QuoteThere were less than 100 fans there, from what I heard. No wonder his comments had no impact.Originally Posted by MiniMourinho
Mick is a good guy but the way he left us will always stick in my craw. Think Drogheda were mad to get rid of him though.
There were less than 100 fans there, from what I heard. No wonder his comments had no impact.
Bad times for Drogheda. The general apathy to LOI in this country particularly reflected in the way support has fallen off for the Drogs. Losing Cooke will certainly result in the club struggling to stay in the Premier next season. I fear the worst - we could be wound up within a few years. I shall then possibly emigrate, despairing as I am of Irish football 'fans' - by which I mean barstoolers and event junkies. They are surely amongst the very worst in the entire world.
You are more that welcome to defect to your neighbours a few miles up the M1. We'll look after you!
It may only be a matter of time for you too, my friend. We're all doomed!!!!
Any truth in the rumour that Sami Ristilä is back in Drogheda? New manager?
I have heard his name mentioned as a candidate but no more info than that.
Drogheda United in this together
I don't really think we ALL are SS. Plenty to look forward for us next season, and a lot of other clubs in similar position. Some are facing bad times, that's true, but nothing new and don't try and reel the whole scene into your current troubles.
It was less than 18 months that we were trying to save the club, this year, small chance of making a tiny profit, so it can be done. It might be tough for Drogs as they appear to have lost connection with core support and the Cooke disaster won't have helped, but it's not over.
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Oriel my auld segotia you are so right.
Our board have lost connection with the core support, and that will see them depart sooner rather than later.
I was thinking seriously about getting back involved as a volunteer (something like a pre season marketing campaign etc) and had five others lined up to help too (include guys who run international brands) but reading this stuff for the last few days has reminded me of the bile that can exist by being involved.
Much easier to just buy my season ticket and go to the games and enjoy it rather than becoming a target of the "knockers".
Mod edit: I accidentally nuked part of this post. Apologies for that.
Last edited by Mr A; 14/11/2013 at 10:04 AM. Reason: Mr A Making A Balls of things
Absolutely nailed it. If you have the time and the drive, which it sounds like you do, you should go for it. Its exactly what is needed in Drogheda. The only way to beat the knockers is to make the club successful by playing your part positively.
It's always the same- every club has a massive surplus of people who'll happily tell you what is being done wrong and a shortage of people who'll actually get involved and make a contribution.
My attitude is- if helping out at the club is something you'd get satisfaction from then it's a real pity to let the knockers take that away from you.
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There'll always be those of us who just want to support Drogheda United because that's what we've done for decades. We'll be on the terraces next season regardless of the board and the manager. We might not be able to volunteer for extra things but we will be there on Friday nights. People please bear this in mind when you talk about "whole cohorts" of supporters leaving or boycotting the club.
Saying that, it'd be great to hear who the manager is (officially) before the end of the week.
It's the general apathy towards League of Ireland football that's so depressing: the general feeling that things are never going to get better, and we're forever stuck with low attendances, ramshackle grounds, indifference - and sometimes downright hostility - from the press and public, and lack of sponsorship.
There's just no sign of things ever improving. I used to think the success of the national team would improve things for football in Ireland, but it hasn't at all. Hence, I don't care that much about the national team any more.
Robbie Horgan has been officially announced as the new Drogs manager. Good luck, Robbie!
You're looking at it wrong IMO.
Go to the games, enjoy when your team does well. Do what you can to help your club be better. Stop worrying about what people who will never be fans of you club think.
If crowds stay the same, so be it. I'm following my club 25 years and all the begrudging ***** in the world can't take away some of the best memories anyone could have.
It doesn't matter if there's 100 or 10,000 at a game. As long as clubs can pay their way, there'll be football to enjoy for those who want it.
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Very strange - my post that mini quotes is "gone" ?
Drogheda United in this together
He'll need it!
And it was a bloody good post, and one that applies generally to all clubs.
You should have a PM about this. My fault. I managed to hit edit instead of quote and accidentally overwrote your post. Rather than have my words in place of yours I thought it better to delete it. Sorry about that!
Then I went back and restored the bit I could retrieve from quotes. Just to keep everyone as confused as possible.
Last edited by Mr A; 14/11/2013 at 10:05 AM.
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