Fahy's field is not good enough for the Premier division. If they can use Terryland fine but i don't think they will finish top
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They did, but they still held onto the Salthill Devon, even if it was abbreviated. It was only the LOI team that was renamed. Having said that, I think the name and venue change was already done and dusted before the members were told, if I remember correctly.
People think we have some deep rooted hatred toward them and often it might be hard to argue otherwise, but nearly every single person in that club are good football people, the sort of people we hope we are too. It's the small group of people, not just in SDFC, but within the FAI with interests other than the well-being of their club or Galway football at heart.
Fahy's Field and Drom don't satisfy First Division requirements, never mind the Premier.
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Bring back Kilkenny City..
Welcome Mervue 2 up atm to harps
2-2 in the end, still a good result for them. Mervue still top.
I didn't realise the club went out of existence directly following Winn's goal kick. Perhaps he should have let somebody else take it.
The FAI appeared to show an eagerness to keep senior football in Limerick years ago and then Cork and Derry after certain issues meant they were dropped into the first division. I think the league needs Galway United and I hope to see them back in the league next season, regardless as to whether the other two clubs are there or not. I don't think SD or Mervue are taking much support. If they can get by as they are in the league, leave them get on with it.
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Big cash boost to help Galway Utd rise from ashes.
Businessmen to row in behind relaunch of club in League of Ireland in lucrative three year deal
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Galway United is set to rise from the ashes and return to the League of Ireland next year after it emerged this week that a major financial boost - worth in the region of €100,000 a year for three years - is close to being delivered for soccer in Galway. While in the FAI has denied that any deal has been struck, a spokesperson admitted that discussions in relation to a three-year cash injection for a single Galway side were at "an advanced stage" and it was hopeful that everything would be in place for a unified team in the 2014 League of Ireland season.
"It is very positive, but there is still a lot of work to be done. It is not true to say that anything has been agreed, there is a lot of devil in the detail yet, and it is disappointing that this has been reported before a deal was finalised, but we are very happy with how matters are progressing," the spokesperson said.
It is believed the deal is being brokered with the Comer brothers, who are originally from Glenamaddy and were approached by the CEO of the FAI, John Delaney, about backing a single Galway team to compete in the League of Ireland. Discussion have been ongoing for a number of months, and it is believed some of the intricacies deal were hammered out at a meeting of Delaney and the Comers at last month's Cheltenham Racing Festival.
While there has been senior soccer in the city in the past two seasons with Mervue United and Salthill Devon playing in the First Division, the failure to have a side representative of the whole Galway has resulted in small attendances because of the 'parochial' nature of the clubs. The prompted the FAI to order a a review of the soccer situation in Galway last year, which culminated in the publication of the O'Connor Report last October.
The report was written after discussion with the main stakeholders in the game in Galway, the Galway FA, the Galway United Supporters' Trust (GUST), Mervue United and Salthill Devon - and recommended that a single team should represent Galway City and County in the League of Ireland.
"The report notes the long term systematic weakness of having more than one senior club in a city of Galway's size on both sporting and commercial grounds and recommends a phased approach towards the resolution of this matter," the FAI said at the time.
"This includes the eventual setting up of a Connacht Senior League, and a Board for the single Galway club composed of a broad spectrum of football and business interests in the Galway area."
That resulted in the FAI facilitating a series of meetings with the four main stakeholders in Galway, and a meeting held in the city last night was to hear the details of the proposed backing from the Comer brothers.
"If the reports are true, then there is something there for everyone to work with, and it is up to those who are involved to become involved in the new team," said Joe Keating, Chairman of the Galway FA on Wednesday.`
"From a Galway FA point of view, we feel we have a wonderful facility in Eamonn Deacy Park, and would be anxious to have a Galway team playing there next season. There is nothing in writing yet, and until there is, we don't want to comment much further. Any decisions we make have to have the backing of our 47 member clubs, but this is good news for a Galway team going forward," he said.
A spokesperson for Salthill Devon said that, while they had heard some details of the reported deal, nothing was confirmed as of yet, and until it was, there was very little that could be said on the matter.
"There has been a lot of public discussions since the publication of the report, but if I'm honest, they have been discussions about discussions more anything concrete. If a concrete proposal comes before a meeting, then that is something we can look at," a spokesperson for Salthill Devon said on Wednesday.
