Fair Play to the FAI

**passerrby** · 12/01/2009, 3:46 PM

I would not believe that any club has submitted there financials yet so would expect that licensing is highlighting clubs who have overspend last season and are reminding them that they will not be allowed the same spending next season

**BulmersKid** · 14/01/2009, 9:42 AM

Taken From Todays Irish Daily star

FAI Take A Tough Stance

MARK McCADDEN

LEAGUE of Ireland clubs who enter into examiner-ship from next season will face tough new penalties.
The FAI will formulate a policy on the matter by the end of the month and some hard-hitting sanctions, designed to discourage clubs from going down such a route, are expected to be written into the 2009 Licensing manual.
It is believed that the new punishments will see clubs not only deducted points during the current season, but they would start the following campagin on minus points

OWED

Just how many depends on factors such as when a club goes into examinership and the amount owed to creditors.
Also, the directors of any club in examinership will be barred from holding office in the League of Ireland for a certain period of time.
And the appetite among clubs for tough new measures is believed to be strong, with one club representative saying: "There is a realisation that serious action has to be taken."
Cork City and Drogheda United both went into examinership last season and were each deducted ten points.

**pineapple stu** · 14/01/2009, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by article

Also, the directors of any club in examinership will be barred from holding office in the League of Ireland for a certain period of time.

Now that is excellent. Five years is suitable, I think. Let's see how it gets implemented.

**Dodge** · 14/01/2009, 10:33 AM

Bans should be for life. And it should be back dated to include the likes of Kilcoyne and Duncan too

**pineapple stu** · 14/01/2009, 11:47 AM

Duncan?

**Dodge** · 14/01/2009, 11:50 AM

Tut tut pineapple. I thought you'd know all the people responsible for various clubs crashing.

He was involved with St Francis, then sold them out pretty quickly for the proposed merger with Pats. When that didn't happen he todlled off to Tony maguire's Rovers (in the mean time cosying up to Ollie Byrne) and was instrumental in the near collapse of them too. The man is poison. We only had him for a couple of months and still haven't recovered properly

**pineapple stu** · 14/01/2009, 11:53 AM

St Francis is kind of only a vague memory, TBH. Remember them "merging" with youz; don't remember any of the details. Only started following the financial fun when Seery came on the scene and Ollie started getting into trouble.

**Longfordian** · 14/01/2009, 2:16 PM

Ah yes, Mr. Three Clubs as one of our directors called him to his face one time. Cue much spluttering and indignation..

**CSFShels** · 14/01/2009, 3:55 PM

Definitely should be backdated. About time this has happened. Fair play FAI.

**Battery Rover** · 14/01/2009, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Now that is excellent. Five years is suitable, I think. Let's see how it gets implemented.

Saw the original draft of this and it might be more than that

**pineapple stu** · 14/01/2009, 4:07 PM

No complaints if it's more obviously.

Don't know if it can be backdated legally?

**CSFShels** · 14/01/2009, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

No complaints if it's more obviously.

Don't know if it can be backdated legally?

Well it depends on whether you view it as criteria or punishment.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 14/01/2009, 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

I'll try dig up the link. It was a throwaway line in an article linked on another forum about something else.

Edit - Indo link.

Slightly off-topic but had to mention it...

Originally Posted by Drogs PRO

"He also left us his Honda motorcycle in his will. I don't know what we're going to do with it."

Sell the ****ing thing.

**Martinho II** · 14/01/2009, 7:29 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Ah yes, Mr. Three Clubs as one of our directors called him to his face one time. Cue much spluttering and indignation..

sorry longfordian i dont quite follow

**stann** · 14/01/2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

No complaints if it's more obviously.

Don't know if it can be backdated legally?

Don't know one way or the other either, but would guess that the furthest it could be backdated to, if it could be at all, was the point that the FAI took over the reigns.

**Longfordian** · 14/01/2009, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

sorry longfordian i dont quite follow

What's not to follow?. One of our directors called Alan Duncan "Mr Three Clubs" (due to his moving from one club to another) to his face at a meeting one time. He wasn't best pleased about it.

**BulmersKid** · 14/01/2009, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by stann

Don't know one way or the other either, but would guess that the furthest it could be backdated to, if it could be at all, was the point that the FAI took over the reigns.

Can't see them backdating it. It would only end up in the courts.

With all new rules, it is best to start from point zero and work forward. No need to complicate things.

**stann** · 15/01/2009, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by BulmersKid

With all new rules, it is best to start from point zero and work forward. No need to complicate things.

For most of us, yeah. But Dodge has the whiff of blood in his nostrils now...

**Dodge** · 15/01/2009, 2:13 PM

For the record, I was kidding about it being backdated (as much as I'd love to see it happening)

**Martinho II** · 15/01/2009, 8:38 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

What's not to follow?. One of our directors called Alan Duncan "Mr Three Clubs" (due to his moving from one club to another) to his face at a meeting one time. He wasn't best pleased about it.

i am not familiar with the name thats all.. i knew nothing of what happened at pats,rovers and st francis