Mons?

[bluewhitearmy]

Rumours flying around they have gone anyone know anything?

[Mark Breen]

Its True

http://monaghanunited.tv/?p=2070

[bluewhitearmy]

They are gone confirmed.

[bluewhitearmy]

Big Johns decision to make sure they got up ahead of us worked out well then.

[El-Pietro]

ffs. every year

[bluewhitearmy]

Is this all off the back of that sponsor pulling out or have they been in trouble a while i wonder.

[KBurke]

Interesting line about the lack of support from the National League. How many clubs is that Roddy has gotton rid of? Sad day for the Mons fans. Being there know the feeling!

[Hibs4Ever]

Licensing fails yet again

[White Horse]

I feel really sorry for the supporters of Monaghan this morning.

[passinginterest]

That's awful news. They seemed to be one of the best run clubs around for so long, always living within their means despite the obvious lack of supporters, they were developing excellent young players too. Did Roddy play a role in leading them into an unsustainable state? Another sad day for the League of Ireland.

[athloneman]

very very sad to hear!!! FAI showing what a great organisation they are!!!wonder when will they realise that mons have actually pulled out seen as there all off on the **** in poland??

[Mr A]

So sad to hear this. My heart goes out to all who held the club dear.

[OneForTheFuture]

Can't believe things were that bad up there.

Not many people have a bad word to say about the club.

Sad day for Mons and the League

[Magicme]

This is nothing to do with Roddy or the squad.

A wage increase would have happened when we went into the premier regardless of who was manager. Again it is not Roddy or the Squad that are at fault and they have been very supportive and understanding throughout our recent difficult times.

[bluewhitearmy]

Timing is something i was looking at too....FAI have a word so that it would be the same day as the Ireland game i wonder.

Not that it would get much coverage anyway but will get even less now with people writing about the "Best fans in the world" and the pointless match.

[El-Pietro]

Sorry if its not tidy

Sligo Rovers Played 12 GF 18 GA 6 Pts 25
St. Pats Athletic Played 12 GF 18 GA 8 Pts 21
Shamrock Rovers Played 12 GF 25 GA 17 Pts 20
Drogheda United Played 13 GF 20 GA 17 Pts 20
Derry City Played 13 GF 15 GA 13 Pts 18
Shelbourne Played 13 GF 13 GA 17 Pts 18
Bray Wanderers Played 13 GF 22 GA 26 Pts 15
Bohemian F.C. Played 13 GF 10 GA 13 Pts 15
Cork City Played 13 GF 15 GA 17 Pts 14
U.C.D. Played 13 GF 13 GA 23 Pts 9
Dundalk Played 12 GF 12 GA 21 Pts 8


Bohs go ahead of us

Sligo lose 6 points, Pats lose 4, Shamrock lose 4.
Drogs, Derry, Shels, Bray, ourselves and UCD all lose 3 points
Dundalk lose one point, Bohs lose none.

Dundalk are the big winners, won't be automatically relegated now and only one point behind UCD

[El-Pietro]

I must say its not that surprising, we had all wondered how they were surviving on the crowds they were getting, even when they were relatively successful over the past few seasons, with high first division finishes and a couple of decent cup runs under Mick Cooke (semi of FAI cup and League cup final I believe?) their crowds were still poor even by LOI standards.

Credit to them for keeping the show on the road as long as they did, and my heart goes out to those fans they did have, I can't imagine what they are feeling now.


Of course John Delaney will trumpet Carlsbergs "Probably the Best Fans in the World"™ tonight while our football clubs are dying a slow death as he takes more money out of Irish football than the National Champions and his Senior Manager takes something like 20 times what our Champions get (is he still on 2m?)

[Dillonman]

Sad to hear this news, loved going to Gortakeegan for matches, cheap booze and then the Mon Dogs.

NO MORE MON DOGS!!!

[Hibs4Ever]

Sligo lose 6 points, Pats lose 4, Shamrock lose 4.
Drogs, Derry, Shels, Bray, ourselves and UCD all lose 3 points
Dundalk lose one point, Bohs lose none.



Haven't Sligo only played Mons once in the league?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Is that the confirmed protocol then? All of their previous results are nullified? I mean, I presume that would be the case. And what about the relegation structure? And will the FAI now promote an extra team from below?

Very saddened to hear the news, housemate from Monaghan is pretty down (though not suprised).

[bluewhitearmy]

Is that the confirmed protocol then? All of their previous results are nullified? I mean, I presume that would be the case. And what about the relegation structure? And will the FAI now promote an extra team from below?