"No one wants to commit to something that has a lot of question marks attached to it We are still fully committed to the talks, we have acted in good faith and we will continue and will continue to do so, and we are looking forward to seeing what concrete proposals can be put on the table," the spokesperson said.
The GUST have also welcomed the news of potential financial backing, but stressed that nothing had been signed off on yet.
"There were five options contained in the O'Connor report, and the one recommended was a single Galway side made up of the main stakeholders in Galway. We ratified that finding and have been working towards that, and if the reported deal - and the figures are involved - are correct, it would be a brilliant foundation for a single Galway side for next season.
"Obviously, we are committed to that goal of a single Galway club, and we'd love if Salthill Devon and Mervue United were fully involved as well - they have in-depth experience of running very successful clubs for a number of years, and their involvement would be a huge benefit," the spokesperson said.
The O'Connor Report also suggested that, for a single Galway team to come into existence, the re-establishment of the Connacht Senior League was essential in providing both Devon and Mervue with an outlet for their senior sides.
While all focus has been on the domestic league side, the first steps towards a unified team was actually putting the structures in place for the Connacht Senior League, and that is now set to go ahead in October. Letters were sent to clubs in all four leagues in the jurisdiction of the Connacht FA - Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo/Leitrim - and Art Friel of the Connacht FA has confirmed to Tribune Sport that seven clubs have at least eight teams involved, and as of now it looks like we already have seven. I am still waiting to hear from a number of clubs, and if we can go up to 10 teams being involved, that would be great," said Friel.
John Delaney has previously confirmed that a sponsorship deal has been struck for the CSL on an initial three-year deal, which would give the new league plenty of time to become established. The Connacht FA didn't want to be drawn on the names of the seven clubs that have confirmed and interest, but Devon and Mervue are almost certainly two of those, while it is also likely that both NUI Galway and GMIT would look carefully at the proposal.
A fifth Galway club is also likely, but it may not be a reserve side from the new unified Galway club, which would be left to focus on putting it's foundations in place. Instead, Ballinasloe Town are strong contenders for involvement in the CSL - the east Galway club players in the Roscommon District League, and it needs just one point from its remaining four games to clinch the Premier Division title for a second successive season.
Mayo clubs such as Castlebar Celtic, Ballina Town and Westport United would also be likely contenders for the new league, as would the other League of Ireland clubs in the western area - Sligo Rovers, Longford Town and Athlone Town.
Sligo Rovers recently rejected an invitation to joins the Ulster Senior League, but when contacted about the CSL proposal this week, a spokesperson said the club had no comment to make on the matter.
The one sticking point in all of this is what happens if either Salthill Devon or Mervue United win promotion from the First Division this season. The new season is only four games old, but Mervue United look like challenging for honours as they are unbeaten and lie in second place, one point behind leaders Longford Town, who they meeting in Longford this Saturday. It involves a lot of hypothetical thing, but if they win promotion to the Premier Division, it will be impossible to see them voluntarily bowing out of the League of Ireland.
"They have made a great start to the season, but there is plenty of football left to play. Our main concern is the future of football in Galway, and we will deal with any eventualities if and when they arise," the FAI spokesperson said.
The spokesperson would also not be drawn on what a unified Galway team would mean for the make-up of the League. If the project goes ahead, then Devon and Mervue would have to drop out - or be forced out - and the new Galway team admitted, which would leave 19 teams across the two divisions.
The league did operate on 19 teams, when Monaghan United dropped out last season, but that is a far from desirable situation. There have been suggestions that the League will change to a single 16-team division for 2014, but there is thought to be strong opposition amongst the existing League of Ireland clubs.
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I hope the plans fall into place and we wee Galway United back in the League of Ireland. I'd like to see the MSL have input similar input from the FAI to make it more provincial than Cork centric.
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Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
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We are the Galway Boys Stand up and make some noise"
Wouldn't have expected anything less.
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It's not much of a surprise after recent seasons. It was very competitive the year Cork and Shels were promoted. When was the last season a team was relegated from the Premier without being demoted for off field reasons? Again last season you had the best team Limerick promoted but no team down due to the Monaghan situation.
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A Championship: 4 years - 8 first teams - 0 financially ruined. First Division '14: 7 first teams.
Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
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