Teams who plan to take the league to court if they get screwed

**DmanDmythDledge** · 12/09/2006, 12:02 PM

Just thinking about this and I remembered that if a team takes their league to court(or something like that) that the country in question is banned from international qualifiers and all of that country's European representatives are barred from competing in Europe. I think Limerick are the only club to have said publicly that they would go to court, but that is irrelevant now. Surely this would stop teams taking legal action?

**pete** · 12/09/2006, 1:07 PM

The clubs already voted in favour of the FAI proposals!!!

**Poor Student** · 12/09/2006, 6:26 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Surely this would stop teams taking legal action?

Or put pressure on the association to sort the problem out. The clubs taking the situation to the courts would not have much to lose individually unless they had qualified for Europe through the cup. In any case, most clubs, including UCD, voted for the motion. Limerick would look awful stupid having voted for it.

**hoopy** · 12/09/2006, 6:35 PM

You might be adding Dundalk to that list

**holidaysong** · 12/09/2006, 6:43 PM

There will be a lot of angry people in Dundalk if we win the league and don't get invited to the party.

**Patrick Dunne** · 12/09/2006, 6:46 PM

Then why did you vote for the proposals and promise to be bound
by the decision of the FAI ?

Limerick are lucky that the IAG is meeting club reps in Dublin, rather
than travelling out to the "stadia".

**pineapple stu** · 12/09/2006, 6:49 PM

Several clubs voted for the proposal because of fear of FAI bullying. That's not scaremongering - that's fact. (Note the lack of capitals). The vote result doesn't indicate the clubs' views on the proposal as a whole.

**Sheridan** · 12/09/2006, 6:53 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Then why did you vote for the proposals and promise to be bound
by the decision of the FAI ?

Limerick are lucky that the IAG is meeting club reps in Dublin, rather
than travelling out to the "stadia".

The Egg People got to you too!

**holidaysong** · 12/09/2006, 7:00 PM

"Are you watching FAI?" is now one of the favourite chants in Oriel Park. We got attendances of 1,700 and 1,500 for our last two home games and our travelling support is great. I really hope they are watching.

I agree with Stu about the FAI bullying. If a club hadn't voted for the proposal and all the others had and it was passed anyway then that club really doesn't do itself any favours in the eyes of the FAI does it?

**pete** · 12/09/2006, 7:09 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

The vote result doesn't indicate the clubs' views on the proposal as a whole.

Huh? So ye voted for the FAI proposal but it doesn't reflect your views?

**Student Mullet** · 12/09/2006, 7:11 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Huh? So ye voted for the FAI proposal but it doesn't reflect your views?

You may have noted that the decision to award a grant to upgrade the Belfield Bowl was delayed untill after the vote on the league proposals.

**Patrick Dunne** · 12/09/2006, 7:12 PM

My decision to vote for Fianna Fail doesn't reflect my views on their policies as a whole.

I support Fine Gael

**pineapple stu** · 12/09/2006, 7:16 PM

Would Fianna F�il be able to bully you if you didn't vote for them?

Would they even know?

The FAI hold a very strong hand over all the clubs - as Student Mullet has hinted at - and the vote was open. So it's an entirely different scenario.

There's a few clubs who voted for who were opposed to the proposal. I'm not going to name names for obvious reasons. However, 20 out of 21 clubs are not in favour of the proposals. I could certainly name four or five cases where I was talking to people involved in a club who were opposed but were basically afraid to vote against.

**GalwayFrancis** · 12/09/2006, 7:18 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

We got attendances of 1,700 and 1,500 for our last two home games and our travelling support is great. I really hope they are watching.

harps were getting them figures the year before they went to the premier division, and now look at them. high attendances can be very short term, and its not all about crowds anyways, not sure - but isnt there loads of headings that the fai are looking at before picking the teams, like: grounds, finance, on frield performance, crowds and so on

**micls** · 12/09/2006, 7:18 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

However, 20 out of 21 clubs are not in favour of the proposals.

well i know City are in favour so does that mean every one else isnt?

**pineapple stu** · 12/09/2006, 7:20 PM

Apologies. I meant that it is not the case that 20 of the 21 clubs are in favour. I phrased it slightly ambiguously alright.

**holidaysong** · 12/09/2006, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by GalwayFrancis

harps were getting them figures the year before they went to the premier division, and now look at them. high attendances can be very short term, and its not all about crowds anyways, not sure - but isnt there loads of headings that the fai are looking at before picking the teams, like: grounds, finance, on frield performance, crowds and so on

We have a superb new all weather pitch. Refurbishment of the ground continues. We have been taken over by Gerry Matthews - a private businessman who isn't going to stand around and watch Dundalk FC pish away money as happened before. We are top of the league (the last four seasons were a wilderness but it is interesting to note that the FAI originally said the last five seasons would count which included our Cup win in 2002 and then changed it to the last four seasons where that win counts for nothing). Our crowds are the best we have had in years. We have shown before that in the Premier Division we have and can sustain a loyal and voal fanbase. And that is all before we get to our history in the league...

**Mr A** · 12/09/2006, 7:49 PM

It would have taken a very brave/very stupid club to vote against the proposals. The FAI control/influence much of the grant aid without which ground upgrades are virtually impossible for all but Bohs. The attitude from the FAI was vote for this of f**k off, and they pretty much refused to fill in the details before the vote.

I'm still generally in favour though, but that doesn't change the fact that it wasn't done right.