FAI support Rovers for Tallaght

**Drumcondra Red** · 15/12/2006, 9:09 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Should that not read - Refusing one club a licence while granting Shels one is a bit hypocritical in my eyes?

KOH

No it shouldn't, why???

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

Drumcondra Red: the FAI are backing an SDCC plan to build a community football stadium in Tallaght that will offer opportunities for football on all levels within the game and throughout the country. Problem?
I pity Limerick, but the simple fact is that their club is currently beyond redemption. Their fans should group together, demand that Danny Drew surrender his ownership of the club to them, and allow the general body of fans to sort out that mess. Those guys are all that the club has going for it, and I can only hope that they have the wherewithal and balls to organise themselves.

No problem, simple question, thanks for your answer, you Shamrock Rovers fans don't have to take every comment as an attack against your club, I want to see Rovers in Tallaght as much as the next man you know...

**NY Hoop** · 15/12/2006, 10:23 AM

It's on www.fai.ie now although: Section: First Division Clubs

Got to be one of the worst websites for a football association in Europe.

KOH

**DvB** · 15/12/2006, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra Red

No problem, simple question, thanks for your answer, you Shamrock Rovers fans don't have to take every comment as an attack against your club, I want to see Rovers in Tallaght as much as the next man you know...

Fair comment! Especially as it'll be Shels or Pats sharing it with us at some stage!

Koh

**Sonic** · 15/12/2006, 11:12 AM

If longford town begin to fold would the fai be so willing to fork out the cash to save us me thinks no. Dublin cnuts looking out for yourselves. Why not give the same sort of cash injection to poor limerick who dont even have a licence never mind a ground.

**NY Hoop** · 15/12/2006, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Sonic

If longford town begin to fold would the fai be so willing to fork out the cash to save us me thinks no. Dublin cnuts looking out for yourselves. Why not give the same sort of cash injection to poor limerick who dont even have a licence never mind a ground.

Stupid comment. Grow up.

KOH

**ciaraa** · 15/12/2006, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sonic

If longford town begin to fold would the fai be so willing to fork out the cash to save us me thinks no. Dublin cnuts looking out for yourselves. Why not give the same sort of cash injection to poor limerick who dont even have a licence never mind a ground.

Wouldnt quite put it like that but sonic is right ya know. Limerick seem to be in much more serious predicament then sham rvs are. Plus there is already 5 dublin clubs in the premier anyway whereas there is only 1 for miles around in the mid-west.

**Jaime** · 15/12/2006, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

Drumcondra Red: the FAI are backing an SDCC plan to build a community football stadium in Tallaght that will offer opportunities for football on all levels within the game and throughout the country. Problem?

The FAI are paying legal bills for Shamrock Rovers, possibly / probably allowing Shamrock Rovers to put resources that would have been spent on legal fees, into paying their full-time playing staff. Runs completely contrary to any kind of best practice anyone can think of.

**dcfcsteve** · 15/12/2006, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by bigmac

It's like a big happy family. You can argue, fight, bitch about each other and call each other any number of names under the sun. But if somebody comes in from outside and starts abusing a family member, then it's circle the wagons time!

To be fair, if it was a Limerick family they'd have already started shooting.....

**dcfcsteve** · 15/12/2006, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sonic

If longford town begin to fold would the fai be so willing to fork out the cash to save us me thinks no. Dublin cnuts looking out for yourselves. Why not give the same sort of cash injection to poor limerick who dont even have a licence never mind a ground.

Absolutely no comparison so a ridiculous statement.

Rovers aren't folding. They are the victim of the maliciousness and, frankly, jealousy/fear of another sporting code that is doing their best to halt their progress. If Longford were facing the same circumstances - or any other club for that matter - I'd like to think that the FAI would step in.

The Limerick situation is not comparable either. There is clearly internal politics etc involved with that one - it's not a straight forward case of a football club vs a GAA club.

**wws** · 15/12/2006, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Absolutely no comparison so a ridiculous statement.

Rovers aren't folding. They are the victim of the maliciousness and, frankly, jealousy/fear of another sporting code that is doing their best to halt their progress. If Longford were facing the same circumstances - or any other club for that matter - I'd like to think that the FAI would step in.

The Limerick situation is not comparable either. There is clearly internal politics etc involved with that one - it's not a straight forward case of a football club vs a GAA club.

theres no getting away from it - its a cack handed typical ad hoc FAI response which will open a can of worms - ill advised and ill thought out, same ol fai so

**dcfcsteve** · 15/12/2006, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by wws

theres no getting away from it - its a cack handed typical ad hoc FAI response which will open a can of worms - ill advised and ill thought out, same ol fai so

How many previous example of other sporting bodies/codes deliberately attempting to sabotage the progress of one of our senior soccer clubs do we have......?

