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FAI & IFA pull plug on Unite the union Champions Cup - sched
uling problems
By: EalingGreen Date: May 5, 2022, 8:13 am
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Scheduling issues have forced the FAI and IFA to finally pull
the plug on the 2021 renewal of the Unite the union Champions
Cup, the cross border tournament between the top teams in the
League of Ireland and the Irish League.
Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, Linfield and Coleraine
were scheduled to compete in an expanded version of the
competition that was introduced in 2019 as a clash between the
champions on either side of the border. Trade union Unite
emerged as sponsors and they have pumped money into community
initiatives in tandem with their support for the concept.
However, after the pandemic put an end to the 2020 staging,
plans to stage the 2021 version in November and December were
scuppered by rising Covid cases - although players at the LOI
clubs were also cool on proceeding at that stage as their
campaign was drawing to a close.
It was delayed with a view to playing it out in 2022 but it has
proved impossible to reach agreement on fixtures that suited the
Associations and the sponsors with the fact the Irish League
season was reaching its climax a complication this time around.
More here:
HTML https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/fai-and-ifa-pull-plug-on-unite-the-union-champions-cup-41613779.html
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Re: FAI & IFA pull plug on Unite the union Champions Cup - s
cheduling problems
By: PeteM Date: May 6, 2022, 3:54 am
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I haven't had any of my bins emptied in about 4 weeks now
because of strike action, so anything to do with Unite the Union
can feck right off
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Re: FAI & IFA pull plug on Unite the union Champions Cup - s
cheduling problems
By: exhausted Date: May 6, 2022, 5:35 am
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Not sure anyone in either league is terribly annoyed at this
although I would have gone to the linfield games if they had
happened but I wouldn't be surprised if the whole idea is
scrapped for another few years until another sponsor tries to
resurrect it
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