But at this time of year there's feck all chance it'd make any real difference to the pitch. This seriously does not make much sense to me.
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But at this time of year there's feck all chance it'd make any real difference to the pitch. This seriously does not make much sense to me.
It's OK, Danny Ventre is suspended.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I would rather the game wasnt moved, but in fairness Ronaldo making his debut in a Madrid shirt is the biggest thing that is going to happen in the world of football next week with all eyes on Tallaght, so it no surprise that Madrid and Plat1 are trying to orchestrate the whole thing to the nth degree.
In the long run, if more of the top teams come here for pre-season training it will be good for football in this country.
bhs
Whats the gong for?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
Worst typo of the day?:o
Isn't Madrid game going to be a big pay day for Rovers and why would anyone in their right mind risk that in a league that is crying out for money.
I don't know the facts on the money but would imagine it would be worth a decent amount to Rovers. A pay day Bohs , Cork , Derry etc would love to have upcoming.
With the game on Sky Sports as well it could be case of all concerned SDCC etc. wanting the pitch to look top notch.
I think you're on to something, 'cause otherwise it would make it look like Shamrock played in a tinpot league. Thanks again to [the] Rovers and SDCC, the shining lights of the LoI.
SDCC might be doing what we did a few years back for an FAI Cup semi-final that was televised - painting the pitch green. I kid you not, that was done in Terrylsand to make the pitch look 'good' on telly, so maybe that is what is happening in tallaght seen as the game is on Sky Sports, they can't risk the pitch for the TV audience. That is my reading of it anyway
It was also a condition that if United didn't travel to play in the World Club Championship then the proposed England bid for the 2006 World Cup would have been thrown outQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackholesun
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Edit: No point, it would be lost amongst the sanctimonious third choice opponents supporters'Quote:
Originally Posted by sonofstan
theyre making a fixed sum of e30k. Platinum are the real winners in this debacle.Quote:
Originally Posted by First
Now, what would be fun would be if Shels charged Rovers a once off special fee of e30k to rent Tolka.....
They were interviewing Éamon McLoughlin from Platinum One on Newstalk on Friday. He said Real had been in the same camp in Austria for the last six years and figured it was time for a change to keep from going stale. It wasn't mentioned, but I'd say Platinum would like to keep Real in Ireland for the next six years, arranging one friendly a year. At the very least, if you got a E30k injection into the league every year for the next six years, it'd benefit Irish football.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonofstan
How is playing one league game going to affect whether the Real game goes ahead or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by First
TBH, my first reaction was that there were builders and building equipment in putting up the stands.
The most important thing to happen on Monday will be that is absolutley buckets down rain on top of all the Premiership loving ******* attending the game. You don't get to feel the rain on a barstool.
As far as I can see it's Platinum One putting one over on the FAI. Don't forget Platinum had a grand plan for an All Ireland league, which the FAI scoffed at, they're just showing them who's boss now.
I can't see it doing SDCC's image any good with the people of Tallaght, Rovers crowds have been up about 2,000 per game on last year with the majority of those being Tallaght residents, changing a game to Tolka like this, for spurious reasons, is not going to do their popularity any good.
[QUOTE=pineapple stu;1193738]They were interviewing Éamon McLoughlin from Platinum One on Newstalk on Friday. He said Real had been in the same camp in Austria for the last six years and figured it was time for a change to keep from going stale. It wasn't mentioned, but I'd say Platinum would like to keep Real in Ireland for the next six years, arranging one friendly a year. At the very least, if you got a E30k injection into the league every year for the next six years, it'd benefit Irish football.
What the hell would 30 grand get you these days - it certainly wouldn't be any compensation for the sh1t we've had to listen to since that crowd landed!!!
You reckon thirty grand for nothing isn't good for the league?
I reckon 30 grand is feck all for a club these days let alone an entire league. A decent raffle would generate 30 grand.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Why not do both?
Seriously, what world are we living in when people think E30k is something to be sniffed at in a league where clubs are going broke left, right and centre? And that's before you look at the free publicity for Rovers and the potential for merchandise sales at the game.
