Four new clubs in eircom League of Ireland

**Kildare Lad** · 19/12/2007, 8:25 PM

Have to say Im dissapointed that only 4 new teams have entered, thought there wuld have been more.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 19/12/2007, 8:28 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

Interesting...
Is Mervue in Galway?! That would be 3 teams in Galway?

Well it's a suburb of the city Buller!

**GavinZac** · 19/12/2007, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Gavin, I think it's the top four.

Yeah realised that a while ago. The original statement was top 6 but i doubt that would be workable with divisions of 8

**Lim till i die** · 19/12/2007, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by Terry

Mervue have none of the above, unless they are planning on using Terryland?

Would I be correct in thinking Galway United have no say in who uses Terryland??

Is there resentment from the Junior boys up there or what??

Surely would make more sense for everyone to row in behind Galway United....

**gufct** · 19/12/2007, 9:54 PM

Its madness to have three teams in Galway so much for The FAI making this a better league. Galway can just about afford one el team and there is a far smaller pool of players in Galway than Dublin,Cork or Limerick.

**Lim till i die** · 19/12/2007, 9:59 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

there is a far smaller pool of players in Galway than Dublin,Cork or Limerick.

Was thinking that myself.

With Galway United entering an A League team too would it be fair to assume at least one of the entrants will be fairly crap

Sounds like anyone who entered was accepted.

Pity if I'd known I might have cobbled something together

**Buller** · 19/12/2007, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Well it's a suburb of the city Buller!

I should be ashamed, half my relations are from galway and I go there often enough...

**Sam_Heggy** · 19/12/2007, 10:06 PM

Any idea of which first div clubs have shown interest?
Id say the most likely will be Dundalk, Waterford, Monaghan and Wexford. All the others will be more interested in the first team to put any money into the A championship. Monaghan and Wexford seem to be ambitious clubs developing from the youth right through, both might see this as a chance to blood some local lads in to senior football.
A North/South divide would be best way with top 2 in each section playing off for the winner of A championship.
On that reckoning I guess best way would be:
North section:
Harps, Derry, Sligo, Galway, Mervue, Salthill, Dundalk, Drogheda, Monaghan and Tullamore.
Southern section:
Bohs, Pats, Rovers, UCD, Bray, Fingal, Cork, Cobh, Wexford and Waterford.

I could be miles off but so could the FAI

**Lim till i die** · 19/12/2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Any idea of which first div clubs have shown interest?

Apparently we're interested

**Sam_Heggy** · 19/12/2007, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Apparently we're interested

Really?

I thought ye were skint.

**Lim till i die** · 19/12/2007, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Really?

I thought ye were skint.

"Ah shur, bundle a few lads into a few cars twill cost nothin"*

Seriously, wouldn't be that much of a strain and the town is bursting at the seams with youngfellas who could possibly be LoI standard.

*Genuine Limerick attitude right there

**passerrby** · 19/12/2007, 10:23 PM

only one club from first div belived to be limerick whick means 16 teams in new league but with three coming down only 14 next season.

**Sam_Heggy** · 19/12/2007, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

"Ah shur, bundle a few lads into a few cars twill cost nothin"*

Seriously, wouldn't be that much of a strain and the town is bursting at the seams with youngfellas who could possibly be LoI standard.

*Genuine Limerick attitude right there

Ah sure if ye used a hiace van everyone could fit in the back and it would save more on diesel

**Sam_Heggy** · 19/12/2007, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by passerrby

only one club from first div belived to be limerick whick means 16 teams in new league but with three coming down only 14 next season.

Would it not mean 17 teams then?

With 4 new clubs joining the current 12 plus Limerick, making up 17.

**Lim till i die** · 19/12/2007, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Ah sure if ye used a hiace van everyone could fit in the back and it would save more on diesel

Who said anything about paying for petrol??

Forecourt attendants are only all jessys

only one club from first div belived to be limerick

Limerick in progressive club shocker??

**historynut** · 19/12/2007, 10:31 PM

On WIkipedia, Letterkenny Rovers were billed as very interested.
Interesting to note route to full league membership now available to Intermediate/Junior clubs who desire it.
To enter A league both Salthill Devon/Mervue Utd must desire eventualy to obtain full league membership (why enter if not the goal), if that happens - Terryland groundshare ?
Tullamore ex as stated old B division, and Leinster League, are they not now in the combined central league - anyone know their history ?
The Fingal club - have they not been set up from scratch for this set up ?
Was there not a club recently formed around Carlow especially for this league - what happens to them ?
Would imagine final hurdle must be minimum ground criteria (spectator facilities) for promotion to Division 1.
May shake some Div 1 clubs up, some grounds would be a shame to be lost to the league, a hurling smooth stoned city springs to mind. And I dare say some grounds would'nt be missed !
Was not a reason for Newcastlewest's withdraw was to up-grade stadium ?

**geezer** · 19/12/2007, 11:28 PM

it seems the fai heavies from galway who have done f all for GUFC over the years have gone to the politically motivated junior clubs in Galway to help fill the numbers. I have no doubt that the 2 junior clubs in Galway have better facilities than most LOI clubs. Im from Mervue myself and this can only divide the city in 3 and doesnt say a lot for the partnership put in place by UTD and the galway fa which was trumpeted as the way to go and was fundamental we were told in obtaining the premier licence. It seems its a fill the numbers exercise by delanys 2 sergeants in Galway. If Athenry go this route in 3 years time we will have 4 teams in County Galway in the LOI and this is daft.
All the marketing of UTD is a waste of effort really if the 2 former officers of UTD now heavily involved in the fai and practically left UTD for dead have truly took out the steak knife this time and ripped the heart out of progress and the plan for a Galway team to compete representing the region with the support of the region... Black Day....it completely undermines the Galway Utd Business plan in progress for the last 2 years and which Genisis report laughably lauded only 18months ago, also bar a few power mad individuals in Mervue I cant see a lot of the ordinary day to day lotto sellers of that club sell tickets supporting mercenary players for very long at the expense of the juvenile section. It happened in the Connaught senior league and it will happen again

**Battery Rover** · 19/12/2007, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Any idea of which first div clubs have shown interest?

Definitely not us from what I have heard

**MojoPin** · 19/12/2007, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Southern section:
Bohs, Pats, Rovers, UCD, Bray, Fingal, Cork, Cobh, Wexford and Waterford.

this would leave cobh with 12 trips to the pale at least in the A league..... we will be broke

**Dodge** · 20/12/2007, 7:37 AM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

I'm surprised the Mullingar teams, the Trins and the other Under 21 teams that aren't in the EL (outside of the 4) didn't go for this.

maybe they're just sticking with "new" u20 league and waiting to see how the A league pans out? If it looks like it wouldn't be too expensive to operate in we might see more clubs added