Limerick Pubs to Open on Good Friday

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Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

Commercially Macy I find the HC explanation too convenient. The potential exposure running a large scale event on Good Friday has is massive due to the relative lack of competition.

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You do realise Munster objected to the Magners League to re-schedule to Thurs or Sat. Repeatedly.

The League wouldn't agree to Thursday and Leinster wouldn't agree to Saturday (rightly so given the 6 days rest would put them at a disadvantage in the Heino QF).

Unfortunately your theory doesn't hold water.

Lads TV schedules dictate playing schedules in most sports these days. I've absolutely no doubt that Setanta wanted their one "jewel" to be played in front of a captive audience

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Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

Commercially Macy I find the HC explanation too convenient. The potential exposure running a large scale event on Good Friday has is massive due to the relative lack of competition.

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The league itself deliberately put the game on Good Friday for the reasons you've outlined I'm sure.

The VFI then went to Munster and asked for the game to be switched but from a playing perspective the extra days rest could be vital before Northampton come to town the following Saturday.

They then went about trying to open the pubs.

When you say its a case of having thier cake and eating it too - who are you referring to? I'm not sure weather Munster or Leinster or anyone running the magners league care weather the pubs are open or not. The game is a sell-out regardless of when it takes place. Monies from Tv rights are set in stone more or less. The league and the clubs gain by a ban being in place but im not sure what the clubs / league gain by having it lifted locally for the day. The pubs are the ones looking for the ban to be lifted.

May not be finished yet:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0326/limerick.html

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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

You do realise Munster objected to the Magners League to re-schedule to Thurs or Sat. Repeatedly.

The League wouldn't agree to Thursday and Leinster wouldn't agree to Saturday (rightly so given the 6 days rest would put them at a disadvantage in the Heino QF).

Unfortunately your theory doesn't hold water.

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I was unaware of that and that does change my view on the Munster and Leinster viewpoint on the matter however as Real Ale Madrid pointed out the league still has plenty of motivation to press ahead with using the Friday.

A mate of mine sent this letter into the Irish Times. He makes a fair point

Madam, – Let’s not be under any illusions here. If the sporting occasion were Bohemians v Limerick FC and not Leinster v Munster, there would not have been a word about it. The working classes would have to drink their cans on the bus and possibly smuggle one or two into the ground, but for Ross and Fiachra to venture beyond the Pale and be denied their coveted pints of Heino? Not a chance. – Yours, etc,

THOMAS BONNER,

Ballybofey,

Co Donegal.


Find it here
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...267175304.html