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watching the news there and they had Dublin and UCD as a First Division game on the screen.
To make it worse the so called sports presenter didnt even have the knowledge to correct it.......
But have we come to expect any different from this shambles of a channel?
probably just wishful thinking .....
did you see it sonofstan?
Maybe RTE got their info from the FAI? Prediction for next season... Suppose we can only hope.
Probably should be a first division match. :D Maybe they were predicting next years fixtures.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Stars
Did they say anything about arriving early to avoid the big crowd?:eek:
At least they mentioned it all....I thought rugby was the new national sport
Christ almighty,it must be a slow day in the EL when we as fans have to moan about something as miniscule as this!!
Heard the live update on the radio at 8 and the reporter, Paul Butner I think, said it was smallest crowd he'd ever seen at a Premier Division game in 30 years going!
slow? if it were any slower we'd be going backwards...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Anto McC
It was on unison.ie and a few other websites (Google alerts let me know this!) as a first division fixture for the last day or two.
What else can you expect anyways?
150 at the game. Dunno if that's the smallest in 30 years or whether he just wanted to believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
Not that it's anything to be proud of, but I saw fewer at our Premier Division games against Waterford (c. 80) and Cork (approx .120) in 2004.
beg to differ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Many sources say less than 100! :eek:
You could also get a brief view on el weekly tonight and less than 100 seems perfect.
The league doesn't need either of these teams. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by The Stars
complaints@rte.ie
They will never know unless you tell them ..... it would take the same effort as you did to post it on here aswell.
Were you there? Did you hand count?Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
Another excuse to bash UCD and Dublin City by the so called big boys. Tough we are in the premier Division on merit because some of our so-called Rural powerhouse clubs haven't got their act together. When football ceases to be a meritocracy and people get invited into elite Leagues on the basis of Location , the League will turn into something akin to Estate Agency and real football will lose it's appeal.
To use a GAA Analogy.....You don't hear people saying Leitrim should be kicked out of the All -Ireland series because you can fit the entire population into a medium sized football ground do you?
is that because we're ahead ofQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
you now.:p
Dublin City 11 4 2 5 8 9 14
Bohemians 11 4 1 6 12 13 13
Why should it be a 1st division match ? DCFC beat Shamrock Rovers in the play-off match last season and UCD finished 9th in the premier. Both teams have EVERY right to be in the premier on merit.Quote:
Originally Posted by sullanefc
This season DCFC have started extremely well and are in 5th place, ahead of clubs like Bohs, Sligo, Bray, UCD, Longford and Waterford, and they don't deserve to be in the premier ?
Typical Cork reply
Really now, are you that silly to say what do they bring to irish football ? honestly, i did'nt think anyone could be that, well, that stupid !Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsBohsBohs
What do UCD bring to Irish Football, How about current U21 internationals ?
And on an eL level, how about acting like a fcuking feeder club for most other eL sides based in Dublin ! They produce excellent players and the new crop has just started........ wonder how long it will be before the "big" clubs come sniffing for them.
Jaysus I'm feeling dizzy after reading some real sense being spoken on a thread about Dublin City and UCD! Fair play Roo.
Not that it's worth knit-picking, there was no way that there was less than 100.
Im regreting starting this thread now because they always end up with the same old sh!te.....mods,please close this..
Basically what Roo said :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
And bohsbohsbohs it was nearly impossible to tell the attendance from eLW due to the fact that they only showed the goals with no build up in the middle of the park............
Its rtengland not rterror!
UCD are well worth their place in the league. CHF are a waste of time. What started out as a small joke has turned into an enormous one. Any EL fan who cant see that is deluded....
KOH
So that they could include midfielders in the count? :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Raheny Red
Come off it NY ! the whole idea is that if your good enough and gain promotion wether that be through winning the 1st division or through the play-offs then they fully deserve to be in the premier, simple as that ! it does'nt matter if there fan base is not as good as clubs like Shamrock Rovers, Galway or Finn Harps, the simple matter of the fact is that they are a better football side than these clubs, hence the reason why they are playing in the premier division.Quote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
Jesus, you more than anyone should know that there a better side than Rovers, they beat you fair and square over a 2 leg play-off at the end of last season to see who played in the premier.
It has nothing to do with your dislike of the club / management team / director / fan base, it's to do with how they preform ON the field, and at the present moment in time they are the 6th best club side in the republic of ireland ! They also run there finances a hell of a lot better than a lot of other clubs.
What do UCD bring to the league?
Ciaran Martyn, Clive Delaney, Glen Fitzpatrick, Gary Dicker........
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Originally Posted by Roo69
Does this answer your questionQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
No it does'nt actually ! A football club is not in the premier because of the number of fans that turn up for a match, they are there because of how well they preform ON the pitch. Were are they in the league at present ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sullanefc
No argument they were better than us in november. But they bring nothing to the league, zero. No fan base, no prospect of a ground, no future. Its not personal or anything to do with dislikes etc. They should have never been allowed into the league in the first place. You simply cannot have a club with no fans in the league. When they implode a county that has no league side should be given priority e.g. Kerry, Mayo or Tipperary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
I can only hope your last sentence is in jest Roo!
KOH
Well thats where we disagree. As long as teams like this exist in the premier division, our leagues image is tarnished. It looks amatuerish and pointless. Junior teams probably get bigger attendances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
This topic has been discussed before on many threads and I'm sure we are going off topic by discussing it.
I don't understand your question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69
I'm with you on this hoop. We should have a league of teams that are well supported.Quote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
I think the best solution is probably a closed shop premier league with teams brought in from Kerry, Mayo etc. Teams with nothing to offer should be booted out into their respective provinsial leagues.
Holy ****, non-UCD fans defending UCD. This is a new one! :)
The crowd was about 150. Pineapple Stu counted.
So let me get this right, the way i read that is, only teams who have a large support base should be let play in the premier division.Quote:
Originally Posted by sullanefc
No wonder our league is all over the place with views like that !
Of course that was in jest NY ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
Yeah i defo agree that a county with no eL side should be given a chance, just as Kildare county were, but would they be willing to put forward a club ? would they be able to finance it ? DCFC can rent a ground no probs, but were would say a side from Kerry or Mayo play, would it pass the UEFA licence ?
In a perfect world, i would love to see at least 1 team from each county have a team in the eL, but this is never going to happen.
Where are the teams from Kerry, Mayo etc with huge following, that are dying to get into the Eircom league. Not alone did we win promotion to the premier division, we are now in the top half of the table. On sporting grounds (this is a sport, not a popularity contest, last time I looked.) Do Rovers expect to get into the premier division, by having mare fans than other clubs, in the premier division & not by winning on the field?Quote:
Originally Posted by sullanefc
Looks like it will be a while yet http://www.foot.ie/showthread.php?t=35493Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringo
Would you go away outta that - great crowds of people supporting teams from Kerry, Mayo, Wexford, Tipperary....Thurles Town perhaps? You know what, we'd have a great league if we could get clubs from big populations centres, like Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Derry, Galway, Limerick, jaysus we'd pack them in then, there'd be thousands going every week, regardless of who was playing who, how their season was going etc etc.
You're missing the point. What is at issue is off the field matters. Even if you were top of the premier or bottom of the first my point wouldnt change. Again you beat us fair and square in november.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringo
The facilities are in place in Kerry and Mayo (will confirm for sure in Castlebar sunday) and IF those counties want a place in the league they will, of course, have to pass certain criteria for entry to the league.
IF UEFA criteria are strictly adhered to for next season CHF wont be in the league.
KOH
Exactly. I knew you'd come around to my way of thinking ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo69