"With a pre-prepared statement about a catastrophic international result as the starter of a press briefing that concluded with a response to a public lashing from Roy Keane, perhaps this is the day that David Courell truly arrived as FAI chief executive."
"That's one rite of passage completed. Before the end of the month, he'll have a leading role at an Oireachtas hearing under his belt too. Glory days, indeed."
David Courell opened a press briefing with a pre-prepared statement about a catastrophic international result and concluded it by responding to a public lashing from Roy Keane. The sequence of a formal prepared statement followed by handling televised criticism signaled a major moment in his tenure as FAI chief executive. That appearance represented a completed rite of passage. Before the end of the month he will assume a leading role at an Oireachtas hearing, adding a high-profile parliamentary test to his early responsibilities. The combination of media scrutiny and parliamentary accountability defines the immediate challenges of his new position.
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