3 Questions

[LFC Blue]

3 questions lads.
1. Is the Lease signed and if so when will development work begin on HP?
2. Has Dolan signed on in an official capacity?? He was at last nights game and gave a positive interview on Live 95fm this morning.
3. What car park security have the club for home games. I parked my new car behind Tesco last night in that fairly quite and isolated car park with about 3 or 4 other cars. There was no sign of any security men whatsoever which wasn't too reassuring. Is there cameras back there?

I'd appreciate any help on these issues. Cheers lads

[gael353]

3 questions lads.
1. Is the Lease signed and if so when will development work begin on HP?
2. Has Dolan signed on in an official capacity?? He was at last nights game and gave a positive interview on Live 95fm this morning.
3. What car park security have the club for home games. I parked my new car behind Tesco last night in that fairly quite and isolated car park with about 3 or 4 other cars. There was no sign of any security men whatsoever which wasn't too reassuring. Is there cameras back there?

I'd appreciate any help on these issues. Cheers lads

A No the lease is not signed so therefore no real development work can commence. Some work has been done up there as you may have noticed last night, its been expensive and could leed to nothing if young doesnt sign. Hes promised (on radio) he will but still goes missing when hes needed to sign.

B Dolan IMO would like to come on board but hes not going to unless question A is dealt with. He wont want to join a sinking/rudderless ship. Also sponsors wont come on board long term, if the lease isnt signed. Dolan, sponsors everything is dependant on Young signing.
C Yes there are cameras there and yes if you arrive early you can park as a shopper can in front of tescos main doors in full view of their security. Again do not park near the steering wheel or statoil.

[JohnD]

Agree with u magicme, The Security guys we seem to have are proof of Darwin's theory of evolution, evidence that is of stone age man still in existence.

I heard also about the Dressing room incident It just further enforces my views that Hogan Pk is a KIP and we need to get out of there asap.I thought the Ground looked shabby, Run down and Pitch , especially the Goal areas, terrible

Good win for us but we could have lost it by not taking our chances. A better team would have punished us badly.

All the best
JohnD

[see's it]

what happened with the dressing rooms?

[sadloserkid]

what happened with the dressing rooms?

Some guy got caught having rifled through the players stuff in the dressing rooms is what I heard.

[Lim till i die]

The other robbery that occured was us being robbed of a penalty.

My god that liitle scumbag was up to everything, is their NO JUSTICE in the world????

[gael353]

I have to say I was shocked and how badly organised the game was the other nite. They were really strict on letting myself, my mate and my kids park in the ground, even tho my mate and I are Monaghan United Club Officials.....yet security wasnt so tight just b4 half time when the dressingrooms were being robbed.

Friday nite was the worst nite I have endured in Limerick...even beats my flat tyre last year.

well the fact that the intruder got into the HOME dressing room and the HOME dressing room alone was an unfortunate incident. He was cought (by the players) and the items on him were recovered. Hes a well known crimianal and was arrested by the gards at the scene. He had previously robbed a jeep and some handbags earlier that day. He also gained atmittence to the ground by climbing the perimeter wall.

Yea i agree they are stict on letting people park in the ground and rightly so as there is no parking for public in the ground. This is the same as in many other EL grounds.

[gael353]

Fair enough but when I had stated who I was I think that we should have been left alone then. We were told were to park which we did...only to be moved bout 10 mins later and someone else parked there....not really moaning, just wasnt too happy with a lot of little things on Friday.

Thats fair enough and me for one, always glad to see you and the rest of the Monaghan lads make the journey. The club too weren't happy about things the other night. PPL whinging for having to que for tickets, whinging for the hot water running out in the tea shop, a fly tipper who dumped a ton of rubbish around the entrence hours before kick off. But the rain was the biggest problem and belive it or not it hasnt stopped raining since last Wed hence the game tonight being called off. Look forward to seeing you all soon.

[Kerry Blue]

Well u know u r always welcome in Monaghan. If u ever need help with accommodation let me know. Monaghan is a fun place to go out partying in!

Is that invite for Gael only?

[Magicme]

Not at all....the more the merrier.....the hotels in Monaghan love having football fans stay!

[LFC in Exile]

Not at all....the more the merrier.....the hotels in Monaghan love having football fans stay!

The hotels in Monaghan love having anyone stay! Isn't that right Norman?

[Magicme]

Ha ha....well I think hotels everywhere generally like having people stay or they go out of business!

