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Friday, December 14, 2007

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By Cathy Byrne @ Friday, December 14, 2007 3:55 PM

Congratulations on your new website

By savman @ Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:00 PM

Good to see our €10 subs are gettin well spent chief :)

By Geraldinho @ Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:06 PM

After being out nearly 2 months with an injury
Geraldinho makes his comeback 27/12/07

By Geraldinho @ Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:11 PM

How the table stands after the weekend

Team P W D L F A Pts
East Wall Wharf 11 9 2 0 39 12 29
Boot Road Celtic 10 7 2 1 30 14 23
Palmerstown Ath 10 6 3 1 30 19 21
Sandyhill Celtic 9 6 2 1 21 9 20
Ring Common 10 6 1 3 27 15 19
Phoenix Rovers 12 6 1 5 18 22 19
Aston Village 8 4 1 3 12 11 13
Swords Manor 10 2 4 4 12 19 10
Ashbourne Utd 8 2 3 3 16 12 9
Blessington FC 7 2 2 3 7 17 8
Virginians FC 7 2 1 4 10 16 7
Dingle Utd 9 2 0 7 20 26 6
Castletymon Celtic 9 2 0 7 17 25 6
Foxfield United 8 2 0 6 11 21 6
Hot Press MGB 10 0 0 10 8 40 0
Idle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

By Anthony Hale @ Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:46 PM

To all the staff and players at the football club,wish you all the best in the defence of your trophy and for the rest of the season.
PS:Des ban all players from eating mince pies and cream over the christmas(especially you Dena HA HA HA.)

By ruud1 @ Monday, December 17, 2007 12:38 AM

hi anto
pity your not still with the rovers would of loving to see how they did had you still been involved.

By keith kennyaka de kennyo @ Monday, December 17, 2007 2:33 PM

up the sandyhill

By kbutterly @ Monday, December 17, 2007 4:39 PM

Well done des looking good . Glad to see yous are going strong

By chucksey @ Monday, December 17, 2007 6:03 PM

nice to see the web site up and running just to let yous no the lay out of next thursday phoenix v saint pats sunday ko 12 o clock ref sean kidd saint pats sat v belclare 1pm ref sean kidd 3rd 4th play off ko 2.15pm then the final ko 3.15 in the 3rd 4th play off if it goes to penos they will be sudden death the trophy and medals will be presented to the tems in the fingal house straight after the final UP THE SAINTS

By Paul Lee @ Monday, December 17, 2007 6:04 PM

Congrats on the website lads.Best of luck for the rest of the season too.

By Anto @ Monday, December 17, 2007 8:06 PM

de site looks deadly fair play..great win de week end sets us up nicely 4 next week COME ON ROVER

By Will Waldron @ Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:40 PM

Well done to all at Phoenix Rovers on your new website. It should give people a good idea of Phoenix Rovers FC and your Players & Commitee. And a big congrats to Des on all the hard work you do at PRFC and to the rest of your Committee. Best of luck in the Tournament.

By Dena @ Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:03 PM

alright lads...
are we planning a session after this tournament on the 27th???
as for anto, you know me, i have the best intentions..
but hey i like food, is that crime???
take it easy everyone..
wont see most of you till the 27th so have a great christmas lads...
till next time,
dena out :-)

By Dave Stevenson (ex-rover) :-( @ Friday, December 21, 2007 1:06 AM

Fair play des n john, d site looks v good, table doesnt look 2 bad either. wots d story on guests playing dis tournament this year??

By des @ Monday, December 24, 2007 1:20 PM

hi lads
merry christmas to you all and heres hoping to a great 2008.see you all on the 27th december.

By des @ Friday, December 28, 2007 11:02 AM

well done to all the lads in the tournament.after a 1-0 win against pats sunday we were very unlucky to lose the final 3-2 to pats sat who are an excellent side with a very dodgy offside decision and also down to 10 men.best of luck to the teams involved and we be back next year to get our trophy.

