Fenn Announces his Retirement

**marinobohs** · 05/08/2010, 9:04 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Again, we see you automatically latching on to anything which proves what you want to be proven though and calling it "the truth".

presume this was aimed at me. I "latch on to anything that proves what I want to be proven" wheras you manufacture FAI outcomes and its OK ? Sad

**Rasputin** · 05/08/2010, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by topia

You always seem eager to leap to the defence of the model club Stu when you feel anyone might be saying a bad word about them.

Ya I notice that aswell, a glorified cheer leader of the model club.
Reeks of pure minnowism, perhaps by grovelling and cowering to "the model club" enough times he can treated to some of their reflected glory.
As for Shams and MON, well what do you expect from a pig but a grunt.

**Charlie Darwin** · 05/08/2010, 5:30 PM

Jesus, settle down. If he loved Rovers that much he'd support them instead of UCD.

There's a lot that's gone unexplained here and both sides are guilty of taking liberties with the known facts.

**passerrby** · 05/08/2010, 5:40 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

What Fenn has done is a disgrace end of. His statements on here are just stomach turning. http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100729_Fenn.asp

I dont have a huge gripe with Rovers, although suggestions were made the MON did make advances, this will never be proved.

Fenn is the guilty party, no question about it, what we done to faciliate him was very naive, but done in good faith for his superb season to that point with us. We should have inserted a clause that he cannot play for any other Irish side, but there you go.

Sept 13 should be fun in Oriel, not to mention the Lge Cup Final a week or so later if both clubs make it and Fenn is involved in any way.

dont worry we intend settling that score for yous

**SkStu** · 05/08/2010, 6:10 PM

where is Dundalks statement promised for today?

**SMorgan** · 05/08/2010, 6:12 PM

Today ends at midnight!!!

Looking forward to it myself..

**Dunny** · 05/08/2010, 6:20 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

where is Dundalks statement promised for today?

They lied and decided to do a u-turn...

**SkStu** · 05/08/2010, 6:23 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Today ends at midnight!!!

Looking forward to it myself..

oooh, its like the Transfer Deadline day tracker on BBC's website!

by the way, this gave me a laugh from the article on rte.ie posted on the Rovers/Juve thread:

Neale Fenn is ineligible for the Tallaght side. I will inform you if he decides to retire again this evening.

**bullit** · 05/08/2010, 7:38 PM

Foster issues statement:
http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100805_Foster.asp
And Dundalk FC:
http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100805_Board.asp

**holidaysong** · 05/08/2010, 7:43 PM

Board statement: http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100805_Board.asp

**Fivesilver** · 05/08/2010, 8:09 PM

I reckon the mods are going to have to take a look at this. You have a poster frothing over unfounded speculation about Shams, illustrating his point with a pretty bold "factual" statement attributing unethical action to Sligo Rovers, subsequently downgraded (only after being challenged) to a "general consensus" and then to a "plausible conclusion".

Can someone come back and revive me in a bit - I'll be over here holding my breath for that poster to admit that that was a serious bonehead move.

**tippex** · 05/08/2010, 9:21 PM

Originally Posted by bullit

Foster issues statement:
http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100805_Foster.asp
And Dundalk FC:
http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100805_Board.asp

Foster certainly doesnt pull any punches with that statement.
He has landed the ball well and truly in Fenns court.

BTW I just wanted to add my 2 cents. Lads for a minute totally ignore the clubs involved and look at it from your own clubs point of view. The only side to have done wrong here is Neale Fenn. If it was my club he had left the way he did I would be disgusted. However I think I would equally be disgusted if he had joined my club the way he has done.

Karma is a bitch and I'm sure Neale will find this out very soon.....

**A face** · 06/08/2010, 7:52 AM

Originally Posted by Guinney

What Neale Fenn did is absolutely disgusting. He conned his way out of a contract. The PFAI have harped on about clubs honouring players contracts - maybe they should mention that players should honours theirs to. Issues like this really knock the credibility of the league. Neale Fenn ruined his reputation with this, he has only a short time left in his career and when he goes looking for a coaching job when he hangs his boots up, I hope this incident stands to him and that no one will hire someone with such low integrity. Also I firmly believe the transfer dealings of Michael O'Neill need to be looked at. First Chris Turner now Neale Fenn and I'm sure there is plenty of other players he 'tapped'. Contact PFAI at http://www.pfai.ie/contact and tell McGuinness to get off his backside and do something about this, because Neale Fenn and Shamrock Rovers should not get away with this.

http://www.pfai.ie/news

Still nothing from the PFAI ..... really, really quiet at the moment.

