Shannon

[Dumptruck]

Keogh's position must be untenable at this stage, nearly got us relegated last season, and shocking result to the start of the league campaign against our rivals

The results are not the most worrying aspect though. The worrying thing is that the speculation regarding players moving on because Stephen is at the helm , has been there since he was appointed. Now of course it could be rubbish, but the fact that nothing changes and the same speculation arises, is not good.
No doubt that Stephen is a decent lad and wants to do the best for the club, it's not happening. Rumours of power struggles within the executive, cliques appearing all over the gaff and seemingly nothing being done to sort the issue out.

Very disconcerting.

[sparks]

Havent paid my subs for the past two seasons as a result of the carry on out there. There doesnt seem to be any forward thinking.

[bannerman]

Good stuff! When the club are going through arough patch and could do with all the money they can get, you decide not to pay your subs. You obviously have a gripe but when the only place that you can have your say that counts comes up (ie AGMs) you won't have your say because your not a member and would prefer to air your grievance some where else. Great Stuff, Kid!!

[brightspark]

Is that a Shannon thing calling everyone "kid !"

[bannerman]

Let's just say its a term of endearment for a fellow club member ....or former member I should say.

[sparks]

No discussion about the result yesterday - embarrassing!! Wasnt at the game but to lose by 40 points - might as well be relegated already.

[superstar]

have they lost that many players or whats happening? Is the coaching that bad. I know keogh is new to it but cahill should be well able for the backs and they seem to be all over the place too.

worrying times that was a shocking result!

[sparks]

Something is fairly rotten in the state of Shannon RFC! Couldnt field a team for the Munster Senior Cup - ****ing disgrace! And then to fob it saying they couldnt play it coonagh....the mind boggles. Keogh has to go!

[Bitter As A Lemon]

How can they not field a team?

[superstar]

better still why cant Coonagh not be used? or thomond park..

the brnach should force them to play the game.

[sparks]

From what I heard they asked OC for use of their pitch and said OC said they wouldnt allow them. YM called OC to see if they would allow it, and OC said they had told shannon that they would allow it to go ahead. So I guess SRFC then said they couldnt field a team, hence YM getting a bye to the next round.

[Duffman]

The 3rds match is going ahead in Coonagh tomorrow?? Whats the problem with the pitch?

[McCloud]

The 3rds match is going ahead in Coonagh tomorrow?? Whats the problem with the pitch?

Nothing wrong with the pitch. Problem is to do with no lighting in the car park. H & S issue.

[sparks]

Haha i heard it was because there were no barriers at the end of the pitch!!

[McCloud]

Heard wrong so.

[Duffman]

A real pickle Shannon are in so, its a shame you arent Tenants of a world class stadium only down the road.....

"While still a Junior Club, Shannon became co-tenants with Bohemians RFC at the Munster RFU-owned grounds at famed Thomond Park." - http://www.shannonrfc.com/club/history.htm

[Bitter As A Lemon]

A real pickle Shannon are in so, its a shame you arent Tenants of a world class stadium only down the road.....

"While still a Junior Club, Shannon became co-tenants with Bohemians RFC at the Munster RFU-owned grounds at famed Thomond Park." - http://www.shannonrfc.com/club/history.htm

Wait til the back pitch is ready again Duffman.

[Dumptruck]

Wait til the back pitch is ready again Duffman.

The wagons will be circled , but at the moment and I really really hate saying this , it's more like,

[sparks]

Heard wrong so.

Heard the truth, why wasnt Thomond Park used? Were they not allowed play in OC either?

[McCloud]

Heard the truth, why wasnt Thomond Park used? Were they not allowed play in OC either?

AFAIK the management in Thomond Park would have to agree to the match being moved there. Maybe they didn't? Don't know what the story is with OC as I wasn't part of that discussion. Tell you what why not rejoin the club and you can ask about it at the next AGM

I can only tell you what I was told last night during training at that was the problem with no lighting at the car park.

