LOI Talk, Rumors, Gossip, Transfers etc 2015

BOHtox

Old thread has just been shut and is located here just in case you ever need to reference it for any reason.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056072905

Hat-tip to dfx because I believe we spoke about a yearly thread earlier this year maybe.


This is what we have to look forward to.
Time Home Away Venue
7:45 p.m. Dundalk v Longford Town Oriel Park
7:45 p.m. Galway United FC v Derry City Eamonn Deacy Park
7:45 p.m. Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick's Ath Tallaght Stadium
Saturday, March 07, 2015
Time Home Away Venue
5:45 p.m. Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United Carlisle Grounds
7 p.m. Limerick FC v Bohemians Market's Field
7:45 p.m. Sligo Rovers v Cork City The Showgrounds


I think I speak for everyone when I say I hope we don't see the * make a return this year

AgileMyth

Just a point from the last thread, can't be arsed quoting! Puri is a winger.

Wearen Cawley Russell is likely to be our midfield.

Not copying pats either. We were playing three in the middle under Cook when Pats were playing 442 hoofy ****e under Mahon..

To Elland Back

Surely Cabinteely FC V Wexford Youths is the game from the opening weekend that has everyone on the edge of their seats

hufpc8w3adnk65

Have Cabintelly signed anyone yet?

To Elland Back

MrMac84 wrote: »

Have Cabintelly signed anyone yet?

Supposed to be signing quite a few ex-Bray players

Mushy

To Elland Back wrote: »

Supposed to be signing quite a few ex-Bray players

Darren Quigley :pac:

*Not sure if true

Paz-CCFC

Think it would've been a good idea having Cabinteely's opening match at home to Shels. You'd probably have a decent travelling Shels support of a few hundred given it's close and the usual new season buzz, so Stradbrook would look fairly full. Then again, Fingal did break the thousand mark for their first home match, so maybe Cabinteely will get a good attendance for the first game and then another when they do play Shels a couple of weeks later.

CSF

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Think it would've been a good idea having Cabinteely's opening match at home to Shels. You'd probably have a decent travelling Shels support of a few hundred given it's close and the usual new season buzz, so Stradbrook would look fairly full. Then again, Fingal did break the thousand mark for their first home match, so maybe Cabinteely will get a good attendance for the first game and then another when they do play Shels a couple of weeks later.

I thought they would do that too.

dreamers75

We playing them at home monday week.

That_Guy

Any word on the state of Markets Field yet?

Omackeral

That_Guy wrote: »

Any word on the state of Markets Field yet?

I'd say the answer is contained in the question.

wadacrack

id be more concerned with Lmericks team than market fields

Vision of Disorder

It's starting to look as though Martin Russell was brought in with one eye on our First Division promotion push in 2016... :-/

Gavin "shels"

dreamers75 wrote: »

We playing them at home monday week.

Presuming it will be free in? Might pop down and see what they're up too.

dreamers75

Gavin shels wrote: »

Presuming it will be free in? Might pop down and see what they're up too.

Nope split gate so €10 in for adults.

No idea what team will play.

Pighead

Tomorrow evening marks the first game back to Oriel Park since that magical night last October. Playing against UCD in the Leinster Senior Cup. The new season is almost hear. Happy days. We play Drogs (Malone Cup) and Pats (Presidents Cup) as well in Oriel this month.

Wilberto

Pighead wrote: »

Tomorrow evening marks the first game back to Oriel Park since that magical night last October. Playing against UCD in the Leinster Senior Cup. The new season is almost hear. Happy days. We play Drogs (Malone Cup) and Pats (Presidents Cup) as well in Oriel this month.

Magical.....



...that's not the word I would have used to describe it!


:P :pac:

dreamers75

God bless summer football, great to lose feeling in your toes

Felt sorry for Tolka when the 4th went in, the 5th,6th and 7th were just mean

Byrne, Fagan, OG, Bermo, Kilduff x 2, Brennan scored.

wadacrack

7-0 St pats. Tolka must have been completely out of their depth

Gavin "shels"

Out did Desmond get on in defence?

Saint_Mel

Robbie Benson staying with UCD! Kinda shocked at that!

dreamers75

Gavin shels wrote: »

Out did Desmond get on in defence?

