Longford deducted six points

**gilberto_eire** · 17/05/2007, 12:43 AM

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?

there giving us a ''dig-out''??.... didnt your momma ever tell ya you cant ''dig-out''

...hence the expression ''trying to dig your way out of a hole''

dependent on the FAI??.... sure it was the AIG who handled all that not the FAI..... your jokes are just as good as your research!!

**Mr A** · 17/05/2007, 8:47 AM

In all fairness this is a big issue that has a direct effect on a number of other clubs and should have been kept in the general section. The Shelbourne threads were a staple of the eL section for months sure!

**MyTown** · 17/05/2007, 9:13 AM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

In all fairness this is a big issue that has a direct effect on a number of other clubs and should have been kept in the general section. The Shelbourne threads were a staple of the eL section for months sure!

Agree Galway Harps.

Far from the snide postings of Dundalk's finest (SDuffy), I am genuinely sorry for Longford, if only because I know it could be any one of a number of clubs, at any time.

The contrast with Longford GAA could not be more stark. In Longford GAA, you have a county that has achieved absolutely nothing (okay there's a bit of momentum behind them now) on the field, BUT off the field they are brilliantly run. They had a tent at the Punchestown races every year for the last three or four years (wealthy builders etc.) and they have generated very serious revenue. Watch the improvement on the field in the coming years.

If only the soccer team, which, irony of ironies, has had quite a bit of success on the field in recent years, could come close to that kind of support from their local community.

In short it looks like the midlands pendulum is swinging back towards Athlone, but I take no comfort at all from Longford being docked points. If there's any consolation for them, didn't Shamrock Rovers really start to put it together ON the pitch, AFTER they got their points deduction under Mr. Collins management?

**Mr A** · 17/05/2007, 9:19 AM

This is a particularly sad case as Longford were an inspiration to a lot of clubs, as for a while we were fooled into thinking everything was being done right there (maybe for a while it was). They went from nowhere to trophies in an incredibly short space of time and built one of the better stadiums in the country virtually overnight. Just a pity their support never really grew as might have been expected and that a lot of the success was obviously just bought.

Really hope they can pull through this.

**Conor H** · 17/05/2007, 10:22 AM

Sduffy is constantly having digs and snide remarks at UTD both here and on the Dundalk MB.

It was only the last day pointed out in another thread his obsession with us.

Nevertheless..best of Luck against Kilkenny City tonight.

**bigmac** · 17/05/2007, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by blackholesun

... loads of stories about water being almost cut off etc doing the rounds for months ... where theres smoke theres fire!

of course there's fire - there's no water to put it out!!

Matthews sounded pretty much resigned to it on the radio last night - said the club had plenty of warning and couldn't complain about it. not good for the pr of the league, but could be a good sign that they're getting a bit more serious about licencing.

**Galwayutdcelt** · 17/05/2007, 2:57 PM

of that decison.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 17/05/2007, 3:06 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

I don't like to be honest

The fact that it happened or the decision?

**lofty9** · 17/05/2007, 3:09 PM

I'm nearly sure this was posted yesterday. Where did the other thread go, or am I going mad?

**dcfcsteve** · 17/05/2007, 3:12 PM

Who cares what people think.

We've been moaning on here for years about the shambles that is the FAI/EL. Then when the FAI implement their rules, following clear warnings to those involved, there then appear to be some people not happy that they've been implemented.....

The size of reduction does feel rather arbitrary, but anyone with the best interests of our financially shambolic league at heart surely can't complain about financial rules being implemented....?

More signs of the FAI finally geting its act together.

**Bald Student** · 17/05/2007, 3:15 PM

The same as what I thought of Shels' and Shams' punsihments.

The FAI had to do it. If anything, they should have stepped in years ago when the problems would have been smaller.

**MyTown** · 17/05/2007, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

I'm nearly sure this was posted yesterday. Where did the other thread go, or am I going mad?

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=60887

**Lim till i die** · 17/05/2007, 3:28 PM

If they're going to be so strict about the rules Longford shouldn't have been allowed into the Premier.

You now have another year of Fcukin shambles.

This didn't happen over night for Christs sake. A few of us were up there for pre season and the place practically oozed the fact that they were skint

FAI decisions so random, so stupid

**Lim till i die** · 17/05/2007, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Sduffy is constantly having digs and snide remarks at UTD both here and on the Dundalk MB.

It was only the last day pointed out in another thread his obsession with us.

Nevertheless..best of Luck against Kilkenny City tonight.

there giving us a ''dig-out''??.... didnt your momma ever tell ya you cant ''dig-out'' ...hence the expression ''trying to dig your way out of a hole''

dependent on the FAI??.... sure it was the AIG who handled all that not the FAI..... your jokes are just as good as your research!!

could you possibly be more bitter stephen

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.

Jumping Jesus lads that was ridiculously easy for him

One throw-away comment and the whole city rises from it's bottled water to have a go??

Now I wouldn't even pretend to know the first thing about "WUMMING" or whatever it's called by the "tecno-heads" but I'd suggest that the

's in his post imply that it was a joke designed to get a rise out of you.

My advice is to not rise to it. Maintain your dignity Galway

**passerrby** · 17/05/2007, 4:19 PM

licesing requirement are due in three parts december, jan, and march which creates problems licensing its self is fine its the implementation of it that is wrong. one financial return every december should surffice and if anything changes during the season the club should be legally obliged to inform the LC or face fines,points deductions or expulsion. at least then we could go through a season without the dreaded astricts

**Dodge** · 17/05/2007, 4:56 PM

threads merged...

**RiffRaff** · 17/05/2007, 5:03 PM

Is there more to consider in all this than the stupidity of people running vrious clubs? Virtually every EL club has run into some sort of financial crisis in the last few years and i think its fair for supporters to ask where all the money is going? Presumably its going on players salaries. If clubs are running themselves into the ground by competing to match the salary demands of players and their parasite agents then i think this should be exposed and the FAI should be introducing realistic salary caps.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 17/05/2007, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by robbiesdrogs

in fairness we give out when they dont implement rules and we give out when they do.dont blame them for taking action but six points seems a bit much.

Lucky to get that low IMO.