[sparks]

Might have to do that so Mc

[Bitter As A Lemon]

AFAIK the management in Thomond Park would have to agree to the match being moved there. Maybe they didn't? Don't know what the story is with OC as I wasn't part of that discussion. Tell you what why not rejoin the club and you can ask about it at the next AGM

I can only tell you what I was told last night during training at that was the problem with no lighting at the car park.

And when was the game fixed for Friday night McCloud? Also, can they not just move the game to Saturday or Sunday?

[A Real Shannon Fan]

Long time reader, first time poster - Sparks where are your sources from out of interest? Anyone who has been out to Coonagh in the last few years knows that there are no lights in the car park. It is expected that almost 1,000 people will come to this match and as Im sure it dosnt take much to understand: no lights, with that many people and cars is not going to work well. Also rules of Senior rugby state that the pitch must be enclosed by a fence, there is also no fence surrounding the pitch. There have been efforts all week to get this match moved but no club would allow it played on their pitch, understandable as most have their own games and underage to accomodate. Thomond Park is being kept for the Heineken Cup next week. Shannon were absolutely able to field a team this weekend so check your sources there too.

Also previously you have stated that due to a "power struggle" on the exec you havnt paid your membership, I think you are also a tad confused about this, you may have noticed that our VP had to take two roles this year as no club members came forward, surely a so called "power struggle" would mean that there would be pleantly vying for this job to give their two cents. Wrong again my friend.

Maybe its a good thing you arnt a member this year, with members like you who needs enemys

[Bitter As A Lemon]

Why not move the game to Sat or Sun?

[McCloud]

And when was the game fixed for Friday night McCloud? Also, can they not just move the game to Saturday or Sunday?

No idea when the game was fixed for Friday tbh. The reason given for moving it From Saturday originally was the Munster match, I assume this still stands. AFAIK Sunday was put forward and it was refused.

[Woggas]

Dear All

Please note that the MSC game between Shannon V Young Munster due to be played this evening has been postponed.

Shannon R.F.C. has a proud tradition of competing in the Munster Senior Challenge Cup stretching back one hundred and twenty years to 1892 when, as a junior club, Shannon played Garryowen in the competition for the first time. Since gaining senior status Shannon has competed in the cup for fifty unbroken years, and has won the cup on nineteen occasions.

This weekends Munster Senior Cup fixture was originally fixed for Coonagh on Friday night at 7.30, under lights. Health and safety concerns have dictated that Coonagh is unavailable for this Friday night. Having offered several alternatives, including playing the game next Sunday afternoon in Coonagh no agreement on an alternative was reached.

Shannon R.F.C. remain committed to this premier provincial competition, inaugurated in 1886, and remain available to play this fixture on a mutually agreed date in the future.

Yours in Sport

Vincent Ryan President, Shannon RFC.

[sparks]

Long time reader, first time poster - Sparks where are your sources from out of interest? Anyone who has been out to Coonagh in the last few years knows that there are no lights in the car park. It is expected that almost 1,000 people will come to this match and as Im sure it dosnt take much to understand: no lights, with that many people and cars is not going to work well. Also rules of Senior rugby state that the pitch must be enclosed by a fence, there is also no fence surrounding the pitch. There have been efforts all week to get this match moved but no club would allow it played on their pitch, understandable as most have their own games and underage to accomodate. Thomond Park is being kept for the Heineken Cup next week. Shannon were absolutely able to field a team this weekend so check your sources there too.

Also previously you have stated that due to a "power struggle" on the exec you havnt paid your membership, I think you are also a tad confused about this, you may have noticed that our VP had to take two roles this year as no club members came forward, surely a so called "power struggle" would mean that there would be pleantly vying for this job to give their two cents. Wrong again my friend.

