something is wrong somewere to me, why was a replay awarded?,if pike played an illegal player they should be thrown out full stop...but if pike didnt play an illegal player they should go all the way and refuse to replay the tie...this outcome is only confusing the matter and proving the FAI are a joke ..hope the view out come is sorted out better!!!!!Originally Posted by redcardrory
this is brilliant because fifa wouldnt award ireland a replay over circumstances................ and another few reasons why fai are a joke are 1. you cannot buy replica jerseys of the national team 2. john delaney makes a mockery of us as a nation 3. eirtricity lge is goin nowhere fast 4. gaa clubs around the country have fabulous facilities and fai spend their money on 5 or 6 big salaries instead of investing where it counts
You are 100% correct they are a joke.they are a closed shop up there.when the two internationals were played in thomond park they didn't even bother to promote them.only international jersey in the world where there is a sponsor across the front of them, a proper farce of an organisation which is run by someone who cannot even speak properly.....
nononsense im a neutral, and i was at the match i it comes accross as tough st michaels are afraid of pike, they arent that good if i was a st micheals player i would want another crack at them cant under stand why ye would want the fai junior committee to win it for ye. I think pike are appealing todays decision. COME ON MICHAELS SHOW ABIT OF CLUB PRIDE.
they arent that good maybe but we havent beaten them in 7years haha
Doesn't say much for ye then dazz.ha ha.they arent that good maybe but we havent beaten them in 7years haha
Now I know what a fudge is. Irish solution to an Irish problem. Disgrace.
Will this player be allowed to play in replay???
"I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell."
Just looking at a number of your posts in relation to the Pike V St Michael's game and the "illegal" player. I read on the FAI website that a rematch is ordered in the interest of Fair Play.
Not wishing to side with anyone but it is a carbon copy of what happened with Westport and Carew Park about 5 years ago. Westport were beaten on penalties in the semi final but an illegal player played. Westport made a protest to the FAI junior Council. It was accepted that an illegal player played for the Carew side, but they were also told either by Limerick League or Munster F.A. that it was o.k for the player to play. The end result was that Westport had to travel again down to Limerick and beat Carew Park 2 - 0 in the replayed game. Maybe there is a lesson in that, but why does it continue to happen with Limerick clubs practically every season?
The secretary of Fai junior council told Carew that that player could play,it just goes to show how much of a shambles football at local and national level is in.don't think it will ever change either.!
Not sure but if the match is null and void Tobin will still be susended I presume.
A very good post and i think a replay is probably the fairest, i was told by an ldmc memeber that colm carroll was a year and a day out of league of ireland that he was ok to play, i think the fai have done there best to be as fair as they can but looking through some of the posts here it cmes accross here as st michaels would prefer to win it by objection and not on the pitch, football is all about winning on the pitch i think it puts the secetary of st michaels in a terrible position.
Ya id agree with you, Tobin suspension will still stand (well it should anyway)
"I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell."
what a ridiculous post,if colm carroll was ok to play there would be no replay,caroll was illegal but the LDMC took the blame for his registration and thus cleared Pike of any wrong doing.....maybe in a week or 2 you might grasp whats happening
Who said ldmc took the blame.and what did they take the blame for.??everyone here is presuming pile are guilty of an infringement but no-one has solid proof.all hearsay.let's just wait and see what happens.??
I'm sorry, but you are wrong here. You are missing a very important point. Football may be all about winning, but this is only the case when those who are on the pitch are entitled to be there in the first place.
It may sound cruel, but rules are rules, and it is the responsibility of the teams to ensure that they are fully compliant with the rules. In this case, it is clear that Pike Rovers, were not fully compliant, therefore they should have been disqualified from playing, and not given a replay at all.
Furthermore, there seems to be some problem with people on the site who think that St Michaels should be in some way ashamed of themselves because people within the club know every in and out of the FAI rulebook. There is nothing wrong with that at all. Every single club should know every in and out of the FAI rulebook. It's actually stupid to complain about other clubs being smarter than your own club, rather than going off and finding out the rules for yourself.
In fact, if I had my way, I think Pike Rovers should be made to compensate teams that they beat in the past if they beat them using players which were not entitled to be on the pitch.
It is a simple matter of fairness. Let games be decided on the field.. but only with players entitled to be on the pitch in the first place. Don't blame the Limerick league. Pike are a big club, and would or at least should, have been aware that some of their players may have questions against them (eg a player coming back from LOI). They should have made 100% sure, with documentary proof, that their players were eligible to play. Otherwise, no dice.
I am sorry, but that's the cold hard facts of it.
serpico you are insinuating Pike did nothing wrong,so why is there a replay then???
If they did anything wrong why are they still in the competition.there are too many conflicting stories blaming this and that.let's just wait for the outcome.according to FAI pike did nothing wrong.There words not mine.
why are they not in the semi final if they are so innocent....clearly there is a problem and a big one
Let's just wait and see.
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