How can Shels Survive now

**Shelsman** · 19/01/2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by dublinwanderer

you heard it first here.. Stephen Geoghegan next shels manager

Great striker in his day but a bit of a messer I think. Declan Geoghegan is more like it!

**BohsPartisan** · 19/01/2007, 1:03 PM

If its Stephen Geoghan will there be a new sponsorship deal with Carphone Warehouse?

**Raheny Red** · 19/01/2007, 1:12 PM

Originally Posted by Shelsman

Great striker in his day but a bit of a messer I think. Declan Geoghegan is more like it!

Declan would be a terrible move, absolute plonker as a coach/manager from what I heard!

**BohDiddley** · 19/01/2007, 1:25 PM

Heary, 30, will almost certainly be joined at Bohs by Glen Crowe, whose request to leave for free is now unlikely to be opposed by Shels. The club already has had to pay �5,000 for each of three players' cases it contested in vain.

Heary will almost certainly be joined at Bohs by Glen Crowe, whose request to leave for free is now unlikely to be opposed by Shels. The club already has had to pay �5,000 for each of three players' cases it contested in vain.
from the same Sun piece

**lofty9** · 19/01/2007, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by dublinwanderer

you heard it first here.. Stephen Geoghegan next shels manager

And we all heard his kiss arse phone call to Ollie on the Joe Duffy show!

Ollie: "Stephen, phone Joe Duffy and tell him how great I am and you'll be the next Shels manager"

**TheOwl** · 19/01/2007, 2:11 PM

Looks like King alright....

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/eircoml...p?newsid=26117

had this mail from a Swindon fan

"Here that former Swindon 'legend' Andy King is taking over at Shels... Not sure about that one, he did ok for us for a while, good signer of players but zero tactical nous"

Oh dear...although we certainly need a good signer for players considering we have none.

**BohsPartisan** · 19/01/2007, 2:26 PM

Scored a great goal for Everton V Liverpool in 1977. Its probably on youtube if you can be bothered looking for it.

**pete** · 19/01/2007, 2:26 PM

FAI pro Licence

According to this article for European competitions the coach needs the highest licence that is available in that country. By that logic any club needs a Pro Licence qualified coach to get a Uefa Licence.

The participants were:Tony Cousins (Galway United), Alan Mathews (Longford Town), John McDonnell (St Patrick�s Athletic), Pat Fenlon (Derry City), John Gill (Dundalk), Paul Doolin (Drogheda United), Pete Mahon (UCD), Damien Richardson (Cork City), Don Givens (Ireland U21 manager), Paul Clement (Ireland U21 assistant manager), Joe Boyle (Ireland U17 coach), Noel King (Ireland Senior Women�s Team Manager), Packie Bonner (FAI Technical Director), Noel O�Reilly (FAI Head Coach), Paul Ashford (Skonta Riga FC, Latvia), Brian Kerr, Pat Dolan, Mike Kerley and Tony Mannion.

Coach would have to be from this list?

**dcfcsteve** · 19/01/2007, 2:27 PM

Originally Posted by Gareth

Dude, you talk about setting up a club like you do it as easy as having your cereal.

No-one said it was easy, but neither is it anywhere near as impossible as you are implying.

There is a sizeable and growing list of fan-centred clubs that you can learn from :

AFC Wimbledon
AFC Telford
FC United of Manchester
Clydebank FC
FC Salzsburg

All of those clubs operate at a much lower level than the Eircom League Fisrt Division and, dare I say it, some even have a smaller fan-base than Shels !

Or lookling closer to home - how about Limerick 37 for an example of a club who have usurped an already existing entity.... ?

I guess the key difference between that list of clubs I gave and Shels is that the others have supporters who are genuienly passionate about their club, don't put up withe sh!t, and are by-and-large over the age of 12.....

**Royal rover** · 19/01/2007, 2:42 PM

the demise of Shels is truely a sad story, how much did they pay for Crowe, and loosing him on a free- also i feel sorry for Ollie Byrne- i don't have much time for him but, but at least he had a go at trying take shels to the next level, this has leeds and Risdale written all over it,

**DmanDmythDledge** · 19/01/2007, 2:47 PM

Originally Posted by TheOwl

Looks like King alright....

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/eircoml...p?newsid=26117

Lol at him thinking he will have CL football.

**WeAreRovers** · 19/01/2007, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Scored a great goal for Everton V Liverpool in 1977. Its probably on youtube if you can be bothered looking for it.

Can't tell you how old it makes me feel when I see people ask "Who's Andy King?"

KOH

**Tenderloins** · 19/01/2007, 2:56 PM

Andy King.... just made me think of my old football card collection from 1978!!

**Raheny Red** · 19/01/2007, 4:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGsLCpByPfo

**Comic Book Guy** · 19/01/2007, 7:44 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Can't tell you how old it makes me feel when I see people ask "Who's Andy King?"

KOH

I could be wrong but the same Andy King played a few games for Cobh Ramblers back in the late 80's when Alfie Hale managed them.

**oriel** · 19/01/2007, 8:26 PM

Originally Posted by Gareth

Its my Dad's months mind today. Its strange, my Shelbourne experience began with him and at this moment in time, feels like it could have died with him. Our last match together was Shels winning the league. I'd hate to have had him seen this demise of the club.

I ask people to remember a club is not just a man in charge, its people's lives and memories. Don't sink to jumping on a grave.

Gareth, I think that was a lovely way for you and your dad to spend your last shels match together. Its something I never had with mine, sorry for your loss, you sound a true football fan.

**Buile Shuibhne** · 19/01/2007, 8:32 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

No-one said it was easy, but neither is it anywhere near as impossible as you are implying.

There is a sizeable and growing list of fan-centred clubs that you can learn from :

AFC Wimbledon
AFC Telford
FC United of Manchester
Clydebank FC
FC Salzsburg

All of those clubs operate at a much lower level than the Eircom League Fisrt Division and, dare I say it, some even have a smaller fan-base than Shels !

Or lookling closer to home - how about Limerick 37 for an example of a club who have usurped an already existing entity.... ?

I guess the key difference between that list of clubs I gave and Shels is that the others have supporters who are genuienly passionate about their club, don't put up withe sh!t, and are by-and-large over the age of 12.....

Not forgettng my English team Stockport County who were taken over by my good friends in the supporters trust.

btw - Stephen Geogho is the new Shels manager

**CollegeTillIDie** · 19/01/2007, 8:45 PM

Well if Stephen Geogho is the new manager this post may be irrelevant.

Dermot Keely would not be the next Shels manager for two very pertinent reasons 1) He doesn't have the Pro Licence mentioned earlier and
2) Working for Ollie last time left him a broken man and he needed a break to recuperate... or have people forgotten?