Supporters' Club Fanzine

**deise deserter** · 07/07/2003, 12:40 PM

All the members of the board have talked aout this now and we think that LFC in Exile's title is very good.

"Committment to Excrement" was only a joke and wasn't really taken to be serious by anyone. From what SLK has told me this was always his understanding of it.

Personally I think that it only has a negative connotation. That would be grand if it was only about the committee, but we have a team and management team to think about as well who deserve none of the crap that is being (deservedly) slung at the committee.

As for Limerick F.C. being a big club - complete rubbish.

We couldn't pay our players' wages.
We have no home ground.
We have no structures in place in regards the committee and structure of the club.
We have a very small squad.
Where we play we have no stand or seats.
We have no club merchandise.
We have very little income from sponsorship.
We have one of the smallest fanbases in the country.
We have a committee that is split down the middle, who operate a closed-door policy, with no AGMs and no membership. In fact in legal terms they don't even exist.

So how are we a big club?

**SodacakeFC** · 07/07/2003, 1:14 PM

You are right LFC are no longer a big club. But it once was and in terms of el football it could be again. Limerick is a big city and one only has to do the sums to realise the potential.

Outside of Dublin there are only a hand full of league titles we have two of them.

But most importantly in my opinion no team ever came to Limerick expecting to win in any competition. We may not be a big club on current measuement but we have a big name. Which was hard earned over the past 50 years.

What club in the present el has not dallied with extinction, Shelbourne and Rovers no one has been exempt. Sligo Rovers were saved by a door to Door collection about 15 years ago and the whole town rallied around some others did not make it.

We have big problems but as has been said there are no debts and a clean slate is available for any one to come in.

Limerick can be a big club again but not with a small time committee

**gspain** · 07/07/2003, 3:15 PM

On further reflection I think

The Popular side

would be a great name for a Limerick fanzine. I know most of you are too young to remember the Markets Field but it was/is our spiritual home and there is a good play on the title too.

The Popular side was the sid eopposite the stand (the cheap side) where all the wags went