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Would never expect an article in Hot Press when its a music mag?Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
They previewed the WNL last season as well.
https://twitter.com/dllambo/status/1...nUrbRUpc1LWHvQ
The rest of the league has LOI TV , Bohs have Ear To The Ground
https://twitter.com/derrycityfc/stat...08642708856833
I wish our league would just get a controlled hold on the use of flares rather than banning them outright. It's one of the things we do that sets us apart. There's a line you shouldn't cross obviously (e.g. a hand cannon in Waterford) but I think we are shooting ourselves in the foot if we start sterilizing the experience. Flares add to the atmosphere and atmosphere is what we have to offer.
This seems particularly harsh from Derry. Lifetime bans on offer for some of their most die hard supporters for flares and a flag?
Excellent statement by Shamrock Rovers today - would like to think the vast majority of LoI matchgoers would be of similar mind, but given squads tend to be more representative of communities than either rugby or GAA, worth re-iterating across the League:
https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2023/0...overs-for-all/
Very inclusive. We even allowed a manchester united supporter to attend the book reading.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Some amount of gobahites responding to it on Twitter.
Fair play shams, good statement that
Alan Kenny ex Bohs appointed treaty commercial director
Any bohs fans know anything?
Kerry FC announce a "Cúl Camps" style fortnight of activity for kids during the Easter break - much like every other LoI club presumably, but evident that the focus in terms of attendances will be in retaining family support.
I agree, but for as long as the FAI is slappoing clubs wiht hefty fines fo rthis then what are clubs to do ? Genuine fans would understand that it costs their club a lot of money and stop doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
A number of Kerry FC players along with James Sugrue of the coaching staff visited CBS Primary in Tralee today.
Biggest schooling they got since they visited GalwayQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
I note that an "ELOI" competition, via FIFA 23, has been regularly streamed by the FAI TV Youtube account over the last few weeks, though it hasn't garnered an enormous amount of views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutKXAFhW-k
There was one two years ago as well. Was won by Rovers if I recall.
I gave it a view there... Can see why it hasn't caught the imagination!
To be fair I wouldn't have ever been the biggest gamer but I never enjoyed football games like FIFA. I enjoyed the management games but not so much those type but they do seem to be very popular among the lower generation.
I play FIFA myself, but I have zero interest in watching someone else play it. Not exactly sure who the target audience is for this initiative; the e-sport watching, LoI fan must be a pretty niche market.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
I think it's part of an international roll-out - some of the guys are now representing Ireland, and there's inter-club competitions as well. So I think it forms part of, effectively, qualification Europe at times. That may be more important than the numbers at LoI level.
No interest in FIFA myself, but had a look two years ago (was doing a piece for the programme on the UCD player) and was a bit surprised to see that both teams lined up the same - Ronaldo, Messi, Kluivert, etc. Was just a who's who of the past 30 years and the only thing linking the club in was the kit the players (both controllers and FIFA characters) were wearing. I don't know why it wasn't LoI squads with all ability set to the same amount or something. But I may well be curmudgeonly about that. (In fact, I know I'm curmudgeonly about it :) Which doesn't necessarily make me wrong)
I get together with some friends here to do a "FIFA night" every couple of months. We'll usually do a tournament and then just a bunch of friendlies. There's always a Bohs Rovers game in there :) with most comments "jesus, these players are so fckin slow/sh!te" LOL. It always garners a bit of interest in the league though and one of the lads picks Derry sometimes - where his mam was from.
I play FIFA pretty regularly, even with all of its flaws (#scriptingisreal). Watching others play it isn't especially thrilling to me personally, but that whole industry, let's plays and streaming even outside of actual e-sports, is enormous. It's not a bad idea for the FAI/LOI to try and grab a piece of that market, but presumably they'll need to advertise it better to get a decent return in terms of engagement.
https://galwayunitedfc.ie/clubs-night-2023/
Edp will be wedged on Friday .
Great idea. Promotion for the club, discount at the club shop and hopefully big talking at the bar as well
https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/s...rtium-26996482
Strange proposition talked about here, without actually explaining who the consortium are.
And in any case, given the tradition and history of the club (even if they're pretty much the Rochdale of Scottish football), it's hard to imagine the locals having any truck with the concept.
Agreed. The whole 'tapping into the local Irish community' thing is an absolute non runner too when there’s a errr slightly bigger football club with Irish links around 8 miles awayQuote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
ok but for some reason this bit made me laugh a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
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We did an analysis of the club's demise over the past decades and we did a model based on maths which we were very confident in - and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work this out - that showed the club was going to be relegated
Anyone know who it is that's apparently going on love island?
Gary Deegan.Quote:
Originally Posted by yurt
Ollie HorganQuote:
Originally Posted by yurt
John Lester
Scott van der Sluis - Shels sub keeper from the start of the season until a few weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by yurt
League of Ireland “Ace” is doing a lot of work in those tabloid articles. I’d guess no one outside of Shels, and probably plenty inside, has heard of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
An "insider" in the Sun, "Everyone in the LOI is talking about it" haha
Mayo FC to enter the EA SPORTS LOI Academy at MU14, MU15 and WU17 level for the 2024 season.
Kerry FC will also be entering a female side for the first time at Under-17 level.
Kerry also playing a charity match against Killarney Celtic on July 26th in memory of the late player John Doyle, with all proceeds going to a local cancer charity:
https://www.independent.ie/regionals...338159769.html
https://twitter.com/WexfordFC/status...8FFUdV44A&s=19
How many clubs are owned by a supporters trust? For clubs that are not owned by a supporters trust, do many offer membership?
I dont think any other club are owned by a supporters trust,Harps,Cobh,Bohs and Sligo are the other fan owned clubs in various forms...Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Cobh and Bohs are members clubs and Harps and Sligo are co-op's.....
Well, Zombie by the Cranberries is in the news at the moment...
https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsDSC/sta...02356284871063
Piece by Harps Secretary Rory White, I think it captures the LOI experience really well: https://finnharps.ie/community-conne...soul-and-soup/