LFC reserves coming to Ireland

[jimmylibel]

Going to be playing in Dunmanway in Cork on Thursday 6th August against a Dunmanway XI involving League of Ireland and local players.

 

Link

[Maldini]

I wonder if this is part of a mini-tour. It'd be strange to have a one-off game against a small team.

[stressederic]

I wonder if this is part of a mini-tour. It'd be strange to have a one-off game against a small team.

 

Yeah, we usually play Everton twice.

[jimmylibel]

I wonder if this is part of a mini-tour. It'd be strange to have a one-off game against a small team.

 

No idea what it's about.... will try to find out a bit more but literally all I know is what's on that link at the moment.

[jimmylibel]

Kop this –Pool to take on West Cork’s best

By Sean O’Riordan

 

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

 

IT pays to think big – just ask members of a small, rural soccer club who have landed a match against Liverpool.

 

Dunmanway Town XI player David Hall simply called Anfield six weeks ago and asked would the men in red like to travel to west Cork for a game.

 

"I had my reservations when he did it. We have no association with the club and I honestly thought they’d ignore us," club manager John Buckley said.

 

"Now we’re just over the moon."

 

Liverpool won’t be sending Steven Gerrard or Fernando Torres but have promised to field a squad which could include Dutch internationals Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel as well as French under-21 David Ngog and Daniel Agger.

 

The David v Goliath clash will take place at 2pm on August 6, but not on the Dunmanway club’s pitch. "We simply wouldn’t have the space. We’re hoping to attract up to 3,000 fans, so we will be staging the match at Maria Immaculata Community College, in Dunmanway," Mr Buckley said.

 

Liverpool club secretary, Ian Silvester, confirmed yesterday they had accepted the invitation and will fly into Cork the night before the game.

 

"In its decision to hold this game Liverpool FC, who are aware of their enormous fan base in the region, are bringing a taste of the Premier League to all their fans in west Cork," Mr Buckley said.

 

The club were runners up in the West Cork Premier League last season. But they won’t be able to match Liverpool’s firepower.

 

"We are hoping to draft in a couple of League of Ireland players so we can make a game of it. Liverpool are aware of our intention and have no problem with it," Mr Buckley said.

 

Tickets will cost €20 for adults and €10 for children and senior citizens.

 

The club, which has around 300 members, will use the money raised to further develop its pitches and purchase new equipment.

 

It’s unlikely that any fans will travel over from the Kop but then Liverpool needn’t worry as there are thousands of their supporters in Cork who will no doubt be clamouring for tickets.

 

Irish Examiner

[Boca]

Might wander down for this.

[ExCorkExile]

Might head to it as well - only 40 miles from me. Half day from work would do the trick

[jimmylibel]

Thinking of going too.

 

Far more attractive than the Rovers vs Real match I reckon.

[aka Dus]

"I had my reservations when he did it. We have no association with the club and I honestly thought they’d ignore us," club manager John Buckley said.

 

"Now we’re just over the moon."

 

Ha ha!

 

Deadly.

[Boca]

26,000 people have registered an interest. Should be a doddle to get tickets then

[jimmylibel]

26,000 people have registered an interest. Should be a doddle to get tickets then

 

And word hasn't even properly gotten out yet...

[Snookie]

wonder if they will move it to Pairc Ui Chaoimh

[BDB]

Tiny club tackles Liverpool ticket frenzy

By Sean O’Riordan

 

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 

KOP this – a tiny soccer club has received more than 26,000 requests for tickets for a match against one of the biggest teams in the world.

 

Since news broke that Liverpool FC had agreed to play an amateur side in West Cork, the club’s phones have been swamped.

 

Such has been the response that Dunmanway Town are in talks with the FAI to double the amount of fans it can accommodate for the August 6 clash.

 

Initially, the club limited tickets to 3,000 for the game, to be played at Dunmanway’s Maria Immaculata Community College.

 

However, demand from both sides of the water has been such that the club now hopes to double the gate.

 

Dunmanway player David Hall – who was the first to contact the Merseysiders looking for a game – said that his club is looking at building a temporary 5,000-seater stand, with space for another 1,000 fans standing.

 

"For the last six months I’ve been negotiating quite heavily with Liverpool. Previously they weren’t interested in getting their own ticket allocation, but they now want 10% because of the level of interest over there. They have been inundated with requests. We have had calls ourselves from people living in London and Liverpool," Mr Hall said.

 

The club and FAI officials will meet next Friday to carry out a security assessment on the temporary stand. "The FAI’s director of football, Gerry McDermott, and their safety director, Declan McCluskey, have been very good to us. We will be trying to fit in as many fans into the site as safely as possible," he said.

 

The club were offered the use of Turner’s Cross in Cork city for the match, but they declined.

 

Mr Hall said everybody in the town was behind the project. B&Bs and hotels in a 50km radius were filling up fast, he said. "We will require up to 60 security guards on the day. The local GAA club has offered to assist us by providing voluntary stewards."

 

The club are also hoping to set up a tented village for fans in the town centre.

 

It is expected that tickets will go on sale on Saturday, July 11, in Cork, Clonakilty, Dunmanway and Bantry.

 

Liverpool have promised to field a squad that could include Dutch internationals Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel as well as other first-team players such as Daniel Agger.

[Reggie]

1-0 win to the young lads. Great free kick by Pacheco. Dunmanway made an estimated €1m from the game.

 

[Kite]

Liverpool have promised to field a squad that could include Dutch internationals Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel as well as other first-team players such as Daniel Agger.

[aka Dus]

Gardai estimated 15000 came out to Dunmanway for this. For Liverpool U-19s v a junior District League side. In fairly deep West Cork.

[Boca]

Gardai estimated 15000 came out to Dunmanway for this. For Liverpool U-19s v a junior District League side. In fairly deep West Cork.

 

 

Fair dues to the club that organised because they used some great marketing to dupe people into shelling out €40 per ticket to watch a youth team.

 

The same U-19 team played Notts County and Stockport recently as well didn't they? I'd be interested to know how much it was to get in and how many showed up for those games.

[Boca]

Liverpool XI playing Partick Thistle tonight.

 

£10 in at the gate.

[Coyler]

Tickets for the Bohs match were only 20 euro.