The "Will We Stay Up?" thread

[pineapple stu]

Drogheda look dead and buried at this stage, to be honest.

Reports in various papers that they, along with Athlone, Cobh, Harps, Bray and Cork have failed to pay their players by 30 November as per licencing. Other reports have just four teams. Interesting that Bray are there - contradicts the earlier theory that they cut back on players' wages to dip under the 65% wage cap. Looks like there could be big cuts there next year too.

In theory, none of those can get a licence. In Ireland, they've now got till 31 January to pay up or risk an even longer deadline.

So will we stay up? My money's still firmly on "No", but it'll be an interesting pre-season keeping an eye on what goes on. Either way, it looks like we're going to bounce back much the stronger for this in the coming years.

[Rovers1]

Would it not be Finn Harps who are would be offered a place first??

[holidaysong]

Would it not be Finn Harps who are would be offered a place first??

If Harps and Cobh don't pay the outstanding wages they are reported to owe then UCD would be next in line.

[Rovers1]

If Harps and Cobh don't pay the outstanding wages they are reported to owe then UCD would be next in line.

oh i see, thought they'd settled all that..

[Bald Student]

Imagine the abuse we'd get from Galway fans if we stay up.

[noby]

Imagine the abuse we'd get from Galway fans if we stay up.

I sense a little glee in that sentence.

[John83]

I sense a little glee in that sentence.

We could send them a DVD of us giggling like schoolgirls.

[joeSoap]

Not going to happen I'm afraid. The FAI have shown in the past that they are very amenable to moving the goialposts on licencing issues and will do so here if necessary.

[John83]

Not going to happen I'm afraid. The FAI have shown in the past that they are very amenable to moving the goialposts on licencing issues and will do so here if necessary.

Yes they have. So many clubs have been in trouble this year that I can see them fudging like made this close season. I fully expect no one bar probably Drogheda to be religated for licensing issues.

[Burnsie]

Not going to happen I'm afraid. The FAI have shown in the past that they are very amenable to moving the goialposts on licencing issues and will do so here if necessary.

I agree entirely

[higgins]

If those reports are true then UCD should stay up at the expense of Drogheda Finn Harps and Cobh.

Also, I keep mentioning it but Shelbourne stuck to the deadlines set for payments when we were in trouble. We cleared debts with the revenue and had agreements with all other creditors including players but we still got punished with demotion.

Meeting the deadlines only entitles you to get a licence. The FAI will still have to decide on what punishment you get for not having everything running correctly in the first place.

At least that's what happened to Shels.
The rules are more serious now too, there was no overspending of 65% when Shels were punished.

Still I'd expect the FAI to do nothing..

[Bald Student]

Also, I keep mentioning it but Shelbourne stuck to the deadlines set for payments when we were in trouble. We cleared debts with the revenue and had agreements with all other creditors including players but we still got punished with demotion.

The revenue took yee to court twice to get that money and their barrister said in court that yee didn't stick to the agreed schedule.

[pineapple stu]

Bald Student is the new pineapple stu...

[John83]

Bald Student is the new pineapple stu...

There's no speculation based on a cobbled collection of public accounts, newspaper reports and gossip there. BS saw that with his own eyes.

[Bald Student]

There's no speculation based on a cobbled collection of public accounts, newspaper reports and gossip there. BS saw that with his own eyes.

Technically, I heard it with my ears. I can't lip read.