Didnt have a lot to do.

10green bottles

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Robbie Benson staying with UCD! Kinda shocked at that!

I believe he's doing a Masters degree this year so prob dosn't want any outside distractions until thats out of the way.

monkey9

10green bottles wrote: »

I believe he's doing a Masters degree this year so prob dosn't want any outside distractions until thats out of the way.

Evan McMillan back there as well which is some signing for them. I'm say Sami Belhout will get a few goals at that level. They have a decent enough squad in fairness.

dreamers75

UCD were 16-1 to win the league a few days ago( didnt see it myself).

Great bet if you got it.

10green bottles

monkey9 wrote: »

Evan McMillan back there as well which is some signing for them. I'm say Sami Belhout will get a few goals at that level. They have a decent enough squad in fairness.

We'll know later.:) We're playing them in the Leinster Cup tonight and then for some strange reason we are playing them again in a friendly on Friday!

Hammer Archer

Absolutely over the moon that Benson is staying. If he finishes his Masters in the summer, he'll probably be snapped up, but he should tear the first division apart until then.

We've gotten Mick Leahy back from Limerick too so I'm actually quietly confident for this season. We probably have a much better defence on paper than last season.

monkey9

10green bottles wrote: »

We'll know later.:) We're playing them in the Leinster Cup tonight and then for some strange reason we are playing them again in a friendly on Friday!

May be a tad harsh judging them by how they get on against the Champions of Ireland, in fairness

Gavin "shels"

dreamers75 wrote: »

Didnt have a lot to do.

Hope he gets his chance to show how good he is, you's only have him for the summer (possibly half the season) before he heads off to England or Scotland.

AllGunsBlazing

Apparently Sky will be broadcasting live EPL games on Friday nights from 2016. Might force a rethink on match times over here.

djpbarry

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Apparently Sky will be broadcasting live EPL games on Friday nights from 2016. Might force a rethink on match times over here.

It won't be long before there's a continuous stream of EPL/Championship/SPL/Europe League/Champions League matches on various channels throughout the week, so I think it makes little sense for LOI clubs to be worrying too much about clashes. I still think Saturday afternoon/early evening makes the most sense, on balance.

monkey9

djpbarry wrote: »

It won't be long before there's a continuous stream of EPL/Championship/SPL/Europe League/Champions League matches on various channels throughout the week, so I think it makes little sense for LOI clubs to be worrying too much about clashes. I still think Saturday afternoon/early evening makes the most sense, on balance.

For LOI? I don't agree with that to be honest. Friday night is perfect. I know some clubs prefer Saturday nights and this year Bray will be kicking off at 5:45pm, but LOI would get even more lost in the hustle and bustle of Saturdays between overseas football and people's own games and activities.

Omackeral

The EA SPORTS Cup 2015 First Round draw is as follows:


Pool 1 - Wexford Youths v UCC, Cobh Ramblers v Limerick. Byes: Cork City, Waterford United.

Pool 2 – Mayo League v Sligo Rovers, Galway United v Finn Harps. Byes: Derry City, Cockhill Celtic.

Pool 3 – Crumlin United v Bray Wanderers, Drogheda United v Shelbourne. Byes: Dundalk, St Patrick’s Athletic.

Pool 4 – UCD v Cabinteely, Bohemians v Athlone Town. Byes: Shamrock Rovers, Longford Town.


Matches take place on Monday 9th of March.

To Elland Back

Touts will make a killing on UCD V Cabinteely

Omackeral

To Elland Back wrote: »

Touts will make a killing on UCD V Cabinteely

The Eternal Derby El SuperClassico New Firm

To Elland Back

Kick off time may be delayed as the away support usually has dinner at his Mams house on Fridays

Mushy

Police will want UCD-Cabinteely to be switched to an early kick off.

Also, should it not be Monday 9th March?

Omackeral

Mushy wrote: »

Police will want UCD-Cabinteely to be switched to an early kick off.

Also, should it not be Monday 9th March?

Sorry, my bad, forgot League Cup was a midweek affair for the most part. Will edit now.

