2014 Squads

[Charlie Darwin]

I dare say whatever team is ahead at Christmas will win the league.

[Darklordsbane]

Yes I'm an ejjit I meant to say after the 2nd period but you clever people knew that didn't you

[bluewhitearmy]

Limerick FC:

Barry Ryan
Shane Cusack

Shaun Kelly
Stephen Folan
Sam Oji
Michael Leahy
Tony Whitehead
Robbie Williams
Shane Costello
Colm Murphy
Patrick Nzuzi

Shane Duggan
Darragh Rainsford
Danny Galbraith
Val Feeney
Jason Hughes
Shane Tracy

Craig Curran
Barry Sheedy
Rory Gaffney

[Ezeikial]

Totally agree, not sure if other Town fans agree with me on this but I would see anything other than the title this season as a total failure, that includes winning the play-offs.

Getting promoted would surely be a successful season for most sane rational people

(Although I appreciate from personal experience that it is difficult to remain sane and rational while watching FD football for a number of years)

[Longfordian]

Getting promoted would surely be a successful season for most sane rational people

(Although I appreciate from personal experience that it is difficult to remain sane and rational while watching FD football for a number of years)

This. I'd soon get over not winning it if we go up. Of course it's better to win it and not have to endure the nerve shredding play offs but if we're playing PD football next season that'll mean it ended up being a successful season. End of story.

[gufcfan]

This. I'd soon get over not winning it if we go up. Of course it's better to win it and not have to endure the nerve shredding play offs but if we're playing PD football next season that'll mean it ended up being a successful season. End of story.

Not winning the FD would be a failure IMO and even if they won the playoffs I would favour letting TC go.

The playoffs are a lottery stacked against the FD teams. Even if Longford are very strong but get pipped to the title, playing against FD teams doesn't exactly set you up brilliantly to take on a PD team.

[Yossarian]

Not winning the FD would be a failure IMO and even if they won the playoffs I would favour letting TC go.

The playoffs are a lottery stacked against the FD teams. Even if Longford are very strong but get pipped to the title, playing against FD teams doesn't exactly set you up brilliantly to take on a PD team.

This is ridiculous. The objective of teams in the first division is to get promoted. If it's through the play offs then so be it. If Longford are promoted then it's a successful season.
I also don't buy this notion of the play offs being a lottery. It's nothing of the sort. The team that plays better over the games will generally win.

[adamd164]

Liam Kearney has signed back for us; he was out in Australia for the past few years.

[gufcfan]

This is ridiculous. The objective of teams in the first division is to get promoted. If it's through the play offs then so be it. If Longford are promoted then it's a successful season.
I also don't buy this notion of the play offs being a lottery. It's nothing of the sort. The team that plays better over the games will generally win.

So you think TC will have done a good job if a team with an inferior squad wins the FD ahead of Longford?

[sadloserkid]

So you think TC will have done a good job if a team with an inferior squad wins the FD ahead of Longford?

To be fair he's said nothing of the sort, merely that promotion would constitute a successful season.

[outspoken]

Limerick had no hesitation in sacking Scully after he under preformed during their league winning campaign so I can't see why if TC doesnt deliver the goods this season he shouldnt face similar circumstances. This is not me trying to put pressure on the man or anything like that but he will never have a better FD squad than this so its win or bust for him this season.

[gufcfan]

Maybe I have made my point badly, but in my opinion, if Cousins is not able to win the title this season, with the squad he has at his disposal, he will have done a poor job. Winning the playoffs wouldn't change that.

[gufcfan]

Dunne adds six to squad

Updated squad list:

Goalkeepers:
Connor Gleeson.

Defenders:
Colm Horgan, Marty Owens, Cian Fadden, Paul Sinnott ©, Martin Conneely, Ross Kenny, Marc Ludden.

Midfielders:
Ronan Conlon, Noel Varley, Jason Molloy, Alan Murphy, Gary Shanahan, Ryan Connolly.

Strikers:
Stephen Walsh, Vinny Faherty, Jake Keegan.

[outspoken]

Dunne adds six to squad

Updated squad list:

Goalkeepers:
Connor Gleeson.

Defenders:
Colm Horgan, Marty Owens, Cian Fadden, Paul Sinnott ©, Martin Conneely, Ross Kenny, Marc Ludden.

Midfielders:
Ronan Conlon, Noel Varley, Jason Molloy, Alan Murphy, Gary Shanahan, Ryan Connolly.

Strikers:
Stephen Walsh, Vinny Faherty, Jake Keegan.

Nice now.

[bluewhitearmy]

They should sack Cousins even if they win the league imo.

[sadloserkid]

They should sack Cousins even if they win the league imo.

And rent Thomond Park for games.

[Yossarian]

My point was nothing to do with Cousins really. I stand by the opinion that if Longford are promoted then it's a successful season for them.
Maybe Cousins wouldn't be the manager for Longford in the Premier. We had that situation when we won the first but didn't keep John Gill.

[gufc2000]

Signs of life in Cobh after all, this is who they've signed up so far according to the LOI Blog:

Robert Birdshall
Shane Hallahan
Brendan Frahill
Anthony O'Donnell
Eoin Hastings
Adam Thompson
Roy Kenny
Bobbie Donoghue
Chrsitopher McCarthy

[Ezeikial]

They should sack Cousins even if they win the league imo.

Cousins out now!

[Longfordian]

Maybe I have made my point badly, but in my opinion, if Cousins is not able to win the title this season, with the squad he has at his disposal, he will have done a poor job. Winning the playoffs wouldn't change that.

Wouldn't really disagree with that to be fair. You can have a successful season whilst at the same time it's not as successful as it could or should have been. Anyway I believe the likes of Rice and Flynn and Sullivan were brought in for their experience and leadership as much as their ability in the hope of avoiding any form of collapse this year.