Is Wednesday DDay for Shels

**Peadar** · 13/02/2007, 9:03 AM

Originally Posted by Terry

They want to start the league of with as many derbies as possible.

Will our derby be against Galway or Bray?

**Pablo** · 13/02/2007, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Will our derby be against Galway or Bray?

It fightening isnt it!

Our nearest game is Dublin of Galway!

Come on Limerick 37, Cobh, Waterford and Wexford get your act together!

**sonofstan** · 13/02/2007, 9:28 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo

Our nearest game is Dublin of Galway!

is that a players name or something? like Vennegoor of Hesselink?

**Dr.Nightdub** · 13/02/2007, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Our last match in 12-team league:

2000: Shels (h)
2001: Derry (h)
2002: Galway (h)
2005: UCD (a)

Youse will always get bounced around cos of the ground situation.

**mypost** · 14/02/2007, 2:10 AM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Youse will always get bounced around cos of the ground situation.

Our ground situation has no bearing on the make up of the fixture list.

**Dodge** · 14/02/2007, 2:14 AM

Originally Posted by mypost

Our ground situation has no bearing on the make up of the fixture list.

Absolutely does. Yourself and Shels have to be scheduled at home on alternative weekends. (And the same applied to Pats/Rovers in Richmond or Bohs/Rovers in Dalymount)

**bohs til i die** · 14/02/2007, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Although I do think Shels will end up relegated, I think a lot of us are under estimating the whole situation, its Feb 13th, they have still no manager, hardly any senior players, as yet no sign of a rescue plan, millions in debt, they could well cease trading.

My money is on Alan Matthews and half the Longford squad lining out for Shels in the 2007 Premier division

**drummerboy** · 14/02/2007, 9:11 AM

I heard Roddy Collins pronouncing himself the next Shels manager at the schoolboy match last weekend.

**Rory H** · 14/02/2007, 9:15 AM

and maybe he was scouting for new players at the schoolboy match

**dcfcsteve** · 14/02/2007, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

In the Irish League they have a great tradition of arranging Derby games for Boxing Day. I think we should take a leaf out of their book by putting derby matches on Good Friday- which has in my experience at least usually seen good numbers attending matches. I think the extra hype of these games plus the lack of other attractions could make this worth a try at least.

Good idea GH.

The Irish League also cooks the fixtures to make all the Boxing Day games local derbies, which adds a big element to them as well.

Would be great if the FAI did likewise. Unlikely that the idea would even cross their mind however...

**WeAreRovers** · 14/02/2007, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

I heard Roddy Collins pronouncing himself the next Shels manager at the schoolboy match last weekend.

Word on the streets and in the pubs of Ringsend is that the plasterer has a squad already to go, contingent on Ollie being out of the picture.

How good would that be? Shels deducted a shedload of points, Roddy managing a squad of has-beens, never-weres and never-will-bes. Nailed-on relegation, Roddy has form with this kind of situation.

KOH

**Dodge** · 14/02/2007, 11:06 AM

He resign with 1 game left to keep his proud "never relegated" record in tact

**fanatic** · 14/02/2007, 11:25 AM

any idea of what time meeting or dicusssions are taking place regarding Shel's ?

Is it tonight ?

**CharlesThompson** · 14/02/2007, 12:38 PM

Well they said it was Wednesday so that could mean Friday or Saturday.

**Jerry The Saint** · 14/02/2007, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

I heard Roddy Collins pronouncing himself the next Shels manager at the schoolboy match last weekend.

Is that like Idi Amin pronouncing himself the last King of Scotland

**OneRedArmy** · 14/02/2007, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Is that like Idi Amin pronouncing himself the last King of Scotland

The difference is that Idi Amin had redeeming features.

**Magicme** · 14/02/2007, 1:26 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

The difference is that Idi Amin had redeeming features.

Ask my cousins boyfriend about that and you mite get a different answer.

**Mr_Parker** · 14/02/2007, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Good idea GH.

The Irish League also cooks the fixtures to make all the Boxing Day games local derbies, which adds a big element to them as well.

Would be great if the FAI did likewise. Unlikely that the idea would even cross their mind however...

"Cooked" for more than just St Stephen's Day.

**MyTown** · 14/02/2007, 1:49 PM

RTE are reporting a decision on Shelbourne's future as imminent.

What I really liked about the story was a graphic beside it advertising their travel section - it looks very like a New York sky line - post 9/11. Maybe someone in Montrose is into subliminal messages??

[URL="http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0214/shelbourne.html"]

**mypost** · 14/02/2007, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Absolutely does. Yourself and Shels have to be scheduled at home on alternative weekends.

Roma and Lazio share the same ground, and can only play at home every second week. It still doesn't affect the Italian fixture list every season, so why here??