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Row arising out of Shane Long transfer comes before High Court

Date
2015-11-19

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Cork City

County
Cork

Summary

A dispute over Shane Long's transfer from Reading FC to West Bromwich Albion has been brought before the High Court by Mr Alan O'Mahony. O'Mahony claims he acquired a 10% interest in Long's earlier 2005 transfer from Cork City FC to Reading FC, which should entitle him to a share of the £5.1 million fee paid by West Bromwich Albion in 2011. He alleges that the liquidator of Cork City Investments, Mr Carl Dillon, sold the benefit of Long's contract to Reading FC in 2010, thereby depriving him of the contractual benefit. O'Mahony seeks damages for alleged negligence, breach of duty and breach of contract, and requests declarations that he is entitled to the benefit and that the sale to Reading is void. The case is ongoing; a pre‑trial motion was adjourned to allow document exchange. The action does not involve Shane Long, who is currently playing for Southampton FC.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Row arising out of Shane Long transfer comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

October 2010 Other
February 2010 Other
May 2010 Other
August 2011 Other
2015-11-19 Publication

Why: Mr O'Mahony claims he did not receive the benefit of his interest in the contract because Mr Carl Dillon, the liquidator of Cork City Investments FC Ltd, the then holding company of Cork City, allegedly sold the benefit of Shane Long's contract to Reading FC prior to the player's move to WBA. CNI source report