Then why not give us the points deduction the season that we actually started using the old name. i.e. last season. It would have meant that we would not have gotten promoted this season, but would have been a reasonable punishment IMO.
As was galwayhoop said previously (quoted below), this is not in line with company law. The FAI could not enforce it surely.
That would be reasonable. I think most fans owned clubs would take this punishment in order to continue the clubs name.
How is it a joke? What option did they have?
Bohs was run in a proper democratic way. The fans (members) elected in the board and voted on everything. I don't think you can take "run in a proper democratic way" to mean "idiot-free".
Rumours their application was unsuccessful. Statement due this evening.
Any more word?
End Apartheid Now! One Team in Ireland!
Joke probably the wrong word. Clubs had no option.
What i meant was they were reformed as new entities, then bought old name and history and are now back in premier debt free and in good shape. No disincentive. There should be some baggage attached maybe as per my earlier suggestions.
If rumours in Galway this evening are to be believed, we on the other hand, are going to be the scapegoats.
I hope it's not true. I'd like for one season to go by in this league without a club ceasing to exist.
Not meaning to be pedantic but finished 3rd in Premier. Didn't get license. Wound up. New club formed in lower division. One year later bought the name and history of old club.
My point is if Foras remained as Foras and not morphed into Cork City FC it isn't an issue. However once they 'become' the old club it might give ammunition to others.
Also might make some people wonder why they bother paying off debt.
However the news tonight, if confirmed, will be incentive enough I think.
But my point is that Bohs - and other clubs, such as Stockport - show that fan-owned clubs aren't the panacea they're made out to be. I think they're more often good than not, but they can go wrong for similar reasons to "normal" clubs. There's nothing about fan-owned clubs that inherently prevents screw-ups, ground sales, overspending, etc.
from rumours going around town last night it look like Galway United STFC were unsuccessful in their application. Apparently all the necessary requirements were meet but the NLEC ( Eamon Naughton,Michael Cody, Richard Collins, John Delaney and John Foley), a body which is independent from the FAI, believe that the people of Galway will rally around the 2 housing estate teams.
Senior football in Galway is finished. RIP. Back to supporting Manchester United it looks like!
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