Scully,Rovers and Athlone fined

Red&White · 20/10/2006, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

according to todays star.Scully was fined �5,000 (�3000 suspended) plus a 3 match touchline ban for remarks on TV3's Eircom Weekly while Rovers and Athlone have been fined �3,000 and �1,500 respectively for their fans behaviour at the recent cup game.

Wait...does this mean someone at FAI was actually watching Eircom League Weekly?

**Student Mullet** · 20/10/2006, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

So, by the logic being applied here, if an eL manager was asked whether or not that think Delanely is doing a good job, they would have to answer yes. Or if they were asked if they were happy with the current state of the league. Or if asked if the league could do a better job on promotion.
Presmably, a manager must say that he thinks that the league is wonderful in every aspect of its being. If not, he gets fined....?

Truly baffling.

Do you remember the episode of The Simpsons where Bart had magical powers and whenever anything unusual happened, everyone said, "It's good that Bart did that" because he'd turn them into a turkey if they didn't?

**hoops1** · 20/10/2006, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

If Scully did anything wrong they should just get Philo to deal with it.

Or what ever woman he hides behind

**pineapple stu** · 20/10/2006, 1:00 PM

Originally Posted by Student Mullet

Do you remember the episode of The Simpsons where Bart had magical powers and whenever anything unusual happened, everyone said, "It's good that Bart did that" because he'd turn them into a turkey if they didn't?

And do you remember the issue of STIG when we parodied that exact episode into a John Delaney comment?

Being prescient hurts at times...

**trevy** · 20/10/2006, 1:45 PM

There was more freedom of speech in tinpot dictatorships thats there is about Irish football these days.What a joke that people can be fined for giving an honest opinion.Who do these people think they are?We better all keep our heads down or they'll start fining fans next.

**R�iteoir** · 20/10/2006, 6:28 PM

This is what it was like under the old days of Soviet or East German football tbh - with Delaney and his goons posing as the NKVD or the Stasi.

Looks like Delaney is trying to lessen the financial shortfall from his retarded experiment with the goon from Dundalk which has backfired spectacularly.

Every fine of €3,000 equates approximately to 75-odd empty seats in Croke Park...

**geezer** · 21/10/2006, 10:44 PM

that issues the fines wouldnt know a cashflow statement from a big fat ham sandwich. one steward in galway and myself were fined 500 each for explaining to the ref at our home game versus harps that the rules state you cant score form a throw in. the comments were made politely and i made mine away from the pitch. 30 yrs goin to games and 10yrs stewarding voluntarily, needless to say i havent stewarded since. no judge in the country would fine you that for a 1st offence. but delaney and his big burly sandwich lovers gotta fill the coffers

i no longer am involved in any capacity with gufc, i just go to the games, no doubt i shall expect a summons from the delaneys 2 big fat sandwich mafia in the west

**hoopy** · 22/10/2006, 8:56 AM

That's scandalous

**passerrby** · 22/10/2006, 11:32 AM

I am not a defender of eircom league officials but pat (who is a member of the league ) was basicly saying that was they got it wrong again when in fact they had not, never heard pat slagging of officers from shamrock rovers as they were at least partly responsible

**LukeO** · 22/10/2006, 7:24 PM

I think clubs should take a united stance against this and fans should do their bit by making banners etc to show their disgust and opposition to this Goebbelsesque censorship. This **** cannot be tolerated.

**Billy Lord** · 22/10/2006, 10:13 PM

The clubs elect the morons who run this league!

**NY Hoop** · 23/10/2006, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by passerrby

I am not a defender of eircom league officials but pat (who is a member of the league ) was basicly saying that was they got it wrong again when in fact they had not, never heard pat slagging of officers from shamrock rovers as they were at least partly responsible

Wrong.

KOH

**passerrby** · 23/10/2006, 6:24 PM

how do you mean rovers did nothing wrong or pat did not say or imply anything, let be fair ny when have you ever heard a manager say "my clubs ****ed up and cost me the league" it seems its earier to blame some poor nameless sod in the el office