Galway United had to come up with €1,700 and a piece of paper and got no extension, Limerick had to come up with 200,000 and did get an extension. Fair play the FAI way!
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Limerick had a condition attached to the awarding of their licence and were given four days to deliver on it. Limerick submitted all documentation that was required with their application.
Galway failed to submit vital pieces of documentation with their application. The fact they didn't have a Tax Clearance Certificate meant that they had monies due to the Revenue Commissioners. All 20 other clubs had their TCC in on time - when should Galway get an extension on time to deliver theirs?
Big difference between the Galway and Limerick situations. Limerick delivered everything they were asked for, but the FAI asked for subsequent guarantees over and above what was in the Licensing document. Galway failed to submit a completed application with all their relevent documents.
Rumour Galway united won the appeal
Dont want to believe anything till its actually true
Also hearing that Galway have won - looks like an 11 team First Division this year.
Congrats to Galway! Good to have you back. :highfive:
Feel sorry for Mons again though. :sad:
To have their hopes up for a week.
At least our walls will be safe for another year at least.
maybe if yous actually had fondations for the walls they wouldnt collaspe.........
Is the Galway news official then?
Exactly Harps1954
Official that Galway have had appeal upheld.
From GUST forum:
Quote:
FAI CONFIRM GALWAY UNITED FC SUCCESSFUL IN CLUB LICENSING APPEAL
The Independent Club Licensing Appeals Body met this morning to consider Galway United’s appeal of the decision of the Independent Club Licensing Committee not to award the club a Premier Division Licence.
The Appeals Body noted that it is essential to good governance in football that all required documentation is supplied by its due date and in this particular case, they recognise that the onus was on the club to produce the appropriate evidence to the Club Licensing Committee.
The Appeals Body acknowledge that the tax affairs of the club were and are in order and it was clear that the club had made attempts to secure the appropriate documentation but due to exceptional events were unable to provide it on the date required.
Given the full circumstances that pertain to this case, the Appeals Body overturned the decision of the Club Licensing Committee and awarded a League Licence – Premier Division to Galway United FC.
Yup, it is official, back in Premier Division. Feel sorry for Monaghan fans who had got their hopes up, but obviously delighted with the news. Fans now run the club, hopefully the club's darkest days are behind it now
yet again 2 fingers to the rulebook.
Fair play good luck with the season ahead.
FAI make up the rules on the whim/chop and change their decisions shocker!
Monaghan should be absolutely livid
Happy for Galway but this is pathetic.
Mmm, wall fondant.
http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo-t..._57792QLX_.jpg
I think that's what abbotstown was built with.
Bohs delivered everything they were asked for too!
Licensing system is a joke and has to be reformed, having agreements in place means nothing if they are not honoured. As for our own situation it was clear that problems with the FAI and Revenue were to blame for us not getting our cert on time. The former CEO of GUFC Ltd did us no favours either. Galway united is now in the hands of the fans, we face a massive challenge to right the wrongs of the last few years but we are up for it.
"The Appeals Body acknowledge that the tax affairs of the club were and are in order and it was clear that the club had made attempts to secure the appropriate documentation but due to exceptional events were unable to provide it on the date required."
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What happened to the stuff about money being owed to football creditors? Was it only ever the tax cert that was in doubt?
It's not Galway's fault that the Revenue wouldn't get off their holes and give them the necessary documentation. From reading their forum, the GUST crowd have worked their fingers to the bone to get this all sorted and fair play to them.
They still should never have been promoted in the whole IAG fiasco though. :p
Agreements had been reached with football creditors prior to deadline but all payments had not cleared accounts, like Bohs. Payments have now cleared the accounts, unlike Bohs.
Only in the LoI.
so,
11 teams in the first? surely they cant allow that to happen? please promote cobh!
Delighted to be back but the FAI really made a unholy hames of the whole thing. Whatever about not awarding Galway Utd a licence earlier in the week they really jumped the gun by promoting poor Monaghan whose fans I really feel for. The FAI must have known almost immediately that Galway were going to appeal.
Absolutely delighted but genuinely feel for Mons fans. The impending heartbreak of the last week was unbearable so I can only imagine how Mons feel after yet another body blow.
AS soon as I heard Bohs had failed to pay the final amount due to the 2010 squad as scheduled, I knew Galway would get a Premier Licence.