Sligo County Board will be going ahead with their plans to construct a new centre of excellence in the county, despite the current economic downturn in the country. The development will include two three full size pitches, dressing rooms, medical rooms, meeting rooms and a host of training facilities, all due to amount to a cost of four million euro. While sufficient funds may not be available from the government for a few years, the Sligo County Board will be hoping to secure grants from the National Lottery as well as Croke Park. County Board chairman John Murphy has stressed that the Board are adamant to start the project as soon as possible and that the disappointing years the senior footballers have had will not effect the plans whatsoever. "We remain very positive about the future of Sligo football and our determination to pursue the provision of a centre of excellence is an indication of our ambition," said Murphy. It is understood that the board are also looking to construct the project within a close radius of Sligo town. Tweet

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