Licences 2011

**BonnieShels** · 07/02/2011, 1:24 PM

With a month to go until the start of Season 2011 and with the pre-season well and truly underway does anyone know when the licences are supposed to be announced or would anyone closer to a club have an inkling?

Please don't mention fudge until it becomes very clear that Cadbury's has been ransacked.

**Longfordian** · 07/02/2011, 1:29 PM

14th or 15th February I think. Somewhere around then anyway!

**pineapple stu** · 07/02/2011, 1:40 PM

The 15th has been mentioned alright. Remember it cos it's one day after Fingal's opening Setanta Cup game (which could be our opener if they pull out).

**Mr A** · 07/02/2011, 1:45 PM

Well UCD should be all right. Shamrock Rovers too I'd say.

Beyond that it starts to get tricky.

**Mr Maroon** · 07/02/2011, 1:51 PM

The decisions will be made by Sunday the 13th. I presume the announcement will be on Monday the 14th.

**marinobohs** · 07/02/2011, 2:06 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

The decisions will be made by Sunday the 13th. I presume the announcement will be on Monday the 14th.

.... Monday 14th, Weds 16th, friday 18th and various dates after

**Mr Maroon** · 07/02/2011, 2:07 PM

True.

**Ezeikial** · 07/02/2011, 2:32 PM

Licences to be announced at 8.30pm on Friday 4 March (unless the Rovers V Dundalk game has been moved for Television)

**John83** · 07/02/2011, 2:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Well UCD should be all right. Shamrock Rovers too I'd say.

Beyond that it starts to get tricky.

Clearly, you hate the league. This sort of fan, dancing on the graves of assorted clubs, is why more people don't watch games. Even Rovers and UCD are only one bill away from bankruptcy.

Damn, where's the "jealous" smilie when you need it?

**Mr_Parker** · 07/02/2011, 7:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Licences to be announced at 8.30pm on Friday 4 March (unless the Rovers V Dundalk game has been moved for Television)

Surely they need to be issued prior to the commencement of the Setanta Cup as participating teams are required to have a current domestic license to compete in it?

**Red Army** · 07/02/2011, 7:24 PM

Can any the Galway lads confirm that when Galway applied for there one United was spelled Utd on the form and was returned?

**oriel** · 07/02/2011, 8:15 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Well UCD should be all right. Shamrock Rovers too I'd say.

Beyond that it starts to get tricky.

Why do you say only these two? I would safely say Sligo, Dundalk, Pats & Derry are all 100%, Bray & Galway most likely, Fingal and Bohs, who knows.

**Terry** · 07/02/2011, 8:16 PM

thats bull red army, whoever told you that?

**culloty82** · 07/02/2011, 8:21 PM

Once the licences have been awarded, will any firm decision be made on whether it is 1 down, 3 up or two teams promoted and no relegation? Likewise, the A Championship clubs have been left in limbo over their future next year, so once the league format is finalised, they'll need to know precisely what division they'll be playing in in 2012.

**Sam_Heggy** · 07/02/2011, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Why do you say only these two? I would safely say Sligo, Dundalk, Pats & Derry are all 100%, Bray & Galway most likely, Fingal and Bohs, who knows.

Oh....
Sweet....
Jebus......

Sarcasm is lost on the tinternet these days, not like back in my day.

**Mr Maroon** · 07/02/2011, 9:19 PM

Originally Posted by Red Army

Can any the Galway lads confirm that when Galway applied for there one United was spelled Utd on the form and was returned?

What?

**BonnieShels** · 07/02/2011, 9:20 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Oh....
Sweet....
Jebus......

Sarcasm is lost on the tinternet these days, not like back in my day.

I miss the olde internet too.

**Ezeikial** · 08/02/2011, 1:10 AM

Originally Posted by Mr_Parker

Surely they need to be issued prior to the commencement of the Setanta Cup as participating teams are required to have a current domestic license to compete in it?

Sorry Mr P but you just don't get how it works down here.

Special Setanta licenses will be issued retrospectively to any club that sells two Lansdowne Rd vantage tickets by the end of the season.

Sell ten and the FAI will insist you are declared the winner (open to Irish League clubs too, apply anytime before next December 31)

**BonnieShels** · 08/02/2011, 7:30 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Sorry Mr P but you just don't get how it works down here.

Special Setanta licenses will be issued retrospectively to any club that sells two Lansdowne Rd vantage tickets by the end of the season.

Sell ten and the FAI will insist you are declared the winner (open to Irish League clubs too, apply anytime before next December 31)

How could it fail?