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BohsFans
19/07/2006, 4:51 PM
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DmanDmythDledge
19/07/2006, 4:57 PM
It was only a matter of time.
nshoop
19/07/2006, 4:59 PM
Is this for real?
Billy Lord
19/07/2006, 5:03 PM
This league is a joke! How can a club be allowed to get a Premier licence, start a season, and then go under that quickly? Despite all the bull about 'professionalism' and 'progress', we haven't moved on since the very grim 1970s when the general public gave up on Irish football.
It's great news for the knockers and barstoolers - but it's also good news for those of us who want to see the league and its clubs run properly, rather than out of the boot of a car.
One down, how many to go before we have a league worth supporting?
DmanDmythDledge
19/07/2006, 5:06 PM
I suppose this will give a Junior League team a chance to join the EL, if any of them are ready for the step-up?
A face
19/07/2006, 5:07 PM
I always said it was mad trying to start investing in another club as opposed to investing an existing one. The market is flooded in Dublin as it was/is
Sheridan
19/07/2006, 5:09 PM
No confirmation or details yet, but it appears kosher. Trying to ascertain more.
mypost
19/07/2006, 5:10 PM
Still safe in the league, Keely?
I suppose this will give a Junior League team a chance to join the EL
Home Farm are/were a junior team in a professional league. I hope their replacements attract more than 83 people to derbies.
nshoop
19/07/2006, 5:20 PM
They were always going to go under,they have no fans,money or a proper stadium because they aren't a loi club,they're home farm.
BohDiddley
19/07/2006, 5:29 PM
If true, no loss.
BohDiddley
19/07/2006, 5:30 PM
I would like to take this rare opportunity to agree in total with a hoop.
It'll only really be a problem for bohs with the loss of rental income.
nshoop
19/07/2006, 5:33 PM
I would like to take this rare opportunity to agree in total with a hoop.
Calm before the storm at the end of august!
DmanDmythDledge
19/07/2006, 5:33 PM
It'll only really be a problem for bohs with the loss of rental income.
I think they will manage somehow;)
Raheny Red
19/07/2006, 5:36 PM
No wonder my mate was told to wait till the end of the week to sign for the club :rolleyes:
nshoop
19/07/2006, 5:38 PM
I vote for Finn Harps to replace them,atleast harps are a proper club!
Sheridan
19/07/2006, 5:39 PM
Press release:
IT is with deep regret that Little Roc Inc., trading as Dublin City Football Club, has ceased trading. Due to ongoing difficulties, our continued existence within the eircom League simply became untenable and while extremely difficult to make, it is the most prudent and honourable decision and course of action to take.
I would like to thank all those people who shared in the Dublin City dream and who, no doubt, will be disappointed, as I am, with this turn of events.
I would like to place on record my deep appreciation for Dermot Keely, Gar Cronin and the backroom staff of Dublin City FC for their totally professional approach at all times, despite the difficulties they encountered along the way.
To those investors and sponsors, the players and the loyal core of Vikings fans, I thank you for your unstinting efforts on behalf of the club.
I would also like to place on record my appreciation for the members of the eircom League and the FAI who have been fully briefed and are fully understanding of the situation.
I would hope that members of the media would allow me a period of time to tidy the affairs of Dublin City FC and no further press release will be issued for a period of one week.
DmanDmythDledge
19/07/2006, 5:43 PM
It was just mentioned on RTÉ radio as well.
passerrby
19/07/2006, 5:45 PM
This league is a joke! How can a club be allowed to get a Premier licence, start a season, and then go under that quickly? Despite all the bull about 'professionalism' and 'progress', we haven't moved on since the very grim 1970s when the general public gave up on Irish football.
It's great news for the knockers and barstoolers - but it's also good news for those of us who want to see the league and its clubs run properly, rather than out of the boot of a car.
One down, how many to go before we have a league worth supporting?
21 clubs
pineapple stu
19/07/2006, 5:46 PM
A splendid example of how not to run a football club. Utter stupidity from Seery. He has certainly reaped what he has sown. While I (obviously) have no problems with small clubs in our league, it's hard to feel any sympathy for a club which goes under after such blatantly reckless trading.
I have to agree with Billy Lord that it is an utter disgrace too that a club can get a Premier Division licence and cease to trade half way through the season. The FAI wil have us believe that a super-duper hand-picked league is the way forward - maybe they might be better advised to start implementing their own licencing rules? There is no reason to believe that the new league will do anything to stop a further recurrence (e.g. Shels). DC were giving two fingers up at all the clubs who run their affairs properly, and the FAI did nothing to stop it. I would love to see a creditor sue the FAI for failure to implement licencing! :p (I accept that' not going to happen...)
