Examiner is appointed to Limerick FC to ensure club's future
https://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-38475565.html
It is a big leap of logic to say that because the Limerick player got a lesser punishment than Parkes it automatically follows the steward hit the Limerick player. If the steward hit the Limerick player without provocation we would be facing a massive fine and it would be all over the press.
with limerick fc in examinership right now and potentially going into new ownership once this period is over of examinership will they move out of markets field again?
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
iIRC the guards investigated alleged match fixing inviting involving both Bray and Athlone, both investigations went nowhere. Two Athlone players were find guilty by the FAI of match fixing solely on the basis of the opinion of a "panel of experts" appointed by the FAI for that purpose who viewed video footage of the game in question. Many who seen said footage thought the players only guilty of been poor players.
Many thought including people on here that they were stitched up by the FAI in order to divert attention from their failure to do due diligence on the owners of Athlone at the time.
I do not deny that that LOI match fixing is not attempted, I state that it is difficult to do successfully and profitably. LOI is not a popular betting sport, non league English football (NL) has volumes 3 to 5 times the amount wagered in LOI making it very easy to detect unusual betting patterns which brings us to the shadowy Oriental types who allegedly bet small fortunes in Bitcoin on darknet sites so that can have an interest in a shaky stream without commentary from an obscure country thousands of KM away down the local opium den. FFS.
To be honest I'm not sure why we're in the Market's Field right now, unless the deal they worked out for rent was a significant improvement on previous seasons. We should have gone back to Jackman (if they'd have taken us), for financial reasons if nothing else. There's really not all that much different between the two grounds as far as I can see, bar sentimentality.
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I guess its just a matter of perspective. The Market's Field's location isn't stellar by comparison really, the pitch has been in as bad a state or worse as Jackman frequently. They both have stands, with MF having a bigger one, but that has rarely been filled. In MF you don't have to scale a hill to reach the far side and there is a corporate facility. The away facilities are a bit better I suppose? There's not much else between them. And that's before you consider cost. If you're consistently getting 500 or less, renting out MF is a waste of money if there is a cheaper option that will still fulfill First Division requirements.
If they do move, or if there is no more Limerick, I wonder how the Market's Field will get on. Schools rugby won't keep the place going on its own.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
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