By savman @ Friday, December 28, 2007 3:57 PM

"dodgy" = 2 miles

By Mick Leonard (Club Captain) @ Friday, December 28, 2007 5:20 PM

Great Display by the lads yesterday. After winning ur first game 1.0 (we didn't really break a sweat) we gave the Pats first team a right run for their oney and we were harshly done by for the second goal and were down to 10 men for the remainder of the game. Well done to the bys again and lets carry this form into the second half of this season. As for the mince pies' I think Pheono ate half the box with Dena !!!!!!!!! ha ha

By Anto @ Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:32 AM

alrite lads fair play de other day we can all be happy we made a great account of our slefs and de club happy new year ladz

By chucksey @ Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:38 AM

well done and a big thank you to phoenix rovers for the games on thursday its a credit to yous for the spirit the games where played in thats the toughest game we've had all season can someone just pass it on to dena he owes our club 3 match balls best fo luck for the rest of the season

By Dena @ Monday, December 31, 2007 11:54 AM

look lads i dont mind u slagging me about the mince pies, but please dont slag MY david about his little belly.. he is a little bit touchy on that subject :-) chucksey how could i owe you 3 balls. all my shots shaved the crossbar... i thought there was a net behind the goal for balls that went just over :-) seriously though well done lads, we gave a really good footballing side a tough game and they are a couple of divisions above us.. it makes you think if we could perform consistently then we could do really well for the rest of this season. so come on rovers, lets get stuck in. till next time, take care

By des @ Friday, January 04, 2008 6:35 PM

it is with regret that gerry mc guinness has decided to leave phoenix rovers to join up with orchard united .he has been a good player for us over the last year and a half and a good club person so on behalf of myself and john and the players of phoenix rovers we wish him well.

By des @ Friday, January 04, 2008 6:37 PM

by the way i forgot..........players wanted.

By Geraldinho @ Saturday, January 05, 2008 12:01 PM

Thanks Des it was a pleasure playing for you and a great bunch of lads, i will still be at the matches to cheer the lads on. Lads keep the numbers up its second half of the season you have a great chance of finally getting promoted. As for those of you who love "Geraldinho" i will be signing auto graphs in the aul complex next sunday.LADS DONT LET YOURSELF AND DES DOWN KEEP UP THE HARD WORK. SEE YOUS SOON

By dena @ Monday, January 07, 2008 1:32 PM

why is ger gone???

By des @ Monday, January 07, 2008 7:32 PM

gerry is better answering for himself but i think he just wanted to try another team and in fairness he did it right by waiting till january.......although he was injured for over a month.

By glen kearney @ Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:46 AM

des dont call training off tonight ill pay for it myself if i have too lol

By Cathy Byrne @ Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:18 PM

Photos and captions are brilliant,really enjoyed them.
Well done!

By Mick Leonard @ Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:27 PM

Fairwell to Gerry. You've been a great asset to the team over the last year. Hope all goes well with the new team. I heard Orchard United play in Red. Theres red tight tank tops going cheap in Champion Sports Ger. We all know how you like to show off that six pk of yours. Ha Ha.
Seriously : Hope all goes well for ye mae.

By savman @ Friday, January 11, 2008 1:21 AM

6pack?! That's a full keg.

Some good pics there now Des, top of the google beckons :)

By Charlo @ Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:07 PM

Good site Desy and best of luck to the rest of the team for the remainder.

Any chance Des if you could use CAPS at the start of sentance's :))

By savman @ Monday, January 14, 2008 3:39 AM

Same with yerself and the spell checker Charlo bud...

:)

By Denis @ Monday, January 14, 2008 1:20 PM

just a short note from myself to wish peter rodgers all the best in his recovery from the attack on him on sunday night. im sure everyone from phoenix rovers would join me in wishing him a speedy recovery.

By savman @ Monday, January 14, 2008 1:43 PM

What happened horse?

By dena @ Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:48 AM

2 fellas attacked him in the deputy mayor. lost his hand. he is stable now and hopefully the operation will be a success and his hand will be ok with time

By anto k @ Friday, January 18, 2008 7:33 PM

alrite lads deathly picture of de team in 2004 in daler

By des @ Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:19 PM

hi lads well done sat no shame in that result we did our best with what was available to us.cheers.

