Chairman’s End of Season Letter to Fans
After a very disappointing season, we find ourselves relegated to the 3rd tier of Irish league football. As Chairman of the club I take full responsibility for this and can only apologise to all our loyal supporters who have travelled far and wide this season to cheer on our team throughout the campaign.
The Championship was the strongest it’s been in years, and even though we finished on 40 points, a total that would in any other year have seen us safe, we ended up in the promotion/relegation play-offs. Our season wasn’t good enough from Match Day 1, and with the well documented upheaval at the turn of the year, we were left with a total mess with 5 senior players remaining in early January.
Our new management team, to their credit, worked hard to get a squad put together in a notoriously difficult time to even sign a few players, the winter transfer window.
Hand on heart, it’s been the toughest season in my many years in football and it has certainly taken its toll on me and many others involved in the club. We weren’t good enough over the season, and have to regroup and rebuild for next season in the PIL.
We will sit down with the management and discuss how we move forward and stabilise.
On a positive note, I’d like to thank the many fans who attended the last couple of home games. The support was great, and hopefully many of you will become regular fans next season.
Your Chairman,
James Kirk.
