all in trouble and 2 of them looking doubtful for the league for the coming season, athlone owe 45 grand but should be alright,
the other 2 look doomed.
according to todays star.
discuss;
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all in trouble and 2 of them looking doubtful for the league for the coming season, athlone owe 45 grand but should be alright,
the other 2 look doomed.
according to todays star.
discuss;
Link??
The Star says lots of crazy things.
I'd be astonished if Athlone only owed 45k
how are limerick so bad after 1 year?
Define so bad??Quote:
Originally Posted by neville neville
We will be playing First Division football this season
The Star, the Star, first they had Clinton was about to bow out of the Presidential race, and now this :( Journalism in this country is shocking!! :)
limerick37 owe somthing like 50 grand according to the star and looking very doubtful to start in the league this season.
FAI suits not happy with limericks and athlones finances.
fran gavin is to investagate limericks case today.
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Yep that is about the right amount.
I've also heard that Limerick are in trouble. It's pretty poor form really, but illustrates how hard it is for a new club to start off in this League.
Why can Limerick not attract fans to their home games. They have a huge catchment area and should be able to attract a lot more than they currently do. Obviously their Marketing and Promotional work at the club isnt working
Thats shocking, surprised Kilkenny have kept afloat for so long to be surprised
Heard Limerick and Kilkenny were in a bit of schtuk didnt know about Athlone.
I suppose a few years ago clubs with debts of €50k would have just carried on regardless but with the licensing laws its harder to keep it quiet!
I didn't even know he was running! He has decelared early though, it isn't due for another three years, and I would have thought he'd still be playing, albeit in the lower leagues.Quote:
Originally Posted by jebus
But still, just imagine it - President Morrisson! He's got my vote if he changes his mind.
With the amount of money the FAI make im sure 50K is nothing to them so why cant they help these clubs in trouble instead of just kicking them outta the League
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Originally Posted by Lim till i die
FACT!!:)
Is €50k that big of a debt that it couldn't be paid off over a couple of years with some cost-cutting?
Have to keep something in reserve in case a senior international player's grandmother dies and they have to charter a plane to bring him homeQuote:
Originally Posted by L37Ultra
My point exactly. It just shows you what a joke they are. Instead of helping clubs in financial difficulties punish them. Points deductions anyone!!?? They said the league would be better off with their financial clout well then where is it. the Fai outdo their own level of stupidity week after week.Quote:
Originally Posted by L37Ultra
Banks are tightening their belts so it'll be difficult keep digging a financial hole for the next while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
As regards the FAI digging clubs out this would be a bad practice. A help up rather than a hand out should be what happens. Clearly Limerick is a big soccer town so they should get priority from the FAI in terms of club promotion and maybe some extra funding for this but by covering debts nothing will be learned about how to build the club up to its former glory.
Three of the best trips this season were to these places. Would miss all three, Kilkenny have arguably the best stand for away supporters in Div 1.
Agree that Limerick should be getting far bigger attendances but would their ground be able to hold them?
Not True.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Man Himself
Oh goodyQuote:
fran gavin is to investagate limericks case today
A little.Quote:
I've also heard that Limerick are in trouble.
Nowhere near as bad as what you heard I'm sure.
Literally dozens of reasons.Quote:
Why can Limerick not attract fans to their home games.
FYI we are not much worse at attracting fans then the Dublin clubs.
Don't believe everything you read in the jesus starQuote:
With the amount of money the FAI make im sure 50K is nothing to them so why cant they help these clubs in trouble instead of just kicking them outta the League
Precisely.Quote:
Is €50k that big of a debt that it couldn't be paid off over a couple of years with some cost-cutting?
It's all about debt management.
I would agree with practically all of thisQuote:
As regards the FAI digging clubs out this would be a bad practice. A help up rather than a hand out should be what happens. Clearly Limerick is a big soccer town so they should get priority from the FAI in terms of club promotion and maybe some extra funding but by covering debts nothing will be learned about how to build the club up to its former glory.
Yes :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Theskinloyal
the way i see it is the FAI are trying to cut the numbers of the teams in the league and they are letting teams like the ones mentioned die a slow death rather than give them a leg up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
once the teams in real financial mess are eradicated they can promote the league as a 10/12 team entity and move from there.
this,of course fails to take in the consideration that there are plenty of hard working people at these clubs doing their upmost to keep their clubs afloat.#
put simply the fai dont give 2 fooks about limerick,athlone,kilkenny and a good few other clubs.
Forget the FAI. Time for a breakaway AIL and free money!:D
Seriously, it reflects badly, firstly on Limerick, both city and club, for being unable to sustain a senior club, and secondly on the FAI, for granting a licence to an organisation that seems to have been shaky from the start.
I would be inclined to agree with the cynical view here but:Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Rightly or wrongly I think in their ideal National League world the FAI would want a Limerick, which they would prop up, maybe to the detriment of the Kilkennys, Monaghans and Kildares of this world.
Just to clarify, I think the above is wrong and I'm not having a dig at those clubs
We are no more shaking then a lot of clubs in this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
We just have a unique talent for washing dirty linen in public.
you can't give out 50k to a club, just because they are in trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by L37Ultra
Im no fan of the FAI, but bailing out them lot would send a dangerous message to other clubs that "sure it'll be grand, fran gavin will bail us out".
Everything barr a handout should be explored...
it seems to be a yearly occurence that teams might have to drop out. something needs to be done to safe quard this. whether it is stricter control of finance or something
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Originally Posted by gufcfan
I dont exactly mean a handout as such. Its just there should be more financially backing from the FAI. I mean if a team is successful, its attendances are going to improve which leads to a bigger income. If the FAI helped promote the clubs this would happen, but I suppose I can always dream :rolleyes:
Any where online you can get this article? Or could someone scan it up, I'm abroad so can't get the mighty Irish Star
Eureka!!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by braysnumber1
How about adding another division below the one that is already unsustainable, call it the A League, Force clubs to field an extra team in this division just to add an extra financial burden on clubs who are barely surviving as it is. That'd have to help:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by braysnumber1
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Originally Posted by L37Ultra
when waterford united or any other club were in trouble the had to dig themselfs out of it without help from the fai,
so why should the fai help limerick out, its not there fault that they owe 50 grand after just one year in buissness,
must be some nob heads running that club.
Very bard article really. The fact he says Noel O Connor has takin over as the new manager and couldn't spell Mcgee right shows he doesn't know much about what he is talking about. Heard the debt is more like 65,000 also and it was last night that fran gavin was sent down.
Jesus wept :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Crisis over for another week boys and girls
Adding a third tier to the league doesn't seem to fit in with your contraction theory.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
In the country!Quote:
Originally Posted by Theskinloyal
But Raheny Red, I thought ours was your favourite away ground?? :( :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Raheny Red
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Originally Posted by Theskinloyal
Capacity 2000 due to only having one exit (fire regs).
Thats still 3 times our average attendance !
Yes, but the First Division of which league exactly? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by L37Ultra
FACT!!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
On a serious note, the ongoing stories of financial instability do reflect poorly on the league, but clubs in neighbouring islands are in much the same boat.
Think: Luton Town, Leeds United, AFC Bournemouth, etc etc
So it's not just an eircom League thing.
MehQuote:
Originally Posted by exiled_gufc_fan
Whichever