RTE on the latest development
Quintas turn attention to FORAS club
Friday, 19 February 2010 22:00
Quintas have confirmed that talks for their takeover of Cork City have stalled and they are now focusing on being part of a new Cork club that will start in the League of Ireland First Division.
The group claim that an offer was made to Tom Coughlan this afternoon and the Cork owner has failed to make any 'meaningful engagement' in return.
Quintas are keen to have some level of senior soccer in Cork this year and Tom O'Sullivan, speaking on behalf of Quintas, told RTÉ.ie that with time running out, the consortium had little choice.
The group will now look to be part of the new club FORAS are proposing to join. They have applied for a licence to play in the second tier of the League of Ireland.
Meanwhile, Cork have appointed James Duggan as interim chairman of the club for the next month.
Coughlan was banned by the FAI from running the club after the governing body claimed he brought the game into disrepute.
Duggan said: 'The main priority for the people of Cork is to have a viable team competing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.
'My position as interim chairman is to ensure that a change of ownership proceeds smoothly and in doing so ensure that
long term football in Cork City is safeguarded.
'I have therefore agreed to act as interim chairman of Cork Cityfor a period of four weeks from the date hereof.'
The Good Friday Agreement took less time to sort out than the Cork City saga, so I'm not holding my breath.Originally Posted by marty
It would be ridiculous if the last 3-4mths end up with Cork City still going ourt of existence and FORAS taking over. As it's what should've been done from the start.
What a stupid statement there but the grace of god goes the majority of loi clubs.
We are the Galway Boys Stand up and make some noise"
Huh? What are you on about?
If this is another bluff from the consortium they're really taking the mick. Having said that that proposed course of action is by a long way the most financially viable. Tom is up
to no good deliberately and I don't think his attitude will have changed by Monday.
Last edited by Longfordian; 19/02/2010 at 9:41 PM.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
a few diffrent storys here
http://www.eecho.ie/news/index.aspx?...p=eyeygbsnsnau
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...264869049.html
Irish Times would be hours behind. Wouldn't pay much attention to that.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
We're probably gonna need a mining team to try and find the LOI's name it must be trodden so far into the mud at this stage...
The worry for me is that it merely says stalled and not dead.
I think Tom has been given more than enough time to engage.
"Must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing."
http://worddok.blogspot.com
Huh? They say Quintas are turning their attention to FORAS.. That says dead to me
This should be happening anyway, my fear is that its merely a ploy to get Tom to engage.
"Must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing."
http://worddok.blogspot.com
Interesting for Foras.... do they need these guys?
Will it dilute or alter the original 100% fan owned set up, or was that actually the plan?
How do members feel about going in with these lads if they don't actually have to (?) or do they?
Certainly wouldn't be surprising as we know they were BSing about the 12pm deadline today...
Michael O'Connell is owed c200k from the Celtic game by all accounts. (I'm open to correction here). Would including him in the coalition of the willing bring on a 200k debt to the new club?
Last edited by Mick89; 19/02/2010 at 10:34 PM. Reason: typo
It we have the funds to go alone then we should. FORAS are well able to manage a budget and run a sustainable LOI club .First division here we come.
if the corkies do go to the wall and foras setup a team on their own, does 2 week give them time to prepare for the first game?? and if not what do yaz think will happen??
Did Drogheda not do something similar last season? I'd imagine FORAS have had everything they can have sorted for a 1st division team... I'm sure there are plenty of players still available.... I'd say they'll be fine... They'll be down towards the end of the 1st Div but they'll make it I think...
Read the quote from RTE again. It says : "Quintas have confirmed that talks for their takeover of Cork City have stalled and they are now focusing on being part of a new Cork club that will start in the League of Ireland First Division".
"Stalled" doesn't say dead to me. If they wanted it to be dead, they'd just have to say it's dead. But they don't. Instead they say "stalled" and that they're focusing on something else.
But it's very interesting that they don't say that they're over with Coughlan. Presumably because they're not.
in fairness they cant do both, they cant carry on negotiations with coughlan and concentrate on a new club
me think its as some said earlier, could be just to get coughlan to budge
i was gonna say it will be interesting to see, but frankly that will be a lie, its boring the tits off everyone at this stage
It does seem to be another ultimatum from the consortium but sure until Monday it's all up
for grabs and everyone knows it.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
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