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Dwarfs can be so bitter
Sean Connor is taking Bohemians in the High Court according to the Sunday Business Post
http://www.thepost.ie/post/pages/p/s...039-qqqx=1.asp
Last edited by Paddyfield; 13/04/2008 at 9:16 PM.
Dwarfs can be so bitter
LESS OF THE BULL NOW!
I wonder will this guy be defending him in court?
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
This is where all the allegations that were made will either come out in the open or prove to be unfounded.
High court for unfair dismissal
kdjac
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Originally Posted by Paddyfield
No detail in the article about what his grounds are for claiming unfair dismissal, though waiting 4-5 months to file a claim does strike me as a little odd.
Also - I would expect this to affect his ability to commentate on MNS for the fore-seeable future.
Down here you only have 6 months to claim for unfair dismissal but its not with the High Court it goes to a special tribunal thing. Which makes this being in the high court odd unless there something else he suing for
kdjac
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heard he's a suprise witness but keep that to yourself
If everything comes out in the wash about him (if its true i mean) then it would definitely be the last nail in the coffin for his managerial career. He must reckon he has a good case if he is taking it this far. I mean if he didn't have a good case then wouldn't he be better off leaving sleeping dogs lie and hope its all fades in peoples minds over time.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
He was sacked for gross misconduct and the rationale offered in support of that decision at the time was tenuous to say the least. Be interesting to see what comes out.
A leading authority on League of Ireland football since 2003. You're probably wrong.
What was the rationale? I mean what was the official line on it?
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Officially it didn't go further than "gross misconduct", but well-placed sources mentioned a string of (unsubstantiated) transgressions which, though odd to say the least, didn't exactly amount to gross misconduct.
A leading authority on League of Ireland football since 2003. You're probably wrong.
So this could possibly backfire on Bohs yeah? The only thing now though is why the high court? As opposed to the normal route that someone would take.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Indeed, would Bohs have still construed what he supposedly did as Gross Misconduct had he done it on the back of winning a league and cup double? Seemed a lot easier to call it Gross Misconduct with a large amount of Bohs fans demanding his head anyway.
Also considering Shamrock Rovers had what seemed like more substantial grounds against Roddy Collins (leaving work to go to a boxing match ffs) and also suspended him and carried out internal investigation (as opposed to Bohs immediate dismissal of Connors), they still paid out a substantial sum to him at the Tribunal. I'd imagine Connors saw that and fancies his chances.
My understanding is if he has filed the papers with the court then its a matter of public record - so the particulars are there to be viewed by anyone who wishes
Anyone confirm or deny this?
The situation is that if the case proceeds to the High Court then what has been filed will get aired in open court...as to some wondering why he has gone to the HC...nothing unusual in that , as he may (a) already of signalled to Bohs that he wants compensation for unfair dismissal, which they most likely have now refused, the normal next step is to then institute proceedings which he has done, most likely outcome will be a settlement on the "court steps" (b) whilst he could perhaps of taken his claim to the Employment Tribunal, he may of got advice not to and it is a anyway up to him as to whether or not he wished to do that.... anyway his actions and their timing is not in the slightest bit unusual..... bottom line is that most likely will cost Bohs a few quid.....as to what it will do for O'Connor's career in terms of his future employment possibilities in the League, well time will tell.
he is suing them for not letting him keep his red pyjamas
There was no Immediate dismissal of connor
he was given 2 verbal warnings and a written warning in the preceding weeks/months
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