Is Cook coming back?

**micls** · 02/02/2009, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by londonred

No brainer , I would go with the people who appointed Paul Cook over the muppets who appointed a world class manager called em Steve Staunton.....

Alright lad. Trust the lads who had ye raising 130k just to stay in business last year....

Maybe if the FAI had done this last year ye'd have avoided that completely.

But if you wanna believe theres no way these same fella could possibly get this years budget wrong then work away....

**osarusan** · 02/02/2009, 2:42 PM

Originally Posted by londonred

No brainer , I would go with the people who appointed Paul Cook over the muppets who appointed a world class manager called em Steve Staunton.....

You mean you would rather go with the people who brought your club to financial ruin last year over the people who appointed Trappatoni.....

**Rovers1** · 02/02/2009, 3:44 PM

only in Sligo...eh?...phhft

**SkStu** · 02/02/2009, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

only in Sligo...eh?...phhft

is that supposed to be a silent fart??

**HarpoJoyce** · 02/02/2009, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Can I suggest you show me posts backing that up, or shut up with the trolling?

The world of Irish Football Comment doesn't revolve around this= or any other message board. You are unlucky.

**Rovers1** · 02/02/2009, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

is that supposed to be a silent fart??

no, i let the air out of my balloon.

**pineapple stu** · 02/02/2009, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

The world of Irish Football Comment doesn't revolve around this= or any other message board. You are unlucky.

Back up your post, or shut up. Plain and simple. Not the first time you've posted stuff like this and failed to provide a single link when asked.

**WoodquayBoy** · 02/02/2009, 4:11 PM

Originally Posted by londonred

The FAI do not have the ability to spot a discrepancy this is the same organsiation that reckon they will have no problem flogging premium tickets for Lansdowne road , called Galway United a model club and didn't see the Shels , Cork or Drogheda situations coming.

They weren't running the league when Shels went ar.se over ti.t, you can't blame them for 'missing' the Cork thing, but - and heaven forgive me for saying this - give them credit for possibly preventing another 'Shels' by rejecting Sligo's budget.

**dublinred** · 02/02/2009, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

They weren't running the league when Shels went ar.se over ti.t, you can't blame them for 'missing' the Cork thing, but - and heaven forgive me for saying this - give them credit for possibly preventing another 'Shels' by rejecting Sligo's budget.

"Drama Queens" we are nowhere near Shels proportions I am hearing the FAI have given us a budget of 8k a week whereas we had already cut it back to 10k a week which we were comfortable with for the second part of last season i think it was in the region of 20k at the beginning of last season and there was a tax liability carried over which subsequently has been cleared.

**Schumi** · 02/02/2009, 5:04 PM

Originally Posted by londonred

the FAI have given us a budget of 8k a week whereas we had already cut it back to 10k a week which we were comfortable with for the second part of last season.

I'd have thought you were unlikely to get the same level of sponsorship this season as you did last year with the economy the way it is. A reduction in budget from what you could raise last year doesn't seem unreasonable.

**SkStu** · 02/02/2009, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

no, i let the air out of my balloon.

ahh, my mistake!

**micls** · 02/02/2009, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

I'd have thought you were unlikely to get the same level of sponsorship this season as you did last year with the economy the way it is. A reduction in budget from what you could raise last year doesn't seem unreasonable.

Also Id imagine most clubs will see attendances hit aswell. People wont have the money to bring the family every second Friday.

Any club/fan who thinks their clubs income will be as high as last year is delusional. A recession will affect LOI clubs just like any other business.

Everyone should be cutting budgets to predict this

**Rovers Maniac** · 02/02/2009, 5:20 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Also Id imagine most clubs will see attendances hit aswell. People wont have the money to bring the family every second Friday.

Any club/fan who thinks their clubs income will be as high as last year is delusional. A recession will affect LOI clubs just like any other business.

Everyone should be cutting budgets to predict this

This will be really interesting Micls but people still have to live a little, i would have thought you may see the trips to the premier league games hit harder !

**micls** · 02/02/2009, 5:22 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

This will be really interesting Micls but people still have to live a little, i would have thought you may see the trips to the premier league games hit harder !

How many people go to PL games regularly though? For most its once or twice a yea.r Theyl just head to the pub instead.

You'll still get your regulars but if Im stuck for money I wont be bringing along my little brother and Id imagine a lot of other families will be in the same position.

**Rovers Maniac** · 02/02/2009, 5:45 PM

Originally Posted by micls

How many people go to PL games regularly though? For most its once or twice a yea.r Theyl just head to the pub instead.

You'll still get your regulars but if Im stuck for money I wont be bringing along my little brother and Id imagine a lot of other families will be in the same position.

Jeez go out to Dublin airport on a Saturday morning, its kaos with all the people heading away. I think the once or twice a year will have to cut down to once or not at all. Sponsorship will be a bigger issue in the league.

**micls** · 02/02/2009, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

I think the once or twice a year will have to cut down to once or not at all.

But will those people come to LOI games instead? I doubt it.

Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

Sponsorship will be a bigger issue in the league.

Either way I think its obvious income will drop and therefore expenditure must too

**thischarmingman** · 02/02/2009, 9:04 PM

Paul Cook:

Personally, at the end of the season, I think it would be more important to have a trophy in the cabinet than money in the bank.

Now there's an attitude the Eircom League's been lacking these last few years...

Tell Cook to catch himself on- he's been given a budget, it's up to him to deal with it.

**Inside Man** · 02/02/2009, 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by thischarmingman

Paul Cook:

Now there's an attitude the Eircom League's been lacking these last few years...

Tell Cook to catch himself on- he's been given a budget, it's up to him to deal with it.

I agree.That was an awfull comment by cook.

**Shiba** · 02/02/2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

You mean you would rather go with the people who brought your club to financial ruin last year over the people who appointed Trappatoni.....

What has Trappatoni acheived with Ireland?

**1924** · 03/02/2009, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by brianw82

I don't understand this comment. If our budget, as it stands, has been accepted by the FAI then we're not spending money we don't have.

Lads Im on the outside looking in,Im not having a go but every year there seems to be some problem with managers and promises made to managers.If im wrong tell me,but could it not be anything to do with the chairman??? or board?