Shoddy slates the eL again today in The Star

**Poor Student** · 02/10/2005, 4:18 PM

Read his article at work today. He does the league no help at all. Paraphrasing him he said something like he doesn't blame Irish people for not watching the eL, everything is bad, all doom and gloom, under illusions if we think any progress has been made. His solution and in fact the one and only way he says to save the eL (why is the league always on the verge of collapse and needs to be saved? How many leagues in Europe actually die?) is to get the wealth of Celtic Tiger through the rich to be pumped into our game. He said if it doesn't happen in 3-4 years then it never will. Does he not realise clubs need to to organically grow or they'll be up the creek when their sugar daddy calls it a day? Plus this approach is hardly working for Drogheda anyway. His articles are getting really annoying. He's one of the few eL figures barstoolers and others know and he paints a very bad and unenticing picture for our league.

**TonyD** · 02/10/2005, 9:43 PM

Completely agree. Roddy is certainly getting very tiresome. He slates others for not being realistic, and then what's his solution ? Bring millionaires in to pump money into clubs, yeah real feet on the ground stuff there Roddy, how come no-one ever thought of that before ?

. If he thinks the league is such rubbish what is he doing here at all ? Oh yeah, I forgot, he got the sack from his English 4th Division club and couldn't get a job anywhere else. I also wonder what Rovers fans make of his slagging off the 400 club for not having enough money to put into the club, ignoring the fact that there would be no Rovers and he would have no job without these people.

**Derek** · 03/10/2005, 1:03 AM

He only wants money pumped in so he can get a pay irse, don't be fooled by the Rodster's rantings

**A face** · 03/10/2005, 1:11 AM

Is the Roddy pleaing with the (rich) public to invest in Rovers ???

The guy is a fool and instead of kickin' the cr�p out of what credablity he has left, he should be trying to restore it because its been in bad shape since he left Bohs ..... the fawking twit !! .... the sooner the league is rid of him, the better, how in gods name can anyone take the league seriously with that fool rambling on.

Can someone do the guy a favour and put a bullet in him ???

**Gareth** · 03/10/2005, 7:42 AM

Its like watching a hungry dog eating his tail. He's got employment in the league, he is lucky to still have a job and thats all down to the 400 club and then he goes and badly publicises the league and mocks the people who pay him. I assume he's being paid now and not managing as a favour?

He should spend less time writing articles and more time getting Rovers sorted. Rovers would be best served in getting him out and a solid manager in. One that doesn't have an article every week in the papers.

**patsh** · 03/10/2005, 8:40 AM

Originally Posted by Gareth

Rovers would be best served in getting him out and a solid manager in. One that doesn't have an article every week in the papers.

Well that would rule out another serious contender for the job, wouldn't it?

**Roverstillidie** · 03/10/2005, 8:42 AM

Roddy has been at this 'fans dont run clubs, businessmen do' mantra for a while now.
ignore it, we are.

**Roverstillidie** · 03/10/2005, 8:45 AM

Originally Posted by Gareth

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He should spend less time writing articles and more time getting Rovers sorted. Rovers would be best served in getting him out and a solid manager in.

can you find a spare �100k to sack him?

he knows we cant afford to sack him, so is acting the ******** accordingly.

**Macy** · 03/10/2005, 9:45 AM

Originally Posted by patsh

Well that would rule out another serious contender for the job, wouldn't it?

Don't think the Rovers fans would accept Keely*, what other serious contender writes for a paper?

*No idea whether the Even Keel still runs, as no one in the office gets tabloids anymore...

**pete** · 03/10/2005, 10:22 AM

How long has Shoddy left in his contract? I'm sure if Rovers could afford it he'd be out on his ear at the end of the season.

Is he bordering on bringing the league into disrepute?

**anto eile** · 03/10/2005, 10:45 AM

roddy is a ****.
he has a year left.it would probably cost E90K to sack him now

**Poor Student** · 03/10/2005, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

Roddy has been at this 'fans dont run clubs, businessmen do' mantra for a while now.
ignore it, we are.

