Cork City denied a licence; club to be wound up; FORAS to enter First Division

**osborne** · 30/07/2009, 8:53 AM

Can someone explain to me what I'm missing here. Why would Coughlan want to close the club down rather than hand it over to anybody at this stage. What's in it for him either way?

**eamo1** · 30/07/2009, 11:14 AM

What a complete wan*er.Surely the important social and community aspect of the club can be used to get a judge to make him hand over control.He's not allowed to control a company for 5 years anyway(after tomorrow) so would leaving a couple of days early make much difference.
Seen a report on SkySports News last night about Livingston fans giving their Chairman abuse when he was making his way into the stadium.They are out of business today i think if that guy doesnt sell and they were letting him know how they felt.
I CANNOT believe Coughlan though,he will be publicly hanged for this if he's spotted in Cork anytime.

Shows how desperate FORAS are to go on board with Drew as his reputation preceeds him.

**razor** · 30/07/2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by eamo1

Shows how desperate FORAS are to go on board with Drew as his reputation preceeds him.

I'd take a few bob off Osama Bin Laden at this stage to save the club.

**eamo1** · 30/07/2009, 11:25 AM

I'd do the same for Galway Utd too actually.

**Longfordian** · 30/07/2009, 11:41 AM

I don't know if Danny Drew wouldnt be exactly the same as Coughlan in a short while. He was offering to put 900k into LTFC one time a few years ago, they were stuck for cash and asked him to cover a week's wages as an initial gesture of goodwill, he agreed but then didn't come up with any money. No more was heard from him then.

**sadloserkid** · 30/07/2009, 12:22 PM

In addition to his eventful tenure as Limerick charman/manager/security guy/PR mastermind Drew has also been linked with Cork, Kildare, Kilkenny and now apparently Longford too. Anyone else?

**jinxy lilywhite** · 30/07/2009, 12:23 PM

forgive my ignorance but what is so bad about Danny Drew.

got to be better than Couglan at this point?

**tallaghtfornia** · 30/07/2009, 12:24 PM

FORAS should stay on their own and pick up the pieces on monday, dont let Drew near your club!!!!

**eamo1** · 30/07/2009, 1:48 PM

I know he helped them out by bringing Ipswich over but could Cork's beloved Roy not dip into his large pockets and contribute some money to FORAS??Or im sure he's not the only Millionaire around there,im sure some have been approached.
Time is running out for someone to pull 300k out of their ass.I REALLY hope Cork pull through.

**jebus** · 30/07/2009, 1:55 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

forgive my ignorance but what is so bad about Danny Drew.

got to be better than Couglan at this point?

You're joking right?

Apart from Danny coming in to give half time team talks which amounted to him bollocking out the players for only drawing at that minute and threatening to not pay their wages unless they win he also did things like withhold the Limerick FC name after the FAI (unfairly, but thats another matter) got rid of him and our club as well.

Oh and he once went around the ground looking for me personal ('Who's this Jebus character?') to throw me out of Hogan Park and bar me from home games. Why? Because I didn't agree with his methods as our chairman and said so on this very site (he was signed up here for a while, pretending not to be Danny Drew even though we all knew who he was). I wasn't alone in having that happen to me either.

Cork should let the club fold, start up again with FORAS next year and move up from the A Championship over time. With Drew you'd be postponing this charade until next year when it all goes tits up again

**bigmac** · 30/07/2009, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Oh and he once went around the ground looking for me personal ('Who's this Jebus character?') to throw me out of Hogan Park and bar me from home games.

For some reason, I find that hilarious! I have a mental image of a Bull McCabe type figure roaring around Hogan Park smacking a blackthorn stick off his hand roaring for Jebus to come down and face him like a man!!

**jebus** · 30/07/2009, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by bigmac

For some reason, I find that hilarious! I have a mental image of a Bull McCabe type figure roaring around Hogan Park smacking a blackthorn stick off his hand roaring for Jebus to come down and face him like a man!!

It's a measure of the man as a chairman though that he'd do something like that

FORAS Be Warned

**dcfcsteve** · 30/07/2009, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

I'd say he was referring to the country rather than the island.

Is "Ireland" a country......?

Bloody Free-State partitionists....

**dcfcsteve** · 30/07/2009, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by EalingGreen

And when I saw that Belfast is around twice as big, it then struck me as curious how Cork has struggled down the years to maintain even one senior club, whilst Belfast has so many*.

* - Late Edit: I forgot to mention Belfast Celtic, who were pretty massive in the day,

As you know, Belfast Celtic's demise had nothing to do with a lack of support. Quite the contrary - they were a very viable club when they withdrew (as were Derry City before being forced to play out of Coleraine, despite the Troubles).

**OneRedArmy** · 30/07/2009, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by tallaghtfornia

FORAS should stay on their own and pick up the pieces on monday, dont let Drew near your club!!!!

Amen to that.

The club doesn't die with the legal company if you have the will to start again.

It sounds like some Cork fans will do anything to avoid taking their medicine.

Short-sighted IMO.

**micls** · 30/07/2009, 3:36 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Amen to that.

The club doesn't die with the legal company if you have the will to start again.

You're dead right. Whatever happens on Friday there will be a CCFC Saturday next month, next year.

We don't sing Cork City Investments FC Limited til we die.

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

It sounds like some Cork fans will do anything to avoid taking their medicine.

Short-sighted IMO.

But this comment is ill-informed and unfair.

We are doing everything possible to save the company before tomorrow because there are over 40 jobs on the line, these are our friends, our heros, and while it would be much easier to leave it off and pick up the pieces, if there's anyway we can stop this, and have a bit more time to sort it out properly then we're going to go for it.

It would be easy for FORAS to say screw it, wind up the company the debts etc, but we want to show support for these staff, to the creditors who've already been screwed over last year, to the people who hav stuck by us through thick and thin, including the players.

There's more to this than 'not wanting to take our medicine'. In fact it's a lot harsher medicine for us to try to repay all that's owed, and probably end up in the first division anyway. It's very far from short-sighted, we know exactly what we're letting ourselves in for.

We'll do whatever we can to try to save the company for the next 24 hours, then we can look at ways to ensure this stops once and for all.

If it doesnt come off, then Saturday is time enough to start the process of getting the club back on it's feet.

**Longfordian** · 30/07/2009, 3:47 PM

It sounds like Coughlan isnt willing to accept any help though, so what can you do?. I don't mean that to sound like ye should give up, I was just curious as to what steps you can take to save the current entity without his cooperation?.

**micls** · 30/07/2009, 3:48 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

It sounds like Coughlan isnt willing to accept any help though, so what can you do?. I don't mean that to sound like ye should give up, I was just curious as to what steps you can take to save the current entity without his cooperation?.

Without his co-operation, none.

But we can't give up on hounding him about that til the last minute either.

**Longfordian** · 30/07/2009, 3:50 PM

True of course. He may show some decency for once.

**Schumi** · 30/07/2009, 4:53 PM

How would Foras be able to pay off the debts if Coughlan does give/sell the club to them? Is the idea that Danny Drew and his mates would pay them? If so, are you not just getting into the same situation again?