patsh
19/09/2002, 2:13 PM
Did anybody hear "Sportscall" on RTE last Sunday?
Mr. Alan Hunter, the "voice of Irish soccer supporters", unveiled that he was involved in plans to build the new national stadium, and we "are not talking about a whole lot of money" to build it.
He will call it the "beehive" because the place will be "a hive of sports activity".
When asked about the fact that private investors would be mostly interested in the land, he said that "all this wasted land should be used for people who are willing to put their hands in their pockets".
He also said "that he could see no reason why some day we could'nt look at putting together the best of the eircom League, who would play for a Dublin soccer team, a sort of a 'super' Dubs, which could represent the Rep. of Ireland in the English premiership."
He observed that "there are some great, great players in the eircom league, and they haven't got a realistic chance of international recognition"
He went on "Our stadium offers the prospect of a super team coming from the republic to represent us in the premiership".
He also seemed to believe that "eircom Park was only a 25,000 seater".
I have mailed RTE, asking them some questions as to why they present Mr. Hunter as the voice of Irish supporters, how much research they have conducted on his organisation and what verifciation they have carried out on his claims. As yet, I'm waiting for an answer.
Mr. Alan Hunter, the "voice of Irish soccer supporters", unveiled that he was involved in plans to build the new national stadium, and we "are not talking about a whole lot of money" to build it.
He will call it the "beehive" because the place will be "a hive of sports activity".
When asked about the fact that private investors would be mostly interested in the land, he said that "all this wasted land should be used for people who are willing to put their hands in their pockets".
He also said "that he could see no reason why some day we could'nt look at putting together the best of the eircom League, who would play for a Dublin soccer team, a sort of a 'super' Dubs, which could represent the Rep. of Ireland in the English premiership."
He observed that "there are some great, great players in the eircom league, and they haven't got a realistic chance of international recognition"
He went on "Our stadium offers the prospect of a super team coming from the republic to represent us in the premiership".
He also seemed to believe that "eircom Park was only a 25,000 seater".
I have mailed RTE, asking them some questions as to why they present Mr. Hunter as the voice of Irish supporters, how much research they have conducted on his organisation and what verifciation they have carried out on his claims. As yet, I'm waiting for an answer.