Limerick FC 2014

Jofspring · 13-02-2014 3:36pm

It would probably depend on the game for me. Tracy is more technically astute than Hughes but as you say Hughes will get around the pitch much better so depending on whats needed will have a big say.

The one reason I have gone off Tracy at left full is his pace. Robbie Williams is no speedster but has the experience of playing there at a high level which can stand to him.

I'd go with the same team as above but maybe leave Folan there for the time being. Himself and Oji had started to strike up a very decent partnership with Oji marshalling him in the defence and i'd like to see that continue for a while more and see how it goes.

EA Sports Cup First Round:

March 10th
Cork City vs Limerick FC, Turners Cross, 7:45pm

Iang87 · 13-02-2014 4:03pm

That'll be a nice trip down now to Turners cross. Lovely little ground if anyone hasnt been

Jofspring · 13-02-2014 4:39pm

Have just heard Dave O'Leary has signed with Cork City but yet to be announced officially.

Iang87 · 13-02-2014 4:46pm

Jofspring wrote: »

Have just heard Dave O'Leary has signed with Cork City but yet to be announced officially.

Awful pity but that last minute winner against bohs was one of the best moments i've had watching limerick so he'll be remembered fondly

Vision of Disorder · 14-02-2014 3:06pm

Premier license granted - remember the days we used to have to wait until the last minute to get ours?

http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/airtricity-league/news/103759-club-licensing-committee-award-2014-licences.html

A_Sober_Paddy · 14-02-2014 3:21pm

Iang87 wrote: »

Awful pity but that last minute winner against bohs was one of the best moments i've had watching limerick so he'll be remembered fondly

Would we not be entitled to compensation as his under 24

Jofspring · 14-02-2014 3:24pm

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Would we not be entitled to compensation as his under 24

By right yes but that all depends on if we have done everything right.

A player must be offered a contract equal or greater than their last one before a certain time period for a club to be entitled to compensation. Whether we have done that is yet to be seen.

TheBeast17 · 14-02-2014 3:50pm

Jofspring wrote: »

By right yes but that all depends on if we have done everything right.

A player must be offered a contract equal or greater than their last one before a certain time period for a club to be entitled to compensation. Whether we have done that is yet to be seen.

From what I'm told we have.

Jofspring · 17-02-2014 6:15pm

Limerick FC Kit 2014

18-02-2014 12:18am

Jofspring wrote: »

Limerick FC Kit 2014

Yikes! I see the old Macron shirts still leave precious little to the imagination!:pac:

Quick note to anyone who's not actually owned one of these in the past - you might want to at least think about moving up one size from what you normally buy. Macron tend to be a bit on the snug side compared to most other football shirts. If you prefer them that way then fine, but keep it in mind, especially if buying one for somebody else.

buyer95 · 18-02-2014 1:47am

Well lads, I was just wondering if tickets can be purchased for games from the Limerick F.C shop in town?

TheBeast17 · 18-02-2014 1:49am

buyer95 wrote: »

Well lads, I was just wondering if tickets can be purchased for games from the Limerick F.C shop in town?

Yep they sure can.

Corholio · 18-02-2014 1:52am

Thats not a bad kit, will ye have a sponsor on the front? Its a pretty nice jersey but would look a lot poorer for something plastered on the front, like Cork kit last year.

buyer95 · 18-02-2014 2:17am

TheBeast17 wrote: »

Yep they sure can.

Thats great, I'm going to try and get to games as regularly as I can this season now that I'm based in the city. Hopefully we will be as competitive as last year.

Jofspring · 18-02-2014 5:58pm

There will be a sponsor on the front of it. The New Jersey is basically the Napoli jersey from the 2013 season. Looking at pics of them in the jerseys it looks very nice.

TheBeast17 · 20-02-2014 2:27pm

Played Waterford lastnight drew one all in horrible conditions. Very poor game but Waterford scored direct from a corner and Shane Tracy scored from near enough the halfway line.

Starting team was: Cusack,Kelly,Oji,Folan,Costelloe,Hughes,Duggan,Trialist,Tracy,Ebanks(on trial),Gaffney.

Subs: Nathan Murray, Colm Murphy,Tony Whitehead, Sean McSweeney,Shane Walsh, Garbhan Coughlan, James McGrath, Barry Sheedy

All the subs got on at some stage.

The trialist in midfield looked handy dropped back to get the ball from defence some nice passing and worked hard looked to get very tired after about 55-60 mins. Ebanks I'm afraid looks nowhere near good enough to improve us did absolutely nothing. Cusack came off with a bit of a knock which hopefully isn't too serious.

Fireball07 · 22-02-2014 12:17am

Heard Tracy's goal was class....

