Cork City Foras Co-Op Football Club

The Huntacha wrote: Am I over-estimating its popularity in Cork? I know it's a big county and has a lot of competition from the GAA but I always would have thought that football was very popular in the city?

Denis Irwin wrote: reddladd wrote: How has it gone so bad for Cork? Is there any other league where champions found themselves relegated a couple of years later? Blackburn. League Champions in 95 relegated in 99

oldbilly wrote: Jackal wrote: The Huntacha wrote: Am I over-estimating its popularity in Cork? I know it's a big county and has a lot of competition from the GAA but I always would have thought that football was very popular in the city? The population is there to have a team. Maybe it's just every club overspends. Cork United bought the league back in the day, went bust and all the same players and officials joined Cork Athletic and they just done the same thing.  Weird to hear lads, I’ve been down on away days and the cross would be a bit off full but hopping, as well I’d be making a weekend of it and whatever barman in whatever hotel would give you a real cork sl*gging over 1 being a Dubliner and2 being bohs, “Jesus you’ve got all the problems boy”. f**king love that town and the craic in it, stay up ffs.

9fingers wrote: Neale Fenn gone.

Denis Irwin wrote: doherty wrote: 9fingers wrote: Neale Fenn gone.  Two words....Roddy dy And im not even joking Colin Healy taking over for the remainder of the campaign according to Dan McDonnell

9fingers wrote: Shedite wrote: Also, the vote for the sale of the club to Preston owners is happening 28th October Sale for €1. Absolute madness, I’m not surprised theirs dissent in the camp

Yeah it's a tricky one. The board do a trojan amount of work, and the volunteers do a huge amount of fundraising just to keep things above board, I love keeping it in the club, but then again I'm a lazy bastard who doesn't get involved in the fundraising. So if selling to Preston secures us financially, and relieves a lot of the work, who am I to tell them "no, keep doing the work"

ProudAndLoud wrote: Pay big wages that can't be sustained. Big Wages didn't equal Big Performances

The big wages are a thing of the Gable/O'Callaghan era, most of the last few years were very modest (sub €50k a year, most under €30k). I think it was the size of the squad that cost us, we had 30 layers on the payroll at one stage, 4 left backs! We're not on the Rovers/Dundalk level on salaries. I'm not sure Ireland can support more than a few clubs paying proper wages

Jackal wrote: The Huntacha wrote: Am I over-estimating its popularity in Cork? I know it's a big county and has a lot of competition from the GAA but I always would have thought that football was very popular in the city? The population is there to have a team. Maybe it's just every club overspends. Cork United bought the league back in the day, went bust and all the same players and officials joined Cork Athletic and they just done the same thing.

Population doesn't equal a team. Dublin has a far bigger population/club ratio and doesn't get the crowds either

Shedite wrote: 9fingers wrote: Shedite wrote: Also, the vote for the sale of the club to Preston owners is happening 28th October Sale for €1. Absolute madness, I’m not surprised theirs dissent in the camp  Yeah it's a tricky one. The board do a trojan amount of work, and the volunteers do a huge amount of fundraising just to keep things above board, I love keeping it in the club, but then again I'm a lazy bastard who doesn't get involved in the fundraising. So if selling to Preston secures us financially, and relieves a lot of the work, who am I to tell them "no, keep doing the work"