Fixtures published for 2022

[ontheotherhand]

Are you sure you were looking forward to playing UCD? When everyone looks forward to seeing the fixture list, there are lots of games they look out for. I think UCD would not be top of many lists. It's not like the away team allocation is going to sell out.

It could have been worse, it could have been extended or a ban for a game people really look forward to. It probably will be successfully appealed anyway.

I'm sure yeah.

[Calcio Jack]

Are you sure you were looking forward to playing UCD? When everyone looks forward to seeing the fixture list, there are lots of games they look out for. I think UCD would not be top of many lists. It's not like the away team allocation is going to sell out.

It could have been worse, it could have been extended or a ban for a game people really look forward to. It probably will be successfully appealed anyway.

Covid restrictions gone and mypost back…. Surely life can’t get much better 😜

[2 Year Contract]

https://twitter.com/markmccadden/status/1491382022006542339?s=21

Rovers UCD now won’t be played behind closed doors and the fine rovers received has now increased to €5k instead. Rovers be delighted with that, 5k is a peanuts fee for the crime of that nature and will barely make a dent on gate receipts that night.


On another note it’s great to see ticket sales going so well across the board in the league. Pats sold the original presidents cup allocation of 800 in a couple of days and then received an increase to 1300 which have sold. Looks like it’ll be by far the biggest attendance the competition has ever had. Likewise the pats away allocation of 900 for the shels match in Tolka on the opening night were snapped up and plenty of pats fans have had to buy home end tickets for it.

EDIT: Pats have today been given another 200 tickets to take the allocation up to 1500.

Along with pre-season numbers reported across the league being up and no covid restrictions we could see some big crowds this year

[NeverFeltBetter]

Would love to see how that decision was reached.

[sbgawa]

Someone with a bit of cop on realised that promoting the league by having the narrative on opening day that the champions are playing behind closed doors because of crowd trouble was a bad idea I presume.

[placid casual]

The FAI have a habit of using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut policy when it comes to decision making it seems.
Rovers board went to them, outlined their appeal based on common sense, and common sense has now prevailed.

Great to hear about ticket sales for the presidents cup going well.
My nephews 1st game so hopefully he gets hooked to the experience and another LOI fan is created.

[Macy]

Didn't realise tickets were going well, but got tickets this morning for the Presidents Cup for me and the daughter. I think the cup final has her hooked already, at least for live football.

[Nesta99]

The FAI have a habit of using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut policy when it comes to decision making it seems.
Rovers board went to them, outlined their appeal based on common sense, and common sense has now prevailed.


I think this has been well played by the FAI - they dished out a harsh punishment knowing it would be appealed and an independent appeals committee reduces the punishment. Win win, FAI can say they took action, Rovers can say they were punished with a big fine, fans get to go but club + fans will be on their toes if someone looks like they're are going to step out of line. PR of having the reigning champions opening game bcd avoided so credit where credit due. Bradley's comments after made me smile in their very Irish manner of over/under statement and stating the obvious, '"I felt the ban was a bit severe. Are we delighted with the fine? Obviously not. But we have to pay it.

[Jd2793]

can anyone tell me if suspensions for yellow cards carry over from previous season or was that scrapped ? I see Mandriou + Whelan both on 5 for last season but whelans came in play off v bray and mandriou started v drogs after a yellow v bohs?

[EatYerGreens]

Anyone know why there are no Premier Division fixtures scheduled for the weekend of 25th/26th March ?

[joey B]

Anyone know why there are no Premier Division fixtures scheduled for the weekend of 25th/26th March ?

Presume it’s because Ireland are playing on the 26th…

[EatYerGreens]

Presume it’s because Ireland are playing on the 26th…

Why should that realistically affect the LOI's top tier though ? It's not like we're contributing starting players to the national team.

[RealJohn91]

Why should that realistically affect the LOI's top tier though ? It's not like we're contributing starting players to the national team.
It's to do with the amount of underage Internationals around the league now too

[sidewayspasser]

Most of the recent international match weekends saw some league fixtures postponed due to international callups (including U21 callups for Ireland and NI). So it kind of makes sense to me.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

In a change to the usual schedule, the league will now stop during the international windows in March and September, with the mid-season break also coinciding with the June window.

[sadloserkid]

Why should that realistically affect the LOI's top tier though ? It's not like we're contributing starting players to the national team.

Some LOI fans might like to watch or attend the game too plus, as someone else said, underage callups.

[EatYerGreens]

Some LOI fans might like to watch or attend the game too.

The game on the 26th is at home on a Saturday. Nne of the ten Premier Division clubs schedule their home fixtures on a Friday night, so would have had no impact whatsoever on their supporters attending a game in Dublin at 5pm the next day.

It's also worth noting that the First Division has a full schedule of games that weekend. Presumably their fans don't want to attend or watch Ireland matches :p

[sadloserkid]

Well I wouldn't skip a First Division game to watch Ireland so maybe that is a factor. :)