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

**fionnsci** · 27/09/2009, 11:20 PM

FORAS should start thinking about getting a Cork based side into the A Championship for next year ar eagla na heagla. Not abandoning CCFC in the process but having a contingency plan if Coughlan gets the club destroyed. If this was the happen then we'd want a healthy Cork side back in the PD asap.

**sheao** · 28/09/2009, 8:46 PM

FORAS are organising a protest before the game tomorrow night against Sligo .

**Hairy Bowsie** · 28/09/2009, 10:28 PM

What kind of a protest? Because at this stage, unless it's a boycott, it's futile.

**Acornvilla** · 28/09/2009, 10:30 PM

we dont like oo tom boy! go away like or il busht oor face!!

**A face** · 28/09/2009, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

What kind of a protest? Because at this stage, unless it's a boycott, it's futile.

Well it would go someway to highlighting that fans are not happy, to all Citys support base and also to the media, local and national.

It will hopefully highlight to local business, sponsors and the general public that FORAS take an interest in the welfare of the playing staff and non-playing staff (who have not been paid for weeks now.)

I was going to stay away from the game tomorrow night but i will go now, in solidarity for people at the club who need and depend on a wage for their families etc. and this protest is a good vehicle for fans like me to do that. Express my dissatisfaction for the clubs board but still enable them to pay their staff.

**MariborKev** · 28/09/2009, 11:31 PM

Good plan by FORAS, I think the 10 minute thing is a great touch.

**eamo1** · 28/09/2009, 11:58 PM

What do you mean by "the 10 minute thing is a great touch"?Whats gonna happen tomorrow night,might i assume a 10 minute protest before the game starts?

**dong** · 28/09/2009, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Well it would go someway to highlighting that fans are not happy, to all Citys support base and also to the media, local and national.

It will hopefully highlight to local business, sponsors and the general public that FORAS take an interest in the welfare of the playing staff and non-playing staff (who have not been paid for weeks now.)

I was going to stay away from the game tomorrow night but i will go now, in solidarity for people at the club who need and depend on a wage for their families etc. and this protest is a good vehicle for fans like me to do that. Express my dissatisfaction for the clubs board but still enable them to pay their staff.

Best of luck with it but can't see much point. Anybody who has even a passing interest in LoI football cannot but be aware of the mess CCFC is in and know that their fans are "not happy".
The protests would have been better off before the start of the season when it was obvious to most what was in store with Coughlan at the helm again. Maybe you did have them, if you did then they obviously worked a treat.

**tiktok** · 29/09/2009, 9:55 AM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

I have to agree. I don't want to put down foras because the work they have done sterling work up to now but I have to admit I was disappointed when I read the message in full. When I heard they were organising a boycott I thought great, finally the beginning of the end for TNB but was deflated to see they will only stay outside for ten minutes beofre going through the turnstiles. i total boycottis what is in order.

I have some sort admiration for those who are able to drag attend games after busgate though. I could never do it. Haven't being to city games in a while and won't be until he's gone

This is the first step.

**tiktok** · 29/09/2009, 7:15 PM

There was quite a few fair points and collateral damage in that clear up.

Anyway, protest went very well, while it's a tiny crowd, more people stayed outside than went in. Factor in some of those inside were freebies, press, the two schoolboy teams for half time and it was a success.

Also quite a few ex-players were quite public in standing alongside the protestors.

**Schumi** · 29/09/2009, 7:19 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

protest went very well, while it's a tiny crowd, more people stayed outside than went in.

Extratime reckons 200 were there for kick off. What's the full crowd?

**tiktok** · 29/09/2009, 7:22 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Extratime reckons 200 were there for kick off. What's the full crowd?

Official attendance is 1,377.
That's a far better result than I initially thought, we heard around 500 had gone through the turnstile before the protest crowd.

**Schumi** · 29/09/2009, 7:26 PM

I'd take their crowd estimates with a large pinch of salt but it's probably not more than 100% or so off the correct figure.

**Buile Shuibhne** · 29/09/2009, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Official attendance is 1,377.
That's a far better result than I initially thought, we heard around 500 had gone through the turnstile before the protest crowd.

I remember a few weeks back, TNB put out an appeal target, asking for 5,000 at your remaining home games which would be needed to keep the club afloat (or something along those lines?)

Just curious if anyone has kept tabs on the actual attendances as against the targets?

Would be interesting to see a running table on that?

**Cosmo** · 29/09/2009, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Also quite a few ex-players were quite public in standing alongside the protestors.

Good to hear - who are the ex players youre talking about?

**micls** · 29/09/2009, 8:58 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Good to hear - who are the ex players youre talking about?

They stayed on the other side of the road rather than standing with the protest itself so I dont know if they want it too public but they didnt go into the game until after the protest.

There were 3 Legends that I saw anyway

**James** · 30/09/2009, 8:05 AM

yeah i was talking to 2 of them while handing out flyers
both in favour of the 10 min protest

**Martinho II** · 30/09/2009, 9:56 AM

[QUOTE=micls;1241261]They stayed on the other side of the road rather than standing with the protest itself so I dont know if they want it too public but they didnt go into the game until after the protest.

After his speech on Mns I would safely hazard a guess that Dave Barry was one of them!

**micls** · 30/09/2009, 9:58 AM

[QUOTE=Martinho II;1241462]

Originally Posted by micls

They stayed on the other side of the road rather than standing with the protest itself so I dont know if they want it too public but they didnt go into the game until after the protest.

After his speech on Mns I would safely hazard a guess that Dave Barry was one of them!

I actually didn't see Dave there last night.