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

**sonofstan** · 04/08/2009, 9:45 PM

Kinda funny last night at Dalymount when all the announcements about our next home game were qualified with a 'hopefully' or a 'possibly'......please survive. We need the gate.

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 9:46 PM

When is the Celtic friendly planned for?

This has been going on since October so surely Cork could have got their house in order by now. Part fault is with the Fai for granting them the premier licence seeing that their tax audits wasnt in line at the time . Their wage bill could have been a good bit lower if they were placed in the first division this year and could have had a better chance of surviving.
If they survive then will they be a position to pay their players their back money and the clubs monthly tax bill? Or will they be in the same position again at the end of the season?
For the cork faithful i hope they continue, but have no sympathy for the board of managment.

**thischarmingman** · 04/08/2009, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Kinda funny last night at Dalymount when all the announcements about our next home game were qualified with a 'hopefully' or a 'possibly'......please survive. We need the gate.

I forgot I was on the Cork thread and genuinely read that as a comment on Bohemians. I thought you, and the announcer were being very candid.

**micls** · 04/08/2009, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

When is the Celtic friendly planned for?

September afaik

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 9:53 PM

Originally Posted by micls

September afaik

sorry if im wrong, was the money from that game ment to be part of the payment to the revenue?

**marinobohs** · 04/08/2009, 9:54 PM

Originally Posted by CSFShels

Football in this country will neither benefit nor suffer from Cork going to the wall, the league it'll be minus a very good club, one of the biggest and best sides, but it'll also send a message out to clubs that its not just a case of you throw cash around wildly, things look bad, but in the end things turn out ok, thats not going to turn things around for the league.

Sorry but you are wrong. history has shown (SHELS Drogs etc) that clubs will not take heed (at Bohs we know this only too well !) what it will do is
1 deprive the biggest county of a League club
2 Give ammo to those knocking the League
3 possibly lead to another title decided off the pitch

Unfortunately there is no good in this for he League and despite what one thinks of Cork city or how they operate it will be better for the League if they survive. I should not have to address the up/down sides for Cork fans as I think the up is obviously survival.

**micls** · 04/08/2009, 9:56 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

sorry if im wrong, was the money from that game ment to be part of the payment to the revenue?

It was part of the offer which was turned down.

220k up front + the revenue from the friendly when it happened. The FAI agreed to run the friendly to ensure the revenue got the cash

**christo** · 04/08/2009, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

1 deprive the biggest county of a League club

Sorry but although it is only the A championship but Cobh are still a League club

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 10:45 PM

Its non league

**micls** · 04/08/2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Its non league

No its not

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by micls

It was part of the offer which was turned down.

220k up front + the revenue from the friendly when it happened. The FAI agreed to run the friendly to ensure the revenue got the cash

How much do they expect to make from the match?

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by micls

No its not

The A is.

**micls** · 04/08/2009, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

How much do they expect to make from the match?

NO idea. Will depend on ticket price etc.

Originally Posted by The Lep

The A is.

How

**CSFShels** · 04/08/2009, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Sorry but you are wrong. history has shown (SHELS Drogs etc) that clubs will not take heed (at Bohs we know this only too well !) what it will do is
1 deprive the biggest county of a League club
2 Give ammo to those knocking the League
3 possibly lead to another title decided off the pitch

Unfortunately there is no good in this for he League and despite what one thinks of Cork city or how they operate it will be better for the League if they survive. I should not have to address the up/down sides for Cork fans as I think the up is obviously survival.

Whens the last time a big club has actually gone to the wall ya know? All Shels and Drogs had to do was downsize, if a club as big as Cork actually ceases to exist, it will most likely set some alarm bells ringing. Of course there'll still be some fools who throw money in the hope of Champions League glamour ties against BATE Borisov and CFR Cluj but you'd assume that seeing that this thing DOES actually end big clubs, would do wonders I reckon. Not that I don't feel for the Cork fans, I'm just saying that this wouldn't be as terrible for the league as people are making out.

**The Lep** · 04/08/2009, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by micls

NO idea. Will depend on ticket price etc.

How

If the cork public want their club to get out the hole then surely the ticket price shouldnt be an issue if its nothing out of the ordinary .

**micls** · 04/08/2009, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by CSFShels

Whens the last time a big club has actually gone to the wall ya know? All Shels and Drogs had to do was downsize, if a club as big as Cork actually ceases to exist, it will most likely set some alarm bells ringing. Of course there'll still be some fools who throw money in the hope of Champions League glamour ties against BATE Borisov and CFR Cluj but you'd assume that seeing that this thing DOES actually end big clubs, would do wonders I reckon. Not that I don't feel for the Cork fans, I'm just saying that this wouldn't be as terrible for the league as people are making out.

CCFC won't be ceasing to exist, to use your own words, we'll be 'downsizing', we'll just be doing it mid-season, unlike other clubs.