Sporting Fingal FC Supporters' Thread - IMPORTANT: Read Post #1

Tropheus

Investor doesn't apply to the LOI as there is no return on investment. Benefactor is more appropriate. Someone who donates money for the love of the game.

Paulw

While there might be no direct return on investment from the club to investor, there can be secondary return - from advertising, brand expansion, brand recognition, etc.

So, in most cases, they are investors.

Corsendonk

Todays Indo

Friday February 04 2011

SPORTING FINGAL'S future was plunged into doubt yesterday less than a fortnight before they are due to play their first match of the new season.

The club is not in a position to pay their players' wages after failing to find a replacement for primary investor Gerry Gannon and have informed the FAI and the PFAI of the situation.

The 2009 FAI Cup winners underwent a review of their finances after the developer, one of the first 10 people to have their loans transferred to NAMA, signalled he was no longer prepared to fund the club after sinking €1.25m into the operation.

Sporting Fingal appeared to have secured the investment needed to proceed for the new season, albeit on a reduced budget, but a number of commitments they believed were in place have not materialised.

They now face a race against time to procure a budget for the new season and will need guarantees in place ahead of the closing of the club licensing process in two weeks' time.

The club had been confident of investment to such an extent that manager Liam Buckley was able to announce a number of new signings, while former St Patrick's Athletic commercial manager Philip Nolan crossed the city to take up a new role with Fingal only last Monday.

Sporting even turned down a bid from Celtic for star midfielder Shaun Williams, who could now leave for free if his contract is breached by continued non-payment of wages.

The club are due to open their season in the Setanta Cup against Lisburn Distillery at Dalymount Park on February 14 and are scheduled to kick off their league campaign at home to UCD on March 4.

TangyZizzle

Hardly worth posting. Theres no new information in it.

dsmythy

The players have been paid what was owed. Good news.

Paulw

Friendly game tomorrow morning, 11:30am, against Phoenix FC.

Scribblestown pitch. at halfway house, take a left and continue straight until u can go no more. It is an all weather facility.

TangyZizzle

What's happening on Thursday in Tolka? Talk of it on the facebook..

Paulw

Friendly on Thurs against Shels.

Good game today. Easy to see it's a pre-season.

Must say, the linesman made some good calls today. 2-0 win to Fingal.

ViperGTS

Yeah the linesman on the other side

TangyZizzle

Paulw wrote: »

Friendly on Thurs against Shels.

Lovely! Hadn't heard of this, KO time?

Are we all opposed to a Sporting Fingal FC Talk/Transfers/Rumours Thread 2011 in the Soccer Forum? Or are we all content with posting here in DCN? I think it would be more fitting to have a the thread in the Soccer Forum, I havent checked, but I doubt the Dublin City forum has a Shels or Bohs superthread in it.

The Hill Billy

That's because the mods here are such nice guys that they let it stay.

That said, since the this thread started with the new rules it has been a better-flowing thread. Thanks all.

Fingers crossed that the club enjoys a secure future.

sparky12345678

Paulw wrote: »

Friendly on Thurs against Shels.

Good game today. Easy to see it's a pre-season.

Must say, the linesman made some good calls today. 2-0 win to Fingal.

NICE start! hope we hammer shels now and then on to first competitive fixture which shud be interesting (we could easily get drawn against a northern team come europe, and if not they would be of relativly similair standard).

what was the team??!
any newbies?
prospects (i know only a friendly but still!)??

Pineapple stu

Start a thread in the soccer section and it will turn into foot.ie.

TangyZizzle

Pineapple stu wrote: »

Start a thread in the soccer section and it will turn into foot.ie.

Elaborate, please. Iv only ever read that forum once and got annoyed because it wouldnt let me register. So, I dont know what all the fuss is about.

The Hill Billy

You can easily register for access to the Soccer forum if you follow the instructions on the main page.

TangyZizzle

You've misunderstood me. I mean I can't register with foot.ie. I cant remember why, I think it was something to do with having to have a work email address.

The Hill Billy

Ah ok. Thought is was Soccer forum access you were looking for.

Paulw

sparky12345678 wrote: »

what was the team??!
any newbies?

There were plenty of new players. I didn't get all their names. A good number of young new players too, brought in. They didn't come from the Fingal 20s team. Some quality looking players.

Quigley
Fitzgerald
O'Brien (turned on his ankle and was taken off early)
Hawkins
Oman
Byrne
McFaul
Williams
Finn
O'Neill
New player on the left wing, didn't get his name.

Dawson
Clarke
Bolger

There were 5 other new players. I'll have some picts up later. If people can identify, it would be good.

ViperGTS

Bobby Ryan was number 10 on the left.

CSF

Paulw wrote: »

There were plenty of new players. I didn't get all their names. A good number of young new players too, brought in. They didn't come from the Fingal 20s team. Some quality looking players.

Quigley
Fitzgerald
O'Brien (turned on his ankle and was taken off early)
Hawkins
Oman
Byrne
McFaul
Williams
Finn
O'Neill
New player on the left wing, didn't get his name.

Dawson
Clarke
Bolger

There were 5 other new players. I'll have some picts up later. If people can identify, it would be good.

No sign of Flood?

Paulw

CSF wrote: »

No sign of Flood?

Who?? Nope, no sign of Flood.

The other 5 players were Stephen Last, Jason Dwaine, Jason Marks, Ciaran O'Brien, Sean Skelly.

TangyZizzle

KO on thursday lads?

Dub XV

Kick off in Tolka is 8.00pm on Thursday.

Pineapple stu

TangyZizzle wrote: »

You've misunderstood me. I mean I can't register with foot.ie. I cant remember why, I think it was something to do with having to have a work email address.

Its a good thing for you that you cant . You dont need a work e-mail if you are friends with the admin team on there. One rule for friends etc.

Pineapple stu

CSF wrote: »

No sign of Flood?

Not for the want of trying as it was lashing

dsmythy

TangyZizzle wrote: »

Elaborate, please. Iv only ever read that forum once and got annoyed because it wouldnt let me register. So, I dont know what all the fuss is about.

That other website has a little cozy cartel of opinion going on that includes administrators. You get banned for stupid reasons.


Mods here much more balanced and fair.

Little Drummer Boy

How'ya lads, I've been snooping around here when in need of info for a while but as were about to kick off a new year against Shels tomorrow, I though I'd get more involved!!!:D

TangyZizzle

via Lisburns twitter

Sporting Fingal have withdrawn from the Setanta Cup so Lisburn Distillery will now play UCD in the opening round, further info to follow

http://twitter.com/distilleryworld

TangyZizzle

via Tony O Donoghue's Twitter

The news from Sporting Fingal doesn't sound good. Liam Buckley in a meeting with players at the moment.

http://twitter.com/Corktod#

TangyZizzle

And thats the end of that..

Sporting Fingal players have had their contracts terminated. - http://twitter.com/Corktod