RockofGibraltar
20/12/2003, 4:27 PM
Difficulties for Longford Town FC Ltd
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Longford Town Football Club Limited was struck by the Companies Registration Office on Friday 12 December in the same week that the North Midlands club were allocated a large sum of money in Captial Grants by the FAI.
The money was to be used to ensure UEFA Licence Compliance, with €2.5m of the €3m available granted to Bohemians, Shelbourne, Longford Town and Cork City to allow them compete in Europe next season.
"We have written to Longford requesting clarification on their situation," said eircom League chairman Brendan Dillon. "We have been in touch over recent months on the subject of their annual returns and were assured that everything was in hand."
This news will come as a big blow to Longford fans who have watched their club rise and rise over the last six months.
Town won the FAI Cup, were runners-up in the League Cup and finishing fourth in Premier Division title race while two of their best young players, Stephen Paisley and Sean Dillon, made it into Gerry Smith's World Youth Cup panel.
Longford's Chairman Jim Hanley and FAI representative Donald Keogh were not available for comment.
from http://www.soccercentral.ie/viewstory.asp?id=11687&mainheading=Eircom&viewstory=yes
Whats this all about?do we have to pay a load of money or somethin?
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Longford Town Football Club Limited was struck by the Companies Registration Office on Friday 12 December in the same week that the North Midlands club were allocated a large sum of money in Captial Grants by the FAI.
The money was to be used to ensure UEFA Licence Compliance, with €2.5m of the €3m available granted to Bohemians, Shelbourne, Longford Town and Cork City to allow them compete in Europe next season.
"We have written to Longford requesting clarification on their situation," said eircom League chairman Brendan Dillon. "We have been in touch over recent months on the subject of their annual returns and were assured that everything was in hand."
This news will come as a big blow to Longford fans who have watched their club rise and rise over the last six months.
Town won the FAI Cup, were runners-up in the League Cup and finishing fourth in Premier Division title race while two of their best young players, Stephen Paisley and Sean Dillon, made it into Gerry Smith's World Youth Cup panel.
Longford's Chairman Jim Hanley and FAI representative Donald Keogh were not available for comment.
from http://www.soccercentral.ie/viewstory.asp?id=11687&mainheading=Eircom&viewstory=yes
Whats this all about?do we have to pay a load of money or somethin?