What's going to happen with the league points then? I assume DC's points will get stripped from the record? Three extra points for us then! :)
Any preferences for a new club to enter the league? Presumably a club from Mayo or Kerry would be at the fore given they've been in the League Cup and U-21 league in the last couple of seasons.
pineapple stu
19/07/2006, 5:48 PM
It'll only really be a problem for bohs with the loss of rental income.
Were they getting paid in the first place?
[Mods - can you merge threads?]
BohDiddley
19/07/2006, 5:50 PM
Press release:
IT is with deep regret that Little Roc Inc., trading as Dublin City Football Club, has ceased trading. Due to ongoing difficulties, our continued existence within the eircom League simply became untenable and while extremely difficult to make, it is the most prudent and honourable decision and course of action to take.
I would like to thank all those people who shared in the Dublin City dream and who, no doubt, will be disappointed, as I am, with this turn of events.
I would like to place on record my deep appreciation for Dermot Keely, Gar Cronin and the backroom staff of Dublin City FC for their totally professional approach at all times, despite the difficulties they encountered along the way.
To those investors and sponsors, the players and the loyal core of Vikings fans, I thank you for your unstinting efforts on behalf of the club.
I would also like to place on record my appreciation for the members of the eircom League and the FAI who have been fully briefed and are fully understanding of the situation.
I would hope that members of the media would allow me a period of time to tidy the affairs of Dublin City FC and no further press release will be issued for a period of one week.
Who is the 'I' speaking in this?
bohs til i die
19/07/2006, 5:52 PM
Were they getting paid in the first place?
[Mods - can you merge threads?]
yes we were. They owed rent for one game but I doubt Bohs will go chasing it when we still have the deposit from the start of the season
pineapple stu
19/07/2006, 5:53 PM
Seery, I presume.
Sheridan
19/07/2006, 5:54 PM
Who is the 'I' speaking in this?
Who do you think, Roland Barthes? :rolleyes:
pineapple stu
19/07/2006, 5:54 PM
Fair dues. DC weren't ones for paying bills, as far as I know!
BohDiddley
19/07/2006, 5:58 PM
Nice one. Glad to see you've retained your sense of humour. :D
Although Roland Barthes would have had more wit than to embark on that caper.
sonofstan
19/07/2006, 6:08 PM
Who do you think, Roland Barthes? :rolleyes:
'One last exclusion threatens the mythologist: he constantly causes the reality which he purports to protect to disappear'*... Rocky in a nutshell.....
* from 'Myth Today' , Roland Barthes in Mythologies (1957)
Rovers shud replace them in the premier. After all they were the ones who sent rovers to the first division and rovers went down via playoff rather than automatically like harps.
The Stars
19/07/2006, 6:12 PM
dublincityfc.com is up for sale so......
pineapple stu
19/07/2006, 6:14 PM
League table is as follows, according to the FAI release on the Shels forum...
PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE TABLE
P W D L F A PTS
Drogheda United 14 9 3 2 14 4 30
Derry City 13 9 2 2 19 8 29
Shelbourne 13 8 4 1 26 11 28
Cork City 14 8 4 2 13 6 28
Sligo Rovers 15 7 4 4 20 18 25
St. Patrick's Athletic 15 5 6 4 17 13 21
U.C.D. 16 4 6 6 15 14 18
Bohemians 16 5 2 9 15 18 17
Longford Town 13 2 4 7 8 14 10
Bray Wanderers 15 2 4 9 11 27 10
Waterford United 16 0 3 13 11 36 3
Don't see how you can bring a team into the Premier at this stage though. Going to cause more hassle. Just have to be 11 teams in the Premier for the season.
passerrby
19/07/2006, 6:15 PM
dublin city at the end of a long road ,shels have just begun the journey
DmanDmythDledge
19/07/2006, 6:16 PM
League table is as follows, according to the FAI release on the Shels forum...
PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE TABLE
P W D L F A PTS
Drogheda United 14 9 3 2 14 4 30
Derry City 13 9 2 2 19 8 29
Shelbourne 13 8 4 1 26 11 28
Cork City 14 8 4 2 13 6 28
Sligo Rovers 15 7 4 4 20 18 25
St. Patrick's Athletic 15 5 6 4 17 13 21
U.C.D. 16 4 6 6 15 14 18
Bohemians 16 5 2 9 15 18 17
Longford Town 13 2 4 7 8 14 10
Bray Wanderers 15 2 4 9 11 27 10
Waterford United 16 0 3 13 11 36 3
Suits us then!
mypost
19/07/2006, 6:20 PM
Any preferences for a new club to enter the league? Presumably a club from Mayo or Kerry would be at the fore given they've been in the League Cup and U-21 league in the last couple of seasons.
