Big changes at Bray Wanderers

**dublinwanderer** · 07/02/2015, 11:49 AM

my question is why didn't he come forward last season, why wait until now. Is it because we have new owners/board and he is chancing his arm? FAI and PFAI are not involved so he must not have a leg to stand on!

**Mr A** · 07/02/2015, 11:55 AM

Perhaps, or he may have been fobbed off last year and then kicked up around licensing time this year as its the time of maximum leverage against clubs.

Also he has said he was not a PFAI member so they wouldn't get involved.

**Longfordian** · 07/02/2015, 1:01 PM

He's said he's been looking for this money for well over a year and decided to go as public as he can to put pressure on Bray. He was certainly looking for the money well before anyone knew anything about the takeover.

**Dodge** · 08/02/2015, 5:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Perhaps, or he may have been fobbed off last year and then kicked up around licensing time this year as its the time of maximum leverage against clubs.

Also he has said he was not a PFAI member so they wouldn't get involved.

He has said others are owed money as well. Surely someone was in the PFAI (which, I'll remind everyone isn't a union anymore)

https://twitter.com/darquigs/status/545968099045179393

**bluewhitearmy** · 08/02/2015, 2:20 PM

I don't know the whole story but is this a case of Quigley receiving payments under the table again and getting caught out with it again?

**gufcfan** · 08/02/2015, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

I don't know the whole story but is this a case of Quigley receiving payments under the table again and getting caught out with it again?

I'd much sooner blame the club than the player for that.

**bluewhitearmy** · 08/02/2015, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by gufcfan

I'd much sooner blame the club than the player for that.

I'm not blaming anyone I don't even know if that is whats going on with this situation.

**tippex** · 08/02/2015, 6:01 PM

This all looks murky as hell.the only bits that I know abut this is that Darren has coached kids as just for keepers (the kids paid Darren directly) I never heard of him coaching the club.
He has posted proof that the club paid a cheque to just for keepers back in 2012.

I think he should get everything is laid out in black and white and not piecemeal and then send it to the fai, the club and then if necessary post all the evidence online if needs be.
I get the whole frustration thing.

**Dodge** · 08/02/2015, 9:26 PM

I see he has tweeted today that he has never coached at Bray, but that Bray have paid his coaching company/bank account

The earlier Bray letter suggested the disputed money was for coaching.

I had thought he had confirmed this but I was clearly wrong.

**DRDoc** · 09/02/2015, 1:43 PM

My understanding is that the club acknowledged in the past that he was owed the money and asked him to be patient - which he was - but that after a long time of non payment - he had to escalate the matter - and after getting no where with the club asked the FAI for assistance - when the FAI ignored him he then starting making noise about it - then the club sent him a solicitors letter saying no money was owed - despite the fact that they previously agreed, accepted and acknowledged the debt.

**Dodge** · 09/02/2015, 2:37 PM

Originally Posted by DRDoc

My understanding is that the club acknowledged in the past that he was owed the money and asked him to be patient - which he was - but that after a long time of non payment - he had to escalate the matter - and after getting no where with the club asked the FAI for assistance - when the FAI ignored him he then starting making noise about it - then the club sent him a solicitors letter saying no money was owed - despite the fact that they previously agreed, accepted and acknowledged the debt.

Isn't that the crux of the argument? Who is the "club"?

A man no longer on the board has certainly indicated (in the past through texts) that Quigley was owed money.

The new "club" or their spokespeople clearly disagree.

**bluewhitearmy** · 09/02/2015, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Isn't that the crux of the argument? Who is the "club"?

A man no longer on the board has certainly indicated (in the past through texts) that Quigley was owed money.

The new "club" or their spokespeople clearly disagree.

And tbf to them if it was under the table money being paid by previous regime then it is nothing to do with the new crowd.

**Mr A** · 09/02/2015, 3:04 PM

It was confirmed on one of the radio pieces that Quigley linked to that the McGettigan Group takeover is still in process and not completed.

BYW- I once again urge people to be very careful what they post and how they post it on this topic. These people threatened foot.ie before, and I'd hate to see Bray chat banned again!

**gael353** · 12/02/2015, 7:03 AM

Bray should be demoted ala derry and cork. With ucd back up (it'll be like the o'callaghan issue never existed) But with the mgettigans just getting involved they'd more then likely lose the investment and go bust. Fai in catch 22 will remain stum on the issue.

**paykanti** · 17/02/2015, 9:40 PM

Why am I hearing Waterford are replacing Bray? I'd answer it myself by going to the source of the rumour but I can't use twitter for the life of me and google is bringing up nothing.

**Mr A** · 17/02/2015, 10:02 PM

Speculation because Waterford got a premier license, but Bray haven't one yet. Even if Bray don't get theirs sorted I can't imagine it'd be Waterford going up. More likely it'd be UCD, they got a premier license last year after all.