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John Fallon: Drogheda United not the sole culprits for €525k blunder

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John Fallon: Drogheda United not the sole culprits for €525k blunder

Drogheda’s Adam Foley lifts the FAI Cup. Pic: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty.

ALL judges at some stage of their careers dismiss ignorance as no defence and it clearly applies in the embarrassing episode of Drogheda United.

The Roman Maxim is the most straightforward method of swinging a hearing but what’s transpired since the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Monday makes the club not alone as culpable.

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