with just 5 days to ko what paper has given eircom league the best coverage today
just seen irish mail ,poor just gave coverage to St.Pats and a small bit on each club (2 pages) in total compaired to massave coverage of english game
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with just 5 days to ko what paper has given eircom league the best coverage today
just seen irish mail ,poor just gave coverage to St.Pats and a small bit on each club (2 pages) in total compaired to massave coverage of english game
2 pages in the Star on Sunday.
Nothing in the Indo as far as I could see.
Sunday Times ..small interview with Alan Matthews.
Sunday World... maybe 200 words.:rolleyes:
Overall shocking coverage.
Should be good previews in the next week in all the papers though. See ad for 48 page season preview in the Sun on Thursday.
Anyone know when the Star and the Mirror bring out their EL guide?
Going by previous years, I'd assume it would be some day mid-week.Quote:
Originally Posted by City till I Die
Classic piece in the Mail.
Cork City - "title hopes may rise and fall depending on Georgie's mood-swings":D
The shock would be if there WAS decent coverageQuote:
Originally Posted by harry crumb
Theres a special in THE SUN on thursday
The "News Of The World" today carried an article on hooliganism at league can pretty much made up loads of ****e. I'll type it up here in a few minute.`
The Sunday Tribune - NOTHING
Looks like we will all be reliant on extratime.ie
Saw that , what a load of sh!te.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anto McC
Here is the artical in todays "News of the world". It goes under the headline Undercover Kops. I didn't add that K in, they actually spell cops with a K :rolleyes:
GARDAI INFILTRATE HOOLIGAN GANGS AT EIRCOM GAMES
Plain clothes cops will pose as fans at EL matches in a bid to stamp out football hooliganism.
Some of the major fixtures will be targeted in the new season - including the Dublin derbies between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians.
Other fans who will be closely watched will be the following, Cork City, Derry City, St Pats and Drogheda United.
A garda source said "Last year was probably the worst on record as regards hooliganism at Irish soccer games. We're anxious to crack down on it once and for all"
- Last October, 4 Bohemians fans were jailed for 3 months after a violent disturbance in Derry. All 4 pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour at a bar in the city.
- Last August, thugs from Bohs and Shamrock Rovers clashed during disturbances outside Dalymount in Dublin and
- Last July, Bohs fans were pelted with bottles and bricks by teenage thugs in Drogheda after a game the Dubliners lost 1-0.
Gardai believe thugs here are swapping tactics on the internet with no-brainers from British clubs including Cardiff City's Soul Firm, Burnley's Suicide Squad and Chelsea's Headhunters.
Officers want to avoid the sort of violence that took place recently between Chelsea and Fulham fans in London.
Bohemians FC has banned 30 trouble makers from Dalymount Park and installed CCTV cameras around the ground.
Some of those banned have even scrawled graffati on the walls outside the stadium threatening board members.
Bohs' events director Stuart Conroy said "We will act decisively to eliminate anti-social behaviour at matches"
Drogheda chairman vincent Hoey said "Clubs have to take certain steps to weed out trouble. Our priority is to make sure people are safe"
Government figures show the cost of policing games has more than trebled since 2005. Last year it cost €95,034 to provide officers at matches, a jump from €28585 in 2005.
The article is by Jimmy Cunnigham and is carried with a picture of Chelsea and Fulham fans fighting last year.
Yeah saw that alright, gobsheens writing this crap as if its like the Italian league or something. They also have a still from the footage of a scrap thats on you-tube.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anto McC
Clubs try their best to promoted the league and encourage families to come along and these numpties write this crap. :mad:
Deep breathe, inhale, exhale, and relax. I really could have gone on a rant there. :o
I really, really hope that this is just made up nonsense. At least we're not on the list (no reason of course), but if this is true, then this is a sad day for Irish football:(
Your a sad day for Irish football.
Any clown with half a brain knows that 95% of that article is made up rubbish.
The Star have a 64 page mag out this week
Any idea what day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mento
Eh? I well know that roughly 90% of whats in a tabloid is made up, but sure if you'd like gards pulling people out of stands for little or no reason your welcome to it:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Anto McC
Maybe i picked it up wrong, but the article seemed to start of by saying that undercover cops will stand among the hooligans inside the grounds. However, every example it gave of previous violence happened outside the grounds either before or after games. Lazy piece of journalism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anto McC
I'm struggling to see a problem there myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
;)
Interesting that they had to go to England to get a picture to illustrate their story.
The Irish tabloid press would love to be able to copy and paste their hooligan perennials from their mainland editions, but when they try their stories are laughably threadbare, and they keep having to drag up the old ones. How many times now have those four eejits in Derry been trotted out?
There probably are more hooligan incidents in Grafton Street on a Friday night than in all of the eL.
Internet :eek: We thought it was bad enough when these thugs use telephones :eek:And they've even resorted to graffiti :eek: It's the end of civilization! (Actually, it was more like a sad, lonely graffito.)