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John Fallon: No time for Courell to waste in prioritising key areas for Irish football

John Fallon looks at six priority areas for David Courell in his first 12 months. 
John Fallon: No time for Courell to waste in prioritising key areas for Irish football

David Courell: Needs to create the right environment for success, a tricky task given the FAI’s budgetary pressures. Pic: PA

It's done now so the Irish public ought to get behind him. No, not Heimir Hallgrimsson but the person who’ll likely outstay the senior men’s team manager, David Courell.

John Delaney’s 15-year iron grip on the chief executive’s position in the FAI only slipped after a brave whistleblower exposed a 2019 deal but since then there have been two bouts of suspense about who’d land the vacancy.

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