Posts Tagged ‘drogheda’
In all of the coverage surrounding the debacle of Drogheda United’s near collapse, there has been little clear exposure, at least on the national stage, of the planning decisions that frustrated the club’s dream of a new stadium.
Miguel Delaney has a decent piece in the Tribune, tracing the development of a new mood of reality within Irish football.
Daniel McDonnell is one of the small band of sports reporters in the Irish media capable of giving a credible, considered perspective on the national league.
Here, in his 2008 review, he doesn’t shirk from the negatives of last season but nor does he allow off-the-pitch gloom overshadow the achievements of players and managers.
A decent write-up by Miguel Delaney in the Tribune, outlining fans’ efforts to keep their clubs afloat, while the Sports Minister dreams up absurd plans for the English Premiership.
More financial mayhem, but this time very close to the edge, as Drogheda fail to pay staff and players, again, according to Setanta.
If the LoI has a grievance over the paucity of press coverage, it is also true to say that some clubs are their own worst enemies in this regard.
In the credit-where-it’s-due department, the Indo gives a decent airing to Sean Prunty’s complaint about his allegedly poor treatment by Drogheda.
