Another Nail in the Heart for Local Game ; As the Lark by the Lee Takes Another Twist Who Will Be Next to Feel Soccer's Financial Squeeze? [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › August 04, 2009
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TOM COUGHLAN looked like a man who had bet all of his chips while his opponent held all the aces as the endgame neared for Cork City in the High Court at lunchtime on Friday.
An email from John Delaney confirming the FAI would assume control of the proposed Cork City/Celtic friendly match and ensure all proceeds from the game along with all other participation/prize monies due to the club would go directly to the Revenue didn't temper the latter's resolve.See the full content of this document
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Another Nail in the Heart for Local Game ; As the Lark by the Lee Takes Another Twist Who Will Be Next to Feel Soccer's Financial Squeeze? [Eire Region]
Offers of advances from a number of club sponsors proved similarly ineffective while the fact that the players had agreed to defer their wages also failed to move the state's tax collector who stubbornly railed against a settlement, determined to plunge a dagger in the heart of a troublesome league.
City, though, had one last card to play. As the judgeme...See the full content of this document
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