QuoteNavan/Trim, same difference it seems. Maybe Meath FC should rotate their home ground, and not forget Kells, Athboy and Dunsaughlin.....Originally Posted by ForeForeToo
The MDL Grounds are just outside of Navan.
Navan/Trim, same difference it seems. Maybe Meath FC should rotate their home ground, and not forget Kells, Athboy and Dunsaughlin.....
Villa FC in Waterford have received positive feedback in terms of their prospects of taking part in a third level of Irish football.
Source?
Agree on Mayo, but Salthill is a terrible place to watch football.
Is it just me or is 'CK United' a terrible name?
Ya and they play on the astro. I've never played on their astro, it's quite new, but their grass pitches are absolutely superb. Top class training ground but no spectator facilities. The roads around there are barely wide enough for two cars, it's quite rural. I'm not sure renting out Terryland for games would be sustainable for them though.
Youd have to think that it is a trademarked name or brand so if they come to prominance they may have to change it.
Nah, it probably comes from this local newspaper that said Buncrana Hearts had expressed an interest: https://donegalnews.com/buncrana-hea...oi-third-tier/
But if Nigel says they're not entering, I'd sooner believe him!
Disappointed to see there that Buncrana Hearts play in blue.
Jesus that article must’ve taken the author weeks to put together. Really insightful piece, great journalism
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Jesus that article must’ve taken the author weeks to put together. Really insightful piece, great journalism
Sounds like he met one of the players in a pub who said "be great gas to play in LOI" and went with it from there
Villa FC
Id say if they let a kid from the nearest secondary school with a interest in journalism they would do better. Whoever runs that paper should hang their head in shame.Jesus that article must’ve taken the author weeks to put together. Really insightful piece, great journalism
https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/09...rd-tier-berth/
August 2026 seems to be the start date for the 2026 shortened third tier.The third tier – entirely amateur – will be split on a regional basis for year one, running over a shortened season before moving to a full calendar in 2027 to align with the Premier and First Divisions. The FAI see it as a vital plank in building development pathways and strengthening the case for additional European competition slots.
The sentence about the third tier strengthening the ‘case’ for additional European competition slots is a load of nonsense tho seen as the amount of teams a country has in Europe is decided by its coefficient
Paaatrick's Agletic
I thought it was twenty licences, rather than ten? Certainly, the latter wouldn't require any regional sections to begin with.
That's a really bizarre sentence alright. Could give the FAI some slack and say it's more likely a journalistic error than their comment.
Are Premier League B teams in on this? They could make up the other ten spots.
There's two reads to it
1) A regional paper has got its facts all jumbled up, far its fair to say unheard of
2) 10 licenses for the northern section
Last edited by Roones26; 03/09/2025 at 11:39 AM.
Surely it's all part of the FAI "creating the conditions" for clubs to succeed in Europe?
If August 2026 is the expected start date for the 2026 shortened third tier then what league format could that take?
If there are two third tier sections South & North of 10 teams with only one round of fixtures played over the weekends dates for August, September, October, based on current fixtures arrangements.
August has 5 W/E + 1 Bank Holiday
September 4 W/E
October has 4 W/E + 1 Bank Holiday
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