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Sorry if it has been mentioned already.
In one of the rags this morning JD said he expects a couple of LoI games to be played in Lansdowne before the first international, as a kind of warm up. It seems a couple of the "bigger clubs" will be approached.
Well that'll be Derry versus the Derry Reserves then :P
Sorry teams from the IFA jurisdiction don't count
I'm fairly certain this was mentioned before. Seems to be standard practice. First game played in the "new" Wembley was an England u21 game
I'll assume it has to be done to gain a safety cert for the new stadium - so they hold a couple of events prior with reduced capacities
Would be a great idea. Would they have a dublin derby there?
Cork or Derry against Bohs/Pats/Rovers i wouldve thought would be the most likely.
Have a triple header there and christen the place with a full-on, 6 way riot for the whole 5 hours or so its on.
Obviously the whole thing should also be spiced up with some monkey knife-fighting and possibly badgers with laser beams on their heads.
You know it makes sense.
If I don't see Monkey knife fights I'll be asking for my money back. Could do what the Rugby Super League do and have all 6 (or in our case 5) games in a weekend at the same venue. 3 on saturday, two on Sunday. Have merchandise stalls galore and one ticket does you for the weekend
Would the gate money be split 50/50 between the sides?
I can imagine the arguements starting.
Derry against Cork originally scheduled for the Randywell, moved to Landsdowne and the FAI look to keep the gate receipts. Derry would kick up a stink looking for the gate money and rightly so. Maybe even Cork demanding a share of the spoils.
Another twist in the soap plot that is the League of Ireland :D
p.s. Monkey knife fights? A you will not rest until you see Delaney and Gavin in a blood battle to the death.
Keep up the good work.
As is tradition with LOI gate recipts, the gates will be split 50/50 between all 10 teams. For licensing purposes etc ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
have it on good authority it will be monaghan v merve and we will no require the top tier.
I was hoping they would keep it, store it up and pay to install a new multi-story car park in the new Finn Park :D As part of the new licencing requirement in 2020 of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Oh yes is it Sligo that do the sums for the 50/50 split 10 ways?
Or the bottom one either for that matter ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Just a few ball boys up there to retrieve hoofed balls.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
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Originally Posted by noby
Is big Melvin still playing for Mons?
:D Was just thinking thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
I've just had an idea related to this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
As it stands - each Premier team has to play each other 3 times.
Simply have a home and away series - with gate receipts split as usual.
Then for the third batch of games - have what Dodge suggested - a "neutral" series - and split the receipts and such equally between all the teams involved...
Four rounds in the Premier now. Three in the first.
Even with three rounds, you'd struggle to find 11 viable money-making neutral venues.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
You have to host a number of assessed pre-fixtures of increasing capacity to show that both the stadium and the match-day set-up is up to receicing a full license. If not - you'll get a license for the capacity level at which they believe it works, rathe rthan the level at which you built it.
This presents an excellent opportunity for the league btw. A lot of people will want to see the new Lansdowne stadium - and many will want to be at the first fixture in the new ground. The chosen games should be chosen wisely to ensure the most is made of this limited chance to convert curious onlookers to our game.
Rather than playing a league game there, they should begin the League Cup a bit early and have the League Cup Final in Lansdowne. It'd be a great opportunity to show off the league and also get the neutrals in.
What, the League Cup would be a great opportunity to show the league off?!
No, the League Cup final would. I was at the final this year and it was a great occasion.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Fair enough. Took you up wrong.
Well it would be guaranteed a good atmosphere depending on who Derry play in the final that year.
No there looking for Irish teams ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by crc
That would be a really good idea. The five games could count as home games for the three Dublin teams plus Bray and Drogheda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I think its a really good idea to play a league matches in the newly constructed stadium as I reckon that any club allowed to do so will make big money given that a lot of people will want to see the new ground.
I suppose if it does seem like a cash cow, then the FAI will want Drogheda United to play home matches there!!
Why not play all 4 quarter finals of either FAI Cup or better still League Cup in Lansdowne / Aviva over a weekend. Two double headers. If league Cup used would be the most competitive competition in years.
Because nobody else cares about the League Cup until at least the semi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
I thin it is a great idea.
If they can get 70,000 GAA "fans" in Croker paying good money to see what electricity looks like then why not.
Contender for POTMQuote:
Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good
More like 80,000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good
And it was quality electricity.
This fixture list from the other thread by Celtic Tiger sounds good.
Saturday,Pats-Dundalk
,Bohs-Rovers,
Bray-Drogheda
Galway-Sligo
Cork-Derry
But with all games on the same day KO at high noon!
Obviously you can leave and come back with your ticket but this would pull a massive crowd and the atmosphere would be great with the banter better than ever witnessed before.
Not many LOI fans would want to miss out on this and would pull in a serious amount of neutrals.
do you think that its a plastic pitch they are putting into the stadium ,Quote:
Originally Posted by refjohn
4 games in 2 days ,the pitch would be wrecked if the weather was wet
Actually it's 5 games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
The games would probably be played in May or june which are two of the driest months of the year.
If the pitch cant stand up to that then maybe a new groundsman will be employed.
If Wembley and the Millenium stadium can cope with there play-offs then why not the Aviva Stadium?
League Cup Quarters would be June / July. I remember Derry / Celtic / Newcastle and PSV managing 4 games in 2 days at Old Lansdowne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guitd
in a related comment
could limerick play a league game in thomond as a curtain raiser for the internatioanl game there in the summer?
Decent idea - especially if the draw could be fixed so it's a game with a good side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Though sadly the fixtures are already out and sod's law says Limerick will probably be away that week.... :eek:
You mean like the decades old Munster Senior Cup tournament....? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CelticTiger