Boardroom tensions, funding disputes and rows between outdated allies have raised questions on what’s forward for four-in-a-row champs
It’s the morning after the night time earlier than for all concerned with Shamrock Rovers, the presentation of the League of Eire trophy delivering the image for the four-in-a-row postcard.
Emulating the nice group of the Eighties attracts nostalgic comparisons; nonetheless, for seasoned Hoops, the recollections of these glory years are tinged with unhappiness as a result of the top of that period was so brutal. The sale of Milltown despatched the dominant drive of Irish soccer into nearly twenty years of uncertainty that threatened their existence.