Kilkenny confirmed as gone

**Neish** · 19/01/2008, 10:14 AM

Sad day for football when a local club can only get a couple of hundred(if that?) to their home games whilst the pubs in the town are probably packed with so called football fans sitting on their bar stools yelling at the TV showing games being played in a different country.

**The Man Himself** · 19/01/2008, 12:04 PM

its a sad day for irish football when the nobheads in the fai hands a nobhead like terry venables a million quid a year and leave an irish club go out of buissness for the sake of a few grand.

**Den Perry** · 19/01/2008, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

Sad news - but best to withdraw for a short while now than in the throes of a winding up order.

I suppose it'll be Sp Fingal in to replace them - that's all we need for the League - another Dublin club

Good point, thought the FAI mght have tried to help a bit more

**Den Perry** · 19/01/2008, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

Sad day for football when a local club can only get a couple of hundred(if that?) to their home games whilst the pubs in the town are probably packed with so called football fans sitting on their bar stools yelling at the TV showing games being played in a different country.

I couldn't agree with you more. Some locals should be ashamed

**Den Perry** · 19/01/2008, 1:57 PM

[QUOTE=Bunny Kelly;857176]There wasn't much to support either though, for all the prudence off the pitch there wasn't enough done on the pitch. I'm sure many people here will go on about supporting a team through thick & thin but when you have year after year dross on the pitch it can wear the best of fans down.

When Kilkenny beat Limerick in August it was the first time in over a year they had won at Buckley Park & they managed just 3 wins in the last 2 seasons at home. Also Pat Scully's side is the only one in the last 6 seasons that averaged more than a point a game, with records like that over a consistant time every club will be hurt by fallen attendences.

It's too easy to just blame people in Kilkenny for not going to matches

All the work off the pitch? I 've seen players doing warm ups in a variety of tops, none provided by the club...that is not the players or team management fault, and you may say its a small thing but its no good for morale

**Keen2win** · 19/01/2008, 1:59 PM

Sad day

**nedder** · 19/01/2008, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by Den Perry

I couldn't agree with you more. Some locals should be ashamed

which locals should be ashamed more that others???

**Martinho II** · 19/01/2008, 8:02 PM

sad to see kilkenny go.. it was a ground da town had a mixed record in( ie fai cup 2003 kilkenny knocked us out in buckley park in fai cup) but I always enjoyed the trip...

strange timing that I was about to read jim rhattigans book.....

**Sonic** · 19/01/2008, 8:02 PM

Another Dublin team just what the eircom league needs

**Den Perry** · 19/01/2008, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by nedder

which locals should be ashamed more that others???

Those that sit watching football in the pub instead of supporting their local League side

**oriel** · 20/01/2008, 6:01 PM

Very sorry to see Kilkenny drop out. I used to love my trips down there, been about 3 or 4 times, first time was 94/95 season.

Slightly off topic, but for this cup game we signed an unkown english striker as you did in those days for the cup, anyway it was his debut and he scored a couple, his name...........tony loughlin, now keane's ass mgr in sunderland. (i`ve no idea what he has done since leaving us to re-emerging at sunderland + i`m fairly certain sure sund`d fans had never heard of him)

anyway - buckley park was a great little ground, loved the new stand behind the goal, but the location was crazy so far outside of the city.

**KianD** · 20/01/2008, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

Sad day for football when a local club can only get a couple of hundred(if that?) to their home games whilst the pubs in the town are probably packed with so called football fans sitting on their bar stools yelling at the TV showing games being played in a different country.

Was possibly more (non Harps) people watching the EPL game in the one pub we congregated in before the match than Kilkenny fans at the game - their last senior game as it ended up being...

**John83** · 21/01/2008, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Sad news. Kilkenny was a club that tried to do things the right way (e.g. investing in facilities, rather than throwing money at player's wages), yet they were hampered by the fact there just isn't the support required for a senior football club in the town at the moment. Interesting to note the contrast between comments here and those for when Dublin City demised (a club who didn't try to do things the right way...!).

Absolutely. Some of that is because Kilkenny has long been perceived as harmless, but whatever the reason, there's a lot of affection here for the club.

I hope they can regroup in Intermediate football and eventually return at some point via the A League and promotion. Would be a fitting way for them to return.

I think nearly everyone would agree.

As for Sporting Fingal.... !!!

Anyone geneuinly think they will turn out to be much more than Dublin City did ? It's hard to see it. Tullamore would've been a better replacement choice for me.

Hard to say. There seems to be investment there - not just spending money they don't have. There also seems to be the intent to target one local in Dublin in sharp contrast with Continuity Home Farm's aspiration to be the Dublin club. Regardless, it's far from certain they'll be with us for long.

At the fans' forum on Saturday, Fran Gavin explained the decision. Last year there was (and will be every year from now) a call for applications to the A league. They got 5 replies. An IAG was let loose on those clubs. 4 passed, one failed. When Kilkenny dropped out, they offered the spot to the highest scoring team from the IAG. It might not be ideal, but at least it's fair - there were no sporting criteria to pick them on.

**R�iteoir** · 21/01/2008, 4:11 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4uyNaaCXHk

**DmanDmythDledge** · 21/01/2008, 4:39 PM

Awful shame that Kilkenny are gone, one of the few grounds where you can openly have a few cans while watching the game.

**Jinxy** · 22/01/2008, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Woody

City by name bog trottin hicks by nature.

May the stick waving mutants burn in hell for letting this happen.

I think you'll find a lot of people in Cork, Tipp, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Clare, Offaly etc. are equally disgusted that the young men of Kilkenny have not developed a taste for soccer.

**dcfcsteve** · 22/01/2008, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by John83

At the fans' forum on Saturday, Fran Gavin explained the decision. Last year there was (and will be every year from now) a call for applications to the A league. They got 5 replies. An IAG was let loose on those clubs. 4 passed, one failed. When Kilkenny dropped out, they offered the spot to the highest scoring team from the IAG. It might not be ideal, but at least it's fair - there were no sporting criteria to pick them on.

Who failed the A League IAG process John ?