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

**blackholesun** · 15/02/2010, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by weecountyman

Maybe this should be under a different thread heading - but maybe, just maybe, the FAI should take this gift from Rod, sorry, god, and totally revamp the leagues. Make a 16 team top flight and ditto 1st division. In one stroke you'd satisfy clubs who want to be in the 1st and premier, and more importantly give teams 30 matches in a competitive season. I don't know what to do with the FORAS application (should Tom and co fail), but at least they can go into a 1st division that will have a bit of bite and Cobh can also gain a slot. Derry, for fairness sake, also start in the 1st and have a 3 up and down.

Personally agree with all that, ten team league is boring ...

bhs

**GUFCghost** · 15/02/2010, 4:04 PM

Are Cork part-time of full?

**Scrufil** · 15/02/2010, 4:08 PM

Legally the FAI cannot pay Tom the 'Long' Money. He is banned under their own rules from all football related matters.

Fr Damo what has Athlone Town got to do with the muddle Cork are in? Why stop paying due to people who are in their own little 'Republic'?

**eamo1** · 15/02/2010, 4:11 PM

I have a season ticket renewal form on my desk.Was waiting to see what happened today before i filled it in.Im with "kid creole" on this and jacking it in tomorrow if i dont see a list of what licence EVERY club has been given and dont see a FULL fixture list either.I wont be pulling up my barstool but i wont be in Terryland this season unlike the previous 13 season's.

**Jofspring** · 15/02/2010, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by eamo1

I have a season ticket renewal form on my desk.Was waiting to see what happened today before i filled it in.Im with "kid creole" on this and jacking it in tomorrow if i dont see a list of what licence EVERY club has been given and dont see a FULL fixture list either.I wont be pulling up my barstool but i wont be in Terryland this season unlike the previous 13 season's.

The clubs should be using comments like these to show the FAI that it is going to affect every club hugely if people start packing it in due to frustration with the running of the league and licensing. A wrong decision by the FAI is going to send the league so far backwards.

**Doomofman** · 15/02/2010, 4:15 PM

I wonder if we'll even get an FAI statement on the matter tonight

**Longfordian** · 15/02/2010, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by Scrufil

Legally the FAI cannot pay Tom the 'Long' Money. He is banned under their own rules from all football related matters.

Fr Damo what has Athlone Town got to do with the muddle Cork are in? Why stop paying due to people who are in their own little 'Republic'?

They have to pay it into the bank account of Cork City. Tom owns Cork City and is presumably a signatory on the account. Not much the FAI can do about it once the court orders them to pay it.

**Doomofman** · 15/02/2010, 4:16 PM

So say Cork got refused a license tonight... Could TNB just take that money and run?

**pineapple stu** · 15/02/2010, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by Scrufil

Legally the FAI cannot pay Tom the 'Long' Money. He is banned under their own rules from all football related matters.

They're not going to. They're going to (have to, in fact) pay CCIFL the money.

Tom can't take that money and run without having to pay tax on it as earnings. And even then, he'd get sued for giving himself a bonus when there were large creditors in the company.

**Longfordian** · 15/02/2010, 4:18 PM

Originally Posted by Doomofman

So say Cork got refused a license tonight... Could TNB just take that money and run?

If he wanted to take his chances with the fraud squad he could try it.

**tippex** · 15/02/2010, 4:19 PM

Originally Posted by Doomofman

So say Cork got refused a license tonight... Could TNB just take that money and run?

I would imagine so.....

**Magicme** · 15/02/2010, 4:22 PM

I think our fans were well ahead of the posse and started this protest in 2001.

**Martinho II** · 15/02/2010, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

I think our fans were well ahead of the posse and started this protest in 2001.

dont get you at all??

**Magicme** · 15/02/2010, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

dont get you at all??

not coming to games or buying season tickets like some of the lads are thinking of doing due to disillusionment.

**culloty82** · 15/02/2010, 4:28 PM

So no licences have been announced for the rest of the league yet? Agree it's gone beyond a joke at this stage - time to kick Cork out at this stage and let the other clubs get on with fixtures.