Former Blackburn Rovers and Ireland underage defender Gavin Peers says he got lucky.
When he went to a star-studded Blackburn Rovers at the age of 15, he had just a Junior Cert in his back pocket and little else in the way of a Plan B if football didn’t work out.
But the precarious nature of his profession was drilled home to him in 2013 when he suffered an ACL injury. “So, I went in and decided to do a Dual Career Development , got it and progressed straight through into a Business Management degree. I got a 1.1 there. Former Sligo Rovers, Derry City, St Patrick’s Athletic, Glentoran and Warrenpoint Town defender Peers is explaining the motivation behind his current role.
Phillips, who moved from Drogheda United to Crystal Palace in 2022, said: "I joined the course when I was in the middle of my first season in the League of Ireland. Graduates receive the equivalent of 400 Leaving Certificate points, which they can put towards their CAO application. Forbes did just that.
“It needs to be utilised. We want to give back to the clubs, to the League of Ireland, and to help it grow.
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