**Redzer** · 15/12/2006, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Terry

Why dont they show the same sort of backing to Limerick ?

It's one thing taking on the GA, but now you want them to take on the church as well

**monkey magic** · 15/12/2006, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by wws

theres no getting away from it - its a cack handed typical ad hoc FAI response which will open a can of worms - ill advised and ill thought out, same ol fai so

absolute rubbish. theres no comparison. the fai are supporting a fully paid up liscenced member of the league in rovers who are doing things by the book in a fight against an outside body, in this case the gaa. the limerick matter is an internal one. the fact remains that something is rotten at the core of limerick and i think even their own fans would tell you that there nowhere near a liscence. we've been harping on for years about the enforcement of liscencing and when its done theres people on here giving out about it. i wish limerick the very best of luck and hope to god they make it through this, but not at any cost, and if that means a change at the top then so be it

**paudie** · 15/12/2006, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jaime

The FAI are paying legal bills for Shamrock Rovers, possibly / probably allowing Shamrock Rovers to put resources that would have been spent on legal fees, into paying their full-time playing staff. Runs completely contrary to any kind of best practice anyone can think of.

Any legal costs incurred by Rovers will only be to defend a case to which they are a party. Rovers didn't start the proceedings, TD did.

This is a signal of support by the FAI to Rovers. If Rovers/SDCC win the case they will probably be awarded their costs anyway so the fAI won't be out a cent.

the Minister for Sport has stated that the stadium will only be funded as soccer only so the FAI are hardly going out on a limb by supporting Rovers.

No either coincidence that the FAI statements has come after all the details of the rent of Croke park are sorted.

**green-blood** · 15/12/2006, 12:52 PM

if you tolerate this your (club) children will be next

**manic da hoop** · 15/12/2006, 1:31 PM

It is also worth remembering that this, strictly speaking, isnot our stadium. It is a community stadium, owned, built and operated by the council, and funded by the Dept of Sport...with Rovers as anchor tenants, and the possability of another league club joining us down the line. The south of the city is seriously lacking in any kind of suitable venue for football, so this is as much a community investment in the game as it is in simply providing a home for Rovers. The FAI has an obligation to defend and support such projests even if that means providing direct assisstance to a senior club in the process.

**Calcio Jack** · 15/12/2006, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by paudie

Any legal costs incurred by Rovers will only be to defend a case to which they are a party. Rovers didn't start the proceedings, TD did.

This is a signal of support by the FAI to Rovers. If Rovers/SDCC win the case they will probably be awarded their costs anyway so the fAI won't be out a cent.

the Minister for Sport has stated that the stadium will only be funded as soccer only so the FAI are hardly going out on a limb by supporting Rovers.

No either coincidence that the FAI statements has come after all the details of the rent of Croke park are sorted.

I believe there is more to it than you say. If TD win the case then the FAI I believe will be willing to support Rovers and others in demanding a judicial review to allow soccer to be played every time the GAA anywhere (a) Rebuild an existing stadium and/or (B) build a new stadium which involves free land given to them by a county council and /or financial grants from any Govt department.

Whilst I don't think TD have any real chance of being suceesful, if they are then then the real irony is that they will be opening up a much more damaging sceanario for the GAA and their plans to revamp/build new grounds using public land and public monies.... talk about winning the battle and losing the war !!

**NY Hoop** · 15/12/2006, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jaime

The FAI are paying legal bills for Shamrock Rovers, possibly / probably allowing Shamrock Rovers to put resources that would have been spent on legal fees, into paying their full-time playing staff. Runs completely contrary to any kind of best practice anyone can think of.

The FAI have promised to pay 80% of our legal bills. We dont have any full time playing staff.

TD are vermin.

KOH

**Terry** · 15/12/2006, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by Redzer

It's one thing taking on the GA, but now you want them to take on the church as well

stupid comment and what s with the rolling eyes? Do you know that there is more than one ground in Limerick !

**dcfcsteve** · 15/12/2006, 1:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jaime

The FAI are paying legal bills for Shamrock Rovers, possibly / probably allowing Shamrock Rovers to put resources that would have been spent on legal fees, into paying their full-time playing staff. Runs completely contrary to any kind of best practice anyone can think of.

Whhhaaaaaaaattttttttt ????

That is a ridiculous comment Jaime. Ignoring the factual inaccuracies at his base, I think you're clearly letting your anti-Rovers outlook completely overwhlem any rational judgement here.

A ridiculous statement to make.