Devel in the detail at Solitude

This weekend heralded the return of the hugely popular fonaCAB Development League following an elongated absence.

Recent years have seen Solitude play host to a string of teams across various age-groups, where boys and girls contest games consisting of three 12-minute periods in a fun and simplified environment – with players, coaches and parents alike thrilled to get back to action in Covid-aware conditions.

As the season progresses, hundreds of players representing scores of teams from near and far will play their part in our expansive initiative, which has in recent days seen line-ups from Glentoran, Bloomfield, St Malachy’s, Shankill Juniors, Linfield, Belfast Celtic, Willowbank, Sandy Row, Larne, Greenisland and, of course, Cliftonville among others take to the pitch at a sunny Solitude.