LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

Mars Bar

bot43 wrote: »

I hope Galways strength and conditioning guy is full time. Robbie Williams looks a few stone overweight.

He should be a decent signing for them. Overall a good player but very prone to crazy lapses in concentration.

I thought he was a coach first from the picture!

Lyle Lanley

Oat23 wrote: »

Or they could just get promoted this season?

They have a decent side and are favourites for the league.

Either way they likely spend one season in the first division. One instance allows them two seasons of paying 1st Division wages. Use the extra cash to try to stay up when they do come back up. It'll be difficult for any club getting promoted into a ten team league.

It's not an ideal situation, but hardly the end of the world either. They may not even be relegated this year if they're in the premier. Limerick are an unknown as yet and we are heavily reliant on a lad who hasn't done anything of note since leaving Liverpool some years ago..

Cape Clear

joeysoap wrote: »

What I was told referred to the east or town end. I think you are right about the number of entrances and capacity. I think irishmale is right in that the Carrick Road end is basically access to the youth development centre ( going to seriously have to think about a name change there)

Nobody is saying what Peak6 are bringing to the table,but let’s hope it’s an upgraded stadium.

Fwiw the main stand in Oriel is now over 50 years old, Gerry Matthews put a new roof and new side panels on it a few years ago, before that it was looking a bit sad.

Sounds like a H&S crowd issue. The capacity of Turners Cross is also reduced because of the number of exits available which doesn't meet recent changes to regulations.

joeysoap

Yeah, think it’s a H&S issue. Even the aviva is not easy for admission, you do an awful lot of walking around the streets if your in the east stand before the officials let you up the entrance walkways to the ground. The might be to do with local residences or maybe only football matches (not rugby) ?

MD1990

Has Lee j Lynch signed back with Limerick?

Not in squad on saturday.

johnnyryan89

MD1990 wrote: »

Has Lee j Lynch signed back with Limerick?

Not in squad on saturday.

Nope

joeysoap

Smell the glove wrote: »

Waterford announced that their friendlies against shels and cabo at home will be €10 entry for adults and €5 for children with no free entry for season ticket holders. Out of curiosity what is your clubs charging for friendlies? Is this the norm? Seems a bit steep to me but it's been so long since we've been a premier team I've forgotten was it always like this.

Dundalk playing Cabo tomorrow. €5 reduced entry announced.

Brentford B next week, no prices announced yet.

O’Donnell out for a few weeks, Hoban and Jarvis also missing.

Drogheda and City matches also in Oriel before league starts (both competitive)

civis_liberalis

bot43 wrote: »

I hope Galways strength and conditioning guy is full time. Robbie Williams looks a few stone overweight.

He should be a decent signing for them. Overall a good player but very prone to crazy lapses in concentration.

He has been good ever since he came to the LOI. He has work to do in the next month no doubt, but he already has shown that he will be an important part of the team, with how he's been organising people around him in training and in the 45 mins v Limerick.

Him plus Tadhg Ryan behind him in goals should give us an excellent base to work from at the back. I would have worried before we signed Williams, but now I'm hopeful that our wing backs can push forward regularly and along with the rest of the attack cause teams serious problems.

D14Rugby

joeysoap wrote: »

Yeah, think it’s a H&S issue. Even the aviva is not easy for admission, you do an awful lot of walking around the streets if your in the east stand before the officials let you up the entrance walkways to the ground. The might be to do with local residences or maybe only football matches (not rugby) ?

You've only got to do a lot of walking to get to the east stand if you really don't plan ahead and approach from the complete opposite end of the ground, otherwise its fairly simple to get to. Entrances to the ground are the exact same for football and rugby

joeysoap

D14Rugby wrote: »

You've only got to do a lot of walking to get to the east stand if you really don't plan ahead and approach from the complete opposite end of the ground, otherwise its fairly simple to get to. Entrances to the ground are the exact same for football and rugby

With a user name of D14Rugby you obviously know the area much better than me . And of course it does depend where you are starting from: in our case the Ballsbridge Hotel. Directed up (Shelbourne Road?) then Bath Avenue (passed the Bath pub anyway)all the way to the Dodder, a little stretch along the river then in by the training ground. Seemed to be walking around the stadium forever, but we were probably starting at the wrong end.

