'If the FAI overlook Sarah Keane for a second time, it will be madness. She is capable and tough and knows how to deal with government. She would whip a sorry organisation into shape.'
Billy Morton was a Dublin businessman with a passion for athletics and cycling. He was one of the pioneers of both sports in this country.
Take Marc Canham. Please. Sorry for parroting a joke used by comedians for decades but what is the FAI's fascination with this chap? Courell told the AGM that the FAI were hopeful of getting up to €20m over a two year period. Fast forward to Tuesday and a press briefing given by Canham where he admitted that the FAI wouldn't be getting a cent as they were too late in lodging an application.
But the game is in a bigger mess than it was back then. It's worse because, back then, those on the ground knew that the likes of Liam Brady and Frank Stapleton were soon going to break through. When will we see a Brady or Stapleton again? It's shocking that Irish soccer is in this position. The contrast with nearly every other sport in Ireland is stark. Look at the grants that were given out by the government - nearly 2000 of them - on Wednesday.
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