QuoteI'd be very curious to see how this works out in Sligo.
The supporters club in Cork were wondering about doing something along the same lines here , if there was enough interest?
The Sligo Rovers' supporters club has organised a football forum to take place on the 25th of July to discuss the future of Irish football.
The forum will be held in the Tower Hotel in Sligo at 8pm, and it will be attended by several personalities from the game.
Issues will be of local and national interest, and the topics discussed will include:
Is a semi-professional football league a viable proposition in this country?
How should the National League develop?
Is summer football the salvation or a disaster waiting to happen?
How do you finance a successful National League club?
Effective youth development and education programs - where do you start?
Are the general public interested in a senior team in Sligo?
Does the club give anything back to the community?
What part does junior soccer have to play in the equation?
Agents - heroes or villains ?
FAI youth development officer Eoin Hand will be in attendance, along with former Galway United boss John Herrick, Sligo Rovers chairman Micheal Leyden, referees' instructer Willie Bradley, and Noel Kennedy, secretary of the Connaught FA.
It is also hoped that a prominent businessman will give a talk on financing, while new Rovers boss Don O'Riordan could be in attendance. There will be a questions and answers session towards the end of the night, and there is no entry fee to the forum.
I'd be very curious to see how this works out in Sligo.
The supporters club in Cork were wondering about doing something along the same lines here , if there was enough interest?
"Is summer football the salvation or a disaster waiting to happen?"
Another reflection of the maladministration of football in this country: a supporters club organises a discussion on a subject of interest to everybody, but the 'powers that be' have already made a decision on it! Fans should, of course, have been consulted beforehand...
That said, best of luck with your forum!
Gerry
does anyone know of any supporter who was consulted on the switch to summer football?
Well, in fairness, they probably asked a few people when they were over at Celtic Park and Old Trafford...
Gerry
non-summer footie
I like the way thats phrased! IMO a disaster waiting to happen cos a disaster would be any result where theres no improvement.Is summer football the salvation or a disaster waiting to happen?
I still don't see the need for it
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