The Irish League needs to avoid the same pitfalls as the Premier League
The Irish League needs to avoid the same pitfalls as the Premier League
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I can well remember the Spirit of 82 and that particular era when Northern Ireland had such a great team with names like Jennings, Nicholl, Donaghy, O’Neill, McIlroy, Whiteside and Armstrong etc all playing such a vital part in our success.
I can also recall just how many of these players were first choices at their respective top-level clubs in England. However, fast forward some 40-odd years and the picture has changed dramatically.
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