Sack the board!

**SRFCbrothelutd** · 30/01/2009, 9:02 AM

Im sick of it lads, mickey mouse of a club. Same **** different year and the board stays the same... Mary McGowan etc still there, joke. The most important season in the clubs history on a budget of 9200e/week. The straw the broke the camels back for Cook was the club trying to flog Boco to Derry behind Cooks back and accepting a 60k transfer fee with no add on's friendlys etc for Coleman from Everton, joke. Alan Cawley wanted to sign with rovers since the last game of last season and couldnt get it done. Yet again the club dragging its heels and stinking of lack of professionalism on all levels. Also FAI paying for a trip to La Manga for all UFEA/Champions league teams as preparation before the campagins begin but no Rovers have to be different and ask FAI for the 10k instead. When are things going to change??? Our turnover rate of managers is a disgrace they cant all be wrong. Cook was the best thing to happen to that club in years. Lack of ambition at board level needs to be addressed big time...

**Dodge** · 30/01/2009, 9:06 AM

Originally Posted by SRFCbrothelutd

Also FAI paying for a trip to La Manga for all UFEA/Champions league teams as preparation before the campagins begin

Untrue. pats didn't get the trip either

**Rovers Maniac** · 30/01/2009, 9:06 AM

Originally Posted by SRFCbrothelutd

Im sick of it lads, mickey mouse of a club. Same **** different year and the board stays the same... Mary McGowan etc still there, joke. The most important season in the clubs history on a budget of 9200e/week. The straw the broke the camels back for Cook was the club trying to flog Boco to Derry behind Cooks back and accepting a 60k transfer fee with no add on's friendlys etc for Coleman from Everton, joke. Alan Cawley wanted to sign with rovers since the last game of last season and couldnt get it done. Yet again the club dragging its heels and stinking of lack of professionalism on all levels. Also FAI paying for a trip to La Manga for all UFEA/Champions league teams as preparation before the campagins begin but no Rovers have to be different and ask FAI for the 10k instead. When are things going to change??? Our turnover rate of managers is a disgrace they cant all be wrong. Cook was the best thing to happen to that club in years. Lack of ambition at board level needs to be addressed big time...

Shocking they're a disgrace i heard a lot of them wanted him out well they got their wish now. They won't be getting a cent from me this year, you wonder was it the FAI or the MC restricting the budget !?

**Red&White Rover** · 30/01/2009, 9:49 AM

Hmmmm...Obviously I'm not sure how true them allegations are but I mean if there's any basis to them then questions really have to be asked.

**Rovers1** · 30/01/2009, 10:41 AM

Has anyone thought maybe that there actually WAS NO MONEY??

**celticV3** · 30/01/2009, 10:59 AM

Who's fault is that, mismanagemnet of money has been known to happen. Its what happens when amateurs act as professionals.

**Rovers1** · 30/01/2009, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by celticV3

Who's fault is that, mismanagemnet of money has been known to happen. Its what happens when amateurs act as professionals.

But maybe, now MAYBE noone wants to sponsor/give money to a League Of Ireland team. Im not defending the board in any way, but, the money we were going to make this season was coming from:
The Setanta Cup (doesnt start till August)
Seamies move( dragging on now plus the offer is a disgrace)
Europa League (not till July)

Whatever way you look at it, Sligo Rovers would not have had extra funds till at least Seamie's move, and we would have not recieved awards from the success from last year until at least July.

**forza rovers** · 30/01/2009, 5:27 PM

lads nows your chance!!all the shareholders get out and vote at the A.G.M next month and get rid of those Muppet s that run the club.

**Inside Man** · 30/01/2009, 5:32 PM

Who'd want to replace them though are my thoughts...?

**RGMY** · 30/01/2009, 5:36 PM

so finally we get a post that gets to the point. change can quite easily happen at the club if ye lads that r constantly complaining about the mc come along to the agm thats if ye are shareholders and opt to forward urselfs on to the committees etc well done forza rovers for ur post

**Knappagh Red** · 30/01/2009, 6:21 PM

The sad fact is there is nobody to replace these people if they do step down, the last shareholders meeting in the summer had around 50 out of nearly 400 members present and that was billed as a crisis meeting. People just aren't interested enough.

**brianw82** · 31/01/2009, 9:55 PM

Originally Posted by forza rovers

lads nows your chance!!all the shareholders get out and vote at the A.G.M next month and get rid of those Muppet s that run the club.

That's the thing. People here are all talk, but where are they when the real decisions are being made? As Brannigan said at the last Q & A session, nobody's too young or too old to be on the MC. Look at Richie Sadlier running Pats - he's just turned 30. If I was still living in Sligo I would put myself forward, but alas, I'm living in Dublin for work.

Can anyone give me the current composition of the board, age-wise? I'm assuming it's mostly 40+ year old men? It probably wouldn't be a bad thing to have some fresh young blood in there.

**sligoman** · 01/02/2009, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by brianw82

If I was still living in Sligo I would put myself forward, but alas, I'm living in Dublin for work.

Very easy to say that, just cos yer living in Dublin.

**Rovers1** · 01/02/2009, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Very easy to say that, just cos yer living in Dublin.

...is Sligoman going for the job??!!

**Knappagh Red** · 01/02/2009, 6:16 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

...is Sligoman going for the job??!!

I'll put his name on the nomination form if he's up for it

**sligoman** · 01/02/2009, 10:16 PM

No, I live in Dublin now.

**red_away** · 02/02/2009, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by Knappagh Red

The sad fact is there is nobody to replace these people if they do step down, the last shareholders meeting in the summer had around 50 out of nearly 400 members present and that was billed as a crisis meeting. People just aren't interested enough.

Sadly - the above is true - the club are not inundated with volunteers to ake up positions within the club.

**Rovers1** · 02/02/2009, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

No, I live in Dublin now.

no you dont you big tease

**dong** · 02/02/2009, 4:55 PM

People are entitled to express an opinion on this forum even if they have no intention whatsoever of putting themselves forward to have an input in the actual running of Sligo Rovers Football Club. As long as nothing obviously distasteful is posted. It is a forum, after all? To suggest otherwise is like saying that you can't have an opinion on the way the Government runs the country without running for election yourself.
On another point, does the 70,000 raised from the selling of Seamus Coleman not change the Cook situation now, or does the club really need the 60,000 on top of this?

**SligoBrewer** · 02/02/2009, 9:23 PM

Originally Posted by dong2008

On another point, does the 70,000 raised from the selling of Seamus Coleman not change the Cook situation now, or does the club really need the 60,000 on top of this?

I'm sure the club were well aware of money coming in from Seamie's move before they made a plea for €60,000. Don't you?