16 Team Premier Division / Winter Season from 2012/13 TODAY'S DAILY MAIL

**brendy_éire** · 08/12/2011, 4:36 PM

No word yet on what dates the break will cover?
Looking because trying to get flights back from the Euros sorted. Week of Friday 8th & 15th June, maybe?

**culloty82** · 13/12/2011, 8:12 PM

Perhaps time to give this thread a bump - will there still be three Galway clubs in the First Division and are we any the wiser as to how many teams will be involved altogether? Can Bohs really secure a Premier Division licence and will there be the usual uncertainty about fixtures until February?

**Nugget** · 20/12/2011, 3:40 PM

When will we know what teams have been given licenses?

**culloty82** · 20/12/2011, 8:36 PM

It's going to be a long wait:

Date	Action
31^st August	FAI delivers Application Pack to League of Ireland clubs.
1^st September	League of Ireland clubs begin to complete Club Licence Application (club self-assessment).
30^th November	FAI Submission Date — Deadline for League of Ireland clubs to submit completed Licence Application to FAI Licensing Manager (see below for extended deadline for Financial Information).
November – February 21^st December	FAI Club Auditors verify Licence Applications. FAI Club Licensing Department meets and/or visits clubs as necessary. Submission Date for final salary cost protocol declaration for the 2011 season
30^th January	Extended Deadline for League of Ireland clubs to submit financial documentation if not already received by submission date.
February	FAI Club Licensing Committee makes first instance decision for awarding of League Licences.League of Ireland clubs not granted a League Licence in first instance submit an appeal.
March	Start of League of Ireland Season (TBC)
15^th April	Deadline for application for Extraordinary Admission to UEFA Club Competitions (see Section 1.7).
31^st May	FAI informs UEFA as to which clubs have been granted a licence.

**bluewhitearmy** · 20/12/2011, 10:46 PM

So who is in real danger of not getting a licence then?

**Lim till i die** · 20/12/2011, 11:02 PM

Limerick.

**bluewhitearmy** · 21/12/2011, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Limerick.

I hope if we go for prem licence we dont get one anyway.

**A face** · 21/12/2011, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

I hope if we go for prem licence we dont get one anyway.

Why is that?

**adamd164** · 21/12/2011, 3:24 PM

I'd assume it's cos they want to move ASAP to Market's Field and if the current setup was granted a Premier license then the club might rest on its laurels and put MF on the backburner?

**bluewhitearmy** · 21/12/2011, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Why is that?

Because one id hate to get up like that i want to have the nights of celebration after going up not read it on some website that we have got up from off the field stuff.

And the fact that the Markets Field wouldnt be ready so we would have to play our games in Thomond Park til it was and that would be a joke.

**Dodge** · 22/12/2011, 12:16 AM

You can have a premier license and play in the first division.

You wn't be in the premier division next year either way

**Macy** · 22/12/2011, 7:46 AM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

And the fact that the Markets Field wouldnt be ready so we would have to play our games in Thomond Park til it was and that would be a joke.

I don't think you'll go up anyway, but what makes you think that having plans for the Markets Field won't be enough for the FAI to approve any old dump for a season (or ten in the case of at least one club)?

**A face** · 22/12/2011, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

You won't be in the premier division next year either way

If they are in the first this year, why wont they come up do you think? They'll definitely be up there anyway, thats for sure.

**El-Pietro** · 22/12/2011, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by A face

If they are in the first this year, why wont they come up do you think? They'll definitely be up there anyway, thats for sure.

he means next year - as in next season as in 2012

**A face** · 22/12/2011, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

he means next year - as in next season as in 2012

Oh right, i thought he was forecasting beyond that and i was intrigued !! :-)

**legendz** · 23/12/2011, 7:48 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

I'd assume it's cos they want to move ASAP to Market's Field and if the current setup was granted a Premier license then the club might rest on its laurels and put MF on the backburner?

I can't see Limerick backing away from moving to the MF, there should be a good reaction around Limerick once the club returns to it's spiritual home.