Rovers deducted 3 points?

**Mr A** · 16/08/2006, 5:22 PM

According to their forum.

It also says they intend to appeal.

**Buile Shuibhne** · 16/08/2006, 5:45 PM

The eircom League Management Committee at its meeting this afternoon (Aug 16th) considered the decision of the FAI Appeal Board in the appeal taken by Shelbourne FC in relation to the eircom League Board of Control�s decision of July 19th to expunge the results of Dublin City FC from the League record.

The Management Committee decided to accept the decision of the Appeal Board to uphold Shelbourne�s appeal. Following a lengthy debate, it decided to expunge the results of Dublin City FC from the League record.

At the eircom League Board of Control meeting held earlier it was decided to deduct three (3) points from Shamrock Rovers FC for their playing of Paul Shiels while under suspension v Dundalk on July 23rd. The Board also decided to take no action against Derry City FC for their playing of Sean Hargan while under suspension v Bohemians on July 7th as the notification of the player�s suspension was not sent to the club within the prescribed timeframe.

ENDS

Further information:

Andy Needham

Media & Public Relations Officer

eircom League

**Gareth** · 16/08/2006, 5:50 PM

Haha - talk about confusing....we agree the points were not deducted correctly, so we agreeed and then deducted them anyhow

**holidaysong** · 16/08/2006, 6:53 PM

A win tomorrow night puts us top of the division.

**green-blood** · 16/08/2006, 7:04 PM

utterly rediculous

Derry get away with it because they wer not informed on time, rovers docked 3 points because they were not informed at all.

Nuts

**Terry** · 16/08/2006, 7:23 PM

A win tomorrow night puts us top of the division.

**green-blood** · 16/08/2006, 7:57 PM

and a win on one of the 2 games we will have in hand on friday will put us right back :-)

**Mr A** · 16/08/2006, 8:09 PM

Unless you play a suspended player again

**Anto McC** · 16/08/2006, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by green-blood

Derry get away with it because they wer not informed on time, rovers docked 3 points because they were not informed at all.

Nuts

And those very clowns are going to be running league next year!!!

I cant wait

**OneRedArmy** · 16/08/2006, 9:55 PM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

And those very clowns are going to be running league next year!!!

I cant wait

Unless I'm misreading, only the Shels complaint had an FAI involvement as it was appealed to the FAI. And they upheld Shels complaint.

The other 2 decisions were made by the League Board of Management.

**sonofstan** · 16/08/2006, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Fintan Cassidy

The Management Committee decided to accept the decision of the Appeal Board to uphold Shelbourne�s appeal. Following a lengthy debate, it decided to expunge the results of Dublin City FC from the League record.

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Is that as stupid as it sounds or am I missing something? 'we decided to accept the decision but then we reversed it'

**Mr A** · 16/08/2006, 10:06 PM

Actually I think the FAI have got things as near right as possible today. They acknowledged that Ollie was right about the exact procedures not being followed initially, and then remade the original decision.

They also, from what I have read of the cases, appear to have got the decisions on Derry and Rovers right as well. I could be wrong there of course!

**Dazzy** · 16/08/2006, 10:06 PM

They accepted that the decision was made by the wrong committee, but seeing as they are the right group to make the decision they did.

**Dodge** · 16/08/2006, 10:10 PM

No, think Shels appealled that the correct processs wasn't followed. Now that it has been followed, its the same result

**sonofstan** · 16/08/2006, 10:25 PM

Ok, thanks; think I get it now

**CharlesThompson** · 16/08/2006, 11:05 PM

So the decision that was decided upon that should never have been a decision was decided to relook at the original decision in the context that it was decided that the subcommittee that had originally made the decision had no right to do so and hence the decision was made to decide that the correct decision making panel should take a look at the issue and make their own decision on it?

**Dr.Nightdub** · 16/08/2006, 11:23 PM

In a nutshell, yes.

**JC_GUFC** · 16/08/2006, 11:41 PM

Yeah for once things appear to be done properly by the FAI!

Not sure about the ins and outs of the suspended players but it looks like those decisions were correct too. Unfortunately it's a bit sloppy by Rovers, regardless of whether the player was at the club or not they should still have checked whether he was carrying a suspension or not.