FAI board were in the dark over Damien Duff's 'videogate' fury 

WALKING AWAY: Just two months out from the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign, Damien Duff informed Kenny over Christmas of his desire to cut ties with the FAI. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

There was confusion, disappointment, and upset among members of the FAI board as they learned about the reasons behind Damien Duff’s departure from the Republic of Ireland coaching staff over the weekend.

The  revealed on Saturday how Duff, the third in command as part of Stephen Kenny’s regime, felt so annoyed by the way in which an investigation was instigated into a motivational video shown before last November’s friendly with England, that he eventually decided he no longer wanted to be associated with the FAI.