€5,000 from FAI for strategic plan

[marinobohs]

Iceland fa KSI, released figures to do with distribution of part of Euro 2016 Finals participation income.
€ 3.5m in total distributed to clubs, about 25% of total income, as per decision taken at AGM in Feb 2016.
€135k to top clubs €115k medium clubs, €16k to the tiniest clubs.
Mandated is that it's for football related projects not for playing personel.
There's an extra grant of €7,500 made available for each top 24 clubs to send their youth coaches to a uefa elite youth coaching course organised by KSI


Annual accounts report is made public.
Perusing the addenda, I see they give an annual grant of €7,000 to each club in top 2 divisons
to complete their annual accounts and licence application.
Also accounted for is all finance received from Fifa/Uefa and where and what it goes for.

ah that's all very well, but do they get the drinks in for the fans ?

[gufcfan]

ah that's all very well, but do they get the drinks in for the fans ?

With the price of drink in Reykjavik, even JD's yearly wedge wouldn't go far.

[GCdfc]

With the price of drink in Reykjavik, even JD's yearly wedge wouldn't go far.

But he has at least two salarys. OCI and FAI. I'm sure he could afford a few drinks.

[gufcfan]

But he has at least two salarys. OCI and FAI. I'm sure he could afford a few drinks.

That's another thing, why the f is he on the OCI anyway when he is the head of the FAI.

[sbgawa]

That's another thing, why the f is he on the OCI anyway when he is the head of the FAI.

Not saying I agree with it but justification will be football is an Olympic sport

[KianD]

Not saying I agree with it but justification will be football is an Olympic sport

That we have never qualified for, that I'm aware of. UEFA U21 semis/finalists get places I think.

[pineapple stu]

That's another thing, why the f is he on the OCI anyway when he is the head of the FAI.
Contacts.

[littlebray]

That we have never qualified for, that I'm aware of. UEFA U21 semis/finalists get places I think.

Don't know what the process is currently, but Ireland played in the 1924 and 1948 Olympics.

[BonnieShels]

Don't know what the process is currently, but Ireland played in the 1924 and 1948 Olympics.

Do we not enter due to awkwardness re jurisdiction playing apart. Soccer in the Olympics would be all-Ireland potentially. Most likely not worth the trouble. Then again, the real; issue is because the FAI couldn't be fooked.

[littlebray]

Soccer in the Olympics would be all-Ireland potentially.

No, it's the same as any other Olympic sport, jurisdictional issues all resolved now - since about 1924, in fact. Rugby, on the other hand, might pose a problem.


The real issue is because the FAI couldn't be fooked.

On the money!

[marinobohs]

That's another thing, why the f is he on the OCI anyway when he is the head of the FAI.

access to tickets ???????? :cool:

[Titan]

Thought we tried to qualify for the 88 or 92 olympics? As in there was a tournament. Did I dream that?

[pineapple stu]

It does ring a bell. A League of Ireland team I think?

Edit - here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship)'s the 1992 qualification - just the 1992 European U-21 qualification doubling up as Olympic qualification. The 1988 article has no indication on how qualification was decided.

Also, here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men %27s_team_squads)'s the squads for the 1992 competition out of interest. All under 23, but some serious names in there. Guardiola, Brolin, Friedel, Andersson, Dino Baggio, Helveg, Bosnich and loads others.

[Titan]

Yeah it was an all LOI team. Think there were 8 from Rovers. Seem to remember either a hoops scene or a programme from one of the qualifiers featuring Mick Byrne on the front in an IReland kit. It didnt have the FAI badge though just a shamrock.

[legendz]

Ulster rugby players could have opted to play for the GB rugby sevens team. IRFU decreed they should not because they run on All-Ireland basis. A court wouldn't stop Ulster players. It's unlikely any would rock the boat there.

Did any N. Ireland players feature for GB 4 years ago? N. Irish athletes have a choice between Ireland or GB.

The Good Friday agreement has the RoI as a 32 county team. Gibson and McClean making my point for me.

If our U21s finish in the top 3 of their euros we'll be in the Olympics. Olympic qualification is difficult. Not many places available for the global game.

On FAI funding and the €5000 offered to clubs, the FAI keep media talking about being debt free by 2020.There surely has to be more funds available after that.

[Mr A]

OK, this has gone way of topic folks.. let's get back to the strategic plan stuff.

[Mr A]

Neil O Riordan tweets the letter sent by FAI to all clubs last week: https://twitter.com/noriordan/status/771472103971454977

[pateen]

Sad to think that its gone this way.
Badly handed by both parties I feel. SPA telling the FAI to F off instead of suggesting an alternative.
The FAI telling SPA to F off instead of working with them and of course offering pittance in the first place

http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/sport/irishfootball/7231616/The-row-between-St-Pats-and-the-FAI-over-funding-has-escalated.html

[Dodge]

SPA were working with the FAI, or at least tried to for months and months

[GC13]

SSE Airtriciy League Nonsense Reporting
Check this out guys, on the SSE Airtrictiy website tonight with the First Division playoffs looming, they put Cobh's one nil win over UCD as edging the Cork men to within a point of UCD, says it all doesn't it! No you silly boys its to within three points, how do they just keep showing a complete lack of respect to the game, clubs, supporters and the country's domestic football. http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/7098-round-up-play-off-race-hots-up-as-cobh-beat-ucd-and-drogheda-claim-victory-over-shelbourne (Accessed 16 Sept 2016).