MD1990

joeysoap wrote: »

Dundalk playing Cabo tomorrow. €5 reduced entry announced.

Brentford B next week, no prices announced yet.

O’Donnell out for a few weeks, Hoban and Jarvis also missing.

Drogheda and City matches also in Oriel before league starts (both competitive)

Dundalk just can't rely on O'Donnell to stay fit.

Need another CM.

Awesomeness

MD1990 wrote: »

Dundalk just can't rely on O'Donnell to stay fit.

Need another CM.

They also have Shields, Benson, Chvedukas and Poynton this year with some more signings expected

MD1990

Derry 0-0 with Sheriff last night.

As I said last year LOI Clubs some training every day should be way ahead of the non league clubs

in 2017

Wexford 1-2 Crumlin
Crumlin 1-3 Dundalk
Portmarnock 0 -2 Pats
Killester 3-3 Galway
Cabinteely 0 -1 Bluebell
Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Glenville
Shamrock Rovers 4-2 Bluebell
Bangor 0 -1 Longford
UCC 1 -1 Cork
Pats 1 - 0 Bluebell
Drogheda 7-1 Cobh Wanderers
Sheriif 0 -0 Derry
Lucan 1-0 Shamrock Rovers
Malahide 1-2 Bohs
Pats CY 2-4 Dundalk
Thomastown 1-0 Rovers (19s basically)
Firhouse Clover 1-0 Longford
Pats 2-1 Firhouse
Dundalk 6-0 Thomastown

Not many hammerings there at all.

Cape Clear

MD1990 wrote: »

Derry 0-0 with Sheriff last night.

As I said last year LOI Clubs some training every day should be way ahead of the non league clubs

in 2017

Wexford 1-2 Crumlin
Crumlin 1-3 Dundalk
Portmarnock 0 -2 Pats
Killester 3-3 Galway
Cabinteely 0 -1 Bluebell
Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Glenville
Shamrock Rovers 4-2 Bluebell
Bangor 0 -1 Longford
UCC 1 -1 Cork
Pats 1 - 0 Bluebell
Drogheda 7-1 Cobh Wanderers
Sheriif 0 -0 Derry
Lucan 1-0 Shamrock Rovers
Malahide 1-2 Bohs
Pats CY 2-4 Dundalk
Thomastown 1-0 Rovers (19s basically)
Firhouse Clover 1-0 Longford
Pats 2-1 Firhouse
Dundalk 6-0 Thomastown

Not many hammerings there at all.

Doesn't always happen that way. Managers trying to give as many players game time as possible and players out of position etc. Strikers on trial trying to bust the net from 40 yards instead of playing a ball to a player in a better position. Guys not going at it full throttle in case of injury. Most clubs are using these matches to sharpen up and improve match fitness.

D14Rugby

joeysoap wrote: »

With a user name of D14Rugby you obviously know the area much better than me . And of course it does depend where you are starting from: in our case the Ballsbridge Hotel. Directed up (Shelbourne Road?) then Bath Avenue (passed the Bath pub anyway)all the way to the Dodder, a little stretch along the river then in by the training ground. Seemed to be walking around the stadium forever, but we were probably starting at the wrong end.

Yeah you were directed around 3 sides of the ground pretty much but the quickest way to get there it to go the opposite direction from the hotel then there's a path along the river or if thats closed you just go first left after the river and then i think it is then first left after the dart line and you're there. Its a bit of a pain that they don't let people down lansdowne road all the time but sometimes youll get lucky there and a sound steward will let you through which saves loads of walking.

Oat23

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

It's not an ideal situation, but hardly the end of the world either. They may not even be relegated this year if they're in the premier. Limerick are an unknown as yet and we are heavily reliant on a lad who hasn't done anything of note since leaving Liverpool some years ago..

The Brazilian playmaker on trial is meant to be class though. Apparently he only has one name like Ronaldo & Neymar. We're going to win the league if he signs.

