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If Rovers got the gig and they get some money, fair play to them. That they have to play the role of the Washington Generals to Liverpools Globetrotters is just something every club has to put up with to make a few bob. Equivalent to , but not as bad as, Shels and then Bohs, playing TV`s " The Dream Team. You take the money, go along with the hype, but just feel a bit dirty afterwards
I don't think you understand the concept of flat rateQuote:
Originally Posted by moonman
flat rate sounds great if its sold out , if theres a 1000 fans there then that flat rate wont cover the lights for the night never mind pay both clubs !!! do the fcuking maths here !!! Rovers will get a % of ticket sales like theQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
fai and liverpool will get a rate for coming over !!!!
Rovers won't get a percentage of ticket sales. There won't be anything like 1000 at the game, so covering costs isn't an issue. Throw Rovers E20k (or whatever keeps them happy, and best of luck to them with it obviously) and keep the rest of the money for Liverpool/the FAI.
Why should Rovers get more the more people pay in? This isn't Rovers' game.
You're still not getting it. Rovers will probably get paid even before the game takes place. I't will make no difference to them if there's 100 there or 50,000. The gamble with how many people show up is on the FAI's shoulders.Quote:
Originally Posted by moonman
Let's for arguments sake say Rovers are getting €30,000. If 100 people show up they still get that €30,000 if 50,000 show up they still get €30,000
so the fai will shell out more money to both clubs then what there going to take in , no wonder the country is fcukedQuote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
I can't even begin to fathom the jump in logic that has led to that conclusion. Could you elaborate a bit?Quote:
Originally Posted by moonman
If it's twenty quid a ticket and Rovers' fee is E20k, then the first 1000 people through the gates pay Rovers' fee. Do you think the crowd will end there? Do you think a club like Liverpool - who've played these kind of games in other countries - have no grasp of the economics involved?
A percentage fee for Rovers would be more expensive than a flat fee, and that defeats the point of this game.
look to be honest ive lost interest here , i couldnt care if no body turns up , either way i wont be given my money to rovers or the fai to see 2 depleted teams play a game of ball that no player on show has any interest in playing !!! i.d rather pay money to the 2 fai junior cup finalists who play a few weeks later at the same venue !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
You could just acknowledge that we're right rather than go completely off tangent. It'd save on exclamation marks too.
Even though it's probably an appearance fee, the bottom line is that it's a nice little earner for Rovers, they'll probably get more from this than they would winning the setanta cup.
The FAI just needed someone to play, they clearly don't give a damn beyond that.
Although the likes of Pats might feel aggrieved that they were overlooked for the game as champions.
wait and see what figures come out , already said earlier that the world cup players wouldn't travel and got shot down only to be proved right by a statement which was released by liverpool and when these figures come out after the 14th I,m sure ill be right again !!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Moonman living up to his name here.
Realistically, this will sell out for no other reason than it's in the Aviva and the possibility they'll play some stars. That alone will attract a lot of people who wouldn't bother going to see Manchster United XI in Tallaght or Liverpool XI at UCD. It's a shame it's not being advertised as Shamrock Rovers XI as I'd be surprised if it was even as strong as Rovers' Setanta team.
chin up charlie , no harm in bowing down to a cork man !! on a serious note id rather see a full venue on the 25th of may for the junior final and the money given to these clubs than to liverpool who dont exactly need it !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
support your own as they say !!
Or how about the people who want to see Liverpool pay to see that and the people who want to see junior football pay to see that, and we use any money to progress the game?
The details aren't ever going to be officially released so calm down on the "I'll be proved right" BS
All we know is that Rovers will make a good few quid out of the game and that there'll be at least 30,000 people there (I think it'll sell out).
charlie ,yes keeping the money in this country and improving our game is vital !! dodge to be honest with out the big guns travelling I cant see this selling out but you never know , if they come as league champions it could be a different story but either way a great coup for rovers if it draws a big crowd !!!
Brilliant!Quote:
Originally Posted by moonman
I've always reckoned that, after Celtic barstoolers, the Liverpool barstoolers are the dumbest.
Who organised this anyway? If it wasn't Rovers themselves then why Rovers rather than for example Pats as the Champions? For the record I'm not at all bothered which LOI team is involved (unless they want Longford!). Just curious.
Warrior maybe???Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
That could be it alright, they could be the sponsors or something, hadn't thought of that.
1 of Europe's top clubs coming to play 3 days after there season finishes not a great coup for rovers in your eyes r something !!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Rovers have the South Stand, 7000 tickets, tickets cost €30 for Adults & €15 for kids
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35...rs-v-liverpool
Pretty optimistic to think Rovers will bring 7000 but you never know.
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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Don't think they will Charlie, but members & ST holders get preference, and I've been asked by three people already if I'll sort them out tickets, so you'll find that Rovers end is actually mixed
I don't get it really, can they not just buy general admission tickets?Quote:
Originally Posted by vinnie
Tempted to take a trip down, borrow a half Man Utd- half Bohs shirt for the day. Just to confuse everyone.
People won't trust ticketmaster ahead of their mates. I've had people ask me about getting tickets as "you're into the LOI aren't you?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
People won't trust trust cocaine frenzied schizophrenic knife wielding chimpanzees with post traumatic stress disorder ahead of ticket master, never mind their mates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I think this needs to be answered by FAIQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
To be honest mate, if I was you id tell them to **** offQuote:
Originally Posted by vinnie
What's the Rovers fans' view on this (in general) btw? Cynical or looking forward to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by vinnie
saw in paper today that Warrior were the people that organised it..
This should cover the cost of the Rovers B Team for this year at least. Louis Kilcoyne when he was in charge at Milltown was great at organising prestige friendlies, so in a way this is going back to the olden days, especially if Liverpool manage to win the English league Championship (highly unlikely however). I remember being at the first soccer game at Lansdowne Road Nua, and when I gave a small shout of encouragement to one of the LoI players playing against Man U, a number of people around me gave me a strange look. It was a very enjoyable night and if I was living in Dublin I would certainly go, if the evening is fine. A regret I have is that I did not go to the Europa League final at Lansdowne; was in Dublin that day and I think there was tickets available? The Queen of England was there the same time, could this be one of the reasons the Europa L final in Dublin didn't sell out?
As a Pats supporter, i don't feel one bit aggrieved that we've been "overlooked". Sure, I probably would go if Pats were involved, but I certainly don't feel like I'm missing out. Much more interested in our league games than a "glamour" friendly.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
I don't see why they'd feel any more aggrieved than all 12 Premier Division teams were when Barcelona and Manchester City agreed to play Limerick. Limerick had the initiative to go out and look for opportunities and had the advantage of a nice stadium in their city to play the game in. Rovers are no different. It's a meaningless fixture that will mean far more to the Irish Liverpool fans who never get to see their team than it will to Rovers fan, just like the City game meant far more to their Irish fans than it did Lims, who I assume were just grateful for the free money. To put it in English football terms, "this will be their cup final".
The Queen, Obama and the Europa League final were all in town on the same week.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
To be fair, only one of those had what Irish people really want to see - the English.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
And the Europa League final did sell out.
You're missing my point though, I meant purely from a financial point of view. Rovers will make money off the game, and the FAI asked them to be involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
I doubt too many LOI fans actually care about the game.