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**Mr A** · 02/11/2011, 8:02 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Harps played a player who was not eligible for the fixture and Monaghan faced a stronger team than they should have as a result.

The player in question was Aaron O'Hagan so if anything we were weaker.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/11/2011, 8:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

The player in question was Aaron O'Callaghan so if anything we were weaker.

I think Limerick now have a case if this is true...I don't recall him being on the teamsheet..

**harpin** · 02/11/2011, 8:28 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

I think Limerick now have a case if this is true...I don't recall him being on the teamsheet..

He wasn't Aaron O' Hagan is though

**Dodge** · 02/11/2011, 10:01 AM

Is the argument either;
a) a notification was sent to clubs that week and O'Hagan wasn't on it
or
b) no notification at all was sent to Harps?

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/11/2011, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Is the argument either;
a) a notification was sent to clubs that week and O'Hagan wasn't on it
or
b) no notification at all was sent to Harps?

I believe a notification was sent saying he picked up maximum yellow cards in A league. Which before the end of that meant he was due to serve a suspension in the A league and not First Division. It wasn't clarified whether he could play in said game or not. Either way, it's both a lack of communication from FAI and part stupidity on Harps behalf for not clarifying it.

**Dodge** · 02/11/2011, 10:15 AM

it said 'maximum' amount of yellow cards? it usually says 4 or 8

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/11/2011, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

it said 'maximum' amount of yellow cards? it usually says 4 or 8

You know what I meant..

I'm clearly not very good at explaining things.

**Dodge** · 02/11/2011, 10:34 AM

Sorry, wasn't trying to be facetious. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to read a notification of "maximum allowed"

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/11/2011, 10:48 AM

The worst thing is, it probably has happened somewhere along the line.

**Magicme** · 02/11/2011, 11:55 AM

So if Harps didnt think they had played a suspended player, how come they contacted the FAI the following monday morning and said they had played a suspended player?

Another admin error?

**Mr A** · 02/11/2011, 12:29 PM

Because at that point the club had seen the press release and wanted clarification. And it's not like Monaghan would not have informed them anyway.

**redron** · 02/11/2011, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

So if Harps didnt think they had played a suspended player, how come they contacted the FAI the following monday morning and said they had played a suspended player?

Another admin error?

This has already been thrashed out in another thread. Read from here on: http://foot.ie/threads/156161-First-...=1#post1530605

You'd want to be careful not to gloat too much over all of this.
You're in the play-offs. You're lucky to be there. Why can't you just be grateful and get on with it?

As you can see from the discussion in the First Division Run In thread, the issue is not as clear cut as it might seem if you don't know what actually happened. But the board of Limerick FC have seemingly decided not to go any further with it, after the arbitrator decided that under FAI rules he could not consider their submissions.

**Magicme** · 02/11/2011, 12:38 PM

In what way am I gloating? I asked a question Ron. That is all.

I am grateful we are there and dont like how we got there either, but it was not our fault and we didnt know that Harps had fielded a player until they raised the issue with the FAI themselves and we were notified then.

Wind your neck in.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/11/2011, 1:01 PM

Okay, lets settle this, Donegal folk are stupid redneck sheepshagging hillbillies. We knew all along, we knew at the end of the season Monaghan would lose out by a point. We didn't want Limerick up. We had to do something about it. So, stupidly we took a €2,500 fine on purpose just so Monaghan would get promoted because we all love Roddy Collins up here. Nobody really likes Pat Scully after all.

**WoodquayBoy** · 02/11/2011, 1:27 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Okay, lets settle this, Donegal folk are stupid redneck sheepshagging hillbillies. We knew all along, we knew at the end of the season Monaghan would lose out by a point. We didn't want Limerick up. We had to do something about it. So, stupidly we took a €2,500 fine on purpose just so Monaghan would get promoted because we all love Roddy Collins up here. Nobody really likes Pat Scully after all.

A wonderfully humourous post of untruths until the last line

**Lim till i die** · 02/11/2011, 2:00 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

So, stupidly we took a €2,500 fine on purpose.

I haven't really got involved in this nonsense because there's tops two people in this thread who know the actual circumstance so it's just a load of internet cow people bellowing at one another (which I normally find brilliant, but this effects Limerick, so meh)

BUT:

Just to clarify, I will be astonished if Harps ever, ever, have to pay this fine.

**redron** · 02/11/2011, 2:54 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

In what way am I gloating? I asked a question Ron. That is all.

...

Wind your neck in.

I gave the link to the discussion in the other thread, because the question you asked was discussed there. You took part in that discussion. Even when you weren't posting comments yourself, you were "thanking" other posters.

Apologies if I jumped to the wrong conclusion on your motivations.

**Sam_Heggy** · 02/11/2011, 4:20 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Just to clarify, I will be astonished if Harps ever, ever pay this fine.

Fixed that for you.

**MagicMon** · 02/11/2011, 4:34 PM

Sure for the first few hours of this all the Limerick fans were on here adamant that it was keith quinn and monaghan would be docked points.

**Lim till i die** · 02/11/2011, 4:56 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Fixed that for you.

One of them, two of them.

The league, she operates in mysterious ways

Originally Posted by MagicMon

Sure for the first few hours of this all the Limerick fans were on here adamant that it was keith quinn and monaghan would be docked points.

If memory serves, I think maybe two Limerick fans, thought it was maybe Eric Foley, was maybe the problem, until I checked and told them he wasn't.

Not that any of that is relevant to anything.