LOI rumours etc

Pighead · 29-01-2015 11:14am

Rumours of Robbie Benson joining the champions. Would be happy with that. Very good player and I'm guessing Kenny will try and mould him into a Hoban Mark II.

monkey9 · 29-01-2015 11:16am

Pighead wrote: »

Rumours of Robbie Benson joining the champions. Would be happy with that. Very good player and I'm guessing Kenny will try and mould him into a Hoban Mark II.

Benson's a very underrated player. I'd love him at Pat's

Gavin "shels" · 29-01-2015 11:22am

tastyt wrote: »

Really would like to know what the current state of Kilkenny city is and if there is an appetite for them to get back up and running. Lovely pitch and decent little stand, terrible dressing rooms though. I know away fans used to love the trip and they in theory had a good catchment area

We love it down there, making back page news in the local paper! :pac:

Hammer Archer · 29-01-2015 11:29am

Omackeral wrote: »

There is gonna be absolute anarchy in the SoCoDu derby when UCD meet Cabinteely.

Our ultras are already mobilising.

Surprised it took this long for Benson to be linked to a Premier League club. Would walk into any side in the league I think.

anncoates · 29-01-2015 11:30am

Pighead wrote: »

Rumours of Robbie Benson joining the champions. Would be happy with that. Very good player and I'm guessing Kenny will try and mould him into a Hoban Mark II.

Did yis give up on Drennan?

SantryRed · 29-01-2015 11:36am

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Our ultras are is already mobilising.

Surprised it took this long for Benson to be linked to a Premier League club. Would walk into any side in the league I think.

FYP.

Pighead · 29-01-2015 11:39am

anncoates wrote: »

Did yis give up on Drennan?

He's the other rumour. Apparently we signed a striker yesterday and it will be announced today or tomorrow. Looks like it's either Drennan or Benson.

Lovely Bloke · 29-01-2015 11:44am

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Our ultra is already mobilising.

fyp

DvB · 29-01-2015 12:06pm

Pighead wrote: »

He's the other rumour. Apparently we signed a striker yesterday and it will be announced today or tomorrow. Looks like it's either Drennan or Benson.

I'll narrow it down, Its not Drennan.

Pighead · 29-01-2015 1:25pm

DvB wrote: »

I'll narrow it down, Its not Drennan.

Thanks Robbie.

doncarlos · 29-01-2015 1:40pm

Pighead wrote: »

He's the other rumour. Apparently we signed a striker yesterday and it will be announced today or tomorrow. Looks like it's either Drennan or Benson.

Heard four targets back in November. Barrett and Manning from Galway, Benson from UCD and Rodgers coming in from Cherrie. I'm surprised Benson took this long to materialise and maybe the possibility of Drennan being available or even Towell re-signing stalled things.
Still think we are badly missing a replacement for Hoban and Kenny will need to rejig tactics.

DvB · 29-01-2015 2:26pm

Pighead wrote: »

Thanks Robbie.

LOL, sadly however my playing days are long past.

Captain Havoc · 29-01-2015 2:41pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

We love it down there, making back page news in the local paper! :pac:

It'd be great to have ye back down, it's a pity as Kilkenny is only an hour and 15 minutes from Dublin now.

Omackeral · 29-01-2015 2:48pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

It'd be great to have ye back down, it's a pity as Kilkenny is only an hour and 15 minutes from Dublin now.

Holy sh*t did they move it? This is MK Dons all over. No to Modern Football!

djpbarry · 29-01-2015 2:55pm

CSF wrote: »

Ideally all these clubs would be coming into a gigantic pyramid.

This, for me, is the big issue with the Cabinteely thing. Granted, they're well established at schoolboy level, but they have absolutely no pedigree at senior level.

I guess it's better than Atletico Santry though - at least the foundations are in place.

djpbarry · 29-01-2015 2:55pm

tastyt wrote: »

Seems to be a big interest in football in the city itself.

Generally speaking, there's huge interest in football in the whole country. But that doesn't translate into attendances at LOI games.

Captain Havoc · 29-01-2015 2:56pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Holy sh*t did they move it? This is MK Dons all over. No to Modern Football!

LOL, no, the motorway has opened since City left the league.

overshoot · 29-01-2015 3:25pm

Friday, March 6
Cabinteely v Wexford Youths, Stradbrook, 7.45pm.
Waterford United v Athlone Town, RSC, 7.45 pm.
Shelbourne v Finn Harps, Tolka Park, 8pm.
Saturday, March 7
Cobh Ramblers v UCD, St. Colman's Park, 7.45pm.

finally and with only 5 weeks to the start of the season!

