Sporting Fingal Gone Belly Up

**centre mid** · 09/02/2011, 4:03 PM

So are Fingal gone or is this all still rumour?

**Schumi** · 09/02/2011, 4:09 PM

"Sporting Fingal players have had their contracts terminated." according to Tony O'Donohue

**Charlie Darwin** · 09/02/2011, 4:10 PM

That's not good news.

**Schumi** · 09/02/2011, 4:11 PM

Awful for the players with only a couple of weeks to the start of the season to find a new club (on considerably less money most likely too).

**pineapple stu** · 09/02/2011, 4:12 PM

I assume the three-club rule is void in this case?

**Dodge** · 09/02/2011, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Awful for the players with only a couple of weeks to the start of the season to find a new club (on considerably less money most likely too).

Awful for fans (wahtever their number). Awful for admin staff. Awful for players and coaches. Some will get work straight away but yo'd have to feel for them as individuals.

Whatever about the merits of Fingal in the league

**Nesta99** · 09/02/2011, 4:17 PM

Any Fingal players that can defend turn up to Oriel Park tomorrow evening, bring your boots and you might get playing....

**Louth4sam** · 09/02/2011, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Awful for the players with only a couple of weeks to the start of the season to find a new club (on considerably less money most likely too).

Hard to have sympathy for them. They took a high pay high risk gamble and got burned.

This will be good for the long term future of the league. No clubs now seem to be paying way above their means

**pineapple stu** · 09/02/2011, 4:19 PM

Can't agree with that. If someone is offering to pay you, say, E300 a week, you can't go assuming it'll dry up with two or three weeks. The employees have been appallingly treated, I think.

**Mario** · 09/02/2011, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by Louth4sam

Hard to have sympathy for them. They took a high pay high risk gamble and got burned.

This will be good for the long term future of the league. No clubs now seem to be paying way above their means

Agreed, only Buckley to blaim for this mess, he shoulda taken a leave from Wexford's book and went for a young all amateur team untill the new ground opened. Buckley blew a fortune chasing trophies when there was no need for it.

Are they going to drop leagues or gone all together?

The FAI should never again let another new team from Dublin into the league!

**Louth4sam** · 09/02/2011, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Can't agree with that. If someone is offering to pay you, say, E300 a week, you can't go assuming it'll dry up with two or three weeks. The employees have been appallingly treated, I think.

I've turned down jobs before on better pay due to rumours about instability in a company. A bird in the hand and all that

**Nesta99** · 09/02/2011, 4:32 PM

Agree with Louth4sam here! It is an awful experience for those involved, but similar is happening to 100s all over the country every day. I too would take a smaller wage for job security. If an average wage is say €500pw and somone came offering double i'd be asking a few questions.

**peadar1987** · 09/02/2011, 4:34 PM

And they've imploded.

Stupid, stupid, stupid management from a club that had real potential.

**Buile Shuibhne** · 09/02/2011, 4:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Awful for fans (wahtever their number). Awful for admin staff. Awful for players and coaches. Some will get work straight away but yo'd have to feel for them as individuals.

Whatever about the merits of Fingal in the league

Awful career move for Philip Nolan.

Will Pats take him back?

**pineapple stu** · 09/02/2011, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

It is an awful experience for those involved, but similar is happening to 100s all over the country every day.

I'm not saying we should have extra sympathy because they're footballers, by the way. I just disagree that it's hard to have sympathy for them, or indeed anyone who's been laid off. Have they eight or nine under contract from last season? Those who've signed in pre-season are in the minority I think.

**Hibs4Ever** · 09/02/2011, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne

Awful career move for Philip Nolan.

Will Pats take him back?

Doubt it. Bed made and all that...

**Bunny Kelly** · 09/02/2011, 4:47 PM

who are the players?

And if things are this bad who will get their Prem spot, Drogs hardly able to get a Prem license

**El-Pietro** · 09/02/2011, 4:50 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

I assume the three-club rule is void in this case?

they never played for Fingal in competitive games

plus the three club rule generally only matters when you leave the country

**D.24saint** · 09/02/2011, 4:52 PM

you cant just terminate contracts and move on imo the next statement will indicate winding the club down

**Jofspring** · 09/02/2011, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by Bunny Kelly

who are the players?

And if things are this bad who will get their Prem spot, Drogs hardly able to get a Prem license

Would think Monaghan would take it. They are rightfully next in line if you ask me and are in a better position on and off the pitch to take the place than Drogheda. If Bohs go down then for the same reasons as Mons i think Waterford should go up.

I feel bad for the likes of the Lep to be honest. He genuinely supported Fingal and from what i could tell enjoyed going to LOI games. While the fan bases of clubs like Fingal, Kildare, Dublin City and Kilkenny might have been small, they where still LOI fans lost to the League.