Dear Tom Coughlan,
On behalf of a large portion of Cork City supporters, League of Ireland supporters and general sports fans around this country, I would please ask you to leave Cork City Football Club.
The recent farce last Friday, which has become known as the “Busgate” incident, was the last straw for a lot of people. How dare you cut two hours preparation from an important match and leave the players and fans worry if there would actually have been a match. Was this part of your Six Steps to Europe?
Unfortunately, this latest farce is only one in a long line of episodes that is destroying this football club. The €439,000 winding-up order that should really have seen Cork City Investment FC Limited closed down, the constant non payment of wages to players and staff, breaking FAI licensing regulations throughout the season and much more that would be difficult to fit in this letter. Oh, and contrary to your recent statement claiming all staff have been paid in full and up to date, there are still current and ex-employees looking for what they are owed. Former player, Gareth Farrelly, who has filed the latest winding-up order petition, being one example.
This has been going on for too long and it is about time the fans of football in this city stood up.
Tom Coughlan: You have showed that you are unable to manage a sustainable football club in Cork. Please leave, before our club is confined to the history books.
City Till I Die,
Paul Barry
A Tom Coughlan,
Ar son píosa ard do thacadóirí Cathair Chorcaí, daoine ó Chorcaigh agus tacadóirí ginearálta an Sraith na hÉireann, más é do thoil é, fág d’áit mar úinéir “Cork City Investment FC Limited”.
Bhí an scannal, a chuirtear an “Busgate” ar anois, ag briseadh foighne na tacadóirí an ionad. Mo náire thú ag gearradh dhá uair ullmhúcháin ó na himreoirí agus ag fágaint gach duine ag smaoineamh an mbeadh an cluiche ar siúl.
Faraor, is rud amháin é seo i liosta ollmhór do rudaí mícheart a ndearna tú, ó tháining tú chiug an chlub. Ní mór do dhaoine smaoineamh ar an d’ordú foirceanta a tháinig i Mí Iúil, an dara cheann a bhfuil chun teacht le linn lá agus dhá sheactain agus na himreoirí agus fostathóirí a bhí fágatha gan a dtuarastail. Tá a lán samplaí eile, ach ní fheadfainn iad go léir a chuir isteach sa litir seo, gan an spas go léir a úsáid.
Tá rudaí mar seo ag tarlúint ro-mhinic agus tá sé in am na tacadóirí do pheil/sacar sa chontae seo a sheas suas.
Tom Coughlan: Tá tú tar éis taispeáint nach bhfuil tú in ann club peile a rith go sábháilteach sa chathair seo. Más é do thoil é, fág an club seo, roimh a théann siad i dtreo Cork Hibs, Cork Celtic agus a lán iarchlub Chorcaí atá tar éis dunadh síos.
Is mise le meas agus Cathair Chorcaí go dtí go bhfaighim bás,
Pól de Barra