By dena @ Saturday, January 26, 2008 11:40 AM

dying for a game.... aaaaaaaah
sorry i missed training on thursday boys.
had to do the daddy thing :-)

By des @ Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:11 PM

alright lads.as you know i dont mind lads missing training for genuine reasons but what gets on my wick big time is fellas ringing me at 8.10pm telling me they are not training.in 20 mins thursday night i had 4 texts with lads missing.so come on fellas cop on if your not going to be there try let me know earlier.cheers.

By Ger @ Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:56 PM

Whats d Crack lads,bet some of you dont know that Des was a decent player himself when he was a bit younger and a bit slimmer than his is today.He went on trials with Bournement 1st Divison at the time and had Harry Rednapp ringing him to go back over.I tried Knee Capping him once or twice! because he was an arse now and again.In anyway if he is half the Manager as he was a player yis are doing well.Keep up the good work "STAN"or is it Mr Mourhrinio.

By dena @ Friday, February 01, 2008 9:53 AM

yeah trust me ger we HAVE heard that...
you can still see some of the old magic :-)
and its more like stan than mourinho

By des @ Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:09 PM

congratulations to steo and his girlfriend on the birth of their twin girls keeley and brooke.you thought you had it easy with big burly centre halves kicking lumps out of you steo these two girls will sort you out fairly quick.best of luck from all at p.r.f.c.

By Sav @ Friday, February 08, 2008 2:25 PM

Congratulations Steo bud

By anto.b @ Friday, February 08, 2008 11:53 PM

Congrats steo des is right the twins will have ya wrecked

By des @ Saturday, February 09, 2008 9:15 PM

excelent stuff on saturday lads everyone of you put in a fine effort and it was a decent result for us ringcommon will beat alot of sides this year.it actually probably helped or performance going down to ten men because the extra effort was there for all to see.this result means nothing if we dont carry it forward to next week so come on lads valentines night or not lets see you all training thursday night because i still love you.

By Sav @ Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:37 PM

Make sure yiz do the biz nxt week lads, I'll be thinkin of ye from Las Vegas :)

By des @ Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:55 PM

take a look at the league table lads should give you the incentive to believe we might be able to push for promotion this year.yes teams do have games in hand on us but still have to play us and we are finished with east wall.so come on the rovers.

By Vinny Sandyhill @ Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:49 AM

Cheers for the heads up on your site. Best of luck for the rest of the season, although we definitely owe ye one in the league! www.sandyhillceltic.net

By GLEN @ Friday, February 15, 2008 12:17 PM

ok lads ashbourne at home if we up the game and beat them 18-0 and boot road celtic lose we go second ps bootroad are away.
hope yous enjoyed valentines day the crap i went through to go training on thursday and then cancelled any way good win on sat will make up for it

By Mick @ Friday, February 15, 2008 1:48 PM

Super win last week lads. Delighted to hear the news while I was away. Lets focus on the job in hand this saturday and show the rest of the leauge what were capable of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 points is a must.

By dena @ Friday, February 15, 2008 3:54 PM

see lads i stood up last saturday and said i wouldnt be training because my missus wud kill me if i broke the plans for valentines... you all laughed.... truth off the matter is a few of you were in the same boat but hadnt got the crown jewels to say it in case u were laughed at... honesty is the best approach boys. then other boys wouldnt have had to waste there time turning up because des would have cancelled if he had have known lads couldnt make it. anyway we have about 15 games in the league left and i think we can push on for a strong second half to the season and push for promotion with second spot, i really do, were improving. so come on lets keep it going, lets go for it. try make 2nd ours and hope easy wall fall apart!! its possible :-)

By dena @ Friday, February 15, 2008 3:56 PM

thats east wall......... ;-)

By outsider looking in @ Friday, February 15, 2008 10:44 PM

dena is right you know.let the manager know well in advance and im sure he will reschedule or cancel.anyway best of luck for the rest of the season i think you might surorise a few teams if you knuckle down.

By dena @ Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:24 PM

HERE HERE BRIAN

By glen @ Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:40 PM

herer here brian to what i think i missed a comment

By Savo in Vegas @ Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:52 PM

WTF happened sat? Shocking result but typical rovers up and down every week...

