Cook to stay at Showgrounds - Subject to Conditions
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Chairman Michael Toolan and Club PRO Dermot Brannigan have today confirmed to local radio that manager Paul Cook will remain Sligo Rovers' manager on the condition that sixty thousand euro is raised in the next two weeks to fund the income of two new players.
It emerged that Cook has resigned due to the fact that he wanted two players to increase his squad to sixteen as Rovers look to embark in five competitions in 2009, but now to the relief of Sligo fans, they have a chance to get the much loved Liverpudlian back at the helm.
If this money is raised before Valentine's Day, Sligo's budget will be increased by the FAI and only then will Cook retake the Sligo mangerial position.
To faciliatate this, a fundraiser is planned in the Sligo Southern Hotel next Saturday night. No admission fee will be charged on the door, with supporters donating whatever they feel appropiate for entry. No acts have been confirmed as of yet, but there will be auctions on the night in order to boost the figure. Toolan also mentioned that the club were seeking twelve donations of five thousand euro to raise this money as soon as possible. "It's up to the supporters'" said Brannigan.
This will come as great news to the Bit O'Red followers, to whom Cook holds a special place in the heart of as he has achieved European qualification for the first time in over ten years.
It emerged that Cook has resigned due to the fact that he wanted two players to increase his squad to sixteen as Rovers look to embark in five competitions in 2009, but now to the relief of Sligo fans, they have a chance to get the much loved Liverpudlian back at the helm.
If this money is raised before Valentine's Day, Sligo's budget will be increased by the FAI and only then will Cook retake the Sligo mangerial position.
To faciliatate this, a fundraiser is planned in the Sligo Southern Hotel next Saturday night. No admission fee will be charged on the door, with supporters donating whatever they feel appropiate for entry. No acts have been confirmed as of yet, but there will be auctions on the night in order to boost the figure. Toolan also mentioned that the club were seeking twelve donations of five thousand euro to raise this money as soon as possible. "It's up to the supporters'" said Brannigan.
This will come as great news to the Bit O'Red followers, to whom Cook holds a special place in the heart of as he has achieved European qualification for the first time in over ten years.
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