Fran Gavin - Settling-In Period Over

**fitzknows** · 13/12/2007, 7:44 PM

I think Gavin is just what the league needs. He doesn't take any crap from anybody. If he's not popular amongst the clubs then that's a good sign that he's doing his job right.

**micls** · 13/12/2007, 8:28 PM

Originally Posted by fitzknows

If he's not popular amongst the clubs then that's a good sign that he's doing his job right.

Why? Surely that depends on his job. Is it his job to be unpopular. Mooney is very popular and does a good job.

He's good at fining clubs alright though

**A face** · 14/12/2007, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by fitzknows

I think Gavin is just what the league needs. He doesn't take any crap from anybody. If he's not popular amongst the clubs then that's a good sign that he's doing his job right.

How about the bigger picture? Why did you not bring that into you point? The league will progress at a rate of knots with club hating him is your opinion?

You might think its all very well to by handing out fines left right and centre, run a campaign of censorship and put in lame below parr efforts on Prime Time but i dont.

Can you quantify what he has done? The guy has been anonymous. We heard heard absolutely nothing from him this season. Why is everything in this thread negative? Why isn't there anything else to relay?

Crushing clubs, the people who are in this for the long haul, graft, a minority who actually give a fawk is your some total of what he has done so yeah? Fair play, have a nice Christmas and all that.

The bigger picture, the general public, the people we are meant to be attracting, be visible to ... what about them? No comment there no?

Even if the guy was banging his own drum i'd say something but he has been the league best kept secret. It falls short imo, very far short. We'll watch this space i suppose ...... inspiring stuff altogether

**Student Mullet** · 14/12/2007, 1:29 AM

He has avoided major cack ups.

**A face** · 14/12/2007, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by Student Mullet

He has avoided major cack ups.

FAI Cup Final threes after the league has finished.
Gate Receipts fiasco for the FAI Cup Final

Just two off the top of my head.

**fitzknows** · 14/12/2007, 11:31 AM

So you think the league was run better in 2006 than it was in 2007?

**A face** · 14/12/2007, 1:20 PM

Originally Posted by fitzknows

So you think the league was run better in 2006 than it was in 2007?

That wasn't the issue, its was Fran Gavins anonymity we are talking about. Why dont you give us your opinion on that?

**MariborKev** · 14/12/2007, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Can you quantify what he has done? The guy has been anonymous. We heard heard absolutely nothing from him this season. Why is everything in this thread negative? Why isn't there anything else to relay?

With the greatest respect, and I'd be a critic, that is the way it should be.

Ask a Premersh*te fan, who is the Operations Manager of the EPL?

He shouldn't be out there making headlines, he is there to keep the show on the road.

**harps1954** · 14/12/2007, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by A face

FAI Cup Final threes after the league has finished.
Gate Receipts fiasco for the FAI Cup Final

Just two off the top of my head.

He has no say in the running of the FAI Cup - completely seperate competition which is run by the FAI themselves. The guy you should be relating this to is Paul Brady, who runs the FAI domestic department and runs the FAI Cup. I'm afraid you can't blame Fran Gavin for the FAI Cup final fiasco(s).