Lovely Bloke

To Elland Back wrote: »

Kick off time may be delayed as the away support usually has dinner at his Mams Mum's house on Fridays

fyp

howiya

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Apparently Sky will be broadcasting live EPL games on Friday nights from 2016. Might force a rethink on match times over here.

Think clubs should stick to their strengths. If Friday night football suits them then stay playing games on those nights.

I don't know how often they plan to show Friday night games but the games on tv won't be anything special in weeks of European football with rubbish teams only available to play each other those weeks.

If you're of the mind that you won't go to a game coz there's something on TV you'll never leave the house. Always something on the box. The move to constantly fill our living rooms with live soccer has seriously diminished the quality of games on tv.

monkey9

Gavin shels wrote: »

Presuming it will be free in? Might pop down and see what they're up too.

It's a fiver for adults.

Mr_A

As some of you may be aware, some of us are trying to get the buzz going ahead of the new season using the hashtag #GreatestLeagueinTheWorld, a facebook page here and finally a jersey day when LOI fans all wear their shirts, possibly a little after the start of the season in an attempt to keep the momentum going. There are already some good posts on this, and the #IrishLeagueBehaviour tag previously proved that supporter based posts can trend worldwide and get a lot of positive attention. There's nothing to lose in any of this- so it's a chance for fans of LOI clubs be positive and share what's good about the league, about their club and the experience of following football in Ireland.



So spread the word to your own club forums, via twitter and in conversations with your buddies and let's see if we can build a head of steam in the run up to the new campaign.

Darkglasses

I loved this one, from the Facebook page - The only league in the world where the players impersonate the fans :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OWPbDknAw

Pinturicchio

Great news for Galway United as last season's top scorer Jake Keegan has finally gotten his work permit. http://galwayunitedfc.ie/keegan-re-signs-2015/

Gavin "shels"

Seems the whole ground-share in Dalymount is a million miles away!

CSF

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

Seems the whole ground-share in Dalymount is a million miles away!

Go on...

Gavin "shels"

CSF wrote: »

Go on...

Should have been in Tolka tonight for the Trust meeting!

I'll narrow an hour and a half meeting down. The FAI/DCC want us to ground-share in Dalymount. DCC will give Bohs €3mil, which they will then give to Zurich (how will the general public like that when they hear more government money will go to a bank). Which means they'll be debt free technically, but members of Bohs are owed a 6 figure sum supposedly, 700k was floated that needs addressing too as they want it back.

DCC is then reliant that they get Tolka, which means acquiring the lease hold from the developer. Shels debt won't be addressed. As someone mentioned, ground-sharing in Tolka would be miles less hassle as DCC own the freehold of Tolka, so all that needs doing is paying the developer a few quid (probably a portion of €3mil) and Bohs getting the Zurich debt wrote off.

Going by the meeting and what the Board said in the Fans' Forum statement this whole deal has barely been looked at and it's just someone (honest John surely) leaking info to the media on purpose.

Fairly big news (to me anyway) about all Junior clubs being asked by the FAI to approach LoI clubs with a view of partnership due to the whole new Elite setup which is coming into play from next year. Could work very well in our favour!

CSF

****, totally didn't realise that was tonight

ionadnapokot

Gavin shels wrote: »

(how will the general public like that when they hear more government money will go to a bank).

Fairly big news (to me anyway) about all Junior clubs being asked by the FAI to approach LoI clubs with a view of partnership due to the whole new Elite setup which is coming into play from next year. Could work very well in our favour!

Don't think the debt write off will be popular at all!
The "Elite setup" sounds very promising. Hopefully it will prevent the premature departure of all the young talent going to England.

Captain Havoc

Just saw on Facebook a new website called www.leagueofIreland.ie, which will be launching this month. Anyone know anything about it? They have Aaron Callaghan but that's about all I know. It doesn't look like an FAI site.

anncoates

Gavin shels wrote: »

Fairly big news (to me anyway) about all Junior clubs being asked by the FAI to approach LoI clubs with a view of partnership due to the whole new Elite setup which is coming into play from next year. Could work very well in our favour!

Do they mean basically positioning the LOI club as the final stage of the development for junior players?

Can you see junior clubs going for that though?