Printable View
well its Monday 16th Feb. could be one of the biggest days in league of Ireland Football history ,who will get the licence the are looking for ,,who will the fixture list put togeather for first games ,,who will get no fixture at all ,,,,lets wait and see what the FAI are made of :confused:
Cork ? what about Drogheda ? Sligo? Athlone? Cobh? Kildare ? Harps?even Bohs? lets wait and seeQuote:
Originally Posted by CelticTiger
Eh, what about us?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
about 12 hrs and we will know :eek:omg i CANNOT WAIT :p
were dodo food:o
The fixtures are out at 5pm but what time are the licences out?
Tomorrow. The league has learned a lot from watching TV over the break and will announce 7 winners tonight and leave the final 3 for tomorrow's prime time show. Don't forget to phone the premium rate number to keep your club in the top league!Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Official press release later today clubs being informed prior to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Drogheda have a premier licence.
http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1540
Its a faaaaaaaarrrrrrrce.
If its true Drogs got a licence then its a joke:mad:.I WILL be writing a letter of complaint to the FAI.Galway Utd cut 6 players last July when they were in trouble to avoid sanctions but Drogs did nothing and got away with it(10 pts is nothing).
Its a joke, how can the FAI expect to be taken seriously if they give licences to teams who nearly went to the wall a few weeks ago
Have been told that Mervue have official confirmaiton their application for a First Division licence has been successful, so congrats to them.
Apparently, some clubs have 'conditions' attached to the licence, and are being given a week to meet these conditions, so fixture list this evening will have the unwelcome prefix of 'provisional'
I would like to welcome the decision of the FAI Club Licensing Committee to grant Drogheda United a Premier Division Licence for the 2009 Season. The past few months have been very difficult for everyone associated with the Club, and this occasion should not go by without acknowledging the help we have received in getting to this stage.
In the bleak months of November and December, quite a number of cards were stacked against but the leadership and commitment shown by Vincent Hoey helped to pull us all together and ensure our survival. From the moment we entered examinership until Friday last when we submitted our final Licensing document, Vincent was there working tirelessly, and I�m not sure how we can thank him for his wonderful work.
I would like to thank all those who contributed to our fund-raising campaign which ensured that we were able to get out of examinership. This campaign was a great example of everyone working together for what the general public of the Drogheda area saw as something worth saving. I would like to say a special thanks to our Supporters Club for their help in coordinating all the various fund-raising efforts and ask you to help in any way you can in the future.
Without the help from last year�s players in coming to a settlement on outstanding wages, we would not have been able to achieve the balance between reduction of our debt and funds raised. Over the least few years these players have been magnificent and took us on a magic carpet ride to success, and their representative Stephen McGuiness of the PFAI was always a competent and fair negotiator.
The Staff in United Park have been magnificent since November, working without pay and no little commitment to help us through this difficult period.
But we now have a new dawn for the Drogs and a chance to consolidate our position in Irish Football. The coming Season will not be easy, but the signs are very encouraging. We have signed one of the best managers in the country in Alan Mathews and judging by the intensity and commitment shown in training in Mosney over the last week, we will not be long in catching up in terms of preparation for the new season.
This Season we will have no one behind us backing the Club financially, and will be completely dependent on funds raised by ourselves to keep the Club going. So I would ask all our Supporters to buy their Season Tickets without delay and support all our fundraising efforts starting with the Duck Derby on the 28th. We will be announcing a couple of warm-up friendlies in the coming week to give our new team a chance to play together and to raise some much-needed funds for the Club.
Finally, I would like on Drogheda United�s behalf to thank the F.A.I. for their support during our difficult times and the Club Licensing Committee for their fair an even-handed operation of their own procedures. Club Licensing has been the best thing to happen in the League of Ireland for a long time and we as a club have always seen the process a positive and fair way for league Clubs to progress and prosper.
Jim MacArdle
_________________
Drogheda have a premier licence. There is another thread on this.
http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1540
Bray Wanderers have recieved their Premier Division licence for 2009 - www.braywanderers.ie
Of course it's true. Why would the club post that statement on their site if it wasn't.. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
we got one too (obviously)
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/index-home.php
Thread merged, I presume news will be comig all day, probably best to keep it to one thread
If Drogs can get a licence then every club should get one. Exposes licencing for the sham it is. In Engald clubs who enter administration are punished the following season now as well (See Leeds last season. Also Bournmeouth & Luton this season)
Give them a licence by all means but impose a deduction of say 15 points this season as punishment.
Never thougt i'd say this but I feel sorry for Shels as they got relegated for their financial f**k ups but Drogs get a "get out of jail free card"
(Cue posts from irate drogs fans claiming their is no reason to deny them a licence).
Only if they go into administration too late in the season to make a difference to promotion/relegation, or, in Cork and Drogheda's case, European qualification.Quote:
Originally Posted by wexfordned
Agree it's nonsense though. Drogheda should have been denied a licence last year. And, arguably, Bohs denied a licence this year as they seem to be going the same route.
Doesn't matter a tap. Has absolutely nothing to do with licensing. If that were the case then drogs and cork would be heading down. Both clubs took the punishments that were given to them (No matter how tame) and came through a very difficult period. It would affect neither clubs claim for a license. Build a bridge....Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
Well is there? Have Cork escaped your attention too?Quote:
Originally Posted by wexfordned
GUFC have a premier licence.
Any news on Cobh ?
Or Cork?
or UCD?
Or anyone not on the list?
(I hope we're not in the same boat as Cork or Cobh!)
I've asked; we're applying for a Premier, don't see any particular problems getting it. The club often aren't very good at putting that info out.
Would be pretty funny if Dundalk aren't granted one, when Drogheda are...
(No word from pats yet btw)
Apart from Mervue, it seems it's only a few of the Premier Division teams that have been informed as of yet. Seems the info is been either emailed or telephoned to each club. Certainly not by post today, as the decisions were only finalised yesterday at a meeting in Dublin.
The big ones at this stage are the decisions to Harps, Cobh, Cork and Kildare. If Cork get a Premier licence (which I have no doubt they will), it means Harps are in the First (which I have no doubt we will be - and deserve to be after last seasons shambles on the pitch). It's then just the Cobh/Kildare situation to get sorted. One will be in the First, the other in the 'A' League. I think the clubs other than the four who I named above know for certain what Division they are in, regardless of whether or not they have yet been informed.
We got one too.
Pats premier license confirmed
Our website is down at the moment so confirmation on Dundalk's licence may take a bit.
So Premier Licences at this stage for -
Bohs
Bray
Drogheda
Galway
Pat's
Rovers
Shels (Premier?)
No word from -
Cork
Derry
Sligo
Dundalk
And the rest of the First Division.
Shelbourne got a premier licence alright.
Does that mean Shels will be plying their trade in the top tier next season???
No. More than 10 clubs can get a premier licence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jersey Cow
What would really be funny is if Cork don't get one and Paul Doolin has just left Premier Division Drogheda to join First Division Cork.. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I can think of few better ways to describe the Drogheda story of the last few years- unrealistic, ungrounded, quick-fix, and taking place in a fantasy land where boring concepts such as budgets, spending limits and financial stability don't have to come along and ruin the dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navandrog