Things you don't like about LOI

[Hairy Bowsie]

I'd like to complain about the lack of decent vegetarian food at matches.

To quote Frankie Boyle "there is a vegetarian option.............you can f*ck off"

[Umberside]

To quote Frankie Boyle "their is a vegetarian option.............you can f*ck off"

You couldn't pick a more pessimistic person.

[punkrocket]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie
To quote Frankie Boyle "their is a vegetarian option.............you can f*ck off"


Seems like you have moved out off your gaff in the Moral High Ground then.

[endabob1]

Are you actually suggesting there is some sort of comparable nature between LOI fans and barstoolers?
Anyways the whole arguement is a non runner.
The whole basis of clubs is to represent their community, that is the core bedrock of the majority of the football world.
The whole corporate entity that the likes of Merchandise United has created is an obsenity, it means that now it is acceptable to come from Beijing and support the local club of Manchester as its "footballing product" is superior.
In that case if it is indeed acceptable and indeed considered only wise to do so then the only logical outcome of this globalisation process of the footballing world is that you will be left with a hand full of enormous mega clubs that provide the "footballing product" so craved after and then the weaker domestic leagues will wither away and die including the weaker clubs even in a strong league because it is deemed logical to support the super entities giving that "footballing product".
A completely reprehensible reason for support teams that are not from your community and will only lead to the dissolution of domestic football as we know it.
So do not even attempt to draw some moral equivilancey between barstoolers who are consumerist football "supporters" who wear a Chelsea jersey no different to how they wear an armani top, because the brand is good and LOI supporters who support their domestic and local clubs.
We are football supporters, barstoolers are consumers.
And if indeed you still do buy into the whole arguement that barstoolers are only seeking a "superior footballing experience" then do ask them why they dont support the Brazilian National Team instead of the ROI?
A football club is the extension of its local community just as a National Team is the extension of the Nation, its black and white.
So please do come up with some better barstooler drivel as to why they sing in English accents in Irish pubs to foreign teams whos real fans despise them.

While that's a terrific rant you might want to re-read my post, there's only a couple of lines so it shouldn't be that difficult.
http://foot.ie/forums/showpost.php?p...6&postcount=70

Within the same paragraph you claim that the elitism is a load of "Bullcrap" but then you go on to say how much better you are than everyone else 3 times! I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy of your post, I have no issues with you feeling superior to a non LOI football fan but don't try to claim that you don't love the superiority you feel because of it. Based on your little tirdae above you clearly absolutely revel in it.

[The Betting Man]

That everytime there is a game live on Telly Alan Kelly is the ref

[sligoman]

How some people still call it the eircom League.

[KevB76]

That everytime there is a game live on Telly Alan Kelly is the ref

In fairness, he only got lastnights match because the ref originally assigned (Ian Stokes) was injured.

[irishultra]

How some people still call it the eircom League.

FFS yeah, its the irish league for the last time

[Scram]

I don't like that it can easily be mispelt as LOL

[John83]

How some people still call it the eircom League.

I don't do that, but I've caught myself typing eL a few times. It was a handy shortcut. LoI is a little more clumsy to type.

[marinobohs]

That everytime there is a game live on Telly Alan Kelly is the ref

just Alan Kelly. TV or not

[ger121]

Lack of a magazine or books on the league

Media coverage,only focus on the bad news

The way some clubs treat away fans like they're all criminals

[thischarmingman]

I don't do that, but I've caught myself typing eL a few times. It was a handy shortcut. LoI is a little more clumsy to type.

I constantly catch myself saying "Eircom League," or more lately, "Eirc-League of Ireland."

[joema]

I hate the incredibly tedious and regularly ill informed UEFA co-efficient conversations.

If I had my way, they'd be banned on this forum!

[Dunny]

-.00345 for that remark...

[John83]

-.00345 for that remark...

That's numberwang.

[Dunny]

That's numberwang.

[longfordjames]

The lack of quality and quantity of toilets in all grounds (especially tolka)I dont pay £15 to stand on **** in the dark.

[Dunny]

P**s on the seats then. If anything it would make them cleaner.

[blueblood]

Not enough goals! (especially from Limerick this season)