Airtiricity League XI v Manchester United confirmed for Aviva Stadium on August 4

[ped_ped]

There's a difference between music and football. Music is just about the music; football is about more than just the football.

Tut tut . . . you are a barstooler of the music world :p

[dcfcsteve]

Not at all, if you were to actually ask people of certain genres of music.

The difference being that football is inherently tribal. Music isn't.

The bands you swear you're mad about when you're 15 aren't generally the same ones you're into when you're 30. If only for the fact that musical tastes change, and bands don't last. Bands are inherently trasnient, as is music. Football is constant, so there is no comparison.

For example - the world's oldest senior football club still in existence is 148yrs old, and counting. Even the Rolling Stones, Beatles and Elvis combined haven't been around that long :D

[peadar1987]

And football is competitive as well, that's the key difference. A concert is specifically to showcase the talents of the musicians, a football match is there to try and find out who's better at football.

[SkStu]

And football is competitive as well, that's the key difference..

Blur or Oasis?

[WoodquayBoy]

Blur or Oasis? Surely the big divide comes down to this: Britney or Christina!

[Rasputin]

And football is competitive as well, that's the key difference.
Spot the man who has never attended the internationally renowned Mooneys karoake night on a Saturday.

[Riddickcule]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. LOI fans should get first priorty on Ireland tickets. Surely that'd be a brilliant incentive.

[peadar1987]

Blur or Oasis?

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[A N Mouse]

He does make some good points amongst all the rubbish.

"Those who denigrate the ability of players in the league ought to try training with them for a day and see how long they last."

"Perhaps free entry to a League of Ireland game with an international ticket stub might encourage a few more to come through the turnstiles. Even a reduced rate for an adult bringing a child, or a free bag of chips from Burdocks in Dalymount, might help the situation, where the same people go to the same games season-in, season-out while the teams they watch go from one crisis to another."

For the rest of it, he sounds like a barstooler trying to justify his support for a foreign team to the detriment of our own league, even though he knows it's unfounded and plastic. "Ah sure, I'd go and watch Bohs, only 'United' have always had Irish connections, and my family were also barstoolers, and they don't even give you free chips in the grounds..."

Think it's time we gave this behaviour a name, if it's hasn't already - Barstooler's Guilt ?

Suggested usage : The BG is killing me, think I'll head to dalymount this friday, if you fancy it. (unlikely)
More probable usagae: Feck away off back to your own board wi your BG

[peadar1987]

Think it's time we gave this behaviour a name, if it's hasn't already - Barstooler's Guilt ?

Suggested usage : The BG is killing me, think I'll head to dalymount this friday, if you fancy it. (unlikely)
More probable usagae: Feck away off back to your own board wi your BG


Seconded!

BG (Noun, abs.), The concept of justifying supporting a foreign team over one from your own country, using niggly reasons, and insisting that if they were put right, you would change your ways. Usage: "My mate Dave is riddled with BG. He won't come and watch Pat's because of the state of the ladies' jacks".

See Also:
Barstoolery
Armchair fandom
Drumcondra FC

[pineapple stu]

"My mate Dave is riddled with BG. He won't come and watch Pat's because of the state of the ladies' jacks".
Sounds like something from Blankety Blank.

[TheBoss]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. LOI fans should get first priorty on Ireland tickets. Surely that'd be a brilliant incentive.

Yes, I was discussing that with a fellow fan and also, that you can only buy tickets for Ireland games when the LOI game is over as you are exiting the turnstiles. The only way to get more people in through the gates is to give incentives. Its like 2 for 1 in shops, people usually fall for them.

[Macy]

I actually don't care whether they stay, once they pay.

[Fivesilver]

Sounds like something from Blankety Blank.

:D

Listening to some of the barstoolers trying to come up with justifications reminds me more of the contestants figuring out the clues on 3-2-1.