Airtiricity League XI v Manchester United confirmed for Aviva Stadium on August 4

**eL Bettor** · 04/08/2010, 6:03 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

What in the name of God do you base this ludicrous garbage on??

There were 2 Irish friendlies in Thomond with small crowds.

**Magicme** · 04/08/2010, 6:14 PM

In the aviva with my sons and while Dylan spots united players I loi fan spot. Aviva la difference!

Oh and for those watching at home I am sitting at the low end of the stadium just to the left of the goal with my mons scarf on.

**osarusan** · 04/08/2010, 6:15 PM

Originally Posted by eL Bettor

There were 2 Irish friendlies in Thomond with small crowds.

And when you consider that Barcelona are nowhere near the draw that South Africa is, it's case closed.

**ped_ped** · 04/08/2010, 6:22 PM

Originally Posted by eL Bettor

There were 2 Irish friendlies in Thomond with small crowds.

Event junkies don't care for the Irish national team vs subpar opposition. If Ireland vs Australia or Ireland vs South Africa were held in Croke Park, the attendance wouldn't be that different.

Meanwhile, thousands show up to get autographs of Cristiano Ronaldo, etc.

You're actually telling me that the people of Munster not wanting to see Irealdn Reserves vs Tim Cahill or Stephen Pienaar means they don't want to see Lionel Messi, David Villa, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Xavi, Iniesta, Bojan? (unsure how many of these would've been available)

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/08/2010, 6:24 PM

Only Ibrahimovic and Bojan would have been there. Still, it would have outsold the Ireland games, but I'm not convinced it would have been a sell-out.

**danthesaint** · 04/08/2010, 6:26 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

In the aviva with my sons and while Dylan spots united players I loi fan spot. Aviva la difference!

Oh and for those watching at home I am sitting at the low end of the stadium just to the left of the goal with my mons scarf on.

is there many LOI supporters there??

**ped_ped** · 04/08/2010, 6:26 PM

I heard Messi was confirmed? Then again, World Cup, Catalonian national side . . . who knows. Still, a Shels XI in Barcelona jerseys would pull more than SA or Australia.

**Doomofman** · 04/08/2010, 6:30 PM

Rogers; Shelley, Oman, Peers, Powell; Guy, Keegan, Williams, Brennan; Ndo, Madden.

Kusczak, Evans, Smalling, Vidic, O'Shea, Valencia, Carrick, Gibson, Park, Rooney, Owen

**Magicme** · 04/08/2010, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

is there many LOI supporters there??

Have seen loads and spoken to some shams, athlone, Bohs, sporting,

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/08/2010, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

I heard Messi was confirmed? Then again, World Cup, Catalonian national side . . . who knows. Still, a Shels XI in Barcelona jerseys would pull more than SA or Australia.

I doubt it. He's skipped out on the international game in the Aviva to go touring Asia.

**Dunny** · 04/08/2010, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Have seen loads and spoken to some shams, athlone, Bohs, sporting,

Are they wearing their colours?

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/08/2010, 6:37 PM

Did Sadlier just say "Gary Keegan"?

**osarusan** · 04/08/2010, 6:39 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Only Ibrahimovic and Bojan would have been there. Still, it would have outsold the Ireland games, but I'm not convinced it would have been a sell-out.

Maybe, I heard some fairly hefty ticket prices rumoured. That said, I'd like to think we'd have sold most of the tickets before the final Barca squad was announced, and it was in the contract that we paid them less for each star player that wasn't featured.

That's all beside the point though. The point that jbyrne doesn't want to accept is that the FAI didn't refuse to sanction the friendly because they wanted to save Limerick from losing money, they did it because they've decided that any real money-making friendlies will be have to be at the Aviva, so the FAI get the cash.

The 15,000 attendance cap in the third-party contract, and Delaney's admission that the clause is 'all about money' to Marian Finucane (I think) make that pretty obvious.

**ped_ped** · 04/08/2010, 6:42 PM

Love the Airtricity League XI jersey!

United one ain't bad either, mind.

**atfconline** · 04/08/2010, 6:42 PM

Was that Monaghan's Brian Gartland doing the piece at the start?

**Magicme** · 04/08/2010, 6:43 PM

Yup how else would I know who they supported? :-p oh and talkin to lims one and only gspain

**Dunny** · 04/08/2010, 6:45 PM

Umbro couldnt even put the players names on the shirts!

(just being picky but ffs..)

**peadar1987** · 04/08/2010, 6:48 PM

Has anyone got a stream for this that will work outside Ireland? Iraqgoals only wants to show me PAOK against Ajax in some rubbish meaningful competitive game!

**Dunny** · 04/08/2010, 6:49 PM

http://sporting-tv.yolasite.com/channel-2

Try that

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/08/2010, 6:51 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

Has anyone got a stream for this that will work outside Ireland? Iraqgoals only wants to show me PAOK against Ajax in some rubbish meaningful competitive game!

Need to download a player for this one but it's completely safe and great quality: http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4c574ecd11088