LoI Fixtures 27 Apr to 30 Apr

[NeverFeltBetter]

What good Will that do, plenty of teams come up from the the first, do well or wellish for a season or three until gravity starts to overcome the initial momentum, you have to cling on like a cockroach not organise boycotts to make the premier your home, boycott is just shorthand for giving up supporting the club.

Suffice to say that there are more problems than the results in Limerick.

[White Horse]

Bradser is great craic

"He's shown tremendous character the last few weeks because a lot of people have spoken about him, an easy target, a young boy, 'let's go and have a go at him'," Bradley added.

"He's stood up, he's shown unbelievable character. Many players would have folded. He hasn't and he's produced some really good performances.

Very touching how he stands up for Horgan against all those nasty bullies. He doesn't mention that he has just signed a keeper to replace him though.

[brendy_éire]

What a bizarre interview. They've lost six league games, drew at home to Limerick, lost one LC game against Longford, so there's eight bad days straight off.
They were not excellent in Derry. An excellent team would have scored several of the many chances they created.

Still though, biggest club in the country! I do think he's just having fun with these statements at this stage.

[Ezeikial]

Bradser

This team, we're three unbeaten now, is capable of going on a run."

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...-jumped-on-it/

Getting turned over by Longford in the EA Sport Cup has been airburushed

A draw at home to Limerick is part of the celebrated unbeaten streak

Accentuate the positive Stephen

You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
Bing Crosby

[sbgawa]

Bradser



https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...-jumped-on-it/

Getting turned over by Longford in the EA Sport Cup has been airburushed

A draw at home to Limerick is part of the celebrated unbeaten streak

Accentuate the positive Stephen

It never gets old with you

[Asterix]

His last four posts on this thread are about rovers but he doesn't think he is obsessed. I think stephen kennys statement about connolly is funnier than anything bradley has said to be honest anyway.

[brendy_éire]

Suffice to say that there are more problems than the results in Limerick.

What are they?

[Couch Potato]

We were absolutely battered last night. Dundalk should have been at least 3 or 4-1 up at half time.
When they weren't I was hopeful it would be one of those nights for them but it wasn't to be they upped the pace and left us for dust second half.
Granted the first two goals they got were as lucky as it comes double deflections and lucky bounces but they weren't undeserved.

We didn't play well at all and perhaps the 2 games a weekend especially playing a full time side in the second one on a very quick pitch didn't do us any favors.
Friday night against rovers is a big game for both sides they'll be looking to push on after a great result last night and we'll be trying to keep ourselves up there with an outside chance of pushing for 4th place.

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Dundalk and Derry fans laughing at a statement from another manager, people in glass houses

[Ezeikial]

It never gets old with you

His last four posts on this thread are about rovers but he doesn't think he is obsessed.

Bradser is just impossible to ignore when he comes out with these lines.

I'm beginning to consider a previous suggestion that maybe he is just "taking the pi$$" (copyright Mr L Varadkar) with some of his comments

I think stephen kennys statement about connolly is funnier than anything bradley has said to be honest anyway.

That website piece was pretty bizarre - it's hard to know if it was the writer or the interviewee who is primarily responsible for how poor the article reads

[Ezeikial]

Dundalk and Derry fans laughing at a statement from another manager, people in glass houses

Don't you realise that his statements are consistently madcap?

Biggest club in the country on a 3 match unbeaten streak (except for 1 defeat in the middle) after a bad 5 days (despite not winning a game in a month) is all comedy of the highest order.

One day even Rovers fans will look back and laugh

[sbgawa]

I look back at your obsession every day and laugh

[osarusan]

Bradser is just impossible to ignore when he comes out with these lines.

Pretty much everybody else manages it but you. Your constant posting about him is genuinely pathetic.

[mcgonigle]

Pretty much everybody else manages it but you. Your constant posting about him is genuinely pathetic.

He keeps getting bites though. It's hilariously ironic really

[osarusan]

He keeps getting bites though. It's hilariously ironic really

It really isn't though.