I would propose Castlebar Celtic. Was very impressed with their set-up when we went there in May. They have a decent ground, a fan base, floodlights, and huge catchment potential in the local/wider Mayo area. More than what Home Farm ever had.
sonofstan
19/07/2006, 6:24 PM
huge catchment potential in the local/wider Mayo area. More than what Home Farm ever had.
that's true. Home Farm never had much catchment potential in the wider Mayo area
WeAreRovers
19/07/2006, 6:34 PM
Why didn't Dublin City's fanbase dig deep and save their club like we did? Oh, hang on a minute...........
KOH
el punter
19/07/2006, 6:35 PM
FAI Press Release:
The eircom League regrets to announce the resignation of Dublin City F.C as members of the eircom League with immediate effect.
Dublin City formally notified the league of it’s decision in writing today and the resignation was accepted at a specially convened Board of Control meeting this afternoon.
As a consequence of the resignation, the Board of Control have decided to expunge the results of all 17 eircom League matches played by Dublin City F.C to date this season.
Commenting on the resignation of Dublin City, eircom League Chairman Paddy McCaul stated, “It is with deep regret in which we announce the resignation of Dublin City from the eircom League. I would like to acknowledge the remarkable hard work and enormous contribution to Irish Football made by Dublin City Chairman, Ronan Seery and Club Secretary, Breda Mahon”
Chief Executive of the FAI, John Delaney expressed his disappointment at the announcement of Dublin City F.C. “The loss of any eircom League club from football is very unwelcome. In the case of Dublin City, the disappointment fro the many loyal and dedicated football people associated with the club must be difficult in the extreme.”
Delaney added, “The issues affecting all eircom League clubs in terms of viability and securing a sustainable future within the league are similar and are very much behind the rationale for the planned merger with the FAI”
The approved fixture list with the exception of Dublin City remains as published.
dublinred
19/07/2006, 6:45 PM
Suits us then!
Suits most teams who dropped points to Dublin City could have a controversial bearing on the outcome of the league , surprised they did not let the first round of matches stand.
OneRedArmy
19/07/2006, 6:51 PM
Cheerio, and shut the door on the way out.......
mypost
19/07/2006, 6:52 PM
Instead of having to beat the Premier Division minnows, I assume Killester have now got a bye into the FAI Cup quarter-finals!! :eek: :)
sligoman
19/07/2006, 6:57 PM
AERTEL (http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p226.htm)
Poor Student
19/07/2006, 6:57 PM
I know the girlfriend of one of their players. She was telling me on Saturday how he had always been paid on time and he didn't have a clue how they did it but the players were always happy enough as the pay kept coming. They didn't seem to have an inkling of what's coming. I feel sorry for all the fans and players involved. I guess there's a few lads looking for a club now.
mypost
19/07/2006, 7:03 PM
he didn't have a clue how they did it.
Carrolls Gift Stores, presumably.
I feel sorry for all the fans and players involved.
They'll find someone else to play/cheer for next week.
Cork lose 6 points.
Shels lose 6 points.
Drogs lose 4 points.
Derry lose 3 points.
:mad:
Poor Student
19/07/2006, 7:04 PM
Anyone have a league table from before their resignation?
Gareth
19/07/2006, 7:06 PM
Shels site.
changing it in a minute though
Shelbourne 15 10 4 1 29 12 17 34
Cork City 16 10 4 2 18 6 12 34
Drogheda United 16 10 4 2 17 6 11 34
Derry City 15 10 2 3 22 9 13 32
Sligo Rovers 17 8 5 4 22 18 4 29
St Patricks Athletic 16 6 6 4 19 13 6 24
Bohemians 17 6 2 9 17 19 -2 20
U.C.D 17 4 6 7 16 16 0 18
Dublin City 17 4 3 10 11 24 -13 15
Longford Town 15 3 5 7 11 15 -4 14
Bray Wanderers 16 2 4 10 11 29 -18 10
Waterford United 17 0 3 14 11 37 -26 3
sligoman
19/07/2006, 7:06 PM
Anyone have a league table from before their resignation?I know we lost 4 points because of it and ye have passed out Bohs because of it too afaik?
EIRCOM LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION JUL 17
P W D L F A Pts
Shelbourne 15 10 4 1 29 12 34
Cork City 16 10 4 2 18 6 34
Drogheda U 16 10 4 2 17 6 34
Derry City 15 10 2 3 22 9 32
Sligo Rvrs 16 7 5 4 20 17 26
St Pat's A 16 6 6 4 19 13 24
Bohemians 17 6 2 9 17 19 20
UCD 17 4 6 7 16 16 18
Dublin City 17 4 3 10 11 24 15
Longford Tn 15 3 5 7 11 15 14
Bray Wndrs 15 2 4 9 10 27 10
Waterford U 17 0 3 14 11 37 3
Shels/Cork worst effected?
dancinpants
19/07/2006, 7:07 PM
Anyone have a league table from before their resignation?
Aertel P236
**** I just quoted Aertel as a source of information :eek:
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