U - 21 Squad Announced

I see our "friend" Don Givens has announced his latest U-21 Squad and managed to ignore our league. Surely there are players playing here deserving of a place in the squad. The FAIlures sending out the wrong message again to players who decide to ply their trade at home.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 Squad for Malaysia Tournament:

Darren Randolph - Charlton Athletic
Shane Redmond - Nottingham Forest
Darren Dennehy - Everton
Eddie Nolan - Blackburn Rovers
Michael Spillane - Norwich City
Shane Lowry - Aston Villa
Ian Morris - Scunthorpe
Marc Wilson - Portsmouth
Michael Collins – Huddersfield Town
Stephen Quinn - Sheffield United
Alan Power - Nottingham Forest
Keith Keane - Luton Town
Keith Treacy - Blackburn Rovers
Anthony Stokes - Sunderland
Billy Clarke - Ipswich Town
Karl Moore - Manchester City
Alan Judge - Blackburn Rovers
Stephen Maher - Yeovil Town
James Berrett - Huddersfield.

End of Volunteers

After a meeting last night it appears that the days of volunteers doing their bit for the club on match days (nights) are over.
For the new season ticketing / ticket sales are being handled by outside agencies. Ticketmaster for sales and another company
( sorry but I don't remember their name) will be manning stiles etc. with tickets being scanned to gain entry to the ground - same as the cup final, rugby games and some G.A.A. games. All those involved in this will have to adhere to a dress code - and get paid. Only avenue for volunteers appears to be programme sales - but in view of the fact that everyone else is going to be paid I wonder if this will attract people.
As one who has worked in a voluntary capacity for 7 or 8 years I think this is a sad day for the club. The soul is gone with big business taking over.

Should People write more letters like this ?

Just wondering if people wrote more letters like this, woul public service from Government departments improve ? This doesn't just apply to Ireland ..

(I removed the guy's name at the end to protect the innocent !!!)


> Subject: Australian Passport Application Letter
>
> Dear Minister,
>
> I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this.
>
> How is it that Dick Smith has my address and telephone number and
> knows that I bought a TV cable from them back in 1997, and yet, the
> Federal Government is still asking me where I was born and on what
> date?
>
> For Christ's sake, do you guys do this by hand?
>
> You have my birth date on all the income tax forms I've filed for the
> past 30 years. It's on my health insurance card, my driver's licence,
> on the last eight bloody passports I've had, on all those stupid
> customs declaration forms I've had to fill out before being allowed
> off the planes over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable
> census forms that are done at election times.
>
> Would somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother's
> name is Maryanne, my father's name is Robert, and I'd be absolutely
> astounded if that ever changed between now and when I
> die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I apologise Minister, but I'm really pissed off this morning.
> Between you and me, I've had enough of this ********! You mail the
> application to my house, then you ask me for my ****ing address. What
> is going on? You have a gang of Neanderthal arseholes working there?
> Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I don't want to
> dig up Yasser Arafat, for **** sakes. I just want to go and park my
> arse on a sandy beach. And would someone please tell me, why would
> you give a **** whether I plan on visiting a farm in the next 15 days?
> If I ever got the urge to do something weird to a chicken or a goat,
> believe you me, I'd sure as hell not want to tell anyone!
>
> Well, I have to go now, because I have to go to the other end of the
> city and get another ****ing copy of my birth certificate, to the tune
> of $60! Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the
> same spot to assist in the issuance of a new passport the same day?
> But nooooo, that'd be too damn easy and maybe make sense. You'd
> rather have us running all over the ****ing place like chickens with
> our heads cut off, then find some arsehole to confirm that it's really
> me on the goddamn picture -- you know, the one where we're not allowed
> to smile in?! ****ing morons!
>
> Hey, you know why we can't smile? Because we're totally pissed off!
>
> Signed - An Irate ****ing Australian Citizen.
>
> P.S. Remember what I said above about the picture and getting someone
> to confirm that it's me? Well, my family has been in this country
> since 1788 when one of my forefathers arrived in a convict ship
> I have served in the military and have had security clearances up the
> yingyang. I was aide de camp to the Governor of our State for three
> years, and I have been doing volunteer work for the CMF for about five
> years. However, I have to get someone 'important' to verify who I am
> -- you know someone like my doctor WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
> COMMUNIST ****ING CHINA!!!


Best Regards

FOR SALE !

After 7 years, it has been decided to call time on the City Lotto.

While in 2006 the Lotto funded the Under-age section of the club to the tune of 20,000 Euro the sales in 2007, especially since the Jackpot was last won in March, have been at such low level that continuing with the draw had become unsustainable.

Various attempts have been made over the years to increase sales , e.g. the addition of the Bonus draw; sales through the on-line shop and more recently a link up with Locallotto.ie but sales remained stubbornly low. The sales on-line were especially disappointing with a figure of fewer than 1% of registered Forum members taking up this option.

It has therefore been decided that the best option at this point is to call a halt, recharge the batteries and explore alternative methods of fundraising, starting with a clean sheet.

Over the years many friends have been made at various locations at which the Lotto draws were held throughout the City and County.

We would like to express our gratitude to all who helped make the Lotto a success while it lasted - publicans, volunteers and of course our loyal customers.

I am left now with 2 problems :

1. What the **** do I now do on Monday nights - and no, watching the Premiersh1t on T.V. is NOT an option.

2. As it is no longer needed, we have for sale a used Lotto machine, in perfect working order. As a guide, a new one costs approx. 600 Euro. If any one knows of a club or organisation looking for such a machine, send me a P.M.


CITY LOTTO COMMITTEE.

Question for Hoggy

I have no respect for any of the terrorist organisations, be it the IRB/IRA/PIRA/RIRA/CIRA/INLA etc.

The above is a quote by you from the "Irish Independence Day" thread.

How do you feel therefore about F.G. going into coalition with the Labour party, seeing as most of the major players in that party are from the former Democratic Left/The workers Party/ Sinn Féin, the workers party/ Official I.R.A. ??