Court orders Bray Wanderers to pay Darren Quigley €6,100

Former Bray Wanderers goalkeeper Darren Quigley will receive €6,100 of unpaid signing-on fees from the Seagulls, which date back to the 2013 League of Ireland season.

A hearing took place at Bray District Court on Thursday, June 2, wherein former Seagulls boss Pat Devlin and current Wanderers chairman Denis O’Connor gave evidence.

Though the judge ruled in favour of the former Derry City, Sporting Fingal and UCD shot-stopper, Bray have the right to appeal the decision should they so please.

Both parties have been at loggerheads since Quigley’s decision to call time on his playing career, with the club at one point seeking to take an injunction on Quigley - which would have prohibited their former player from entering the Carlisle Grounds - although these proceedings did not go ahead.

The one-time Manchester City trainee claimed to have been due to receive signing-on fees of €8,000 at the beginning of the 2012 and 2013 campaigns respectively. While the full amount was received the first year, only €1,900 was paid the following season. 

Bray, who have been making headlines for unwanted reasons in recent years, will now be looking to turn their attentions to Friday night’s league meeting with fellow strugglers Longford Town at the seaside, which Quigley wished them well in.

“I welcome the decision of Judge Kennedy in the district court,” the Sun.ie report the former goalkeeper saying after the hearing.

“I remain a passionate League of Ireland fan and wish Bray the best of luck against Longford on Friday night and for the rest of the season.”

In spite of the fact that this particular issue has now reached a resolution, questions are likely to arise around the FAI’s licensing system, as clubs with outstanding football debts should not be granted a license.

Contrary to the licensing stipulations, the Seagulls were in receipt of a Premier Division license for both 2015 and 2016, despite Quigley first reporting the issue in July 2014.