What the FAI thinks of progressive clubs:

[peadar1987]

(A) National day of adoration for John Delaney (support acts this year include Celtic, inter Milan, man city and an Irsih League select apparently) to be held in the AVIVA Stadium

(B) anything or anyone that detracts from the national day of adoration is the epitome of evil and must be cast out.


Please tell me they didn't actually officially say "Irish league". This would make me very angry!!

[Dodge]

The ads around Aviva Stadium for the last set of internationals did apparently

[CuanaD]

Great result for Limerick FC - fair play to them for standing up to Delaney on this one
:ball:

Now let's hope they can get 10 really good money-spinning friendlies out of this & use the income wisely

[Jofspring]

Great result for Limerick FC - fair play to them for standing up to Delaney on this one
:ball:

Now let's hope they can get 10 really good money-spinning friendlies out of this & use the income wisely

I hope so too. Can't see them having top ones every year though. Hopefully Barca will agree to come again after all the hassle Limerick went through to sort this out. I would be worried about getting friendlies against the likes of Celtic or poorer premier teams. There is no way we would fill Thomond Park for the likes of Sunderland. If the friendlies are to go ahead it would have to be worth our while financially. There was word of Inter but even at that I don't think Thomond Park would sell out.

[gspain]

There was a time when Waterford and Cork Hibs almost filled Thomond Park for big cup ties.

There are very few clubs that will now except maybe Barca and the top English sides.

The ads for the Dublin Super Cup defrinitely stated an Irish League XI but then if you are bringing the 2nd best teams from Milan, Manchester and Glasgow why not the 2nd best league side on the island?

[avvenalaf]

Great result for Limerick FC - fair play to them for standing up to Delaney on this one
:ball:

Now let's hope they can get 10 really good money-spinning friendlies out of this & use the income wisely

You'd get fair odds on that unlikely treble.

[SkStu]

According to todays Star Limerick and the FAI have come to an agreement that Limerick can hold 1 high profile friendly a year at Thomond Park with a full capacity of 26,000 for the next ten years once it is not within ten days of the Dublin Super Cup.

might seem like a silly question but that sounds to me like it could be ten days either side of the Dublin Super Cup (oooh sparkly!) which in effect would be 20 days or 3 weeks of the "friendly season" that Limerick cannot host a high profile friendly. The compromise may be more restrictive to Limerick than it first seems.

edit: Its more than likely not what was intended but it might help to,erm, clarify...

[SkStu]

sorry, i also meant to add my heartiest congratulations to the good folk of Limerick FC for standing up to the foppish git and his cohorts and cronies :)

[gael353]

unless of course limerick decide when the dublin cup takes place :o

[Cosmo]

Well done to Limerick for taking on those c*nts and winning.

It was an absolute disgrace what happened.

In saying that, they still shouldve told delaney and company to go f*** themselves with the 10 day restriction thing

[marinobohs]

Please tell me they didn't actually officially say "Irish league". This would make me very angry!!

Scarily enough at the international game on saturday* (Eire :confused: V macedonia ) the PA was still referring to "an Irish League X1" as participating in the FAI shiny new competition. I mean is it really beyond them to get the name right or are they inviting a Northern selection down and excluding our league as a reprisal for Limericks victory ?



* ehhhhhhh I was just passing the stadium and wondered what the bright shiny lights were..... honest.

[gspain]

Scarily enough at the international game on saturday* (Eire :confused: V macedonia ) the PA was still referring to "an Irish League X1" as participating in the FAI shiny new competition. I mean is it really beyond them to get the name right or are they inviting a Northern selection down and excluding our league as a reprisal for Limericks victory ?



* ehhhhhhh I was just passing the stadium and wondered what the bright shiny lights were..... honest.

advertising hoardings had Airtricity League XI but adverts on the big screen had Irish League.

Is it just me who would much prefer to see a Linfield (the half of their team that don't support Celtic) and Glentoran XI get a crack at this? Obviously not going to happen though.