New FAI chief Jonathan Hill has a mountain to climb in 2021

A spider makes a web in between empty seating prior to the UEFA Nations League clash between Republic of Ireland and Wales at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The second Friday of this month, December 11, might just be looked back on by some as a landmark moment of symbolism in the recent history of the FAI.

A fresh voice offering a new plan for the future, yet still being faced with questions of a past that cannot, and should not, be easily forgotten.