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Nesta99
25/04/2019, 8:44 PM
As chatter of FAI issues take a lull a good old controversy in LoI helps take the heat off also!
NeverFeltBetter
25/04/2019, 10:22 PM
The only time RTE will talk about Limerick FC anyway.
Nesta99
26/04/2019, 3:03 AM
The only time RTE will talk about Limerick FC anyway.

Did Limerick ban RTE from saying anything about them too lol, or is that another club's tactic?
joey B
28/04/2019, 9:16 PM
If things weren't bad enough in Limerick,Sean Conner is apparently being brought in by Pat O'Sullivan !
Treaty Gooner
28/04/2019, 9:16 PM
Going from the sublime to the ridiculous if rumours about Big Sean Connor coming in are true
Nesta99
29/04/2019, 7:40 AM
Well it wont be bland stuff at Limerick so..both on or off the park. Maybe Sullivan should be reminded about the cost of fines for red cards and look at the Sean Connor Dundalk record!
Ezeikial
29/04/2019, 8:50 AM
Well it wont be bland stuff at Limerick so..both on or off the park. Maybe Sullivan should be reminded about the cost of fines for red cards and look at the Sean Connor Dundalk record!

Alleged irregular betting patterns were also a feature of his stint at Oriel Park. Fran Gavin even addressed both teams in the dressing rooms before one particular match.
NeverFeltBetter
29/04/2019, 9:10 AM
Also sacked from Bohs at least partially over sexual harassment claims!

Not the first time O'Sullivan has tried to get him in, though baffled as to why exactly. Limerick FC is looking deader and deader every day.
Mr A
29/04/2019, 9:21 AM
Conner can talk a good game and be very convincing if you don't know his history. But if you are are running an LOI club you should know the history of the people you're bringing in.
Jofspring
29/04/2019, 9:29 AM
Ring a few.clubs for references would be a good start.
NeverFeltBetter
29/04/2019, 10:21 AM
Or look up his Wikipedia page.

Or Foot, I know people involved in the club read up here occasionally!
Nesta99
29/04/2019, 11:19 AM
Ring a few.clubs for references would be a good start.

Does he have a probation officer!?
osarusan
29/04/2019, 12:24 PM
ah ffs.
Lim till i die
29/04/2019, 12:28 PM
Does he have a probation officer!?

Need to tread carefully here lads.

AFAIK Mr. Connors was granted ethnic status by Enda Kenny during the last dail.

My understanding of this is that Mr. Connors has carte blanche to do whatever he likes.
Ezeikial
29/04/2019, 1:22 PM
Sean Connor on verge of League comeback with Limerick - report

The former Sligo, Bohemians and Dundalk manager is linked with a boardroom post with the First Division outfit

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/sean-connor-verge-league-comeback-14967476
marinobohs
29/04/2019, 2:30 PM
Conner can talk a good game and be very convincing if you don't know his history. But if you are are running an LOI club you should know the history of the people you're bringing in.

Certainly a convincing character but his track record should be a deterrent to any LOI club even considering hiring him.Limerick tottering from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Nesta99
29/04/2019, 2:55 PM
Need to tread carefully here lads.

AFAIK Mr. Connors was granted ethnic status by Enda Kenny during the last dail.

My understanding of this is that Mr. Connors has carte blanche to do whatever he likes.

I wasnt actually being smart. I'd have presumed that after his 6 month jail sentence that he would have been allocated a probation officer. It's public record about his legal issues even if the offence was what some would consider harsh. Did he actually serve jail time or was he offered a probationary sentence?

Funny thing is that I think he could be a decent manager if everything was about football. He certainly could talk the talk. He did ok at Sligo, he can say he got Dundalk to Europe, he wasnt dreadful in football terms at Bohs.

Its all the other stuff, rumoured or otherwise that blotted his copybook. He isnt the worst manager that has graced LoI with just the football in mind. A Roddy led consortium to buy out Limerick is all that's missing in this. Get the popcorn ready....
Ezeikial
29/04/2019, 3:00 PM
Man who discovered Ireland football captain Seamus Coleman dodges jail after sentence for driving with no tax or insurance overturnedSean Connor had a five-month prison sentence overturned on appeal at Donegal District Court
18th April 2018,



https://www.thesun.ie/news/2461956/man-who-discovered-ireland-football-captain-seamus-coleman-dodges-jail-after-sentence-for-driving-with-no-tax-or-insurance-overturned/
Martinho II
29/04/2019, 4:08 PM
had forgotten SC was at Galway Utd. was that last time he was in loi?
NeverFeltBetter
29/04/2019, 5:58 PM
Yeah, it was all Zimbabwe, South Africa and Derry after that.
Martinho II
30/04/2019, 3:35 PM
Yeah, it was all Zimbabwe, South Africa and Derry after that.

that was the local league side in derry time he got arrested wasnt it?
NeverFeltBetter
30/04/2019, 3:53 PM
"Maiden City Soccer Academy" says Wiki. A lower tier outfit nowadays.
NeverFeltBetter
03/05/2019, 8:31 PM
Players were paid by cheque for March wages, which cleared, but April wages were due today. Nothing doing.

Edit: Beat Bray though.
littlebray
03/05/2019, 11:43 PM
Players were paid by cheque for March wages, which cleared, but April wages were due today. Nothing doing.

Edit: Beat Bray though.

What! With a rubber cheque?
marinobohs
07/05/2019, 2:05 PM
Players were paid by cheque for March wages, which cleared, but April wages were due today. Nothing doing.

Edit: Beat Bray though.