**marinobohs** · 06/08/2010, 9:55 AM

Originally Posted by A face

http://www.pfai.ie/news

Still nothing from the PFAI ..... really, really quiet at the moment.

Saw a quote from Mc Guinness in one of yesterdays Tabs saying he had got a lot of e mails about it (the Fenn tranfer) and that he understood the fans concern but that it would never happen again because clubs would not release players in the future

. As a players rep the man is an absolute clown
No doubt the "it wont happen again" aurgument will be acceptable from the next club that doesn't pay his memebers

**Ezeikial** · 06/08/2010, 10:06 AM

Even a total gob$hite like McGuinness should be able to figure out that it is PFAI members that ultimately suffer from Fenn's behaviour.

Doubt he worked that out last Thursday when he and Cahill met Neale Fenn . What did you advise him Stephen?

**White Horse** · 06/08/2010, 10:32 AM

Dundalk will ask the FAI to conduct an investigation into Neale Fenn's move to Shamrock Rovers as Lilywhites manager Ian Foster released an angry statement over the striker's actions. Foster was far more damning in his statement: 'The events that followed are totally unacceptable. I am saddened that a man who was so integral to our season would act in such a callous manner.'

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/...eri_fennn.html

There is nothing new in the RTE report. However, if the media pick up on the story, it will put pressure on the FAI and PFAI to comment upon Fenn's decision to "retire" to Shamrock Rovers.

**marinobohs** · 06/08/2010, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Dundalk will ask the FAI to conduct an investigation into Neale Fenn's move to Shamrock Rovers as Lilywhites manager Ian Foster released an angry statement over the striker's actions. Foster was far more damning in his statement: 'The events that followed are totally unacceptable. I am saddened that a man who was so integral to our season would act in such a callous manner.'

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/...eri_fennn.html

There is nothing new in the RTE report. However, if the media pick up on the story, it will put pressure on the FAI and PFAI to comment upon Fenn's decision to "retire" to Shamrock Rovers.

Asking the FAI to investigate the model club ? thats a joke.

FAI Investigation

(1) Appoint independent person (preferably called M O'Neill)
(2) Ask shams "did you knowingly break rules" ?
(3) Accept any negitive answer. If answer not clear ask again until clearly negitive
(4) nod and wink in direction of Tallaght
(5) stall for three/four weeks or international week when quitely announching "nothing happened"

**Macy** · 06/08/2010, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Saw a quote from Mc Guinness in one of yesterdays Tabs saying he had got a lot of e mails about it (the Fenn tranfer) and that he understood the fans concern but that it would never happen again because clubs would not release players in the future

. As a players rep the man is an absolute clown
No doubt the "it wont happen again" aurgument will be acceptable from the next club that doesn't pay his memebers

I'm not a fan of the PFAI, but I'm not exactly sure what you'd expect him to do or say? You expect the players rep to go after a player? Especially if there is a potential investigation in which they'll presumably be acting on the players behalf.

I wouldn't have thought the PFAI have accepted a lot of the "it won't happen again" from clubs to be far - there's a problem with their consistency, but that could be down to their members at the different clubs taking different positions too.

**Dodge** · 06/08/2010, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Even a total gob$hite like McGuinness should be able to figure out that it is PFAI members that ultimately suffer from Fenn's behaviour.

How so? If players are allowed to walk in and out of contracts, I'm pretty sure all of them would be delighted. particualrly when clubs wouldn't have the same types of freedom.

**dfx-** · 06/08/2010, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

(1) Appoint independent person (preferably called M O'Neill)
(2) Ask shams "did you knowingly break rules" ?
(3) Accept any negitive answer. If answer not clear ask again until clearly negitive
(4) nod and wink in direction of Tallaght
(5) stall for three/four weeks or international week when quitely announching "nothing happened"

Tell us mb, what's your opinion on them supposed moon landings? Or the extra bullet from the grassy knoll?