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25/05/2018, 12:35 PM
Nesta99

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

So if they get F'ecked out I make it
Rovers + 3 points
Derry + 3 points
Dundalk + 2 points
Waterford +2

Cork and Pats the big losers,,,,,,,apart from the Bray fans and players obviously.
Now if we could just get Bohs to go out of business we'd be back in the title race :)

reported that bray players weren't paid + Bray just released an "injury" list

Dillon, Douglas, Rodgers, Sullivan, Noone,Kelly, Gorman, Ellis, Greene and doubtful Gibbons, Kenna, McCabe

Not the worst time for Dundalk to have Bray at Oriel. They will probably limp along until the end of the season on the basis of their lodging €100k in to an escrow account before getting a licence. It would cover wages and its also unlikely that 'investors' will want to lose that bond so they might just barely pay their way until season's end - depends on which woulld cost least, losing the €100k bond or keeping things ticking over I suppose. Either way its a disgrace!! Assuming that Bray players' hearts are not going to be in playing this evening after not being payed well its an unfair advantage to the Bray opposition, in this case Dundalk. If results are expunged in due course there are going to be some very annoyed people with points and a good lot of damage to GD done too for a few of sides.
25/05/2018, 3:02 PM
Burnsie

did Martin Russell turn them down in the end or what? Sounded like his appointment was a fait accompli at one stage but the last day on Soccer Republic they had the other fella captioned as "caretaker manager"
25/05/2018, 4:04 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

They will probably limp along until the end of the season on the basis of their lodging €100k in to an escrow account before getting a licence.

And if that's already gone?
25/05/2018, 5:00 PM
Seagull

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Originally Posted by Burnsie

did Martin Russell turn them down in the end or what? Sounded like his appointment was a fait accompli at one stage but the last day on Soccer Republic they had the other fella captioned as "caretaker manager"

The caretaker manager can only stay in charge for a limited time as he doesn't have the required UEFA credentials. Russell was in the dugout again at the last home game, not sure about Cork and Derry games? Unbelievable that Joeys find themselves owed money again by Bray, it's why the previous partnership fell apart- once bitten and all that.
25/05/2018, 5:37 PM
Nesta99

I dont see why such payments cannot be made directly by the FAI when UEFA allocates money!? Have the academy club bill Bray or whomever and then forward the bill on. It would be different if it were a solidarity payment from a transfer fee rather than a youth development UEFA allocation of funds. Or have a system where the the academy club that is out of pocket able to bill the governing body as they granted the licence. The licencing process would be pretty water tight if there was a risk of the FAI having to fork out for money that wasnt passed on by clubs. The 100k bond lodged will cover this in the end but not without serious damage to what little remains of Bray's reputation.
25/05/2018, 5:51 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

The 100k bond lodged will cover this in the end but not without serious damage to what little remains of Bray's reputation.

Well, not if it's gone, it won't
28/05/2018, 8:28 AM
NeverFeltBetter

Coincidentally, ex Limerick keeper Barry Ryan is on Twitter claiming Limerick players haven't been paid this week. Maybe we can start our own league with Bray, Monaghan and Athlone.
28/05/2018, 2:01 PM
Nesta99

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Coincidentally, ex Limerick keeper Barry Ryan is on Twitter claiming Limerick players haven't been paid this week. Maybe we can start our own league with Bray, Monaghan and Athlone.

Funny enough Monaghan were a fairly tightly run club and when they could no longer make ends meet they pulled out of LoI - they didnt leave a pile of debt in their wake to local business etc. They never ceased to exist just couldnt manage the cost of a senior team so did the right thing imo - I would say that considering it probably saved us!
28/05/2018, 3:16 PM
greywanderer

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

I assume this is a reference to the reports Bray players haven't been paid (again), or is it something else?

Any more news on these references, could Bray just be having a rotten run of luck with injuries ( I'm not saying players would fake injuries). I believe Russell hasn't been confirmed yet because he had some sort of release clause when he left last team.
28/05/2018, 9:39 PM
total hoofball

They are definitely having rotten luck with injuries, all appear legitimate. Douglas is out for rest the season and likely is McGovern with that scary injury. No sign of important players like Greene, Sullivan, Noone, Kelly returning yet
08/06/2018, 3:28 PM
osarusan

Russell confirmed as Bray manager.
01/07/2018, 9:17 PM
ToberonaTornado

here we go AGAIN....

https://twitter.com/DanGorman_/statu...59398348419073

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Bray Wanderers players failed to receive payment on Friday prior to the crunch clash with Limerick. The club provided no food post-match so the bus had to stop at a shop to allow players to buy dinner. The chairman has asked players to wait until Tuesday for possible payment.
01/07/2018, 10:06 PM
osarusan

Bray took a look at Limerick and thought 'Nobody outbrays Bray."
03/07/2018, 5:03 PM
nigel-harps1954

G'wan Bray!
03/07/2018, 5:56 PM
total hoofball

"Never saw this coming etc." - Fran Gavin, John Delaney, FAI Licensing Committee
03/07/2018, 5:59 PM
pineapple stu

Biggest worry has there's no Plan B for taking over the club it seems. Even Athlone have mobilised to try get rid of the guys in charge there.

Obviously it's not an easy thing to do (couldn't do it at UCD for example), but it has to be a worry. If the current crowd walk away, who picks up the pieces?
03/07/2018, 10:17 PM
Guitd

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Biggest worry has there's no Plan B for taking over the club it seems. Even Athlone have mobilised to try get rid of the guys in charge there.

Obviously it's not an easy thing to do (couldn't do it at UCD for example), but it has to be a worry. If the current crowd walk away, who picks up the pieces?

No one, it would just be doing the league a favour if they did walk away ,joke of a club 2 years running ,how the bluffed their way past FAI & licencing again shows how bad our league been run
03/07/2018, 10:38 PM
sbgawa

Very cynical really . They have obviously decided they are relegated so see no point in paying people.
03/07/2018, 11:20 PM
David BOHie

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Originally Posted by Guitd

No one, it would just be doing the league a favour if they did walk away ,joke of a club 2 years running ,how the bluffed their way past FAI & licencing again shows how bad our league been run

If you bluff your way past the FAI then you're only fooling yourself. The onus falls on, and only on, Bray Wanderers in this instance.
03/07/2018, 11:45 PM
EatYerGreens

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Originally Posted by Guitd

No one, it would just be doing the league a favour if they did walk away ,joke of a club 2 years running ,how the bluffed their way past FAI & licencing again shows how bad our league been run

You don't need to bluff your way past the FAI. They can't afford to turn any existing clubs away from the league - a 19 club structure would be a farce, and add to the gradual dwindling of senior clubs that's been happening over the last few years. And as we know, there are no clubs beating a path to join the LOI - because it just isn't worth it. So if you apply for a license you'll be waved through by the FAI no matter how unrealistic your application, with Abbotstown just hoping that you can somehow not implode afterwards.

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