John Fallon: Fan-ownership model threatened by the rich getting richer

VIABLE MODEL? Cork City supporters during the SSE Airtricity first division game against Wexford. Pic; Eddie O'Hare

ROMANTIC League of Ireland isn’t quite dead and gone but those clubs still averse to external investment might eventually find themselves buried in mediocrity.

Cork City’s admission last week that exploring the marketplace for backing was the sole viable route to silverware in the domestic game spoke loudly of the realities around ownership.