Who wrote that spin?
It fails to mention that clubs were promised help so that the eL could be one of the first to get it's licence, which never materialised (and getting the €300,000 loan probably isn't that much of an option considering the financial requirements of the licence).
I'm pretty sure UEFA isn't enforcing the critea until 2006, but the FAI are insisting on rushing this through, with no proper planning, no funding, and without giving clubs a realistic chance of getting things ready....
The Licence is a good thing, but typically the FAI have gone about this arse ways (admittedly not helped by the failure of Government to provide promised funds).
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