FAI Meet Clubs to Discuss Wage Sanctions

**don ramo** · 01/12/2008, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Jersey Cow

seen as Cobh are reportedly looking to return to the MSL

jesus you take our board was to seriously

20-22 teams, one league, now off ya go,

football leagues have been around over 100 years, you think theyd have it sorted by now, how stupid are they

**Sam_Heggy** · 01/12/2008, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by noby

'Traditionally' around the start of February.

Yeah well I suppose ye were lucky to be told so soon, it would be comical if it wasn't so serious.

I know that sounds stupid but im sticking by my statement mad and all as I may look.

**cheech** · 01/12/2008, 11:30 AM

Ask Derry City Steve. He seems to have all the answers. He wrote a book one time you know.

**Sam_Heggy** · 01/12/2008, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by cheech

Ask Derry City Steve. He seems to have all the answers. He wrote a book one time you know.

Ah jeez man, children read this forum.

**passerrby** · 01/12/2008, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Ah jeez man, children read this forum.

poor things

**Mr A** · 01/12/2008, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by passerrby

poor things

I heard that foot.ie is used in schools as a cautionary tale. Work hard or you'll end up like these poor deluded fools....

**Sam_Heggy** · 01/12/2008, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I heard that foot.ie is used in schools as a cautionary tale. Work hard or you'll end up like these poor deluded fools....

Who are you calling deluded, im more in the clinically insane catagory, I thought you were in that catagory too.

**Dodge** · 01/12/2008, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Ah jeez man, children read this forum.

I thought only children read this forum

**gufct** · 02/12/2008, 10:09 AM

Sun Today has it that Drogheda,Cork,Cobh, Athlone,Harps & Bray have
outstanding wages due to their Players as of the 30th November.

I thought Waterford were also in trouble but no mention of them.

**Mr A** · 02/12/2008, 10:10 AM

As far as I know Harps had the players sorted, or at the very least an agreement in place before the deadline.

**Dodge** · 02/12/2008, 10:24 AM

PFAI said that 4 clubs have missed the deadline. Cork have admitted to being one (which given the recent cash injection from the Kevin Doyle clause sell-off is a bit worrying for them)

**GalwayRed** · 02/12/2008, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by gufct

Sun Today has it that Drogheda,Cork,Cobh, Athlone,Harps & Bray have
outstanding wages due to their Players as of the 30th November.

I thought Waterford were also in trouble but no mention of them.

Theyve been adding more clubs to their list so. on friday the sun were reporting that athlone town, Drogheda United, Cobh Ramblers and Cork City all had outstanding wages due. They didnt mention Harps or Bray though.

**Mental Man** · 02/12/2008, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

Sun Today has it that Drogheda,Cork,Cobh, Athlone,Harps & Bray have
outstanding wages due to their Players as of the 30th November.

I thought Waterford were also in trouble but no mention of them.

All of the salaries that were due to players have ben paid in full so we have no outstanding or bad debts, word out here this morning that Paul Osam was interviewed as new manager

**Longfordian** · 02/12/2008, 3:06 PM

Did anybody read the rule that gves 30th November as the deadline?. Typically nonsenical, apparently the clubs must have no overdue payments to Revenue or players by 30th November unless they have it paid in full, or an agreement in place to pay at an agreed time, by 31st January. In effect you're in breach of the rule if you don't have the money paid by 30th November unless you pay it by 31st January?!. The rule is quoted in the Indo

"The licence applicant must prove that... it has no payables overdue towards employees or Revenue/social/tax authorities as at November 30 of the year preceding the season to be licensed unless by the following January 31 they have been fully settled, deferred by mutual agreement with the creditor or are subject to a not obviously unsound dispute submitted to a competent authority."

**noby** · 02/12/2008, 3:13 PM

"...deferred by mutual agreement..."

**Ash** · 02/12/2008, 3:23 PM

I think the general gist of it is that players etc had to be spoken to and an agreement put in place by the end of November ... with all outstanding wages etc to be fully paid up by end of Jan

**Sniffer** · 02/12/2008, 3:24 PM

The 'just one league' idea is a complete non-runner; gap between top and bottom is waaay too big, even allowing for next season's cutbacks.

**Longfordian** · 02/12/2008, 3:26 PM

That may be the intention Ash but the wording of the rule means you can do nothing until 31st January and still you won't be breaking the rule. It's badly phrased.

**gufct** · 02/12/2008, 3:35 PM

The Revenue are going to be very tough to deal with after the Cork & Drogs examinerships. The 31st January deadline will catch more clubs in relation to non payment of PAYE/PRSI.