Very saddened to hear the news, housemate from Monaghan is pretty down (though not suprised).


Relegation/Promotion could just stay the same its just whoever wins the first will not be replaced by someone coming down.

Surely it will be time to put the league together now or it will be a 7 team First Division next season......Unless Cobh or someone are around.

[White Horse]

Surely it will be time to put the league together now or it will be a 7 team First Division next season......Unless Cobh or someone are around.

I can't see a two division league next year. There won't be enough clubs.

[osarusan]

Ah crap.

Always terrible news to hear of something like this. I know that a lack of support was a big part of their problem, but there are a number of people feeling really shattered right now. There are few clubs that haven't been perilously close to this situation themselves.

How fitting that at the same time the FAI are on the pi$$ in Poland, a member club of the league they've failed to nurture has died of starvation.

[bluewhitearmy]

Stephen Maher sticking the boot in on twitter now although if what he is saying is true its a disgrace.

stephen maher ‏@stephenmaher07 (https://twitter.com/#!/stephenmaher07)
Nice to find out you've no club over twitter @ExtratimeNews (https://twitter.com/#!/ExtratimeNews)@RTEMNS (https://twitter.com/#!/RTEMNS)

[DaveyCakes]

Haven't Sligo only played Mons once in the league?

Yes, we were due to play them this weekend

[NeverFeltBetter]

Edit: Never mind

[bluewhitearmy]

I can't see a two division league next year. There won't be enough clubs.


Ya this probably wont be the last to go before the start of next season.

[harps1954]

Disappointed to hear this news as I always loved by trips to Monaghan. Always wondered how they survived though and it's a shame the people of Monaghan couldn't support them.

Hard to know what the FAI do now (from start of next season). We now only have 19 senior clubs in the country. Is it time to look at a 16 or 18 team LOI which would mean letting at least one more LOI club disappear. Might be the only way forward.

Are Monaghan the only one likely to disappear between now and the start of next season. Very worrying news coming from the likes of Dundalk as well.

[BonnieShels]

Nooo. Just read this on rte.
I never had a MonDog. :-(

In all seriousness. I'm gutted. Absolutely gutted for everyone involved with the club.

Sad sad day.

[Longfordian]

Wouldn't be surprised if we took on one or two of their players. We're considering bringing in a couple in the window I believe. Sincere sympathies to all Mons fans though, we've sailed close to the wind ourselves in previous years.

[JC_GUFC]

Terrible news. Always seemed like a very well run club. I thought the support they got was decent enough for the area they were representing.

Gutted for all Mons fans.

[El-Pietro]

Haven't Sligo only played Mons once in the league?
yeah my mistake, must have counted in their cup match

[bluewhitearmy]

More from Maher.

stephen maher ‏@stephenmaher07 (https://twitter.com/#!/stephenmaher07)
@RTEMNS (https://twitter.com/#!/RTEMNS) @extratimenews (https://twitter.com/#!/extratimenews) the chairman is disgrace , nobody told Me

[Macy]

This is nothing to do with Roddy or the squad.

A wage increase would have happened when we went into the premier regardless of who was manager. Again it is not Roddy or the Squad that are at fault and they have been very supportive and understanding throughout our recent difficult times.
Ah come on now - no budget increases are forced. Not necessarily blaming shoddy or the squad, but it's completely ridiculous to pull out mid season, based on budget issues (which it appears to be). So sympathy for the fans, but got to say I'm also pretty angry at the moment as well.

Of course, shows the complete shambles that is licencing yet again. How can a club run out of money mid season, after having passed the financial criteria? Complete joke. But still, once Delaney gets the pints in/ losses his shoes, isn't he great altogether.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Any word from Roddy Collins?

[cheifo]

Great people trying to spend their lives doing something constructive for their sport and region. Sadly they come from a Country of event junkies and bandwagon jumpers. When England play there next match there will be a nearby pub with locals booing England, but wearing a Chelsea, Man U , Liverpool top- and not caring that their local club has gone from the league . Why do we bother! Not sure I can listen to the fields of Athenry if it starts up tonight.

[bluewhitearmy]

Ah come on now - no budget increases are forced. Not necessarily blaming shoddy or the squad, but it's completely ridiculous to pull out mid season, based on budget issues (which it appears to be). So sympathy for the fans, but got to say I'm also pretty angry at the moment as well.

Of course, shows the complete shambles that is licencing yet again. How can a club run out of money mid season, after having passed the financial criteria? Complete joke. But still, once Delaney gets the pints in/ losses his shoes, isn't he great altogether.