[Magicme]

[The openout kid]

Guys, It's the same old story with Limerick F.C. Nobody knows whats happening with the club from one day to the next! I went to most of the home games last year and a few away and at the beginning of the season there was a real oppertuinity to take advantage of the upturn in interest from the public when Danny Drew & his "Consortium" took over. but once people got into HP and saw things the way they were the interest and hope for the season disappeared. From what I here, from the first game of the season up there things have gotten worse. Why would a player go out and try his hardest for the club when he looks around and see's the dump that is hogan park and is supposed to call it his "Home" ground. It's been over a year since the boys took over and things still remain the same!!!!!!At this stage u would wonder would they be better off calling it a day and put the dog out of its misery!!!!

[4tothefloor]

It's the same because Danny Drew isn't a fool and is not going to throw money in to a ground that he has no guarantee of still calling 'home' in 3/4 years time. There will be no development at all at Hogan Park until the lease is signed, and it's not Drew who is delaying this. Drew has done as much as what can be done at Hogan Park until a long-term lease is signed. In other words, he has spent enough money on it already, money that he won't get back if he has to walk away from the place and find Limerick another home.

Personally, I think Hogan Park is a sh!thole. So is the surrounding area/areas. No offence to anyone who may be from these areas, but lets call a spade a spade. I hate parking my car anywhere in this area, even at Tesco, because there's a very good chance that it will either be robbed/vandalised/broken in to. I have seen it happen to enough cars down the years. The area where the ground is situated is a huge problem, because ask anyone, even the regular fans, nobody likes going to games there. The whole experience is just not comfortable. This is partly why Drew organised buses to home games, because he knows that people are reluctant to drive/walk to the ground themselves. Which tells its own story.........As far as I'm concerned, a longterm lease for Hogan Park won't be Limerick FC's saviour, it'll be the death of the club. The club will be tormented by vandelism and scumbags if it chooses to stay there.

The best thing that Danny Drew could do is look for a greenfield site on the outskirts of the city, and start from scratch. Somewhere that's accesible so that buses can run there, and provide secure parking for fans. Easier said than done, but a better bet than spending money on a ground that holds no appeal for fans, even the die hards.

[gael353]

Drew has done as much as what can be done at Hogan Park until a long-term lease is signed. In other words, he has spent enough money on it already, money that he won't get back if he has to walk away from the place and find Limerick another home.

Good point and one that im glad someone other then myself has been proclaiming for the last few weeks. The ground is the cleanest and tidiest ground in the EL, fact. Due to the efforts of a very small number of people. Three games in the next week and lets hope the blues supporters come out and cheer on the lads. Try and promote your club to the best of your ability in your workplace, shop or pub and come early to avoid missing any of the action.

[lim abroad]

can't really see too many people forking out 12 euro 3 times in a week to watch us but i hope i'm wrong

[gael353]

Just a few other prices in our area. To attend a cinema costs between €8:50/9:50, Bunratty folk park €13:00, King Johns Castle €9, to PARK at the cliffs of moher car park, €8, to go to a **** night club, admission only...€12 +.A gaa league county game, amateur rem and the players arent being paid...terrace €10. To get into all our league games and under 21 games, maybe all 36 of them in total, €150..priceless!

[Lim till i die]

Personally, I think Hogan Park is a sh!thole.

The club will be tormented by vandelism and scumbags if it chooses to stay there.

Easier said than done, but a better bet than spending money on a ground that holds no appeal for fans, even the die hards.

Maybe I'm the only one and maybe it's Because I live within two minutes of the place but I like our ground. It has a nice rough vibe about it and we could make it a very intimidating place if we got a crowd in, I'm pretty sure no one likes coming to play us there. Also a lot of people conveniently forget that even in the bad days in Rathbane (and the better days today) there has been a bread and butter support of 2-3 hundred coming to every game from the Carew Park/Southill/Weston/Rathbane area that I wouldn't be so dismissive of because its not fair.

We could move out to the North Circular Road to a ground with central heating and reclining chairs in the morning and do you think the nescafe Munster rugby set would suddenly rush to support us because you see its always been their dream to be die-hard Limerick F.C fans they were just a bit frightened of Hogan Park

Do you really want to be another Galway United soccerball club playing in a lovely, tidy, family friendly, souless hole??

I take your point about the vermin who keep vandalising and breaking into the ground. I think in the short term the club should just make sure nothing valuable is kept on sight and if we ever do get a lease then they could look into some proper security for the place

[Lim till i die]

Bunratty folk park €13:00, King Johns Castle €9

Good Lord