"Premiership"

[joema]

Best suggestion, I think. Coincidentally the same as we have! Also quite like "League of Ireland", but then what we have is just a contraction really.

Would quite like a distinctly Irish name, but none of the ones mentioned have been catchy enough. If anyone comes up with anything decent, the NLSA will pass it on to the FAI at our next meeting! Though it looks as if the name is set in stone at this stage really.

Yeah your right Stu but even though the names mentioned so far have been pretty poor I think most people will agree on anyting but the Premiership

[el punter]

As gaeilge, ceard a gceapann sibh - "Ard-Peile na hEireann" ?

[sullanefc]

I liked the "Peil-Eire League" anyway.:)

[TheOwl]

Eitilt den Chéad Ghrád
(Bad literal translation, the first-class flight)

Eitilt Mór

An Deich Mhór
(The Big 10 (2007?))

I know, slow day! :)

I think the Big 10 (English title) is not a bad suggestion - it sounds ambitious!

[CollegeTillIDie]

Going on my best Waterford Irish, down these parts we say either Cumann or Conradh for League, and Priomha for Premier.

Highest League - An Ard Priomh Chonradh
Premier League - An Cumann or (Chonradh) Priomha
Elite League - An Cumann Eisiach.

Its been a coupel of years since I was west of Dun Garbhain but I stand corrected.

You should have gone to Ring then! :D

[CollegeTillIDie]

What about the Uberliga? If we have to steal from some other country why not nick a phrase they( in his case the Germans) don't use themselves.

Uberliga = Is German for Overleague, which give the proposed new structure , this new Division will be at the head of a pyramid, With Under 21 , A League and First Division propping it up. Reasons for using German 1./ We are in the EU and there are 90 million German seakers in it 2/ Economically since we floated our own currency our Interest rates have been impacted by German ones and latterly the European Central Bank 3/ It's not pandering to West Britness 4/ We might attract more German/Austrian/Swiss tourists to our football during the summer

[CollegeTillIDie]

As gaeilge, ceard a gceapann sibh - "Ard-Peile na hEireann" ?

Wouldn't that just encourage teams to hoof the ball a mhic?:D

[CollegeTillIDie]

How about "Joy Division"

Very good there's an " Atmosphere" at most games.
In the First Division you experience "Isolation" ;"She's Lost Control Again" describes Rhona Daly refereeing at games.
And most EL fans" love "for their own clubs " Will Tear Us Apart Again"

[BohsPartisan]

Very good there's an " Atmosphere" at most games.
In the First Division you experience "Isolation" ;"She's Lost Control Again" describes Rhona Daly refereeing at games.
And most EL fans" love "for their own clubs " Will Tear Us Apart Again"
Plus if you tune in to RTE Radio one you can get a "Radio Live Transmission" thought its unlikely that a full league round will be completed in "24 hrs"

[TheOwl]

Very good there's an " Atmosphere" at most games.
In the First Division you experience "Isolation" ;"She's Lost Control Again" describes Rhona Daly refereeing at games.
And most EL fans" love "for their own clubs " Will Tear Us Apart Again"

Yes but the league will still be an "unknown pleasure" to most barstoolers, which will make all the clubs go bust causing massive "disorder" and we will all be left in the "wilderness," until we finally develop some "New Order" in Irish football

[TheOwl]

We could also call it "The Division Bell" - I'd have "High Hopes" that that name could see the league "coming back to life".

Ok I got to stop now. :o

[Réiteoir]

We would need the "Money" to be there on the table first.

Hopefully that will encourage players at clubs over here to "Run Like Hell" to their foreign based friends and say "Wish You Were Here"

But then again - that would be "Another Brick in the Wall" for a strong League

[BohDiddley]

I think having Irish in the name is a good idea, but so far imo the proposed names are not catchy at all, how about something simple like "Peile Eire" or "The Eire League"?
Having the name solely in Irish will be a good idea when the majority of people likely ever to attend a national league game are fluent Irish speakers.
As things stand, this country has invested much of its national identity and most of its cultural capital in developing the monster that is GAA football, probably at the expense of the language.
Most of the population speak English. We need an English language name that doesn't ape English football. If we want an Irish alternative version, we can have that too, but giving it an exclusively Irish name, because of good intentions re the language, would be suicide.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Having the name solely in Irish will be a good idea when the majority of people likely ever to attend a national league game are fluent Irish speakers.
As things stand, this country has invested much of its national identity and most of its cultural capital in developing the monster that is GAA football, probably at the expense of the language.
Most of the population speak English. We need an English language name that doesn't ape English football. If we want an Irish alternative version, we can have that too, but giving it an exclusively Irish name, because of good intentions re the language, would be suicide.

How about the Ask Me ****** League? :D

[Jerry The Saint]

Sean Connor on eircom League Sleepy last night said that he wanted Rovers to finish in the top-5 of the Premiership this season.

Shameless attempt to get in Delaney's good books if you ask me.

[harpskid]

What was wrong with 'League of Ireland'? It's what many people will still call the league anyway.

Agreed - I don't know how many are like me, but I've never referred to 'the eircom League,' always call it 'The League of Ireland.'

[Poor Student]

I think League of Ireland is a term synonymous with mediocrety and crap football in the minds of the non-eL going public. To depart from this name mightn't be such a bad thing.

[BohDiddley]

Why does everything in Ireland. from banks to newspapers to football leagues, have to have 'Ireland' or 'Irish' in it? All a bit post-colonial if you ask me. We should leave it out, and trust in people's intelligence to know what country they are in. In that respect, though only in that respect, calling it 'The Premiership' has some merit.
I'd be happy with The (insert inevitable/necessary evil of sponsor name) Football League.

[pineapple stu]

Having the name solely in Irish will be a good idea when the majority of people likely ever to attend a national league game are fluent Irish speakers.
Most of the population speak English. We need an English language name that doesn't ape English football[...]giving it an exclusively Irish name, because of good intentions re the language, would be suicide.
I disagree completely. Nothing wrong with an Irish name. However, it has to be catchy. Which none of the Irish names mentioned so far are.

[Dodge]

How about the Ask Me ****** League? :D
Assuming that word is B0llocks, its the best so far.

[Redzer]

Sean Connor on eircom League Sleepy last night said that he wanted Rovers to finish in the top-5 of the Premiership this season.

Shameless attempt to get in Delaney's good books if you ask me.
Actually, he always calls the league by that title. Bugs the f*ck out of me.

[Peadar]

How about something totally original, like the Supremiership? :D

[bad mongo]

The duff beer quickie mart stupid flanders famous fried chicken chump-ion-ship

[fitzknows]

The Eire 1 League
The Eire 2 League
The Eire A Championship
The Eire U20 League

These look seem like decent names to call the proposed new divisions if the FAI are going to implement a name-change. It also gives the impression that all the divisions ae linked. i.e. Not like the Premiership, Championship and Coca Cola Leagues in England. Once somebody talks about Eire League football then it will be immediately clear which football league and which country is being referred to. This wouldnt be the case if the top division was renamed the Premiership.

I think it is important also not to call the top division an elite name. OK it is the highest division but it should have the same title as the lower divisions with just a numerical value or something along those lines to indicate that it is the top division. If the FAI are going to market the new league then perhaps it would be better to name the new divisions in a manner like the one above. Then any advert for 'The Eire League' for example would advertise the whole league whereas something like the 'Eircom Premiership' would advertise just one division.

[TonyD]

I never saw anything wrong with the "National League" myself. It should never have been abandoned. What's wrong with "Eircom National League, Premier Division" etc. ?

[Dodge]

Don't think we should mix the languages tbh but your genereal idea is sound