Hull City owners to take majority stake in Dundalk?

**2 Year Contract** · 03/02/2025, 11:00 AM

https://x.com/dundalkfc/status/1886140877870903362?s=46

Whatever about fans having the craic, the official club account coming out with this is peak embarrassment. It�s also the sort of stuff that puts off other LOI fans from financially supporting the club when the begging buckets come out. To be fair a good few Dundalk fans in the replies agree. Maybe it�s time for the club to take control of the official online voice of Dundalk FC away from the 15 year old that�s seemingly had it over the weekend

**Nesta99** · 03/02/2025, 12:44 PM

Social media trash! Should be just ignored but if it got people commenting and to engage then I suppose its had the desired effect.

**oriel** · 04/02/2025, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

https://x.com/dundalkfc/status/1886140877870903362?s=46

Whatever about fans having the craic, the official club account coming out with this is peak embarrassment. It�s also the sort of stuff that puts off other LOI fans from financially supporting the club when the begging buckets come out. To be fair a good few Dundalk fans in the replies agree. Maybe it�s time for the club to take control of the official online voice of Dundalk FC away from the 15 year old that�s seemingly had it over the weekend

More like a 12 yo who was in charge, it was absolutely cringe stuff. I would say 95% of DFC fans would think this was big OG.

**2 Year Contract** · 17/04/2025, 10:13 AM

More money down the drain (how does it go again?) Dundalk are back again

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/martin-connolly-unfair-dismissal-dundalk-35071622?

**Martinho II** · 17/04/2025, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

More money down the drain (how does it go again?) Dundalk are back again

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/martin-connolly-unfair-dismissal-dundalk-35071622?

yeah got alert on my phone few mins ago on this! Ainscough has a lot to answer for!

**Elfman** · 17/04/2025, 1:13 PM

Agreed and it's a bit worrying that the current owner of Dundalk praised Ainscough but criticised the past owners before him. I hope he doesn't turn out to be cut from a similar cloth as Ainscough, for Dundalk's sake.

**ger121** · 17/04/2025, 1:59 PM

The only thing more certain than a Dundalk win in the 1st Division, is a Dundalk loss in the WRC.

**Longfordian** · 17/04/2025, 2:32 PM

Martin Connolly's barrister, Aaron Shearer. Did he play in the LOI at one stage? Monaghan springs to mind.

**2 Year Contract** · 18/04/2025, 8:25 AM

Originally Posted by ger121

The only thing more certain than a Dundalk win in the 1st Division, is a Dundalk loss in the WRC.

True, particularly when they don�t send anyone to the hearing again!

**mcgonigle** · 18/04/2025, 9:02 AM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

True, particularly when they don�t send anyone to the hearing again!

They did

**2 Year Contract** · 18/04/2025, 9:18 AM

Originally Posted by mcgonigle

They did

Sorry you�re correct, I misinterpreted something that said they made no representation to the court. Turns out they just provided no evidence at the hearing

**outspoken** · 18/04/2025, 11:27 AM

Do Dundalk ACTUALLY have to pay this?

**oriel** · 18/04/2025, 3:59 PM

That's what I was thinking, one thing getting the award, another thing getting paid, and good luck with trying to get this current entity of DFC to pay that.

Almost sure Gartland has not been paid his award.

Ainscough was some spoofer.

Fun times.

**Nesta99** · 18/04/2025, 4:46 PM

Does licencing inlude unpaid 'wages' to players only or is it football related staff? Either way when JT bought the club and didnt use SCARP Id think that this is a debt carried forward and will have to be paid. The WRC can add sanctions for non compliance albeit it would take a court to enforce a judgement. Easier and cheaper to pay. Even a spoofer should make an attempt at some process of firing someone, have a go at applying a termination clause maybe!!. The recent payout seems more of wages lost eg notice period than compensaton so just move on.

Make a role redundant not a person - much easier to defend.

**Longfordian** · 18/04/2025, 7:06 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Do Dundalk ACTUALLY have to pay this?

Yes. Unless they wind up the company. The award can be enforced in court. Doesn't matter that it was different owners, the company owes the money.

**pineapple stu** · 18/04/2025, 8:18 PM

Yep. New owners should have been aware of issues like this through due diligence and should have factored it into purchase price.

Do we have any sort of fit and proper person test here? This seems ridiculous nonsense from Ainscough