Barstool facepalm

[nigel-harps1954]

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[Charlie Darwin]

This one really takes the cake: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/cliftonville-increase-capacity-for-celtic-visit-1.1457826

Headline: "Cliftonville increase capacity for Celtic visit"


Opening line: "Celtic (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Celtic&article=true) fans are set to receive extra tickets for their Champions League (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Champions%20League&article=true) qualifier at Cliftonville (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Cliftonville&article=true)."

No mention at all about how Cliftonville fans will receive even more extra tickets.

[mightaswell]

I dont see a problem if it means the stadium may actually be full

[Sean South]

This one really takes the cake: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/cliftonville-increase-capacity-for-celtic-visit-1.1457826

Headline: "Cliftonville increase capacity for Celtic visit"


Opening line: "Celtic (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Celtic&article=true) fans are set to receive extra tickets for their Champions League (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Champions%20League&article=true) qualifier at Cliftonville (http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=Cliftonville&article=true)."

No mention at all about how Cliftonville fans will receive even more extra tickets.
I think the headline is right. It won't be Cliftonville fans buying the extra tickets, they don't really have much support. Most likely Nordie Celtic fans will snap up any tickets.

[MeathDrog]

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Sligo Manure fans giving Ole some sort of award..

[Charlie Darwin]

Is that a tie or just some piece of timber they've painted black?

[MeathDrog]

It's a leg of a stool. Most likely from a bar.

[mightaswell]

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Sligo Manure fans giving Ole some sort of award..
Fair play to Ole he deserves it after his successful career. And its Manchester United not Manure fyi

[peadar1987]

Fair play to Ole he deserves it after his successful career. And its Manchester United not Manure fyi

Yup, he deserves all the awards he can get for the service he's done for the town of Sligo over the years.

[Charlie Darwin]

Fair play to Ole he deserves it after his successful career. And its Manchester United not Manure fyi
Are you sure he deserves it? I wouldn't wish an evening with the Sligo Manchester United supporters club on my worst enemy.

[Spudulika]

Is it just me or is the faint twanging of banjo's in the background becoming clearer? The look of dear on Ole Gunnar's face must come from knowing he's got a real purdy mouth.

[MeathDrog]

Fair play to Ole he deserves it after his successful career. And its Manchester United not Manure fyi

Are you for real??

And deserve what?? What the hell do the people of sligo owe him??

[nigel-harps1954]

Fair play to Ole he deserves it after his successful career. And its Manchester United not Manure fyi


I started wondering the other day, where our source of entertaining rubbish was going to come from on this forum since it seems to have disappeared somewhat into constant arguments, and uncommon clever discussions. We've had gold in the past here, granted I've only been part of the foot.ie fraternity for a few years, but since I've posted here, there's been a few geniuses on this forum. Now, I've got a new favourite.

People of foot.ie. The forum is now safe.

[Charlie Darwin]

I started wondering the other day, where our source of entertaining rubbish was going to come from on this forum since it seems to have disappeared somewhat into constant arguments, and uncommon clever discussions. We've had gold in the past here, granted I've only been part of the foot.ie fraternity for a few years, but since I've posted here, there's been a few geniuses on this forum. Now, I've got a new favourite.

People of foot.ie. The forum is now safe.
You can act as smug as you like Nigel, but who are you to deny Ole the black thing in a box he has undoubtedly spent his entire career working towards earning? I swear, this is such an island of begrudgers...

[dong]

I know some of those lads. I know one of them is somebody who would frequent the showgrounds.
Makes uncomfortable viewing though that picture.

[dong]

The baby faced assassin looks pretty bemused by the whole thing.

[nigel-harps1954]

You can act as smug as you like Nigel, but who are you to deny Ole the black thing in a box he has undoubtedly spent his entire career working towards earning? I swear, this is such an island of begrudgers...

http://www.slicktiger.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Obama-smug-grin2.png

[Charlie Darwin]

Does anyone know how to post a poll on this forum - can I do it or does it have to be a moderator? I was thinking of doing a quick straw poll on how many people in the LOI forum started supporting football teams through LOI as opposed to the EPL/Football leaugue or other leagues. If somebody else knows how, feel free to make it in my stead.

edit: it's just out of interest, not through any "LOI is better" mentality

[peadar1987]

Does anyone know how to post a poll on this forum - can I do it or does it have to be a moderator? I was thinking of doing a quick straw poll on how many people in the LOI forum started supporting football teams through LOI as opposed to the EPL/Football leaugue or other leagues. If somebody else knows how, feel free to make it in my stead.

edit: it's just out of interest, not through any "LOI is better" mentality

I came to the LOI through English football (and was even a ManUre fan for a while when I was a fresh-faced pre teen. The shame!)

[nigel-harps1954]

I think as a kid we all looked toward the English football culture. It was the norm, and you weren't a football fan in your youth unless you watched the English leagues.
I grew up with Finn Harps, it's always been in the blood, but I never really distanced myself from English football until I was about 17 or 18.

