Champion's coverage of Rovers

**Only1Rovers** · 17/01/2009, 5:28 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

So you dont know. There is seven or eight association junior clubs in Sligo Town compared to one Gaa club. Merville alone has nearly 200 players from under eights up to the junior side. When the numbers are compared through out the whole county it would be probably spilt pretty even.

Well are all these people you talk of going to the showgrounds, No there not! On average there's under 2,000 people in the showgrounds for a Rovers game.

The Champions coverage of GAA covers many clubs and the county, teams senior and underage. Half those who play junior/underage soccer in sligo don't give a flying sh1t about Sligo Rovers, therefor the they care not about the column inches dedicated to Rovers in the champion and may even dare i say, take more interest in the GAA reports. I'm typing up a questionnaire to justify last sentence and provide fact for you.

So your argument doesn't really stand up. Just becasue you play soccer doesn't mean you want to read about Sligo Rovers.

**srfc1928** · 17/01/2009, 7:27 PM

On a lighter note,
nice peice in relation to Rovers from The Champion a few weeks ago.
Great photos

http://www.sligochampion.ie/news/bri...d-1596217.html

**red bellied** · 17/01/2009, 10:33 PM

Stick to the Gaa lad because I havent a clue what your argument is.

**Only1Rovers** · 17/01/2009, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

Stick to the Gaa lad because I havent a clue what your argument is.

Who's the Gaa lad?

**red bellied** · 18/01/2009, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Only1Rovers

Well are all these people you talk of going to the showgrounds, No there not! On average there's under 2,000 people in the showgrounds for a Rovers game.

The Champions coverage of GAA covers many clubs and the county, teams senior and underage. Half those who play junior/underage soccer in sligo don't give a flying sh1t about Sligo Rovers, therefor the they care not about the column inches dedicated to Rovers in the champion and may even dare i say, take more interest in the GAA reports. I'm typing up a questionnaire to justify last sentence and provide fact for you.

So your argument doesn't really stand up. Just becasue you play soccer doesn't mean you want to read about Sligo Rovers.

None of this makes sense in relation to the previous message I posted. The numbers in Sligo playing Association and Gaa are pretty even. Where did I make any comparison to Sligo Rovers and the local junior scene or make any reference to the Champion? Actually the Champion reporting on the Gaa scene anyway isnt great anyway usually pages and pages of the local clubs diary's for the week and photos of the most recent barn dance. Not what you call reporting.

**Rovers1** · 18/01/2009, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

usually pages and pages of the local clubs diary's for the week and photos of the most recent barn dance.

funny coz it's true....

**Knappagh Red** · 18/01/2009, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by clubman

A championship game in Markievicz Park will attract 15,000 - 17,000 (not sure of capacity)
spectators. In our wildest dreams we'll never see so many people in the Showgrounds for a Rovers game.
It's just something we beautiful game lovers have to accept, the GAA have more followers in this region. At the end of the day it's all about selling papers and I think the Champion do that very well.

If Rovers played two home "championship" games in three years they probably would get a huge crowd as well. Gaa has always been a minority sport in Sligo town, it was 91 years after the formation of the Gaa they formed St. Marys, the only club in town, which was mainly frequented by police and teachers from other regions. Sligo Gaa have lived through a golden age the past seven years but the party's over now. Soccer in Ireland has always been the number one game for the urban working class and Gaa for the buffs

**avvenalaf** · 18/01/2009, 5:48 PM

And the buffs buy newspapers.

**Well Red** · 18/01/2009, 6:05 PM

Give us a break guys, you have made your points, move on, after all The Champion has been supporting junior and senior soccer for many years.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 18/01/2009, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by Knappagh Red

If Rovers played two home "championship" games in three years they probably would get a huge crowd as well. Gaa has always been a minority sport in Sligo town, it was 91 years after the formation of the Gaa they formed St. Marys, the only club in town, which was mainly frequented by police and teachers from other regions. Sligo Gaa have lived through a golden age the past seven years but the party's over now. Soccer in Ireland has always been the number one game for the urban working class and Gaa for the buffs

I always thought the Champion was a county paper and not a town paper

As for your GAA golden age being over, when there's 80,000 at the FAI cup final your argument would stand up a bit

**clubman** · 18/01/2009, 9:51 PM

Originally Posted by Knappagh Red

If Rovers played two home "championship" games in three years they probably would get a huge crowd as well. Gaa has always been a minority sport in Sligo town, it was 91 years after the formation of the Gaa they formed St. Marys, the only club in town, which was mainly frequented by police and teachers from other regions. Sligo Gaa have lived through a golden age the past seven years but the party's over now. Soccer in Ireland has always been the number one game for the urban working class and Gaa for the buffs

Yea, and IF my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.
Grow up!!!

**Redie** · 19/01/2009, 9:58 AM

St. Marys, the only club in town,

St. John's would be considered a town club

**Knappagh Red** · 19/01/2009, 4:34 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

I always thought the Champion was a county paper and not a town paper

As for your GAA golden age being over, when there's 80,000 at the FAI cup final your argument would stand up a bit

I was on about Sligo Gaa

**Knappagh Red** · 19/01/2009, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by Redie

St. John's would be considered a town club

Outside borough boundry = not in town

**Knappagh Red** · 19/01/2009, 4:55 PM

Originally Posted by clubman

Yea, and IF my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.
Grow up!!!

Clubman, you wiley old dog, I've no idea what you meant by that

**dong** · 19/01/2009, 9:27 PM

Originally Posted by Knappagh Red

If Rovers played two home "championship" games in three years they probably would get a huge crowd as well. Gaa has always been a minority sport in Sligo town, it was 91 years after the formation of the Gaa they formed St. Marys, the only club in town, which was mainly frequented by police and teachers from other regions. Sligo Gaa have lived through a golden age the past seven years but the party's over now. Soccer in Ireland has always been the number one game for the urban working class and Gaa for the buffs

That's the spirit!!

**srfc1928** · 19/01/2009, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Knappagh Red

If Rovers played two home "championship" games in three years they probably would get a huge crowd as well. Gaa has always been a minority sport in Sligo town, it was 91 years after the formation of the Gaa they formed St. Marys, the only club in town, which was mainly frequented by police and teachers from other regions. Sligo Gaa have lived through a golden age the past seven years but the party's over now. Soccer in Ireland has always been the number one game for the urban working class and Gaa for the buffs

cant see whats wrong with this post,
apart fom the 'buff' and 'golden age' bit
its fairly accurate.