Clubs make IAG presentations

**Sheridan** · 23/10/2006, 10:08 PM

They'll be soliciting approaches from every club. That just refers to external or premature applications.

Rovers'Til IDie · 23/10/2006, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

They'll be soliciting approaches from every club. That just refers to external or premature applications.

Obviously they have solicited approaches from every club, and a doctor can help with 'premature applications'.
The section I'm referring to is about unsolicited applications, approaches and / or material from any source.

**Mr_T** · 23/10/2006, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by geezer

if you read the posts you will find that no gufc poster here feels we have a divine right to be there

Apologies so, maybe its just me, but that certainly seems to be the vibe and has been since Genesis called to Terryland. What are at best ill informed remarks in the press about being the only club to have a strategic plan, implying that nobody else has their house in order is a bit hard to take too.

**Conor H** · 23/10/2006, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Mr_T

Apologies so, maybe its just me, but that certainly seems to be the vibe and has been since Genesis called to Terryland. What are at best ill informed remarks in the press about being the only club to have a strategic plan, implying that nobody else has their house in order is a bit hard to take too.

Wrong again.
They said we were an example of how clubs should operate.They didn't say we were the only one.
Not having a go but was it in ye're 5 year strategic plan to be very short on cash in 2006.....so much so ye'd have to sell yere best players?
Instaed of whining about how Harps had a strategic plan why don't you try and figure out where it went up sh!t creek!
It's no good if it doesn't actually work ya know!

**fbtn** · 23/10/2006, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Wrong again.
They said we were an example of how clubs should operate.They didn't say we were the only one.
Not having a go but was it in ye're 5 year strategic plan to be very short on cash in 2006.....so much so ye'd have to sell yere best players?
Instaed of whining about how Harps had a strategic plan why don't you try and figure out where it went up sh!t creek!
It's no good if it doesn't actually work ya know!

You're wrong as well. We sold no one.

And yes, you are having a go so I'll not waste anymore of my time on you as you're doing your best to ruin a good, informative thread.

**Conor H** · 23/10/2006, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by fbtn

You're wrong as well. We sold no one.

And yes, you are having a go so I'll not waste anymore of my time on you as you're doing your best to ruin a good, informative thread.

Ok loaning...apologies!
I'm not ruining any thread.In fact it went off topic when Mr T went on about GUFC fans saying we had a devine right to be on the Premiership.False by all accounts....we're sweating it but optimistic.

**Jerry The Saint** · 24/10/2006, 9:28 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers'Til IDie

The section I'm referring to is about unsolicited applications, approaches and / or material from any source.

Judging by recent fines, a comment from Scully on eL Weekly that Shamrock has great supporters and would be a good addition to the Premier could be taken as an unsolicited application by the 'Independent' advisory group.

**Mr A** · 24/10/2006, 11:08 AM

Conor- Part of the strategic plan was to put in place financial control systems that would spot trouble coming early and take action before it got out of hand. This is exactly what was done. In many, many cases in the past clubs have carried on regardless and run up insane debt levels.

The problems themselves were created by chronic underperformance on the field causing gates to collapse completely- and the best planning in the world can't determine exactly what happens on the field of play. Did Galway United plan the loss to Dundalk?

They said we were an example of how clubs should operate.They didn't say we were the only one.

And maybe Genesis didn't, but Galway United have certainly done their best to give that impression. For instance last week there was a line in the Irish Independent saying that Galway were the only club with a strategic plan followed by a quote from Mr Leeson. In the event that Galway don't go up, it might be time to ask some questions of your own club, rather than blaming Harps fans for pointing out some facts to ye!

**John83** · 24/10/2006, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

There is a better chance of transparency in the North Korean nuclear programme than there is in the FAI.
They will have to publish a comprehensive document on the scoring/ranking or people will accuse them of just choosing who they want. If we don't get in but it is clear why we didn't then I will accept that. If they just give out a list one day of who got in and who didn't then I'm sure most would agree that it would be completely unacceptable.

That has its own problems. Some of the points awarded will be subjective, and any team that missed out by a small margin would be appealing, threatening to sue, etc. in the time-honoured League of Ireland tradition.

**pineapple stu** · 24/10/2006, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers'Til IDie

Apart from all the poindexter statistical analysis, the FAI have a get out clause for picking who the want in 'premiership' (that's what they seem to be calling it

)

More to the point, I think there's a rider in there somewhere to the extent that the IAG's* ultimate decision is subject to ratification by the FAI.

* - any FAI grouping which contains the word "Independent" is surely, ipso facto, controlled completely and utterly by John Delaney... Just a little bug bear of mine!

**Jamjar** · 25/10/2006, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by geezer

were like.

Galway Utds presentation was excellent i believe with, a dvd at the end featuring the city and county landmarks

I believe Shamrocks Rovers had a dvd as well, it ran to 2 discs.
The commentary went something like...."Here's Ringsend, that's were the club started, here's Milltown rd. that's were our ground was for most of our history. Theres Richmond pk. - we played there for a while, there's the RDS - we played there. That's Dalymount we played there as well, there's Tolka park - we said we'd never go there, but never say never. Oh look theres Morton stadium, we used to play there for a while. Theres Tallaght, we might get to play there, if the bogballers stop their moaning"

**Ash** · 26/10/2006, 9:12 AM

Originally Posted by Jamjar

I believe Shamrocks Rovers had a dvd as well, it ran to 2 discs.
The commentary went something like...."Here's Ringsend, that's were the club started, here's Milltown rd. that's were our ground was for most of our history. Theres Richmond pk. - we played there for a while, there's the RDS - we played there. That's Dalymount we played there as well, there's Tolka park - we said we'd never go there, but never say never. Oh look theres Morton stadium, we used to play there for a while. Theres Tallaght, we might get to play there, if the bogballers stop their moaning"

Its a wonder it didnt cut to our new stadium and the commentry ...
who know's ... we might even share here next season