Enough about Friday night - we have bigger fish to fry

**joeSoap** · 13/07/2006, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

It's in the memory alright, and you won't hear the end of it, until the roles are reversed. Which should be very soon.

Well they'll be able to say that new rules and beauracracy relegated them....not Shamrock Rovers

**mypost** · 14/07/2006, 3:55 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Well they'll be able to say that new rules and beauracracy relegated them....not Shamrock Rovers

They'll have to say that they went down largely because of their own fault instead.

**joeSoap** · 14/07/2006, 9:10 AM

Well, it looks like they'll hold their own in the Premier this season cos Waterford and Bray are so poor. The only way they'll be relegated is because of the new re-structuring of the 'premiership', which will screw them over because they're a franchise. How's that their own fault??

**Battery Rover** · 14/07/2006, 9:22 PM

Count your blessings you're home to Athlone this weekend. That should be the cure for your dose of "Rovers Flu".

No cure yet mypost

**mypost** · 14/07/2006, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

No cure yet mypost

Great!!

Not much point beating us, if you can't beat anyone else.

**mypost** · 15/07/2006, 2:56 AM

Originally Posted by lfcinexile

we have bigger fish to fry

You got fried by the Athlone fish now. I think we'll have to do a spot check soon on the quality of Limerick fish.

**joeSoap** · 15/07/2006, 10:51 AM

Stop trolling, and concentrate on beating Cobh.

**mypost** · 15/07/2006, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Stop trolling.

Weren't saying that last week!

Amazing what people think about football in 7 days.

**hoopy** · 15/07/2006, 6:00 PM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Well they'll be able to say that new rules and beauracracy relegated them....not Shamrock Rovers

I've every respect for fans of any club in the league who go to games but if Limerick can't get more than 400 at home while league leaders then they don't deserve to be in a premier division

**NY Hoop** · 17/07/2006, 10:09 AM

See your point but if Limerick had a decent ground they would get decent crowds. You cant blame anyone down there for not going to Rathbane. I wouldnt have them in the premier because of the ground.

KOH

**joeSoap** · 17/07/2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

You cant blame anyone down there for not going to Rathbane. I wouldnt have them in the premier because of the ground.

And to be fair, the ground is the main stumbling block regarding attendances, and unfortunately its reputation is getting worse and worse.

**fc hammer** · 17/07/2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

See your point but if Limerick had a decent ground they would get decent crowds. You cant blame anyone down there for not going to Rathbane. I wouldnt have them in the premier because of the ground.

KOH

At least we have a ground.. people in glass houses and all that!

**NY Hoop** · 17/07/2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

And to be fair, the ground is the main stumbling block regarding attendances, and unfortunately its reputation is getting worse and worse.

All true. So is there any talk about going back to the Market's Field? Because there's no future for Rathbane.

KOH

**joeSoap** · 17/07/2006, 11:10 AM

The Markets Field isn't really an option. Sadly......

**mypost** · 17/07/2006, 12:27 PM

What about Jackman Park? It's in the city centre, afaik.

**JohnD** · 17/07/2006, 1:01 PM

Yeah it is and could be developed easily. It's near Bus/Tain Station, pubs , Town etc..I Don't know why we dont approach the LDMC about it. Anything is bettter tahn Hogan Pk.

**mypost** · 17/07/2006, 1:17 PM

Would you not have a better chance of playing in the other division if you played there instead?

**osarusan** · 17/07/2006, 1:20 PM

as far as i remember, the fact that Jackman park has only one exit makes it ineligible for LOI football.

Might be wrong, or that might not be valid any longer.

**JohnD** · 17/07/2006, 1:22 PM

It Could be developed and would solve our Ground worries easily

**jebus** · 17/07/2006, 1:33 PM

Jackman Park would need some amount of devolping in order for it to be considered for an Eircom Superleague (or whatever they're gonna call it) ground next season. At the moment it looks like a cross between knacker's yard and Lebanon, a bit like St.Mel's so.

But I agree that the club need to have a ground that is in the city centre for it to thrive. I'm from the Jackman Park area and know quite a lot of people from there that would go up to watch the games if they were played in the Jacks. At the moment the transport system from the city to Rathbane is too muddled, not to mention the unwarranted bad name the place has been getting off of anyone who has never lived there, so people won't go. Snd as has been said on this board before, if Limerick FC are to thrive than it's initial ground support will come from the city centre itself. The Limerick people from the suburbs and the county tend to attach themselves to already moving bandwagons (ala Munster Rugby)and wouldn't be interested in the club until we are challenge from the Premier league ttile, and/or the FAI cup