FAI Releases Strategic Plan 2016-2020

**Straightstory** · 02/02/2016, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Always have been since their foundation, the times & the indo aren't
really into football if they had their own way they would stick to eggs.Their coverage of LOI is nothing short of disgraceful.

Huge amount of GAA coverage in the Times these days. I always find them, if anything, rather pro-nationalist these days. Probably embarrassed about their unionist past.

**oriel** · 02/02/2016, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Thornley covered the LOI for years. Still watched games afaik but only covers rugby now. Malone is one of the best football journalists in Ireland. Not his fault the IT editors favour schools rugby

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Spot on re Emmet Malone, he's excellent, very witty guy too by all accounts.

**Eminence Grise** · 02/02/2016, 8:40 PM

Not overly impressed by the fine detail in all this - third level/FETAC initiatives would be great... if FETAC hadn't been abolished in 2012 to make way for QQI.

In other news, Jawn Delaney sincerely believes an Irish team featuring only LoI players will someday compete for the Jules Rimet trophy...

**nigel-harps1954** · 19/05/2016, 10:41 PM

Somewhat related, the Football League in England looking at shaking up their system across the water.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36335384

Essentially, they'll be moving to 5 divisions, with the addition of a League Three, all divisions having 20 teams.

The thing that gets me here, and where I'm relating this to League of Ireland, is that the FA are actively seeking to reduce the amount of midweek games in England and tackle the drop in attendance in midweek games.

**sadloserkid** · 20/05/2016, 8:00 AM

Whatever about arguing the levels of indifference to the league displayed by various newspapers I'd like to think we can all agree that the FAI's indifference is far more significant in the overall scheme of things!

**NeverFeltBetter** · 20/05/2016, 9:07 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Somewhat related, the Football League in England looking at shaking up their system across the water.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36335384

Essentially, they'll be moving to 5 divisions, with the addition of a League Three, all divisions having 20 teams.

The thing that gets me here, and where I'm relating this to League of Ireland, is that the FA are actively seeking to reduce the amount of midweek games in England and tackle the drop in attendance in midweek games.

Need's 90% approval from clubs. Can't imagine them getting it.

**pineapple stu** · 20/05/2016, 9:18 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

The thing that gets me here, and where I'm relating this to League of Ireland, is that the FA are actively seeking to reduce the amount of midweek games in England and tackle the drop in attendance in midweek games.

But the flip side, as outlined in the article, is that to cut back on four games means losing four home gates - which is a financial hit even if they're smaller than usual.