QuoteWhat sort of a fookin question is that?Originally Posted by Student Mullet
Dundalk have the tradition and former glories.
Drogheds are very much the team of the moment. They've just won their first trophy and are on the up.
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What sort of a fookin question is that?
Last edited by A face; 26/01/2006 at 5:07 PM.
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Aren't Drogs moving to Meath anyway?
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Nope, we'll still be in Co. Louth, on the northside of the town.
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no there was discussion about a site which would have been in Meath but the new site is in Louth on the northside of the town.
Dundalk and Drogheda both have large populations (officially the 2 largest towns in ireland). They both are soccer towns with long traditions (the orginial Drogheda United was formed in 1919). They they both have good plans for their stadiums.
What fool would even suggest ditching one of the sides for geographical reasons?
So who should get the Dublin franchise or the Cork franchise? I am taking the orginal post as a stirring excerise to try and create a them and us debate with Drogs and Duns.
More to be doing with my day. Cheerio.
This thread is a pile of w@nk
Who should get the dublin B franchise - UCD or Dublin?
Who should get the dublin a franchise? - bohs, rovers, shels or pats?
Who should get the munster franchise?
Who should get the north west franchise?
Not even getting into this debate as its all hearsay
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Ehhhh, I think Mullet's thread is tongue in cheek invoking a bit of thought on the silly way things could be heading in Delaney's alleged plans.
Why are people talking about franchises? My understanding of this proposal is that it is simply a mechanism to get rid of tax cheats and one man clubs. No one has mentioned there only being one franchise for Louth, two for Dublin etc. If Dundalk and Drogheda both have their houses in order they will both be eligible to get into the league.
They're talking about unquantifiable measures like marketability, potential etc. If it was purely a properly implemented licencing system (like the one we're already supposed to have) I doubt many would complain.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I agree. Student Mullet is clearly trying to damage the spirit of brotherly love that exists between these two friendly neighbours. For shame!
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It seems like a witch hunt to me, the licensing was supposed to get rid of the smaller clubs, but when they managed to get their house in order, they had to come up with a new scheme to replace that. There is nothing wrong with the licensing scheme. It just needs to be enforced properly. Thats the issue here.
I think a merger is the only way to go Drogdalk
These are all questions which will have to be answered. You can only fit ten teams in a ten team franchise.
Yeah and as I said:
'Not even getting into this debate as its all hearsay'
Like does anyone really know what the votes about or its implications? I dont have an opinion either way on how clubs should vote as I dont know all the facts on whats being proposed? All hearsay as far as I can see!! Anyone able to enlighten us, that dont have a clue, with the fatcs on whats being voted on?
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Worst thread ever...
Best thread ever, because it really focusses the mind on what this proposal is about. As Student Mullet says, you can only fit 10 teams into a 10 team franchise. There is no way that 2 of the 10 would be Dundalk and Drogheda. Just as it is very unlikely that all of the Big 4 Dublin Clubs could be included.
About the only dead certs are Cork City and Derry City. Galway United are supporting the proposal because they have been all but promised one pf the 10 spots. That leaves 7 places for the remaining 19 teams.
Even discounting the likes of Cobh Ramblers and Dublin City who haven't a hope on the basis of proximity to 'big' teams (it's all relative) and small clubs such as ourselves, you're stilll left with 2 teams for every 1 remaining spot.
Who will get the midlands franchise, Athlone Town or Longford Town?
Who said there was going to be a Louth franchise?
If we got rid of Louth, think of all the money we'd save on toll charges! That way, the hordes of new fans that this wondrous plan will magic up will be able to spend more money on merchandise sold by the designated top clubs.
Ca-ching!
The facts...again...Like does anyone really know what the votes about or its implications? I dont have an opinion either way on how clubs should vote as I dont know all the facts on whats being proposed? All hearsay as far as I can see!! Anyone able to enlighten us, that dont have a clue, with the fatcs on whats being voted on?
The FAI want clubs to vote on ending the league and starting a new, invitational, league. Entry to the Premier Division will be based on criteria such as crowds, facilities, marketability, geographical spread etc (source - yer man's article in the Indo). But the catch is that we don't know what the criteria are yet, so the clubs are voting blind. Promotion/relegation would be allowed for the First Division winners, but only if they meet the criteria. But the whole reason they are in the First Division in the first place is because they don't meet the criteria. We all know it's next to impossible to progress in the First Division - certainly to Premier Division standard - therefore, no promotion/relegation and a closed-shop Premier. The lucky clubs will get all the benefits, the unlucky clubs will wither and die.
Thus the issue of Dundalk or Drogheda is an interesting one. Geographical spread (also mentioned in Genesis, incidentally) seems to imply only one Louth team gets in, and the other, by extension, dies. Dundalk have a far better history and have reached levels in the past Drogheda can only dream about (don't let personal rivalry get in the way of this; leading Celtic on away goals for a while to get into the Q/F of the European Cup in front of 12,000 people in Oriel is something Drogs can only dream about for now), so on that basis, they should get in. But an equally good case can be made for Drogs - they're the team of the moment, the ones moving forward, etc., etc. How can you choose?
This is not hearsay, rumour or conjecture. THis is what the clubs are being asked to vote on.
Thats what I was thinking - so its all hearsay as nobody knows what the story will be
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