By dena @ Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM

hey glen, brians comment is in des's resignation section. just to let you know lads that i am the only original committee member and founding member of the club which i was part of starting in 2001. theres nno way im letting this club just fold without a damn good fight. ill be taking over as manager. so i expect to see everyone pulling together and helping me to help the club, OUR club get through this. this is when people need to stand up and be counted.... so lads training at 8.30 on thursday at the ballymun comp. lets have a good turnout. i be in touch with everyone by phone by the end od the day. P.S whoever left that good riddance message on our website is a total fool who doesnt know how much work des has put into this club.

By des @ Monday, February 18, 2008 4:33 PM

alright lads just to stop some of the confusion that seems to be going on i am still the secretary of the club meaning i deal with the league referees opposition and this website and other general duties involved in running the club.

By Anto @ Monday, February 18, 2008 7:13 PM

alright lads lets put last weeks match down 2 a bad day at de office cause thats all it was ........it happends 2 de best of them .........lets take de positivies out of the MATCH we all know that glen is a very good center midfielder now.... i though pheno was excellent ... ........... but de one thing that stood out 2 me was after the match ~ people argueing...... it showed that people actually genuinly care for the team a sort of love.......everbody was hurting...you just had 2 look at de dissapointment on everybodys face .....it makes me hourered 2 play for a club witch people care so much about.....ps i wasnt drunk when i wrote this

By des @ Monday, February 18, 2008 7:31 PM

excellent post anto you should write poems mate.

By Anto Hale @ Monday, February 18, 2008 11:18 PM

I'm sure u'll be missed now u've took a back seat role Des,sure not to worry boss u might get offered the Liverpool job come June.PS. Dena wish u all the best although i did't know u had ur coaching badge's!!!!!!!!!

By john @ Monday, February 18, 2008 11:52 PM

as you know lads i also stepped down on saturday and i just want to wish the team and denis the best of luck for the rest of the season.

By dena @ Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:37 AM

super post anto.
people should read that and remember what it felt like on saturday... how embarressing it was, not only the result but more importantly people turning on their own team mates on the side of the pitch after the game... remember it lads, dont forget it and lets make sure it doesnt happen again!!! lets walk off a pitch win, lose or draw and say "i gave all i can". thats all anybody can ask of you.. COME ON THE ROVERS

By glen @ Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:46 PM

see john and best of luck ill miss those wonder free kicks lol

By chucksey @ Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:25 PM

sad to hear of des,s departure as manager men of des character are few and far between looking in from the outside you can only admire all the hard work he has done for phoenix rovers ,as a former member of phoenix rovers it amazes me to see how the club could through there own naievity lose great club men of the calibre of des and previously paul lee (i no des is still secretary)maybe in time the players might realise that they worked alongside 2 of the most honerable men in junior football.best of luck to dena as the new manager (welcome to hell)

By dena @ Friday, February 22, 2008 11:10 PM

thanks for the post chucksey, i wish myself all the best of luck too :-) ill give it a bash and do the best i can, its all i can do!! your right in your comments about the 2 boys i.e des and previously paul lee. but they are grown men who gave all they could to the club for as long as they possibly could in the managerial role.. unfortunately they through personal circumstances had to cease that role, but they are both still very much part of the clubs history. paul is still in touch and if called upon would gladly offer help, advice etc etc and des is staying on to do secretary which as everyone who knows what is involved in that job will understand basically keeps the club alive and kicking. i have now decided as the only orginal founding member of phoenix rovers to TRY take on the baton from des and with his help hopefully we can continue to bring phoenix on to bigger and better things... i can assure you it wasnt through naievity from the players or the committee that des or paul gave up managing the team... they just felt they had brought things on the playing side of the club as far as they could. finally can i wish you all the luck for the rest of the season as it would be great to see some of our former club members winning some silverware and showing the powers that be that there is more than just the one club in the ballymun area.. oh and hopefully we will see you lot next year at the tournament to get our trophy back :-)

By Charlo @ Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:28 PM

It's a sad sad day and huge loss Des stepping down as manager from the team he put 200% in every day to manage, support and keep the team just surviving. (I know all this, i work with him and plus helped manage for a year in my 2 seasons there)

People give up alot to commit to playing for any team, but some teams commit and concentrate on football for just 90mins on a staurday, that first and foremost should be respected from all and is not really asking for too much. Enjoy playing 'ball but dont overdo it.

