Compo plan approved

THE FAI yesterday passed a rule allowing for the introduction of a controversial compensation scheme for the training of future professional players in Ireland.

The planned move provoked a strong response, with six top Dublin schoolboy clubs threatening legal action against its implementation.

The clubs argued the new scheme would give them an insufficient return for their input and also charged it was being pushed through without the agreement of all key parties. They said they feared the rule change would “destroy a structure that has delivered 90 internationals for the Republic of Ireland senior team.”