Sporting Fingal sponsorship deal provokes council row

**Buile Shuibhne** · 31/12/2009, 8:05 AM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

And I don't know where you're getting 'conspiracy theory' idea from. Gannon has signed all of his own properties into his wifes name and he has ran out of money to run the K club and has left the bills with Smurfit. If he has no money for the upkeep of the K Club (a massive personal investment of his own) where the hell is he getting the money to fund a football club that is ultimately FCC's baby? There is serious risk of this club going bang this year due to their depedency on the flow of Gannon's or whoevers money.

Yes but what about all those huge landbanks in County Fingal that GG is sitting on, awaiting rezoning and planning permission? Though granted, with the recession they're not much help to him at the moment.

**Mr_Parker** · 31/12/2009, 9:05 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Its still a non story. Its the same old anti-Sporting Fingal heads scrapping the barrel to have a pop and trying to make something out of nothing .
Its good to see the begrudgery still in play with some fans of the other clubs.
At this rate, it looks like Sporting Fingal will dominate the boards next season as you would rather talk about us than talk about your own little clubs. Nothing much to talk about at home so you think of something trivial or something un-original to post .
Lads/Ladies, at least wait until a proper juicey story pops up and the fai gets involved before exaggerating what was said in a council meeting .
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Is it wrong for others to want to be assured of a level playing field?

**pineapple stu** · 31/12/2009, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Its still a non story. Its the same old anti-Sporting Fingal heads scrapping the barrel to have a pop and trying to make something out of nothing .
Its good to see the begrudgery still in play with some fans of the other clubs.
At this rate, it looks like Sporting Fingal will dominate the boards next season as you would rather talk about us than talk about your own little clubs. Nothing much to talk about at home so you think of something trivial or something un-original to post .
Lads/Ladies, at least wait until a proper juicey story pops up and the fai gets involved before exaggerating what was said in a council meeting .
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Lep - we're all allowed talk about each others' clubs. You in particular have been told this a number of times. If nothing happens, nothing happens. However, it's clearly a story relating to a LoI side. If you don't want to talk about it, fine, but don't clog up the thread with crap about begrudgery and the like. Others may want to talk about the article maturely.

**The Lep** · 31/12/2009, 11:06 AM

Of course stu but its a non story that is being made into more than what it is through assumptions and accussations and petty jelousy at our sponsorship.
One post doesnt clog up a thread stu.
Mr Parker
is it wrong for others to want to be assured of a level playing field?

What do you want for all the clubs to have the same amount of sponsorship ? What Sporting gets through sponsorship has no bearing on other clubs and its up to them to get the best sponsorship possible for themselves.

**SligoBrewer** · 31/12/2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Of course stu but its a non story that is being made into more than what it is through assumptions and accussations and petty jelousy at our sponsorship.
One post doesnt clog up a thread stu.
Mr Parker
is it wrong for others to want to be assured of a level playing field?

What do you want for all the clubs to have the same amount of sponsorship ? What Sporting gets through sponsorship has no bearing on other clubs and its up to them to get the best sponsorship possible for themselves.

You don't get it though. Why would Fingal attract such high levels of sponsorship? It's not like they have the attractiveness of Shams or Bohs as you won't be on TV that much, have no fanbase, etc. etc. Such sponsorship seems to be the equivalent of a "political donation" to Fingal Co. Co. by Gannon and his cronies.

**pineapple stu** · 31/12/2009, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

One post doesnt clog up a thread stu.

Most of your posts in this thread have been on the same line. Give it a break.

**tiktok** · 31/12/2009, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

At this rate, it looks like Sporting Fingal will dominate the boards next season as you would rather talk about us than talk about your own little clubs. Nothing much to talk about at home so you think of something trivial or something un-original to post

Dominate the boards? Little clubs?
Keep that up, it'll make it all the funnier when you do a Dublin City.

The story is interesting, but you clearly need to look a bit further than your own 'home' for a bit of news if you think this incident would even cause a decent sized ripple in the cesspool that is the LoI.

I'm a Cork City fan, come back and try to impress us when you have the revenue commisioners chasing you, Malta declaring war on you, a Holy Trinity to match Coughlan-Collins-Drew and the captain of your club begging for busfare on the radio.
You're in the ha'penny place at the moment, amateurs!

**The Lep** · 31/12/2009, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Most of your posts in this thread have been on the same line. Give it a break.

Give it a break?
It a discussion board and ive a right to put my point across when its my club thats been mentioned. It works both ways stu.

