LOI Promotion Activities

[EatYerGreens]

https://twitter.com/derrycityfc/status/1628408642708856833

I wish our league would just get a controlled hold on the use of flares rather than banning them outright. It's one of the things we do that sets us apart. There's a line you shouldn't cross obviously (e.g. a hand cannon in Waterford) but I think we are shooting ourselves in the foot if we start sterilizing the experience. Flares add to the atmosphere and atmosphere is what we have to offer.

This seems particularly harsh from Derry. Lifetime bans on offer for some of their most die hard supporters for flares and a flag?

I agree, but for as long as the FAI is slappoing clubs wiht hefty fines fo rthis then what are clubs to do ? Genuine fans would understand that it costs their club a lot of money and stop doing it.

[culloty82]

A number of Kerry FC players along with James Sugrue of the coaching staff visited CBS Primary in Tralee today.

[Mr A]

A number of Kerry FC players along with James Sugrue of the coaching staff visited CBS Primary in Tralee today.

Biggest schooling they got since they visited Galway

[NeverFeltBetter]

I note that an "ELOI" competition, via FIFA 23, has been regularly streamed by the FAI TV Youtube account over the last few weeks, though it hasn't garnered an enormous amount of views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutKXAFhW-k

[pineapple stu]

There was one two years ago as well. Was won by Rovers if I recall.

[JC_GUFC]

I gave it a view there... Can see why it hasn't caught the imagination!

To be fair I wouldn't have ever been the biggest gamer but I never enjoyed football games like FIFA. I enjoyed the management games but not so much those type but they do seem to be very popular among the lower generation.

[brendy_éire]

I gave it a view there... Can see why it hasn't caught the imagination!

To be fair I wouldn't have ever been the biggest gamer but I never enjoyed football games like FIFA. I enjoyed the management games but not so much those type but they do seem to be very popular among the lower generation.

I play FIFA myself, but I have zero interest in watching someone else play it. Not exactly sure who the target audience is for this initiative; the e-sport watching, LoI fan must be a pretty niche market.

[pineapple stu]

I think it's part of an international roll-out - some of the guys are now representing Ireland, and there's inter-club competitions as well. So I think it forms part of, effectively, qualification Europe at times. That may be more important than the numbers at LoI level.

No interest in FIFA myself, but had a look two years ago (was doing a piece for the programme on the UCD player) and was a bit surprised to see that both teams lined up the same - Ronaldo, Messi, Kluivert, etc. Was just a who's who of the past 30 years and the only thing linking the club in was the kit the players (both controllers and FIFA characters) were wearing. I don't know why it wasn't LoI squads with all ability set to the same amount or something. But I may well be curmudgeonly about that. (In fact, I know I'm curmudgeonly about it :) Which doesn't necessarily make me wrong)

[SkStu]

I get together with some friends here to do a "FIFA night" every couple of months. We'll usually do a tournament and then just a bunch of friendlies. There's always a Bohs Rovers game in there :) with most comments "jesus, these players are so fckin slow/sh!te" LOL. It always garners a bit of interest in the league though and one of the lads picks Derry sometimes - where his mam was from.

[NeverFeltBetter]

I play FIFA pretty regularly, even with all of its flaws (#scriptingisreal). Watching others play it isn't especially thrilling to me personally, but that whole industry, let's plays and streaming even outside of actual e-sports, is enormous. It's not a bad idea for the FAI/LOI to try and grab a piece of that market, but presumably they'll need to advertise it better to get a decent return in terms of engagement.

[gufct]

https://galwayunitedfc.ie/clubs-night-2023/

Edp will be wedged on Friday .

[pateen]

Great idea. Promotion for the club, discount at the club shop and hopefully big talking at the bar as well

[brendy_éire]

https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/albion-rovers-takeover-planned-consortium-26996482

Strange proposition talked about here, without actually explaining who the consortium are.

