Sporting Fingal Gone Belly Up

**Hairy Bowsie** · 11/02/2011, 1:43 PM

**peadar1987** · 11/02/2011, 2:42 PM

You know, you should post on the boards more, Hairy Bowsey. Everybody loves and values your contributions so much!

**cheech** · 11/02/2011, 3:17 PM

The whole club was built on sand and it was only a matter of time before the tide came in.

Dublin and the surrounding areas were already over saturated with league clubs. FAI as much to blame for letting the franchise into the league in the first place.

**Cuyahoga** · 11/02/2011, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by cheech

The whole club was built on sand and it was only a matter of time before the tide came in.

Dublin and the surrounding areas were already over saturated with league clubs. FAI as much to blame for letting the franchise into the league in the first place.

I agree totally . Also if you have very few fans youre up against it from the start. The difference between Fingal and established clubs is they dont have the fans to help them out ie to buy shares,form a members club etc.

**btid1** · 11/02/2011, 3:49 PM

One question:

Where is the righteous indignation from Pineapple Stu etc about the way the poor players have been treated?

Stephen McGuinness must be apoplectic with rage, yet he is strangely silent?!!

**Fingalstan** · 11/02/2011, 3:54 PM

while its unfortunate for the players to have lost their jobs in such circumstances at least they were paid up to date of service so they weren't left to much in the lurch.

The majority of them will have no problem signing for new teams and even if its on lower wages there are people stuck on the dole who can't get off it, so a reduced wage is far better than the dole q!.

Its the staff of the club like the new ceo and community section that I feel sorry for, they won't walk into jobs as easy as the players!

**btid1** · 11/02/2011, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fingalstan

while its unfortunate for the players to have lost their jobs in such circumstances at least they were paid up to date of service so they weren't left to much in the lurch.

The majority of them will have no problem signing for new teams and even if its on lower wages there are people stuck on the dole who can't get off it, so a reduced wage is far better than the dole q!.

Its the staff of the club like the new ceo and community section that I feel sorry for, they won't walk into jobs as easy as the players!

What about those who signed new (52 week) contracts in recent weeks?Bohs offered to pay up players contracts and got abused from the high heavens for playing hard ball in the negotiations.

I just think its funny how the same standards have not been applied in this case.

**D.24saint** · 11/02/2011, 4:02 PM

Bohs offered to pay up players contracts and got abused from the high heavens for playing hard ball in the negotiations.

well nobody likes you's ,fingal were not worth disliking

**btid1** · 11/02/2011, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by D.24saint

well nobody likes you's ,fingal were not worth disliking

Haha

Fair enough, glad we cleared that up!

**Magicme** · 11/02/2011, 4:05 PM

Go bust and everyone will be nicer to you.

**pineapple stu** · 11/02/2011, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by btid1

Where is the righteous indignation from Pineapple Stu etc about the way the poor players have been treated?

It's been mentioned earlier in the thread that Fingal's behaviour was an absolute disgrace. Fingal fans haven't denied that and aren't abusing their players for their astronomical wage demands killing their club. And at least Fingal resolved things quickly, and the players are already finding clubs.

**Charlie Darwin** · 11/02/2011, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by btid1

What about those who signed new (52 week) contracts in recent weeks?Bohs offered to pay up players contracts and got abused from the high heavens for playing hard ball in the negotiations.

I just think its funny how the same standards have not been applied in this case.

Well, like Fingalstan said, all wages have been paid to date. Any player that can't get a contract with another club will have a case to settle his contract but that seems unlikely.

**Fingalstan** · 11/02/2011, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by btid1

Haha

Fair enough, glad we cleared that up!

Ah i no man, i'm not saying for a moment that its not hard on the players who have signed but i was under the impression that in the bohs situation they owed players back dated wages? could be wrong on that tho. At least the lads got paid in full to the date they had worked and most will be back getting paid in a matter of weeks, my point was that unfortunately for the rest of the sffc staff that probably won't be the case.

either way tho its not right on anyone involved!

**bluemovie** · 11/02/2011, 4:46 PM

It's worth re-reading the first page of this thread from last March. I reacted with nods and cringing in equal measure. I think Longfordian was closest to the truth.

**Hairy Bowsie** · 11/02/2011, 5:08 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

This is funny

He said that on page one of this thread, in reaction to an article that said Franchise could be in trouble.

"This is funny" - Who are you telling

**The Lep** · 11/02/2011, 5:34 PM

It was to the posts made not to the article but you know that dont you Hairy.

**Comic Book Guy** · 11/02/2011, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by bellavistaman

Truest thing ive ever read on here. Nobody liked us for years we went bust and everybody liked us and wished us well. Fianna F�il are hoping for the same :P

On a serious note i dont have time to read trhough these pages, sorry for Fingal fans, leaves a weirdly empty feeling inside you for a while( then you miss the LOI so much you fell you can try to support your nearest rivals instead, but after 5 minutes end up rooting for the away team and secretly consider forms of self harm for how much you left yourself down with such dirty dirty thoughts, then after a few months you feel the emptiness again so say you'll try support someone close to home but not too close so take a trip to Waterford, and before kick off you see all the judas "loyal" ex Rams players in the scummy blue and physically feel sick with yourself again. Then when you just give up all hope, BOOM one of the Dub teams drop out and all your hopes are raised and your as excited as a kid on Christmas day, cant wait to hear the announcements that your back in the beautiful 1st division. But we all know, chances are, again, we will be over looked. Back to the gutter!! We live in hope :P

Well thats what ye have to look forward to, enjoy!!

Saying that the year we had in the A league last year was very enjoyable and the fact we done it with a young Cobh based team was as big a achievement as any over the last few years.

Spot on BVM, you summed up my thoughts exactly, I would love it if we were back in as would any right thinking Ramblers fan, we're like the hungry mangy dog outside the back door hoping for scraps to be thrown

Bear in mind that we had a very decent crowd for the play-off game last November and when you consider our club has been through the wringer in the last 2 years I think it's only proper that we get to take our rightful place in the LOI.
If you think back we were the football equivalent of Hiroshima in early 2009, I couldn't see much hope but Dave Hill has already put together a very promising young side, I know we wouldn't be much in the next 3/4 years but I think give us time and we will be back. God I hate the A-league, let us in please

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**cheech** · 12/02/2011, 1:26 AM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Go bust and everyone will be nicer to you.

Seek not the favour of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.

**Magicme** · 12/02/2011, 2:38 AM

Originally Posted by cheech

Seek not the favour of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.

Thats why Mons are the best dam team in the land so! We dont have the multitude but the testimony of few is ours. Cheers cheech!

**Spudulika** · 12/02/2011, 7:39 AM

The "big" clubs in Ireland seem to hate the most because they can bring a dozen fans to an away game and the stadium announcer doesn't name the fans at home games. Small clubs are not hated because they are not threatening and can be used to pick up players on the cheap. Woe betide any club that pops their head above the parapet and try to improve themselves - whether by gambling (as is the norm) or trying to do something different. The word of caution in all this is enjoy your time on the tigers back.