LOI Promotion Activities

[EatYerGreens]

Are you suggesting that GUFC intentionally tried to link one of their own players to a tragic accident that he caused?

Can you explain the random sequence of props and music in that video any other way?

P.S. If someone caused a collision, then it wasn't an accident. Accidents have no fault at play. If he hadn't been at fault, he wouldn't have been charged and convicted. The fact that he was shows that it was a collision caused by his own behaviour/negligence, and not an accident/act of God.

[Longfordian]

I see this has been picked up by the English papers now and Galway have had to apologise, very belatedly.

[2 Year Contract]

I see this has been picked up by the English papers now and Galway have had to apologise, very belatedly.

They clearly attempted to sweep it under the rug but had to come out with a statement once the Telegraph picked it up. If anything that “hopefully this just goes away” attempt at dealing with the situation in silence for the guts of a week makes the club look even worse

[Ancient Rush]

This is a good move by Treaty, a little bit of a trek but will bring matchday colour to a side of the city oft forgotten. Nice set up there https://treatyunitedfc.com/2024/02/15/major-new-partnership-announced-with-treaty-city-brewery/

[Nesta99]

The apology seems a bit reluctant too, oddly phrased - 'Wish to advise no offence intended and apologies for any offence that may have been caused etc. Not intending to offend doesnt diminish offence, and id say offence was caused, not may have been caused, to family and friends of the deceased. Could be phrased with more conviction eg GUFC apologises for any offense caused by recent (insensitive) social media post and will review its official social media processes going forward. Maybe its nitpicking but in the context of the delay in dealing with the post, a lack of explination on what its supposed coincidental (inoffensive) message was, and that it got posted in the first place, plus the brevity of this statement dealing with growing fallout - well it comes across as forced or irritated backtracking as if it was dealing with OTT political correctness, not a sincere 'that was a fook up'. The judge that presided over that difficult court case will be pished off to see the disrgard for the victims and that cutting the young culprit a break by suspending the conviction has been mocked, with the culprit showing additonal poor judgement and Im sure the judge will have made contact with club and possibly player. Id still like to know what the imagery was all about if not about the conviction - if it was mocking the case then it needed to be dealt with more quickly and assuredly by the club!

[NeverFeltBetter]

This is a good move by Treaty, a little bit of a trek but will bring matchday colour to a side of the city oft forgotten. Nice set up there https://treatyunitedfc.com/2024/02/15/major-new-partnership-announced-with-treaty-city-brewery/

The Treaty Youtube page has been decent too, maybe the new owners have thrown some money that way? Here's the latest: https://youtu.be/osKdaqRMEsw?feature=shared

[2 Year Contract]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/1761120880757788981?s=46


as if mark coyle has scored for shels too some buck

[cláirseach]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/1761120880757788981?s=46

Would be better off starting by sorting out the profile picture.

[brendy_éire]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/1761120880757788981?s=46

FWIW, it's sometimes funny, but also gives a bit more detail than the average, more sterile account. E.g."x is booked for arguing with ref over a penalty decision".

[nigel-harps1954]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/1761120880757788981?s=46

I'm not sure what's wrong with it really. He has a bit of craic with it, which, as brendy says, is better, and more engaging than the usual boring Twitter accounts.

[NeverFeltBetter]

This is more national team based, but didn't see a thread for it there. I see that the rugby team did an "open" training session at the Aviva today, ticketed but no charge, that had a load of people going from what I observed (I work nearby). Lots of kids especially, looked like it might be school teams? I know the FAI has done those occasionally, but is there a regularity to them where they happen once a year or is it more ad-hoc?

[outspoken]

This is more national team based, but didn't see a thread for it there. I see that the rugby team did an "open" training session at the Aviva today, ticketed but no charge, that had a load of people going from what I observed (I work nearby). Lots of kids especially, looked like it might be school teams? I know the FAI has done those occasionally, but is there a regularity to them where they happen once a year or is it more ad-hoc?

They did one day after cup final in 2022, don't recall another since, it was open to all ST holders.

[Mr A]

https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/1763489391274553474

Dune na nGall

[2 Year Contract]

https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/1763489391274553474

Dune na nGall

Now that’s funny! More of this sort of stuff and less of the amateurish match updates stuff and they’re onto a winner

[Mr A]

Disagree, would prefer we keep our own voice

[redarmyfaction]

Bohs make the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/world/europe/ireland-bohemians-soccer-dublin.html

[outspoken]

Bohs make the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/world/europe/ireland-bohemians-soccer-dublin.html

Another trophy for Bohs

[Nesta99]

Well it resolves the big club debate - small time club it is!

