Ballincollig lose out on United new Bhoy

IT WOULD be nice if Manchester United were to make a goodwill gesture to the Ballincollig club that discovered Liam Miller by paying them a nominal sum in compensation.

Miller will become a United player at the end of the season, presumably in May. This means that Ballincollig will have lost their legal entitlement to a maximum compensation payment of €65,000, by three months.

The terms of the compensation scheme introduced by FIFA were aimed at compensating small clubs who helped in the training and development of players between the ages of 12 and 22 years. Miller celebrates his 23rd birthday on February 13.