I believe Derry City are in Court at the end of the month over the transfer of McGinn to Celtic. They are to have to pay up.
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I believe Derry City are in Court at the end of the month over the transfer of McGinn to Celtic. They are to have to pay up.
I see that FORAS have gone on the offensive again TNB. Fair play, overdue if anything.
http://www.forastrust.ie/
Thank God that's over.
Like the way he managed to get a dig in at some badly-run clubs too.
It's all sorted until he can't pay what he's agreed to pay.
I know that the players seriously considered strike action this week so if there were to be any further "problems".......
What would be the outcime if a team refused to play a match due to industrial action ? Deferral ? awarded to opposition? Would there be pickets ? would fans seek autographs as they passed the players on picket duty ?:) Anyone know if there was any precedents for strike action ?
I think he has hood winked the players and staff once again. TC knows the players haven't much choice now since the transfer window is closed. He is living in fantasy land if he thinks they will get 5000 per game, there allready down about 1500 from last season. There is very little in the way of advertising and if you werent an follower of LOI then where are the extra fans coming from. All this crap has led to even more negative opinions of TC. Like I have said it's the players and staff who should get huge credit for putting up with this.
Can players not move outside the window if they are out of contract ? As the club are unable to make payments then they would be in breach of contract and the players free to move. i think this happened at Shels (did heary take a legal action ?) and something similar happened with a certain striker that bufggered off to Belguim.
This is of course predicated on the belief that there is somewhere to move to.
Any indication what TNB's plans are for when the season ends? Will he stay and try and heroically turn things around, or will he walk a hero for having tried in the face of adversity?
I expect he is just concentrating on seeing out this season. Would be surprised if he is thinking about next season at this point (if he is it has to be "how the f%*k do I get out of here").
Long term planning (IE beyond next week) is not a strong point in the LOI :)
A stand-off. Just what Cork need.
Has he a contract? I assume he can just offer himself one anyway?
Does he own the club (as in the shares)?
Have you considered just paying a hitman?
(Joking)
I can't say for definite how members would vote, but I can't see there being any chance of a vote passing to give him money.
I honestly have no idea. Couple of things that could happen
1) We dont even make it that far, company is wound up at some stage, players strike etc. We start in the A Championship
2) FAI dont give him a license, company is wound up, we apply for a license for next year.
3) He sells/walks away and someone takes on the debt
4) The hitman idea.....
I think if he's still there by the start of next season then we won't finish the season, I also think we'l sell little or no season tickets with him there and many people would boycott the start of next season.
The only reason people aren't boycotting now imo is the emotional blackmail that if they do our players won't get paid.
Could you save time by applying for the A League now?
The writing's on the wall (again) for Coughlan.
No it wouldn't , but it would be a new company and a completely new licensing application. The same thing happened in 1995 but at the time the licensing rules were different and a license could be passed to another company even after liquidation.
So it would be a cash of starting from the bottom up again I'd imagine.
My only hope with the hardship fund is that there is some agreement for those using the fund to repay it when they get the money due. I'm all for the players having support, but at the same time they'll feck off in the close season, and FORAS will still be left to pick up the pieces at some point in the future...
Application by AFC City, Viagrasons FC (or the like) to the A league by Foras looks like the best option?
TC may be out of his depth but he is deluded and obstinate enough to collapse the existing club around him . In that (likely) event Foras could be invited to fill a vacancy in the First Division for next season and then onwards and upwards. I always reckoned Cork Greater urban area , Ballincollig to Middleton, Blarney to Carrigaline plus Cobh could support two Premier and one First Division Team.
Wasn`t there a year in the late 70`s early 80`s when there was no Cork Team at Senior National Level.? it would be a real blow for the league if that was to happen again.
Can someone who knows please post up the attendane of tonights game v Celtic as I could not travel.
What happens if tonight's gate is not enough to repay the 200k to the mystery lender in London.
As guarantors will the FAI stump up anyway?
How would this impinge on licencing issues, as the FAI have said previously that they cannot get involved in bailing out clubs of financial difficulties?
It won't be anywhere near enough; there are 4000 people there.
FAI are gonna be in a bit of a pickle.