[Charlie Darwin]

Of all the things to criticise the FAI over, or to criticise the league website over, the actual content of what they write isn't one of them. Despite the stone age website they have good people writing it.

[gufcfan]

Despite the stone age website they have good people writing it.

FAI online stuff has improved a huge amount recently.

I'm sure the people behind it are pushing for resources to get a site from this century.

[Charlie Darwin]

I'm sure they'd settle for one from the last century.

[gufcfan]

I'm sure they'd settle for one from the last century.

It's maddening that for example, they have a stats portal within the league site, but the interface is atrocious and certain things don't really work.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's maddening that for example, they have a stats portal within the league site, but the interface is atrocious and certain things don't really work.
It would be an amazing resource if they'd pay somebody for a few months to sort out the interface because the data is all there.

[gufcfan]

It would be an amazing resource if they'd pay somebody for a few months to sort out the interface because the data is all there.

I actually use
"player/club name" site:http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/ etc, to find things on it, through Google. Less painful.

[Charlie Darwin]

I actually use
"player/club name" site:http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/ etc, to find things on it, through Google. Less painful.
Me too, ridiculous. But even when you get there, they summarise players' seasons but leave out all cup games. Could be so much more powerful if they just put the effort into displaying it right.

[Mr A]

Harps start strategic planning process.

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=3768

[nigel-harps1954]

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=3768

Harps the first to come out with details on a strategic plan.

[pineapple stu]

In fairness, that just means they've agreed to meet the FAI consultant.

Plenty of other clubs have done that already.

Not a dig at Harps as such, but "first to come out with details" means nothing here.

[gufcfan]

"first to come out with details" means nothing here.

Normally I would roll my eyes at "feigned enthusiasm", but you're probably right there.

Any club that wouldn't meet with them would get sanctioned eventually, so it's not really news.

[nigel-harps1954]

Shut up with your jealousy.

[ger121]

http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=3768

Harps the first to come out with details on a strategic plan.

Now you do know this 5 Year Strategic Plan is actual earth around the sun years and not measured in stadium building years, right?

[gufcfan]

Now you do know this 5 Year Strategic Plan is actual earth around the sun years and not measured in stadium building years, right?

False.

It's measured in "jiggle the shiny thing until after the votes".

[Ezeikial]

False.

It's measured in "jiggle the shiny thing until after the votes".

There's gonna be a vote?

Delaney out

[GC13]

Of all the things to criticise the FAI over, or to criticise the league website over, the actual content of what they write isn't one of them. Despite the stone age website they have good people writing it.


It is a relevant criticism as it is inaccurate information provided in the public domain, not surprisingly it is still wrong nearly a week on! - the league table is correct so how difficult was it to get a three and half line article right, it is shameful - even the player profiles are wrong e.g. most of the goalkeepers are identified as 'outfield' players. There were four games played in the premier and three in the first division that night not exactly overly difficult considering the first division reports were on average three to four lines. They should take a look at extratime / junior soccer portal etc. For games played / minutes / stats info the transfermarket site is good.
The fai should be called the joke shop when it comes to the airtiricty league and first division.

[ForzaHoop]

Harps are a small supporters run club that have are struggling each week to survive, they are hoping to gain some sort of knowledge from the meeting to they build for the future and sustain the club while hoping to get a new stadium finished that is supposed to be a center of excellence for the north west.

[Charlie Darwin]

It is a relevant criticism as it is inaccurate information provided in the public domain, not surprisingly it is still wrong nearly a week on! - the league table is correct so how difficult was it to get a three and half line article right, it is shameful - even the player profiles are wrong e.g. most of the goalkeepers are identified as 'outfield' players. There were four games played in the premier and three in the first division that night not exactly overly difficult considering the first division reports were on average three to four lines. They should take a look at extratime / junior soccer portal etc. For games played / minutes / stats info the transfermarket site is good.
The fai should be called the joke shop when it comes to the airtiricty league and first division.
It's a mistake. They happen. Perhaps in the time spent writing about it here you could have emailed them and got the error fixed.

[atfconline]

I tried to get match details corrected once. Obvious mistakes like an unused sub being listed as the goalscorer, and the FT score not reflecting all the goalscorers etc. I was told any request to make changes would have to come from the Club.

[EatYerGreens]

Back on topic - there's an article on '€5,000-gate' in the latest issue of When Saturday Comes magazine (October).