I'd say McGeady was certain to start if he wasn't injured so I don't think he'd change the formation this late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
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I'd say McGeady was certain to start if he wasn't injured so I don't think he'd change the formation this late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
It could be a 4-3-3 as Andrews, Gibson and Lawrence would suit that. Keogh could drop off the front two.
If 4-4-2 it's just wrong. Only one natural wide player, and right footed so somebody would have to be playing on the wrong side, and neither would be as versatile in that regard as Duff or McGeady, or even Hunt.
Trap would have to be a very good mood to hand out a free role.
so wonder will the fai deceide to hand out free tickets tomorrow ... usually you would normally release a load of free schoolboy tickets to try and increase attendance ... :confused::confused: then again when you let most of your first choice 11 return to clubs in england seems to show a total lack of respect to the paying fans .. christ i have a feeling it is going to be a brutal game with no atmosphere at all..:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I take it you can buy tickets at the gate?
The great Munster sporting public eh! Counting the days until a return to Lawnsdowne. Playing in the RDS or Tallaght Stadium with the temp stands up ala the Real Madrid game would even have been preferable to a crowd of 9,000 or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
O'Shea and McGeady have been excused from the game because of injury fears.
this game could set a new record for first starts.
dont think the location has anything to do with the poor sales of tickets........if the game was on in dublin they would still struggle to sell tickets, especially with the poor quality of players on showQuote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
Not sure if that's just a typo but the team was announced earlier Tets. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
http://foot.ie/forums/showpost.php?p...4&postcount=36
With a population about a dozen times bigger, even the same ratio of atendees per population would fill a 26,000 seater stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by abbeyvale
I live in Limerick, and apart from a few flags on O'Connell street and on the roads around Thomond Park, I've seen nothing anywhere about the game. The FAI seems to have seriously over-estimated the interest Limerick people will have in attending an "event", even when that event is meaningless.
I'm going, but only because I got a free ticket from Limerick FC.
I have a spare East Terrace ticket for this which I'll sell for €20. PM if interested
d;oh, missed thatQuote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
saw the report on skysports.com and just dumped it at the end of the thread
fair point ,,, but it also helps if fai try and sell games a bit more only real advertisment i have seen is on their website .. hardly a mention of games in local press ./ radio etc.. me thinks fai just asumed the paying public would turn up to watch the mighty aussies and the mighty south africa and in fairness performance against australia was s**t and then you let 9 first team players return to england before tomorrow nights match.. overall a pr diaster by the fai ... looks like the great munster sporting public don't follow soccer ... but then again why are the great leinster / connacht public not coming down to limerick to support ireland :mad::mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
they should never play friendly games down in limerick again. disaster.
Unfortunately it will probably be the last game played outside Dublin for many a year. Whether it be the lack of advertising, the resession, absence of star players or whatever the reason: the sporting public of the area have declined the chance to see the team play. If the game was played in Dublin, you could expect 25,000 at the game.
Must admit I debating myself whether to go or not, its not a long journey from Galway but on a miserable wet day going to see the 2nd string in a brutal atmostphere isnt the most appealing prospect in the world.
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Originally Posted by Duggie
Lads, back up in fairness. I think it'd be a very interesting exercise to find out what proportion of whoever does turn up are locals and how many dubs bothered their @rses to travel on these very rare occasions they've been asked to do so. The rest of us have to travel for every game and do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
The population of Limerick is about 80,000 when the colleges are closed and closer to 100,000 during semester. Did you seriously expect 1 in 4 of the local population to buy overpriced tickets to watch an underperforming team in a less than glamouous midweek friendly? (I'm not remotely bothered by the absentees btw ...happy to see them get game time)
its got nothing to do with ticket prices or who is in the starting eleven IMO. think its just nobody cares about soccer much in limerick or the surrounding areas. rugby country and thats fine. sooner lansdown is open again the better.
no soccer fans in Cork then? Or Galway? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
I think the fact that the fringe players are been given a run out is a great idea and will make the friendly much more competitive and interesting than if the best regular XI started. At least we'll learn something tonight.