Do all clubs not have to show they have the funds for the season? Or is that just us?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Stephen Maher sticking the boot in on twitter now although if what he is saying is true its a disgrace.

stephen maher ‏@stephenmaher07 (https://twitter.com/#%21/stephenmaher07)
Nice to find out you've no club over twitter @ExtratimeNews (https://twitter.com/#%21/ExtratimeNews)@RTEMNS (https://twitter.com/#%21/RTEMNS)

Think he rowed back and deleted a few tweets there.

[Lim till i die]

http://i.imgur.com/b3hbA.gif

[Macy]

Great people trying to spend their lives doing something constructive for their sport and region. Sadly they come from a Country of event junkies and bandwagon jumpers. When England play there next match there will be a nearby pub with locals booing England, but wearing a Chelsea, Man U , Liverpool top- and not caring that their local club has gone from the league . Why do we bother! Not sure I can listen to the fields of Athenry if it starts up tonight.
And pulling out mid season helps how? It just makes the excuses "the best fans in the world" use more bloody justifiable.

[gufcfan]

Sorry if its not tidy


Sligo Rovers Played 12 GF 18 GA 6 Pts 25
St. Pats Athletic Played 12 GF 18 GA 8 Pts 21
Shamrock Rovers Played 12 GF 25 GA 17 Pts 20
Drogheda United Played 13 GF 20 GA 17 Pts 20
Derry City Played 13 GF 15 GA 13 Pts 18
Shelbourne Played 13 GF 13 GA 17 Pts 18
Bray Wanderers Played 13 GF 22 GA 26 Pts 15
Bohemian F.C. Played 13 GF 10 GA 13 Pts 15
Cork City Played 13 GF 15 GA 17 Pts 14
U.C.D. Played 13 GF 13 GA 23 Pts 9
Dundalk Played 12 GF 12 GA 21 Pts 8

Just use code tags.

[Nesta99]

Dundalk hanging on by fingernails too - no*automatic relegation see a sh*te load of players released from Oriel now. Stephen Maher the very player we could od with.

Very sad for Mons! Magicme the chat from players contradicts what you are saying about them. Roddy still not relegated..

[bluewhitearmy]

How badly must a club be run to have to pull out at this stage though in fairness.

Talking to another player that hadn't a clue what had happened either disgraceful way to treat people.

[Lim till i die]

Will Dundalk cut it back to the very, very, bare bones now and take their chances in a playoff??

Cheapens the whole league a bit to be honest.

Anyone besides Jordan Keegan at Monaghan who isn't terrible and/or from Dublin??

[White Horse]

Sorry if its not tidy

Sligo Rovers Played 12 GF 18 GA 6 Pts 25
St. Pats Athletic Played 12 GF 18 GA 8 Pts 21
Shamrock Rovers Played 12 GF 25 GA 17 Pts 20
Drogheda United Played 13 GF 20 GA 17 Pts 20
Derry City Played 13 GF 15 GA 13 Pts 18
Shelbourne Played 13 GF 13 GA 17 Pts 18
Bray Wanderers Played 13 GF 22 GA 26 Pts 15
Bohemian F.C. Played 13 GF 10 GA 13 Pts 15
Cork City Played 13 GF 15 GA 17 Pts 14
U.C.D. Played 13 GF 13 GA 23 Pts 9
Dundalk Played 12 GF 12 GA 21 Pts 8


Bohs go ahead of us

Sligo lose 6 points, Pats lose 4, Shamrock lose 4.
Drogs, Derry, Shels, Bray, ourselves and UCD all lose 3 points
Dundalk lose one point, Bohs lose none.

Dundalk are the big winners, won't be automatically relegated now and only one point behind UCD

Dundalk will be on 11 points, two ahead of UCD, and three behind Cork.

[WoodquayBoy]

Very sorry for all Mons fans

[adamd164]

Is that the confirmed protocol then? All of their previous results are nullified? I mean, I presume that would be the case. And what about the relegation structure? And will the FAI now promote an extra team from below?
Last time this happened mid-season was Dublin City in '06. All results were expunged: http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5281

I remember well cos it cost us points on Shels and Derry I think that year.

[White Horse]

Stephen Maher the very player we could do with.

Agreed.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Will Dundalk cut it back to the very, very, bare bones now and take their chances in a playoff??


Dangerous route to take. Limerick or Longford would have no fear of them.

[Royal rover]

very sad - i remember listening to roddy on newstalk saying how difficult it was , sponsors locally had no interest etc,