2025 Licensing

[outspoken]

https://loitalk.com/dundalk-debt-130...sS1Mu3dqoVVO-A

Dundalk facing legal action from PlayrFit due to an unpaid debt of 130 k….

If this is true it's absolutely disgusting. This isn't an Adidas or Nike it's a local sports gear manufacturer who make a lot of local GAA gear and school PE gear, 130k would be a huge hole in a company like that I'd imagine.

[Longfordian]

I'd assume they have a written acknowledgement of the debt from Dundalk, and that the agreement referred to would have been evidenced for licensing purposes last year. Smacks of Dundalk taking the risk that they could do another deal with a local supplier when they absolutely have to. Realistically the supplier won't get anything if there's no football being played but it'll be a more expensive deal for Dundalk now I'm sure.

[ger121]

Ah - so we're at the "All is well" stage I see

It’s only Monday PS. Who knows what will happen this week. Stay tuned Sports Fans.

That was even quicker than I would have imagined.

https://x.com/loipdnews/status/1985634856546562196?s=46

[D24Saint]

That was even quicker than I would have imagined.

https://x.com/loipdnews/status/1985634856546562196?s=46

Is this only be the tip of the iceberg of debt ? Hard to see them granted a licence with this going on.

[oriel]

The debt was 1.3 or 1.5M when Ainscough left, and most of this was left over from the StatsSports led regime 2022-2023. So that is the iceberg and it was well known at the time of near collapse in Sept 2024.

However seems clear this bill was accumulated during or most of 2025 and they are saying no payments made during 2025, so that's not good.

On Licence would imagine not every club has all bills paid, but obv DFC are a different case last few years, I think as long as there are payment plans FAI will be happy, that said again really not good to hear this, and they are a local biz also.

[Longfordian]

Reads to me like it was owed at the time of 2025 licensing and a plan was agreed in order to get the licence but Dundalk haven't stuck to it. I don't know who the kit supplier was this year but if it was this company I can't imagine they gave out any more gear on credit.