Shelbourne FC Demoted to First Division - All Purpose Thread

**Dodge** · 30/01/2007, 5:41 PM

What money? They have to pay to travel, pay for players, pay for security

They have nothing....

**charliesboots** · 30/01/2007, 5:45 PM

I thought that one of the aims of the Setanta Cup was to prepare teams for European competition, seems ridiculous if its not based on European qualification.

Who runs it anyway? Cross border committee?

**pete** · 30/01/2007, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by charliesboots

I thought that one of the aims of the Setanta Cup was to prepare teams for European competition, seems ridiculous if its not based on European qualification.

No cup runners up may qualify for the Setanta Cup. See Setanta Sports for the rules as they are very clear...

**SligoBrewer** · 30/01/2007, 5:55 PM

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/news.php?id=564

there it is official

**charliesboots** · 30/01/2007, 5:55 PM

Can you point me in the direction of these rules?

**SligoBrewer** · 30/01/2007, 5:57 PM

me 2..

**galwayhoop** · 30/01/2007, 6:04 PM

is this a sign of things to come.....

withdraw from CL .... eL Premier Div???

while i would like to see Shels withdraw from europe* i wouldn't like to see their total demise

*as i feel they would be an embarassment to the league in their current state and see little chance of them signing a competent squad before transfer window in feb or even the summer window in current climate

**Mr A** · 30/01/2007, 6:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

What money? They have to pay to travel, pay for players, pay for security

They have nothing....

Basically I'm suggested they should have fielded an amateur team in the SSC, they'd still have to pay for travel of course but never seem to have spent much on security anyway. I think there's a pretty big financial incentive just to be in the competition at all so they should have come out well ahead.