Rico: Shels spending money they don't have

**ThatGuy** · 30/01/2006, 4:02 PM

Shels are gambling on any deal that they will do when they leave Tolka. If Bohs turn them away from Dalymount they could be in big trouble.

**dcfcsteve** · 30/01/2006, 4:14 PM

Originally Posted by sfc red

Would you ever get over your Dublin City fixation

I'm confused

I mentioned Dublin City as one of 2 well-known examples of teams on our league with a gross imbalance between attendances and expenditure. I was therefore reporting a fact. There are undoubtedly other teams with a big imbalance, but Shels and CHF would be widely accepated as having the biggest ratio.

So therefore - are you claiming that Dublin City's attendance-to-expenditure ratio ISN'T grossly imbalanced ??

Or am I just not alowed to quote facts regarding Dublin City any more, oh master..... ?

**Cosmo** · 30/01/2006, 7:21 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I'm confused

Well ye do seem to have a hard on for them

- nearly every 2nd post from ye is about them - and thats not even including your signature

**Roverstillidie** · 30/01/2006, 8:13 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Well ye do seem to have a hard on for them

- nearly every 2nd post from ye is about them - and thats not even including your signature

a hard on for rocky seery

thats plain disgusting that it.

**higgins** · 30/01/2006, 8:21 PM

My head is not in the sand ....

At the start of every season I listen to 'Shels going bust soon' rubbish. If people just thought for a second they would realise last season Shels received Champions League money for the 2004 run and we also came 2nd in the Setanta Cup.

This coming season is where the funds dry up due to the poor run in last seasons Champions League and the fact we are facing Intertoto Football. With that in mind Shels released 7 players the day after the season ended! and we have since sold one of our better players for a fee believed to be above the €150,000 Livingston have stated.

I am delighted Shels invested in the team last close season and gave it a go of taking it to the next level. Sadly for us it didnt work out so we roll back and start again this season. I am sure if we win the league you will see further investment on the pitch from Fenlon.

It would annoy me more if Shels won the league and didnt invest in any better players.

**Bald Student** · 30/01/2006, 8:25 PM

Originally Posted by higgins

It would annoy me more if Shels won the league and didnt invest in any better players.

Touch�

**Roverstillidie** · 30/01/2006, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by higgins

It would annoy me more if Shels won the league and didnt invest in any better players.

you must have been tearing your hair out last season so!!!

the point isnt that shels are going to go belly up, but when a former manager says something like that you have to take notice.

even though i suspect his comments are for a corkie audience that would like to know why their 'local' side are scrambling to get out the door....

**Speranza** · 30/01/2006, 9:31 PM

All this from a man who is scraping the barrel by attempting to bring a GAA player into his club.

**pete** · 30/01/2006, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Speranza

All this from a man who is scraping the barrel by attempting to bring a GAA player into his club.

PR stunt to embarish the GAA?

I'd be surprised if he got near the 1st team.

**dcfcsteve** · 30/01/2006, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Well ye do seem to have a hard on for them - nearly every 2nd post from ye is about them - and thats not even including your signature

You obviously don't spend enought time on the Current Affairs board if you think half my posts are about CHF

It's the off season. There's very little to talk about on this board, and there have been a number of posts on Dublin City. If people will post about them or any other issue, I'll respond. Simple as...

Tell you what - I'll lose my stiffy for Dublin City, when they stop delusing themselves that they're only 5 years old. Deal.....?

**higgins** · 31/01/2006, 1:40 AM

even though i suspect his comments are for a corkie audience that would like to know why their 'local' side are scrambling to get out the door....

I think you'd be 100% correct in thinking that ..

There is no need for him to mouth off over Shels and to be honest there are not many people involved in the Eircom League who didnt say Shels were overspending at some stage. Its what Shels do when they win things, you go out and try for that next level.

I dont care what anybody says but Shels have scaled back over the close season and thats as I said on top of a season of Setanta Cup, Weso transfer and Champions League 3rd QR money.

Rico !!
The man who thinks there are only two players in the EL who are good enough for Cork, one of which is Jason Byrne.

YET!!!!!!!

He was trying to get Kearney up to a few weeks back and has now signed a lad who doesnt play football..

**A face** · 31/01/2006, 2:15 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

even though i suspect his comments are for a corkie audience that would like to know why their 'local' side are scrambling to get out the door....