[culloty82]

And in any case, given the tradition and history of the club (even if they're pretty much the Rochdale of Scottish football), it's hard to imagine the locals having any truck with the concept.

[culloty82]

Kerry trying to dispel the perception of being a largely Tralee-focused clubs by holding summer camps in both Killorglin and Dingle:

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[2 Year Contract]

And in any case, given the tradition and history of the club (even if they're pretty much the Rochdale of Scottish football), it's hard to imagine the locals having any truck with the concept.

Agreed. The whole 'tapping into the local Irish community' thing is an absolute non runner too when there’s a errr slightly bigger football club with Irish links around 8 miles away

[SkStu]

https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/albion-rovers-takeover-planned-consortium-26996482

Strange proposition talked about here, without actually explaining who the consortium are.

ok but for some reason this bit made me laugh a bit.


We did an analysis of the club's demise over the past decades and we did a model based on maths which we were very confident in - and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work this out - that showed the club was going to be relegated

[yurt]

Anyone know who it is that's apparently going on love island?

[ontheotherhand]

Anyone know who it is that's apparently going on love island?

Gary Deegan.

[SkStu]

Anyone know who it is that's apparently going on love island?

Ollie Horgan

[nigel-harps1954]

John Lester

[JC_GUFC]

Anyone know who it is that's apparently going on love island?

Scott van der Sluis - Shels sub keeper from the start of the season until a few weeks ago.

[Yossarian]

Scott van der Sluis - Shels sub keeper from the start of the season until a few weeks ago.

League of Ireland “Ace” is doing a lot of work in those tabloid articles. I’d guess no one outside of Shels, and probably plenty inside, has heard of him.

[outspoken]

An "insider" in the Sun, "Everyone in the LOI is talking about it" haha

[legendz]

Mayo FC to enter the EA SPORTS LOI Academy at MU14, MU15 and WU17 level for the 2024 season.
Kerry FC will also be entering a female side for the first time at Under-17 level.

[culloty82]

Kerry also playing a charity match against Killarney Celtic on July 26th in memory of the late player John Doyle, with all proceeds going to a local cancer charity:

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/soccer/kerry-fc-to-play-killarney-celtic-in-charity-game-in-memory-of-john-doyle/a1338159769.html

[legendz]

https://twitter.com/WexfordFC/status/1688952700195438592?t=Ykk7Z67M3ngTH8FFUdV44A&s=19

How many clubs are owned by a supporters trust? For clubs that are not owned by a supporters trust, do many offer membership?

[joey B]

https://twitter.com/WexfordFC/status/1688952700195438592?t=Ykk7Z67M3ngTH8FFUdV44A&s=19

How many clubs are owned by a supporters trust? For clubs that are not owned by a supporters trust, do many offer membership?

I dont think any other club are owned by a supporters trust,Harps,Cobh,Bohs and Sligo are the other fan owned clubs in various forms...

Cobh and Bohs are members clubs and Harps and Sligo are co-op's.....

[DCSIL]

Well, Zombie by the Cranberries is in the news at the moment...

https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsDSC/status/1707102356284871063

[Mr A]

Piece by Harps Secretary Rory White, I think it captures the LOI experience really well: https://finnharps.ie/community-connection-soul-and-soup/

[EatYerGreens]

Piece by Harps Secretary Rory White, I think it captures the LOI experience really well: https://finnharps.ie/community-connection-soul-and-soup/

Very good piece. Thanks for sharing.

[pineapple stu]

Popular YouTuber StuntPegg visited the UCD Bowl last month for our game with Rovers. Her video is below; 51k views so far and counting. And it's actually really nice about the LoI experience in general.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-HaBf6vqgY

[ger121]

Popular YouTuber StuntPegg visited the UCD Bowl last month for our game with Rovers. Her video is below; 51k views so far and counting. And it's actually really nice about the LoI experience in general.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-HaBf6vqgY

Is the lad Emmet she interviewed an old poster on this forum. Aberdonian Stu?

