Confirm or Deny...Pats..

**James** · 07/01/2002, 2:11 PM

hearing over the wires that St Pats/St Francis have gotten all of the 9 points back after the meeting this morning

Confirm or Deny please,

Same old Dublin always cheating

Neil · 07/01/2002, 2:12 PM

Thats what they're saying on JW's too...

A joke...

**James** · 07/01/2002, 2:14 PM

just gotten official word from St Pats/St Francis HQ
the decision has been confirmed and they get the points back

not happy

**Citymark** · 07/01/2002, 2:15 PM

Ireland.com confirms that St Pats have had the 9 points re-instated. They now top the table by 2 points.

It is believed that Shelbourne FC will appeal as they didn't like the independent arbitrator from Kilkenny FC! (typical!)

Looks like this is going to run and run!!

**razor** · 07/01/2002, 2:17 PM

Just heard they got all 9 points back.

**Citymark** · 07/01/2002, 2:24 PM

Shocking decision! The rule books states that 3 points deducted everytime an unregistered player plays for the club. 3 games = 9 points.

I know that St Pats, didn't realise that there was a mistake. To be honest the Eircom League should have notified St Pats after the 1st game of the season rather than after the 3rd.

St Pats should have got 3 points reduced and a large fine.

Ollie Byrne at $hel$ is going to go ballistic!
This is going to run and run!!

Certainly adds some spice to the title race!

Neil · 07/01/2002, 2:28 PM

Makes a farce of the title race! If Pats win now it will be the most unpopular win of all time! I blame the FAI that it has ever come to this in the first place.

**Jim Smith** · 07/01/2002, 2:30 PM

If the so called professional set up at St Pats had managed their affairs properly none of this would have happened. The whole thing is one sorry mess.

**dahamsta** · 07/01/2002, 2:38 PM

The whole thing is pretty farcical alright.

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/bre...breaking43.htm

adam

**dahamsta** · 07/01/2002, 2:40 PM

http://www.inthenet.ie/eircom/news.asp?head=490

**Éanna** · 07/01/2002, 2:49 PM

it would have been fair enough to give them back 6, but this is a bad mistake. shels are going to raise ****e over it and the league will be embarassed again. still hope that shels don't win it.

**Citymark** · 07/01/2002, 3:06 PM

Full statement on

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/bre...breaking51.htm

Below are cooments from St Pats.

Reacting to suggestions that Shelbourne may appeal today’s decision, Mr. O’Flaherty said
"I honestly don’t believe Shelbourne FC want to do that. But there may be something personal going on, I think there may be one individual in that club who’ll be unhappy."

No prizes for guessing who at $hel$ will be unhappy! Ollie 'I attack Derry Fans' Byrne!!!

**Éanna** · 07/01/2002, 3:22 PM

Originally posted by Citymark
No prizes for guessing who at $hel$ will be unhappy! Ollie 'I attack Derry Fans' Byrne!!!

don't u mean OLLIE "I attack derry, cork city and galway fans" BYRNE

**Citymark** · 07/01/2002, 3:28 PM

Sure do!

Ollie Byrne, the self appointed guardian of the Eircom League, so long as $hel$ come out on top!

Very supportive of his club he is! Some of his hobbies include, assaulting fans, sulking when things go against him, interfering in games!

He's certainly unique isn't he!!

**dahamsta** · 07/01/2002, 3:33 PM

http://www.ireland.com/sports/soccer/2002/0107/loi5.htm

**dalo** · 07/01/2002, 3:57 PM

pats get all nine points back. i thought they would have least have got 3 points deducted as the offence is a serious one. put's city's league aspirations in the shade.

however there is no point in whinging about it a la dermot keely. we have to get on with it now

**pete** · 07/01/2002, 4:16 PM

This is complete boll*x!!!

I think the league has just set a precedent that the rules mean feck all now. I also think the Commishs position has been badly undermined as he previously came out & said the rule is clear enough!

Pats broke the rule & becuse the player played u-21 last year most people saw little wrong with letting them have 6 points back.

Pats claim they posted the registration by regular post & got cert of posting with at the time. Why if they knew they had to post the registration did they get a cert of posting instead of proper registered post.
IMO Pats did not send any registration to the FAI as the odds of post getting lost is i'd guess 1/10000+ chance. Pats then went down to local friendly post office & got cert of posting for convenient date.

There is going to be war over this. Think this will surpass all other bad publicity the league has got in the past.

**dahamsta** · 07/01/2002, 4:17 PM

Dalo wins todays Foot.ie "Special" Award, for posting hours behind everyone else in the wrong forum. Well done dalo, you can collect your award from Noelle in the Cork City club shop next week.

adam

**pete** · 07/01/2002, 4:21 PM

Originally posted by Vetinari
Dalo wins todays Foot.ie "Special" Award, for posting hours behind everyone else in the wrong forum. Well done dalo, you can collect your award from Noelle in the Cork City club shop next week.

adam

Any truth in the rumour the prize is a glass hammer?

**dahamsta** · 07/01/2002, 4:24 PM

Gotta say, as someone more interested in the business and management side of soccer (and definitely not being biased either way), that this was an absolutely ludicrous decision. At the very least, Pats should have been docked three points, and the FAI should have accepted responsibility for their error(s). As it stands, it looks like they're trying to defray responsibility by making the situation even worse and taking the eye off themselves. If there's anything left to investigate, it's the incompetence of the FAI, not Pat's or Shels.

adam