QuoteAnyone like to predict the results?
Not many bookies with odds yet but Man city -1 is 9/10 with www.tipico.com (yes they are reliable as I have withdrawn winnings with them a few times!)
I doubt if any player would pull out over it seeing its an extra weeks wage for some of them .
Anyone like to predict the results?
Not many bookies with odds yet but Man city -1 is 9/10 with www.tipico.com (yes they are reliable as I have withdrawn winnings with them a few times!)
Seems like the boycott is off
[QUOTE Soccer: The League of Ireland players due to take part in the Dublin Super Cup have resolved “issues” they had with their treatment by the FAI ahead of this weekend’s inaugural tournament at the Aviva Stadium.
After a meeting between the PFAI and Airtricity League director Fran Gavin this evening, a statement from the former said the dispute was over.
“Following discussions between the general secretary of the PFAI and the Director of the League, the PFAI is please to announce that the issues between the Airtricity League XI and the FAI have been resolved,” a statement read this evening. “The players are looking forward to playing at the weekend and are relieved to put this dispute behind them.”
PFAI general secretary Stephen McGuinness told Newstalk this evening that the issue was mainly about “respect” and there was never a chance the players would boycott the tournament.
A statement from McGuinness earlier today said the players “expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the conditions offered to them for their participation in the Dublin Super Cup”.
Chief among them was the money on offer for the 22 players, a take-home of around €300, but it is now believed the association has agreed to raise the €650 gross fee due to each player to €1,000 and increase their ticket allocation for the four-game tounament from two to six.
McGuiness played down the issue surrounding the facilities being made available to the players after their games against Manchester City on Saturday and Celtic on Sunday.
After both games, they will have to be bussed to Wanderers RFC for showers because their dressing room, one of four in the stadium, is not adequately equipped.
Celtic would have been in a similar position had the FAI not installed showers recently and McGuinness revealed this evening there was a commitment from the association to have the fourth dressing room up to standard by the time next year’s pre-season tournament comes round.
Inter Milan are the fourth team in the tournament but they will not face Damien Richardson's Airtricity XI.][/QUOTE]
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...301487660.html
Sick sick sick.
Disgusted at this resolution.
Wait, this is an actual competition? If they've made a real trophy I'm just going to give up.Originally Posted by eL Bettor
The players are right to go ahead and play it. Why would they turn down getting paid €1000 for a few hours of something any of us would love to do?
They get to play Man City and Celtic in a top class stadium and get €1,000, which more than a lot of them get in a week, and this is a bad deal how? Bit of a bummer about the shower facilities but they're not pampered millionairres like the others so they'll get on with it.
You should have paid €175 for the honour of playing at Tolka against the Shels legends team to find an ice cold shower awaiting me after it
There was a trophy last year, wasn't there?
Edit - look away now...
Last edited by pineapple stu; 28/07/2011 at 9:06 AM.
Nothing is worth the humiliation of representing your league in your HOME country while knowing that the majority of people in the stadium have nothing but derision for the league you play in, and are there to support the foreign team you are playing against. Add to that a probable heavy defeat as you play in an ill-prepared team with a buffoon of a manager. Nothing is worth that. NOTHING.
Obvious point: As well as 'ill prepared', I should also add 'weakened' as the most successful clubs still involved in European competition are obviously not releasing their players for this fiasco.
Best of luck to the players, I only hope they don't need the money to pay bills now or in the near future
Not a chance: no amount of money is worth that. They're basically cannon fodder. It's degrading and insulting to everyone who cares about the LOI.
How many of the players would fall into that category though?
I don't think they'll see it like that, though. It's a great experience I'm sure for a lot of them and they're getting €1,000 for the pleasure. I don't see the big deal.
......sod the experience, the LOI and any self respect, its a grand and getting to mingle with and have a photo taken with "famous" players.
That is what most of those selected will see.
Not about getting your photo with them, it's a chance to get to pit your wits again some world class and international class players in a top class stadium with the game being televised on SKY. It's a great opportunity for the players and they're getting paid more than what most of them make in a week for doing it. If they get well beaten it won't come as a shock but if they do make an account of themselves then great.......sod the experience, the LOI and any self respect, its a grand and getting to mingle with and have a photo taken with "famous" players.
That is what most of those selected will see.
Pathetic. Like everything in Irish football.
Except Limerick obviously.
But they're not getting €1000? Isn't that before tax? Meaning they'll only get about €650-€700 (no idea, just an estimate).
Yeah but they get taxed on their income for their clubs as well. You have to expect to pay tax. They're doing alright imo.
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