Mathews walks from Bray

[Ezeikial]

That is a crock of patronising sh1t

[SkStu]

Its reads kind of like the worst professional bio ever written.

[littlebray]

"To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

[The Fox]

This is just depressing. Who is picking the team tomorrow - the physio or do we still have her? the chairman?
I don't think that things seemed as bleak when we were bottom of the 1st division 25 years ago.

[Mr A]

McGettigan's deal dead? https://twitter.com/OCowzer/status/596436869405089794

[outspoken]

McGettigan's deal dead? https://twitter.com/OCowzer/status/596436869405089794

David Cassidy picking the team tommorrow? I hate the way you have to be subscribed to the sun to see the full story. Anyone got a screen grab of the full thing?

[colonelwest]

• Aidan McNelis ‏@aidanmcnelis 14h14 hours ago
  @OCowzer McGettigan's deal definitely off Owen? Worrying times for Bray if true. In fairness it's worrying times either way!
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• Owen Cowzer ‏@OCowzer 13h13 hours ago
  @aidanmcnelis As far as club are concerned. Whether that changes though...never known a straightforward sale of a club.
  
  
  

[The Fox]

I cannot see this being good PR If they pull out of the takeover. There would be a lot of bad will and press in the town if the club folds.

This may well be stunt to get the last shareholder to sell their shares.

This is all disappointing ahead of a crucial match against a relegation rival.

[Longfordian]

I saw speculation elsewhere that the shareholder who is holding out is doing so to ensure that those ex players and staff who are owed money by Bray get paid. I've no idea if that is the case. McGettigans presumably would not be willing to do that which they're perfectly entitled to do. The consequences would seem to be too serious for a compromise not to be reached at some point.

[Charlie Darwin]

I saw speculation elsewhere that the shareholder who is holding out is doing so to ensure that those ex players and staff who are owed money by Bray get paid. I've no idea if that is the case. McGettigans presumably would not be willing to do that which they're perfectly entitled to do..

Well if they bought the club they wouldn't be entitled to, provided the players have contracts.

[Longfordian]

Well I'm assuming all monies owed to ex players and ex staff under their contracts at the time are either discharged or the subject of an agreement otherwise they couldn't have got a licence from the completely independent licensing committee!

They'd have to honour the agreements alright on a serious note but I doubt that's the issue based on the Quigley situation.

[dublinwanderer]

The Club seems to be in big trouble. Heard myself that the McGettigans have pulled out for a number of reasons.

The current people in charge are not doing themselves any favours, turning loyal supporters and volunteers away from the club, failing to appoint a manager and now the main sponsors are pulling out... Things are going from bad to worse! All the talk about things changing for the better, its hard to see this happening now. They made too many changes to quick and not all with the good of the club coming first!!

Will be interesting to see what happens on and off the pitch in the coming days/weeks!!!

[Bray Head]

I saw speculation elsewhere that the shareholder who is holding out is doing so to ensure that those ex players and staff who are owed money by Bray get paid. I've no idea if that is the case. McGettigans presumably would not be willing to do that which they're perfectly entitled to do. The consequences would seem to be too serious for a compromise not to be reached at some point.

Any money due from previous seasons would be the responsibility of the shareholders who are the current owners. Can't really expect the new owners to honour old debts. From what I heard all players were paid what was in their contracts. Seems some of them had verbal agreements for other payments which seem to be what's in dispute.

[gufcfan]

Welp...

So who's picking the team tonight then?

[Longfordian]

Any money due from previous seasons would be the responsibility of the shareholders who are the current owners. Can't really expect the new owners to honour old debts. From what I heard all players were paid what was in their contracts. Seems some of them had verbal agreements for other payments which seem to be what's in dispute.

If you buy the shares in the company you buy the debts as well. But as you say and as I said above the money the players say they're owed probably isn't in the accounts anywhere.

[Seagull]

Welp...

So who's picking the team tonight then?

Word was that it would be Cassidy and, em, the Chairman. http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...derers-5661144 Further rumour that a new manager is in place and will be announced after tonight's game.

[The Fox]

What really annoys me the most is the attitude of one or two ex-players who are continuously whinging on twitter about money that is owed to them or their mates and they compound it with smugness about the demise of the club. They don't seem to get the fact that a lot of people are disappointed about the current situation as the club was a community and social outlet for people and their comments and attitudes cause offence. The people in question were taken in by Bray when no one else wanted them (lets be honest if anyone else would have them they would have gone there!). If they have been so badly treated they should take their cases to court or else shut up about it. Lots of people in Ireland are owed money after the crash and most let go and get on with their life. It will be to those players great shame if the club folds.

[Nesta99]

take their cases to court or else shut up about it.

Foot.ie knows nothing!!!

[Longfordian]

Croly in on a thee year deal is the latest story in the paper though he says nothing has been agreed. Press conference on Monday apparently. Why on earth you'd give him that long a deal is another story.

[Seagull]

What really annoys me the most is the attitude of one or two ex-players who are continuously whinging on twitter about money that is owed to them or their mates and they compound it with smugness about the demise of the club. They don't seem to get the fact that a lot of people are disappointed about the current situation as the club was a community and social outlet for people and their comments and attitudes cause offence. The people in question were taken in by Bray when no one else wanted them (lets be honest if anyone else would have them they would have gone there!). If they have been so badly treated they should take their cases to court or else shut up about it. Lots of people in Ireland are owed money after the crash and most let go and get on with their life. It will be to those players great shame if the club folds.

I don't think that's fair- if they're owed money can you blame them for fighting for it? I don't think there's any smugness about the demise of the club as you say. People simply can't believe how bad it's gotten and I think the bitterness against the club is very deep and very, very damaging. It's easy to say go to court and that seems the obvious way to do things but surely that costs money, to hire solicitors etc? If the club folds the blame won't lie with ex-players who pointed out that they were owed money.