Originally Posted by Kerry Blue
QuoteI doubt if anybody seriously wants a return to the days at pike. That should not detract from whats happening today. Limerick FC in Irelands third largest city SHOULD be in a much better situation than it has been over the last few years, but it hasn't. The truth of the matter is that is was not run properly, the potential was always there with a city of our size and the popularity of football at all levels in Limerick. Yet this was squandered repeatedly and no real vision existed at any time that could have seen its potential realised, in footballing terms for us the fans, and finacially for its owners.
With news of DD's arival there was reason to be hopefull that we could achieve both in a relatively short period of time without getting carried away. Of course it would take time to turn a club like ours into a successfully run football club on and off the pitch. Yet it was a possibility and everyone was aware of that. That is why Hogan park was mobbed at the start of the season, expectation was high and there were plenty of people willing to back our club.
Where this potential has failed in my opinion rests with our chairman. His conduct has been a disgrace throughout the entire season, with one disaster following another. I could document each and every single one, though we are all very aware of these already. His promotion of the club has been lazy at best, his decisions eratic and his temprement disruptive. He has talked a good talk without delivering. If you think for one moment i sit back and celebrate his failures your absolutely wrong. Had he come in and not act like a demented lunatic and instead followed through on his "vision" and provided this city a club and ground we could all be proud of, despite the results i would have been delighted for him.
Instead our team has been falling apart as the season has gone on, we've lost our coaches, his talk about developing the ground was not properly thought through, his complete lack of respect for people has been severely disruptive, his playing of the media has backfired, i could go on and on. No the pike days weren't a joy to behold but neither is this false dawn. Yes we need an alternative to both situations, thats the point, we need something else at this club, something other than the current situation, BECAUSE its just not good enough. Its simply more of the same incompetance that has plagued this club for too long now.
i think that with no long term lease secured i think it would be foolish of DD to invest vast sums of his money in Limerick FC at this time. Now i know some basic work will have to be done on the ground to get/retain a first division licence but running off and building stands at the moment would be a non runner. Also it has come to my attention that one of us has a VHS copy of Fr Joe giving an interview in the early 90's shortly after the purchase of Hogan park for limerick fc (not the locals of southill) is there anyone here who can copy onto a dvd and post it on this as link so we can put this mans (and john o wafflacies) mental termoil at ease? 
we can sell it everywhere then to show up the clown for going back on his word.
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