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I've heard all of Rovers european money from the group stages are gone. They are in a pretty bad way in comparison to 2012. I'm sure our accounts are awful too but considering we won the league and have had pretty substantial prize money from Europe for 4 of the last 5 years I think we're ok.
Plus we have Special K.
We've made a profit the last 2 years apparently
From a quick glance it looks like the Trust lost 173k - taking in 202k but giving 375k to the club. The club's account show a loss of €265k. This would have to be after receiving the income from the Trust so the overall loss looks to be €438k.
I'm not sure I'd agree that they are necessarily a lot worse off in 214 than 2013.
They got rid of a lot of big earners at the end of last year. They have lads like Boccer and Dean Kelly in the first team squad this year and didn't throw the cash around last preseason so I'd say their wage bill might be well down. Their crowds are probably down as well though but possibly not to the same extent. The other thing that will stop them losing big money in 2014 is cash flow. Bohs, Shels, Drogheda, and ourselves all made big losses because there were banks/property deals funding them. It's much harder to make big losses now as you just run out of cash. They've spent their Europe League money now and cleaned out the Trust so will have to make do on their income going forward. Fenlon is the wrong man to have in charge in those circumstances.
The B team would be an added expense this year (off set somewhat by losing the women's team). No dount they reigned in the wages spending a little though
The Fuck !!!! seriously ?? is that writting off GK money though, or factoring that in as a liability ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I have no clue. I'm just repeating what someone who looked at them (and knows what he's talking about) said to meQuote:
Originally Posted by TheSaintsno.12
There's still a debt to Kelleher there but he as he owes himself that...
Checked this myself a few weeks back. 100% true we've reported profits in last 2 sets of accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Tallaght on Friday
http://i58.tinypic.com/198d0.jpg
jesus. boycott ?? bandwagoners ?? not big enough for them ?? whats the story up there ?
People just not going to the games. I'm told the crowd was about 500 in total
Only about 12 in Dundalk last night
They have less than 1000 at loads of their games this season. I wonder how those rent payments are coming along.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Okay maybe not a lot worse, but possibly worse. They have Killduff, Sheppard and Zayed on big money. Okay they released Zayed mid season. Then also O'Connor, Finn, McCabe, McGuinness Madden and McPhail who are on big money also. Don't try and tell me Conor Kenna and Madden didn't move there for big money this season too. Maybe they have reigned in spending on fringe players wages, but I'd still say they still have an expensive squad relative to their income from not winning any major trophies or getting europe in the last three years. Factor in this season, they have a B team to fund, would have had to pay Croly and his backroom team off this season. There was no Setanta Cup Final and the League Cup Final was in Oriel Park which they lost. I wouldn't be surprised if they made a similar size big loss again this year. I suppose the figures next year will tell us more.Quote:
Originally Posted by eskersaint
Going to Real Valladolid B vs Leonesa today. It's the third tier. €10 in, great value for money and a decent standard. Play in the ground beside the stadium. When the first team play away then they're at home, so get a game in every week which is great.
That's very steep. You'd get a decent 3-course meal in Valladolid for that price with a bottle of wine thrown in. €5 to see Barça B for some league games. It was €9 for some seats against Villarreal a couple of seasons ago when they got promoted. Are you sure you're not paying guiri prices?Quote:
Originally Posted by St. Robbie
It's €10 for everyone. Eating out isn't quite as cheap as you say but still cheaper than Ireland & Germany. First team games are €25 in.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleguer presas i renom
They won 2-0. Had someone sent off 89th min then scored 90th and 91st
Even tho it's about another club taking our title still a brilliant piece by Dan McDonnell today
http://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer...-30694832.html
It's a great piece, written by a passionate supporter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathfarnham_Saint
If only the non believers realised what they are missing by not supporting our league.
Galway won the playoff 5-1 and are promoted. UCD are relegated.
Sheppard signs for Cawk
Real Madrid changing their crest to appease Abu Dhabi Bank. wrong....so wrong !!!
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30778770.html
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Originally Posted by Toffolux
I knew we had a clown play for us that went off to SDCC but didnt think their was more then him.Quote:
For anyone with either an interest in the circus that is Irish football
The Bradley article besdie it is interesting. Hope he does well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saintshead
Looks like it might be a good read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toffolux
Went to Real Valladolid vs Recreativo Huelva tonight. The atmosphere at the home games is very poor. Not sure if it's like this throughout Spain as I haven't been to games but the atmosphere at home games is very bad.
Combination of factors Robbie. Valladolid love to be the plucky underdog taking on the big boys, in the segunda they are one of the relatively big boys taking on teams they're expected to beat. You've got 8,000 odd people in a stadium that holds about 25,000. Doesn't help either that they don't have any proper rivals in the same division (or at all really - Numancia don't really count). Added to that you have the fact that Northern Castilians are generally pretty dour and reserved people at the best of times compared to say Andalucians, they tend to need a stimulus to get excited about anything other than Franco's birthday or anniversary.Quote:
Originally Posted by St. Robbie
Interesting times at Steaua
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/kits/...ty-photos.html
Plenty of Francoists in other parts of Spain, including Andalucia. The national day in Catilla y León meanwhile marks one of the first progressive revolutions against feudalism in the 1500's. The purple strip on the flag of the second Republic is in honour of the Comuneros.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaz
One thing I´ve noticed about Valladolid is the amount of Swastikas graffitied around the place. I was told the people aren´t as friendly here before I arrived, they seem very cold unless you really get to know them. (That´s just generalising, of course there are nice people aswell).Quote:
Originally Posted by oleguer presas i renom
Spain has its fair share of cunts alright, and they're probably not evenly spread across the country. Personally, though, I've found the internal stereotyping of Spaniards to be fairly wide of the mark except on one front: Catalans are careful with money.Quote:
Originally Posted by St. Robbie
Ye I'm lookin to get to other parts of Spain in the New Year when I have more time. Salamanca is not too far and I've heard good things.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleguer presas i renom
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Originally Posted by St. Robbie
And their football team was founded by Irish people ;)
Salamanca are Irish...FACTQuote:
Originally Posted by Slavia
Were - they went wallop last year sadly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathcoolesaint
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Originally Posted by Gaz
FAI must have had something to do with it so!
Circus stuff, I was in Bucharest at the weekend just gone with the Mrs. a lot of the locals aren't to impressed to put it mildly :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Slavia
One of my friends told me about this game last season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEL-i6S-gzI
Promotion playoff. Las Palmas at home to Cordoba. 1st leg was 0-0. Las Palmas were 1-0 at home in the 2nd leg and were on track for promotion. Cordoba scored in the 10th minute of injury time to win on away goals. Referee escorted off the pitch by Police. There was war
The goal should have been ruled offside. The guy that had the first shot was on, but the guy that put it in was about a yard offside when the initial pass was given.Quote:
Originally Posted by St. Robbie
I think it´s the guy beside him that puts it inQuote:
Originally Posted by DonabateSaint
Better video of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oKupSfIAUI