Time to resurrect this thread I reckon.
Never a dull moment at the FAI:
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020...-owens-claims/
So, it seems that the new Independent Chairman & CEO are telling porkies about the Board approving the MOU with the government.
There is also a concern over how the likes of Barrett, Owens, Quinn and the new LOI Director were appointed, as the roles weren't advertised. I'm not sure exactly which roles were filled without a formal process, but it appears that some/most were part of Quinn's Visionary Group.
Rea Walshe keeps her job despite close ties with JD, and offering him free formal legal advice against Bar Society regulations.
Quinn has backtracked a bit on the 10 year Council tenure limit, saying that it will now be subject to an assessment olf skills, proprietry etc.
And of course the key argument seems to be the actual make up of the 12 man Board, with the government/FAI MOU saying it should now be 6 independents and 6 elected from the "football family" but the football family are saying they should hold the balance of power. It is currently 8 elected, 4 independent. FIFA & UEFA have written in support of the 6/6.
I'm a little bit unsure how I feel here. In ordinary circumsdtances you'd think 4 independents on a board of 12 should be enough, but Irish football is far from ordinary. Council has been complicit in the FAI's failure for decades and the the old Board was clearly a shambles. You just can't trust the "football people" to do the right thing in this country.
The 6/6 split looks high to me, but I'd like to know what's common in comparable organisations.
Could be a tasty EGM coming up!
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