10 contenders to become the next FAI's chief executive

He’ll be forever recalled as the man who came after John Delaney’s 15-year power marathon but not for much else as his three-and-a-half year stay ebbs out anticlimactically. Attention now turns to sourcing his replacement and identity of same.

FAI Director of Football Marc Canham and former FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill.

Just as a long list of candidates is trimmed to a sole name as new Ireland manager later this week, another emerges as the successor to one of those responsible for selecting him.

Jonathan Hill’s position as chief executive was untenable from the moment his explanation around knowledge of an erroneous holiday payment changed between two visits to face questioning from politicians at Government buildings.