Originally Posted by
Spudulika
Because it's not a way to judge players. Any players who are of interest will already have been scouted, this is merely an object in window dressing, to pretend something is happening. While I admire some of the work being done by the PFAI, there were a number of barefaced lies told by the head man back in December. I can pick up on 3 of them, though one is so glaring as to merit mention. He claimed that they were in discussions with the Russian Players Union (their counterparts in Russia) about a future match etc. However while the media in Ireland nodded like happy dogs and regurgitated it ad nauseum, one small fact had to be pointed out, Russia doesn't have a players union! Plus, it is almost impossible for a LOI player to get a contract in Russia due to restrictions on foreign players and salaries. He knew this but still spun it to make their efforts more important.
I sincerely hope some players will be picked up from this, though if it were more than 2 I'd be very surprised. And it'd be interesting to know if those players were not already going up for training.
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