How many fanzines are there in the two leagues?

**jebus** · 16/04/2009, 10:57 PM

I know we do one and so do UCD but what other clubs?

**Dodge** · 16/04/2009, 11:04 PM

Fanzines are so 2003...

**superfrank** · 16/04/2009, 11:05 PM

Don't Cork have a few like IWOTO and FourFiveOne.

Bray used to have but it's been gone awhile.

**John83** · 16/04/2009, 11:20 PM

Shels have Red Issue.
Harps have (had?) Down to the River to Play.
Pats had Ossam is Doubtful.
Longford have the spectacularly infrequent One F in Longford.

**Hairy Bowsie** · 16/04/2009, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Shels have Red Issue.

Sorry to be pedantic but it's Red Inc.

**John83** · 16/04/2009, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Sorry to be pedantic but it's Red Inc.

Hardly pedantry. I think there's a Manchester United fanzine called Red Issue, which must be what I was thinking of.

**Maynard** · 16/04/2009, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Sorry to be pedantic but it's Red Inc.

Had it's ten-year anniversary edition last month

**blue til i die** · 16/04/2009, 11:57 PM

amateur question i know, but what exactly is in them?

**brianw82** · 16/04/2009, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by blue til i die

amateur question i know, but what exactly is in them?

Pics of Dodge's last away trip.

**jebus** · 17/04/2009, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by brianw82

Pics of Dodge's last away trip.

Humourous anecdotes from his weekends as well

That thing that happened to him in January! OMG that was serious lolz

**John83** · 17/04/2009, 1:05 AM

Originally Posted by blue til i die

amateur question i know, but what exactly is in them?

Varies. They originated in England as alternative match programmes.

Some, like Cork's, are usually fairly straight laced, with a lot of opinion pieces, historical articles, that sort of thing.

The other end of the spectrum is Stig, which consists mostly of comedy, pedantry and anti-FAI sentiment - league related satire, serious analysis, fake league tables (Mark Rooney topped the Eircom League in the issue where it was revealed that his mum rigged our New Player of the Season vote), tongue in cheek match reports, funny photos, alternative histories, invented guest columns, funny quotes and so on.

One F in Longford falls into this category too - if anything, it makes Stig look linear and sensible. Down to the River was a mix, last I saw of it. Red Inc is serious, I think. I haven't read Limerick's yet, but I think it's a mix.

**jebus** · 17/04/2009, 1:19 AM

It's a mix alright, 2nd issue is just finished so I'll hold on to a copy of each for the next time UCD are playing Limerick John

**Paddyfield** · 17/04/2009, 5:48 AM

There are no Galway United fanzines at the moment.

previously, there were:

Galway Independent
Standing Room Only
Terryland Echo Echo Echo
Tribal Bible
Lost Tribe

**razor** · 17/04/2009, 8:59 AM

Originally Posted by blue til i die

amateur question i know, but what exactly is in them?

Some wonderful poetry

**Drogman.** · 17/04/2009, 9:04 AM

Back in the early 90's we had one called Kick Off.

I then stated ForzaDrogs in 2003 but finished in 2005. Too much work to take on but I was thinking I might start it up again once I get a proper team of people together.

**GuisaSaigon** · 17/04/2009, 9:19 AM

I think The Internet has killed off the fanzine scene. It's a pity because there were some great fanzines knocking around in the early 90's. Got a copy of STIG at the end of last season. The less I say about that the better!