Darkglasses

Limerick FC have joined the Women's National League, fair play to them. Hugely enjoyable league to follow.

joeysoap

The U17 and U19 fixtures announced and at a glance up I see the following ( both Northern Elite fixtures)

U17’s Weekend 18th March - Finn Harps - no fixture

U19’s Weekend 18th March - Finn Harps - no fixture


More good planning by FAI ?

Actually I see now that if the U17’s have no match neither do the U19’s

Strange as I would have thought that it might have given an U17 player a chance to play U19 if they had no match that weekend.

Lyle Lanley

Oat23 wrote: »

The Brazilian playmaker on trial is meant to be class though. Apparently he only has one name like Ronaldo & Neymar. We're going to win the league if he signs.

Don't talk too loud. Caulfield is lurking.

Wilberto

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Don't talk too loud. Caulfield is lurking.

Ah don't worry, you'll get at least a season out of him anyway before we come calling.

:pac:

hufpc8w3adnk65

Wilberto wrote: »

Ah don't worry, you'll get at least a season out of him anyway before we come calling.

:pac:

Pfffft June window if he’s adapted to the league by then

Awesomeness

I see the Casey family said they would welcome Oriel Park being updated to a 7000 or 8000 stadium. But would that not mean that the owners would be building a stadium that when the lease expires the casey family would then be able to own?

Cape Clear

Awesomeness wrote: »

I see the Casey family said they would welcome Oriel Park being updated to a 7000 or 8000 stadium. But would that not mean that the owners would be building a stadium that when the lease expires the casey family would then be able to own?

Not unusual. Don't the FAI have a long term lease agreement with the IRFU for the Aviva otherwise it would not have received as much government grants.

MD1990

new signing for Waterford

https://twitter.com/WaterfordFCie/status/956222026963935233

played in Belgium Top Tier.

Looks a very good signing.

johnnyryan89

So thats Paul Keegan, Bastian Hery, Gavin Holohan, Stanley Aborah and Faysel Kasmi for the midfield 3. Not sure if I'm missing any others but that's not a bad bunch to be picking from.

MD1990

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

So thats Paul Keegan, Bastian Hery, Gavin Holohan, Stanley Aborah and Faysel Kasmi for the midfield 3. Not sure if I'm missing any others but that's not a bad bunch to be picking from.

Kasmi is a winger. Judging from highlights he plays off the right cutting in to his left foot.

Was at Waterford's friendly against Wexford. Holahan & Hery very impressive.

johnnyryan89

MD1990 wrote: »

Kasmi is a winger. Judging from highlights he plays off the right cutting in to his left foot.

Was at Waterford's friendly against Wexford. Holahan & Hery very impressive.

Think he's more a central player who can play out wide. Going by transfermarket he's mostly played central.

Gavin "shels"

Waterford's transfer window is like a more glamorous Athlone one from last season...

bot43

MD1990 wrote: »

played in Belgium Top Tier.

Looks a very good signing.

With all due respect, but if he is that good why is he signing for Waterford? or will he find himself mysteriously being free transferred to the UK in June/July?

MD1990

bot43 wrote: »

With all due respect, but if he is that good why is he signing for Waterford? or will he find himself mysteriously being free transferred to the UK in June/July?

I am only judging from Youtube highlights. Waterford seem to a have a big budget so maybe he is getting a much better wage.

Waterford look to be doing what Bray did last year but a key difference will be the crowds. I expect Waterford to have a 2,000 average attendance. 700 was at the friendly vs Wexford. Very good crowd for pre-season.

bot43

Ah ya I get that. But if he played top tier in Belgium it is a massive climb down.

Copper_pipe

https://twitter.com/limerickfcie/status/956541951200948224

Cape Clear

Copper_pipe wrote: »

https://twitter.com/limerickfcie/status/956541951200948224

Can he go anywhere without his brother?

MD1990

Copper_pipe wrote: »

https://twitter.com/limerickfcie/status/956541951200948224

Great news for Billy . He has some back up if things go wrong again

Wilberto

Limerick - Cork City past.
Cork City - Cork City present (obvs!)