Yeah ... all two were meant to be leaving and one is back with the club !!

Slight over reaction there me thinks !!

**James** · 31/01/2006, 9:07 AM

Originally Posted by higgins

Rico !!
The man who thinks there are only two players in the EL who are good enough for Cork, one of which is Jason Byrne.

YET!!!!!!!

He was trying to get Kearney up to a few weeks back and has now signed a lad who doesnt play football..

Higgins, its the off-season, Paul Galvin was invited to train with the club and he played in an internal club match on a city v city lineup..all city are doing is having a look ay him

since when does this constitute "signing" a player!

jeeze some ppl love to have a go like.. imagine the other way round.. there's a skillful soccer player who also played GAA with Kerry, he's not playing GAA for a while yet city or any club dont go for him or have a look at him, i can imagine ppl then complaining about the club ignoring a GAA player or ignoring talent blah blah blah

personally ive seen the guy play he is skillfull, big and strong, whether he is good enough for city is presumably why he's training with the club at the moment so that Rico can see himself!!!!

**CollegeTillIDie** · 02/02/2006, 6:44 AM

Originally Posted by pete

PR stunt to embarish the GAA?

I'd be surprised if he got near the 1st team.

Just because he's a Kerryman doesn't mean he's crap at real football!

**CollegeTillIDie** · 02/02/2006, 6:53 AM

Well I think when it comes to club's spending money they don't have.
UCD are probably the only innocent ones in the Premier.

I think if we want to know where the current Dublin City FC began , it dates back to the split in the Home Farm fold in 1996 when the EL portion became a seperate entity and became Home Farm Everton (later Home Farm Fingal). In 2001 this portion of CHF was rename Dublin City and re-corporated. The company Dublin City F.C. dates back to 2001.

Of course this is the second ACTUAL Dublin City F.C.. The first one was a non-league outfit originally named Colepark United and they were backed for a few years by a slightly wealthy man. And they rented Richmond Park from St. Pat's for a couple of seasons in the mid to late 1980's. They fizzled out after a while.

There was also an attempt by some individuals, fronted by Ray Treacy to form a club here , call it Dublin City, and enter the Scottish League.
Then there was the attempt to move Clydebank to Dublin and possibly rebrand them in the 1990's when the Wimbledon move was, quite rightly in my view, blocked by the FA , UEFA and FIFA . That petered out as did Clydebank themselves.

**OneRedArmy** · 02/02/2006, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Well I think when it comes to club's spending money they don't have.
UCD are probably the only innocent ones in the Premier.

Thats the benefit of being the club side of a multi-billion euro institution which is able to throw around a few scholarships a year.

**dcfcsteve** · 02/02/2006, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Well I think when it comes to club's spending money they don't have.
UCD are probably the only innocent ones in the Premier.

I think if we want to know where the current Dublin City FC began , it dates back to the split in the Home Farm fold in 1996 when the EL portion became a seperate entity and became Home Farm Everton (later Home Farm Fingal). In 2001 this portion of CHF was rename Dublin City and re-corporated. The company Dublin City F.C. dates back to 2001.

Of course this is the second ACTUAL Dublin City F.C.. The first one was a non-league outfit originally named Colepark United and they were backed for a few years by a slightly wealthy man. And they rented Richmond Park from St. Pat's for a couple of seasons in the mid to late 1980's. They fizzled out after a while.

There was also an attempt by some individuals, fronted by Ray Treacy to form a club here , call it Dublin City, and enter the Scottish League.
Then there was the attempt to move Clydebank to Dublin and possibly rebrand them in the 1990's when the Wimbledon move was, quite rightly in my view, blocked by the FA , UEFA and FIFA . That petered out as did Clydebank themselves.

Thanks CTID - did you miss the 1,000 page thread on the origins of Dublin City or somehing.....?

**Bald Student** · 02/02/2006, 1:05 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Thats the benefit of being the club side of a multi-billion euro institution which is able to throw around a few scholarships a year.

Hardley multi-billion, a few hundred million at most. The point is still valid. UCD soccer club starts each season with a budget, the same as any other club. Keeping inside the budget isn't rocket science. The college has a committee which reviews all the clubs accounts so we couldn't over-spend even if we wanted to.

The other clubs don't have the benefit of having 'big brother' keeping an eye on them but that still doesn't excuse poor financial management.