Galway United FC for 2014?

Paddyfield wrote: »

Antoobrien, you don't care about soccer in Galway. That's fine. But others do care. Let's not lose sight of that.

I'm not losing sight of it at all, I'm just attempting to put some perspective on the, well frankly, obscene amount of coverage that a failed organisation is getting, especially given the previous attendances of matches.

Paddyfield wrote: »

From a financial perspective, a professional or semi professional football club will create employment and attract visitors to Galway. That's why locally based companies have sponsored Galway United in the past (Radisson, Thermo King, Specsavers, Aer Arann and Supermac's spring to mind).

Ah come on your really digging to the bottom of the bucket there with "attract visitors to Galway". Attendances of less than 1,000 really gives lie to that.

As for sponsorship, it's viewed as cheap advertising. Anyone flicking through the sentiel will see the Heaslip Cuddy logo on the sahltill devon womens team photo. The money Supermacs puts into Galway GAA buys them more advertising through photos of players and management than any mount of media advertising can buy.

Paddyfield wrote: »

Many local politicians from various backgrounds were regulars at games. Michael D, Padraig Connelly, Billy Cameron, Nial McNeilus, Frank Fahy, etc (I've probably just discredited my points :0) )

It's okay I'll assume you're talking about the FG frank.:D

Sleephead wrote: »

Just casually reading this....I'm amazed at how insecure and threatened GAA heads seem to be about Soccer!

To be frank about it, the reaction of the soccer fans here makes for entertaining reading for anyone that doesn't have an interest in soccer and even some of those that do but have no love for (more so if they loathe) Galway utd. The snipes from certain posters shows where the real insecurity lies and it ain't with GAA (if I were that insecure I'd start telling you how many U6s regulalry show up to training in the two big city hurling clubs).

I'm going to make bens day now and leave you alone, but not without some predictions.

If they go ahead, Galway (Utd) FC will have an initial (curiosity) interest. There'll be somewhere between 2,000 & 5,000 through the gates for the first few matches, but after that it will fall off. Given the current following of the Galway clubs and previous following of Galway Utd, I'll be very surprised if the average attendance for the last 5 games is above 1,000.