubt that all those are fully committed to the practicalities of the ideals outlined here - otherwise Drogheda Utd would be a vibrant club currently from the involvement of so many of the above over recent years.

I wish you guys well in your battle to save and re-invent what you so obviously are passionate about

[Ezeikial]

With the additional security costs for playing dundalk, despite been a friendly, (and other costs associated with playing a match), and with an expected poor crowd, i cant really see it wad gona make much of a profit, if any at all.

All attention from the club this week I would guess, is try and get as many people signed up for shares by the weekend!

I just don't buy this at all - that no profit could have been generated. This fixture could comfortably have attracted 1000+ people - in the region of €10k with sponsorship. Now it looks like it will not happen at all -

Ian Foster on dundalkfc.com

http://dundalkfc.com/news/110128_Foster.asp

In conclusion, the Liverpool-born boss all but ruled out the possibility of a rearranged friendly with Drogheda in pre-season, after the original game scheduled for Friday (28 January) was called off. “I wouldn’t think (we’ll play them); not at this stage in pre-season,” he said. “I have been planning pre-season since November. The fact that the game was called off four days before we were due to play them is very, very disappointing. I have pre-season planned and I don’t see how we can fit them in anywhere.”

[Dunny]

Delaney bought 5 shares last night. Now upto 75 shares.

[Louth4sam]

Delaney bought 5 shares last night. Now upto 75 shares.

The CEO of the national organisation having shares in one of the club teams? Seems a strange one

[Martinho II]

The CEO of the national organisation having shares in one of the club teams? Seems a strange one

not necessarily louth4sam. I know when we launched our supporters trust four years ago JD was one of the first to sign up to it officially..

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

It's a good job he's paying himself a huge salary to fund these little personal investments

[iceman]

So 125 shares have to be shifted over the weekend or the deal is off and everyone gets their money back? Will they fcuk
I'd say Plan D is being hatched at the moment.

[passerrby]

thats it iceman stay positive

[Louth4sam]

not necessarily louth4sam. I know when we launched our supporters trust four years ago JD was one of the first to sign up to it officially..

Does the trust own the club?

[Cosmo]

This fixture could comfortably have attracted 1000+ people

There would no way have been 1000 at it - there was f*ck all appetite among drogheda supporters to watch 11 trailists from the leinster senier league who have trained once together.

It was actually the first jm malone cup match i was considering giving a miss tbh! (wouldve gone in the end im sure, but i was hoping an excuse would come up to give it a miss)

[Ezeikial]

There would no way have been 1000 at it - there was f*ck all appetite among drogheda supporters to watch 11 trailists from the leinster senier league who have trained once together.

It was actually the first jm malone cup match i was considering giving a miss tbh! (wouldve gone in the end im sure, but i was hoping an excuse would come up to give it a miss)

This does not bode well for attendances for an amateur Drogs team against the might of Salthill in the Discover Ireland league.

[Verdebianco]

There would no way have been 1000 at it - there was f*ck all appetite among drogheda supporters to watch 11 trailists from the leinster senier league who have trained once together.

It was actually the first jm malone cup match i was considering giving a miss tbh! (wouldve gone in the end im sure, but i was hoping an excuse would come up to give it a miss)

What the fcuk?, have you no appetite to try and save your club? Go and support your team through thick and thin, no excuses.

[chigg89]

What the fcuk?, have you no appetite to try and save your club? Go and support your team through thick and thin, no excuses.

here here!!

[Martinho II]

Does the trust own the club?

yes 100%. that was the exact reason why roddy collins crony hit a deadwall trying to buy us three years ago. there was too much opposition from the members and they would have cancelled their subscriptions if roddy had come on board.

[Cosmo]

What the fcuk?, have you no appetite to try and save your club? Go and support your team through thick and thin, no excuses.

Always have - even when we came 2nd last in the first division! Have yet to miss a jim malone cup match tbh - even went to the one that was played in an amateur pitch in navan a few years ago when there was probably not much more than 50 at it!

But yer talking about a preseason friendly with 11 trialists who trained once together - there was no appetite for this friendly at this time. the attendance wouldve been embarrassing when ye consider the security cost for the match

As for our attendances this season, i expect them to be shocking bad unfortunately!

[Longfordian]

yes 100%. that was the exact reason why roddy collins crony hit a deadwall trying to buy us three years ago. there was too much opposition from the members and they would have cancelled their subscriptions if roddy had come on board.

Technically there's a difference, in that the Trustees have no involvement in the running of the club and the money can only be used for two purposes, paying off specified long term debt and for investment in infrastructure. But when you join the Trust you get a club membership and the members own the club so the membership is largely the same.