Delaney: eircom clubs still owe �1m to Revenue

**Student Mullet** · 09/10/2006, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Do you realise how many staff employed by the eircom league?

I don't. Can you tell us?

**Mr A** · 10/10/2006, 10:20 AM

Whatever about the recent improvements in prize-money- the increases next year are being funded by the clubs themselves through far higher entrance fees at the start of every season.

**dcfcsteve** · 10/10/2006, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

Whatever about the recent improvements in prize-money- the increases next year are being funded by the clubs themselves through far higher entrance fees at the start of every season.

Eh ?

**Mr A** · 10/10/2006, 12:33 PM

Just making a point relating to the earlier posts on the subject of prizemoney. The prize money for the new league is going to be far higher than now, but that is funded by much higher entry fees for clubs (around 22k for the premier if I remember correctly) and the fact that all the prize money will be allocated to the top half of each division.

**pineapple stu** · 10/10/2006, 12:50 PM

Not entirely true. Yes, only 6 of the 22 clubs will actually see an increase in the nett of prize money earned minus entry fees, but the prize money increase overall is in excess of the increased league fees. For example, prize money is being axed entirely for the entire lower half of the First Division (from E5k to nil), while league fees increase from, I think, E10k to E12k.

However, a sizeable proportion of the prize money increase is coming from the clubs themselves. Robbing the poor to feed the rich.

**Mr A** · 10/10/2006, 1:00 PM

Hey- actually being bothered to add up the numbers is cheating!

**BohDiddley** · 11/10/2006, 9:23 AM

Here we are squabbling about who owes the Revenue what miserable pittance, while the action is happens elsewhere, with football being shafted at every turn.
The real dereliction of duty by the FAI is to turn a blind eye to this and to pretend it has nothing to do with football.

**dcfcsteve** · 11/10/2006, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

However, a sizeable proportion of the prize money increase is coming from the clubs themselves. Robbing the poor to feed the rich.

Or alternatively - robbing the rubbish to reward the worthy/successful....

**pineapple stu** · 11/10/2006, 12:53 PM

I hope that was meant in jest...

**Ronnie** · 11/10/2006, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by Student Mullet

I would have tought that the debt was much bigger than 1m. Most of that ammount is presumably concentrated in a few Dublin clubs?

Actually I think this is nothing short of miraculous if thats all thats outstanding. Even if we take all the tax compliant clubs(!!!) as being say, 16 out of the 21, the noncompliant only owe 200k each on average - what an achievement. And if we reverse it and only 1 is compliant, that means on average of 50k per club owing, or in the case of Shels, Derry, Drogs, Cork, a fortnights wages! Remarkable turnaround, what with wages going up and crowds falling/stagnant.