First Division

**Magicme** · 30/04/2008, 1:06 PM

Bottom line that I can see is it has nothin to do with the amount of locals we have playing for us and all to do with the catching the imagination of the public in general which we fully intend to do this year.

You can argue til your blue in the face lads but without knowing the workings of Monaghan United and the mindset of the community, you havent a clue. Wasnt being smart to Ultra, just stating that you dont have a notion no more than I have a notion (or care for that matter) what is happeing in Limerick as long as it doesnt damage the league.

**jebus** · 30/04/2008, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

Were a point behind the great Limerick almost 1/4 way through the season.
Ppl in glasshouses.
I remember hearing some yank businessman on newstalk recently talking about investing in your lot, personally i wouldnt be bothered going to see my local team if it wasnt just that and instead just bankrolled by some outsider bringing in outsiders.
I'd rather support Chelsea tbh, they wear blue aswell so the transition wouldnt be difficult for you.

Yes because Limerick are in the same league as Liverpool, in that we can turn back a foreign investor because of our traditions. Poor attempt at a wind up, and saying your club are a point behind us doesn't negate the fact that your team are a shower of hoof merchants, even worse than when Limerick were under Noel O'Connor.

**Martinho II** · 30/04/2008, 1:12 PM

Yes and now they are a poorly supported husk of a club with a ground and a team falling down around them.[/QUOTE]

sorry lim till i die I have to disagree. We have sold more season tickets than last year, we are in good finanial health(when we told collins to f**k off),the crowds are still the same as last year.

the big difference this year is we are one of three first division to get the prestigious premier division licence. Even though we are not doin as well as last year on the pitch we train in longford now and we actually have more non dubs than dubs in our squad now...We have promoted more from our under 21s this year.. sos the futures lookin very bright and in future know your facts before you post on us again.

**jebus** · 30/04/2008, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

in future know your facts before you post on us again.

If we all followed that advice Foot.ie would be a very boring place indeed

**Splurge** · 30/04/2008, 1:20 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

doesn't negate the fact that your team are a shower of hoof merchants, even worse than when Limerick were under Noel O'Connor.

Ha Ha

Stick to the cheeseburgers and baseball because you obviously dont know a whole lot about football.

**Flawless** · 30/04/2008, 1:24 PM

Realistically, for a team to be sustainable you cant expect to have a team full of locals.

With regards Dundalk, our gates seem to be pretty consistent, 1000+ most of the time. cant see this as being a result of being full of locals!

In our First team squad the local players are: David Crawley, Shane Grimes, Tiernan Mulvenna, and Stefan Mckevitt. Take in yths who have featured in Squads this season you have Shane Greene, Donal Greene, and Billy Smyth. If you include the greater Louth/Monaghan area then you can include Paul Shiels, Paul Smyth, John Flanagan even Aaron Shanahan who is from Navan. The rest of the squad then is either form Dublin or outside of the "Local" area.

**jebus** · 30/04/2008, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

Ha Ha

Stick to the cheeseburgers and baseball because you obviously dont know a whole lot about football.

Not your lot's particular 'brand' of football anyway. Still at least the kids are coming good eh? How's the link up with Juventus by the way? Have they poached any of your star players yet

**Monkfish** · 30/04/2008, 1:26 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

Ha Ha

Stick to the cheeseburgers and baseball because you obviously dont know a whole lot about football.

Whats there to know? your not nicknamed Wexford Hoof for nothing.

**Splurge** · 30/04/2008, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Not your lot's particular 'brand' of football anyway. Still at least the kids are coming good eh? How's the link up with Juventus by the way? Have they poached any of your star players yet

Kids are coming along fine, playing great football, giving it they're all for 90 minutes, drawing big crowds. Juve havnt took any of our players yet but Reading took one to the premiership. He went via Cork but that wont be happening again

**Splurge** · 30/04/2008, 1:29 PM

Originally Posted by Monkfish

Whats there to know? your not nicknamed Wexford Hoof for nothing.

First i've heard of it? Whats the yank going to change your name to "The Limerick Stabbers"

**Monkfish** · 30/04/2008, 1:31 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

First i've heard of it? Whats the yank going to change your name to "The Limerick Stabbers"

How original

did you make that up yourself?

**Lim till i die** · 30/04/2008, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

sorry lim till i die I have to disagree. We have sold more season tickets than last year, we are in good finanial health(when we told collins to f**k off),the crowds are still the same as last year.

I was under the impression you were up $hit creek

My humblest apologies

**Lim till i die** · 30/04/2008, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

catching the imagination of the public in general which we fully intend to do this year.

The point, or rather the debate, was about whether a team featuring more locals would be of benefit in catching the imagination of said public.

That is all.

Also Wexford kids, it's nice to see none of you have a retort to the post I put up with regards to quality of players.

**monutdfc** · 30/04/2008, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Flawless

Realistically, for a team to be sustainable you cant expect to have a team full of locals.

Agree. There just aren't enough quality players around. And there are a lot of league clubs in the wider area north and south of the border competing for those players.

In our First team squad the local players are: David Crawley, Shane Grimes, Tiernan Mulvenna, and Stefan Mckevitt. Take in yths who have featured in Squads this season you have Shane Greene, Donal Greene, and Billy Smyth. If you include the greater Louth/Monaghan area then you can include Paul Shiels, Paul Smyth, John Flanagan even Aaron Shanahan who is from Navan. The rest of the squad then is either form Dublin or outside of the "Local" area.

We would generally have a similar mix, but we have less locals this year than in previous years.
Is John Flanagan not from Dundalk? He teaches there, yes?

**Lim till i die** · 30/04/2008, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by monutdfc

Agree. There just aren't enough quality players around. And there are a lot of league clubs in the wider area north and south of the border competing for those players.

No one, anywhere, is advocating an all local team.

Outside Dublin (and possibly Limerick) it's just not feasible.

D'uh everyone.

**Flawless** · 30/04/2008, 1:44 PM

Yes Flanagan teaches in Dundalk, but i was pulled on this before!,he's originally from Drogheda!!

**holidaysong** · 30/04/2008, 3:00 PM

Originally Posted by Flawless

Yes Flanagan teaches in Dundalk, but i was pulled on this before!,he's originally from Drogheda!!

He also has the accent to prove it.

**KevB76** · 30/04/2008, 5:10 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

I remember hearing some yank businessman on newstalk recently talking about investing in your lot, personally i wouldnt be bothered going to see my local team if it wasnt just that and instead just bankrolled by some outsider bringing in outsiders.

Most of our squad IS local

**Mr A** · 30/04/2008, 5:12 PM

Originally Posted by Splurge

I remember hearing some yank businessman on newstalk recently talking about investing in your lot, personally i wouldnt be bothered going to see my local team if it wasnt just that and instead just bankrolled by some outsider bringing in outsiders.

This hostility to outsiders begs one obvious question.

Do you own a banjo?