If Sligo and Pat's were to join a third tier without obligation, it would be a very positive change in the football landscape.
My guesstimation on the likelihood of LoI clubs fielding a second team:
1. Derry, Finn Harps, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Treaty and Cork.
2. Bohemians and Shelbourne.
3. Sligo, Galway, St. Pat's, UCD and Waterford.
I'd be unsure of Sligo and Pat's after they shot down the A Championship. Have Galway any arrangements after the Salthill and Mervue nightmare that might exclude them from fielding a second team?
UCD I'm told already have a U23 policy. Waterford under a change of ownership will be an unknown. A few years back Waterford were building good connection with areas not represented at LoI level. It was a sensible move.
Would Bohs and Shels have the means to field a second team? Stadium developments etc. in the pipeline.
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