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BohsFans
19/04/2006, 5:00 PM
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It is now possible to bet on almost
any game. The internet has been a
real force in all of this. It adds a
bit of excitement to a match and there
is no harm in that I suppose.
Sometimes your team might lose but you
might win some money so the evening is
saved.
On the other hand, there have been a few
betting scandals in Europe. What about
our league? Not every player is
professional and we all have bills to pay.
Hopefully no Eircom League player will
succumb to an illegal betting ring. We
need more positive stories from the league
I say.
2/3
The B internationals are to make a comeback,
specifically designed for Eircom League
players. This is a great idea I think. It
will give home based players the chance to
play for their country. And who wouldn’t
want that?
Of course, the games will be played in Eircom
League stadiums in front of even smaller
crowds than normal so one has to wonder what
the benefit is. If Staunton wants an Eircom
League player he should simply come to see a
few league games. Nevertheless, it can’t be
easy being a manager with no managerial
experience and I for one wish him well.
3/3
The league still plays games on Good Friday.
Now, regardless of your religion, there is
no getting around the fact that the pubs
are closed so some teams are missing out on
a lot of revenue.
Then again, without alcohol to fuel some
blackguards, the games pass off peacefully.
Maybe this is something the league could
look at? If an alcohol ban means families
can go to stadiums and feel safe, who
wouldn’t be in favour of that?
Of course the FAI would have to compensate
clubs for the lack of bar income at the
start but the increased attendances would
soon pay for this move alone!
I’m surprised this kind of forward looking
thinking wasn’t in the Genesis Report.
The league would be in a much healthier
condition if so, and who wouldn’t want
that?
Roverstillidie
19/04/2006, 5:40 PM
1/3
Not every player is
professional and we all have bills to pay.
Hopefully no Eircom League player will
succumb to an illegal betting ring.
?
was there not a whisper that a certain 1st division clubs players were being investegated last year for preciscly that? nothing seemed to come of it in the end
Red4Eva
19/04/2006, 6:34 PM
any1 know of any gamblers at their clubs. heard a few stories bout one of our ex-players
John83
19/04/2006, 6:56 PM
was there not a whisper that a certain 1st division clubs players were being investegated last year for preciscly that? nothing seemed to come of it in the end
I assumed he must be alluding to something that happened (or may have...). Otherwise, that entire first page is either pointless filler or ****stirring.
Raheny Red
19/04/2006, 8:49 PM
Alcohol ban!?! go and ****e!
As for players betting, a few years back there was a certain ex Shels won a couple of grand in a Bookies in Longford - though he was playing against Longford at the time! ;)
JC_GUFC
19/04/2006, 11:18 PM
heard a few stories bout one of our ex-players
I think I may have heard the same story - did it have to do with a North West Cup game against Derry when Sligo had won the 1st leg 4-0 but duly lost the 2nd leg 5-0! :eek:
I think the column usually gets a hard time on this forum - it's better than having nothing on the eL as used be the case but to be fair there's only face appropriate for this week's piece and that's :rolleyes:
J
Schumi
20/04/2006, 10:17 AM
LOL I thought this was a pi$$-take until I saw it on the telly last night (the online version hasn't changed). It's even more full of clichés than usual.
We need more positive stories from the league I say.
And who wouldn’t want that?
I for one wish him well.
who wouldn’t be in favour of that?
and who wouldn’t want that?
Then again, without alcohol to fuel some blackguards, the games pass off peacefully. :D No alcohol in Drogheda at all!
pineapple stu
20/04/2006, 12:43 PM
Where'd you get that from, by the way? Telly Aertel and internet Aertel still have the piece about Devlin being appointed B team manager - have had for the last couple of days at least...?
Schumi
20/04/2006, 12:48 PM
I thought the telly one had changed? Could have sworn this one was there last night. If not, my previous pi$$-take opinion still holds.
pineapple stu
20/04/2006, 12:49 PM
Ah, didn't read your post correctly. I checked yesterday evening or something and it was still the same. Maybe it's changed since. Or maybe it is a ****-take!
CollegeTillIDie
20/04/2006, 6:55 PM
As regards his point about betting. I saw Eircom League games advertised in a Czech newspaper by a Betting Company based there. The system is a bit different to here in terms of odds etc. But you could have speculated a few Czech Crowns on Finn Harps V Bray wanderers if you were of a mind to that particular Saturday afternoon .
anto eile
20/04/2006, 7:13 PM
cummins o neill writes rubbish.
i stopped reading his articles a while ago
pineapple stu
26/04/2006, 11:31 PM
LOL I thought this was a pi$$-take until I saw it on the telly last night
I don't know what you were taking that you saw it on telly! (http://www.thebohs.com/features_eL_preview2.htm):D
Came across the site by random really - pi$$-taking at its supreme best!
MARK O'SHAUGHNESSY-CUMMINGS-BONO
EIRCOM PREVIEW
1/3
So Drogheda won the Setanta Cup. A team from the smallest county on this island won the biggest honour - Champions of Ireland. Of course, Drogheda won’t be entering the Champions’ League on the back of this win. Which is a pity. Who wouldn’t like to see players like Ronaldinho or Henry strutting their stuff in United Park.
Of course, Drogheda would have to move the game to Lansdowne if it were open. But it’s not. So maybe Croker would be the preferred option. Imagine that, Drogheda V Barcelona before 80,000 Eircom League fans. The GAA couldn’t object as the Setanta Cup is an all-Ireland competition like the Sam. I can’t wait for this to happen.
2/3
So Bohemians played the mighty Everton to a draw during the week. Pity that the papers decided to concentrate on the Champions’ League semi-finals and not this great achievement. I know Everton didn’t send out their strongest team but neither did Bohs so surely that evens things out?
It was upsetting to see how many Irish fans of Everton there are. Some of them tried to tell me how Liverpool is an Irish city. Funny. Last time I looked it was located abroad. (This is me being controversial - please support me in this or they will have me looking after the local sports section on Network Two’s Aertel pages again. (Pages 501-592 in case you are interested). I can’t go back there. Five long years it took me to make my breakthrough).
3/3
The World Cup is not long away now. Eircom League fans will get a chance to feel like most football fans in Ireland as they watch the games on TV. It is hard to know who will win. One thing is for sure, a team from one of Europe’s strongest leagues will be there or thereabouts come the shake out.
If we all went to see Eircom League games more we could be one of Europe’s top leagues similar to Scotland or Belgium. Don’t laugh. We used to send out the Nolan Sisters as our representatives in the music world. Look at us now. Homegrown acts like U2 and the Corrs and Westlife now rule the world. Why can’t this happen with football?
St Pat’s are already like the Pete Doherty of the Eircom League. Not that this is a good thing. It would be better if teams modelled themselves on good role models. Like the way the Housemartins put Hull on the map, Drogheda could do the same for Drogheda.
More next week!
Schumi
27/04/2006, 11:02 AM
I don't know what you were taking that you saw it on telly! (http://www.thebohs.com/features_eL_preview2.htm):D
Neither do I. :D I saw it mentioned on the Bohs board a day after posting that but it was too good a wind up to point it out... :o
CollegeTillIDie
01/05/2006, 1:08 PM
Fantastic can we see more like that every week? From the Pat Dolan School of Spindoctoring :D
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