Bray Wanderers Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

Mushy

Thats very worrying, be lucky to make 2020, unless of course they do a Dundalk now!

peteeeed

There's a meeting next week ' save the Carlisle grounds ' think it's he 31st

peteeeed

So the first 3 games of pre season have been played
1-0 v Longford
0-4 st pats ( Leinster senior cup )
3-1 Waterford ( away )

peteeeed

new appointments for the u-19 management team

http://braywanderersfc.ie/marc-kenny-appointed-u19s-head-coach/

Mars Bar

I love the fact that they don't mention that he is Harry's brother!

peteeeed

https://twitter.com/SSEAirtricityLg/status/831498837625802752

Mushy

If the time is right it could be a fun trip for the novelty of it all!

peteeeed

quick interview with harry kenny

http://www.extratime.ie/articles/18305/harry-kenny-to-go-from-the-bottom-of-the-table-to-the-top-in-one-season-is-a-little-too-much-to-ask/

peteeeed

away to drogheda in the EA sports cup 1st round

peteeeed

Great win and performance tonight , new fellas all played really well

Mushy

A good start anyway, let's hope they keep it up!

peteeeed

tomorrow nights programme cover

NIMAN

That's sheer class, fair play Bray.

This league really pulls together when it has to.

peteeeed

Great win in Derry

Mushy

Doing it the hard way!

NIMAN

peteeeed wrote: »

Great win in Derry

You got lucky...and technically you were in Donegal.

peteeeed

NIMAN wrote: »

You got lucky...and technically you were in Donegal.

True , HUGE win away to Derry in Donegal

peteeeed

https://twitter.com/BrayWanderers/status/849580257548132352

Mushy

Hopefully get a decent cup run going!

peteeeed

What a win last night

Mushy

Great stuff, hopefully get a few more wins now and they'll be right in the mix

peteeeed

Another great win and a big crowd

peteeeed

Flying high, great win in Donegal

Mushy

Let's hope the crowds start coming out now for them. Let's hope can keep the gap on the teams below us for a while longer.

peteeeed

good interview with wes charles

http://www.the42.ie/wesley-charles-league-of-ireland-3401601-May2017/

garra

Mushy wrote: »

Let's hope the crowds start coming out now for them. Let's hope can keep the gap on the teams below us for a while longer.

This is extremely lazy as I live in Bray, but is there any difficulty paying cash at the turnstiles or do you need a ticket these days. Typical glory hunter here.

Mushy

garra wrote: »

This is extremely lazy as I live in Bray, but is there any difficulty paying cash at the turnstiles or do you need a ticket these days. Typical glory hunter here.

Pay at the gate is fine. They do have an online facility now, but the choice is yours.

ricero

peteeeed wrote: »

good interview with wes charles

http://www.the42.ie/wesley-charles-league-of-ireland-3401601-May2017/

Lovely man and a great servant to bray. I remember as a kid doing the adidas summer soccer camps and wes being my coach for the week. Top banter all week with him

peteeeed

garra wrote: »

This is extremely lazy as I live in Bray, but is there any difficulty paying cash at the turnstiles or do you need a ticket these days. Typical glory hunter here.

Come join the party and bring you friends

peteeeed

We’ve sold Dylan Connolly to Dundalk

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0629/886555-dylan-connolly-dundalk-bray-wanderers/

Gavin "shels"

Gavin shels wrote: »

Genuinely are you guys worried that yous are signing players who were on wages not far under 4 figures last season? Greene being the player, I'd imagine McCabe was on a healthy enough wage at Rovers too.

7 months on...

peteeeed

yep

Mushy

Gavin shels wrote: »

Gavin shels wrote: »

Genuinely are you guys worried that yous are signing players who were on wages not far under 4 figures last season? Greene being the player, I'd imagine McCabe was on a healthy enough wage at Rovers too.

7 months on...

I did say it'll turn to anger and despair. Firmly in the anger camp now, thought would at least get a season out of it.

peteeeed

Yeah we as fans will suffer although the glee of some other clubs fans is a bit sad

dan1895

peteeeed wrote: »

Yeah we as fans will suffer although the glee of some other clubs fans is a bit sad

I don't think anyone is taking glee in this. Just a whole lot of "I told you so".

rebeve

Don`t think any LOI fans are gloating over whats happening , but it was bound to happen . As a Cork City fan I have seen this happen to us more than once.

joeysoap

The number of LOI clubs that have gone wallop since I started following Dundalk is unreal. Off the top of my head, Cork Celtic, Cork Hibernians, Cork Alberts, Thurles, Kilkenny, Sporting Fingal, Dublin City, Monaghan Utd, Home Farm, Drumcondra, Kildare Town,and one Galway club. That's without googling, these were all clubs whose matches I attended.


