QuoteBut how?! When ye've a Trust and small debts and ground sponsorship and a fan base bigger than half the First Division anyway. Nothing makes sense in all this.
I'm a realist rather than a pessimist and sorry to say its allover for us bar the crying and blamegame.
But how?! When ye've a Trust and small debts and ground sponsorship and a fan base bigger than half the First Division anyway. Nothing makes sense in all this.
Have to agree with Stu on this one, surely a reduction in budget - even to amateur status - and an organisation of creditors will allow club continue (however hampered) ? They have a place in the first division and (presumably) FAI are not going to turf them out of Hunky Dory Park ? Most/all first division clubs will have a budget alot less than 200K. I appreciate there is a weariness about many Drogs fans given recent years but hope there is still enough willingness to rally to the cause yet again.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I have rarely come across a town and fans so apathetic as in Drogheda at the moment.
I don't know why, but it appears all the passion and fight have been sucked out of them.
It would be sad to see them fade away like this but I share the pessimism of some of their fans on this thread.
I vaguely remember once upon a time doing a little exercise on excel on the cost of an amateur set up. (Real party animal me)
Anyway roughly you'd be talking:
Players: 20 * 50 * 36 = 36000
Staff: 450 * 36 = 16200
Physio: 150 * 33 = 4050
Officials: 750 * 17 = 12250
Travel: 400 * 25 = 10000
Insurance: 15000
Training: 10000
Audited Accounts: Another 10000??
I'm leaving out a LOT of stuff there I'm sure that's just what comes into my head at this moment, that's 113500
Now seeing as you have an amateur side, your crowds are now rubbish, say 10th place Drogheda attract 150 a week at a generous average of 8 quid a skull. 17 home games gives you total gate receipts for the year of 17200. Make it an even 20 grand we'll say they got Shamrock Rovers away in the cup.
Add on a (generous given the times we live in fifteen grand for sponsorship)
That's a grand total of 35 grand income.
Leaving a shortfal of 78500 with everything cut to the bare bone.
Looks like piddling money but it has to come out of someones pocket.
Also to suggest "Most/All first division clubs will have a budget a lot less than 200k" is nonsense.
EDIT: Just realised I made a post on page one of this thread with drastically different figures before any smartaras points it out!! I stand over both posts this one is the bare bones scenario!
Last edited by Lim till i die; 18/01/2011 at 4:14 PM. Reason: avoiding looking like a spa
Yeah, there's the likes of E150 a game for an ambulance at the ground - little things like that will add up quickly enough - and the league entry fees are something outrageous (though with prize money, it kind of turns into a deposit in the Premier anyway). But on the flip side, you've got the C&B club - what's that? 200 members giving a fiver a week? That's E50k right there. And don't they get car park money or something like that? Edit - and bar money as well, though it's not a very big bar.
But in fairness, your post does point out how much work there is keeping even the smallest LoI club going.
Last edited by pineapple stu; 18/01/2011 at 4:33 PM.
The amount of people I'd talk to who are under the impression that "amateur" = "free"
Also, I'd be amazed if they actually have 200 people giving them a fiver a week in reality, if they do, fairplay.
Don't know how many they have alright. I think the board set a target of 500 for a takeover, and they fell short (which is no disgrace obviously).
C&B Subscriptions €50k
Car Park c €30k
Bingo €40k
Suppose they would be the main ones , then theres rental from the Mobile Phone transmitters on the floodlight pylons , advertising boards behind the away shed , bar income etc ...
All adds up.
Why would they need to pay an ambualance at their ground when the hospital is just across the road.
I assume he means covering the costs of the St. John's Ambulance service, not the ambulance specifically.
I just can't see pulling this money in in the next 2 weeks. Not sure why they'd need every penny by then mind you, if they'd even got halfway surely it'd be worth sticking at it.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Will all this mean we get a three nil win in our first game??
TOP OF THE LEAGUE.
Club are saying they have 25 signed-up - Id have my doubts though.
The 200k figure is a requirement of Licencing apparently?
The urgency of the matter comes into focus because under FAI licencing regulations, League of Ireland clubs must have "a firm commitment of €200,000" and this is required before the January 31st deadline.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...287833113.html
A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,
Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:
From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge
Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!"
Ambrose Bierce
Never heard of that before unless they're referring to the letter of comfort the directors sign?
Yeah, I just saw that on the Irish Times site too. Never heard about that 'firm commitment' of 200 grand before.
Is this not a case of "why should be bother, we were in the Champions League and close to a big win". Drogheda has not treated its sports teams very well, despite the population and location.
Drogheda is a strange town. Too many still look to the mothership down the M1 for employment and entertainment.
I admire those who tried to turn United into a unifying vehicle for the disparate local population. However, despite some initial promise, it hasn't worked.
It is difficult to sustain a LOI club in a town that doesn't have a sense of identity or pride.
Ha- Get it all out of your system. Just because the people of Drogheda have grown weary of the club, does not mean the town lacks identity and pride.
And I am not getting drawn into a "my town is better than your town" argument...
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