Drogheda step back from the abyss

DROGHEDA UNITED live to fight another day after the High Court yesterday ruled that the club could be taken out of examinership.

Club chairman Vincent Hoey welcomed the decision which sees the cash-strapped former champions step back from the abyss, even though they still face a battle to retain their Premiership status.

Praising the fans who had raised 300,000 to save the club, Hoey said: “We have been in existence since 1919 and they weren’t going to let it go down. And they haven’t. I am proud today to be associated with that.