Quoteleeside and the communityOriginally Posted by jimhacker
Yes.
It would be better if they hadn't but they had no choice.
I can see why they did, but it wasn't the right thing to do
No.
Unsure
And who owns that facility?
leeside and the community
what do you suggest? We have no clubhouse or anything of our own to hold these things in. The club have brough in things like the Rebel Army ball etc. but only in the last 2 years. It takes time to build up these things. I'm far from happy about it, but it won't happen overnight.
c'mon eanna....its very easy to organise fundraisers that shouldnt just target a particular group i.e. the ball
right. Again-what do you suggest? Why not come up with some ideas, tell the Supporters club, and they can tell the club.
I know you'll probably all think I'm sad but I have a vision of turning the Munster Showgrounds in Ballintemple into a state of the art sports campus and redeveloping Pairc Ui Caoimh.
I don't think the The Munster Agricultural Society can justify their use of such a prime expanse in Irelands Second City.
Let them relocate to Millstreet or somewhere more appropriate.
The campus would be available to all sporting organisations and would also be a centre for Special Olympic athletes and coaches.
The local Third Level education institutes would be invited to use the facility for research and to provide feedback where possible.
Studies could include, Sports Medicine, Nutrition, Sports Psychology, Fitness Instruction, Sports Management, Sports Technology ranging from equipment design to playing surface development.
I know the Mardyke is a fairly good facility but we should think bigger!
I like this dream so I'd be grateful if no one woke me without good reason.
I'm off now to buy a lotto ticket.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
its not up to me to suggest. there is people within the club that should be organising this.....seem to remember corinthians running a great draw 20 yoyos a month with great prizes like cars........
FFS...the half time draw...who in their right mind would wanna win the prizes on offer there....give some kind of incintive to buy a ticket at least
Why did the players and club managment hang there dirty laundry out in public, it was the same last year it does not potrait a good image of the club to the public. BUT I do think the training facilities need to be rectified NOW.
First Division Champions
im not for going to the papers either but if you arent getting any satisfaction you have to take drastic measures
Too right. Back in the Leister (sp?) link-up days, were'nt we given cash to build training facilities in Mayfield? I still cant understand why they dont rent another MSL pitch though
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
There are a lot of people involved in Cork football who absolutely detest CCFC. Thats probably why.I still cant understand why they dont rent another MSL pitch though
The problem here is that these clubs tradionally had land. Something which in recent times is far far too expensive, the price of actually getting the land is beyond the means of any eL club, never mind building on it.
To my mind Bishopstown (in joint venture with the FAI) is the solution. There is alot of land out there. There is already a shell of a building. You could easily incorporate various things into and onto that, like say a club bar, treatment rooms, Club offices, a small gym, proper shower facilities.
There are two pitches there at present and an very decent sized car park. Turn the car park part of Bishopstown into more pitches. Come to a deal with the Dog track about use of their parking.
At the moment there is one poor pitch, waste ground, dodgy parking facilities and an old stand out there. With a bit of investment (not anything near the expense of getting new land AND then building on it) it could become an FAI training centre in which Cork City would be anchor tennants.
Oh no not them again
leeside never owned the land down there. had to buy the pitch off one of the farmers. an a.u.l. side with better facilities than an EL side...
what next?...............answers on a postcard to..........
Exactly - it's more than just a little A.U.L 3 club.
ah...come on now...little island isnt exactly cork city with an average fan base of about 3,500(guess?)
Great we have another Prima Donna from Cork complaining about training facilities.
What do the players who go to the media think they will gain by doing so, apart from tarnish the clubs name. People like Flynn seems to have a very short memory. if I remember correctly he was a nobody, going nowhere with Peterborough and had to get his Dad to ask for a trial at City for him.
All the players knew when signing the state of affairs, so why complain now, just before the dseason starts? I wonder who put him/them up to it?
If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
id like to thank flynny's dad for asking for this trial
Yes, fair play, and we should all be thankful. But my point is, is that Flynn would be no-one had City not rescued his career.
He may have went around a few non league clubs for a few years, but he certainly wouldnt be a Irish U21 international, and a Cork sporting hero.
If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
Stephen o'Flynn is quoted in today's Star as saying there were no hot showers for the players after the Dublin City friendly.
Maybe this is what upset the players and made them go public.
I'm what? I'm ants at a picnic?
thats 3 players now that have come forward...getting interesting
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