TheBeast17 · 22-02-2014 2:13am

Fireball07 wrote: »

Heard Tracy's goal was class....

See for yourself at 1.36 in this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_G_6hTuqng#t=104

Jofspring · 22-02-2014 12:11pm

Looking at that video the trialist (10) looks like a tall enough lad. If he can play ball too then he could be a great asset.

seachto7 · 22-02-2014 3:04pm

any pics of alternative kits? Not gone on the collar! Shorts are nice.

Anyone know, (save me going into town) if you can buy last years ones at knock down prices?

Jofspring · 22-02-2014 4:27pm

seachto7 wrote: »

any pics of alternative kits? Not gone on the collar! Shorts are nice.

Anyone know, (save me going into town) if you can buy last years ones at knock down prices?

I know they had a few at cheaper prices but what's left now I don't know. Sizes could be very limited too.

The alternative kit will be the same yellow one I would think and the navy one they wore vs Man City.

Fireball07 · 22-02-2014 10:19pm

Who is the new trialist?

Jofspring · 23-02-2014 12:21am

Fireball07 wrote: »

Who is the new trialist?

They are keeping it very hush hush. I take it they don't want other clubs knowing which I take as a good sign.

Jofspring · 25-02-2014 7:38pm

Athletic Bilbao B 4-3 Limerick FC

Shane Tracy x 2, Darragh Rainsford.

Played today while limerick are over on a pre-season training camp.

A_Sober_Paddy · 25-02-2014 7:43pm

Jofspring wrote: »

Athletic Bilbao B 4-3 Limerick FC

Shane Tracy x 2, Darragh Rainsford.

Played today while limerick are over on a pre-season training camp.

That doesn't seem like a bad result

Jofspring · 25-02-2014 7:48pm

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

That doesn't seem like a bad result

No not bad at all. We had a late goal disallowed also. They are in the spanish 3rd division and currently sit 3rd in their section. A lot of the current Athletic Bilbao players have come through the B team.

A_Sober_Paddy · 25-02-2014 7:50pm

Jofspring wrote: »

No not bad at all. We had a late goal disallowed also. They are in the spanish 3rd division and currently sit 3rd in their section. A lot of the current Athletic Bilbao players have come through the B team.

Yeah sure their current top scorer for the b's has already played 3 senor games in la liga already this year

Jofspring · 26-02-2014 1:23am

Turns out it was Athletic Bilbao 19's not B team as reported.

Another friendly tomorrow against Amorbieta, I am presuming this time it will be against their first team who do play in the Segunda Second Divison.

osarusan · 26-02-2014 2:25am

Jofspring wrote: »

Another friendly tomorrow against Amorbieta, I am presuming this time it will be against their first team who do play in the Segunda Second Divison.

Not quite - they play in the Segunda B, which basically means third division. It's regionalised into 4 groups. They play in group 2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B_Groups_1%E2%80%934

Jofspring · 26-02-2014 10:10am

Ya that's the division I was talking about as in La liga, Segunda Division, Segunda Second Division. Just worded it wrong.

Fireball07 · 26-02-2014 9:33pm

Lost 2-1 apparently. Darragh Rainsford scored.

Jofspring · 27-02-2014 12:26am

This is being organised by the Independent Limerick Supporters Club and it would be great to see as many travelling up together and make a day of it.

The Great St. Pats Away Day Out

Sat 22nd March.

Hi Lads,

With the St. Pats match being moved to Saturday at 3.15pm, we've booked a carriage with Irish Rail to get to the game in style.

Train is leaving Limerick at 10.45 am and will hit Dublin at 12.55. Return train is at 19.00 arriving back in Limerick at 21.15.

Price is 25 euro a head return.

They can be contacted through their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/limerickisc?fref=ts

PM me for further details or if you'd like to put your name down.

Iang87 · 03-03-2014 12:40pm

Slight bump before the season kicks off next friday.

The excitement is building, I'd like to see 95 fm go crazy advertising this for the next few days. Try get a few in to what was arguably the most exciting game last season.

I preferred Bray away but the second home game was insane

Jofspring · 03-03-2014 1:36pm

I'd like to have seen the club do a lot more promotion of the league starting. Virtually none has been done so far barr Facebook, twitter etc..... Build up needed to start a minimum two weeks ago.

Soulcrew09 · 03-03-2014 1:47pm

Advertising costs dosh which the club does not have. Local media need to help them out a bit.

Jofspring · 03-03-2014 3:05pm

Soulcrew09 wrote: »

Advertising costs dosh which the club does not have. Local media need to help them out a bit.

