LOI summer talk/transfers/rumours 2012.

guinnessdrinker

sonic85 wrote: »

dont know if this is the right place to put this but didnt want to start a new thread. i want to start going to the odd LOI game for the craic but im not sure which club to watch. the only clubs im aware of around me are wexford youths and waterford united. kilkenny city arent in existence anymore and im not sure if FC carlow are still going.

just want peoples opinions on what team i should watch? its about an hours drive to both wexford and waterford but which team plays the better football has decent parking etc?

thanks

If Wexford and Waterford are both around an hour away from you, why not try take a trip to both venues and see for yourself which team plays the better football? Do you know anyone from your area that follows any of those sides?

monkey9

Yeah, you should try both! If it was me, i'd say Waterford! Decent stadium. But Wexford could do with the support as well!!

Just go to both and see what you think.

kksaints

sonic85 wrote: »

dont know if this is the right place to put this but didnt want to start a new thread. i want to start going to the odd LOI game for the craic but im not sure which club to watch. the only clubs im aware of around me are wexford youths and waterford united. kilkenny city arent in existence anymore and im not sure if FC carlow are still going.

just want peoples opinions on what team i should watch? its about an hours drive to both wexford and waterford but which team plays the better football has decent parking etc?

thanks

How far from Dublin would you be? Depending on what part of Carlow your from Dublin wouldnt be impossible to get to.

sonic85

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

If Wexford and Waterford are both around an hour away from you, why not try take a trip to both venues and see for yourself which team plays the better football? Do you know anyone from your area that follows any of those sides?

i dont know anyone that watches any LOI football never mind follows waterford or wexford! ill go to a couple of games and see how it turns out

sonic85

kksaints wrote: »

How far from Dublin would you be? Depending on what part of Carlow your from Dublin wouldnt be impossible to get to.

id be about an hour and 45 minutes away from dublin roughly. it wouldnt be impossible to get to but id prefer a localish team to be honest!

kksaints

sonic85 wrote: »

id be about an hour and 45 minutes away from dublin roughly. it wouldnt be impossible to get to but id prefer a localish team to be honest!

Fair enough. I often travel to Dublin on the Bus to get to Inchicore so with the motorway it takes only an hour to get there from Carlow town but you seem to be a bit far from there. Hope you enjoy either Waterford or Wexford.

sonic85

kksaints wrote: »

Fair enough. I often travel to Dublin on the Bus to get to Inchicore so with the motorway it takes only an hour to get there from Carlow town but you seem to be a bit far from there. Hope you enjoy either Waterford or Wexford.

yeah im a good bit away from carlow town - down the south of the county. thanks for the reply anyway

LiamMc

Don't rule out FC Carlow just yet.

The Airtricity League 'A' Championship side played in Balon at Burrin Celtic's ground. But the 'A' League has been disbanded for now.

And the Airtricity League U19 side played at the home venue in Carlow Town.
The 2011/12 season finished. August - April.
http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/dr-tony-oneill-under-19-league/league-table


Enjoy the games you go to.

Captain Havoc

sonic85 wrote: »

dont know if this is the right place to put this but didnt want to start a new thread. i want to start going to the odd LOI game for the craic but im not sure which club to watch. the only clubs im aware of around me are wexford youths and waterford united. kilkenny city arent in existence anymore and im not sure if FC carlow are still going.

just want peoples opinions on what team i should watch? its about an hours drive to both wexford and waterford but which team plays the better football has decent parking etc?

thanks

Hi Sonic85, I drive to Tallaght for home games, you're more than welcome to come, I work in Carlow.

BOHtox

It's a real shame that there's people who are willing to support a LOI club but literally have to drive for hours to do so. Then there's barstoolers who ignore football on their doorstep.
It sickens me!

Oat23

We've signed Ryan Connolly after his trial. Not sure why we need another winger but anyway.

Latest pic of the new stand from Michael Melly on facebook. It is much bigger than I thought it would be. Delighted with it even though I loved the terrace.

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A building site where no-one is wearing a hard hat?

Who is doing the building work, a community of locals?

Hard Worker

Des wrote: »

A building site where no-one is wearing a hard hat?

Who is doing the building work, a community of locals?

Yeah, a couple of lads wearing runners also.
Has it got planning permission yet?

stovelid

Hard Worker wrote: »

Has it got planning permission yet?

A minor trifle, lads. A minor trifle.

AgileMyth

Hard Worker wrote: »

Yeah, a couple of lads wearing runners also.
Has it got planning permission yet?

To be fair the lads wearing runners are just in for a look.

Planning permission?! Fuck no. Sure bang it up and apply for retention, be grand.

Zebra3

AgileMyth wrote: »

To be fair the lads wearing runners are just in for a look.

They should be escorted around then by someone in charge as opposed to being just allowed to ramble around on their own as it seems from the photo.

Everyone on the site, regardless of working or just nosing, should be wearing hard hats, steel capped boots and high-vis vests/jackets.

Otherwise any accident could see some costly compo payout.

Also potential H&S fines.

Oat23

The only thing that can fall from above and hit them is bird shite.

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Oatesy23 wrote: »

The only thing that can fall from above and hit them is bird shite.

I can see a crane lifting into place the long concrete slabs that are holding the red seats in that picture, there are two lads in hi-vis vests moving it into place after the crane has lowered it down.

Zebra3

Oatesy23 wrote: »

The only thing that can fall from above and hit them is bird shite.

Posting that comment does not absolve those running a construction site of their legal responsibilities.