[mightaswell]

I know some of those lads. I know one of them is somebody who would frequent the showgrounds.
Makes uncomfortable viewing though that picture.
OMG what!!! OMG Nigel look theres someone who shows up to LOI AND can support another team!!! Isnt that disgraceful. His money and support of Sligo should cease what a barstooler.

[mightaswell]

Does anyone know how to post a poll on this forum - can I do it or does it have to be a moderator? I was thinking of doing a quick straw poll on how many people in the LOI forum started supporting football teams through LOI as opposed to the EPL/Football leaugue or other leagues. If somebody else knows how, feel free to make it in my stead.

edit: it's just out of interest, not through any "LOI is better" mentality

WHAT supporting LOI and EPL??? Thats impossible you barstooler. LOI is better anyone else is a liar. We are duty bound to bash the EPL and all other leagues other than our own due to their inferiority.

[bennocelt]

I think as a kid we all looked toward the English football culture. It was the norm, and you weren't a football fan in your youth unless you watched the English leagues.
I grew up with Finn Harps, it's always been in the blood, but I never really distanced myself from English football until I was about 17 or 18.

True, here too
I got into LOI after feeling bored with the national team. Best thing I ever did, now much more into live football of all kinds everywhere and have turned into a bit of a groundhooper.

[mightaswell]

This is why I find here so hilarious. Clubs are screaming for money yet when they get new fans these fans are "bandwagoners or barstoolers if they show up for a big name match. Only the regular attendees may be worthy of any respect. Barstoolers and Bandwagoners are disgraceful things
Altho the clubs surely appreciate the extra revenue the "superfans" here cant stand said extra revenue. #****logic
and people wonder why this league is as it is

[Jofspring]

90% of league of Ireland supporters would say take their money when you can cause it won't happen often. It can just be frustrating to see millions of euro sent abroad that could be pumped into improving our own game. In saying that the league of Ireland needs to help itself but its getting tougher and tougher by the year in my opinion. The teams that are trying to stay to strict budgets etc.... are stuck in a mid table to low position, can't get their crowds up because they aren't competing at the top and every year are losing players and being outbid for players. The clubs that are developing players that go abroad basically have to take whatever they can get because the English teams know how strapped for cash they are here. The FAI do nothin to help us and would rather we didn't exist and most the media feel similarly.

The league seems to only cater for a niche market of people that love live football and that's the way it will always be from now on with the massive availability of football on tv from around the world. It's cheaper to stay at home and watch a game, its fancier to look at, it is easier to find people to talk about it with and that can't be competed with.

Personally I can't stand watching football on telly. I usually get bored by half time and end up going off doing something else or flicking over the channel. On the very very rare occasion I'll watch a full match on telly.

[Dodge]

This is why I find here so hilarious. Clubs are screaming for money yet when they get new fans these fans are "bandwagoners or barstoolers if they show up for a big name match. Only the regular attendees may be worthy of any respect. Barstoolers and Bandwagoners are disgraceful things
Altho the clubs surely appreciate the extra revenue the "superfans" here cant stand said extra revenue. #****logic
and people wonder why this league is as it is

YOu're basing this on 4/5 posters on a barely used forum? Go to a game and not a single person will mock you for it (in fact they won't even know you're an "outsider"). As ever 95% of LOI fans have another club they like somewhere else, 99% support the national team.

Saying that LOI fans don't want people to go to their games is frankly absurd and bears no resemblemce to reality (save for a handful of eejits).

The percentage of Man Utd fans who don't want day trippers going to their games is way, way more than LOI eejits too but somewhow that doesn't seem to stop people going there

[osarusan]

Does anyone know how to post a poll on this forum - can I do it or does it have to be a moderator? I was thinking of doing a quick straw poll on how many people in the LOI forum started supporting football teams through LOI as opposed to the EPL/Football leaugue or other leagues. If somebody else knows how, feel free to make it in my stead.

edit: it's just out of interest, not through any "LOI is better" mentality

I think I can do it, but maybe only with a new thread. What question(s) and answer options do you want? Public or private poll?

[Straightstory]

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Sligo Manure fans giving Ole some sort of award..
Who will those people be supporting tonight? Sligo or Babyface's team? No doubt if Rovers were playing Man U they'd be supporting them (a team from Lancashire) against their home town club. Weird.

[Straightstory]

Actually, that award seems to be a small coffin in a box. Anyone able to make out what's written on it? Probably something celebrating the demise of Irish football as barstoolers embrace corporate clubs from across the sea.

[peadar1987]

This is why I find here so hilarious. Clubs are screaming for money yet when they get new fans these fans are "bandwagoners or barstoolers if they show up for a big name match. Only the regular attendees may be worthy of any respect. Barstoolers and Bandwagoners are disgraceful things
Altho the clubs surely appreciate the extra revenue the "superfans" here cant stand said extra revenue. #****logic
and people wonder why this league is as it is

99.99% of LOI supporters will be absolutely delighted once someone comes to LOI games, no matter what their background, we're a forgiving bunch like that (except Hairy Bowsie, but he doesn't come here much any more)

[gormacha]

95% of LOI fans have another club they like somewhere else, 99% support the national team.

