dreamers75 wrote: » Sheff Utd are league 1 debatable if they are step up. Sk brann offered 100k for Fagan according to the sun.
major bill wrote: » League one is a far better League than the LOI. League 2 at a push, Conference would be our level, He would be on better money for starters, training in better facilities and playing in better grounds against better players. Sad but true
major bill wrote: » Conference would be our level,
Pighead wrote: » Doubt Dover Athletic or Altrincham could have gone to Hajduk Split, Rosenberg or Warsaw and gave them a decent game. I'd definitely say the top half of our league is on a par with league one. Went to MK Dons V Drogheda a couple of weeks ago and there wasn't much of a difference between the sides with regards to strength or physicality (a game which Drogheda won actually)
djpbarry wrote: » You really think conference sides would be in any way competitive in Europe?
major bill wrote: » You seem to think LOI teams are? Dundalk lost 2-0 at home and had a decent game (1 GAME) against the croats, you really think Dundalk would put a dent in the Croatian league as a result? do you honestly think Sligo, UCD, Bohs, Cork, Limerick, Bray, Derry, drogheda, Athlone are all better than the conference?
major bill wrote: » Friendlies mean f-all Bohs beat a full strength Spurs squad in 03 yet got thumped in Europe that same year, play those teams in a competitive game each week and you will see the difference. The European argument is quite poor too, Lower league teams hold their own in the FA Cup. all our teams are out of Europe and it ain't even August yet. A few years back the argument was there for League 1 top half, not anymore.
Pighead wrote: » You are seriously underestimating the quality in the top half of the league of Ireland. A league of Ireland select 11 would be streets ahead of a conference best 11. To say players like The Brennan's, Fahey, McClean, Shields, Towell, N'Do, Forrester, Bermingham, Boyle etc are no better than conference level is way off the mark. Those players could easily handle league one.
major bill wrote: » The European argument is quite poor too, Lower league teams hold their own in the FA Cup.
major bill wrote: » Dundalk lost 2-0 at home and had a decent game (1 GAME) against the croats…
major bill wrote: » …you really think Dundalk would put a dent in the Croatian league as a result?
major bill wrote: » …do you honestly think Sligo, UCD, Bohs, Cork, Limerick, Bray, Derry, drogheda, Athlone are all better than the conference?
major bill wrote: » What you mentioned there is not top half but 2 teams mostly who I would agree and have said elsewhere those 2 teams would hold their own in the top half of league 2 bottom half of League 1. You will also find Fahey is streets ahead of his St Pats team mates as shown in the Legia game.
djpbarry wrote: » Not really. There were only three non-league teams in the 2013-2014 FA Cup third round – Grimsby and Macclesfield went out to Championship sides, while Kidderminster beat Peterborough, eventually going out to Sunderland in the fourth round. Dundalk played pretty well at home to Split too. You really think a Conference side would have run Split as close? By a country mile. You are seriously overestimating the standard of football played in the Conference – I would put it on a par with the Welsh Premier.
Pinturicchio wrote: » Shels fans, how many are ye bringing to Galway on Friday?
major bill wrote: » You will also find Fahey is streets ahead of his St Pats team mates as shown in the Legia game.
major bill wrote: » Every team in the football BSP is Professional....
major bill wrote: » This is turning into a silly debate (My fault) but would any of Athlone, Bohs, Drogheda, UCD,Bray, and Limerick with their current squad win promotion from the Conference in your honest opinion?
major bill wrote: » Welsh League is nowhere near Conference level
Gavin "shels" wrote: » Won't be anywhere near the vocal 300 odd we brought last time, I'd say you're talking around half of that, poxy BoM!
Iang87 wrote: » would like to see limerick pick up lee lynch now. He can sleep in my spare room if he wants
dreamers75 wrote: » Lee Lynch released by Pats ( i liked him like a mini version of John Russell) Aaron Green in( win league sign Greene 6 months later we just following trends now)
djpbarry wrote: » Quality, quality player. Has finally discovered a goalscoring touch this season, so not surprised there’s significant interest from abroad. He’ll be badly missed if he goes.
dfx- wrote: » What have Pats left upfront if he left...Quigley or Kavanagh?:eek:
Gavin shels wrote: » Won't be anywhere near the vocal 300 odd we brought last time, I'd say you're talking around half of that, poxy BoM!
kksaints wrote: » Bucko must be going to move Forrester into the midfield from the left wing soon and play Greene on the left. Slightly disappointing to lose Lynch he was quite good when he played I thought.
UnleashTheBeast wrote: » Strangely, the club is persisting with putting Shels fans in the New Stand for "health and safety" reasons. Ridiculous to be moving home fans out of the stand to accommodate away fans just because they can jump the wall if they score on the far side. So what.
UnleashTheBeast wrote: » Shels brought a great crowd to Galway earlier in the season but catch a grip of yourself please. There was nowhere near 300 Shelbourne fans there. If you bring around 150 tomorrow (which was similar to your crowd last time) fair play, that's a great crowd by First Division standards. Strangely, the club is persisting with putting Shels fans in the New Stand for "health and safety" reasons. Ridiculous to be moving home fans out of the stand to accommodate away fans just because they can jump the wall if they score on the far side. So what.
