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**Patronizer** · 23/05/2006, 1:57 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Maybe RTE got their info from the FAI?

Your not half wrong there. Seen FAI homepage? They've headline sayin...

Dalymount Park pitch passed fit for eircom League tie
The eircom League, Premier Division, tie between Dublin City and Sligo Rovers
was confirmed for Dalymount Park on Monday, May 22, at 7.45 pm. after an inspection of the pitch revealed it was fit for play...

Will it ever end?

**Jerry The Saint** · 23/05/2006, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by Roo69

Yeah i defo agree that a county with no eL side should be given a chance, just as Kildare county were, but would they be willing to put forward a club ? would they be able to finance it ? DCFC can rent a ground no probs, but were would say a side from Kerry or Mayo play, would it pass the UEFA licence ?
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Speaking of which, all those who are in favour of replacing a club who are in the league on merit with a Kerry/Mayo team need to look closely at how the most recent example has worked so far

From the attendance thread:
Kildare - 368 (186; 298)

With an estimated home support of < 100 at their recent game vs. the league leaders. Fair play to those that do support them and keep the club going, but can anyone say they have improved the league significantly since replacing St. Francis. Imagine if St. Francis had been in the top half of the Premier and were thrown out to make way for 'The Thoroughbreds'.

Given the fact that Kildare came into the league with an established ground and a higher population centre than Kerry or Mayo what evidence is there that these new franchises would improve things.

UCD is the only club in South East Dublin - they could certainly argue they have plenty of 'potential', particularly as most other clubs are in a race to the outskirts of Dublin and they're committed to staying put.

Cork supporters can talk about fan quotas now as they're in a strong position. If Delaney's new league was due to come in during the Bishopstown era they should have been very worried. Small crowds for a relatively new franchise in a city which had proved itself incapable of supporting a football club in the long term - CCFC could have been one of the first clubs to make way for a South-West Ireland super club playing out of Tralee...

**NY Hoop** · 23/05/2006, 2:06 PM

Ah but there's a crucial difference. Kildare have never been in the premier so its hard to judge. IMO if they got promoted they would get much bigger crowds.

CHF could build the San Siro on boez doomed site off the M50 and they still wouldnt attract flies.

Point is 5 senior clubs in the capital city is more than enough.

KOH

**John83** · 23/05/2006, 3:20 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Ah but there's a crucial difference. Kildare have never been in the premier so its hard to judge. IMO if they got promoted they would get much bigger crowds.

CHF could build the San Siro on boez doomed site off the M50 and they still wouldnt attract flies.

Point is 5 senior clubs in the capital city is more than enough.

KOH

Exactly. Shels, Bohs, Pats, UCD and Dublin City is plenty. I mean, just because the city has something like a third of the population of the country, and probably the lowest ratio of football to GAA fans doesn't mean it can support more than one fifth the clubs in the league.

**NY Hoop** · 23/05/2006, 3:25 PM

Almost funny. Forget populations there are simply not enough fans willing to go. Look at last nights farce.

Dont worry CHF wont be around for long.............

KOH

**Red4Eva** · 23/05/2006, 3:30 PM

all we can do is wait till next year when we won't have to put up with dublin city anymore

**KK77** · 23/05/2006, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by Roo69

Well it could do no harm with millionare business pumping money into clubs, IF the money is used wisely then this is the way forward, then is they do pull out the club wont be in trouble.

Don't know if you'd remember but back around 2000/01 we got a nice little deal out of NTL yet the money was completed wasted on paying players crazy money and trips before games to stay down in Glen of the Downs now to me that was an utter waste of money why couldn't it have been put to better use???? I see your point re local businesses but relaistically people won't invest money for no returns especially nowadays.

**soylent green** · 23/05/2006, 5:15 PM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

I know a neutral who was at the game, on the Connaught St. side, perfect view of the stand and he says less than 100.

DC are a fu ckin JOKE!

100 may be stretching it. I reckon it could well have been about 50

22 players on pitch
10 subs from both teams
2 managers
2 physios
2 assistant managers
1 ref
2 ref's assistants
1 fourth official
1 referee's assessor
1 stadium announcer
2 mascots (that might be pushing it)
1 programme sellers
1 person working the turnstyles letting in
2 fans (1 from each team, they each brought a dog but I haven't included them)

PS Actually I have a fair amount of time for UCD and I'm sure they brought some fans to game last night (probably outnumbered ICBINHF). But continuity Home Farm are a redundant franchise. The sooner Revenue wind it up the better.

**John83** · 23/05/2006, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Almost funny. Forget populations there are simply not enough fans willing to go.

Agreed. And if there aren't enough people going to games of clubs that can draw from a hinterland of hundreds of thousands of people, I really doubt that a club from some hole with 20,000 people - most of whom don't like football to begin with - are going to be able to sustain a large attendance. The problem isn't the individual clubs, it's the national fan culture and the image of the league as a whole.

**John83** · 23/05/2006, 5:21 PM

Originally Posted by soylent green

PS Actually I have a fair amount of time for UCD and I'm sure they brought some fans to game last night (probably outnumbered ICBINHF)...

We had at least eight that I know personally, plus some more punters in UCD branded gear, maybe fans I don't know, or maybe just relatives of players, etc. A number of the usual group were still in Cardiff.

**Schumi** · 23/05/2006, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by John83

A number of the usual group were still in Cardiff.

Stansted cursing Ryanair for delaying our flight by an hour actually!

**Poor Student** · 23/05/2006, 6:02 PM

Originally Posted by John83

We had at least eight that I know personally, plus some more punters in UCD branded gear, maybe fans I don't know, or maybe just relatives of players, etc. A number of the usual group were still in Cardiff.

Pat Dolan was also there with a few people, and there were a few others knocking about in Bohs jackets. There was also a group of random scangers near us who just seemed to heckle Quigley.

**John83** · 23/05/2006, 6:05 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

There was also a group of random scangers near us who just seemed to heckle Quigley.

More Bohs fans, I think.

**sonofstan** · 23/05/2006, 8:16 PM

Originally Posted by John83

We had at least eight that I know personally, plus some more punters in UCD branded gear, maybe fans I don't know, or maybe just relatives of players, etc. A number of the usual group were still in Cardiff.

Jesus, I'm surprised they didn't open connaught st. for you - was there much of a police presence?

How do you know if you're paranoid? when you're at a DC match and you think there's someone behind you ....*

* courtesy Valerenga fan Baggins on our board (originally about FC Lyn)

**BohDiddley** · 23/05/2006, 9:17 PM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

How do you know if you're paranoid? when you're at a DC match and you think there's someone behind you ....*

* courtesy Valerenga fan Baggins on our board (originally about FC Lyn)

Brilliant.