Sporting Fingal Gone Belly Up

**redobit** · 20/12/2010, 9:14 PM

Originally Posted by MariborKev

Gannon featuring on Prime Time at the minute.....

Absolutely sickening stuff.

From looking at it Sporting Fingal was just a plaything to Gannon, part of his greed empire where he threw cash around to benefit whatever power trip he was on. If I was a Fingal fan Id hate that *****.

**Spudulika** · 20/12/2010, 9:17 PM

Is everybody lashing into the Christmas spirits? SkStu, stop slagging me! Oriel, you're a true bearer of one of the greatest kingdoms of old Ireland - the kingmaker kingdom. I reckon the next step is to fully resurrect Oriel - Oriel Sports Club, Mon's can be Farney Athletic, etc etc. It worked for rugby, it can work for football too. Maybe it's the christmas spirits coursing through my blood right now :-)

redobit, you'll find that behind every club is a person(s) who are in it for less than the public good. If you doubt that then why do sponsors sponsor? a) tax write off, b) getting punters in the doors, c) ego. It's business to them all, but at least his money went legally through contracts and papers, not sliding a few quid under the table to keep players onside.

**L.T.F.C.** · 20/12/2010, 10:49 PM

If someone could answer some questions on this, because I'm totally oblivious to the whole thing.

Gannon put in 750k in 2009. Fingal made a loss of 75k the same year as far as I know.
1. Did he put it in through his company, or through himself?
2. Where did that money go?
3. The Lep mentioned earlier, before his departure, that there was something about re-zoning of land to suit Gannon. Was it that he made a "donation" to Fingal to sweeten the CoCo or what?
4. 750k removed from a LOI team budget is worrying. Do they seriously think they'll be challenging for anything next season with a revelation such as this?

Thanks to anyone that takes the time!

**Magicme** · 21/12/2010, 1:39 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Is everybody lashing into the Christmas spirits? SkStu, stop slagging me! Oriel, you're a true bearer of one of the greatest kingdoms of old Ireland - the kingmaker kingdom. I reckon the next step is to fully resurrect Oriel - Oriel Sports Club, Mon's can be Farney Athletic, etc etc. It worked for rugby, it can work for football too. Maybe it's the christmas spirits coursing through my blood right now :-)

redobit, you'll find that behind every club is a person(s) who are in it for less than the public good. If you doubt that then why do sponsors sponsor? a) tax write off, b) getting punters in the doors, c) ego. It's business to them all, but at least his money went legally through contracts and papers, not sliding a few quid under the table to keep players onside.

Not wanting to nitpick but most of the kingdom of oriel was in Monaghan and farney is only a small part of carrickmacross who don't care bout the mons so not a good idea.

Also as a club that is owned by the community, with no money man, with our funding coming largely through fundraising and the utilisation of our assets, being run voluntarily, we are proof that not all clubs are as you described to redobit.

Just needed to point that out and sorry for my dickishness.

**Enruoblehs** · 21/12/2010, 8:04 AM

Originally Posted by redobit

If I was a Fingal fan Id hate that *****.

But that's just the point - there would be no FANS without Gannon's money.

There was no club started in the local FINGAL pub, playing in the Sunday leagues, who gradually attracted a 'CROWD' of 30 or 40 people, which gradually (over 30 years) rose through the leagues until they finally made it to ....................................... - well you know what I'm getting at!!!!

While there was always a part of the country names Fingal, it was never called that until a relatively short time ago. You would find it hard to find 'Citizens of Fingal' who, to this day, would call it by that name.

In short - NO GANNON (or someone like him) - NO Sporting Fingal.

**BonnieShels** · 21/12/2010, 8:45 AM

And no coin flipping to decide the clubs' name.

**Poor Student** · 21/12/2010, 8:45 PM

Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.

3. The Lep mentioned earlier, before his departure, that there was something about re-zoning of land to suit Gannon. Was it that he made a "donation" to Fingal to sweeten the CoCo or what?

You might say that; I couldn't possibly comment.

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.

If someone could answer some questions on this, because I'm totally oblivious to the whole thing.

Gannon put in 750k in 2009. Fingal made a loss of 75k the same year as far as I know.
1. Did he put it in through his company, or through himself?
2. Where did that money go?
3. The Lep mentioned earlier, before his departure, that there was something about re-zoning of land to suit Gannon. Was it that he made a "donation" to Fingal to sweeten the CoCo or what?
4. 750k removed from a LOI team budget is worrying. Do they seriously think they'll be challenging for anything next season with a revelation such as this?

Thanks to anyone that takes the time!

1 Not certain but seems to be a personal deal (I understand he is in NAMA personally as well as corperately so may make no difference.
2. Cost of running club (primarily wages - full time contracts not cheap (especially with such meagre crowds)
3. Recall there was somerthing around rezoning in connection with the prosed site for the ground they were hoping to build
4. yep. 750 K will leave a big hole in next seasons budget

Not (obviously) involved in Fingal so if anyone knows better feel free to correct me

**pineapple stu** · 22/12/2010, 12:22 PM

In the Indo today (via the Shels forum) that Mrs Gannon may be going into NAMA as well. So that would in theory put an end to any possibility of Gerry Gannon continuing his donations through her.

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

In the Indo today (via the Shels forum) that Mrs Gannon may be going into NAMA as well. So that would in theory put an end to any possibility of Gerry Gannon continuing his donations through her.

Somehow suspect the least of Mr (or Mrs) Gannons problems will be donating to Fingal

My understanding is that Gerry Gannon has formally severed all links with Sporting Fingal .

**Dodge** · 22/12/2010, 2:16 PM

Is your understanding from the link posted a couple of pages ago?

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 2:18 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Is your understanding from the link posted a couple of pages ago?

No, a more authoritive source. Lots of links to storys on this thread - some fact, some speculative.

**Dodge** · 22/12/2010, 2:19 PM

And the one I was posting about was fact

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 2:20 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

And the one I was posting about was fact

.. Congrats, what seldom happens......

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/12/2010, 4:39 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

In the Indo today (via the Shels forum) that Mrs Gannon may be going into NAMA as well. So that would in theory put an end to any possibility of Gerry Gannon continuing his donations through her.

Poor girl. Must have thought she was quids in when he gave her all those houses.