Sweeping changes in FAI needed

SWEEPING changes in the way the Football Association of Ireland runs its affairs are recommended by independent consultants who investigated the World Cup debacle in Saipan.

Lashing the association's approach, the consultants said: "In general there is not a culture of discipline in the management of the FAI, with most basic management disciplines non-existent."

The report slammed the absence of any management of high performance by the FAI other than that delivered by the senior team and other team management.