The Real problem with Irish football…….. @MiguelDelaney

Oct 10, 14 The Real problem with Irish football…….. @MiguelDelaney

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Miguel Delaney writes a great piece on the problems within Irish Youth Football and the disconnect between the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) and SFAI (Schoolboy Football Association of Ireland). For anyone reading this from outside of Ireland, basically the SFAI run schoolboy football in our country and the Schoolboy clubs...

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SFAI League Infighting Creating a lot of Collateral Damage

Feb 10, 14 SFAI League Infighting Creating a lot of Collateral Damage

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If you are a little confused about what’s going on with all the attention on the SFAI cup this year. This well scripted article explains a lot about what’s gone on. Here it is: Richard O’ Donovan discusses the current state of schoolboy soccer in Ireland, a topic that is very close to his heart.   “Legitimacy is...

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Can we expect a new ERA or will it be much of the same?

Less then a week after I attended the DDSL’new beginning for a New Era’ and not even a thank on the DDSL website. I was expecting a message from the powers at the DDSL, maybe some feedback from the night, but nothing. They haven’t even added Alistair Grays email from Renaissance, the Company doing the audit on...

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SFAI have it all WRONG………..it’s time for change.

Nov 22, 11 SFAI have it all WRONG………..it’s time for change.

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Over the last few weeks we have all witnessed some outrageous scores in the SFAI cup and you only have to go to there website and click on any of the ages group to see how teams have absolutely demolished their opponents. Scores like 13-1, 10-1, 11-0, 12-0 our listed at u11s and the same for u12s and so on. The biggest score I saw...

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