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For many of us, Terryland Park was the nearest we got to the San Siro back in the 1970s and 1980s. It was the most senior level of soccer we could get to see without getting on a plane to do so, and that was unheard of in those days.

It has been a difficult week for many League of Ireland supporters in Galway and the west of Ireland, with the realisation that for a lot of us there will no longer be a team to support at Terryland Park. Since 1977, a team representing everyone in Galway has played at the Dyke Road venue.

Salthill Devon’s League of Ireland team will today be rebranded as SD Galway FC and play its League of Ireland fixtures at Terryland Park for the upcoming season, but FAI chief executive John Delaney believes the Galway United Supporters’ Trust can still play a role in League of Ireland football in the west.

Galway United are unlikely to have any representation in the Airtricity League in 2012 following a meeting with FAI officials at Terryland Park last Friday.

A special open meeting for all Galwegians interested in supporting a new licensing application for Galway United will be held in the Claddagh Hall on Sunday (7pm).

For some reason the game of soccer seemed to be popular with Claddagh people. In the 1930s there were at least three teams representing the area. Claddagh Rangers were playing senior soccer, the equivalent of League of Ireland today, Old Claddonians were fielding teams, and by 1937, Galway Rovers were developing a youth team as well as a junior side. In their early days Rovers had no clubhouse, though the Old Malt pub could be described as a hangout, as could the Atlanta Hotel, whose owner Josie Owens had strong connections with the club.

Despite suffering an inevitable relegation, Galway United have already commenced the rebuilding process, yesterday unveiling Jumbo Brennan as the club's manager.

Trailing by two goals following Tuesday's promotion/relegation playoff Galway United will require a minor miracle when hosting Monaghan United in the second leg at Terryland Park tomorrow evening.

The League of Ireland first division season concludes on Saturday with the two Galway representatives hoping to record results that will see them climb one place in the table.

Having only registered a paltry two points from 17 previous Terryland Park games this season, Galway United will be hoping to make some kind of improvement on that woeful record when Bray Wanderers visit the Dyke Road tomorrow evening.