Bohs in financial trouble

**pineapple stu** · 22/12/2010, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by legendz

If a merger does happen, will Fingal CC get ownership of Dalymount?

Why on earth would that happen?

**The Lep** · 22/12/2010, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Kinda goes against your whole raison d'�tre, ie to build a community club in the North Dublin area doesn't it? Can't see it attracting any new supporters to be honest. I could actually see it costing ye supporters.

I know but there isnt an alternative in Fingal at the moment . It will attract more supporters alright especially from D15 and if we play as good as we did this year plus it could attract more neutrals . Maybe a few bohs fans would show up if they cant make their away games knowing the money they spend at the bars goes to their club. It could appeal to local people with live football every friday night on their doorstep plus the euro games. Im not suggesting that all these people will become instant Fingal fans but it could improve our attendances which is the important thing. A lot of ifs and maybes i know but thats just my opinion not the clubs plus we all have to get that all important licence first. I cant see any harm in trying a new approach as Morton was clearly not attracting the fans, it may or may not work but we will find out soon enough

**The Lep** · 22/12/2010, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Fr Damo

I don't know why there isn't more out cry from those who lost points to Bohs last year and therefore prize money per their table position. Bohs and those before them (Drogheda, Cork, Derry, Shels etc) "cheated" by signing players they couldn't pay in persuit of pastures green and the possibility of maybe greater income. Possibility and Maybe a word apart is the clue of how they got here.

Why should a situation where they don't honour creditors demands be tollerated? I know it's the season of good will but come on now, if they can't meet licencing and ergo don't pay players they should go the route of others. 13 weeks of a 12 month contract is simply not fair. Especially when they already 2-3 weeks behind on payments.

I for one hope Bohs pay the players what they are owed,as opposed to stay afloat, in that order and don't confuse the two.

They didnt cheat . now if we got the 3 points from the two games they beat us then we would be league champions by default

**legendz** · 22/12/2010, 11:47 AM

Who's in charge of Sporting Fingal? If a merger did happen to happen, which owners will be more in control?

**The Lep** · 22/12/2010, 11:50 AM

Bohs would swallow up Fingal and a merger wouldnt do Bohs any good anyway.

**legendz** · 22/12/2010, 11:53 AM

Ok, I'll move away slowly then fast from the point I was making. At least Sporting Fingal will be moving to what I'd see as a proper football stadium. I've never thought much of Morton but at least it has had it's uses.

**The Lep** · 22/12/2010, 11:57 AM

Agreed.

**Dodge** · 22/12/2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by legendz

Who's in charge of Sporting Fingal? If a merger did happen to happen, which owners will be more in control?

A merger won't happen. Simply put, Fingal have nothing to offer Bohs

**legendz** · 22/12/2010, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

A merger won't happen. Simply put, Fingal have nothing to offer Bohs

Originally Posted by sundance kid

Maybe we'll be looking at a Fingal Bohemians soon enough, with fingals board running the show, who at least seem to have some sort of interest in growing the club in the community, and Bohs history and existing fanbase. It might just get a ground built in the Fingal area quick enough too, if bohs can sell dalymount AGAIN of course.

Sundance raises the point I was going to ask about. Can Boh's and Fingal CC work together for the relocation of Boh's? Boh's moving has been discussed before.

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

Doesn't explain why Fingal Co Co would get Dalymount, or where they'd get money from to build a ground.

In any event, Bohs' immediate problem is selling Dalyer, which the Council can't do anything about.

**Dillonman** · 22/12/2010, 12:16 PM

I thought Shels where moving to Dalymount within the next two years? Maybe IM wrong but I could have sworn I saw that somewhere a few months back.

**legendz** · 22/12/2010, 12:19 PM

I was looking at it in terms of Fingal CC running the show if there happened to be a merger as mentioned in sundances thread. Bit wide of the mark so I'm getting away from this! On the money side, yeah I know, fair point. In the short-term the money is not there. If both parties worked together in the long-term, maybe it could be something they can work towards.

**Ezeikial** · 22/12/2010, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

can i be the first to say - "i told you so" to all the doubters who said Bohs wouldnt see 2011.

Originally Posted by SkStu

well that post of mine went totally over your head.

Perhaps it did.

I ask you again ..

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I think it is fair to say the the immediate future is shrouded in considerable "doubt" for Bohs - have you some additional knowledge that would alter this widely held view? Do you have a different view?

**SkStu** · 22/12/2010, 1:23 PM

well then ill ask you, what leads you to think that i might have additional knowledge? What did i post that suggested, in any way, that i had additional knowledge of a more optimistic future for Bohs?

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 2:06 PM

I posted some months back that Bohs financial problems had crystalised (ie we were finally told about them) as follows (1) long term our problems - Zurich loan etc - will only be resolved by a sale of Dalymount (or picking 6 numbers...

*) (2) Short term we have a difficulty paying our day to day costs - primarily contracted amounts (wages) to players.

Right now (2) is the more accute as the threatened court action and any licence for next season are directly affected by it. To be fair wages for players are not the only outstanding current liability but at this point may well prove the most toxic for the club.

* or reaching the group stage of........... whoops

**Dodge** · 22/12/2010, 2:17 PM

Apparently there's a split in the Bohs players camp as some aren't happy that players like Madden are getting full wages whilst they're getting nothing

**SkStu** · 22/12/2010, 2:22 PM

a split of 10 vs. 2 going on yesterdays news.

**marinobohs** · 22/12/2010, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Apparently there's a split in the Bohs players camp as some aren't happy that players like Madden are getting full wages whilst they're getting nothing

Ironically enough any fee we might get for Madden (or one or two others) are the best - maybe only - way the others will get anything by way of payment.