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John Fallon: Will LOI third tier add value or drain scarce resources?

Decisions loom on where FAI choose to trim and Senegal will pack firepower despite Mané's withdrawal.
John Fallon: Will LOI third tier add value or drain scarce resources?

SMALL STEPS: John Caulfield favours tweaking existing structures rather than dramatic change. Picture: Bryan Keane/Inpho

The FAI’s third tier concept had encountered delays akin to the national children’s hospital build but some observers are questioning if it’s worth the wait at all.

A proposal that was first mooted in 2018 is to be entitled the FAI National League, comprising 20 teams, split evenly between north and south of the country.

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