Maybe its a good thing you arnt a member this year, with members like you who needs enemys

I am hardly going to reveal my sources now ARSF

You are right, anyone who has been in Coonagh knows there are no lights in the car park and I am sure it doesn't take much to question why it was scheduled for Coonagh during the evening when certain conditions would not be safe/suitable for spectators?? In terms of other venues being made available, it is my understanding that an alternative venue was available as I listed above, but that it was made apparent by SRFC to be unavailable. Surely a week would be enough to allow SRFC one of the ground's tenants to play there. Hopefully when the back pitch is fully recovered this will no longer be an problem.

Yes in seasons past, where I have attended AGM's there were people who clearly deserved a chance to be on the committee but were denied, have probably not have had much interest in applying for said positions, things change, people have work/life commitments that might not allow for such dedication/funding towards the club.

I may not be a member of the club this year or the last but I will always be a SRFC supporter, and have been since I was a young lad! I just dont want to see the club that I love continue on its downward spiral, we were lucky last year to avoid relegation but this year could be the year that we drop out of the top, after a humiliatiing start to the campaign!

[A Real Shannon Fan]

Well your sources have thus far proved wrong, do you honestly think that by fueling fire on a rugby website that its going to help the club you "love"? Also as all Shannon members know Thomond Park only provides the club with a limited number of games on the pitch, they have trouble getting AIL fixtures months in advance - why do you think that a week is enough notice for the Branch to allow a game go ahead? It's time to stop pointing the fingers, spreading gossip and get behind the players and the club as a whole and offer support.

Looking at some of the things you have said in the past it appears that you have a vendetta against someone in the club or the club as a whole - why not write a letter to the exec and let them know your grieviences?

Shannon's time will come again, but for now its time to regroup and offer every support to a young and inexperienced side rather than sniping on a website

[sparks]

Well your sources have thus far proved wrong, do you honestly think that by fueling fire on a rugby website that its going to help the club you "love"? Also as all Shannon members know Thomond Park only provides the club with a limited number of games on the pitch, they have trouble getting AIL fixtures months in advance - why do you think that a week is enough notice for the Branch to allow a game go ahead? It's time to stop pointing the fingers, spreading gossip and get behind the players and the club as a whole and offer support.

Looking at some of the things you have said in the past it appears that you have a vendetta against someone in the club or the club as a whole - why not write a letter to the exec and let them know your grieviences?

Shannon's time will come again, but for now its time to regroup and offer every support to a young and inexperienced side rather than sniping on a website

So say you - how do you know my source is wrong? Where are your sources coming from? Only listening to what ever tripe is fed out?

As for fueling fire, there's no fire without smoke and clearly there is a lot of smoke about. If I am not mistaken the Branch should be able to allow a game to go ahead, as they are part of the governing body and its two clubs from the same branch/same city. The game should never have been moved from the Saturday if things were going to turn out this way. I dont have any vendetta - I just thought people with fresh idea's/outlook should have been brought in, in the past. Maybe thats why they are not so forthcoming with applications given their past experiences.

As for our time coming again - sure why not! We have done it before, and please God we will again. And we still one of the most successful clubs in Ireland - that will hopefully never change. I do support the team, but something needs to change to stop the slide of the club, and that unfortunately like every other club/sport stops at the manager's feet. Its only two games in, but last season was dire too, and the year before that! Its time to appoint someone that knows what they are doing.

[brightspark]

Well your sources have thus far proved wrong, do you honestly think that by fueling fire on a rugby website that its going to help the club you "love"? Also as all Shannon members know Thomond Park only provides the club with a limited number of games on the pitch, they have trouble getting AIL fixtures months in advance - why do you think that a week is enough notice for the Branch to allow a game go ahead? It's time to stop pointing the fingers, spreading gossip and get behind the players and the club as a whole and offer support.

Looking at some of the things you have said in the past it appears that you have a vendetta against someone in the club or the club as a whole - why not write a letter to the exec and let them know your grieviences?

Shannon's time will come again, but for now its time to regroup and offer every support to a young and inexperienced side rather than sniping on a website

Welcome to munsterfans, by the way, sniping is what we do best on this website. Check a few of the other threads if you don't believe me !