There is not a hope in hell I would work on a construction site with such a blatant disregard for basic H&S. Frightening to think of what else is being ignored.

I really hope nobody is injured. Or worse.

Oat23

Des wrote: »

I can see a crane lifting into place the long concrete slabs that are holding the red seats in that picture, there are two lads in hi-vis vests moving it into place after the crane has lowered it down.

A hard hat isn't saving anyone if that precast concrete falls on you.

They wore hats earlier in construction when they had do, yesterday was warm enough so I wouldn't be wearing one either when there is nothing above your head other than the clouds.

dreamers75

Sigh...............

Zebra3

Oatesy23 wrote: »

A hard hat isn't saving anyone if that precast concrete falls on you.

They wore hats earlier in construction when they had do, yesterday was warm enough so I wouldn't be wearing one either when there is nothing above your head other than the clouds.

So what about those walking around a construction site in runners?

What's your excuse for ignoring H&S legislation?

Oat23

Zebra3 wrote: »

So what about those walking around a construction site in runners?

What's your excuse for ignoring H&S legislation?

I don't have one, because I could not give a f*ck to be honest. They only came in to take a look, talk about blowing something out of proportion :rolleyes:.

dfx-

I'd rather be walking under precast concrete than in some stands across the country if I was taking in H&S concerns, including Tolka.

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Ballybough is closed and not ever used.

For that reason.

I've not been in the Riverside in a good few years, but afaik it's safe.

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I wish I'd quoted your original text from that post dfx.

New Mod already abusing priveleges!!! :eek:;)

Zebra3

Oatesy23 wrote: »

I don't have one, because I could not give a f*ck to be honest. They only came in to take a look, talk about blowing something out of proportion :rolleyes:.

Nobody is blowing anything our of proportion. People are just commenting on the lack of obvious H&S. As someone who has worked on building sites where there have been fatalities, it's not right.

If you don't give a f*ck about that going on in your ground ,that's your right. But it could have serious reprecussions for your club if something goes wrong.

dfx-

I thought I should be a bit more diplomatic - in that it's not just Tolka if you're looking at H&S.

In terms of the Riverside last Thursday (albeit a very wet night), there's holes in the roof leaving standing water, sections cordoned off and of course, you had to walk through the Ballybough end and up into it to avoid the huge standing water lake behind the goal and to the toilets/refreshments and queue in it to exit the ground.

doncarlos

Des wrote: »

New Mod already abusing priveleges!!! :eek:;)

A rovers fan as a mod!! :eek:

The inmates have taken over the prison....

redzerdrog

anyone hear anything about a LOI player failing a drug test recently?

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redzerdrog wrote: »

anyone hear anything about a LOI player failing a drug test recently?

Probably a Pat's player.

redzerdrog

Des wrote: »

Probably a Pat's player.

rumours of a drogs player but havent heard anything reliable yet

shanec1928

for the H&S worriers here.the builder who was working during the game was wearing a hard hat.:p

dreamers75

Dean Kelly should be a Shels player in the next few days.

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

Dean Kelly should be a Shels player in the next few days.

Flood joining yous?

dreamers75

CSF wrote: »

dreamers75 wrote: »

Dean Kelly should be a Shels player in the next few days.

Flood joining yous?

rumoured to be was at the match tonight. Would rather Murphy off mons tbh

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

rumoured to be was at the match tonight. Would rather Murphy off mons tbh

Would rather we took Flood, and you could have whoever.

dfx-

redzerdrog wrote: »

anyone hear anything about a LOI player failing a drug test recently?

If we could refrain from naming or guessing at anyone without substantiation, that'd be great.

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CSF wrote: »

Would rather we took Flood, and you could have whoever.

and pay him with what?

CSF

Des wrote: »

CSF wrote: »

Would rather we took Flood, and you could have whoever.

and pay him with what?

It's a strange assumption that Flood would earn anything significant more than Dean Kelly, but sure carry on nonetheless.

Gavin "shels"

Des wrote: »

and pay him with what?

The few bob we have left in our budget that Matthews tried using to get Pat Sullivan.

Gavin "shels"

redzerdrog wrote: »

anyone hear anything about a LOI player failing a drug test recently?

Was tweeted last night by Mark Cummins (Irish journalist) and he claims his source is realible and he knows who the player is but isn't saying.

Oat23

Someone on our forum is saying our game against Bray on the 7th has been moved to Saturday afternoon for TV.

I despise RTE. If we win Friday in Dundalk we would have had a really good home gate on the Saturday night.

Pinturicchio

Gavin shels wrote: »

Was tweeted last night by Mark Cummins (Irish journalist) and he claims his source is realible and he knows who the player is but isn't saying.

"Drogheda United player has failed a drugs test......"

https://twitter.com/markcummins1/status/217725487101906944

stovelid

Heard it wasn't recreational drugs?

Dub XV

Was something purchased from a chemist apparently.

Seems honest error if you could call it that and it is thought he will be cleared from what I was told.

DL Saint

I reckon it was from an energy supplement like jack3d, lots of these contain 1-3 dimethylamylamine which is banned, even though it's just a stimulant...

dreamers75

Newstalk said we signed Flood last night.

Lucan Bohs

DL Saint wrote: »

I reckon it was from an energy supplement like jack3d, lots of these contain 1-3 dimethylamylamine which is banned, even though it's just a stimulant...

Correct...http://pfai.ie/news/303-statement-regarding-drogheda-utd-player

CSF

As far as I know the rules are fairly clear on ignorance not being an excuse so I'd say he is going to get a ban.