QuoteYea but surely UEFA wouldnt allow 2 countries automatically through (NI and ROI) for an u21 tournament that is quite small in team terms?Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I honestly don't think that there would need to be severe heavy investment beyond what's already planned to be spent for Ireland to host an U21 championships. It's more ifs and buts about whether current planned stadium developments are completed by 2011.
If all goes to plan, three stadiums capable of hosting a U21 championship should be available for use by 2011; Lansdowne (50,000), Thomond Park (15,000) and Turner's Cross (7,000). Three non-Dublin LOI clubs have stadium plans that could be completed by 2011 to be venues that could be capable of hosting U21 championship matches; Athlone, Drogheda and Finn Harps. With a relative small helping hand of government investment these stadium plans can be completed. The Showgrounds in Sligo, Terryland Pk in Galway, Flancare Pk in Longford and Buckley Pk in Kilkenny would also need relatively small investments to bring them up to the required standard - a fraction of the cost that the government has already invested in our network of greyhound stadiums.
Yea but surely UEFA wouldnt allow 2 countries automatically through (NI and ROI) for an u21 tournament that is quite small in team terms?
Why would NI be given automatic qualification?
Because they'd be joint hosts.Why would NI be given automatic qualification?
According [Lars-Christer Olsson], UEFA envisages the under-21 finals as a joint venture between the Dublin-based Football Association of Ireland (FAI), which is in charge of the game in the Republic, and the Belfast-based Irish Football Association (IFA), which governs the game in Northern Ireland.
You can't spell failure without FAI
cant see it happen, joint bids for the senior european championships is fair enough but not really for an u21 tournament and in theory either of the countries could do it themselves.
Last edited by Dassa; 05/10/2006 at 1:04 PM.
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