Interesting tactic by the FAI to get numbers in tonight, tickets for Italy game going on sale in Thomond Park tonight:
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...tid=1&Itemid=8
my advice would be to go. i decided on the day to go to the australia game and even though i spent 6 hours in the car that day and we lost i would still rather be there than not. id say the team we have out tonight may actually end up being more interesting to watch than if the first string was out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
weather set to improve.... :)
Some dry periods at first in parts of the east but generally wet and windy in many areas this morning. Very mild and humid with temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees. Cooler, brighter, fresher weather with sunny spells and scattered showers will spread eastwards this afternoon and winds will gradually moderate.
Haha Id like to say it was your advice that convinced me to go... but just after gettin off the phone to one of the lads and he did that already. I'll be glad to see Doyler as captain and as ya said it will be good to see some of the fringe players.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
You couldn't be more wrong. There is huge interest in soccer in Limerick, as demonstrated by the 9 junior leagues of 12 teams. In terms of playing numbers, soccer totally dominates rugby in Limerick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
There are a number of reasons people aren't going toinght. Firstly, it's a friendly. I'm a block booker with the FAI and I always sell off my friendly tickets as I don't think it's worth travelling to Dublin for a non-competitive fixture. That said, I'm going to the game tonight as it's across the road from me.
Secondly, the opposition is not attractive. If it was a top tier nation like Spain, it would be a sell out. Thirdly, our own national team isn't as well supported as previous ones. This is probably cause of the lack of big name players and the Staunton era turned alot of fans away from the national side.
And finally, the horrible performance against Australia has deterred alot of fans.
I honestly think the low turnout expected is more to do with the Dubs being unwilling to travel than there being a low local support. They represent a huge percentage of the International match goers and if this match was in a similar sized stadium in Dublin I suspect it would be close to full.
you better mean south africa, cos we are far from underperforming!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
i'd post a link comparing stan's results to trap's if i could be bothered.
Any stream for this game (besides iraqgoals)?
Thanks.
Only today i asked a class full of secondary school lads if they enjoyed the big match at the weekend and if they were looking forward to the one tonight. They all thought I was talking about Kilkenny/Tipp and thought that there was Champions League on tonight that I was refering to!!!:eek: Sad times....Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
We really need to qualify for the WC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scooby Doo
Know that feeling. I remember being able to say things like "are you watching the big game at the weekend" and everyone would assume I was talking about a qualifier.
Now they assume firstly that I'm talking about an all-ireland match / heineken cup match / premiership match. :(
But if Ireland qualify for this it'll get the team in the spotlight again so maybe it's not all doom and gloom. :D
Isn't it kind of worrying that there is such low interest outside of Dublin?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
The sheer will to kick up a fuss and find the bad in anything never ceases to amaze me from our "Fans". These are the same clowns who turn up at our Home games and rush out early for the half time hot dog and tut and begrudge and never bother with vocal support.... they love a mexican wave.
I'm looking forward to the game tonight, particularily the Andrews/Gibson partnership.. reckon they could compliment eachother well. S.A should be up for it considering they have no qualifying competition, also nice to get another game against a side from outside europe for experience.
No need. I've added thanks to your post as I'm more than keen to clarify this in case I've been misunderstood.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave
Nowhere in any thread on Foot.ie or elsewhere have I complained about results under Trap. I'm also far beyond considering Trap lucky (...okay maybe Georgia getting moved to Germany aside). Our place in the table speaks for itself.
But it's fair to say that even our first team is sloppy and patchy and the football they play is a thin gruel at best. It's also fair to say that at 40 bucks a pop -tickets for a midweek friendly are still too pricey for many -regardless of whether they'll get an exhibition in champagne football or not.
Now if ye'll excuse me I've a football match to get to.
Are RTE not streaming it on their website? Sure I saw that on some advert/ticker during the Cyprus game!Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
any links to streams for exiles?
Looks as if it is a 'matchtracker' ie text updates, anyhow if they are showing it it's only available in Ireland. Looks like several are showing it on Justin TV, amongst others, however somethings they get blocked unexpectedly but with it being a low key game that hopefully won't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeNiro
Yep i could certainly do with a link. I'm totally useless at finding this kind of thing off my own back!:oQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Anyone out there who can help??
this advertises it but at the moment im watching some weird foreign news.
http://iraqgoals.net/ch3.html
http://www.justin.tv/greasychipbutty
This one is working now. Sky Sports
No promises though