[pineapple stu]

That's the fella - good memory there!

[ger121]

That's the fella - good memory there!

The things I remember vs. the things I forget!

[sidewayspasser]

Nice video. But why the subtitles? None of those who were subtitled are particularly hard to understand (and I say that as a non native speaker).

[2 Year Contract]

Nice video. But why the subtitles? None of those who were subtitled are particularly hard to understand (and I say that as a non native speaker).

Seems to be a thing a lot of videos on twitter and YouTube do nowadays. It allows people to watch the video in public eg if they’re on a bus or whatever without earphones, while still being able to hear (or see in this case) what the person in the video is talking about

[sidewayspasser]

Seems to be a thing a lot of videos on twitter and YouTube do nowadays. It allows people to watch the video in public eg if they’re on a bus or whatever without earphones, while still being able to hear (or see in this case) what the person in the video is talking about
That would make sense if the whole video was subtitled. But it isn't, mostly only the Irish guys are.

[2 Year Contract]

That would make sense if the whole video was subtitled. But it isn't, mostly only the Irish guys are.

Ah ok, I haven’t watched the video yet, no idea for the reasoning in that case

[D24Saint]

LOI central are having a live night in Rascals in Inchicore on Monday 6th. The last one they had on Grafton street was good.

[pineapple stu]

Popular YouTuber StuntPegg visited the UCD Bowl last month for our game with Rovers. Her video is below; 51k views so far and counting. And it's actually really nice about the LoI experience in general.
This video has inspired another YouTuber crowd to come out the Bowl this evening. Sim2, who focus on FIFA. We get a bit of nerd kudos as the worst team in FIFA.

Fairly sure there was another French crew tonight too. That or I'm going mad

[pineapple stu]

Not quite a promotional activity I guess, but Shamrock Rovers featured in last week's episode of Only Connect on BBC. Shamrock, Albion, Raith, Forest Green and Doncaster all appeared on the connecting wall, with four of them forming the group of "Football teams named Rovers"

[sbgawa]

Not sure where to put this but Rovers fans season ticket are apparantly being allowed into the South stand for the promoton relegation playoff.
Good idea and should boost attendance a bit. Im definitly going to go along and see the drama.....peno shoot out ??
Dont know who i will be cheering for , marginally Cork maybe , better away trip

[placid casual]

After the disrespect shown by the weak, probably temporary cork manager,as a sup to their support, towards the 2023 champions I sincerely hope for a Waterford victory and a place back in the graveyard division for a cork team to sort out their club and ultra minority idiotic fanbase

[Philosophizer]

Not sure where to put this but Rovers fans season ticket are apparantly being allowed into the South stand for the promoton relegation playoff.
Good idea and should boost attendance a bit. Im definitly going to go along and see the drama.....peno shoot out ??
Dont know who i will be cheering for , marginally Cork maybe , better away trip
Seems to be a regular thing when Tallaght is used for these sorts of games. When Derry played Tobol there recently the south stand was kept for Rovers fans too. Good idea to be fair.

[ger121]

Not sure where to put this but Rovers fans season ticket are apparantly being allowed into the South stand for the promoton relegation playoff.
Good idea and should boost attendance a bit. Im definitly going to go along and see the drama.....peno shoot out ??
Dont know who i will be cheering for , marginally Cork maybe , better away trip

I thought this was actually a wind-up as it also said the team would parade the league trophy at HT.

[sbgawa]

Maybe it is a wind up

[D24Saint]

Fantastic night of nostalgia In Rascals. The stories by Roddy Collins are priceless.

[sbgawa]

Fantastic night of nostalgia In Rascals. The stories by Roddy Collins are priceless.

Most of them.are at least 10% true as well :)

[culloty82]

Kerry setting up an invitational Academy tournament for age groups from U9 to U17 level:

https://kingdomcup.ie/