Mons?

[gufcfan]

Sorry if its not tidy

Sligo Rovers      Played 12 GF 18 GA 6  Pts 25
St. Pats Athletic Played 12 GF 18 GA 8  Pts 21
Shamrock Rovers   Played 12 GF 25 GA 17 Pts 20
Drogheda United   Played 13 GF 20 GA 17 Pts 20
Derry City        Played 13 GF 15 GA 13 Pts 18
Shelbourne        Played 13 GF 13 GA 17 Pts 18
Bray Wanderers    Played 13 GF 22 GA 26 Pts 15
Bohemian F.C.     Played 13 GF 10 GA 13 Pts 15
Cork City         Played 13 GF 15 GA 17 Pts 14
U.C.D.            Played 13 GF 13 GA 23 Pts  9
Dundalk           Played 12 GF 12 GA 21 Pts  8

Just use code tags.

[Nesta99]

Dundalk hanging on by fingernails too - no*automatic relegation see a sh*te load of players released from Oriel now. Stephen Maher the very player we could od with.

Very sad for Mons! Magicme the chat from players contradicts what you are saying about them. Roddy still not relegated..

[bluewhitearmy]

How badly must a club be run to have to pull out at this stage though in fairness.

Talking to another player that hadn't a clue what had happened either disgraceful way to treat people.

[Lim till i die]

Will Dundalk cut it back to the very, very, bare bones now and take their chances in a playoff??

Cheapens the whole league a bit to be honest.

Anyone besides Jordan Keegan at Monaghan who isn't terrible and/or from Dublin??

[White Horse]

Sorry if its not tidy

Sligo Rovers Played 12 GF 18 GA 6 Pts 25
St. Pats Athletic Played 12 GF 18 GA 8 Pts 21
Shamrock Rovers Played 12 GF 25 GA 17 Pts 20
Drogheda United Played 13 GF 20 GA 17 Pts 20
Derry City Played 13 GF 15 GA 13 Pts 18
Shelbourne Played 13 GF 13 GA 17 Pts 18
Bray Wanderers Played 13 GF 22 GA 26 Pts 15
Bohemian F.C. Played 13 GF 10 GA 13 Pts 15
Cork City Played 13 GF 15 GA 17 Pts 14
U.C.D. Played 13 GF 13 GA 23 Pts 9
Dundalk Played 12 GF 12 GA 21 Pts 8


Bohs go ahead of us

Sligo lose 6 points, Pats lose 4, Shamrock lose 4.
Drogs, Derry, Shels, Bray, ourselves and UCD all lose 3 points
Dundalk lose one point, Bohs lose none.

Dundalk are the big winners, won't be automatically relegated now and only one point behind UCD

Dundalk will be on 11 points, two ahead of UCD, and three behind Cork.

[WoodquayBoy]

Very sorry for all Mons fans

[adamd164]

Is that the confirmed protocol then? All of their previous results are nullified? I mean, I presume that would be the case. And what about the relegation structure? And will the FAI now promote an extra team from below?

Last time this happened mid-season was Dublin City in '06. All results were expunged: http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...rticle&id=5281

I remember well cos it cost us points on Shels and Derry I think that year.

[White Horse]

Stephen Maher the very player we could do with.

Agreed.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Will Dundalk cut it back to the very, very, bare bones now and take their chances in a playoff??

Dangerous route to take. Limerick or Longford would have no fear of them.

[Royal rover]

very sad - i remember listening to roddy on newstalk saying how difficult it was , sponsors locally had no interest etc,

[kerrysock]

Sad day for football, a one division premier is looking more and more likely next season in my view. The FAI licensing structure needs to become more strict and get rid of teams that are not financially viable. Otherwise our league is going to become a joke with teams going out of existence every few weeks!

[White Horse]

Will Dundalk cut it back to the very, very, bare bones now and take their chances in a playoff??

That would kill the club. It can't survive on two men and a dog watching a team being well beaten in every game for half a season.

[White Horse]

The FAI licensing structure needs to become more strict and get rid of teams that are not financially viable.

That would be a very small league.

[De Town]

Otherwise our league is going to become a joke

Become a joke?! It's been a joke for a long time

[adamd164]

Sad day for football, a one division premier is looking more and more likely next season in my view. The FAI licensing structure needs to become more strict and get rid of teams that are not financially viable. Otherwise our league is going to become a joke with teams going out of existence every few weeks!

Yeah, Tralee and Cobh were rejected at the start of the season for not being financially viable but Mons clearly had a sustainable plan in place.

Delaney's dancing in the streets of Poznan tonight anyway. Hope the Italians absolutely massacre them.

[Captain2007]

what a ****ing state this LOI is in, every year for the past 5/6 years we have had someone go belly up, most managers were calling for one division so clubs may have a better chance of survival, maybe the penny will finally drop..sad to see MONs go, this cost of licensing needs to be questioned, Bray fell over the line with a week before deadline as I am sure other clubs did..

[sullanefc]

Dangerous route to take. Limerick or Longford would have no fear of them.

It might not matter if the league is reduced to one division.

[Macy]

Dangerous route to take. Limerick or Longford would have no fear of them.

I can't see how there's going to be 2 divisions next year. There must be temptation for Limerick and Longford to reduce budget where they can as well. Total disaster for the rest of the season in both divisions, as the expectation must be relegation/ promotion won't matter.

[NeverFeltBetter]

If that does happen, when will the FAI be so good as to make it public? Can't have teams like Longford, Limerick, Waterford, Dundalk and UCD finding out everything their doing this season is pointless.

[Magicme]

Just to clarify a few points:

1. The manager and 2 player representatives were informed of the decision BEFORE the press release was issued and asked to inform all the team. We felt it would be better coming from the manager and player representatives.

2. We highlighted a few months back that due to a lack of a sponsor we needed money fast. This was not a decision taken lightly and when we did increase the wages at the start of the season it was all within our projected means, which is all you can do.