Foley's Bohs contract terminated

[Vitruvian Man]

I don't know how many other players that Bohs went to employment tribunals over. I vaguely remember that we were in court over the Sean Thornton transfer deal to get more money - but I can't be sure.

It is being reported on the Bohs site by Gent fans that Foley turned up for training in Belgium today.

Regardless of the poor handling by the Bohs board and whatever technicality-based justification Foley had for weaseling out of his contract, the actions of Gent are reprehensible.

Apparently, when we were over there, their company directors boasted to the Bohs company directors that they had made €20 million in transfer fees. Yet they connive with Foley to screw Bohs out of a transfer fee which would be very small by their standards.

I hope we are putting a complaint into UEFA over it

[John83]

Apparently, when we were over there, their company directors boasted to the Bohs company directors that they had made €20 million in transfer fees. Yet they connive with Foley to screw Bohs out of a transfer fee which would be very small by their standards.
There's a link between those two? The Ghent transfer is a rumour. And Bohs did fail to pay Foley. Regardless of anything else, that fact stands. Every other slant put on it is ********.


I hope we are putting a complaint into UEFA over it
And I wouldn't be shocked if they came back to you and suggested you couldn't play in Europe until you started paying your players properly.

[Vitruvian Man]

John83
Bohs agreed a payment shedule with Foley but he later changed his mind.
If he agreed then we "were" paying him properly - but late.

Also the Gent website announcing they are about to sign him and Gent fans saying that he is at their ground today puts it at a bit more than a rumour.

It's all academic now, but do you believe that Foley and Gent are blameless in this action and it is not contrary to the spirit, if not the letter (which it may well be), of UEFA regulations.

[WeAreRovers]

To kind of answer my own question about Bohs shoddy employment practices -

http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-4165.html

So that's Foley, Kenny and Nesovic.....any more?

KOH

[Shelsman]

1: The Bohs board are dopes. They signed the guy on a contract we couldn't afford then strang him along for a few months not paying his signing fee. Then, then when he had turned the tables on them, publicly offered to suck his c0ck to get him to stay. They have covered themselves in sh!t over this one.


Are you they guy who wrote 'Team America' ?

:p

[Shelsman]

2: Foley is a snake - the lowest kind of professional footballer. He always considered the EL to be beneath him and didn't put the effort in for about nine months - thus robbing his wage.

I've always thought the footballers should have 30-50% of their weekly wage dependant on them winning the league game they have that week. This would prevent players who are not putting in the effort of bleeding clubs dry.

[Vitruvian Man]

Are you they guy who wrote 'Team America' ?

:p


F uck Yeah!

[John83]

I've always thought the footballers should have 30-50% of their weekly wage dependant on them winning the league game they have that week. This would prevent players who are not putting in the effort of bleeding clubs dry.
True. It'd help clubs doing poorly too. What about the poor sod who just can't get a game?