[NeverFeltBetter]

What are they?

Brief and potentially incomplete summation (and in no particular order):

-The lack of funding for the squad.
-The hiring process for the last two managers/general situation with Neil McDonald.
-the general quality of the pitch and the ongoing lack of clarity over who is in charge of its upkeep.
-The pricing policy for tickets, which has backfired given the quality of what's on offer.
-An ongoing dispute between the "Blue Army" section of supporters and club management over a variety of issues.
-The saga of the Bruff training facility which has been "close to opening" for a while now.
-The well-noted issues that have resulted in a restriction on public comment on the club on this forum.
-A serious lack of clarity over whether the current Chairman is selling the club or not.
-Chairman's apparent greater concern for away fans at matches than home fans.
-Concerns that too much has been invested in projects outside of the first team (in two minds on that myself).
-Perceptions of, shall we say, an unhealthy closeness between certain members of the media and club management.

I'm sure others could add more.

And then the actual football side of things: the bad results, the lack of goals, the lack of gumption. When Limerick were promoted a few seasons ago the hope was that the club could push on and secure a prominent place in the League of Ireland. Instead they wobbled around mid-table for two years, were relegated in a disaster cost-cutting season, strolled a poor First Division, and spent last season in another relegation battle. The enormous strides by Waterford in this season and last are also galvinising the negative appraisal of Limerick's last few years. Crowds are down, the mood is pessimistic, the OSC stopped functioning due to a lack of volunteers. Even if the club stays up this season, I think it is fair to say that there's little expectation of progression with the current leadership.

[Ezeikial]

Pretty much everybody else manages it but you. Your constant posting about him is genuinely pathetic.

You could use the ignore option if it irritates you.

Or if you believe any of the comments unfair or I accurate, post your contrary arguments

[sbgawa]

It really isn't though.

agreed

[sbgawa]

Brief and potentially incomplete summation (and in no particular order):

-The lack of funding for the squad.
-The hiring process for the last two managers/general situation with Neil McDonald.
-the general quality of the pitch and the ongoing lack of clarity over who is in charge of its upkeep.
-The pricing policy for tickets, which has backfired given the quality of what's on offer.
-An ongoing dispute between the "Blue Army" section of supporters and club management over a variety of issues.
-The saga of the Bruff training facility which has been "close to opening" for a while now.
-The well-noted issues that have resulted in a restriction on public comment on the club on this forum.
-A serious lack of clarity over whether the current Chairman is selling the club or not.
-Chairman's apparent greater concern for away fans at matches than home fans.
-Concerns that too much has been invested in projects outside of the first team (in two minds on that myself).
-Perceptions of, shall we say, an unhealthy closeness between certain members of the media and club management.

I'm sure others could add more.

And then the actual football side of things: the bad results, the lack of goals, the lack of gumption. When Limerick were promoted a few seasons ago the hope was that the club could push on and secure a prominent place in the League of Ireland. Instead they wobbled around mid-table for two years, were relegated in a disaster cost-cutting season, strolled a poor First Division, and spent last season in another relegation battle. The enormous strides by Waterford in this season and last are also galvinising the negative appraisal of Limerick's last few years. Crowds are down, the mood is pessimistic. Even if the club stays up this season, I think it is fair to say that there's little expectation of progression with the current leadership.

Its funny when I saw the first post about a boycott , I did think them Limerick lads are nutters the team is 8 points above Bray in a tough 10 team league, but reading your points I can kind of get it,
Its the lack of hope of improvement that's the problem.
Its hard to shift owners (athlone) and its easy for the owners to just row back further on investment.
Boycotts rarely work , it hasn't with Athlone.
You need an investor like Waterford but its hard to find people interested in this league.

[NeverFeltBetter]

To be honest, the gradually lowering attendance figures - just over 700 for Derry and dropping fast - will be almost as powerful a statement as an outright boycott would be.