All we are short of is Gavin telling us how 'everything is alright' :confused2:
NeverFeltBetter
15/05/2019, 12:15 PM
Squad voting on strike action tomorrow apparently.
Mr A
15/05/2019, 3:17 PM
Grim stuff: https://twitter.com/Cunneen92/status/1128677401989398528
NeverFeltBetter
15/05/2019, 3:31 PM
They should take the money they're paying for a solicitor and give it to Russell. Would probably be cheaper in the long run. The people in charge of the club have lost touch with reality really.
NeverFeltBetter
15/05/2019, 3:32 PM
That GoFundMe page is here by the way for anyone who wants to help Russell directly: https://www.gofundme.com/sean-russell-medical-expenses
sidewayspasser
15/05/2019, 6:02 PM
Just wondering: What happened to the 300k emergency fund the FAI had announced last year? Have Limerick tried to access the fund, or do they plan to?
And, in light of all that's going on in the FAI at the moment, does the fund actually exist at all?
pineapple stu
15/05/2019, 6:06 PM
Weren't the PFAI putting in half of that? I'd be surprised if it exists given the PFAI's reaction at the time
sidewayspasser
15/05/2019, 6:10 PM
If I remember correctly, the FAI initially wanted the PFAI to put in half of it, but announced a few days later that the FAI would put in the entire 300k.
Nesta99
15/05/2019, 9:15 PM
That's how it was reported at the time. Which account was the money held in though...
NeverFeltBetter
16/05/2019, 7:49 AM
Pat O'Sullivan filling everyone with confidence: https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/417204/watch-limerick-fc-owner-pat-o-sullivan-says-limerick-fc-will-be-fine.html

Not the kind of media appearance he would want I'd wager.
Mr A
16/05/2019, 12:32 PM
Strike is on unless commitments honoured soon: http://www.pfai.ie/news/statement-players-limerick-fc
marinobohs
16/05/2019, 2:15 PM
Strike is on unless commitments honoured soon: http://www.pfai.ie/news/statement-players-limerick-fc

Is there 'no other option' ? contracts can be enforced by law and any employee issues can be referred to the relevant national authorities. There are also limitations around the right to strike for any employees (although its questionable if these apply to amateur players)
NeverFeltBetter
19/05/2019, 12:04 PM
Talk going round of the U-19s and U-17s being registered to fulfill senior fixtures. In the event I would rather hope that they/their parents wouldn't cross a picket.
joey B
19/05/2019, 2:54 PM
More murmurs of unusual betting patterns in the Cobh v Limerick game.
Martinho II
19/05/2019, 3:27 PM
More murmurs of unusual betting patterns in the Cobh v Limerick game.

https://www.betweenthestripes.ie/blog/2019/5/19/cobh-board-set-to-meet-regarding-betting-speculation
Briuk
19/05/2019, 11:01 PM
More murmurs of unusual betting patterns in the Cobh v Limerick game.

There has been many unusual betting patterns in the first division this year and involving also other teams...
NeverFeltBetter
20/05/2019, 7:38 AM
Limerick's winner was a penalty, was there anything weird about it?

Edit: Apparently Cobh's manager has gone as far as contacting the FAI about this. Not sure they'll want to properly investigate.
NeverFeltBetter
21/05/2019, 1:06 PM
Limerick now saying all outstanding wages/expenses will be paid this week: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/limerick-fc-say-they-will-pay-players-this-week-while-fai-awaits-uefa-report-into-betting-patterns-38130349.html
NeverFeltBetter
22/05/2019, 10:42 AM
Gary Manning, head of Limerick's Academy and U-19 manager has quit "in light of recent events and developments directly affecting the academy players": https://twitter.com/G_Manning7/status/1131134202630615040

You have to imagine it's due to an attempt to use them as strikebreaking labour.
Lim till i die
22/05/2019, 11:57 AM
This team of scab children they're considering Fielding is the typical kind of daft, think you're being clever but you're actually being really stupid, cartoon villianry that we do so well as a league.

If the players are on strike Cabinteely won't play. So what's the point of the scab children??

Is it the most cunning of cunning plans??

Limerick field their scab children.

Other teams refuse to play.

20 walkovers.

First Division champions.
NeverFeltBetter
22/05/2019, 12:33 PM
Would Cabinteely refuse to play the kids though? When it would result in sanctions against themselves? Going out and slaughtering Limerick would be better for the strikers position I would think.
Lim till i die
22/05/2019, 12:37 PM
Cabinteely have a few pros (I presume looking at their squad)

I know it's the 21st century and no one cares about anything anymore etc but I'd still like to think passing a picket is a no no.
NeverFeltBetter
22/05/2019, 12:48 PM
I would agree, but it wouldn't be fair on Cabinteely if they were sanctioned as a result. In fact, as stated, we'd have the bizarre situation where O'Sullivan and company are being rewarded for their actions, potentially.
marinobohs
22/05/2019, 11:11 PM
Cabinteely have a few pros (I presume looking at their squad)

I know it's the 21st century and no one cares about anything anymore etc but I'd still like to think passing a picket is a no no.

Presumably if players picket the officials won’t pass it ?
I doubt the FAI would let it get that far (match would be called off in advance)
osarusan
23/05/2019, 1:54 PM
I guess it would be a forfeit rather than a postponement?
CraftyToePoke
23/05/2019, 2:05 PM
I doubt the FAI would let it get that far (match would be called off in advance)

The FAI who awarded this guys regime a licence despite several near strike misses already, debts all over town and clearly, demonstrably unable to meet the running costs of the club for some time.