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Switch off the life support
On the eve of a new domestic season, the League of Ireland's tarnished reputation has taken another battering, following the demotion of Derry and Cork City. In the first of a two-part special, well known broadcaster and soccer fan GERRY KELLY argues it's time to LET THE LEAGUE DIE
Wednesday March 03 2010
THE eve of a new football season and I should be excited. Sorry, but for the first time ever I couldn't give a damn if a ball wasn't kicked in anger. You see, the League of Ireland's a farce, a competition and entity that seems to stumble from one disaster to the next. Derry City's deceit finally caught up with them. The litany of Cork clubs consigned to the annals of history grows. Champions Bohemians are mortgaged to the hilt.