Some good lads there i can call mates and wish rovers all the best but Des look on the bright side, at least your mobile bill be down, you can take a lunch and your work commitments will go up now.

By des @ Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:11 PM

alright lads thanks for all the support i have recieved since i decided to step down as manager.but its time to stop talking about me there is a club still there which we all need to support and make sure still survives so lets put all our efforts into that i know i am.i appreciate there will be theeting problems from the begining but im sure the new manager giving time and help from us all we can look back at the end of this season and call it a success after all the turmoil that would be a success to me.remember at this stage of the season we are only halfway in the league and have won more league games at this stage than in previous seasons so lets see how high we can finish.lets get the bloody finger out and stop feeling sorry for ourselves because if we dont well then we are f****d.
p.s. charlo not many jobs get a lunch from 12.50pm to 2.10 it just means that with me been off the phone we be able to extend it further ha.

By des @ Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:17 PM

unfortunately shane smyth(savo) has decided to leave phoenix rovers.im sure you will echo my words when i say he has been a fantastic player for us over the last few seasons and a true gent.on a personal note and i know he wont like me saying it but in all the teams i played for and the few i managed he is without doubt one of the best players i have come across in junior football.on behalf of phoenix rovers and myself all the best boss.

By dena @ Monday, February 25, 2008 10:52 AM

alright lads,
saturday is gone... we conceded a couple of sloppy goals to say the least against a good footballing side, we cant hand good sides goals and expect to win games... anyway i just want lads to keep the heads up.. and try go with things that i have tried and will be trying in future games. we have maybe 3 new players coming up to us in the next week or two so hopefully that will strengthen us up a little. so dig in lads, the atmosphere isnt great at the moment within the club but its up to us to change that and come back better than ever. finally id like to say farewell to savo, we will miss you and i never wanted you to leave but thanks again and good luck. training at 8.30 thursday. see you all then... COME ON THE ROVERS

By Paul Lee @ Monday, February 25, 2008 7:16 PM

Many thanks to Denis and Chucksy for the nice comments.It is sad to hear of the troubles the rovers are having and have had.I lived and breathed rovers for almost 4 years and with a bit of luck here and there we(and i still say we) may have had a trophy or 2 to show off but it was not to be.As Des and Dennis know i just couldn't go on giving it as much as it needed for various reasons and was Delighted that Des took over things and he did a terrific job and is a thoroughly nice guy to top it off.Its now time for everyone at the rovers to take stock and really stick together and work hard for the CLUB.Get behind Denis and give it everything there is to give and things will get better.Hope to see a few matches before the season is out.best of luck for the rest of this season.

By anto @ Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:14 PM

Best of luck savo delighted 2 have played with you sad ta see you go man

By Sav @ Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:16 PM

Cheers lads and good luck for the season, I'll be keeping an eye out for the results ;)

By dena @ Friday, February 29, 2008 1:07 PM

playing palmerstown tommorrow lads. meeting at one o clock at the usual spot. were the old toms shop used to be in poppintree... see ya there.
DENA

By Mick Leonard @ Friday, February 29, 2008 1:28 PM

Just a quick note to say best of luck to Savo.
It was a pleasure to play with him and I'll second Des's comments that he would be one of the best players that I have ever played with.
An absolute rock in defence.
All the best sav' keep in touch man !!!!!!!!

By des @ Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:06 PM

Alright lads.unfortunately this is a strong post but for the sake of the club i just want to put it out there.after speaking to dena on sat it is very likely that the club might not last till the end of the season.as seen on the report of last saturdays match it is ridicolous that players arrive when they feel like it and also at training and then with players pulling out of the team altogether with an hour to kick off.in fairness to dena he stepped up to the job and is just about holding it together but he needs all your help as well as mine behind the scenes.if we still want a phoenix rovers lads its time to stop all this bulls*** and get the bloody finger out its your club not mine or denas.anyone who reads this post within the club let your team mates know whats going on as i know some dont have access to computer.
To the lads that have left the club recently for whatever reason i have to say im a little disappointed as you cant play for anyone else only as a banger because transfer window is closed so why not finish out the season with phoenix at least your guaranteed a competitive game of ball.
The next week or so is crucial in the history of our club lads it depends on you and without getting too sentimental i hope you all know what the phoenix bird on your crest on your jersey means so lets show that meaning a bit of bloody respect.

