Dolan's position

[Éanna]

"We should have our own". That about sums up a lot of peoples argument. When you ask them how we actually get them, all I hear is silence.

Exactly. the same silence we hear when people are asked who would take over the club if Lennox went.

[Fair_play_boy]

With respect for all who have posted in this thread, this matter could get us hot under the collar for no reason at all. What do we really know about it? Only what is reported in the media. How can we trust the reports, when we know that the news and even interviews can be edited to make them sound more sensational.
This blow up (even if it is a small affair, as I suspect) is better coming now, rather when the season is already underway, so that the professionals in CCFC can get down to the job of competing for trophies. Remember the shemozzle last August? The club changed into a higher gear after that, and came close to lifting the league title.
Now for my two bobs worth. How many clubs in Europe have to fork out to develop their own state-of-the-art training facilities and stadiums? AFAIK many of the top clubs rent their facilities from municipal authorities. Someone posted in another thread that CCFC would have a hard job convincing pro players to come to our club, once they had seen the standard of our training facilities. Fair point. Now here is a question. European competition law stipulates that no enterprise in one member state may receive state assistance for their work unless their business competitors in other EU states receive the same assistance. How about Cork City Council levelling the playing pitch a bit, by accessing the necessary capital to provide City with the necessary facilities to run a decent business.

[A face]

How about Cork City Council levelling the playing pitch a bit, by accessing the necessary capital to provide City with the necessary facilities to run a decent business.

Now you are talking !!
To be fair that is how alot of countries manage.

[pete]

I think City are unfortunate about training facilities. Wasn't there supposed to be an FAI Regional Training Centre for Cork? If city had gone off & built their own facility would have looked stupid if FAI had got their act together...

Does anyone actually know what happened with St Marys during the Leicester "link"? Did City ever use their training facilities?

[Éanna]

Does anyone actually know what happened with St Marys during the Leicester "link"? Did City ever use their training facilities?

It was mayfield pete. And AFAIK, City were meant to have use of the facilities when theywere finished, but I don't know if it ever happened at all

[pete]

It was mayfield pete

Thats what I meant. So did they build new facilities with Leicester cash? What did city do with Leicester cash if they ever got any?

[Éanna]

Thats what I meant. So did they build new facilities with Leicester cash? What did city do with Leicester cash if they ever got any?

**** only knows. under the previous board nothing much seemed to happen at all really.

[padjoe]

apparently in the sun today there is an article which says that dolan has walked or is about to walk and richardson is taken over

[Éanna]

yeah there is, but Rico himself said on REDFM yesterday that he knew nothing about it.

[jimhacker]

It was mayfield pete. And AFAIK, City were meant to have use of the facilities when theywere finished, but I don't know if it ever happened at all

Similar facilities have been "announced" many times for Mayfield, Ballincollig, and Carrigaline (although this latter one turned out to be a Spillage spoof).

As there is neither a local or general election in the offing there will be little further news of these developments for the time being.

[Peadar]

dolan has walked or is about to walk and richardson is taken over

If he's going, 'tis better he goes now rather than mid-season.

[kingcolers]

as a long lost exile i'm not fully aware of what happened when dolan left st pats. was there a similar kerfuffle like this?

[wws]

.....to put it mildly...... YES!

[Macy]

.....to put it mildly...... YES!

I presume you're putting the "Told you so" on ice until it's officially confirmed?

[wws]

Macy I never told cork fans anything about dolan that wasnt well known for anyone that wanted to know!
.....that and it could be one of his trademark "everyones against us" tactics to rouse the troops......only this time with the bizzare twist - "everyones against us - including ourselves" !!

[thecorner]

yeah there is, but Rico himself said on REDFM yesterday that he knew nothing about it.

well if its true hes hardly gonna say it on air while the job is still not vacated

[Éanna]

I presume you're putting the "Told you so" on ice until it's officially confirmed?

I was waiting for that. As I said from the start, we have a Chairman who is capable of controlling our club properly and won't take crap from anyone. Thats the key difference between us and Pats. So the "told you so" is unfounded

[thecorner]

we have a Chairman who is capable of controlling our club properly and won't take crap from anyone.

and from what i gather lately.... wont look at anybody elses comments or ideas

its one thing knowing ur the boss,but its another thing not recognising people aroung you

[Éanna]

and from what i gather lately.... wont look at anybody elses comments or ideas

its one thing knowing ur the boss,but its another thing not recognising people aroung you

"my door is always open." Direct quote from Brian Lennox himself. What more do people want him to say?

[GavinZac]

"my door is always open." Direct quote from Brian Lennox himself. What more do people want him to say?

who cares what he says, its what he does.