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John Fallon: Another FAI wishlist off to a false start

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John Fallon: Another FAI wishlist off to a false start

FAI director of football Marc Canham during a media briefing for the FAI's Football Pathways Plan at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

We're approaching 20 years since Packie Bonner gritted his teeth — Italian '90 style — and rejoiced at the FAI delivering its first technical plan.

Ireland's legendary goalkeeper was by then their technical director in succession to Brian Kerr and took pride in unfurling a four-year blueprint designed to produce a deeper stream of players.

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