By Sav @ Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:18 PM

Des if the serial offenders can't be arsed showing up while you and John are in charge, what makes you think anything would change under Dena? I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I could no longer be bothered wasting my time on the pitch having argument after argument with my own team mates. Obviously some folks are just immune to criticism altogether.

Naturally, the drastic change of management moved the goalposts for me and possibly a few others too but to be honest these are not things that should be discussed here for the whole world to see.

By Mick Leonard @ Monday, March 03, 2008 11:33 AM

Lads as club captain I feel its time to start getting the basics right.
ATTITUDE' COMMITMENT' FOCUS is exaclty what gone wrong with our club.
These three attributes are what makes a football club tick and its time we got them back.
Training : Were suppossed to start at 8.30pm and we have players strolling down at 8.40pm and then doing half a session.
Match Day: On saturday we met at 1.00pm and the usual suspects arriving at 1.10-1.15pm.
Prematch Preperation: For the past two weeks in a row our warms ups have been SHITE and the attitude and focus was non existand.
Eight players warmed up on saturday and we looked like 11 year olds walking onto the pitch.
I'm in my fourth season with this club and over those four seasons Poppintree Park became a fortress for other teams. I've been proud to say I played with this team because there was great wars won in Poppintree and this was because we were focused and players made tackles that could have had them hospitalised and scored goals that Kaka would have been proud of.
In my opinion there are less than half a dozen players that actually realise there work that Des and Paul Lee before him actually put in behind the scenes. Myself Des John and Brian met last June to discuss this season and myself and Brian came out with out heads spinning with what we saw at the meeting (figures insurance aul meetings etc)
If players want to continue arriving late warming up like juniors and be happy with just playing a game of ball they should be playing for the Towers FC (PUB TEAM) or sit at home playing pro evo with theirt play stations!!!!!!!
In fairness to Dennis he took the baton from Des and is working his hole off in the backround trying to field a team on saturdays and then train the team so it doesn't helt when people don't return to txt's and don't bother letting him know if there available or not.
From this thursday on I expect to see a full squad ARRIVING ON TIME to train and putting those three attributes back into our club and we once again turn Poppintree Park into the fortress that it is.
ATTITUDE COMMITMENT FOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C u all thursday. Come on the rovers.

By Sav @ Monday, March 03, 2008 11:53 AM

Well said Mick but I'd say you're preaching to the converted chief....

By Danny (Palmerstown Rangers) @ Monday, March 03, 2008 12:20 PM

hope my comment isnt out of place lads but des informed me yis were ina bit of trouble, sounds exactly like us about 3/4 season back. we were close to folding but for thw work of 3/4 ppl and came thru it and won the league last year. dont give up, you may not be enjoying things at the moment but try get to the end of the season and work from there. always had a relationship with Phoenix and would hate to see ye fold. Best of luck and if there's anythin we can do let us know

By Robert Mahony @ Monday, March 03, 2008 12:34 PM

Alrite lads sorry to hear about des's departure he will be sorely missed as he has been the best manager ive played under. to the remaining players of phoenix rovers , some need to get your fingers out , i hear the way some of you's are carrying on the club will go under and that cant be allowed to happen! basic things like turning up on time for matches and training and not pulling "sickies" on champions league match days, good luck for the rest of the season lads you's have a good side , dont throw it away, best of luck saturday against virginians in albert college