Gavin "shels" · 29-01-2015 3:39pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

It'd be great to have ye back down, it's a pity as Kilkenny is only an hour and 15 minutes from Dublin now.

I remember being down there and my mates dad actually got a mug of tea and was asked to bring it back after half-time. Only in the LoI.

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/5847-2015-sse-airtricity-league-first-division-fixtures-released

Omackeral · 29-01-2015 4:03pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

I remember being down there and my mates dad actually got a mug of tea and was asked to bring it back after half-time. Only in the LoI.

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/5847-2015-sse-airtricity-league-first-division-fixtures-released

We should use dreamers75 hashtag from last year (when the Pat's boys bought chips for all the fans in the pub after the cup win) in any and all instances where stuff like this occurs.

#GreatestLeagueInTheWorld

AgileMyth · 29-01-2015 4:17pm

We had a preseason friendly in castlebar a couple of years back where they gave us tea in real mugs.

My personal highlight as a football supporter.

Vision of Disorder · 29-01-2015 5:44pm

When Limerick played Glenview in the cup a few years back Glenview were selling commemorative mugs to mark the occasion. I didn't buy one (though I did pick up a scarf to add to the collection).

CSF · 29-01-2015 5:57pm

djpbarry wrote: »

This, for me, is the big issue with the Cabinteely thing. Granted, they're well established at schoolboy level, but they have absolutely no pedigree at senior level.

I guess it's better than Atletico Santry though - at least the foundations are in place.

Get as many of these clubs in as possible IMO. Then in an ideal world, you would have enough teams to have 3 divisions and let the weaker ones find their level in the 3rd division.

There is absolutely no reason at this stage why there should be in any way strict requirements for playing in any division other than the Premier Division.

Requirements should reflect the sort of level available. There isn't the number of teams who could meet previous First Division requirements and that is unlikely to change.

If the likes of us and Harps want to play in a league full of teams who meet those requirements then we're just going to have to get ourselves promoted.

civis_liberalis · 29-01-2015 9:54pm

AgileMyth wrote: »

We had a preseason friendly in castlebar a couple of years back where they gave us tea in real mugs.

My personal highlight as a football supporter.

Had to make my own tea when I was there!

Mars Bar · 29-01-2015 10:35pm

They also have a bar though which is great!

Gavin "shels" · 30-01-2015 12:07am

Seems Rovers have tempted Drennan away from Oriel.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/shamrock-rovers-set-sign-mikey-5066155

Captain Havoc · 30-01-2015 1:43am

Gavin shels wrote: »

Seems Rovers have tempted Drennan away from Oriel.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/shamrock-rovers-set-sign-mikey-5066155

Delighted.

Gavin "shels" · 30-01-2015 1:58am

Also see Limerick are in a bit of bother going by Facebook.

"A bad day for our club...
Found out today that we're having no money put towards the club and it's going to be be just u19's and old faces from junior football.
Even heard today that our club might not even make the opening day.
Our club is run by idiots and we threw money at all the wrong players. It's no one's fault but the man who employed these decision-makers.
Sims~Limk"

Supposedly Shane Duggan has asked to leave and is off to Cork or Galway.

10green bottles · 30-01-2015 2:31am

I know a few people at Lims and they tell me they will be fine for 2015.Sure did they not recently buy some palace near Limerick for the teams to to train in?Was also told though that that the panel that played in the MSC last week WILL be more or less be the side for the season.Lims to struggle?

Pinturicchio · 30-01-2015 2:41am

Gavin shels wrote: »

Supposedly Shane Duggan has asked to leave and is off to Cork or Galway.

Where does he play and is he any good?

djpbarry · 30-01-2015 9:21am

CSF wrote: »

Get as many of these clubs in as possible IMO. Then in an ideal world, you would have enough teams to have 3 divisions and let the weaker ones find their level in the 3rd division.

Or organise all the existing leagues in the country into a proper pyramid structure. There aren't that many - it wouldn't be hard. The top ones (LSL, MSL) could be designated as the "LOI Second Division(s)".

CSF wrote: »

There is absolutely no reason at this stage why there should be in any way strict requirements for playing in any division other than the Premier Division.

Agreed.

CHealy · 30-01-2015 10:12am

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Where does he play and is he any good?

Center mid, a good average type player, nothing out of this world. Would be a really good signing for Galway, don't think he's needed back at Cork.

gimmick · 30-01-2015 10:13am

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Where does he play and is he any good?

