FAI sets Monday deadline on Bray after "commitments"

FAI Director of Competitions Fran Gavin revealed that Bray Wanderers officials have "promised to pay" their players, but that failure to meet these commitments will result in sanctions on Monday. [19659002] Gavin, speaking exclusively on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport, said he had had a long meeting with Carlisle Grounds officials last night that resulted in a development.

He said: "We met the club last night to deal with the situation because we met several times up to here.

" We got commitments from the club and we gave them a deadline of 17h on Monday to respect these commitments.

"It's transferring money into players' bank accounts."

"If this does not happen, the FAI will begin a process of imposing sanctions on the club.The club is fully aware of this.We had a long meeting with them yesterday to try to resolve the situation

"Our goal is to solve the situation, to charge the players, to progress and to concentrate on football."

Gavin refused to give details, punishment would be imposed on the club if wages are not paid on Monday.

"I would not say what the penalties would be at this stage because we have to go through a process."

Gavin reiterated his defense of the club license that was repeatedly questioned throughout this saga.

Bray had financial concerns last season, although all the money was finally paid.Gavin pointed out that internal problems among those who run the club led to the difficult situation e.

"It's our priority and our priority has always been that everything concerning the contract of a player be honored by his clubs. Sign the contracts The ISP does not employ the players The licenses are independent, made up of experts from different fields, and work with the 20 clubs around their applications over a long period towards the end of the previous season.

"I think people have to remember that Bray Wanderers at that time had paid all their commitments to the players last season and had a cert of the tax at the time. to ensure that the players are paid.He worked to stabilize the league and the clubs themselves. "

Emphasized that the license is separate from the FAI, Gavin said:" The The licensing process is independent, audited by UEFA every year, is appointed within the FAI itself and is audited by UEFA and the members of the committee are completely independent of the FAI. "