**pineapple stu** · 31/12/2009, 11:55 AM

Absolutely you do. Maybe you should start doing it rather than slagging everyone who disagrees with you, calling them jealous little club fans?

**Duffman** · 31/12/2009, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Sporting Fingal will dominate the boards next season as you would rather talk about us than talk about your own little clubs

Thanks, I really needed a laugh there

**The Lep** · 31/12/2009, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Dominate the boards? Little clubs?
Keep that up, it'll make it all the funnier when you do a Dublin City.

The story is interesting, but you clearly need to look a bit further than your own 'home' for a bit of news if you think this incident would even cause a decent sized ripple in the cesspool that is the LoI.

I'm a Cork City fan, come back and try to impress us when you have the revenue commisioners chasing you, Malta declaring war on you, a Holy Trinity to match Coughlan-Collins-Drew and the captain of your club begging for busfare on the radio.
You're in the ha'penny place at the moment, amateurs!

Thats a tough act to follow

**The Lep** · 31/12/2009, 2:33 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Absolutely you do. Maybe you should start doing it rather than slagging everyone who disagrees with you, calling them jealous little club fans?

As i said, that works both ways and i didnt call anyone " Jealous little club fans" as you put it. I used the word Jealous in one post, little clubs in another and i didnt say fans anywhere.
Dont be taking things out of context Stu.

You could have PM'd me that instead of clogging the thread with non topic related banter.

**SligoBrewer** · 31/12/2009, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

As i said, that works both ways and i didnt call anyone " Jealous little club fans" as you put it. I used the word Jealous in one post, little clubs in another and i didnt say fans anywhere.
Dont be taking things out of context Stu.

You could have PM'd me that instead of clogging the thread with non topic related banter.

You're an embarrassment to the other Fingal fan.

**passerrby** · 31/12/2009, 5:26 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Its still a non story. Its the same old anti-Sporting Fingal heads scrapping the barrel to have a pop and trying to make something out of nothing .
Its good to see the begrudgery still in play with some fans of the other clubs.
At this rate, it looks like Sporting Fingal will dominate the boards next season as you would rather talk about us than talk about your own little clubs. Nothing much to talk about at home so you think of something trivial or something un-original to post .
Lads/Ladies, at least wait until a proper juicey story pops up and the fai gets involved before exaggerating what was said in a council meeting .
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

If memory serves me right we had this response from drogs ,cork, derry and most other clubs at the beginning of there downfall .but your right lep lets wait for the fai to get involved before we assume there is a problem.. ya right

**blackholesun** · 31/12/2009, 6:06 PM

In my own fin svcs related job, everyone is required under legislation to do an anti-money laundering / bribery / business ethics CBT training course and exam every year. I cant find the exact reference on the web, but this course mentions how paying over the odds for something can be a form of bribery or curruption. E.g. some company looking to do business in some dodgy african state might pay the presidents cousins firm a large sum of money for say some basic security services.

I wonder what the going rate to be a secondary sponsor for a first division team is as compared with a six figure suggested by someone earlier in this thread?!

bhs

**gufct** · 31/12/2009, 6:53 PM

That will fly way over Leps head.

**Poor Student** · 31/12/2009, 7:53 PM

The Lep, if as suggested here Fingal's main funding is as a result of an arrangement between Gannon and the Fingal CC tieing in Anglo then I would be worried. Given the current climate your funding is likely to shrink in the near future. For a fledgling club like Sporting who's long term survival strategy seems to be predicated on expotential growth on the basis of a large initial outlay then the club runs the risk of implosion or at least large contraction.

**CSFShels** · 31/12/2009, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

The Lep, if as suggested here Fingal's main funding is as a result of an arrangement between Gannon and the Fingal CC tieing in Anglo then I would be worried. Given the current climate your funding is likely to shrink in the near future. For a fledgling club like Sporting who's long term survival strategy seems to be predicated on expotential growth on the basis of a large initial outlay then the club runs the risk of implosion or at least large contraction.

Thats going to consume Lep's head.

**The Lep** · 01/01/2010, 4:18 AM

Spooky, thats the year the 5 year plan ends

**The Lep** · 01/01/2010, 4:23 AM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

The Lep, if as suggested here Fingal's main funding is as a result of an arrangement between Gannon and the Fingal CC tieing in Anglo then I would be worried. Given the current climate your funding is likely to shrink in the near future. For a fledgling club like Sporting who's long term survival strategy seems to be predicated on expotential growth on the basis of a large initial outlay then the club runs the risk of implosion or at least large contraction.

No one is suggesting otherwise and its highly likely that it may so we will cross that bridge after the 2012 season if all goes to plan up to then.