St. Pats going back part time!

**citybone** · 20/12/2008, 3:05 PM

according to todays star and its meant to be true, training time have been switched to evening times players to take a 30% pay cut and "can get a job"

im surprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet

**irishultra** · 20/12/2008, 3:09 PM

very bad

**sligoman** · 20/12/2008, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by citybone

im surprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet

http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=1077657&postcount=285

**SkStu** · 20/12/2008, 4:07 PM

*spots Dodge descending his pulpit*

**BohsPartisan** · 20/12/2008, 4:35 PM

Surely the full time contracts that exist have to be honored?

**Dundalkjames** · 20/12/2008, 5:13 PM

This is a huge shock the league is in ruins. How many teams are actually full time now? LOI teams may forget about Europe and concentrate on the league

**pete** · 20/12/2008, 5:15 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Surely the full time contracts that exist have to be honored?

I would guess Pats will say no money, make all the players free agents & offer new contracts reduced by 30%.

Next season could be the first in a long time where no club is spending wildly beyond its means.

**superfrank** · 20/12/2008, 5:24 PM

And thank Christ for that.

**passinginterest** · 20/12/2008, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Next season could be the first in a long time where no club is spending wildly beyond its means.

Apart from Fingal...

**Buller** · 20/12/2008, 5:43 PM

I take it Special K's money is drying up? I wonder how this affects their stadium proposal aswell?

Goodbye co-efficient...

**Inside Man** · 20/12/2008, 6:04 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

Goodbye co-efficient...

Don't forget alot of other league are in the same boat as us! Some alot worse. This slump isn't likely to last many years so our co-eff will not be affected massively. Maybe just a slump for the next 2 years. The league will pick up again.

**corkboy360** · 20/12/2008, 6:08 PM

There may be one good thing come out of all this we might have a leauge with more thans 3 teams challenging the title but ya bad to hear teams goin part time

**BohsPartisan** · 20/12/2008, 6:14 PM

Originally Posted by corkboy360

There may be one good thing come out of all this we might have a leauge with more thans 3 teams challenging the title

More than one team challenging for the title would be a start!

**sligoman** · 20/12/2008, 6:19 PM

Didn't Dodge say that even if yer man cut back on money, Pat's wouldn't be affected for another year or so? Surely he wasn't wrong?

**corkboy360** · 20/12/2008, 6:20 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

More than one team challenging for the title would be a start!

Let's be fair now pat's looked like winners until about June

**BohsPartisan** · 20/12/2008, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by corkboy360

Let's be fair now pat's looked like winners until about June

That would be fine but for the fact that the league finishes in November.

**corkboy360** · 20/12/2008, 6:28 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

That would be fine but for the fact that the league finishes in November.

Yes hence the word "Challenge" more than one team can't win it

**AnnaghRed** · 20/12/2008, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

Goodbye co-efficient...

I really dont understand the obsession with the co-efficient, what are your clubs [those that will be left] hoping to achieve by improving it?

Going by the figures on Bert Kassells site the LoI looked to have peaked at 28th and has started slipping anyway;

YEAR RANK
2001 38TH
2002 37TH
2003 39TH
2004 40TH
2005 38TH
2006 40TH
2007 35TH
2008 35TH
2009 30TH
2010 28TH
2011 29TH
2012 32ND

**Dundalkjames** · 20/12/2008, 6:35 PM

I'd say Fingal will spend an enormous amount of money and win the 1st division

**holidaysong** · 20/12/2008, 7:05 PM

Originally Posted by AnnaghRed

I really dont understand the obsession with the co-efficient, what are your clubs [those that will be left] hoping to achieve by improving it?

Going by the figures on Bert Kassells site the LoI looked to have peaked at 28th and has started slipping anyway;

YEAR RANK
2001 38TH
2002 37TH
2003 39TH
2004 40TH
2005 38TH
2006 40TH
2007 35TH
2008 35TH
2009 30TH
2010 28TH
2011 29TH
2012 32ND

Eh yeah, it peaked at 28th in 2010 and has slipped away since..