For the full story- http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...nt-689924.htmlSTRUGGLING Longford Town are facing the hammer blow of further sanctions after failing to meet another FAI imposed deadline.
The Midlanders had committed to paying monies owed to both current and former players by the close of business yesterday.
However, the Irish Independent understands that Longford failed to come up with the cash in time although they are hoping to have the finance in place by today.
Two weeks ago, Longford were deducted six Premier Division points and fined €6,000 for failing to comply with the requirements of the FAI Club Licensing Manual.
They had failed to furnish information about the club's finances and are being punished with a €2,000 penalty for every week that passes without providing those details. While it's believed that they are now in a position to supply that information, the club still had an obligation to pay bonuses owed to players both past and present by 5.0 yesterday.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Jesus yet another hammer blow to last years licensing farce eh? How in the hell did Longford get in in the first place on promises of paying money? Surely if the committee were as strict with this as they were on Dundalk then we wouldn't be seeing the Eircom League being shown up as a farce to the barstoolers yet again
their chairman said in a paper on tuesday that they would definatly have things cleared up and all monies owed to players etc paid back before yesterday but that was obviously bull.sad to see it happening though but i suppose there was only 400 people max at the game against us last tuesday night,you cant survive with those crowds.
has all the hallmarks of a dublin city style collapse, hopefully longford will still be there after the break two clubs going bust during two consecutive seasons would be embarrassing
longford could hardly go out of business considering the asset they have in flancare, could they? Just have to ask some players nicely to leave in july and get others to take hefty pay cuts and just put out u21s for the rest of the season and get relegated in style
"Even if the sun ceases to rise, Even if the sea ceases to flow, Even if the wind stops to blow, The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning, glinting star in the sky."
We failed because of performances in seasons 2003 and 2004. So nothing we could do but hope our off field performances were better than 11 others, at the time the IAG/FAI obviously ignored or failed to investigate fully (at least)two teams (Shels and Longford) so we lost out. Tough but there you go.Originally Posted by jebus
Anyway Id much prefer to go up as champions and on merit having earned it on the pitch.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).
from longford town website
"Longford Town FC can confirm that all monies due to players and staff have been paid as per the individual agreements with the relevant players and staff, contrary to the report in todays Irish Independent."
Source
whatever about these payments, there's a seriously worrying trend for Longford.
I haven't been convinced of the ten team premier league, but given the persistent (and now somewhat more transparent) financial problems of clubs over recent seasons, it may be that that is what is sustainable in the longer term.
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what odds would you get for longford to fold before end of season.
all the hard work they did on flancare park looks like going down the toilet.
from ltfc.ie
Licensing Update
Today, 4:10PM
Furthermore, the club has also submitted all information required by the Club Licensing body, despite the statements in the paper. Hopefully the journalist in question will see fit to do proper research before writing defamotary articles about our club in future.
Yet again confidential issues between our club and the licnesing body have been trotted out in the media and it is extremely damaging to our club, and whilst incorrect information, the sources of these leaks need to be investigated by the FAI or all trust clubs have in the whole process will be seriously undermined.
The club has not appealed the decision to deduct the 6 points, but we are working very hard to ensure the club can come through this extremely difficult period and ask all our genuine supporters to help us in any way they can.
Its pure bullsh1t. People should get their facts straight before spouting cr@p in newspapers. We wont fold!!!
Does the fact that longford has criticised the privacy issue between them and the fai mean they will get a fine? probably does
Just read on the Dundalk forum that David Freeman could be making his way to Oriel Park:
http://www.orielweb.com/dundalktalk/...pic.php?t=4523
Further woes for LTFC?
No thats no woe to us whatsoever. The mans dirt with a capital "D".
Any players to be picked off that could make it at the top end of the table?
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
that was the first thing that struck me. whats this doing in the indo?
It being the Indo, an editor probably thought it was an article on Luton Town and only discovered it was an Irish team when it was gone to print.
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
Help me, Arthur Murphy, you're my only hope!
No well that doesnt apply to you then seeing as you arent up the top
They only EVER print articles that are dismissive of the eL
I'll stick with TheStar thanks, it may be full of crap about Z-list GB would-be-celebs, but the eL gets a fair share of the sports pages
How is fifth not the top end in a 10 team league
No wonder ye'r in trouble with that kind of maths
typical of that certain broadsheet newspaper. they were the first to break the news that we had not submitted the correct information that lead to the points deduction.
they seem to have something personal on this. I know for a fact that our committee have worked exceptionally hard to resolve this. i know our sponsors flancare pumped 180 k to sort out the wages and arrears. fair play to them. so long as we survive to the end of the season and start again.
we would never go bust as we have an excellent asset in flancare park.
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
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