Sligo Rovers - Cork City future.



:pac:

bot43

The poisonous pair reunite again. Really bad business by Limerick. Probably wont last long there either.

MD1990 wrote: »

That was pretty funny looking back at it. Game was over, people leaving. From the corbner of mye eye I see them going at it. Anyone who saw it was shouting to Marky to KO Billy. Billy was never that popular with City fans. He was hated after this.

CHealy

Wilberto wrote: »

Limerick - Cork City past.
Cork City - Cork City present (obvs!)

Sligo Rovers - Cork City future.



:pac:

Its in our nature to have as many clubs as possible :cool:

Awesomeness

O' Connor gone to fleetwood on loan from Preston

ShamoBuc

I've a feeling it could be a very interesting year for Limerick fans.

tayto lover

Can someone please give me the name of that Limerick midfielder, a black lad and a good box to box player. I was very impressed with him the few times i saw him. His name has slipped my memory.

pjohnson

tayto lover wrote: »

Can someone please give me the name of that Limerick midfielder, a black lad and a good box to box player. I was very impressed with him the few times i saw him. His name has slipped my memory.

Prince Agyemang?

tayto lover

pjohnson wrote: »

Prince Agyemang?

Thanks. I think that's it.

Ferris_Bueller

tayto lover wrote: »

Can someone please give me the name of that Limerick midfielder, a black lad and a good box to box player. I was very impressed with him the few times i saw him. His name has slipped my memory.

Or was it Bastien Hery? He has now signed for Waterford if so.

Gavin "shels"

MD1990 wrote: »

I am only judging from Youtube highlights. Waterford seem to a have a big budget so maybe he is getting a much better wage.

Waterford look to be doing what Bray did last year but a key difference will be the crowds. I expect Waterford to have a 2,000 average attendance. 700 was at the friendly vs Wexford. Very good crowd for pre-season.

Clubs banking on success and in return good gates... rings a bell

MD1990

Gavin shels wrote: »

Clubs banking on success and in return good gates... rings a bell

i mentioned Bray in the post you quoted & the difference.

Waterford had 700 at the Wexford friendly higher than most league league games at Bray last year & over 1000 at every home game in the 1st division last year.

bot43

There is a feel good factor in Waterford at the moment after a dominant title winning 1st division season. If they dont hit the ground running in the premier this season those crowds will fritter away very fast as they have done historically.

I hope it does not go tits up for them. Nice to have another munster club in the PD. I just hope it does not go particularly well for them either

Cape Clear

MD1990 wrote: »

i mentioned Bray in the post you quoted & the difference.

Waterford had 700 at the Wexford friendly higher than most league league games at Bray last year & over 1000 at every home game in the 1st division last year.

Attendances are a results business for the most part but Bray were a bit of an anomaly if the likes of Sligo, Galway, Limerick or Waterford were third in the table and beating Dundalk away they would be averaging gates of 2,000 plus.

red sean

Cape Clear wrote: »

Attendances are a results business for the most part but Bray were a bit of an anomaly if the likes of Sligo, Galway, Limerick or Waterford were third in the table and beating Dundalk away they would be averaging gates of 2,000 plus.

Sligo Rovers average gates were around the 2000 mark anyway, regardless of the relegation dogfight we were in.
Which is probably why we're in existence 90 years without any reincarnations!

Cape Clear

red sean wrote: »

Sligo Rovers average gates were around the 2000 mark anyway, regardless of the relegation dogfight we were in.
Which is probably why we're in existence 90 years without any reincarnations!

Circa 1,700 according to this but your point is well made. Some interesting figures here. Bray really does stick out like a sore thumb.

http://www.extratime.ie/articles/20256/25-increase-in-crowds-for-league-of-ireland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

bot43

Of the first division only Waterford looks good for 2017. But looking at 2016 their average was 277. Therein lies the danger of relying too heavily on gate receipts.

Shells average is down 83 on 2016. Will this seasons boycott affect that further or is the boycott already in effect?