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Originally Posted by total hoofball
Yes but what about all those huge landbanks in County Fingal that GG is sitting on, awaiting rezoning and planning permission? Though granted, with the recession they're not much help to him at the moment.
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Originally Posted by total hoofball
Yes but what about all those huge landbanks in County Fingal that GG is sitting on, awaiting rezoning and planning permission? Though granted, with the recession they're not much help to him at the moment.
Is it wrong for others to want to be assured of a level playing field?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Lep - we're all allowed talk about each others' clubs. You in particular have been told this a number of times. If nothing happens, nothing happens. However, it's clearly a story relating to a LoI side. If you don't want to talk about it, fine, but don't clog up the thread with crap about begrudgery and the like. Others may want to talk about the article maturely.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Of course stu but its a non story that is being made into more than what it is through assumptions and accussations and petty jelousy at our sponsorship.
One post doesnt clog up a thread stu.
Mr Parker
is it wrong for others to want to be assured of a level playing field?
What do you want for all the clubs to have the same amount of sponsorship ? What Sporting gets through sponsorship has no bearing on other clubs and its up to them to get the best sponsorship possible for themselves.
You don't get it though. Why would Fingal attract such high levels of sponsorship? It's not like they have the attractiveness of Shams or Bohs as you won't be on TV that much, have no fanbase, etc. etc. Such sponsorship seems to be the equivalent of a "political donation" to Fingal Co. Co. by Gannon and his cronies.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Most of your posts in this thread have been on the same line. Give it a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Dominate the boards? Little clubs?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Keep that up, it'll make it all the funnier when you do a Dublin City.
The story is interesting, but you clearly need to look a bit further than your own 'home' for a bit of news if you think this incident would even cause a decent sized ripple in the cesspool that is the LoI.
I'm a Cork City fan, come back and try to impress us when you have the revenue commisioners chasing you, Malta declaring war on you, a Holy Trinity to match Coughlan-Collins-Drew and the captain of your club begging for busfare on the radio.
You're in the ha'penny place at the moment, amateurs!
Give it a break?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It a discussion board and ive a right to put my point across when its my club thats been mentioned. It works both ways stu.
Absolutely you do. Maybe you should start doing it rather than slagging everyone who disagrees with you, calling them jealous little club fans?
Thanks, I really needed a laugh thereQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Thats a tough act to follow :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
As i said, that works both ways and i didnt call anyone " Jealous little club fans" as you put it. I used the word Jealous in one post, little clubs in another and i didnt say fans anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Dont be taking things out of context Stu.
You could have PM'd me that instead of clogging the thread with non topic related banter.
You're an embarrassment to the other Fingal fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
If memory serves me right we had this response from drogs ,cork, derry and most other clubs at the beginning of there downfall .but your right lep lets wait for the fai to get involved before we assume there is a problem.. ya rightQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
In my own fin svcs related job, everyone is required under legislation to do an anti-money laundering / bribery / business ethics CBT training course and exam every year. I cant find the exact reference on the web, but this course mentions how paying over the odds for something can be a form of bribery or curruption. E.g. some company looking to do business in some dodgy african state might pay the presidents cousins firm a large sum of money for say some basic security services.
I wonder what the going rate to be a secondary sponsor for a first division team is as compared with a six figure suggested by someone earlier in this thread?!
bhs
That will fly way over Leps head.
The Lep, if as suggested here Fingal's main funding is as a result of an arrangement between Gannon and the Fingal CC tieing in Anglo then I would be worried. Given the current climate your funding is likely to shrink in the near future. For a fledgling club like Sporting who's long term survival strategy seems to be predicated on expotential growth on the basis of a large initial outlay then the club runs the risk of implosion or at least large contraction.
Thats going to consume Lep's head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Spooky, thats the year the 5 year plan ends :D
No one is suggesting otherwise and its highly likely that it may so we will cross that bridge after the 2012 season if all goes to plan up to then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
That was not the point I raised. I was refering to those members on here and others asking questionsabout how the club is being funded. If there is nothing to hide there is nothing to fear.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
so lets get this right fingal is in fact a small but dodgy african state and mr gannon is using the anglo to prop up these evil dictators. bloody hutos are all the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by blackholesun
And the award for 'most defensive post of the year' goes to.... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Hell - you can even have the prize for 2010 as well.
You forgot to mention the reverse vampires!Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Classic!Quote:
Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
Jessus lads will yous chill the beans a little. He is defending the club thats all.
Like a pack of dogs sometimes in here.
ya smelling the blood of a wounded animalQuote:
Originally Posted by Lamper.sffc
Mods:
Maybe this could be a separate thread - but just developing the Franchise topic on slightly - feel free to move if necessary?
Where are Franchise going to play next season in the Prem Div.
The first and only two years in their existence - Fingal Co Co have situated them in Morton. It's nowhere close to qualifying for a Prem Div licence.
They're going to have to rent another existing Dublin LoI Prem Div Licenced ground with Tolka, Dalyer & Inchicore the obvious candidates.
Given that the majority of their home support in Morton was made up of freebies bused in from areas like Swords, will they even maintain the same numbers if they continue to issue free tickets and transport to grounds not in County Fingal?
Never mind can Fingal Co Co, Gerry Gannon et al, afford to susidise it?
They brought only 70 odd paying supporters to an away game in Tolka last season - hardly encouraging?
No they won't have to move. Does United Park fit Premier standards? No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne
The council are moving them to a purpose built facility in Lusk soon.
So they're going to apply for a derogation based on their plans to move to a custom built stadium in the near future. In that case I'm no longer concerned for them, that's foolproof, nothing could go wrong!Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
And dogs chase foxes, don't they.....? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lamper.sffc
In that case over half the country would be locked up....Quote:
Originally Posted by blackholesun
How soon? Has there actually been any definite move on this yet, because all I've heard are rumoursQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
Lob in a meaningless planning application that has no chance of success, the FAI are happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
Personally, I'm struggling to believe Gerry Gannon's motives are entirely altruistic and that he'd be prepared to put in hundreds of thousands a year and convince Anglo to also put in a signficiant amount for no apparent reward. It just seems odd to me. He'd never shown any great love for football before.Quote:
Originally Posted by BYCTWD
I'm pretty sure he's never put in the colour of what he has put into Sporting Fingal though I stand to be corrected. Kelleher was or is a Pats fan and Wallace had been running an underage setup for years and in fact seems to value that more than the success of the LOI team. I guess I'm just cynical about the levels of money being put in, the council involvement and that of Anglo and a favoured property developer. The levels of money just seem unnecessarily high from all parties. At the end of the day it's just a personal opinion.
Tolka Park is not council owned in the sense you infer. The ground or site is leased out from DCC, but effectively the owner of the long-term lease (99 years) owns the site and the structures on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BYCTWD
I'm not sure you understand how leasehold works?
" Given that the majority of their home support in Morton was made up of freebies bused in from areas like Swords"Quote:
Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne
What are you on about? You are either i'll informed or making it up.
He's on about the fact you have no fans. I really hope you're in Tolka next year, we get the rent and you get no paying customers. Perfect really.
In terms of an asset Shels lease is/was a lot more valuable than DCC's freehold in fairness. Well, depending on how the long the lease is, but in general anything with over 70 years left on it is considered good title and is much more saleable than the freehold ownership.