Good call; done!Originally Posted by EddieAnnand
And in the spirit of correctness, I've corrected the date away from the irritatingly American "Nov 6th"...
Gerry Gannon?
Ha Ha. Ironically, in that book (published 2005/6?) Whelan once or twice speculates about whether millionaire investors might pour some cash into the LoI. Be careful what you wish for.
Thanks my OH works ..for the time being...for Aviva
Founder, President and Sole Member of the Tipperary Galway United Supporters Club
Do shels have any kind of tradition where they march to Lansdowne behind a gypos pieball or pull up a caravan or anything of the like?
No. Do Sligo fans? The non-gypo ones like?
When Sligo Rovers won first honours, Intermediate FAI in 1929 -- a year after club was founded -- the club's mascot a black cat, was donned in club colours, and handed over by a Mrs Burnside in the middle of the pitch to the keeper Cougar Callaghan, who promised her no ball would hit the cat or the back of the net, and beating Grangegorman FC they won!! A Sligo Docker, 'Cogie' Callaghan played on Saturday for Rovers and Sunday for Belfast Celtic. This type of touching tradition can never happen again due to Fort Knox security at Lansdowne security, and more is the pity.
If Rovers win do Shels get the Europa League spot or does it go to the 4th placed team in the league?
"It's not the despair; I can handle the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." John Cleese on supporting a LOI club.
It goes to the 4th placed team which is Pats.
Is it true that Derry cant play in Europe?
Its unclear. Gavin said in paper on Friday the FAI. Would do what they can to get Derry sanctioned for Europe. Apparently there is a meeting on Wednesday in Monaghan between Derry and FAI to discuss Derry and Europe.
It'll be interesting to see the outcome on this.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Missed this story. What are the details?
"It's not the despair; I can handle the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." John Cleese on supporting a LOI club.
High level - need 3 years of accounts with all bills paid for Europe. Legal entity running Derry only 2 years old. 3 years ago not best for Derry financially so there could be issues. FAI claim things should be ok - guess meeting is to check situation.
Well that can't be right. Sporting Fingal had only existed for 2 years when they entered the Europa League.
Is it not a relatively new ruling by UEFA under Platini? An attempt to clean up the mess that is the financial state of European football.
The Financial Fair Play initiative? I don't think it applies to this year. Sure look at Chelsea and Manchester City.
Its being 'phased in' as far as I know, so the 3 years rule is probably one of the first things they've brought in.
That's why Abramovich changed his investment into shares rather than a loan (or vice versa, I didn't really understand the technicalities) and why Etihad sponsored the Man City stadium for a way over-the-odds sum, as a vehicle to put the Sheikh's money in (sponsorship is classed as legit income).
Isn't it more that a club entering administration or an equivalent gets a three-year ban from Europe? Maybe it'd allow for the new Derry City and the old Derry City being the same (or maybe that's where the dispute is coming in)?
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