Drogheda United to strike?

**DUFC4life** · 13/11/2008, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

So because the money would be used to pay debt you're not going to give it to the Examiner?. Good luck with your new club so because it appears nobody else wants to give them the money needed for survival either.

im not saying thats whats happening i dont know what the supporters group is doing. .im not involved too much. its just my opinion that whatever amount is raised its not going to make a difference when debts are near a million. . . an investor is needed to cover those debts. supporters better off holding money for after examinership. . if we get through it to invest long term in club ie youth etc or if we dont get through it to buy the crest and keep club alive.

**Allstar** · 13/11/2008, 3:30 PM

Lets just say that the drogs dont play premier next year, does that mean then that a relegated team stays up???

**Dodge** · 13/11/2008, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by Allstar

Lets just say that the drogs dont play premier next year, does that mean then that a relegated team stays up???

Yep...

**Sam_Heggy** · 13/11/2008, 3:38 PM

Originally Posted by Allstar

Lets just say that the drogs dont play premier next year, does that mean then that a relegated team stays up???

More than likely the team that finishes 10th will be staying up. In true FAI fashion though, they will not be announcing it 'til one week before the 2009 season kicks off.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 13/11/2008, 3:52 PM

Originally Posted by Allstar

Lets just say that the drogs dont play premier next year, does that mean then that a relegated team stays up???

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

More than likely the team that finishes 10th will be staying up. In true FAI fashion though, they will not be announcing it 'til one week before the 2009 season kicks off.

UCD would stay up in my reckoning.
With the financial problems in cobh and harps (asking players to take pay cut ) it would be easy to overlook them and put a safe bet like UCD in.

**Dodge** · 13/11/2008, 3:58 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

UCD would stay up in my reckoning.
With the financial problems in cobh and harps (asking players to take pay cut ) it would be easy to overlook them and put a safe bet like UCD in.

It'll be done on league placings, and those clubs who earn a premier division license. UCD won't be "selected" to take Drogheda's place. if they're in the premier next year it'll be because at least 3 others didn't receive a license

**jinxy lilywhite** · 13/11/2008, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

It'll be done on league placings, and those clubs who earn a premier division license. UCD won't be "selected" to take Drogheda's place. if they're in the premier next year it'll be because at least 3 others didn't receive a license

Apologies should of put that in.
Would Harps and Cobh have problems getting premier division licenses for next season since they got players to take pay cuts

**pete** · 13/11/2008, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

Apologies should of put that in.
Would Harps and Cobh have problems getting premier division licenses for next season since they got players to take pay cuts

Depends if they owe the players money. In Cork Citys case we will not receive a Premier licence if players owed money on 31 November. If players agreed to payment schedule or forfeit the cash that is probably enough to get licence too.

**pineapple stu** · 13/11/2008, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

I defy anyone here to launch a properly constituted Supporters Trust within a couple of weeks without a team of lawyers and a lot of cash.

I've no idea whether Drogs fans are interested enough or not to keep the club going, time will tell I suppose, but to accuse them for not having set up a legal vehicle to make a formal approach to the Examiner is short-sighted.

Fair point, although even approaching the examiner and asking the lie of the land would be a start, which wasn't done until a couple of days ago.

Against that, this was coming for ages (I suggested it on their forum a year ago, for example). Also, they've had what - 20 days? - since examinership. I would have thought they'd be 20 days down the road to forming a trust at this stage instead of calling meetings to launch it, forgetting to launch it, sending e-mails to the MCC and hoping the solution falls out of Hoey.

**pineapple stu** · 13/11/2008, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

The lambasting their fans are getting on some of the forums seem's to be done by people who don't know the full details or are unaware how long it takes to set up a trust.

Or who are confused why they were firing off e-mails to the MCC and the NRA or discussing new stadium locations instead of setting up a trust.

**holidaysong** · 13/11/2008, 4:58 PM

Originally Posted by pete

31 November..

You're making it up as you go along..

**Sniffer** · 13/11/2008, 5:04 PM

Isn't United Park unfit for Premier Division football, but the Drogs had been afforded a derogation on foot of the plans for a new stadium. Surely, if so, this alone precludes them from the Premier division next season; unless they agree to share a bed with Dundalk.

**DUFC4life** · 13/11/2008, 5:37 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Or who are confused why they were firing off e-mails to the MCC and the NRA or discussing new stadium locations instead of setting up a trust.

right . . .its obvious you dont know anything about what drogheda fans are doing. some fans have emailed meath county council yes. what has that got to do with anything? its obvious something sinister has gone on and people are just interested as to what. . . . a trust takes at least 2 years to set up and incurs a lot of legal fees etc. doesnt happen overnight there are plenty of drogheda fans doing their upmost to do all they can. a trust will be in place in the future but at the minute time is of the essence and a supporters group willing to raise funds is a lot better than trying to set up a trust which cant do anything until it is set up which as people have pointed out takes a f**cking long time. and for a second time nobody has been emailing the nra. why should we?? they were within their legal right to object. so please shut up until you have all of your facts right because i really am not in any mood to be listening to you bad mouthing the supporters of drogheda united who are working so hard in doing whatever they can to save the club.

**Rovers1** · 13/11/2008, 5:43 PM

this whole €200 thing....

does this include Doolin and non-playing staff??

**Rovers1** · 13/11/2008, 5:46 PM

[QUOTE=DUFC4life;1057913] . a trust takes at least 2 years to set up and incurs a lot of legal fees etc. [QUOTE]

dont think it takes that long??

**DUFC4life** · 13/11/2008, 5:51 PM

it took cork 18 months. . knowing drogheda people wed probably mess it up anyway which would add six months. .

**Rovers1** · 13/11/2008, 5:54 PM

im almost sure it only took BORST literally weeks, maybe its a different kind of trust

**DUFC4life** · 13/11/2008, 5:58 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

im almost sure it only took BORST literally weeks, maybe its a different kind of trust

i dont know. cork tok 18 months and i think the lads in drogheda trying to get something going met with them and decided it would take too long for the minute.