I want to but my point is idiot or not he's as well known an eL personality as there can be with non-eL people and he is consistently telling them how crap the product is and to not go to see it in the national media.

**Roverstillidie** · 03/10/2005, 11:20 AM

don't dismss roddy as an idiot. there is method in everything he does.
while i dont agree that he should be a gushing pa dolan type, he needs to be a bit more positive.
but there is a subplot to this, and its trying to get his buddies to buy rovers/bray/pats and give him a job for life.
the fact that he is now up against the most fiscally prudent board in the land after his mates failed to buy rovers annoys him no end, hence the serious nonsense of the past few weeks.

**Poor Student** · 03/10/2005, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

don't dismss roddy as an idiot. there is method in everything he does.
while i dont agree that he should be a gushing pa dolan type, he needs to be a bit more positive.
but there is a subplot to this, and its trying to get his buddies to buy rovers/bray/pats and give him a job for life.
the fact that he is now up against the most fiscally prudent board in the land after his mates failed to buy rovers annoys him no end, hence the serious nonsense of the past few weeks.

That's all fine and good but I couldn't care less about his personal desires. Using the whole league to such ends makes him an idiot in my opinion.

**trevy** · 03/10/2005, 11:41 AM

According to John Kenny on rte radio the other night he berated the tannoy annoucer at half time at Dalymount Park for giving out the latest score (2-0) of the Waterford v Bohs game

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**NY Hoop** · 03/10/2005, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by trevy

According to John Kenny on rte radio the other night he berated the tannoy annoucer at half time at Dalymount Park for giving out the latest score (2-0) of the Waterford v Bohs game

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And he abused the wrong guy (he later apologised) but the PA announcer got it wrong cos he called out the latest result DURING the game

Roddy could have had everything going for him. After we beat the scum if he had managed to keep his gob shut he could have had a future but now he has gone completely off the mark. Lets face facts here. It is his first big managerial job and on the field has done well considering it has been an unbelievable season off the field.

But his remarks over the last few weeks have been not only unhelpful but plain wrong. ALL our players are paid on time every week and none are owed money. He said that we have not progressed in Europe. Has he had his eyes shut for the last 2 years when our top clubs have done well?

I dont think he's ever heard the impression: "Dont bite the hand that feeds you".

KOH

**Macy** · 03/10/2005, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

You talk Complete Nonsense about this being his first big Job !!!! What about Bohs and Carlise but a hell of a bigger clubs than you nowadays ! Your Living in the past my friend !

I'm shocked, it wasn't even a Bohs fan that fell for it...

**Roverstillidie** · 03/10/2005, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

I'm shocked, it wasn't even a Bohs fan that fell for it...

christ... its easy pickings really
is it just me or has there been a surge of bog rovers posting on here recently?
must have gotten phone lines installed out there or something.

**NY Hoop** · 03/10/2005, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

You talk Complete Nonsense about this being his first big Job !!!! What about Bohs and Carlise but a hell of a bigger clubs than you nowadays ! Your Living in the past my friend !

What does your second sentence mean? Who are they? I live in the present and the fact still remains that the Shamrock Rovers job is the biggest in the country.

KOH

**Roverstillidie** · 03/10/2005, 2:46 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

NY Hoop, How on earth is Shams he biggest job in the country ? Carlise and Bohs are much bigger jobs that collins has had ! do you think that if Cork, Bohs etc etc lost their ground they still not have a new one your club is a joke over 20 years now since you boys had a home and you still think you are big ?

I think we have won more silverware than you and we have not exactly been setting the league alight ! it is time to wake up and smell the coffee you guys have been left behind by Shels, Pats and Bohs as well as other clubs like Cork and Derry. Can you honestly say that if Bohs would take Collins back in the Morning he would not go ?

I would say our avgereage crowd will probably be bigger than yours at the end of the season !

Not until you have your own ground with regular revenue coming in will you be a force in the league again !

where do you even begin with that horse****.

here:
I think we have won more silverware than you

you are an idiot.

****in yokels.

if we arent the biggest club in the country why does every thread end up about us?