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    Question Is the A Championship....

    Is the A league the most important thing to happen to happen to LOI football in years. Purely just to enable guys to break onto the first team faster and show they are able for the step up.

    U21's was always going to be a very big jump up to the first team for any young fella, at least now he can show he is more prepared for it.
    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.

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    I think it is a good idea, as you say gives the U-21 and some first team players a bit of regular football, the standard, one would think would be much better than the U-21 League, so it can only improve the young players even quicker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A face View Post
    Is the A league the most important thing to happen to happen to LOI football in years.
    No.

    It's just the U-21s league with a new name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    No.

    It's just the U-21s league with a new name.
    Yeah, but the U21s is now the U20s aint it, so its all good.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    No.

    It's just the U-21s league with a new name.
    maybe for you, since you don't have a squad.

    Mark McNulty
    , Billy Woods, Admir Softic, Darren Murphy, Darragh Ryan, Shane Scanlon, Gareth Farrelly (Paul Deasy), David Clancey, Colm Carroll, Alan O’Connor, John Tierney.

    Over 21s.
    Your Chairperson,
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    You could always play three over 21s anyway. More, if you didn't mind getting three points docked.

    I'll correct myself - it's stronger than the U-21s. It's still not "the most important thing to happen to happen to LOI football in years".

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    You could always play three over 21s anyway. More, if you didn't mind getting three points docked.
    Didn't know that

    I'll correct myself - it's stronger than the U-21s. It's still not "the most important thing to happen to happen to LOI football in years".
    Ahh, i'll come clean, i was actually exaggerating at tad there when i said that But you have to admit it is a really good step in the right direction as regards developing players.
    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.

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    It's simply a reserves league.
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    Does anybody know the date of birth required to play in the under20s league???
    Last edited by A face; 30/04/2008 at 5:29 PM. Reason: Spelling

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    Quote Originally Posted by dj_simpson_doh View Post
    Does anybody know the date of bitrh required to play nda under20s league???
    I'd say it will be anyone born before the 1st of January 1989 seeing as its a winter/spring league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by norrie_1001 View Post
    I'd say it will be anyone born before the 1st of January 1989 seeing as its a winter/spring league.
    surely anyone born after that date

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    Doh, i'd say after is right

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    I reckon it might be anyone born after January 1st 1988.

    The U18 season is just finishing and the cut off for that is January 1st 1989, so these should only be U19 in September or whenever the new season starts.

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    1988 to 1992 going by this clubs website :

    http://www.sefc.ie/u20league.htm
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