QuoteYeah 2015 season was the only occasion we finished above ye in the same division.Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Would have been around then alright
Yeah 2015 season was the only occasion we finished above ye in the same division.
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Statement from First Division Clubs
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vZP_qp...=19b8nasmvv3so
How can it be concurrently rationalised that B teams affect the sporting integrity of the LOI but not the LSL?
Interesting that the clubs want four rounds of fixtures as opposed to three. If the clubs are in agreement is there any reason the league would reject it?
Because clubs in the LSL have no higher level to aspire to. Clubs in the LOI First Division do.
4 rounds of games is 36 games before 4 playoff games and cups.
The genius behind this statement wants 10 rounds of midweek fixtures for part time players.
I suppose it's more technically accurate to say that LSL clubs don't aspire to any higher standard, whereas First Division clubs do.
LSL clubs can step up to the First Division, but don't want to.
The statement addressed the sporting integrity issue only in relation to the League of Ireland.
I appreciate that, just thought it was a tad contradictory.
It's only 32 games with 9 teams (albeit over the same number of matchdays)
The alternative is a 24-game season, which is daft.
My reading of the statement is that this be a one-off four-round FD to avoid dropping to 24 games, and if Limerick came back in 2021, 27 games would still be preferred. Could be wrong in that obviously
Sorry u are right 32 games but with 1 team idle every week it still means lots of midweek games.
I've yet to see one decent reason bar begrudgery to prevent rovers or any other team entering b teams just like in other European leagues.
Fair play to the first division clubs for their stance but why did they not do this in 2014 season? I dont get this logic!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Presume it's one of two reasons - 1) Delaney is gone and people can (and will) give out more about things, or 2) they didn't like how things went the last time Rovers B were in the league for whatever reason, and have now decided that they don't want it to happen again.
The biggest complainers about it are Cabo limericks and athlone, if these clubs are setting the agenda for the league we are all in big trouble
Do Limerick have a say?
I could understand them being opposed to it in general obviously - the unfortunate question at the moment is, who would have that say?
According to the journos pat o Sullivan was vocal at the fai AGM.
So from a blanket ban on anyone speaking at AGMs to someone who represents a club that no longer exists speaking out against a team joining the league to replace them!?
Not a surprise or any need for a complicated explanation , just the usual small minded peasant attitude and begrudery that has always existed towards Rovers from the Giles era and beyond.... comforting to know as we move into 2020 that we still can count on their consistent attempts to deflect from their own ineptitude and failure..... pity they don’t try to better themselves rather than trying to drag down their betters ..... bah humbug to the lot of them
It's refreshing to witness the attempts to understand the root cause of the unanimous objections by all nine first division clubs
I'd question the unanimity considering Galway and drogs voted in favour at the nlec meeting.
Looks like a majority decision to me that was presented as a united front. Fair enough that's the way it go's in these things.
But if the lowest elements of the first division get to dictate policy we are looking at a levelling down.
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