First time visit for Treaty United's Canadian Investment Company

MARKETS Field welcomed new Treaty United Board Member, Chuck Cosman to Limerick to visit the club during the men's SSE Airtricity League First Division game against Bray Wanders.

This was the first in-person visit by a member of the Tricor Pacific Capital team since the Canadian investment firm took ownership of the club with CEO, Ciara McCormack late last year.

Chuck had a busy schedule during his time in Limerick, taking in the Senior Men’s team game versus Bray Wanderers on Friday night as well as the Senior Women’s team game against Shelbourne the following day.

Chuck also used the time to meet with a range of stakeholders and interested parties both inside and outside the club including Senior Team coaching staff, academy coaches, volunteers, members, supporters, League of Ireland Director Mark Scanlon, stadium partners LEDP, officials of Limerick City and County Council, Education and Training Boards and representatives from junior clubs.

When Tricor Pacific invested in Treaty United last year,  they said that they were in this for the long term a point which Chuck was keen to emphasise during his visit.

He went on to say: “What the league needs is indefinite hold investors who are in it for the long term. That’s what we are at Tricor and that’s been our track record of business owners and partners. When Ciara asked us to become partners in investing in the club we did so because we thought it would be inspiring for the Tricor team, families and community back in Canada but also have an impact that we can be really proud of over the long term in the Mid-West region.”

In terms of what people can expect going forward, Chuck responded: “A club needs a home to be successful. Whether that’s Markets Field home, a place that looks like home, smells like home and tells the story of senior soccer in the region. Or whether it is training facilities that we can build around, where the academy can develop and produce a conveyor belt of wonderful young players from the Mid West. I’m hopeful that in the not so distant future we can share some exciting progress and some exciting things that we know will be felt by the fans and by the community”