[D24Saint]

Club Statement: Kenosis Sports Group Investment (stpatsfc.com) (https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9573)

Not sure what the investment involves tbh.

[culloty82]

Calling all Rebel Cillian Murphys!

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[Dermobohs]

Very good!

[SkStu]

Very good!

We should invite all skinny girls called Elizabeth to our next home game in honour of our new away jersey.

[Dermobohs]

Don’t get them all started on the f@&€ing jersies again !

[culloty82]

Wexford's Twitter feed goes as Gaeilge for the Seachtain that's in it.

[D24Saint]

The team got a private tour of the American football stadium today and have participated in several events so far on the trip. Looking forward to the game tomorrow it will be interesting to see what kind of turnout the game gets.

[WeAreRovers]

Rovers have released a ticketing app to which, once signed-up, you can add all your home match tickets/season tickets, including in my case, my son's ST. Very useful and a great initiative from one of the newly-elected club members to the board.

https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2024/03/26/shamrock-rovers-launch-srfc-tickets-mobile-app/

[nigel-harps1954]

Rovers have released a ticketing app to which, once signed-up, you can add all your home match tickets/season tickets, including in my case, my son's ST. Very useful and a great initiative from one of the newly-elected club members to the board.

https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2024/03/26/shamrock-rovers-launch-srfc-tickets-mobile-app/

I think all clubs who use future ticketing have this option. Harps have had it in use this season too.

[2 Year Contract]

I think all clubs who use future ticketing have this option. Harps have had it in use this season too.
Correct, Pats have it too

[D24Saint]

The Patrons Saints AGM was on last night in McDowells . There were lots of positive ideas how to expand the scheme and what activities were carried out this and last season. We have sponsored a player again, match day match ball and have hosted A Player of the year awards in the Red Cow and have booked the same venue again for this November. Hopefully with the increased crowds we can recruit more members.

[Nesta99]

Not a planned promotion by any means but this was up on RTE today from their archives. Felix's moustache is some job!

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2024/0415/1443672-derry-city-champions/

[Martinho II]

Not a planned promotion by any means but this was up on RTE today from their archives. Felix's moustache is some job!

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2024/0415/1443672-derry-city-champions/

Great find Nesta think the 1989 FAI cup Final was the first one I watched live! Remember it well to this day.

[Philosophizer]

I was in Lifestyle Sports yesterday in blanch and noticed a video on loop on the big screen advertising trainers and much of it was filmed at Richmond Park!! Shots of young ones chilling on the terraces and hanging out in the stands with close ups on their trainers etc.
It’s not exactly a promo of the league or even the club exactly, but just more evidence that the LOI is in vogue at the moment if fashion retailers are using it in advertisements.

[Shearer]

Wexford did a big campaign around their women's game on Saturday including free entry and a panel show thing upstairs.

Any word on attendance? Haven't seen any clips of the game but saw the players walking out and the stand didn't seem too populated, but that's only part of it of course.

[ForzaForth]

Hard to judge as there was a big crowd in the clubhouse in Ferrycarrig Park for the game and a massive group of young players from Ellen Molloy's former club, Thomastown United. If you counted everybody, I'd put it at about 250. If I get an official figure, I'll post it up here.

[SeanDrog]

Underdrogs : A league of Ireland Story - documentary (about 30mins), is now available on RTE player.

[Martinho II]

Underdrogs : A league of Ireland Story - documentary (about 30mins), is now available on RTE player.

Wots it about SeanDrog?

[SeanDrog]

Wots it about SeanDrog?

About the Drogs as a part time club - filmed over 2022/23 I believe and gives an insight into the club. Very well put together tbh. Today it’s trending on the player which is very positive.

[Martinho II]

About the Drogs as a part time club - filmed over 2022/23 I believe and gives an insight into the club. Very well put together tbh. Today it’s trending on the player which is very positive.

Yeah Kevin Doherty gave an interview to media saying that he watched it think it was him that said that!

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

For subscribers to The Athletic. the 'Derby Days' series has done a piece on the recent Bohs/Rovers game [Paywall]

Blurb: The Athletic has been attending some of the most ferocious derbies across Europe, charting the history of the continent’s most deep-rooted and volatile footballing rivalries.

The series began last season, covering 10 combustible fixtures from Athens to Anfield. We attended De Klassieker and the Derby della Capitale, the Eternal Derby and the Old Firm. We then resumed our journey this season by taking in games in Copenhagen, Salzburg, Lisbon and Belfast.