By dena @ Monday, March 03, 2008 1:12 PM

right lads lets stop all this talk of the rovers folding... i can tell you that isnt gonna happen!!
we went through a similar spell a couple of years back when we lost some of our better players to pats.. but we got through that. this can happen in a big area like ballymun when there are so many clubs with much more resources than ourselves. even belclare had to abondon one of their sides and have just the one. ards celtic, ballymun town, poppintree celtic, ballymun celtic, park rovers are all clubs that have fallen by the wayside over the years after lots of success. the thing you have to realise is that every club has a lull or a blip or a time of change or challenge if you like every now and then, at the moment phoenix rovers is experiencing how hard it can be to see these times through. we will get there, BUT and this is a big BUT it starts with the players at the club showing a commitment and desire to keep things afloat and come back stronger.. i can honestly say i have been surprised by some(and i say some) of the players lack of interest,desire and pride since i have taken over. however the players who have stayed loyal to the club continue to and i am sure will keep showing 110 opercent commitment to the cause... so finally id like to say lads (you know who you are) get up on thursday, show the right attitude and things will be ok. rest assured i am not resting on my laurels and am actively seeking new players who will come to the club and show the right spirit. a few players who are already at the club, if they show the right reaction to this blip would also be like new signings. so come on... so stand up to the plate.. on a different note id like to on behalf of the management and players of phoenix rovers wish the pats player walshie all the best and a speedy recovery from his injury over the weekend. so lads till then take care. DENA
COME ON THE ROVERS!!!!!!!!!

By Anto k @ Monday, March 03, 2008 6:43 PM

alright lads just a qick one ta say that its great 2 see all de support 4 de club .......... it can only get better lads ......... come on rovers

By chucksey @ Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:47 PM

we at st pats ards went through the exact same senario last season where i stepped down as manager and the club was about to fold only for all our players to show great character and maturity way beyond there years to keep our club alive and play under a new manager who some possibly didnt like or rate but who everyone respected for taking on the job of keeping their club going ill be totally honest i care little if phoenix go under ill be the first at the door of some of your players to sign them for my club ill be the first on the phone to the corpo to get your pitch in poppo but ill be the first to say that while the hearts beating its still alive and if yous all work together with each other and most importantly for each other yous can still keep your club going

By tommy mc k @ Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:30 AM

dont shoot the bird just yet, might just bite ya ,, the phoenix is not dead , sure we always rise ,

By Stevo Aston Village @ Friday, March 07, 2008 12:35 AM

Must admit, don't know how Phoenix Rovers have struggled over the past few weeks. You guys have some super players and a team who every time we have played have fought tooth and nail right to the end. Don't know how many times we have played each other and the score has been 4-3, or 2-3 or 2-1 with an equaliser been scored 2 minutes from the final whistle and then one of the then teams winning it on the final whistle. I also went out to watch yee a few weeks ago where yee won 3-0 with ten men against Ring Common, who are up there challenging for the league, and yee pi**ed all over them. I know a lot goes into the running of a club, sure the amount of times I met Des up in the AUL I was starting to think he lived there. Be a shame to throw away so much effort over the seasons past. Being honest I hope yee keep things together and get through it, which is easily done if everyone rallys together. Want to look forward to resuming the battles against yee next season. Mind you we are now 3 points ahead of yee in the promotion race......!!!!

By des @ Friday, March 07, 2008 7:32 PM

good to see the support our club has recieved from other clubs thanks very much to steven from aston village and danny from palmerstown rangers for your posts.your both great clubs in your own right and yes we have had some great battles in the past and im sure will have in the future.thanks lads.

By Jack Lee @ Friday, March 07, 2008 9:19 PM

To all who care for my beloved Phoenix Rovers.

This club is very close to my heart and i would like to see it ,not only to survive but flourish and
become a major team in junior football in Ireland.
The fantastic effort which was put in to get us
going in the first place still stirs me and it would be a travesty if it should come to an end for WHATEVER reason.
I sincerely hope that we can all get together and
work hard to keep the great dreams we all hoped for at our conception to maintain the stability we require in the short term and get back to planning to reach even futher than
we've always dreamed of.Let the Phoenix rise
again.

Jack Lee
Founder member and STILL
Honourary President of Phoenix Rovers

By des @ Friday, March 07, 2008 9:35 PM

hi jack i never actually met you but from what i heard about you at the begining of phoenix rovers its a pleasure to have you put a post on our website.To try put your mind at ease phoenix rovers is going NOWHERE and following the support we have had from other clubs and individuals i have to say was very uplifting to me and made me realize that the work that has been put in was not in vain.I with the new manager and the players that remain will do all in my power to keep this club alive.
having left a post on the site i hope you become a regular visitor to the site and your views and comments would be greatly appreciated.des.

