IFA lifts ban on Sunday Football

[HarpoJoyce]

The day is nigh. The day's tomorrow 07/09/2008.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/7601875.stm
"The JJB Sports Premiership game between Glentoran and Bangor is to become the first Irish League football fixture to be played on a Sunday.

Both clubs agreed the move after the match was unable to be played on Saturday because of a waterlogged pitch at the Oval due to the heavy rainfall........The game will kick-off at 1500 BST on Sunday 7 September."

There's no guarantee that the game will go ahead tomorrow either though.
(Only I am allowed to use pseudo-religous expressions on this thread)

" In a post-Nine/Seven world......"

[Flexy]

The day is nigh. The day's tomorrow 07/09/2008.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/7601875.stm
"The JJB Sports Premiership game between Glentoran and Bangor is to become the first Irish League football fixture to be played on a Sunday.

Both clubs agreed the move after the match was unable to be played on Saturday because of a waterlogged pitch at the Oval due to the heavy rainfall........The game will kick-off at 1500 BST on Sunday 7 September."

There's no guarantee that the game will go ahead tomorrow either though.
(Only I am allowed to use pseudo-religous expressions on this thread)

" In a post-Nine/Seven world......"
Could any Glens or Linfield fans give me your views on yesterdays match with Bangor. Was the crowd any different anfd your thoughts on playing on a sunday. did hear there was a protest by church goers, surely that should be against their religion protesting on a sunday

[geysir]

did hear there was a protest by church goers, surely that should be against their religion protesting on a sunday
That would be doing God's work, it would be allowed.;)

[Flexy]

That would be doing God's work, it would be allowed.;)
In that case what would the point be in getting up on a sunday

[geysir]

To have breakfast?

[Steve Bruce]

They reckon the crowd was up considerably. Some supporters have said there was over 2500 at the match, normally they would have around 1500 for this kind of game.

I have also heard lesser estimates of how much higher, from 450 upwards.

[Dodge]

Linfield's latent catholic support coming out to annoy the protestors?

****ing religion, can't even allow a game of ball to go untainted...

[HarpoJoyce]

Linfield's latent catholic support coming out to annoy the protestors?

****ing religion, can't even allow a game of ball to go untainted...

Many sports clubs associate themselves with popular religious personalities.

[geysir]

Many sports clubs associate themselves with popular religious personalities.
Indeed some football tournaments even associate themselves with popular religious personalities such as the Craggy Island World Cup tournament held at the Father Ted Festival (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/notes-from-a-craggy-island-the-father-ted-festival-790828.html).

[Dodge]

Many sports clubs associate themselves with popular religious personalities.

True. Jesus was a Pats fan. And of course God played for us before managing Bray.

Wonder why they picked us?

[EalingGreen]

Quote:
29/11/2007, 3:17 PM
dcfcsteve
"There's a decent publicity opportunity here for whichever IL team decides to host the first Sunday fixture. They'll get much more media coverage than they'd otherwise get, and it should add a few curious spectators onto the gate to be part of an 'historic' event.
I suspect first-up would be rthe likes of DC or Newry - i.e. not a team with a protestant support-base, or in an area where the Free P's might turn up to breathe fire and brimstone like they did when Ulster rugby did their first Sunday fixture about 2 years ago."


dcfc steve the new Nostradamus? I think not...;)

[RonnieB]

Welcome to the modern world Northern Ireland.