Cork City Examinership

**jebus** · 14/08/2008, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Someone who works in finance and understands the difference between a cashflow statements and a P&L and balance sheet? Why yes, yes I am!
See above. Not making a profit does not equal receivership/examinership. Look at the cashflow statement, its a much better measure.

Clubs are and will always been run to breakeven and any surplus is inadvertent and is reinvested. Thats the nature of the beast and competition dictates that.

Why would a group like Arkaga, or Jack McCarthy at Limerick, or the Glazers at United ever get involved in a club if their sole motivation was to break even so?

**Macy** · 14/08/2008, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by charliesboots

Feel sorry for the genuine humble Cork fans but not for the sneering, jumped up majority.

Quite a fall from the moral high ground from some of them - first Europe, now financial problems.

**Mental Man** · 14/08/2008, 1:05 PM

Originally Posted by harry crumb

Good for Limerick. How life in Division 1 for the last 10 years?

I would be very careful with the words you choose, it could come back to bite you, anyway couldnt happen to a nicer set of supporters

I have to admit i do pity the few city supporters that are genuine ( but they are rare )

**Mental Man** · 14/08/2008, 1:09 PM

Originally Posted by rebs23

Is it possible for you ever to keep your opinions to yourself?, Or do you honestly believe that anyone is even remotely interested in listening to your self opinionated rubbish?

OOOhhhhh touchy touchy today arent we for some reason

, is the end nigh for rebel army dildo(sic) and his pubescent friends?

**Mental Man** · 14/08/2008, 1:11 PM

Not a good day for the league at all, another reason for the barstoolers to jeer at !!!!

**McShels** · 14/08/2008, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

ask Sporting Fingal to merge into Shelbourne

That is quite simply one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read on a forum anywhere.

Why should any 2 clubs merge just to pack in 16 teams into a single league (an idea I will admit has some merits)?

I honestly don't think 2 leagues with 22 teams can be sustained in this country as, while there are a lot of dedicated LOI fans around, there is quite simply not enough people willing to go and watch live football not while they can sit on their barstools/armchairs and watch the English/Scottish/European leagues.

I believe a radical overhaul of the LOI is needed, but I dont think the FAI are the people to do it.

I think we should get Maxi to sort it out.........

**rambler14** · 14/08/2008, 1:30 PM

Just think.................Limerick could be the only team in Munster next year!

**passerrby** · 14/08/2008, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Personally I don't think there's much room for Galway

Joke before anyone jumps on my back. I honestly don't know, it would be a hard decision either way and a lot of clubs and fans would be left upset. I'd look to drop Monaghan, Kildare, Cobh, ask Sporting Fingal to merge into Shelbourne and after that I don't know. People will say UCD, but given how well they are run, and the carrot of offering scholarships to part time players, I would look to keep them. I really don't know though, you could nearly make a case for dropping 75% of the teams in this league, Limerick included, so it would have to be up the FAI to make the hard decision

ya lets get all the clubs who continously get into finanacial difficulty and are run by incompetants thats a great basis for selection and all those who are better run than limerick past and present have better facuilities that jackman park (thats not hard) and who by the way are above you in the table and exclude them

**seanDCFC** · 14/08/2008, 1:42 PM

Are clubs in this league run by complete fukin morons, what do these people think when they do out their budget for the season? Do they think that if they throw money at the top players in the league that fans will suddenly flood through the gates. I hope that Cork get hammered for this because it's beyond a joke now, Cork should be taught a lesson and the lesson should be so severe that no club will want to follow in their footsteps, and waste money like they have been. Clubs like Cork, Bohs and all other clubs who are wasting money on ****e would be no big loss to this league. These clubs are not only making it difficult for themselves but they are making it difficult for everyone else in the league. I think that these clubs should live within there means or simply fck off out of existance.

**jebus** · 14/08/2008, 1:44 PM

Originally Posted by McShels

That is quite simply one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read on a forum anywhere.

Fine, get rid of Fingal so, there's no need for two clubs in that area, especially as neither of you are exactly packing the punters in. Their ground is better than yours though so I'd think about the merger if I were Shels

Originally Posted by passerrby

ya lets get all the clubs who continously get into finanacial difficulty and are run by incompetants thats a great basis for selection and all those who are better run than limerick past and present have better facuilities that jackman park (thats not hard) and who by the way are above you in the table and exclude them

Monaghan aren't above us in the league, and they get the same attendence as Kilkenny used to (maybe 20 people more), Limerick supporters outnumbered Monaghan supporters on one of our trips there this season, and Monaghan isn't a city. Hence Limerick in the long run > Monaghan in the long run

**Schumi** · 14/08/2008, 1:46 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Their ground is better than yours though so I'd think about the merger if I were Shels

LOL. Morton better than Tolka??

**jebus** · 14/08/2008, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

LOL. Morton better than Tolka??

Yep, Tolka's good as well, but Morton Stadium looks like a proper stadium

**The Lilywhites** · 14/08/2008, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Monaghan aren't above us in the league

The table is lying, is it?

**The Lilywhites** · 14/08/2008, 1:50 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Morton Stadium looks like a proper stadium

Catch a grip.

**Magicme** · 14/08/2008, 1:50 PM

[QUOTE=jebus;1000003] I'd look to drop Monaghan, Kildare, Cobh, ask Sporting Fingal to merge into Shelbourne and after that I don't know. /QUOTE]

Cop yourself on would ya. It seems the only clubs without any problems are us, Dundalk and UCD so pull your horns in boy. Its getting sad the way some Limerick fans act like hard men and will go to any lenghts to have a go at Mons.

**holidaysong** · 14/08/2008, 1:51 PM

It's about time we got an asterisk back in the league table! *

* May or may not happen this season.

**holidaysong** · 14/08/2008, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by The Lilywhites

The table is lying, is it?

There's no point looking at the league table, sure it changes every week.

**jebus** · 14/08/2008, 1:54 PM

[QUOTE=Magicme;1000078]

Originally Posted by jebus

I'd look to drop Monaghan, Kildare, Cobh, ask Sporting Fingal to merge into Shelbourne and after that I don't know. /QUOTE]

Cop yourself on would ya. It seems the only clubs without any problems are us, Dundalk and UCD so pull your horns in boy. Its getting sad the way some Limerick fans act like hard men and will go to any lenghts to have a go at Mons.

Pointing out your poor attendence is acting a hard man these days? Monaghan is a smaller club than Limerick, Monaghan is a smaller club than Limerick in potential, which of these statements isn't true?

Originally Posted by The Lilywhites

The table is lying, is it?

Sorry, hadn't realised they'd gone a whole point ahead of us, why that proves their value to the league

**LeixlipRed** · 14/08/2008, 2:01 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Yep, Tolka's good as well, but Morton Stadium looks like a proper stadium

**OneRedArmy** · 14/08/2008, 2:06 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Why would a group like Arkaga, or Jack McCarthy at Limerick, or the Glazers at United ever get involved in a club if their sole motivation was to break even so?

Ego-feeding, power, visibility and adulation from fans. Everybody likes to be liked after all.

Glazer didn't get rich through sport, he made his wealth in real business before he bought Tampa Bay and United. Ditto Abramovich, the two fellas at Liverpool and almost every other example I can think of.

The only people who get rich in football are the players and agents (and the odd person who puts their hand in the till). The EL is no different really, except with smaller numbers.