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28/09/2015, 9:59 PM
Titan

Jesus lads, I've been around this league a long time. I've been the annoying 6 year old on the terrace abusing the opposing goalkeeper. I've been the spotty 14 year old hassling the grounds man at Milltown to let me help him put the nets up (he did!) I've been the guy sitting in the stand on his own watching an end of season game with nothing to play for. I've been the guy who started a company to supply league of Ireland clubs with playing kit with ridiculously generous free kit allowances (sorry about the quality of service Dundalk, Waterford, Monaghan and Bohs to name a few) I've been the club promotions officer at UCD (yeah how'd that work out?) I was a Kitman at Longford, Kildare and Athlone. You could say I've been around. But in all my years I've never come across such a festering turd of document as this Conroy report. I need a stiff drink.
28/09/2015, 10:00 PM
osarusan

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Originally Posted by White Horse

- Premier division split into top 6/bottom 4, after 3 series of games.

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Premier division split

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28/09/2015, 10:05 PM
Longfordian

No mention of increasing prize money or decreasing affiliation fees I'm assuming? Or any suggestions that will cost the FAI any more money?
28/09/2015, 10:10 PM
kksaints

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

No mention of increasing prize money or decreasing affiliation fees I'm assuming? Or any suggestions that will cost the FAI any more money?

I thought there was something about increased prize money anyway. Not sure about the affiliation fees.
28/09/2015, 10:11 PM
Mr A

Declan Conroy will be on Soccer Republic. As will John O Sullivan.
28/09/2015, 10:11 PM
colonelwest

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Is it just me, or is there nothing in there about getting new clubs into the league? Or is it just assumed that all of these changes will get more clubs in?

Nope

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

No mention of increasing prize money or decreasing affiliation fees I'm assuming? Or any suggestions that will cost the FAI any more money?

and apart from some vagueness about possibly increasing prize money in the years leading to 2020.... Wait for it....

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28/09/2015, 10:16 PM
Mr A

I wonder why prize money is listed for league cup and league but not FAI cup? Odd omission.
28/09/2015, 10:33 PM
Ezeikial

The well known LoI aficionado , Eamon Dunphy, gets his oar in

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-31565931.html
28/09/2015, 10:45 PM
Nesta99

Mick Wallace personal political broadcast!:disappointed:
28/09/2015, 10:54 PM
ped_ped

Tuned in expecting to be annoyed by the content of the report. Now I'm just annoyed by the level of discussion. Anyone flipping through the channels and stumbling across this would struggle to identify it as a discussion of the future of a country's top domestic football league.
28/09/2015, 11:25 PM
bluewhitearmy

To me it says a lot about attitudes that they would talk about cutting down the premier rather than trying to grow the first division.
28/09/2015, 11:35 PM
outspoken

I've finally lost all faith in the LOI ever going anywhere. A ten team top flight simply doesn't work as proven before and a split will only help to kill off more clubs that don't compete for trophies every year. I fear for the future of many mant clubs with these new proposals
28/09/2015, 11:37 PM
White Horse

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Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

To me it says a lot about attitudes that they would talk about cutting down the premier rather than trying to grow the first division.

Says a lot about their ambition.
28/09/2015, 11:51 PM
nigel-harps1954

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Originally Posted by Ezeikial

The well known LoI aficionado , Eamon Dunphy, gets his oar in

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-31565931.html

Had a great laugh heading down the M1 tonight listening to Game On. Dunphy kept going on about how the main footballing people in Ireland weren't asked about the report (i.e Brady, Giles and Dunphy), while Niall Quinn was consulted.

As for the report itself. I'm terribly disappointed.
29/09/2015, 8:26 AM
Real ale Madrid

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Originally Posted by outspoken

I've finally lost all faith in the LOI ever going anywhere. A ten team top flight simply doesn't work as proven before and a split will only help to kill off more clubs that don't compete for trophies every year. I fear for the future of many mant clubs with these new proposals

What didn't work with a 10 team premier as opposed to a 12 team premier. I haven't noticed any real difference.

I would have thought that with only 20 senior teams it makes more sense to split them 10 / 10. An 8 team division is a disaster.
29/09/2015, 8:29 AM
D24Saint

It's a bit unbalanced alright but clubs will always prefer to be near the bottom of the premier fighting for survival than mid table in an expanded first division, more media exposure, better crowds , higher entrance fees etc.
29/09/2015, 8:34 AM
White Horse

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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

What didn't work with a 10 team premier as opposed to a 12 team premier. I haven't noticed any real difference.

I would have thought that with only 20 senior teams it makes more sense to split them 10 / 10. An 8 team division is a disaster.

The solution to the problem of the first division is not to screw up the premier division.

Do you really want to play Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers 5 times each season? Playing the same teams over and over again does nothing to create interest.

The FAI should reduce the costs of competing in the first division in order to encourage more clubs to participate.
29/09/2015, 8:56 AM
longfordjames

how independent was this report

am i just paranoid or is there alot of FAI spin in it
29/09/2015, 9:10 AM
Real ale Madrid

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Horse

Do you really want to play Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers 5 times each season? Playing the same teams over and over again does nothing to create interest.
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It will be 4 times instead of the now 3. Yes, that's going to be the straw that breaks the camels back alright.
29/09/2015, 9:13 AM
Mr A

The thing is the FAI probably spoke with one voice, while even within clubs there are wildly disparate opinions of different matters affecting the league. So perhaps it became a bit weighted by the clubs drowning themselves out. But perhaps I am being very kind to a guy who has history working with the FAI previously.

One thing I would love to see is the clubs being brought together to discuss things on a more regular basis. Quarterly meetings, with themes, would make sense I think. This might help to build more consensus around some issues at least.

Unimpressed with the report overall, although Dunphy's outrage was extremely funny.

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