Absolutely correct. Even most LOI players also have a foreign club that they follow. You'll often see their preferences revealed on twitter. Astonishing amount of LOI player Liverpool fans, going by my less than scientific survey...

[Charlie Darwin]

WHAT supporting LOI and EPL??? Thats impossible you barstooler. LOI is better anyone else is a liar. We are duty bound to bash the EPL and all other leagues other than our own due to their inferiority.
I can see you're trying to make a point but you're just being ridiculous now. Nobody says anything like that.


I think I can do it, but maybe only with a new thread. What question(s) and answer options do you want? Public or private poll?
Cool, thanks. Public please, just "did you start off supporting a LOI team or an EPL/overseas team?" Something simple like that, just out of curiosity.

[MeathDrog]

I can see you're trying to make a point but you're just being ridiculous now. Nobody says anything like that.



Starting to think he's a WUM.

[thischarmingman]

YOu're basing this on 4/5 posters on a barely used forum? Go to a game and not a single person will mock you for it (in fact they won't even know you're an "outsider").

Don't listen to Dodge, I grill every new face I see at the Brandywell, and some of the old ones too. If you're stepping through those turnstiles you better know what colour underwear Liam Coyle was wearing when he scored his 32nd goal for the club.

[bennocelt]

Don't listen to Dodge, I grill every new face I see at the Brandywell, and some of the old ones too. If you're stepping through those turnstiles you better know what colour underwear Liam Coyle was wearing when he scored his 32nd goal for the club.

You must be that 5% he goes on about:p

[Sheridan]

Irish barstoolers are really going to have up their game with some epic sycophancy at the Dublin Decider if they want to compete internationally: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23341088

[Charlie Darwin]

Irish barstoolers are really going to have up their game with some epic sycophancy at the Dublin Decider if they want to compete internationally: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23341088
To be fair, he'll still be supporting Vietnam. These Asians just don't have the same devotion as the true Irish Gunners.

[nigel-harps1954]

99.99% of LOI supporters will be absolutely delighted once someone comes to LOI games, no matter what their background,

Precisely. I've a lot of close friends who block my posts and invites on Facebook because I'm constantly onto them about going to Harps matches...to no avail.

Nothing would make me happier than to see all my Man Utd and Liverpool and Celtic friends all regulars at Finn Park. They don't even have to become any sort of 'superfan', but just to see a bit of live football.

[holidaysong]

Don't listen to Dodge, I grill every new face I see at the Brandywell, and some of the old ones too. If you're stepping through those turnstiles you better know what colour underwear Liam Coyle was wearing when he scored his 32nd goal for the club.

This isn't a million miles away from being true... I recall you thinking I was a barstooler when we first met.

[mypost]

The FAI do nothin to help us and would rather we didn't exist and most the media feel similarly.

Point taken on the latter, not the former.

The FAI try to help, but the clubs don't want to know unless it "guarantees" them a benefit. Look at the row over football in Galway. Look at the attempts to restructure the divisions. Nobody can agree, because they want something else.

The problems in the LOI, are often the club's own making.

[Sean South]

The sight of grown men jizzing themselves all over Ole and wanting to get a photo with the man, made me physically sick.

[CrowdedHouse]

I notice today the forum is being blitzed by MUTV ads....conspiracy I tell ya :)

[legendz]

Point taken on the latter, not the former.

The FAI try to help, but the clubs don't want to know unless it "guarantees" them a benefit. Look at the row over football in Galway. Look at the attempts to restructure the divisions. Nobody can agree, because they want something else.

The problems in the LOI, are often the club's own making.

Do they try to help? Popular opinion seems to that they don't but that's easy to say.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's a pity the Aviva only holds 50,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2013/jul/24/liverpool-never-walk-alone-mcg-video

[legendz]

It's a pity the Aviva only holds 50,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2013/jul/24/liverpool-never-walk-alone-mcg-video

Fantastic day for Australian football and what a great result for them! Irish football's big day is coming!!

[nigel-harps1954]

Was it billed as the Melbourne decider?

[nigel-harps1954]

Holy feck, tearing out my hair at the stupidity of a friend of mine, who is absolutely adamant that Harps wouldn't even beat a Donegal League team. That the Donegal League is of a higher standard than the League of Ireland First Division.

The Donegal League....which isn't even anywhere near the best junior league in the country.

[Charlie Darwin]

Things like that are quite common. I remember reading some journal.ie comments (I know, my own stupidity) when Darren O'Dea signed for Metalurh lamenting him signing for a side in a useless league, "is there not some League of Ireland team that would sign him?" Nevermind that the Ukrainian champions trounced European champions Chelsea in the Champions League last season, to them it's not a league they've heard of so it's useless.

[stann]

have turned into a bit of a groundhooper.
Is that someone who tries to get to as many other grounds as they can, but only if Rovers are playing there?

[Dalymountrower]

Is that someone who tries to get to as many other grounds as they can, but only if Rovers are playing there?


......and only if there is a direct bus from Tallaght