FAI Reject Cobh Ground Purchase

**gael353** · 28/01/2009, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by D24Hoop

Thomas Davis paid their own legal bill, and ours.

actually the GAA paid for Thomas Davis bill and yours after the FAI paid for your org defence

**dcfcsteve** · 29/01/2009, 9:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

They've had 100 years of that, and its done them no good. A cash injection is absolutely needed (to avoid semantics...) to pay for an upgrade to desperately basic facilities and overall club infrastructure

I'm not disputing that a cash injection is required.

What I am doing is challenging the arguement that the FAI should be out there looking for private sector investment (beyond sponsorship). Why should they ? What is in it for the private sector ? If they did find a willing investor with no particular club preferences, which club should they direct them towards ?

The FAI shoul by all means be seeking public-sector investment in Irish football. But this idea that they should be tapping up the private sector when there is nothing in it for them is fanciful at best.

**dcfcsteve** · 29/01/2009, 9:55 AM

Originally Posted by A face

They invested nothing, not one cent. Arkaga are a basketcase Steve, i wouldn't be hinging your argument on them to be honest.

I just quoted them as an example though. The arguement stands on its own without that example.

**osarusan** · 29/01/2009, 9:56 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

If they did find a willing investor with no particular club preferences, which club should they direct them towards ?

Limerick.

**osarusan** · 29/01/2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I'm not disputing that a cash injection is required.

What I am doing is challenging the arguement that the FAI should be out there looking for private sector investment (beyond sponsorship). Why should they ? What is in it for the private sector ? If they did find a willing investor with no particular club preferences, which club should they direct them towards ?

The FAI shoul by all means be seeking public-sector investment in Irish football. But this idea that they should be tapping up the private sector when there is nothing in it for them is fanciful at best.

I think you and Dodge are saying basically the same thing though. This league needs cash, needs it badly, and there's not much around.

As you say, Steve, the word "investment" implies that you get something back eventually, and that is a rare case in LOI, and if it does happen it happens at the expense of the club who received the initial investment.

What we need is somebody who is willing to just give money to clubs, without getting anything back, or having control of the clubs. Somebody who will give even though there is really nothing in it for them or their business. Furthermore, we need that somebody to be willing to give their money for projects that don't involve throwing silly money at players, but rather focus on development of the club's facilities. And frankly, the likilhood of finding such a philanthropist is pretty slim indeed.

**Dodge** · 29/01/2009, 10:21 AM

Sorry, in no way did I say the FAI should be out there searching for investment. As ever, osarusan has it spot on

**Mr A** · 11/02/2009, 10:40 AM

Intersting what the reaction to this news from the Drogheda Forum is in Cobh:

Todays DI.
Says the FAI will be lodging Planning Permission in the next two weeks to install 1400 seats and proper toinet facilities at United Park.
Also says that the FAI has indicated that the club will be granted a derogation to play at United Park because of the planned work.
Work expected to take a few weeks and will be done between a couple of home games.

http://www.irishfootienetwork.com/viewtopic.php?t=12364

Seems hard to reconcile with their line on the Ramblers issue.

**ndrog** · 11/02/2009, 10:50 AM

Why is it hard to reconcile .The fai own the ground .its simple , there ground they look after it .The bitchin Didnt take long .That article appeared on the drogs forum seconds ago ffs

**micls** · 11/02/2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by ndrog

Why is it hard to reconcile .The fai own the ground .its simple , there ground they look after it .The bitchin Didnt take long .That article appeared on the drogs forum seconds ago ffs

Rubbish and you know it.

Why didnt the FAi have any intentions of upgrading or helping you upgrade before then?

The FAI bought the ground as a favour, to help you out. They are under NO obligation to keep it up to whatever standard you need.

Theyre doing so simply because they dont want ye relegated.

Dont get me wrong, Im delighted to see them helping clubs out, but there is no difference between what theyre doing for ye and what they refused to do for Cobh. Remember 'We cant help teams get a license' or some rubbish like that

**Mr A** · 11/02/2009, 11:00 AM

Because having refused to be seen to help Cobh gain a license, they're now going out of their way to do so for DUFC.

Makes you wonder too why all the money was spent chasing such a long shot when this was all that was needed.

How did the FAI come to own the ground by the way?

**Jersey Cow** · 11/02/2009, 11:05 AM

Question for ndrog....what is the link to your Drogs forum pleeeeease???

**sligoman** · 11/02/2009, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Jersey Cow

Question for ndrog....what is the link to your Drogs forum pleeeeease???

http://www.irishfootienetwork.com/lo...hp&f=2&start=0

**micls** · 11/02/2009, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

How did the FAI come to own the ground by the way?

Afaik, it was basically a bail out a la the Cobh deal.

**gufct** · 11/02/2009, 11:52 AM

A VAT Bill which related to the Bar in Drogheda.This stinks to the high heavens.

**Rovers Maniac** · 11/02/2009, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

A VAT Bill which related to the Bar in Drogheda.This stinks to the high heavens.

You lost me here gufct

, what are you getting at?

**pineapple stu** · 11/02/2009, 12:17 PM

I assume that's what was paid with the money from the ground sale.

**sligoman** · 11/02/2009, 1:14 PM

An absolute joke if the FAI are doing this after what they said about the Cobh situation. Well done FAI!

**Buile Shuibhne** · 11/02/2009, 3:17 PM

http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/s...?service=Print

**pineapple stu** · 11/02/2009, 3:23 PM

Delaney has also stated that Drogheda's audited accounts for 2009 fall below the 65% salary-cap protocol

That's impressive.

Even if you account for the typo in the year, it's still impressive.

but the fact that we had plans to move which have been shelved for the moment

That's worrying, however. There was some Drogheda lad at an FAI course recently telling people how they'd be the only club in the league with no debt after the examinership was over. "But your budget will be way reduced", one person noted. "Yes, initially", was the reply.