I always got the impression the bigger schooboy teams resented the eL sides & don't want their kids playing eL as want to ship them to the Uk themselves so get their cut?
yeah .... they would get introduction fees etc. .... thing is though .... would eL clubs give fees/payments/reimbursements to clubs that provide player to them and then go on further. There has to be something in the system to facilitate this.Originally Posted by pete
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Dublin City have an affiliation with St Pauls Artane FC, this is working very well.
For example;
St Pauls provide balls boys for every home game. Once back in Whitehall we will have the 7 aside teams play half time games against other local teams and something that I am trying to setup is to have one of the teams in the halftime game come from the same area as the away team etc.etc.(we can't do this at the mo because Richmond Park don't allow it)
Some of the St Pauls A.U.L. players get to train with the Dublin City team which is a great way for adults to become familiar with the EL.
This is a great way to get kids/adults involved in the EL, it is slow to start these type of things and ignite the kids/adults interest but it seems to me that it actually gets kids/adults interested in the EL(even if it is the 1st div.)
Yeah, and to be fair, they are only looking out for themselves, so you can hardly blame them. eL sides have to really try and integrate themselves in the community as a whole, especially the football community if want to progress
I kid you not. That's how bad things are.On another note, kids going to Stamford Bridge? Surely not!
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