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

**Celdrog** · 24/02/2010, 1:12 AM

Has Tommy struck back? - Cork forum currentlty hacked by "Ghost 61"

**The Lep** · 24/02/2010, 2:38 AM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

There are two stops - Llandudno and Llandudno Junction (outside the town), once saw there womens team play!!!

2 diffrent towns with 2 diffrent teams. Neville Southall used to play for Llandudno Swifts

**HammerNThongs** · 24/02/2010, 8:04 AM

Originally Posted by Celdrog

Has Tommy struck back? - Cork forum currentlty hacked by "Ghost 61"

Just googled his name. He's some serial hacker. There are other sites and forums who have left thank you messages to him for not deleting any of the info from their site after hackage!

**derm** · 24/02/2010, 8:17 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Ps With Cork demotted, relegated, whatever, this leaves only Bohs and Pats as the two teams who have never played in Div 1, and both went to close, well Pats were never really in danger in my book, but they did need the security of that last win and I think Bohs were in a play off in 1999.

Not necessarily. If Cork City Foras Co-op gets promoted before it acquires the name then technically Cork City Football Club will never have been in the 1st either

Originally Posted by Celdrog

Also City of Cork FC would still be CCFC.

Personally my favourite suggestion was "I can't believe it's not Cork City"*. But while most of ye non-City fans will concentrate on the Foras Co-op bit we'll just call the club Cork City (informally of course)

* This was not an official suggestion you understand!

**tonydaly** · 24/02/2010, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by HammerNThongs

Just googled his name. He's some serial hacker. There are other sites and forums who have left thank you messages to him for not deleting any of the info from their site after hackage!

Maybe he could make Coughlan s debts disappear ?

**derm** · 24/02/2010, 8:59 AM

Originally Posted by tonydaly

Maybe he could make Coughlan disappear ?

Fixed that for ya

**pineapple stu** · 24/02/2010, 9:18 AM

Originally Posted by Nedser

There are some absolute shockers in Australia.

Good call. There's a lot of corporate stuff in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the most obvious, but there's also a few along the lines of Schmidt's Chickens FC in the lower leagues. I was at a Cup game last year between Pontigamer (local brew) Sturm Graz and TSV McDonalds St Johann im Pongau.

PSV, of course, are the Philips Sport Vereniging, of the sports union of the Phillips factory in the town.

**WoodquayBoy** · 24/02/2010, 9:35 AM

Originally Posted by derm

Not necessarily. If Cork City Foras Co-op gets promoted before it acquires the name then technically Cork City Football Club will never have been in the 1st either

A hell of an 'if' considering the First Division this year

**Pablo Escobar** · 24/02/2010, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

A hell of an 'if' considering the First Division this year

It'll be tough, but our squad will be well up there IMO

**pineapple stu** · 24/02/2010, 9:49 AM

What's your squad?

I can see Cork having a season like Shels in 2007, when they were in the bottom two for the first third of the season and barely ended up mid-table.

**micls** · 24/02/2010, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

It'll be tough, but our squad will be well up there IMO

Are you for real?

We have a week to get a squad together on a tiny budget with a new manager who mightnt even get a preseason game.

People need to seriously lower their expectations

**Dodge** · 24/02/2010, 9:54 AM

A couple of my favourite club names from years of geekery; Joe Public (Trinidad) and Hearts of Oak (Ghana). Both fairly suuccesful.

New crest looks like a sales pitch. "Cork City (available) for a scoop"

Can't understand why 'Sco-op tried to imitate the already hideous Arkaga introduced crest ratherthan going back to something based on their original crest. No doubt some loon wants them to wear red too. Ugh

**micls** · 24/02/2010, 9:56 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

A couple of my favourite club names from years of geekery; Joe Public (Trinidad) and Hearts of Oak (Ghana). Both fairly suuccesful. New crest looks like a sales pitch. "Cork City (available) for a scoop"

Can't understand why 'Sco-op tried to imitate the already hideous Arkaga introduced crest ratherthan going back to something based on their original crest. No doubt some loon wants them to wear red too. Ugh

Its an interim crest. Ideally we'l buy all the old intellectual property from the liquidator and have to choice of going back to one of the old crests

**centre mid** · 24/02/2010, 10:04 AM

Micls

What is the actually name of the club FORAS are going to enter in the first divison?

**El-Pietro** · 24/02/2010, 10:07 AM

do people not pay attention?

Cork City Foras Co-op

Why would we stick it on a crest if it wasnt our name?

**Shedendinvisibl** · 24/02/2010, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by razor

What does this mean?
FORAS did everything in their powers to broker a deal, Tom delayed and delayed refusing to play ball and eventually at 3.55 decided to sign it over, far too late to meet licensing requirements.

FORAS had weeks, even months to square a deal but they clearly didn't bother their arses half as much as they claim to have. Even dealing with the inaccurate figures given by TNB they knew the club was in dire straits from last season and could have and should have made greater effort to take on the club back then when it was in some shape and sitting pretty with sponsors and some dignity. Instead they were more concerned with pretending to be moral crusaders at the hour in need; it was akin to calling the undertaker ahead of the ambulance at a crash scene. All they were doing was papering over the cracks of their own folly of not sorting it out earlier to appear to be the great white hope, Tom Coughlan patterned wallpaper that they will reuse anytime FORAS Alberts foul up in 2010.

**pineapple stu** · 24/02/2010, 10:14 AM

Don't agree with that (shedend's post, not the wum bit). TNB wasn't interested in talking until he got hit with the winding up order with absolutely no cash and the strong threat of getting no licence. Buying out a club isn't as simple as going up and asking.

**Dodge** · 24/02/2010, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

do people not pay attention?

Cork City Foras Co-op

Why would we stick it on a crest if it wasnt our name?

Wait, you want us to take Cork people a) at their word and b) as sane? Sorry El, that ship has sailed

Tommy's ruined it for the rest of you

(or to answer your question, the holding company can easily have a different brand logo than the club)

**micls** · 24/02/2010, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Shedendinvisibl

FORAS had weeks, even months to square a deal but they clearly didn't bother their arses half as much as they claim to have. Even dealing with the inaccurate figures given by TNB they knew the club was in dire straits from last season and could have and should have made greater effort to take on the club back then when it was in some shape and sitting pretty with sponsors and some dignity. Instead they were more concerned with pretending to be moral crusaders at the hour in need; it was akin to calling the undertaker ahead of the ambulance at a crash scene. All they were doing was papering over the cracks of their own folly of not sorting it out earlier to appear to be the great white hope, Tom Coughlan patterned wallpaper that they will reuse anytime FORAS Alberts foul up in 2010.

We certainly need people who can do things likes you've outlined above.

If you're up for it, it'l only cost you 10euro a month, 5 if unemployed, and seats on the board are up for grabs in March!

**Pablo Escobar** · 24/02/2010, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by micls

Are you for real?

We have a week to get a squad together on a tiny budget with a new manager who mightnt even get a preseason game.

People need to seriously lower their expectations

I just checked....I am for real.....you nearly gave me a banger there!

I'm not expecting anything.....and I'm not going to be criticising.....but you can't deny that the player pool is there. A budget is one thing, but a conversation I had with Graeme Cummins on Saturday suggests that there are very good players that would be willing.

Now this is not me providing fuel for criticism as I want to do nothing but support the new club whether they come 1st or 12th, I'm merely replying. (I will concede that I am talking from the outside in)