QuoteThere aren't too many secrets in fan owned clubs.Originally Posted by Buckett
Dundalk Town FC - do it before the third tier and you'll just join in Division 1 again!
Although things worked well on our return in 2014 being out of the league for 2 seasons was a disaster. Thankfully I live in Dublin so was able to get my LoI fix but for anyone who lived in Galway who was used to going week-in-week-out it must have been terrible. Obviously not comparable to Dundalk's fall but after a miracle survival under Jeff Kenna in 2008, in 2009 we were pretty competitive but then obviously we came to 2011 which was embarrassing going to games.
Haven't Longford been bankrolled by Munnelly over the years, obviously he doesn't have the same money as the Comers but he's done brilliant things for the club, or maybe that was under a previous owner.I'll happily drop Longford out of the league if it means a local billionaire comes in to bring us to Europe
It's a good question, which I don't have an answer to either. There have been some good ground improvements this season, in particular the bar! Galway is notoriously fickle in support for its sporting teams. Connacht look to be at a fairly low ebb at the moment, although their stadium will be receiving a big upgrade in the coming years.
I don't know the full finances but I wouldn't believe everything I read either. If you've invested in a club and are being interviewed you'll always overinflate your investment. Also what seems to be conveniently ignored in all of this is that these are our sponsors. Do other clubs receive €0 in sponsorship? 10 years of sponsorship is a lot of money for any club.
Exactly - also halved the number of rs in his name to join us!
I phoned the speaking clock to hear a voice speak, it said - "At the tone you will be very much alone"
There aren't too many secrets in fan owned clubs.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
But why would the buying club tell the selling club what they're going to pay a player? Buckleys agent was probably fishing for a bigger contract and told ye his wages would be doubled
Jim Hanley has been keeping the show on the road for many decades. Phil Munnelly owns the company sponsoring the stadium thou, and has been involved in some capacity for a number of years, they're very much putting money in to keep the club alive vs actual meaningful investment to go anywhere. I think the longford situation was done to death in another thread a week ago, so we don't need to go over that again. Not to diminish what they're doing the club wouldn't exist without them, but it is very different. We have 1 full time employee.
It seems that the long throw in is getting more use in recent weeks, Shamrock R, Drogheda and tonight Dundalk. What do fans of those clubs think of it?
If a Caulfield team does it, it's "agricultural"!
And he was stealing a living in terms of availability in his last period at the Showgrounds.
Rob McAuley had a great long throw on him for UCD back in the day.
It's always great to see one lined up.
If you have a player who can actually do it properly it's great, then again, the Dundalk goal tonight was off a terrible long through in, pure luck that it got flicked into Kenny's path so maybe that shows by just hurling it in there it causes a bit of mayhem.
BREAKING
Dundalk players wages yet to be paid according to Daly after tonight's game, sounds like he hasn't been paid on time either. Worrying to say the least
Tony McNamee with us has a decent long throw,I do remember us getting a winner against Derry at home with a header straight from one of them,not sure if they were that effective down through the years though , probably was other goals from them but I can’t think of them off the top of my head….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Makes the decision to give Daryl Horgan a new 2 and a half year deal just 4 weeks ago all the more mind boggling
Paaatrick's Agletic
It's been a long running rumour around the town that someone else is footing the bill for his wages
Anto Murphy when at bohs was like getting a corner, great throw on him.
If Dundalk are not paying wages at what point will they be removed from the league? And what are the rules around games already played? I think when Monaghan folded all games were voided and any points awarded from the results were also void.
Where you seeing that?
It was in a post match interview with LMFM. The audio is on their twitter.
The manager said it in an interview after the gasme and they had it on the town end podcast last night.
Apparantly he said that they would be paid but there is a meeting with the PFAI.
I didnt hear the interview just repeating what they said on the podcast.
Plus the between the stripes boys are tweating it.
Cant see them folding its money down the drain for Ainscough if that happens limping on whule trying to find a buyer might make more sense.
I wouldnt like to see Dundalk fold as we were nearly there in Rovers
For interests sake if results were expunged
Shels -10 points from 4 games , Rovers 4 points from 3 and Derry 5 points from 3.
Shels 24 42
Derry 26 44
Rovers 24 35
I realise Rovers are currently 6th but Sligo and Galway Waterford fans can do their own Maths.
Again for Dundalk fans i wouldnt like to see this happen. Cant really Dundalk are to big a club you would think.
Last edited by sbgawa; 06/09/2024 at 7:35 AM.
Yeah it was 2012 and all points gained against Monaghan were removed. It was the year we won the league and it made things a lot tighter at the top of the table as we were the only team to have won all our games against them, so it didn't go down too well in the NW as you might expect.
Different scenario here Id say. Mons folded, cant see that happening with Dundalk. More likely a points deduction and players are released from their contracts as free agent to sign for new clubs. A long way to go before than happens mind.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
If we're not paying players we should be and deserve to be relegated as it's effectively cheating. We've signed players you can't afford.
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