John Fallon: Dundalk FC's boom to bust cycle a reminder of LOI's tightrope

Long lull for women's team to end as October arrives and title and transfer talk dominating the season run-in.

DARKEST BEFORE DAWN: Dundalk supporters gather outside their home gound at Oriel Park in Dundalk. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

That adage about the League of Ireland making a small fortune out of a big one for owners has never been so apt in the case of Dundalk FC’s demise.

Now that the immediate threat of extinction has lifted from the club, through the gun smoke emerges a picture of financial carnage that brought them to the precipice.