Roddy in Longford takeover

[thischarmingman]

I tried to find more information about this Roddy character but no luck it seems...

Google.

[Rob_the_cat]

Will wait and hear the full story, but my initial reaction is to be very worried. The very same week that Gretna, owned by Shoddy's previous great white knight, goes into administration...

To be fair to Brooks Mileson, he is battling serious illness at the moment, which necessitated his pullout from that small club in Scotland.

It's probably unfair to comment as none of us knows what the financial situation for Longford and their investors are. My gut feeling is that Roddy's side leaking it won't help the negotiations. The same thing happened with the City bid. And in fairness to JR, the FAI "guaranteed preservation of Buckley Park for football" option versus the Roddy "pie in the sky-white elephant-I'm going to manage Celtic someday" option was a no brainer.

[Macy]

To be fair to Brooks Mileson, he is battling serious illness at the moment, which necessitated his pullout from that small club in Scotland.

I know that, but that helps Gretna how exactly? It shows the folly of this type of unsustainable "investment".

[Longfordian]

I don't see how even if they took over that they could build the club up to a situation where they could sustain that kind of expenditure without their investors. The club had plans for development with pitches, bar/restaurant etc before they came along but they weren't going to try and run before they could walk

[Postman]

To be fair to Brooks Mileson, he is battling serious illness at the moment, which necessitated his pullout from that small club in Scotland

If the owner of your company gets sick, does he stop paying your wages? Didn't think so. If you employ people you have a responsibility to them through sickness and in health.

[jebus]

If the owner of your company gets sick, does he stop paying your wages? Didn't think so. If you employ people you have a responsibility to them through sickness and in health.

Do you know when you went away to Las Vegas on that company weekend with your boss? I think he might have misled you in that small room with that man who was telling you the fine print of your contract.

Congratulations!!

[Jerry The Saint]

I tried to find more information about this Roddy character but no luck it seems...

Google.

I also did some research, it seems his story checks out.

EDIT: Actually - forget that - the real results of an actual google search are much, much funnier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy_Collins

http://www.ccfcforum.com/forum/Roddy...04#entry409304

http://www.tribune.ie/2006/07/30/76572.html

http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/...l&d=2005-07-21

http://www.a2zsoccer.com/index.cfm/s...2FE6C01AA9.htm

[Nipper]

I feel physically sick.

[passerrby]

the shark has been circling for a few months looking to find some weaker member of the pack and now he pounces the B*ll*x .. if you get talking to him watch his lips ,every time they move he,s telling porkies

[Mr_Parker]

Collins was sniffing around a few IL clubs last season looking to "get involved" with one of them. I think he was a bit surprised at the number of members clubs in the North and therefore takeovers were not so easy.

[passerrby]

Collins was sniffing around a few IL clubs last season looking to "get involved" with one of them. I think he was a bit surprised at the number of members clubs in the North and therefore takeovers were not so easy.

i think he was having problems finding an interpetor or somebody who could talk out of the cornor of there mouth

[Longfordian]

He doesn't seem to care that nobody can stand him.

[sadloserkid]

To be fair to Brooks Mileson, he is battling serious illness at the moment, which necessitated his pullout from that small club in Scotland.

Don't you mean that small club in England?

[Rob_the_cat]

Oops,now I remember where it is! I agree 100% that member run clubs are the best option,oligarchies are unsustainable.I would hope that the "loans" at Drogs and Pats (not a dig!, just as eg) will be strictly short term, and that the fans will claim a stake in years to come. My point was that Mileson dragged that club from obscurity to the big time. Now that they are there there is a much bigger possibility that the populace will back them than if they were in the Highland League! He is not some dodgy type.

[Rob_the_cat]

I just want to row back a bit from my earlier comments! Heard on the sports news that Gretna are seriously ******. They need 30k in 24 hours. Lesson for Longford I suppose. Get the fans out GAA style and put a stop to non local ownership!

[Ringo]

I also did some research, it seems his story checks out.

EDIT: Actually - forget that - the real results of an actual google search are much, much funnier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy_Collins

http://www.ccfcforum.com/forum/Roddy...04#entry409304

http://www.tribune.ie/2006/07/30/76572.html

http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/...l&d=2005-07-21

http://www.a2zsoccer.com/index.cfm/s...2FE6C01AA9.htm

My favorite bits

http://www.tribune.ie/2006/07/30/76572.html

A strong, if unspectacular, centre forward, Roddy went on to forge a career with various League of Ireland and lower league English outfits, acquiring more clubs than Tiger Woods along the way.

It was around this time that he first began to talk of his plans to manage Celtic and, later, Ireland. It was all part of Roddy's famous "five year plan".

ah yes the five year plan

However, events took a downturn. The Bohemians board of directors surprisingly reacted by sacking their manager.
The decision stunned Bohs fans, many of whom to this day practically carry photos of him in their wallets.

They showed all the funny bits, but they didn't show my coaching abilities and my managerial abilities. From a football perspective, I regret The Rod Squad. It made me look like a f**king eejit."

Maybe because you a f**king eejit

Roddy returned to Ireland, this time joining Dublin City. Despite claiming a friendship with City owner Ronan Seery, Roddy was only too happy to jump ship when a better offer came along in the form of relegation rivals Shamrock Rovers.

And so, where did it all go wrong for Roddy? Late last year, around the time he had intended on being the boss of Celtic, he was managing St Joseph's Fairview GAA side in Division 7 of the football league. Taking the job, Roddy declared his ambition to win the Leinster club title, saying that, ultimately, he wanted to manage Dublin. His experimentation with GAA was to be shortlived, however, and he resigned after a few weeks

No doubt, another 5 year plan

Banished from the football world, it seems that the pansy is finally returning to the family sporting fold.

Don't do it Longford

[Mr A]

More in the Indo today:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...t-1314973.html

Key Point for me:

A working proposal which would see McMullens take a 51pc majority share in the club has been devised and that is likely to put to the meeting this evening.

The remaining 49pc would remain in the name of the existing owners with the Flancare Park ground being protected to alleviate any concerns that the Dublin investors were looking at the land as a property deal.

However, to manage the club's debts and finance the further development of Longford, the McMullens group would be looking to build all-weather pitches, purchase a bar licence and look to build other potential forms of revenue on the site.

You have to ask- if they're not in it for the land, what's in this for the investors?

[Macy]

I wouldn't have thought the executive had the power without it going to a full EGM. They could only make a recommendation. The current pitch/ ground is only a relatively small part of the site.

[Longfordian]

It would have to be approved at an AGM/EGM I'd say, the club statement said it would have to be put before the executive and the members. I'd say the meeting tonight is only the executive who as Macy says will make a recommendation.

[Candystripe]

He's taking them to the Carribean for pre-season training. On newstalk now