And that's not counting Wexford or Waterford 'cause I don't really know the story there, if they are new clubs then the old one have gone bust.

And the near misses including Dundalk, Bohs, Rovers,Shels Drogs etc

None of us wants to see another club leaving the league, but the administration of some clubs and the LOI itself have a lot of questions to answer.

chopperbyrne

Be interesting to see what documentation was provided to the FAI, and how it was approved.

Everyone could see they were signing too many players whose wage demands would be too high for a club that gets bad attendances, very bad considering the size of the town they're in.

fullstop

joeysoap wrote: »

The number of LOI clubs that have gone wallop since I started following Dundalk is unreal. Off the top of my head, Cork Celtic, Cork Hibernians, Cork Alberts, Thurles, Kilkenny, Sporting Fingal, Dublin City, Monaghan Utd, Home Farm, Drumcondra, Kildare Town,and one Galway club. That's without googling, these were all clubs whose matches I attended.


And that's not counting Wexford or Waterford 'cause I don't really know the story there, if they are new clubs then the old one have gone bust.

And the near misses including Dundalk, Bohs, Rovers,Shels Drogs etc

None of us wants to see another club leaving the league, but the administration of some clubs and the LOI itself have a lot of questions to answer.

You forgot Derry City who also walked away from massive debts and came back as a 'new club'.

gimmick

I bet Christy Fagan is feeling pretty smug today.

Lyle Lanley

peteeeed wrote: »

Yeah we as fans will suffer although the glee of some other clubs fans is a bit sad

Bollocks. There is no glee. This hurts the whole league. It was very foreseeable and therefore avoidable, everyone who follows the league knew this was happening months ago and yet here we are.

Gavin "shels"

peteeeed wrote: »

Yeah we as fans will suffer although the glee of some other clubs fans is a bit sad

Lyle Lanley nails it on the head below!

How Brays fanbase didn't realise the inevitable would happen is beyond me, everyone in the League knew it was going to happen - even Brian Kerr on Soccer Republic one week! My surprise is, they managed to sustain the budget this long!

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

Bollocks. There is no glee. This hurts the whole league. It was very foreseeable and therefore avoidable, everyone who follows the league knew this was happening months ago and yet here we are.

Notorious

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

My surprise is, they managed to sustain the budget this long!

The independent have a decent article about Bray in today's paper (on mobile so no link handy). They point fingers at the FAI who sign off on each clubs budget at the start of the season. Surely they saw a problem with the inflated wages Bray were paying out?

howiya

Notorious wrote: »

The independent have a decent article about Bray in today's paper (on mobile so no link handy). They point fingers at the FAI who sign off on each clubs budget at the start of the season. Surely they saw a problem with the inflated wages Bray were paying out?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/fai-should-have-seen-the-huge-mess-at-bray-wanderers-coming-35887569.html

gimmick

In 2016, Bray's gate receipts totalled €94,000 while the overall senior team costs were €560,000. And they have increased their spending for this year.

Jesus Christ.

Mushy

gimmick wrote: »

In 2016, Bray's gate receipts totalled €94,000 while the overall senior team costs were €560,000. And they have increased their spending for this year.

Jesus Christ.

Completely reckless. Another reason why o Connor should be banned for this sort of thing. Are the FAI accountable to anyone?

CSF

Man sticks hand in fire, gets burnt.

I take no joy in what is happening now but I've no sympathy either. I mean it was inevitable. No way can Bray be allowed play in the Premier Division next season if it actually comes to pass and players aren't paid. Again.

Oat23

It's true that the dominance of Dundalk and Cork, funded by successive European qualifications in this new era of bloated UEFA prize-money, has left the chasing pack with a dilemma.

Clubs in the lower half of the table know they must invest in their squad if they are to get near the all important European places.

This is going to be a major problem over the next few years if the FAI don't do something. The prize money outside the European spots is pathetic. Teams will always push the boat out a little bit hoping to reach the top 3/4. There will likely be a top 3 monopoly soon enough.

joeysoap

Bray had some serious accumulated debt even in 2013.


https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/struggle-continues-for-irish-soccer-clubs-both-on-and-off-the-pitch-1.2246118

If the FAI think nothing of hiding €5m, what message does that send out to clubs?

peteeeed

our soon to be senior team announced for next years under 15 league

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/24-teams-to-make-up-under-15-national-league/id-750