Who would make the new Premier league?

[dcfcsteve]

A lot of clubs could take a leaf out of our book, and while we have a small crowd (we are only around for 5 seasons now) its growing steadly each and every season.

Grow up Breifne and stop the delusion.

Your club is AT LEAST 10 years old - stretching back to at least Home Farm Everton in 1995. A number of your own fans seem to have finally come to terms with that fact - so why can't you....? Changing your name doesn't change your history.

Time to cop-on fella.....

[LFC in Exile]

I wouldn't base it on support, but I would definitely base a lot of it on stadia. And in that case I would exclude Finn Harps and Waterford. I've never seen Drogs' ground but I've heard its not so good. Longford would def have to be included as they have a nice ground. But then again teams can always ground share so I'm not sure how that would work.

That provides a built-in advantage for Dublin teams e.g. Shamrock Rovers and Dublin City can rent out a better ground. Limerick/Waterford cannot.

[sullanefc]

That provides a built-in advantage for Dublin teams e.g. Shamrock Rovers and Dublin City can rent out a better ground. Limerick/Waterford cannot.

Thats true, and this is where Government funding comes in. If the government are going to help fund a Shels/Bohs groundshare and Sham Rovers new Tallaght ground then they should help clubs like Limerick and Waterford for the reason you posted.

[Mental Man]

Lads,just to let you know that work has already commenced on the upgrading of the RSC, there is a new 800 seater stand going on the opposite side ,new toilets, and new entrances from the Tramore link road and new offices also, the grassy mounds is being removed and an all weather training pitch is goin there, car parking is also being increased.
We are now officially permanent tenants in the RSC and thats why the club got the grants to build a new stand etc...
The corpo are doing their own thing with relaying the running track and putting up permanent fencing the whole way around also,
New floodlights are also going in and according to the Mayor recently on local radio they hope to be able to have U-21 international friendlies very shortly at the ground, so with those upgrades going on we should meet all the criteria ground wise for the new licensing requirements.

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Vote for wildcard entry to the new top tier
Howsabout Athlone? New 6,000 seater stadium ready-to-go in August. With their tradition -and if they can make it into the top 2 in Div.1- they would be contenders.

[pineapple stu]

if they can make it into the top 2 in Div.1- they would be contenders.

If they can make it into the top 2, they should be contenders anyway. At least given the chance of a play-off to prove themselves. The proposal (or whatever you call it now it's been voted through) doesn't change that.

[sniffa]

There is, this season 12 teams in the Premier Division. If its being reduced to 10 for the 2007 season then the top 2 in the First Division at the end of the 2006 season will have very little advantage in being numbered 11 and 12.
If this change in structure was under the Eircom League,then 3 teams would go down and 1 go up or something similar.

[Poor Student]

There is, this season 12 teams in the Premier Division. If its being reduced to 10 for the 2007 season then the top 2 in the First Division at the end of the 2006 season will have very little advantage in being numbered 11 and 12.

That's what I don't understand. That quoted about them ranked 11th and 12th keeps cropping up yet it goes hand in hand with comments about the new league comprising only 10 teams.