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Tue 07 Jul 2007Still some rumblings about new regime On Soccer:As the League of Ireland sets about the business of establishing its new third tier, there are lingering signs of discontent amongst some members of the existing two regarding the direction being taken by the organisation as well as the speed at which it is travelling.In the old days - good or bad, depending on your point of view - the agms provided a backdrop at which clubs from around the country could air their grievances. It's just one sign of the way things have changed that at last week's "club convention" representatives of a majority of the league's members felt the need to meet unofficially, away from the confines of an umbrella body, to discuss what many clearly see as the replacement of its democratic structure with a highly centralised and, some argue, authoritarian regime.