League of Ireland clubs get €5k lure to build strategic plan

In a League of Ireland sector beset by short-termism, the FAI are offering clubs up to €5,000 each to formulate a plan charting a five-year strategy.

The €100,000 incentive scheme was the big announcement unveiled at Saturday’s FAI AGM in Clonmel, forming part of discussions between the association and clubs in the aftermath of the Conroy Report.

Since that blueprint saw light for the first time last September, lots of talks have ensued with scant outcomes.