Shels & Longford to appeal points loss?

[bohs til i die]

How is that Gareth?

A Bohs fan on Shelsweb said that the league simply followed the rules,if this is the case i can't argue against their decision but if it isn't the case i will be p*ssed and would probably support the club in any legal action they wish to take!

that was an assumption on my part. I got a phonecall from a few Bohs directors on Wednesday afternoon and was told that the league were meeting that evening and that they will remove all DCFC results from the records. I assumed that was because the rules were specific but it might not be the case.

[Gareth]

I believe they may have not followed correct protocol. But I imagine the result of following correct protocol would have been the same.

Bohs TID, I think you are misinterpreting me. I was merely seeing what other options existed, they are not what I think SHOULD happen. I have now stated in two posts that I think there is no real fair way, only differing levels of effect to different clubs.

But if I was to rpely to your point, being a devils advocate, you could argue that the fact teams played mroe games than Bohs is fair either, but well it was one or the other. If they picked the other option I am sure other clubs would appeal Its a situation were there are no right solutions but we have to live with one!!

[bohs til i die]

I believe they may have not followed correct protocol. But I imagine the result of following correct protocol would have been the same.

Bohs TID, I think you are misinterpreting me. I was merely seeing what other options existed, they are not what I think SHOULD happen. I have now stated in two posts that I think there is no real fair way, only differing levels of effect to different clubs.

But if I was to rpely to your point, being a devils advocate, you could argue that the fact teams played mroe games than Bohs is fair either, but well it was one or the other. If they picked the other option I am sure other clubs would appeal Its a situation were there are no right solutions but we have to live with one!!

but by removing all record of DCFC is fair on all clubs. That way, the league is decided by the results of the 30 games the 11 teams each play against the other 10 who completed the whole season.


Having a league were some teams get 6 free ponts and others get just 3 is unbalanced.

If Shels had drawn twice with DCFC and Derry, Drogheda and Cork all got 6 points from DCFC would Shels be appealing the removal of all DCFC points/goals from the records? I doubt it.

Bottom line is the league had a decision to make, they made a quick and efficient decision based [presumably] on being fair across the board and they also have a few precedents around Europe to back them up.

If Shels finish behind Derry by a few points at the end of the season its because your record against the other 10 teams wasnt as good as Derry's. IMO thats as fair as it can be.

I think the league made the right call, even though it suits Bohs to have another 9 points then we currently have as a result of DCFC's departure. We would gain some ground on Sligo but I dont think its fair to include results of a team who only completed half the season.

[seand]

The standard, fair and natural thing to do is expunge Dublin City's results. Yeh, its a pain in the arse for those clubs who went and actually beat them, but such is life. Aldershot is the best example.

The Servette situation was different- there were no walk-overs awarded. AFAIK they folded during the winter break. The clubs had all played each other once home and away before the winter break, so every club had played 9 home and 9 away against the same opposition. After the winter break the remaining 9 clubs played each other home and away again, so ended up playing 34 games in the league (1 each home and away v Servette, 2 each home and away against every other club)

by the way, I'm neutral here... I hate Shels, Cork, Drogs and Derry!

[bigmac]

the first round of matches cannot be allowed to stand. Dublin City played some teams at home, others away so what if Shels end up playing 17 home games and 14 away and Derry lose the league by a point having played 15 home/16 away or 14 home/17 away?

Yeah, would be a disgrace if Derry lost the league because they had to play an extra away match against their rivals....



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