Finn Harps Academy

[northwestexile]

I was just on the Finn Harps website and noticed the academy squads for 99-00 were announced. Is there any reason why not a single player from an Inishowen League Club has made it into the Finn Harps Academy squads?

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=631

[Mr A]

Not sure, but this belongs in the Harps section.

[nigel-harps1954]

I was just on the Finn Harps website and noticed the academy squads for 99-00 were announced. Is there any reason why not a single player from an Inishowen League Club has made it into the Finn Harps Academy squads?

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=631

I believe this was on request of the Inishowen League clubs themselves. They had Inishowen League representative teams at Foyle Cup (and Galway cup far as I know) and didn't want a crossover between Harps and Inishowen League.

Open to correction on that however.

[Mr A]

Asked around and it seems Nigel is right. Inishowen not aboard yet but the academy is still in its early days and hopefully they'll come aboard in future.

[nigel-harps1954]

Harps academy continues from strength to strength.

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=2010

Joe Boyle, one of the most respected coaches in this end of the country has joined as Under-19 manager ahead of the interim season, with Harps legend Eloka Asokuh and Michael McMenamin as his backroom team.

Declan Boyle is in place already as under-17 manager and Trevor Scanlon is in place as Head of Academy which oversees players up to 15 years old before progressing into under-17s.

Really super times for youth at Finn Harps.