We were in Ipswich and Zagreb in December, then Sunderland and the Black Country, and watched Sparta play Slavia in Prague. We were in Poland for the Great Silesian derby and, last month, branched further afield to cover the Clasico Regiomontano.

Now to Dublin, a city of derbies, and Bohemians’ meeting with Shamrock Rovers…

[EatYerGreens]

For subscribers to The Athletic. the 'Derby Days' series has done a piece on the recent Bohs/Rovers game [Paywall]

Blurb: The Athletic has been attending some of the most ferocious derbies across Europe, charting the history of the continent’s most deep-rooted and volatile footballing rivalries.

The series began last season, covering 10 combustible fixtures from Athens to Anfield. We attended De Klassieker and the Derby della Capitale, the Eternal Derby and the Old Firm. We then resumed our journey this season by taking in games in Copenhagen, Salzburg, Lisbon and Belfast.

We were in Ipswich and Zagreb in December, then Sunderland and the Black Country, and watched Sparta play Slavia in Prague. We were in Poland for the Great Silesian derby and, last month, branched further afield to cover the Clasico Regiomontano.

Now to Dublin, a city of derbies, and Bohemians’ meeting with Shamrock Rovers…

"The continent's most volatile footballing rivalries"? Liverpool-Everton and Ipswich-Norwich? :D Talk about trying much too hard :rolleyes:

How did the Great Sligo-Galway 'Battle of Connacht' not make that list? There isn't a window left intact, an A&E ward unfilled or a cow milked after that fixture rolls around :cool:

[Acornvilla]

Underdrogs : A league of Ireland Story - documentary (about 30mins), is now available on RTE player.

Watched this the night it came out, really great, would love to see more of this stuff.

[Martinho II]

Watched this the night it came out, really great, would love to see more of this stuff.

Tried looking this on RTE player recently to no avail? I have via sky tv?

[Acornvilla]

Tried looking this on RTE player recently to no avail? I have via sky tv?

Try this

https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/underdrogs--a-league-of-ireland-story-s1-e1/511420456417

[Guitd]

"The continent's most volatile footballing rivalries"? Liverpool-Everton and Ipswich-Norwich? :D Talk about trying much too hard :rolleyes:

How did the Great Sligo-Galway 'Battle of Connacht' not make that list? There isn't a window left intact, an A&E ward unfilled or a cow milked after that fixture rolls around :cool:
Here how it went
https://youtu.be/22dbSts8Wxs?si=e44stSSi6BaBnQSv

[Acornvilla]

Not LOI promotion per say, but I think Duff's interview with Richie Sadlier is very good. Mostly about life and Shels.

https://shows.acast.com/6529238408a2480012c8727c/episodes/66570b20fca2190012369ef7?

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Thinking people hate Shels more than they love their own club ?

[outspoken]

Thinking people hate Shels more than they love their own club ?

Shels fans have been floating that nonsense for years, even when they were rotting in the FD. Duffer just taking a page out of Jose playbook and building siege mentality.

[Nesta99]

What Duffer is doing during his media wranglings is working. Neil O'Riordan had an inside the back page double page spread in his rag that was somewhere between an apology and an homage to Shels during the week. At last weekends post match presser O'Riordan asked a question about the unspectacular way in which Shels were going about their business, it was a question that was more about Shels being impressive in how they are grinding out results and staying out in front even after dropping a bunch of points. Duff obviously took exeption and went on a rant about how defending is part of the game and if they were conceding goals the media would be going on about that, cant win with the media, everyone hates us etc etc. O'Riordan followed it up along the lines of others being envious rather than critical and if you must be doing something right to be in the spotlight like Shels are - queue additional Duffer ranting.
In his article then O'Riordan clarified the question, waxed lyrical about Shels defence giving a nod to Joey O'Brien, doubled down on how if there is criticism that it is rooted in envy, and finished up with Duff for the Ireland job if the FAI had the stones to approach someone who holds them in quite possibly the highest contempt of all. I agree with the Ireland call actually, if they cant get targets to take the job, they could do worse than a high profile, highly regarded former international who is showing that he can work with significant constraints of budget/talent, get a team organised, hard to beat and improve players. Duffer has shown that he is not afflicted by the talented player come coach inability or total disdain for players that are less talented - Glenn Hoddle Syndrome. He'd keep the FAI on their toes and his post match interviews would be essential viewing rather than car crash TV. He's already playing some in the media like a favourite flute!

[Acornvilla]

It is amusing how riled up some people have let him get them :D

I mostly came away from it hoping he was going to be alright and finds some balance in his life.

[Shearer]

I see Harps fans quite upset about the closing of a club shop..