Talks have stalled between the Premier Clubs Alliance and the FAI over the proposed new structures of the league.
Progress had been made in the background to establish a new company to run the league from 2020 as a partnership between the clubs and the FAI.
But a number of sources have confirmed there is a standoff on both sides over funding aspects of the deal.
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There is also a mutual desire to see what meat is on the bones of the Niall Quinn-led consortium’s plans to revamp the domestic game.
Meanwhile, discussions have taken place to see if clubs could profit from pay-per-view screening of all their respective matches.
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