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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    How much do you want to bet that I'm wrong?
    I would bet you all I have that the FAI doesn't earn 'a heap of money' from the LOI

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    How much do you want to bet that I'm wrong?

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    Limerick's relegation to the second tier won't dissuade me from going to their games next season.

    Personally I had more respect for the First Division when there was a league below it for a few seasons.

    I know I'm harping on but it is a disgrace that more provincial towns haven't teams in a league at a regional level linked to the LoI. While it's not something that would happen overnight, there should be an aspiration for making it possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    I would bet you all I have that the FAI doesn't earn 'a heap of money' from the LOI
    They certainly do get a heap of money in terms of costs involved in running the LOI.

    In international football terms, it's not much, but in terms of LOI costs, it's a good lump of money that they'd otherwise lose out on by having only one division.

    There's UEFA grants for each division an association has.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    There's UEFA grants for each division an association has.
    Wow, you'd think they'd install the regionalised third tier I'm harping on about for more grants!

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    They're certainly better off going against the FAI collectively if they feel things need to change. Delaney has been known to punish those who oppose him publicly in the past so clubs would have been reluctant to go out on a limb.
    Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longfordian View Post
    Delaney has been known to punish those who oppose him publicly in the past so clubs would have been reluctant to go out on a limb.
    Yeah, anyone be it LOI or local level that makes a nuisance of themselves are just marking themselves and their clubs out for "special" treatment.

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    I remain profoundly uncomfortable with 12 of the league clubs acting without the other 8. It's a totally artificial and arbitrary decision to have a body for only the premier clubs. It's great to see the clubs moving towards a bit more dialogue and cooperation but excluding good clubs from it is flat out wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr A View Post
    I remain profoundly uncomfortable with 12 of the league clubs acting without the other 8. It's a totally artificial and arbitrary decision to have a body for only the premier clubs. It's great to see the clubs moving towards a bit more dialogue and cooperation but excluding good clubs from it is flat out wrong.
    The First Division clubs are in a different situation. I'm all for everyone being represented, but one step at a time. They've managed to get the PD clubs to come together to take on Naughton. That in itself is a big thing.

    I'd love to see them get a majority to agree on a good candidate who has the interest of the league at heart, to remove Naughton.

    That would be huge step in the right direction for the league.

    He's up for "election" again in 11 or 12 months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr A View Post
    I remain profoundly uncomfortable with 12 of the league clubs acting without the other 8. It's a totally artificial and arbitrary decision to have a body for only the premier clubs. It's great to see the clubs moving towards a bit more dialogue and cooperation but excluding good clubs from it is flat out wrong.
    I think either a separate organisation for the First Division clubs or an expansion to include them is being considered and will probably happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    I think either a separate organisation for the First Division clubs or an expansion to include them is being considered and will probably happen.
    Yeah that would be good. Even a seperate group for first division clubs initially would be great. Both groups would need to talk to each other though!

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    Who set the group up? Who's chairperson etc? It really is a good idea and long overdue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titan View Post
    Who set the group up? Who's chairperson etc? It really is a good idea and long overdue!
    I'm guessing that among the reasons for the group speaking through a barrister is so that the FAI can't just single out the ringleader and make it go away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gufcfan View Post
    I'm guessing that among the reasons for the group speaking through a barrister is so that the FAI can't just single out the ringleader and make it go away.
    Haha yeah you're probably right! Jaysus it's worse than Soviet Russia!

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    Was the group set up with a Limerick a part of it, and are they anymore?
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    Yes and, presumably, no.

    Pending getting the first division clubs involved I presume

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    And by extension does that mean Harps and Wexford are involved in the PCA now

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    The Irish Times article nigel linked above says they were both consulted so presumably they are.
    Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.

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    This is a sensible move by the top flight clubs, could it be the start of a process that sees the clubs breakaway from the FAI and set up there own league, you never know these things tend to gather momentum especially if the FAI stonewall them.

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