Dear FAI, your league has started...

[mypost]

The team with the lowest average attendance in the MLS got an average of 13,000 last year. League average was over 18,000

But yeah, you can dismiss it all you like

So what? It's still a joke league full of journeymen and never-made-its.

Go on then, name the leagues they have to run.

Junior Leagues, Senior Leagues, Reserve Leagues, Regional Leagues, Winter Leagues, etc, etc.

250 million people in the US plus 2 Canadian teams. Hardly a fair comparison

Correct.

[White Horse]

For everyone complaining about the FAI on this subject, are ye're own clubs providing updates via twitter and/or facebook? As for the comment on the sponsors, is there another sponsor looking to do different?

Dundalk FC are. During the EA cup game against Shels last night, I was in a taxi in Paris.

I had two running updates on Twitter, an official one and a fan one. In addition, the match was broadcast live on Dundalk FM.

No lack of local promotion in Dundalk.

We are well within our rights to comment on national promotion by the FAI.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Yeah, the FAI are crazy busy promoting winter leagues, no wonder they can't get the time to tweet about the League of Ireland. And it isn't really the quality of the MLS that's in question here, but how well they've used social media to promote their league and increase attendance.

Limerick FC's twitter seems active enough, same for the FB accounts.

[Dodge]

So what? It's still a joke league full of journeymen and never-made-its.

Unlike our world class lads then

Junior Leagues, Senior Leagues, Reserve Leagues, Regional Leagues, Winter Leagues, etc, etc.

FAI don't run any of them. They run 1 league, the League of Ireland.


Now, getting back to their excellent use of social media and how you think that's a bad thing...

[ArdeeBhoy]

Surely everyone's who's interested in the LoI already knows about it!

That said, after the national side, the main domestic league should be their primary concern.

[Dodge]

Surely everyone's who's interested in the LoI already knows about it!

So that's it then. No more new fans. Grand so

[gufcfan]

Surely everyone's who's interested in the LoI already knows about it!

You sound like a Salthill Devon club official, i.e. they don't advertise.

[adamd164]

Surely everyone's who's interested in the LoI already knows about it!

Bizaree logic, should Coke stop advertising because everyone who likes Coke already knows it's in the shops!?

[ArdeeBhoy]

So that's it then. No more new fans.

So all these 'new' fans will suddenly materialise, just because the ever-efficient FAI promote it??
Yeah, right.

There's saturation of coverage on TV/online, so unsure what the FAI can do to counter that. Even if they wanted to.
As it's outside their jurisdiction.

[Dodge]

So all these 'new' fans will suddenly materialise, just because the ever-efficient FAI promote it??
Yeah, right.

So how are they going to turn up without promotion? Jeez

There's saturation of coverage on TV/online, so unsure what the FAI can do to counter that. Even if they wanted to.
As it's outside their jurisdiction.

You're babbling now

[ArdeeBhoy]

Hardly. You just happen to reside in a bubble.

The point is that most people who're likely to go to LOI games are already aware of the clubs, the venues, the KO times.

As for the FAI's 'intervention', be careful what you wish for.

[NeverFeltBetter]

You're seriously suggesting that the League should be happy with the current level of advertising and promotion?

[peadar1987]

That's simply not true, and the evidence backs that up.

Every time LOI clubs have made a sustained effort to promote themselves, attendances have risen. Why do you think people do it if it doesn't work?!

[gufcfan]

There's saturation of coverage

[gormacha]

I find is astonishing - and depressing - that some people on this thread are defending the FAI about the running of the LOI, and even worse, arguing that nothing more could be done to promote the LOI.

Most of it is amateurish, at best. There is enormous scope for improvement. And if the CEO got nearer what would be a more reasonable salary, there'd be loads left over for campaigns and dedicated marketing and promotion staff.

[A face]

You're seriously suggesting that the League should be happy with the current level of advertising and promotion?

I think thats what he's saying ..... i think its a 'we've seen it all now' moment myself !!!

[Sam_Heggy]

Sure who wants "outsiders" coming to our games?

These "new" fans and their zero knowledge of the league and real football in general, should be kept away from our footballing sanctuary that is the LOI.

Change is not good.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Erm, no. Just don't rely on the FAI to do this, now or ever.

If you read my original post on this thread, you'll find I think they should...
Still, certain people like to wilfully misread.

Good luck with it all anyway, though I can't share your enthusiasm. For the FAI and their promotional attributes.

[Dodge]

Erm, no. Just don't rely on the FAI to do this, now or ever.

If you read my original post on this thread, you'll find I think they should...
Still, certain people like to wilfully misread.

Go then explain it to us. Here it is in all its glory

Surely everyone's who's interested in the LoI already knows about it!

That said, after the national side, the main domestic league should be their primary concern.

Remembering that the topic at hand is whether the FAI twitter account should maybe mention that there are games on each week. maybe 2/3 tweets a week

[ArdeeBhoy]

If it's that much of a stretch, buy a dictionary...