FAI AGM

OscarDelta has a bit of a point in fairness. It was aknowledged that most league of Ireland clubs had shocking facilities back around 15 years ago. I'm not talking about astro pitches or new stands. Just the basics. How can you expect to attract larger crowds when the toilet facilities alone are like something from Rwanda? Nothing has changed it that time and while the FAI are scum of the earth, the clubs have not helped themselves either. The most likely reason I suspect is clubs universally blowing money on wages, which in terms of longterm strategy makes little sense. The league needs outside investment.  All it takes is some dodgy Russian ,Chinese or Uzbek consortium, the product is there no doubt, it just needs to tarted up a great deal to attract investment. I always got the impression LOI clubs are run by used car salesmen.

Dundalk this week been the best example, stadium falling to bits. I was first in Oriel around 1990 for an Ireland - Poland U21 match and I can tell you it's a disgrace that not much has changed. Ditto Richmond Park which looked great in 1995 but twenty years on very little has changed. Ditto, Tolka, Dalymount, Brandywell ect ect 

I'd also argue the setup of the league is archaic and doesn't help either. There's no reason for so many clubs to be coming from Dublin bar maintaining a 'ah sure isn't it tradition' mentality which seems to prevail.