Shels have been granted

**don ramo** · 19/02/2007, 12:35 PM

id say dundalk should go up there were robbed last year waterford deserved to come down, but it wont matter cause you are not going to kick the campions out of the division, this is the FAI thye cant even sack staunton, and thats a no brainer

**R�iteoir** · 19/02/2007, 12:45 PM

I've heard from sources this morning that it's going to be called as the following:

Shels to remain in the Premier
NO points deduction whatsoever
Shels awarded License to operate for the 2007 season

If this is how it does pan out - then I'm through with trying to sell and defend this league to colleagues / the ordinary fan

**pineapple stu** · 19/02/2007, 12:49 PM

I suppose we can just take solace in the fact that Shels will get their comeuppance this season anyway, seeing as they've no players. The FAI must be happy with the approach of selling your ground to pay your debts as a perfectly rational business plan; either that or Ollie really has the FAI by the balls...

**fanatic** · 19/02/2007, 12:49 PM

are the FAI likely to give an explanation of how they reach the outcome ?

**Peadar** · 19/02/2007, 12:49 PM

Will Shels get a UEFA Licence though, that's the important question.

**BohsPartisan** · 19/02/2007, 12:57 PM

This is a joke. Delaney Out!

How many people here would be willing to attend a protest, say Friday lunchtime outside the FAI HQ?

**OneRedArmy** · 19/02/2007, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Will Shels get a UEFA Licence though, that's the important question.

If the Kilkenny deal goes through by March then they probably will as they will be debt free at that point.

**Red&White Rover** · 19/02/2007, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

I've heard from sources this morning that it's going to be called as the following:

Shels to remain in the Premier
NO points deduction whatsoever
Shels awarded License to operate for the 2007 season

If this is how it does pan out - then I'm through with trying to sell and defend this league to colleagues / the ordinary fan

for Christ sake! this is such a joke it is unbelievable...

**don ramo** · 19/02/2007, 1:10 PM

they wouldn't be the first team to sell assets to clear debts, and there more than entitled to the ground is worth E60 million they can clear debts and built a 20-30 thousand seater ground with whats left, abviously theyll go the bohs way and keep it to a respectable 10,000 with E40 mill left over, though i dont think they'll be challenging for anything this season our the year after id say they might just stay up by winning a playoff at the end of the season.

Ollie knows he ****

**BohsPartisan** · 19/02/2007, 1:18 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

and there more than entitled to the ground is worth E60 million they can clear debts and built a 20-30 thousand seater ground with whats left, abviously theyll go the bohs way and keep it to a respectable 10,000 with E40 mill left over

Lack of oxygene on Planet Cobh these days?

**Peadar** · 19/02/2007, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

they wouldn't be the first team to sell assets to clear debts, and there more than entitled to the ground is worth E60 million they can clear debts and built a 20-30 thousand seater ground with whats left, abviously theyll go the bohs way and keep it to a respectable 10,000 with E40 mill left over, though i dont think they'll be challenging for anything this season our the year after id say they might just stay up by winning a playoff at the end of the season.

Ollie knows he ****

What planet have you been visiting for the last 12 months or are you actually from there? Anyone on earth would have realised by now that Tolka doesn't belong to Shels, they only hold the lease on it. They'll be entitled to some compensation if the ground is sold but they've spent most of that already.
End result, debts cleared but no money to build a new ground. No players, no manager, no fans.

**SligoBrewer** · 19/02/2007, 1:24 PM

what about if we protested about the decision on saturday.
more people would be off work..
better amount of people coming from outside the capital..

**charliesboots** · 19/02/2007, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

they wouldn't be the first team to sell assets to clear debts, and there more than entitled to the ground is worth E60 million they can clear debts and built a 20-30 thousand seater ground with whats left, abviously theyll go the bohs way and keep it to a respectable 10,000 with E40 mill left over, though i dont think they'll be challenging for anything this season our the year after id say they might just stay up by winning a playoff at the end of the season.

Ollie knows he ****

POTM???

**LukeO** · 19/02/2007, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

This is a joke. Delaney Out!

How many people here would be willing to attend a protest, say Friday lunchtime outside the FAI HQ?

And then go on the lock until the Aberdeen game? Count me in!!

**BohsPartisan** · 19/02/2007, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

what about if we protested about the decision on saturday.
more people would be off work..
better amount of people coming from outside the capital..

Would you think many would come from outside the capital anyway?

At least a lunchtime protest people would be in town anyway.

If we do have a protest the demands should be clear:
1. Propper implementation of licencing
2. following this; Shels sanctioned appropriately
3. Delaney out

**BohsPartisan** · 19/02/2007, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by LukeO

And then go on the lock until the Aberdeen game? Count me in!!

Haha exactly what I had in mind!

**LukeO** · 19/02/2007, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by don ramo

they wouldn't be the first team to sell assets to clear debts, and there more than entitled to the ground is worth E60 million they can clear debts and built a 20-30 thousand seater ground with whats left, abviously theyll go the bohs way and keep it to a respectable 10,000 with E40 mill left over, though i dont think they'll be challenging for anything this season our the year after id say they might just stay up by winning a playoff at the end of the season.

Ollie knows he ****

Do you have a brain?

**dcfcsteve** · 19/02/2007, 1:36 PM

I'm liaising with a number of people from here and elsewhere about what to do about all of this.

PM me if interested. If we don't recognise you as a regular, though, you won't be included I'm afraid. Too many FAI lackies on here I'm afraid...

Meanwhile - it'd be wise to not develop any suggestions re action to take on a public forum like this.