League prize funds reduced.

**Spudulika** · 13/02/2011, 9:30 AM

Originally Posted by Guinney

Bloody sickening how much the FAI took off this. I know cuts are being made everywhere but this is really far too much. The domestic league here is struggling and this will only hurt it even more. Also cutting the funding for the clubs promotion officers.

Are you serious? No doubting you, just I can't believe that this would be the case. When we're struggling for the league to survive, forget growing, they're cutting back on funding for CPO's?

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2011, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

ps, what are you on about?
edit: to elaborate the winners in Malta will receive between 210-220k this season.

On the first point, let's be open here - I suspect you and weecountyman are the same poster. Far too many parallels.

On your second point, feel free to provide a link. Any link will do. Just one. Links never were your forte, which is why wcm eventually got rumbled and suspended. You registered three days after wcm's suspension elapsed and have at least learnt to quote random meetings you've had rather than newspaper articles - fewer traces, but I suspect you're still the same enormously pompous bluffer you always were.

Feel free to take mock umbrage, but you did ask mew to clarify my comments.

**Spudulika** · 13/02/2011, 8:48 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

On the first point, let's be open here - I suspect you and weecountyman are the same poster. Far too many parallels.

On your second point, feel free to provide a link. Any link will do. Just one. Links never were your forte, which is why wcm eventually got rumbled and suspended. You registered three days after wcm's suspension elapsed and have at least learnt to quote random meetings you've had rather than newspaper articles - fewer traces, but I suspect you're still the same enormously pompous bluffer you always were.

Feel free to take mock umbrage, but you did ask mew to clarify my comments.

? PS, I've sent you a pm to try stop this wumming, feel free to ask any questions you wish, I attempted to further clarify and hopefully make you ease off as it's all a little unbecoming. Much appreciated and I'd appreciate an end of namecalling, you're a moderator after all and I still don't get the world championship manager reference. Sorry.

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2011, 10:01 PM

PM replied to.

In the meantime, how's about that link to the Maltese prize money?

**osarusan** · 13/02/2011, 10:07 PM

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...-share-289-328

This was for the 2009-2010 season.

Birkirkara, who progressed to the second qualifying round of the Champions League where they narrowly lost to Slovakia’s MSK Zilina, are expected to earn up to €460,000 in prize money – €200,000 for winning the domestic championship and €260,000 for their run in the Champions League (€130,000 for every round).

3rd paragraph from the bottom.

**noddy102** · 13/02/2011, 10:09 PM

For so many reasons this dramatic cut of over 500,000k is going to kill the league. Someone mentioned it only fair as there were cuts within the FAI as well. Fair enoughbut surely they didnt cut 5/7ths of their staff. Seems like absoulute madness to me and will see players being paid far less, with far smaller squads meaning more players out of jobs, more people heading to play in australia in a league which is no where near as good. And any player with a half decent offer from abroad will be off without thought. This league is being decimated bit by bit.

**Spudulika** · 13/02/2011, 10:21 PM

Noddy in a normal situation it would be devastating, though I suppose they're using their economic advisers to figure out how it all sits in the overall Irish economic context. Not that I disagree with you for a moment, it's just not good for the LOI, I mean, 5k for 8-10 in the Premier, it's saddening though what's worse is that it'll lead to a series of articles hammering the FAI on finances.

**bullit** · 13/02/2011, 10:26 PM

The cuts are fairly brutal all right but i wouldnt be calling it the death kneel for the LOI just yet.And remember its just not domestic or local football that is being hit hard by emigration,all sports across the board are having to deal with that drain.

**Dodge** · 13/02/2011, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by noddy102

For so many reasons this dramatic cut of over 500,000k is going to kill the league.

Go on then, start listing the many reasons

**Spudulika** · 13/02/2011, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by bullit

The cuts are fairly brutal all right but i wouldnt be calling it the death kneel for the LOI just yet.And remember its just not domestic or local football that is being hit hard by emigration,all sports across the board are having to deal with that drain.

Good point about the general challenge faced by sports, I heard it on the radio this evening and it's probably somewhere online, about a Clare GAA club (Wolfe Tones?) who couldn't field a team in Intermediate championship as they lost 11 players (not all to emigration but a fair number) out of a panel of 25. Maybe players going abroad to play part-time and work is going to be normal for the LOI.

**eelmonster** · 13/02/2011, 10:32 PM

The reports 'hammering the FAI' will be entirely justified. The top prize for winning the league is now considerably lower than it was in 1995!

**Spudulika** · 13/02/2011, 10:36 PM

Don't disagree eelmonster, they've proven themselves masters of cutting rods to beat themselves with, I just wonder if it will do any good? I'm surprised it's lower than 1995, I thought we were still well on past that. Would it be right to say, now, that winning everything will end up with a club grabbing c. 250k - 300k in prize money?

**eelmonster** · 13/02/2011, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Don't disagree eelmonster, they've proven themselves masters of cutting rods to beat themselves with, I just wonder if it will do any good? I'm surprised it's lower than 1995, I thought we were still well on past that.

Prize fund for first place in '95 was £100,000 Punts.*

*edit: That got us out of a pretty big hole.

**bullit** · 13/02/2011, 10:46 PM

The top end of the prize money list is ok but the bottom end prize dosh is seriously distorted.

**Mr A** · 14/02/2011, 9:49 AM

Where does the 19k registration figure come from?

**osarusan** · 14/02/2011, 4:15 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Where does the 19k registration figure come from?

Mentioned by a Galway poster. No idea if it's right or not, but P'Stu also mentioned something about 20 grand.

**Lim till i die** · 14/02/2011, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Where does the 19k registration figure come from?

Race nights, credit union overdrafts, church gate collections, peoples pension books, etc, etc.

**Flexy** · 15/02/2011, 3:41 PM

Lads the only way to hit the FAI is in their pockets avoid the International matches etc, clubs should set up a break away All ireland Leaue. Yes its been discussed before, but its different its unique and will attract crowds to games which our clubs need. It will attract TV better players to the league and will attract Sponsership. Linfield dont want it in the North as it will affect their deal with IFA and the money they get from using Windsor Park. All Ireland Rugby has been a success, look how its improved our International Team, look how its improved our Provincial Teams the same could happen to our fottball teams, we may not lose as many players to the bar stoolers league in England, but I think for our teams we would be better off, the fans would be better off and would have a better league (s) playing in an all ireland league and stuff Delaney and the FAI for good. Until we get rid of Delaney, Fran Gavin and co then our league is basically dead now

**Lim till i die** · 15/02/2011, 3:42 PM

All of that stuff you just wrote about an All Ireland League is based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever.

**pineapple stu** · 15/02/2011, 3:44 PM

And 150 people watching UCD v Distillery in a competition sponsored by a TV company but who didn't have a camera there even for highlights is clearly indicative of the massive step forward we're all overlooking.