Well we know that!
Just for illustration, with €5m in prize money, you could give -
€600k to the LoI champions
€50k less for each place below that, except for 11th and 12th, who both get €100k
€200k for the First Division champions
€25k less for each place below that, except for 5th to 8th, who all get €100k
That wouldn't be a panacea, but I'd be fairly sure you'd see a fair few improvements in the league with that kind of money in it.
The FAI's spending in the past decade has gone up by €30m per annum - on what? Is it all regional coaching staff and Lansdowne Road expenses?
I don't think €5m a year is an unworkable chunk of the FAI's budget to give to the league.
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