FAI to look at return to winter football

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Originally Posted by noby

When I were a lad we were thought that November was in winter, and February in spring. When did this change?

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Random fact - Ireland is the only country in the world with the seasons correct. November is in winter here, and 1 February is the first day of spring. Every other country in the northern hemisphere has winter starting in December (it starts getting wierd once you go down south). The difference is that in Ireland, going back to Celtic times, we've timed the seasons so that the solstices and equinoces are mid-season, which makes sense; elsewhere, those dates mark the change of the season, which doesn't really make sense.
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:eek::eek::eek:

I've spent the past year taking the **** out of my girlfriend (who's from Athlone) as she regards August as Autumn and November as Winter as well. And now I discover it's a fairly commonly held belief?

Mad, the lot o' you.

familiarity breeds contempt. the same 'big clubs' week in week out will only dilute any rivalry held after a length of time.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Random fact - Ireland is the only country in the world with the seasons correct. November is in winter here, and 1 February is the first day of spring. Every other country in the northern hemisphere has winter starting in December (it starts getting wierd once you go down south). The difference is that in Ireland, going back to Celtic times, we've timed the seasons so that the solstices and equinoces are mid-season, which makes sense; elsewhere, those dates mark the change of the season, which doesn't really make sense.

In short, Steve is, in fact, wrong. How he reacts to this event is anyone's guess. Stringent denial including numerous embarrassed or mocking smileys is my guess.

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I'm loving the fact that Ireland is apparently right here - it's the rest of the world that's got it all wrong.

Though you have surpassed even your own extremely high standard of nerdish tedium here Stu. Congratulations fella. No smilies required.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Every other country in the northern hemisphere has winter starting in December (it starts getting wierd once you go down south). The difference is that in Ireland, going back to Celtic times, we've timed the seasons so that the solstices and equinoces are mid-season, which makes sense.

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The official start of a season is the solstice date.

It can't be autumn in August here, when the temperature is a warm 20c+. Similiarly, it can't be spring on frosty February nights. It's spring in mid-March, and summer from mid-June until mid-September.