Petition to wind up: Cork City Investment FC Ltd

**Dunny** · 27/07/2009, 4:04 PM

Will they be allowed play this game? Doubt they would field a team..

**jinxy lilywhite** · 27/07/2009, 4:05 PM

So CCFC official line is too go back out to the Cork Public cap in hand and beg her good citizens for a bailout again.

Worked before.......................................

**Longfordian** · 27/07/2009, 4:06 PM

The Revenue would have to ask for the order to be withdrawn I reckon. They won't do it even if Coughlan somehow gets the rest of the money together. The Revenue stated that a further 270k had been amassed and not paid since the initial petition. That seems to have played a part in the judge's decision. He'd have to pay that as well. The time for deals is over now.

**Conroy** · 27/07/2009, 4:07 PM

Will Bary play the fixture? There's the risk of injury to players and the cost of travel, knowing that no matter what result they get it will count for nothing? Of course they will be punished for not furfilling the fixture.

**eL Bettor** · 27/07/2009, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by Partizan

WUFC - 1930-2009
6 Leagues, 2 Cups

C�wk 1984 - 2009
2 Leagues, 2 Cups

Forever in our shadow.

Partizan, did Waterford Utd not exist under the old name of Waterford prior to becoming Waterford Utd, just like Cork had previous names, sorry for bringing it up here

EnglishSource · 27/07/2009, 4:16 PM

Maybe Cork fans will now admit that Tom Coughlan-esque characters, like Kilcoyne, aren't heros?

**dong** · 27/07/2009, 4:19 PM

Originally Posted by A face

If League of Ireland clubs spent 10% less of what they take in it would be a brilliant league.

They continue to spend 10% or more over and they league is a disaster.

Licensing is still the best way to weed out clubs that are mismanaged. And hopefully the FAI will be able to nail clubs (and their directors) to the wall at the first sign of dodgy books.

Would you include Bohs in those with "dodgy books"?
It's pretty obvious at this stage that they will go a similar way at the end of the season.

**Conroy** · 27/07/2009, 4:21 PM

Table as out Friday?

Team Pts
1 Bohemians 42
2 Shamrock Rovers 38
3 Derry City 31
4 Dundalk 26
5 Galway United 25
6 Sligo Rovers 20
7 Drogheda United 19
8 Bray Wanderers 18
9 St Patrick's 17

**Pablo Escobar** · 27/07/2009, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by Conroy

Table as out Friday?

Team Pts
1 Bohemians 42
2 Shamrock Rovers 38
3 Derry City 31
4 Dundalk 26
5 Galway United 25
6 Sligo Rovers 20
7 Drogheda United 19
8 Bray Wanderers 18
9 St Patrick's 17

Bohs have the luxury of us having beaten them

**OneRedArmy** · 27/07/2009, 4:23 PM

Whilst this is terrible news in the short-term for Cork fans and the League in general, I strongly believe this is good news for FORAS and Cork fans in the long-run. Whilst its hard to believe things could be worse, if Coughlan had got his hands on the FORAS money, Cork fans would've had absolutely nothing as it would've left them back in the same spot eventually. That really would've been a case of good money after bad.

As said above, I'd imagine the FAI will provide assistance to getting a proper members run club into the A league.

Also, how any fan (bar UCD, the EL's equivalent of the banking sector, too big to fail) can laugh at a club going under? Its not like the vast majority of fans need to think that far back to their clubs last panic stations moment.

I would also make a complaint to the ODCE to get Tom Coughlan disbarred. In relation the question above, just by dint of a company getting wound up won't get him disbarred. He'll need to go through due process separately. But he shouldn't be allowed near any business after what he's done. IMO the examiner should also be sued by the creditors, but I doubt anyone has the appetite for an expensive and risky action like that.

**brianw82** · 27/07/2009, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

A lot of clubs are really going to miss the one or two home gates they'll lose if Cork are gone... could be a tipping point with so many of the clubs really at the end of their tether.

That's very true and I wonder how many of them will be using this as an excuse for missing the wage cap/other indiscretions at the end of the season.

**Ezeikial** · 27/07/2009, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by Conroy

Will Bary play the fixture? There's the risk of injury to players and the cost of travel, knowing that no matter what result they get it will count for nothing? Of course they will be punished for not furfilling the fixture.

Bary, you mean Dave Barry? Naw he wouldn't injure anybody. Cost of travel not a issue - I think he has a bus pass.

**De Town** · 27/07/2009, 4:33 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Bary, you mean Dave Barry? Naw he wouldn't injure anybody. Cost of travel not a issue - I think he has a bus pass.

Jesus, that's one of the worst ones yet.

**Longfordian** · 27/07/2009, 4:39 PM

Coughlan is apparently "remaining optimistic". I don't know what he has to be optimistic about, he must be seriously deluded. Even if he came up with the money on Friday it may not be enough.

**SMorgan** · 27/07/2009, 4:39 PM

Are they still in the Cup??

**De Town** · 27/07/2009, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Are they still in the Cup??

I think Sligo beat them?

**sligoman** · 27/07/2009, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Are they still in the Cup??

Nope

**pineapple stu** · 27/07/2009, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

(UCD, the EL's equivalent of the banking sector, too big to fail)

We're big now?

**brianw82** · 27/07/2009, 4:44 PM

UCD are more like the cockroach of the LOI. They'll still be there after nuclear armageddon.

**charliesboots** · 27/07/2009, 4:48 PM

Has anybody got a copy of the 2009 Participation Agreement that they can post here or host elsewhere.

If they haven't got the facility to do that could they pm me and I will.