So did McDaid make it to the High court by 5pm today or did he change his tune on that as well?
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So did McDaid make it to the High court by 5pm today or did he change his tune on that as well?
I don't want to quote what I've just heard, but it puts X Factor in the shade and isn't far off your post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Humourous and all as the whole thing is, its not helping us get a team on the pitch next season.
From MuckerChat:
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Was on RTE radionews at 5:30 that they have seen documents relating to 20 players receiving €330,000 between them as secondary contracts.
If the FAI have shown these to RTE why weren't they shown to DCFC?
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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
I actually think that the FAI are doing ye a massive favour by acting so swiftly and decisively. It's clear that Wellvan is a sinking ship, and the sooner it's clear they have no future running an LOI club, the sooner moves can be put in place to ensure a replacement does so.
What's going on currently is a pantomime that distracts for the urgent business of getting a new entity together to bring senior football back to the city.
maybe stu you can clear this up but did not all premier clubs get part of their prize money up to about last place. €40,000 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by SMorgan
Yep, the ante has been mightily upped:
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/..._delaneyj.html
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FAI Chief Executive John Delaney has alleged that Derry City Football Club has withheld details of payments to players over a period of years.
Financial statements shown to RTÉ indicate that over 20 Derry City players held dual contracts.
The figures allege that over €337,000 in payments to players may not have been disclosed in accounts submitted to the FAI.
And Delaney has stated that, in the circumstances, the club would not be awarded its prize money for finishing fourth in the league.
He also called for a clear-out of the current Derry City board and announced that players had until next Thursday to give full financial information about their pay to the FAI or the Player's Union.
Should they fail to do this, Delaney says that they will not be registered to play with any club here or abroad next season.
Wow - do the fai have the power to do that to the players?Quote:
..and announced that players had until next Thursday to give full financial information about their pay to the FAI or the Player's Union. Should they fail to do this, Delaney says that they will not be registered to play with any club here or abroad next season.
I heard the phrase "biggest fraud ever perpetrated in the history of Irish football" was used by JD.
Better add an "allegedly" in here.......
Just seen Delaney on the news it looks like McDaid's Bluff has been called. It seems the players could have been getting more in cash than they were actually being paid legally. Over €337k in a season for 22 players.
Was he talking about himself or the Derry situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
I saw the interview on the news there alright, he's raging and I'd be worried if I were the Derry directors. For all his faults he wouldn't go making statements like this if he wasn't sure of his facts. He's not impressed with their solicitor either, called him a "celebrity type solicitor" and reckons he's made things worse.
"With their celebrity clown solicitor".....I think thats how Delaney described Derrys solicitor.
No I'm pretty sure it was "celebrity type". He wouldn't call him a clown on the news though he's probably thinking it.
Step aside JEdward.
The LoI is where its at.
Although I really wish they would pick another club to be the guineau pig in their new guerilla marketing and awareness raising campaign...
The borad of Derry have let their fans down. A clear out is needed asap. Then the most important thing is making sure Derry have LOI football next season. Hopefully the FAI will not push them towards the bigoted IFA to the detremental loss of Irish football.
Now this is the news I was waiting for..Quote:
He also called for a clear-out of the current Derry City board and announced that players had until next Thursday to give full financial information about their pay to the FAI or the Player's Union.
Should they fail to do this, Delaney says that they will not be registered to play with any club here or abroad next season.
It would be very sad if the only ones to lose out from all this were the fans of the club. The poeple paying under the table and those accepting the money should be made pay back every cent in tax and banned for a couple of seasons from LOI at least.
why was there bigger frauds than this wowQuote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
the one positive thing you can take from his statement was that there is a future for derry in the LOI
It's been Dead Board Walking for weeks. And they still don't know. Which certainly adds to the farce. They're either blind stupid or desperate and probably both. Either way they're done, doesn't matter if they're still clawing their fingernails to the floorboards as Delaney's heavies drag them out...
Well said.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingdomkerry
My brain is melting at the proximity of the phrases 'John Delaney' and 'doing the right thing' in my head.....i daren't say it aloud....
I would assume that - as it's an FAI Controlled League now - and that as Derry have been thrown out - all Players Registrations revert to the custody of the FAI - who can do what ever they want with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by centre mid
They can decided if and when they choose to release them.
I reckon the next move of John Delaney will be to announce an amnesty to players of all clubs in the LOI to come forward and reveal all or else......
Sweaty bum time
So all this is to put the frighteners on people prior to a more widespread clean up of LoI financial pratices?:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kildareman
Hmmmmmmm!
Doubtful. I reckon Derry were just the first ones to get caught once they stopped paying the wages there was always going to be trouble as it came out how much the players believed they were owed. I don't know how widespread it is really these days. A few years ago maybe but the Revenue have come down hard on a lot of clubs in recent years.
Meeting between board and fans has been moved from social club to the City Hotel due to the size of numbers that have turned up.
Who'll pay for that now?
Dungannon?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
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Originally Posted by Kildareman
He can expect a letter the "celebrity type" imo. Silly comment to make.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
As some wag on our forum posted, we're not entirely sure yet as to whether permission for the march from the club to the hotel has been sought from the PSNI and/or the parades commission. More fines, most likely :rolleyes:
Irish Times gives most of the Delaney quotes:
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...258461144.html
was at 'meeting'. I, like others, away back from 'top table'. The meeting was organised to be held in the soon to be opened (hold yer breath) DCFC social club. No mic so that people at back could here. Like everything else mismanaged. Just came on home. Heard comments like 'We're here to hang a corpse'.
I suspect that until you put your bitterness aside and show some objectivity on this issue, few people will afford you any credibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by RoversHead
All Bohs are possibly guilty of is failing to predict their turnover accurately enough. It doesn't even look like they're guilty of that now, but even if they were, it hardly compares to what Derry have done (deliberatley making illegal payments to players over a period of years and submitting fraudulent information to support their licencing applications).
If you missed it, go down to Audio & Video at the bottom of the report.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/..._delaneyj.html
Before the FAI finish this enquiry they should look at other teams finances.
Other teams may be making similar payments to their players and staff.
Has is come to the situation where the FAI are blinded and ignore other clubs.
Every club seems to have issues over the past season or so, from Derry to
Monaghan, Sligo to Dundalk..all clubs have been affected.
It seems that if that was another club the FAI would turn and look away.
At the end of the day if what Derry did is true then they deserve to go.
Not that i want Derry die,their support is fantastic and the League will miss it.
So what now?. Will the League look at other clubs?
That doesn't even rhyme... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sicuani
In fairness, there's a big difference between 'issues' and blatant lyin deceit and cheating...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sicuani
Based on what? I would be shocked if the FAI were given proof of this by any club and ignored it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sicuani
I dont know why people seem to think the FAi would have anything against Derry
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Meeting still going on - first speaker spoke for an hour and 20 minutes. I think it was Pat up next. He said something along the lines of the board being out of pocket to the tune of £300,000.
the fai can stick their league between their eyes hope france hammer ireland on saturday and next wednesday and rub the smug off delaneys faceQuote:
Originally Posted by sicuani
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Costs a million a year to breakeven. Just back in there. Other point is,that due to the contract we signed we cannot sue the FAI.
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Q. pat was there dual contracts?
A. I dont know....
Apparently McDaid was asked straight out if there were dual contracts and he answered 'I don't know' :confused: