Shamrock Rovers face another survival hurdle

SHAMROCK ROVERS yesterday bought themselves some breathing space with their successful application in the High Court to have an examiner appointed to the embattled club. But Rovers now face another test, as the FAI’s Club Licensing Committee meets to decide if they can continue to play in the eircom League.

According to the FAI Club Licensing Manual, a licence can be withdrawn if a club no longer satisfies any single condition for issuing the license, violates any of its obligations under the licensing contract or is involved in a bankruptcy, receivership, examinership or liquidation process. In the event of a licence being withdrawn, the committee can eliminate the club immediately from the league or allow it to compete until the end of the season. It also has the authority to place a club in an appropriate league that is affiliated to the FAI.

The FAI said yesterday that its Club Licensing First Instance Committee would examine the issue as soon as it had been formally notified by Shamrock Rovers FC in relation to the High Court decision. That meeting is expected to take place within the next 48 hours.