The League Cup 2023- The Return??

[EatYerGreens]

No presidents play in it therefore it can't be the presidents cup

It's the President's Cup (belonging to) not the Presidents Cup (plural).

Hence Michael D doesn't get a run out, but does get to leave the cup to one of his dogs in his will. My money's on Brod.

[culloty82]

Interesting - a new LoI Players Committee met in Lansdowne Road before tonight's game, and it seems the return of the League Cup was one of the items on the agenda:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...e-cup-31175323

[legendz]

The Europa Conference League seems to have branched successfully from the Europa League in recent years.
I'd be in favour of a left field format of the President's Cup expanding to include the top 5 in the Premier Division. The FAI Cup winner, League Cup winner and previous year's President's Cup winner should also qualify if outside the top 5. An elite President's Cup of 5 to 8 teams, with the remaining 12 to 15 teams contesting the League Cup.
A debatable suggestion would be for the expanded President's Cup winner to be guaranteed at least a European playoff spot against 3rd or 4th, depending on the FAI Cup winner.

[D24Saint]

Interesting - a new LoI Players Committee met in Lansdowne Road before tonight's game, and it seems the return of the League Cup was one of the items on the agenda:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...e-cup-31175323

As a pre season competition I’d be in favour.

[total hoofball]

McGuinness wanting a tax on already expensive Aviva stadium friendly matches for a fund for ex-LOI players who don't plan for post-LOI career which foreseeably ends early to mid-30s is one of the daftest things he has come out with on top of his previous daft stuff

[ger121]

McGuinness wanting a tax on already expensive Aviva stadium friendly matches for a fund for ex-LOI players who don't plan for post-LOI career which foreseeably ends early to mid-30s is one of the daftest things he has come out with on top of his previous daft stuff

A benevolent fund as they want to call it ,could have many uses. Nobody knows how their circumstances can change. I have seen fund raising activities for ex LOI and International players who have fallen on hard times or are sick. A fund to help support players in situations like this would be a good thing. I’ve seen lots of money wasted in the league on far less noble endeavours.

[nigel-harps1954]

Agree with Ger. The PFAI have come up with many worse suggestions over the years

[total hoofball]

A benevolent fund as they want to call it ,could have many uses. Nobody knows how their circumstances can change. I have seen fund raising activities for ex LOI and International players who have fallen on hard times or are sick. A fund to help support players in situations like this would be a good thing. I’ve seen lots of money wasted in the league on far less noble endeavours.

Should the PFAI members themselves not be initiating kick-starting this fund through their own contributions themselves with providing financial management education for their members instead of proposing the usual tax for someone else to pay? I say this also knowing many former players/PFAI members in the league at different clubs who have told me their frustrations about teammates who in their 20s coasting along not making big money while making no active planning whatsoever for a post-LOI career be it through education or gaining experience working part-time

[EatYerGreens]

McGuinness wanting a tax on already expensive Aviva stadium friendly matches for a fund for ex-LOI players who don't plan for post-LOI career which foreseeably ends early to mid-30s is one of the daftest things he has come out with on top of his previous daft stuff

I would positively welcome any form of tax on people stupid enough to pay to watch the likes of a ManUre-Bilbao meaninnglesss and pointless friendly in Ireland. I'd tax the living feck out of them