Longford deducted six points

**Tis-smeee** · 16/05/2007, 3:17 PM

And cup specialists only a few years ago, are you watching drogheda

**Mr A** · 16/05/2007, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by Risteard

The only stars in the League of Ireland are on the premier dvision table.

Would be a witty comment from a barstooler, no?

No.

That would in fact be a comment of staggering profundity, insight, humour and intelligense coming from a barstooler.

It'll never happen though.

**BohsFans** · 16/05/2007, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by pete

When was the last eL season without a * ?

2004

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**Mr A** · 16/05/2007, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

2004

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Athlone were deducted 3 points that year for fielding an unregistered player.

**BohsFans** · 16/05/2007, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

Athlone were deducted 3 points that year for fielding an unregistered player.

Premier, the first doesn't really matter that much I'm afraid!

**passinginterest** · 16/05/2007, 3:53 PM

If anything points deductions might make people take more of an interest in the league. After all they're all doing it in England, possibility of West Ham in Premiership, Leeds in first, pretty sure some team in League One also. Just look down through the tables on Sky Sports news, hardly a division without an asterix.

* That would be Rotherham in League One and Crawley town in the Conference
* All the cool kids are doing it
* Look they make lovely bullet points
* See
*

**Schumi** · 16/05/2007, 3:55 PM

2000/2001 was the last season without a points deduction (including 2002/3 when Longford's was revoked). That's 7 seasons in a row!

**OneRedArmy** · 16/05/2007, 3:58 PM

They shouldn't have got a License in the first place.

Harsh but true.

They should've been relegated and would've had the chance to cut their cloth and re-build in the 1st division. Now they are effectively fecked as far as the Premier goes and no doubt getting into more debt.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 16/05/2007, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

They shouldn't have got a License in the first place.

Harsh but true.

Don't think that would have been harsh at all.

**ndrog** · 16/05/2007, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by Tis-smeee

And cup specialists only a few years ago, are you watching drogheda

watching the relief on waterford utds face .This means you might not go down dosent it ?

**dcfcsteve** · 16/05/2007, 4:14 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

2000/2001 was the last season without a points deduction (including 2002/3 when Longford's was revoked). That's 7 seasons in a row!

I don't think we should be getting hung-up on the asterisks.

It's clear that Longford aren't playing by the books here, so some sort of penalty is due.

If it takes another decade of asterisks on the league tables before clubs get their houses in order and take licensing seriously, then so be it. It's the league as a whole that will benefit form weeding out the mediocrity.

When was the last time the English Premiership wasn't mirred in some sort of contaversy - from flying pizzas, to flying boots, to players assaulting each other, to dogs going for unapproved walkies !?!

**MojoPin** · 16/05/2007, 5:14 PM

i dont think is that bad of a blip for the league as for once its their professionalism that has actually cause the points deductions... there i said it the league is professional for once.....

shall i leave now???

**monkey magic** · 16/05/2007, 5:39 PM

fantastic, thats us fooked for this season so..

unlike some clubs you wont find a longford fan that didnt see this coming though...

**OneRedArmy** · 16/05/2007, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by monkey magic

fantastic, thats us fooked for this season so..

unlike some clubs you wont find a longford fan that didnt see this coming though...

Even taking into account this press release?
http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=...3-24d96d992b11

Would appear to be an element of ostrich-like behaviour going on within the club.

**blue til i die** · 16/05/2007, 7:18 PM

Originally Posted by ndrog

watching the relief on waterford utds face .This means you might not go down dosent it ?

Why so sure we're gona go down in the first place??

**Tis-smeee** · 16/05/2007, 7:23 PM

I was watching last saturday and well done it was deserved, now all you need to do is reach the champions league 1/4 final to break even

**hoopy** · 16/05/2007, 7:28 PM

Originally Posted by khoop

Surprise, surprise - Longford have simply been deducted the points total that they currently possess.

Does that mean that the FAI "rule" on this matter is something along the lines of: "How many points do they have? Ah sure that'll do!"

It was similar with us wasn't it?

**blackholesun** · 16/05/2007, 7:51 PM

Glad to see FAI continue to crack down on rogue clubs ... the league and the clubs will be the better of it in the long run ... ive no sympathy for them ... loads of stories about water being almost cut off etc doing the rounds for months ... where theres smoke theres fire!

bhs

**Paddyfield** · 16/05/2007, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by sduffy

All this is just the FAI giving Galway United a dig-out, again.

Can this club achieve anything on the field of play or are they totally dependent on the FAI?

Wow. The FAI deducted points from Longford to give Galway United a dig out again.

Longford fans must be really peeved about this because they probably didn't deserve the points reduction but understand that it must be done for Galway United's survival in the Premier Division.

**Olander** · 16/05/2007, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by sduffy

All this is just the FAI giving Galway United a dig-out, again.

Can this club achieve anything on the field of play or are they totally dependent on the FAI?

could you possibly be more bitter stephen