I think the money from the trip to Spain could have been better spent on advertising or at least towards advertising.

Soulcrew09 · 03-03-2014 3:28pm

How much was it? and how much is the type of advertising you would like to see?

Jofspring · 03-03-2014 3:40pm

Soulcrew09 wrote: »

How much was it? and how much is the type of advertising you would like to see?

Couldn't tell you, that's why I said would have at least went towards advertising surely. If we are very tight cash wise then the last thing we should have been doing is bringing on more financial burden heading to Spain whether it was a little or a lot. 95fm are a sponsor on the jersey so surely a deal could be done on the advertising side instead of relying on Mick Aherne and the sports team to mention it.

I don't think a lot of people even realise Limerick are back this weekend.

seachto7 · 03-03-2014 6:50pm

No mention on live 95 this morning?

Jofspring · 03-03-2014 7:06pm

seachto7 wrote: »

No mention on live 95 this morning?

There was mention on the Saturday morning sports show and they had interviews with Craig Curran, Shane Duggan and another player. I missed it myself but was told about it.

Fireball07 · 04-03-2014 10:53am

I've been looking forward to the season starting, and even i didn't fully realise that it was starting back on Friday. I knew it was either this week or next week, but there's been very little hype about it.

And if I didn't know, people with a very casual interest are hardly going to.

It would hardly cost too much to put up a few posters around town, get some mention on the front of local papers + maybe a radio ad. Possibly offer a discount to local clubs in the area if they bring a few underage teams or something..... there was a big crowd for the first day last year, and I know it was the first year back in the top flight, but there was a lot more buzz.

TheBeast17 · 04-03-2014 7:19pm

All they would have to do with regard posters is get them made up me and a few lads used to put them up all over the place for them before when they got them made up would be very easy to do that again.

Aidric · 04-03-2014 9:12pm

Preview by backpagefootball of the season ahead today. What is the latest on Dave O Leary?

http://backpagefootball.com/league-of-ireland-preview-limerick-fc/71063/

Jofspring · 04-03-2014 10:36pm

Aidric wrote: »

Preview by backpagefootball of the season ahead today. What is the latest on Dave O Leary?

http://backpagefootball.com/league-of-ireland-preview-limerick-fc/71063/

Expected to be announced tomorrow by Cork but there has been a lot of delays with the move it seems. He is playing friendlies for them.

Fireball07 · 04-03-2014 11:33pm

O'Leary will be the biggest loss of all... is it just a case of being outbid? We should get compensation in that case?

Anyone know why Coughlan hasn't been given a squad number, he was announced as signed? Think it'd be a mistake to let him go again, think he'd be more suited to Premier Division football than Sheedy.

A_Sober_Paddy · 04-03-2014 11:35pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

O'Leary will be the biggest loss of all... is it just a case of being outbid? We should get compensation in that case?

Anyone know why Coughlan hasn't been given a squad number, he was announced as signed? Think it'd be a mistake to let him go again, think he'd be more suited to Premier Division football than Sheedy.

Don't think Dave will be all that big of a loss...Gamble is a much bigger loss

Jofspring · 04-03-2014 11:42pm

I think Duggan is an excellent replacement for O'Leary and he is actually a better player. Gamble hasn't been replaced but I think Nzuzi will do a fine job in a similar roll to Gamble. He can read the game well, has the legs to get around the middle and he is comfortable on the ball. We still need another midfielder and striker though.

If Prince Agyemang arrives then that should hopefully bolster the midfield. We will be relying a lot on midfield for goals I would imagine.

Fully fit XI:

Ryan

Kelly
Oji
Leahy/Folan
Williams

Nzuzi
Duggan
Hughes

Tracy
Gaffney
Curran

Subs:
Cusack
Leahy/Folan
Costello
Murphy
Rainsford
Coughlan
Sheedy

A_Sober_Paddy · 04-03-2014 11:50pm

Saw Barry Ryan today, don't know if his match fit, his certainly not the most approachable Limerick player I've come across...But i assume that his out of hospital that's a good sign

Jofspring · 04-03-2014 11:52pm

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Saw Barry Ryan today, don't know if his match fit, his certainly not the most approachable Limerick player I've come across...But i assume that his out of hospital that's a good sign

Ya he is just back training since yesterday. He was in Hospital with Viral Meningitis so he will be out for another bit yet. Great to hear he's back training though.

A_Sober_Paddy · 04-03-2014 11:54pm

Jofspring wrote: »

Ya he is just back training since yesterday. He was in Hospital with Viral Meningitis so he will be out for another bit yet. Great to hear he's back training though.

Jaysus that's pretty serious, he'll be a massive loss

Limerick FC 2014

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