By dena @ Saturday, March 08, 2008 10:24 AM

here here jack.
thats the spirit and longing for the club we need for it to prosper. not stagnate and fall away. its time for us to get out of the comfort zone, pull together and sort it out. its great to see when the club was waning a little that the "old guard" as i call them (you know who you are ) came back out fighting like a fighter who is punchdrunk but refuses to go down. come on the rovers... lets have it
Dena

By des @ Saturday, March 08, 2008 5:31 PM

Have to say lads it was great to see the support down in albert college on saturday.Its obvious people care for this club with former players and managers and former committee members and friends of the players all there to cheer the lads on.This club is alive and kicking so lets kick off from this and put the last few weeks behind us time to move on.well done to everyone.

By dena @ Sunday, March 09, 2008 10:38 AM

have to say lads im proud of the effort you all
put in yesterday. we have quite a few young players and as a result we could easily have been bullied against a very hard/dirty side. but every single one of you played for each other, the club and personal pride... well done keep it up. great to see the heads on the line to. it really keeps people on their toes... tommy "glassjaw" mckevitt went down like a tonne of bricks. quality stuff. well done mick, using the head. thats experience. 8.30 thursday. till then take care
Dena

By anto @ Monday, March 10, 2008 9:15 PM

well done lads a point away isnt bad great ta see yea back savo huge boost man ....come on rovers

By Sav @ Monday, March 10, 2008 10:14 PM

likewise Anto, some game at Right Full bud...watch ur back Al :)

By Paul Lee @ Friday, March 14, 2008 10:40 AM

Just a quick message before i head off for the weekend.Best of luck tomorrow in the match.A repeat of last weeks efforts and maybe a bit of luck will see us get a decent result.Give it plenty lads!

By tommy mc @ Friday, March 14, 2008 2:19 PM

best of luck sat boys ...

By Sav @ Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:32 PM

Poor result today, losing 4-1 despite taking the lead and missing several guilt edged chances to make the game safe. 2nd half performance was awful, no work ethic at all.

By DES @ Saturday, March 15, 2008 8:55 PM

alright lads.In denas absence and me taking on a caretaker role i would just like to thank all the lads who traveled on sat afternoon in atrocious conditions.we didnt perform and we know it so with other players back next week go put it right and to the lads that didnt travel for whatever reason take a guess as to what i would like to say to you ********.answers on a post card please.

By dena @ Monday, March 17, 2008 3:28 PM

alright lads.
i feared what happened saturday would probably happen so i tried to get the game with castletymon called off but the league wouldnt allow it... anyway from what ive heard its pretty much the same old story. we have nobody to blame but ourselves. attitude, heart and basically desire has to be called into account from certain players within the club... lads we keep beaten ourselves and are becoming a bit of a soft touch. so please have a talk with yourselves. be honest and see were every single one of us can improve.. virginians this week. training thursday 8.30. see ya there

By anto @ Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:54 PM

alrite lads cant wait 4 this match on satderday come on rovers

By savman @ Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:51 PM

admit it anto, ye just wanted the 100th comment :)

By des @ Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:01 PM

Sorry anto no prizes for the 100th comment but thanks for contributing to the site.look lads the site is there for everyones use to comment on any issue within the club or any topic they may feel of interest ie (any other football issues).It just seems to be the same people all the time on the site.granted some may not have access to a computer but lets have more contributions from a wider field at the club.If someone would like to start a topic to get the ball rolling by all means so i will start with this one SUNDAYS MATCH UNITED 3 POOL 1.should get some replies to this ha ha.

By Paul Lee @ Friday, March 21, 2008 3:19 PM

I admire your confidence Des and it would be a great result but i get the feeling pool are due a good result against us.I'm going for 2 draws in the big games on Sunday.

By savman @ Friday, March 21, 2008 4:17 PM

them games always have bore draw written over them, der usually more like chess games than open games of footy. Villa V Sunderland now there's a 6 pointer :)

By tommy mc @ Friday, March 21, 2008 5:54 PM