It was a one line email sent by Peter Sherrard (director of communications of the FAI) when asked by media for a comment or press release on the meeting.Originally Posted by Martinho II
I'm sure you appreciate everything can't just be thrown up onto an internet forum.
Piece in The Star saying there was "a frank exchange of views" between the FAI and GUST on Monday, mostly over financial plans. I thought most clubs were keeping expenses to a minimum, and only scaling up when they could afford to, so GUST should have more experience at this than most from the last 12 months?
If Galway United STFC get a licence, our budget will be minimal, certainly lower than other First Division clubs.
At least the local media are behind them 100%
http://www.galwaynews.ie/opinions/no...ignore-reality
What a strange article. They need a "financial backer"? Isn't that how they got saddled with all that debt in the first place?
Which is why I'll be amazed if ye are left near the place.
It's not like the Cork FORAS thingy, with the greatest of respect I'm not sure what exactly you're bringing to the table??
He comes across as a clueless attention seeker in fairness but a good few people in Galway seem to think like that too which is the sad thing.
John McIntyre is an absolute **** tbf.
So you'd prefer to see a club, with a loyal bunch of hard working fans go under? We were getting bigger crowds to games than ye were last year, and look at the difference in fortunes both teams were enduring.
No, where did I say that??
I'm just wondering what exactly you're bringing to the table.
It costs about 150,000 to come last in the First Division where's it coming from??
Also on the crowds, we play our games on a patch of waste ground with travelling support from Salthill and Wexford.
You played your games in Terryland Park with travelling support from Sligo and Shamrock (not to mention 100s of presumably free kids anytime I was there.)
Are you for real.
One of the best stadia in the country that cost 3million to develop and now will be growing weeds.
1000 regular LOI Patrons. coming looking at games even though the home team hadnt won a game in 34?
600 season ticket holders
35 years of LOI history
represents a region covering all Galway the 2nd largest county in the nation, North Tipp, North Clare, South Mayo and South Roscommon.
That journo is hurling, and racing its all he knows, Hurling always protects itself from anything that may hinder their own club memberships it suits mcintyre to get the county left to hurling. He also has a history of writing negative stuff only about united.
supporters want to keep their club alive whats so different in that to Cork or Derry. At least we have supporters who want to do that unlike , fingal, kildare, dub city etc
we will be on the streets of our city tomorrow garnering support and make no mistake we will be leaving no stone unturned to keep it alive
Last edited by geezer; 22/12/2011 at 6:54 PM.
GUST will bring the following :
- the use of one of the best football stadia in the country
- backing of the Galway FA and most local clubs
- support of responsible local businesses
- people who have years voluntary experience in the LOI
- people new to the LOI who have experience in other fields
- a members run community club who will work with all other branches of the football family
- large city and county wide support (1,500 after one win out of 39 competitive matches)
We will be a sustainable League of Ireland club run by League of Ireland people !
Was this in your application forum for a licence?
Sounds good, when is the DVD being released?
updating on whats happened since that DVD , that dvd was the "businessmen regime" that bull**** fudged a team up a division, it racked up mad debts up, won awards, it was a sham, The club has truly itself to blame but then left it to long time supporters to try and sort. No hands up, no responsibility just a disappearing act.
Sligo at least have seen off ceo types etc that know it all but there are not many league clubs that have not suffered under "businessmen" promising all sorts and leaving a bucket of ****.
Thank god we have people willing to slog through, and will continue, We knew this was a ten year repair job when we had to go and find out the damage that was left.
Its Galway Utds Fault, not anyone else but the fans were kept outside of the high echelons for much of that period.
The supporters left to pick up the pieces are long time LOI supporters who have been to every ground in the country multiple times over many years
How many members does GUST have and what sort of figure would membership revenue be per year?
sold all 600 season tickets last year which entitled all to membership of Gust on purchase of
We also put in €107000 this season over and above on of the season ticket figures, we have over 90 in a monthly draw and we have re introduced the club lotto 2 months ago
It has developed into a persistent outfit and will not be disappearing over night thats for sure. Its long haul, it sees the only future as being one involved with the community and helping a community develop teams the whole way up a 3 year deal with Corrib Rangers on the Westside of Galway city agreed last month is the start of this
I haven't read the rest of the thread yet but that is one mad cap statement right there. It have them written off even before they begin. I'm glad FORAS didn't listen to those kind of statements when it was crunch time. Fair play to GUST and i hope that all the hard work pays off for them.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I don't think Galway can use that last match with over 1,000 as a marker for future attendances. Over the season ye averaged about 800-900 going by the attendances thread. That is including far superior traveling support to what you will have visiting next season. The most away fans you could probably expect in the first division next season is 50-60, but with most teams 10-15 would be more likely. Last season we had crowds of about 400-500, with most games having traveling support of only a hand full of fans. The only decent size home crowds we had where for Cork, Waterford and Shels matches cause they brought a good bit of traveling support.
It would be a shame to lose Terryland Park from the LOI, just like I hope Buckley Park makes a return.
The way its looking though if Galway make a return they would be starting out more at the Salthill level in the beginning.
I understand what LTID is saying about Cork Foras being different. Cork signed a very decent squad its first year, had crowds of 1,500 and then were able to build on that fairly quickly the next season with crowds of over 2,000. The same could be said for Derry. They where also successful teams for years before re-starting in the first division unlike Galway who have been around the bottom of the league since going up.
Last edited by Jofspring; 22/12/2011 at 10:50 PM.
but it was 1500 at the last game, it was Monaghan we were playing who brought probably about 200, GUFC as you say have lingered at the bottom , havent won a trophy since 1996 and hadnt won any games in 34 at home up to that game. It is different to Cork on a lot of levels, put a passionate group of fans is a similiar trait, the way our clubs were allow bloat their balance sheets without getting noticed is similiar, its a different part of the country but the league is the poorer without Terryland. All the supporters and their is a decent amount of them want is a chance to get it right, there are not many supporters groups putting in €107,000 a season into clubs.
there are many clubs who wouldnt survive barren seasons like the many GUFC have endured
There is a huge job to be done to completely re arrange the club but surely it and the LOI supporters would be a loss to the game in Ireland
Galway Utd would bring up to 150 to Limerick in a bad season, on a good season it would be 300 im sure with the links now between the cities.
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