Centre mid. Good player, but not sure he would get a game again at CCFC given our options in that position.

Quite the race this season for the beloved first * next to their names it seems.

SantryRed · 30-01-2015 10:15am

djpbarry wrote: »

Or organise all the existing leagues in the country into a proper pyramid structure. There aren't that many - it wouldn't be hard. The top ones (LSL, MSL) could be designated as the "LOI Second Division(s)".

I don't think you realise what the people are like who run those leagues. There's so much politics that go on. I honestly don't see there ever being a pyramid system in this country, which is very disappointing.

djpbarry · 30-01-2015 10:26am

SantryRed wrote: »

I don't think you realise what the people are like who run those leagues. There's so much politics that go on.

Oh I know, most of the top clubs at junior level have zero interest in progressing to the LOI. But, at the end of the day, all of these leagues fall under the auspices of the FAI and, ultimately, it's up to them how these leagues should be organised with respect to one another.

It wouldn't be terribly difficult to "persuade" clubs to fall in line either. For example: "Oh you want to participate in the FAI Cup, do you? Well, there's this new pyramid league structure that we're considering implementing..."

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 30-01-2015 10:39am

djpbarry wrote: »

Oh I know, most of the top clubs at junior level have zero interest in progressing to the LOI. But, at the end of the day, all of these leagues fall under the auspices of the FAI and, ultimately, it's up to them how these leagues should be organised with respect to one another.

It wouldn't be terribly difficult to "persuade" clubs to fall in line either. For example: "Oh you want to participate in the FAI Cup, do you? Well, there's this new pyramid league structure that we're considering implementing..."

This in a nutshell!

Have 4 regional leagues, winners of the top amatuer senior leagues ( or junior where applicable) should advance and this could form a sort of division 1 with the teams who drop out of premier.. The top 8 teams then (top 2 from regional leagues) could play off or have mini league too join premier with the fai giving assurances over licensing etc. I realise this plan isn't perfect but a model along these lines would be best and give people the opertunity too advance

JoeyJJ · 30-01-2015 10:48am

FAI should force the matter two decent leagues nationally and some regional feeders to provide feeders into them. They should also increase the length of the season, far too long from end Oct to March.

How sure if the lower leagues would have to run summer football? If not they would have issues overlapping like a left hand drive country boarding a right hand one

dreamers75 · 30-01-2015 10:57am

SantryRed wrote: »

I don't think you realise what the people are like who run those leagues. There's so much politics that go on. I honestly don't see there ever being a pyramid system in this country, which is very disappointing.

If The FAI ever unveil the "masterplan" a lot of leagues will be swtiching to summer. Which would help if a 3rd division ever came about.

But could you imagine the hate from not dublin people when there are 17 or so dublin teams in it :pac:

DvB · 30-01-2015 11:26am

The FAI won't look to undertake a change to an organized 'pyramid' structure as the power to change within the FAI is held by the very people that have a vested interest in the lower leagues & don't want this to happen. Quite simply the schoolboy & junior/leagues in this country have far too much power in how the game is run on a national level & until that changes forget about any genuine move to structure anything to something remotely logical.

Pinturicchio · 30-01-2015 12:15pm

Some talk this morning that Limerick won't get a licence. What a shambles of a league.

djpbarry · 30-01-2015 12:30pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Some talk this morning that Limerick won't get a licence. What a shambles of a league.

It's fine - I think Cabinteely are ready for the Premier anyway.

CSF · 30-01-2015 12:36pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Some talk this morning that Limerick won't get a licence. What a shambles of a league.

Did this appear to be on the horizon if that guy ever stopped funding.

They were obviously spending more than they were bringing in, but really it's shocking that they wouldn't just be in a position to operate on a greatly reduced budget.

Pinturicchio · 30-01-2015 12:50pm

Hopefully they will be in the league and be even worse than us (GUFC). Playoffs here we come!

dreamers75 · 30-01-2015 2:07pm

https://loihistory.wordpress.com/

Some interesting articles from times gone by.

Millenium Stand

gimmick · 30-01-2015 3:27pm

Chicken league

Lovely Bloke · 30-01-2015 3:35pm

Who are/were EMFA?

Vex Willems · 30-01-2015 3:38pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Who are/were EMFA?

Kilkenny City

Charliebull · 30-01-2015 4:29pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Who are/were EMFA?

East Midlands Football Association

AKA Kilkenny City

anncoates · 30-01-2015 6:36pm

Michael Drennan signed for rovers.

wadacrack · 30-01-2015 7:07pm

whats going on with Limerick

LOI rumours etc

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