Why Irish football must unite when it comes to selling players to England

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'We need to ensure that Ireland isn't seen as a place to pick up a bargain.'

A view of Dalymount Park. Image: Evan Treacy/INPHO A view of Dalymount Park. Image: Evan Treacy/INPHO FOOTBALLERS MOVING across the water from the League of Ireland for below their value is not an especially new phenomenon.

Rovers were also involved in another deal that was reportedly record-breaking at the time, with Liam Scales moving to Celtic for six figures. In addition, earlier this year, Udinese paid over €500,00 up front to St Patrick’s Athletic for James Abankwah in what was understood to be yet another unprecedented fee for an Irish club.Part of the problem is that Irish clubs, for the most part, can only offer short-term deals.

Recently departed Bohemians attacker Promise Omochere was among the individuals in this category who have left in recent weeks. “Players do always want to play at the highest level they can,” Lambert tells The42. “And you have to acknowledge that even in League One, Fleetwood Town’s budget is £6 million. That’s close to the budget for the entire League of Ireland.

“So that’s why I mentioned [the release clauses]. It’s not that they’re massively widespread. But just seeing in this window in particular, that players were moving from lots of clubs, ourselves, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo of the ones we know about where there were release clauses executed, and they don’t need to be there. The players will move anyway. The clubs’ positions are weakened.”

In the past, more players left for England at younger ages from schoolboy clubs such as St Kevin’s Boys or Belvedere, whereas the modern equivalent of these promising talents are joining League of Ireland teams earlier and invariably moving to Britain or further afield at a later age. “We’re developing underage League of Ireland teams that travel across the country, you’ve got to transport these teams around. We’ve six national league teams in boys and girls — the cost associated with the operation, it’s hundreds of thousands a year and growing.

This attitude perhaps exists among some agents too, which partially explains their insistence on low release clauses and the ostensible determination to get their clients away from the environment as soon as possible. “But agents aren’t the enemy or a bad thing. They’re part of the game, and they’re there to represent the player. And that’s totally understandable. So it’s not a case of clubs being good, agents are bad.

 

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