Shelbourne FC Demoted to First Division - All Purpose Thread

**Dr.Nightdub** · 23/02/2007, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by charliesboots

While reluctantly accepting the decision to relegate them, the club are angered by the conditions of the decision, which stated that all debts to players (�147,000) and the Revenue Commissioners (�104,000) be paid by March 5th and, in particular, that they must then submit a further set of accounts for deliberation by the end of next month at which point their situation would be reviewed.

Woah! Did I read that right? They're "angered" at having to pay players and the Revenue money that's owed to them? Angered?!?!

And then they wonder why they get no sympathy? Unbelieveable.

**GuisaSaigon** · 23/02/2007, 12:29 PM

Gary Brown has resigned as Shelbourne Chairman according to Newstalk

**DmanDmythDledge** · 23/02/2007, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Woah! Did I read that right? They're "angered" at having to pay players and the Revenue money that's owed to them? Angered?!?!

And then they wonder why they get no sympathy? Unbelieveable.

Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon

Gary Brown has resigned as Shelbourne Chairman according to Newstalk

Hillarious! It just gets better every day!

**Dodge** · 23/02/2007, 1:35 PM

IMO I think Shels are now finished. It really is that serious

**BohsPartisan** · 23/02/2007, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon

Gary Brown has resigned as Shelbourne Chairman according to Newstalk

This is the funniest thread ever.

**WeAreRovers** · 23/02/2007, 1:58 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

IMO I think Shels are now finished. It really is that serious

Me too, unless white knight number 1243 shows up on his trusty steed. Or even more incredibly, maybe the fans might do something.....apologies for that flight of fancy, it's Friday.

KOH

**pete** · 23/02/2007, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

IMO I think Shels are now finished. It really is that serious

Shels Shop Sale

Is it a closing down sale?

**OneRedArmy** · 23/02/2007, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Me too, unless white knight number 1243 shows up on his trusty steed. Or even more incredibly, maybe the fans might do something.....apologies for that flight of fancy, it's Friday.

KOH

They should've taken Giovanni DiStefani's money, dodgy connections or no dodgy connections

**wws** · 23/02/2007, 2:26 PM

surely something illegal has been uncovered by the two amigos?

The haste in which two dyed in the wool lifelong shels fans (with no criminal convictions and reputations to keep in the business world) exited stage left after a look at the books suggests corporate hanky panky in the murky world of financing shels fc!

whoever would have thought it!

I was under the impression that they financed the whole domination of their domestic championship by dipping into their enormous cash reserves from their massive attendance figures (see attendance thread - one of the nest in the EL)

**TonyD** · 24/02/2007, 5:56 PM

Originally Posted by wws

surely something illegal has been uncovered by the two amigos?

The haste in which two dyed in the wool lifelong shels fans (with no criminal convictions and reputations to keep in the business world) exited stage left after a look at the books suggests corporate hanky panky in the murky world of financing shels fc!

T'would make you wonder alright. Finbar Flood, you could understand, if he only came in short term to broker a deal with Kilkenny, which he may/may not have done, depending on what reports you believe. Brown going so quickly after arriving is much harder to figure out.

**charliesboots** · 27/02/2007, 3:42 PM

Shels appeal

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/news.php?id=581

**hoops1** · 27/02/2007, 3:50 PM

If they cant pay their past players they should be dumped out

**DmanDmythDledge** · 27/02/2007, 3:51 PM

but is of the view that the conditions attatched to the granting of the licence could not be compiled with, within the timeframe stipulated, because of the particular and unique situation prevailing at the club at present.

Is that not just saying that they can't pay the money back because they owe money?

Clutching.
At.
Straws.

**WeAreRovers** · 27/02/2007, 3:55 PM

Originally Posted by charliesboots

Shels appeal

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/news.php?id=581

They're appealing the conditions attached to their 1st Division licence, the cheeky bastids. This could backfire and leave them with no licence.

KOH

**blackholesun** · 27/02/2007, 3:56 PM

Rovers at the time had to submit bucket loads of reconstructed accounts to the FAI during the examinership period relating to the previous administration.

So I dont think that Shels may be chancing their a bit on this.

bhs

**pete** · 27/02/2007, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by charliesboots

Shels appeal

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/news.php?id=581

So Shels have at last have accepted their relegation.

I'm unsure if the league should accept a club starting the season owing significant monies to former players.

Shels seem to be doing their best to delay everyone else. They waited the maximum time to notify of their appeal & now will lodge the actual appeal "in the foreseeable future.

At this stage its getting tiring & hard to know what gained by prolonging.

**pineapple stu** · 27/02/2007, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Shels seem to be doing their best to delay everyone else.

We now know what teams will be in what divisions. We can start the league. If Shels get kicked out entirely (which I can't see happening), then it's far too late to get someone to replace them, so any games they've played will be declared void. We can ask Ollie what's the fairest way to treat them.

**R�iteoir** · 27/02/2007, 6:10 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

We now know what teams will be in what divisions. We can start the league. If Shels get kicked out entirely (which I can't see happening), then it's far too late to get someone to replace them, so any games they've played will be declared void. We can ask Ollie what's the fairest way to treat them.

3-0 victories to all opposition tbh

**Dr.Nightdub** · 27/02/2007, 10:32 PM

My guess is that the condition they're referring to is the requirement to supply audited accounts by the end of March, and what they mean by "the particular and unique situation prevailing at the club at present" is that Ollie's the only one who knows his way around the biscuit tin and they're worried that the surgeons may have scraped out some of his long-term memory along with the tumour.

Tough. 31st of March lads, conditions are conditions just as surely as rules are rules.

**pete** · 28/02/2007, 10:37 AM

I think Shels are lucky to get 31st of March deadline. To be fair to other teams the deadline should be 9th of March to ensure that we don't have a team folding after the season started & then have games declared void. It would now seem that results against Shels in March may be removed from the records a few weeks later.