(FWIW, E30k would be about 10% of our budget. If you don't want it, we'll take it)
Just got a Rovers club text there and they're running free buses from Tallagth stadium to Tolka on Saturday, that's an excellent idea I think.
yeah, fair playQuote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Would Sligo fans be welcome to use those buses too?
Long walk over from Tallaght to Tolka :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I can see his point and yours too. No one should turn there noses up at €30k but your club isn't in the sh*ts. Bohs and Cork appear to be and what % of their budget is €30k? Very little i'd imagineQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Can see that point alright, but to suggest it's not of benefit is nonsense.
(For Cork, for example, it'd be a good chunk of the money they need for Revenue next week; add it to the rumoured Healy/Behan money and they'd be almost half way there already)
They're being run by Dublin bus, so I don't see why not, the stipulation is that you have to show a match ticket or season ticket to use them, so if they already have match tickets it shouldn't be a problem, and it may be possible to buy match tickets in Tallaght.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie
If they ask "are you a Rovers fan?", just answer truthfully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie
AFAIK Cork are only getting €58k for Healy and Behan so i wouldn't say half way there but again, i'm not 100% either so it's still all pie in the sky.
I think they've been asked for E200k up front, with the rest in instalments. So 58k + 30K is 88k, which is where I'm getting "nearly half" from. May be wrong on that though.
Put another way, Drogheda are putting a lot of effort into a Legends weekend which may make them E30k if they're lucky; by the same logic, why bother?
Good point. I didn't know about the money up front and installments either.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I am, the one and only Rovers fan:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
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Can see that point alright, but to suggest it's not of benefit is nonsense.
I'm not suggesting for a minute that anyone should turn their nose up at 30 grand, or at 30 euro for that matter - but at what price?
I for one am sick to the teeth of all this Real Madrid hype over the past week or so and the farce with the switching of tonights game is the final straw. It is a total insult to Irish soccer!!!
Shams now have to put on free buses and play their game at a different venue on a different night. How much change are they going to have out of €30k.
I'd take a sell-out game against Real and E30k if it meant Real were talked about in the media a bit.
The change of venue is unfortunate alright, but still doesn't negate the benefits, IMO.
If Real played a friendly in Ireland every year for the next six years, it'd be good for the game.
If nothing else, this should motivate Rovers to kick the living bejesus out of Real.
Has there been any comment from SDCC on this? I remain genuinely mystified as to why they would do this.
In the SDCC release on this did they actually cite 'Health and Safety reasons' without further expansion on it. I mean despite been a Health and Safety Inspector I would never go up to somebody and say I'm making this decision on Health and Safety Grounds. Its just too vague and in fact if somebody just cited health and safety grounds I'd say they really don't know what they are talking about.
Logistically as only one stand is used for Shams home games then there should be no impact on the temporary set up for the Real Madrid game.
They can have as many vague statements as they like, its nothing more than a powerplay by SDCC
Its finally hitting home with Rovers fans that they are merely tenants in the ground, and they are at the whim of the landlords
I guarentee you that they wouldn't have been shafted like this by Pats, Bohs or Shels if they were renting those grounds
Heard the Shams Chairman on Newstalk there and he's delighted with the whole thing. Great to have a club like Real Madrid coming to play after all the struggles of the Hoops over the years.............Blah Blah blah..........finally in their "own" ground..........
It's not your ground. You have zero say in what happens there you silly man. This whole affair has made the league look unbelievably amateurish. Coming in your pants when Ronaldo and Co. come to town! I read the piece in the Irish Times this morning where Jonathon Roche said "If we'd known this we wouldn't have agreed to play Real Madrid"! It would make you cringe.:o
Nice headline to the piece too "Rovers on Move Again". What a laugh.
So, you didn't believe him then?Quote:
Originally Posted by dong2008
He is nobodies fool, and he knows the right PR things to say!
Maybe you think so. I just see it as making two totally different comments on the issue in the one day.