Sligo Rovers Chairman

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rovers have no home game until end of august (except cork city sunday that pays this weeks wages hopefully weekly wage approx now k15) 3 sat no game at home equals k45. they also have to pay revenue tax due from last year (remember we came into season with k180 loss k110 of this was for revenue of which second tranch is due now approx k40 that makes k85 so far. then club has to pay current years tax since beginning of season k40 so far. we are now not far off the k130. so in answer to the question what is the money for ? yes it is to keep sligo rovers in football. so get off your asses and start fundraising now and stop asking questions.

[droverover]

At the end of the day there has always been a serious problem with Sligo Rovers. A football club should always budget on the side of caution and not depend on any major cup runs to balance the books. Sure they would be a bonus and money raised from cup runs could be put the use the following season.
Also the club should be a lot more transparent to all supporters. Attendances and gate receipts should be published regularly. Now that the tax man is on his way to be sorted there is no reason why this shouldnt be the case.
Looking at the discussion on GAA i have noticed a lot more townies supporting the gaelic footie team over the last 7 years. Since the trips to Croke Park I cant believe some of the fellows I see at the connaught championship games now. A lot of people can see the days craic you can have in the likes of Roscommon or Castlebar where the whole town is full of fans. There is no comparison to this in league of ireland from a purely **** up point of view. Cant remember the amount of gaa games where I hardly bothered leaving the pubs to go to the games and often enough left at half time.

[Fivesilver]

Hopefully I can get in and out of this thread before it degenerates into a GAA v soccer/town v country pointless slagging match...

I don't doubt for a moment that people have massive days out at GAA matches. The whole point is that's exactly what they are, and all the bigger and more precious because they're so few and far between. I'm pretty sure you weren't whooping it up at National League games away to Carlow or the likes.
The GAA Championship by its nature involves one or two big days a year. The vast majority of "fans" you bump into in McHale Park or the Hyde haven't seen the county team in the interim. Rovers play week in week out, so of course it's more difficult to get the same sense of occasion. Neither does the GAA have to contend with barstoolers who have a ready-made excuse not to support their local soccer team.
It's not a case of one or the other being incontrivertibly superior - they're two completely different products, and the LoI's problems won't be solved by trying to be "more like the GAA".

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Hopefully I can get in and out of this thread before it degenerates into a GAA v soccer/town v country pointless slagging match...

I don't doubt for a moment that people have massive days out at GAA matches. The whole point is that's exactly what they are, and all the bigger and more precious because they're so few and far between. I'm pretty sure you weren't whooping it up at National League games away to Carlow or the likes.
The GAA Championship by its nature involves one or two big days a year. The vast majority of "fans" you bump into in McHale Park or the Hyde haven't seen the county team in the interim. Rovers play week in week out, so of course it's more difficult to get the same sense of occasion. Neither does the GAA have to contend with barstoolers who have a ready-made excuse not to support their local soccer team.
It's not a case of one or the other being incontrivertibly superior - they're two completely different products, and the LoI's problems won't be solved by trying to be "more like the GAA".

Exactly. Look at the amount of whingin out of people if a county team has to play 4 weeks in a row in GAA

[brianw82]

Toolin's crying about summer football has only started since we went full-time and started paying bigger wages.

I wonder why that is? (sarcasm implied)

[Redzer]

Read the Champion this week and he's looking for SUMMER football.

[Rovers Maniac]

Read the Champion this week and he's looking for SUMMER football.

I know it is not the best of summers but that kind of mistake is unbelievable

[Guts&Glory]

rovers have no home game until end of august (except cork city sunday that pays this weeks wages hopefully weekly wage approx now k15) 3 sat no game at home equals k45.
This was known at the begining of thes season.

They also have to pay revenue tax due from last year (remember we came into season with k180 loss k110 of this was for revenue of which second tranch is due now approx k40 that makes k85 so far.
See above point.

Then club has to pay current years tax since beginning of season k40 so far.
Pay tax like every other legal entity, hardly a bombshell of a piece of news to the club!!

We are now not far off the k130. So in answer to the question what is the money for ? Yes it is to keep sligo rovers in football. So get off your asses and start fundraising now and stop asking questions.

in answer to your statement poor planning of known information and outgoings by the mgt. Would you let this crowd run your company based on your points????!!!!


Sure we will raise the eur130k needed and be in this poistion again in one or two years time.

[sligo1]

In Sundays Match programme,Michael Toolan thought it was a great idea to lease out the carpark to the Corporation for a nominal sum for 5 years.
Does anybody know what the nominal sum is and how come the Club cant tar the area themselves and keep the revenue generated from the charges?

[Red&White Rover]

Well I'd say we can't tar because of the cost involved...Seems like a good deal to me.

[sligo1]

What would be the cost involved?

Lets look at the income side

100 cars @ 3 euro per day x 5 days x 52 weeks x 5 years = 390,000 euro.
(that's a lot of tar)

The Corporation have said the cost to them would be 123,000 euro

It doesn't sound like a good deal now!!

[Red&White Rover]

for the short-term like...anyway, it's ours again after five years anyway...

[sligo1]

I dont understand your logic- we are handing away approx 55,000 euro per year after the cost of doing it(based on the figures above) for the next 5 years

How is that good for us in the short term?

[sligoman]

It doesn't sound like a good deal now!!

If we had the money to tar the place ourselves now then yeah, it's not a good deal but at the moment it benefits us. It also means the Showgrounds will look a lot more presentable than it is in it's current state.

[sligo1]

Based on those figures, it should be very easy to finance it.

Even Sligo Rovers would be able to get finance for it

[sligoman]

Even Sligo Rovers would be able to get finance for it

I'm sure the MC aren't that stupid that they wouldn't have looked into it, they've obviously decided this is a better option. Plus, at least with the corporation doing it, it'll actually get done. There has been too much talk of getting the place tarred and not enough action, if it benefits the corporation then they'll get it done quicker than the club would as it wouldn't be their highest priority at the moment.

[Red&White Rover]

Based on those figures, it should be very easy to finance it.

Even Sligo Rovers would be able to get finance for it

Right so, you get the money, and i'll drive the steam roller myself.

[sligo1]

At least somebody has a sense of humour!!

What about the Delevopement Committee? Could they not get it organised seen as they are the Developement Committee!!

[sligoman]

Could they not get it organised seen as they are the Developement Committee!!

They've done a great job so far alright.

[sligo1]

Another with a sense of humour!!