JOHN Gill on radio 1 at 6.30

[Cosmo]

Without sticking up for craptown and siding away from the gill interview a bit.

Does anyb ody else think the whole process is a pile of jock? For me, it should be on the pitch - and the only criteria important after that is being financially sound?

On another point if the FAI want to bring in stuff like infratructure, they have some cheek unless theyre prepared to help assist clubs with the finances for this? (though thankfully we'll have our new stadium soon )

Though the plus side is that craptown stay down for their 6th consecutive season!

[pete]

Does anyb ody else think the whole process is a pile of jock? For me, it should be on the pitch...

The process has been a success to date. It lead to the demise of Dublin City which 99% of eL fans approve of.

It could be argued that the process is a little flawed as will likely keep UCD in the Premier.

[Schumi]

Pineapple Stu is way more fun that Schumi.

I'll take that as a compliment.

However, Dundalk did accept those ridiculous proposals. They can't now go wetting their pants over it and saying that they didn't read the small print. PR at this stage won't make any difference anyway.

I agree with this though, there isn't much point moaning now, hopefully it'll make the FAI squirm though.

[gotaroundbetter]

Pity some of the wizz kids in the FAI, didn't think to re-label the games from a play-off, which conjures up the traditional image in the media and in the publics perception.
To something more in line with what they were,meaningless.
Can some of you remember the banner in the back of one of your coaches during the Geoff mac Namarra play-off's??
"We DON'T POTEST, WE PLAY BALL"
Maybe someone on Dundalk's board should be talking to John and asking him to
"stop protesting and play ball", as you sighed up to this for better or worse.

[Billy Lord]

Clubs need to be run properly, and that's the bottom line. Compare Derry City's love-in with licencing to Shels/Ollie's contempt for the Revenue and tax in general. The former points to a structured and sustainable future while the latter screams of stupidity and pointless short-termism.
Should Irish football clubs be like the chaser of a Lotto dream, or the careful saver who builds slowly but consistently?

[Frankfurt Hoop]

The whole point of the restructuring was to get rid of ICBINHF. Ever since Seery realised this and folded his tent, the whole idea of restructuring the league in order to get rid of one Dublin club has grown ever more ridiculous.

Aside from moaning about the Failure And Incompetence getting it all wrong, does anyone remember them ever doing anything right?

[Mr A]

I think that linking this process to the demise of Dublin City is a bit tenuous in fairness. They were an accident waiting to happen regardless of this.

And it's all very well to say it should all be about on the pitch, but for the good of the league financial responsibility should be implemented at clubs. If they can't do it themselves it has to come from above. I don't think the IAG process is anything like what it should be, and would be redundant if licensing had been better implemented from the start, but it's here now and it must be made to work transparently and openly.

And that for me is the big question- will it be open and transparent?

Somehow, I doubt it. But then the majority of the clubs will be in the premier, so there'll be no chance of a revolt anyway, so the FAI can do what they want basically.

[CollegeTillIDie]

I didn't get into Trinity because I didn't know how to Integrate the Square root of a ducks arse diced cubed to the power of six divided by ....

I ended up in UCD and was spared having to follow Trinity's football team

The only function the Play-offs served was to provide the team with extra points in the 4 year record criteria ( 50% of the IAG requirements) to sort out their ranking as outlined by pineapple stu in an earlier posting in this thread.
Apparently by winning the second leg. Dundalk got 10 extra points for the process.
All this would be fine and dandy if the Chinese whispers going round Suirside, during the year hadn't effectively guaranteed The Blues Premier Division status in 2007, league position or no League position.

[CollegeTillIDie]

The whole point of the restructuring was to get rid of ICBINHF. Ever since Seery realised this and folded his tent, the whole idea of restructuring the league in order to get rid of one Dublin club has grown ever more ridiculous.

Aside from moaning about the Failure And Incompetence getting it all wrong, does anyone remember them ever doing anything right?

Well if they screw up the League next season they have one less layer of bureaucracy to hide behind. It really will be JOhn Delaney's fault

[passerrby]

Well if they screw up the League next season they have one less layer of bureaucracy to hide behind. It really will be JOhn Delaney's fault

how nieve no he will not he will say years of mismanagement by clubs can not be undone in one or two years and you know something he s proberly right

[gotaroundbetter]

I didn't get into Trinity because I didn't know how to Integrate the Square root of a ducks arse diced cubed to the power of six divided by ....

I ended up in UCD and was spared having to follow Trinity's football team

The only function the Play-offs served was to provide the team with extra points in the 4 year record criteria ( 50% of the IAG requirements) to sort out their ranking as outlined by pineapple stu in an earlier posting in this thread.
Apparently by winning the second leg. Dundalk got 10 extra points for the process.
All this would be fine and dandy if the Chinese whispers going round Suirside, during the year hadn't effectively guaranteed The Blues Premier Division status in 2007, league position or no League position.

Can honestly say that it was brilliant fun watching the various club web sites and indeed on foot light up, when one blues supporter said a club official had said "we were told,we were safe".
All the guy said on radio was by their totting up of the points on offer,we looked to be safe.
In March I heard John Delaney at a club function, say "keep your books straight" as a piece of advice nothing more.
No body can deny the disaster of a season we have had,but the fact we might receive a "get out of jail card".
Will be due to meeting the criteria of the IAG,
Nothing more.

[DmanDmythDledge]

It could be argued that the process is a little flawed as will likely keep UCD in the Premier.