Éanna
07/06/2001, 4:38 PM
First of all, tonights echo says the tickets for the home game go on sale today.
There's also an article by Noel Spillane on the boardroom changes:
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Former Cobh Ramblers and College Corinthians player Michael O'leary has been appointed chairman of CCFC after a boardroom shake-up. The Cross Refrigeration chairman has taken over following a boardroom reshuffle in which:
-Outgoing chairman terry dunne steps down after five years in office.
- Greg Cantillon relinquishes his post as chief exec.
- Jim Murphy opts out as club sec.
- Two top posts, chariman and treasurer are merged.
- The post of chief exec. has been shelved.
O'Leary's appointment is the biggest news. The new chariman is based in Cork and it makes it far more convenient for everyone.
Jim Murphy has ended his 12-month stint as sec. but continues as the club's official FAI delegate while Noel O'Mahony, another director, comes back in as club sec.
"Terry Dunne had been in the chair since the start when the new board came in and saved the club from liquidation. The thing is we all have other business interestsa outside of the football club, and after a 5 year stint Terry just felt that it was time to step down. He will continue to have a seat on the board" said a club source.
The club have also decided to do away with the post of chief exec. after Greg Cantillon stepped down for personal reasons.
The club, with average annual running costs of close on £200,000 had a bad year financially in the season just ended as the FMD crisis hit home.
"There was a big lull in the middle of the season and our gate receipts dropped when we slipped out of the league race and the FAI cup early on but the FMD scare ruined our season" the source added.
"Things fell away around Xmas and that certainly put a financial strain on the club but every player's contract was honoured here and that covered the 52 weeks of the year"
The other consideration in that CCFC simply by its geographical location does more travelling than any other eL side and that cuts too deep into the budget.
-------------------- Noel Spillane, Evening Echo.
There's also an article by Noel Spillane on the boardroom changes:
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Former Cobh Ramblers and College Corinthians player Michael O'leary has been appointed chairman of CCFC after a boardroom shake-up. The Cross Refrigeration chairman has taken over following a boardroom reshuffle in which:
-Outgoing chairman terry dunne steps down after five years in office.
- Greg Cantillon relinquishes his post as chief exec.
- Jim Murphy opts out as club sec.
- Two top posts, chariman and treasurer are merged.
- The post of chief exec. has been shelved.
O'Leary's appointment is the biggest news. The new chariman is based in Cork and it makes it far more convenient for everyone.
Jim Murphy has ended his 12-month stint as sec. but continues as the club's official FAI delegate while Noel O'Mahony, another director, comes back in as club sec.
"Terry Dunne had been in the chair since the start when the new board came in and saved the club from liquidation. The thing is we all have other business interestsa outside of the football club, and after a 5 year stint Terry just felt that it was time to step down. He will continue to have a seat on the board" said a club source.
The club have also decided to do away with the post of chief exec. after Greg Cantillon stepped down for personal reasons.
The club, with average annual running costs of close on £200,000 had a bad year financially in the season just ended as the FMD crisis hit home.
"There was a big lull in the middle of the season and our gate receipts dropped when we slipped out of the league race and the FAI cup early on but the FMD scare ruined our season" the source added.
"Things fell away around Xmas and that certainly put a financial strain on the club but every player's contract was honoured here and that covered the 52 weeks of the year"
The other consideration in that CCFC simply by its geographical location does more travelling than any other eL side and that cuts too deep into the budget.
-------------------- Noel Spillane, Evening Echo.