Foot.ie Photodiary of the season

**MariborKev** · 02/02/2009, 9:30 PM

Someone suggested this to me at the weekend and I thought it was worth investigating.

What about the combined number of foot.ie users and others coming together to produce a photobook of the 2009 season?

The idea would be that all League of Ireland fans interested in the project would document the season in pictures.
- Actions shots
- The fans
- Away Days
- Stadia
- Fan Displays
- Anything else to do with your club/ the League of Ireland

Any fan would be able to upload the shots to a flickr group account and then the best shots would go forward for inclusion in a book.

You don't have to be a professional, or even a talented amateur, but obviously the better the photos then the more chance of inclusion in the book.

The issue is that it would be a relatively small market(ie us lot) and therefore it would be prohibitively expensive to produce at a commercial level, but we can utilise a site like blurb.com in order to produce the books on a one off basis. Any money raised can go to something like funds for the Singing Section at Crokers or indeed a charity of choice.

For ideas on what I mean have a look at the boards.ie version(we'll not be at this level at year 1 obviously) http://www.blurb.com/books/401617

Views?

**atfconline** · 02/02/2009, 9:53 PM

That's a quality book.

**R�iteoir** · 02/02/2009, 10:19 PM

Good idea

How about also doing one of photos from down the years - I've got a shedload of images from the last few seasons covering the League

**thischarmingman** · 03/02/2009, 9:26 AM

Great idea, I'd be well up for it.

**A face** · 03/02/2009, 9:59 AM

I'd be up for it as well

**Magicme** · 03/02/2009, 10:01 AM

Count us in.

**Dodge** · 03/02/2009, 10:04 AM

Great idea. pats fans have produced a calander that last couple of years for charity. Shots of Pats fans on holiday with jersies/scarves.

I'd definitely advocate tha any monies raised go to charity. (Have a vote for shot of the year and the winner gets to choose the charoty)

**Magicme** · 03/02/2009, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Great idea. pats fans have produced a calander that last couple of years for charity. Shots of Pats fans on holiday with jersies/scarves.

I'd definitely advocate tha any monies raised go to charity. (Have a vote for shot of the year and the winner gets to choose the charoty)

Or because it is football related put into the Cormac McAnallen Fund for heart research. (before anyone bites my head off I know he was a GAA footballer but the research is beneficial to all)

**Dodge** · 03/02/2009, 10:17 AM

In fairness magicme there are tons of worthy causes. I'd have no problem with your one but it shouldn't neccesarily go to the first one mentioned

**Magicme** · 03/02/2009, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

In fairness magicme there are tons of worthy causes. I'd have no problem with your one but it shouldn't neccesarily go to the first one mentioned

True. Just a suggestion.

**A face** · 03/02/2009, 11:29 AM

Bah humbug and all that but i think it should go to a sing section in Croker, or something where LOI fan benefit from it.

**Dodge** · 03/02/2009, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Bah humbug and all that but i think it should go to a sing section in Croker, or something where LOI fan benefit from it.

I'd be against this personally. Obviously only one opinion

**A face** · 03/02/2009, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I'd be against this personally. Obviously only one opinion

And me Dodge, just one opinion and i'd imagine most would say charity, which is cool.

For the record, what would people say about putting money towards a 'League of Ireland Infrastructure Civic Trust'

**KevB76** · 03/02/2009, 12:26 PM

Excellent idea.

A few pictures of the build up to matches would be good too, like photos on route to away matches.
I have a few photos of the lads putting up the flags and banners before the 07 FAI 1/4 final at Longford, they are the ones I like best.

**MariborKev** · 03/02/2009, 9:27 PM

Right lads,

Looks like this is a go-er.

One of the forum's top snappers, soccerc, already has a flickr group established, http://www.flickr.com/groups/leagueofireland/, so it seems sensible to us that.

This is for 2009 photos only, so get snapping at the pre season friendlies from this week onwards..... Perfect opportunity to get a few shots of half empty stadia in nice winter conditions

Reiteor has proposed an archive book of photos from recent seasons,so I am sure he will be along with the details. It might be an idea to upload photos for this idea to a group such as http://www.flickr.com/groups/league_of_ireland/ (if soccerc will let us

)

**soccerc** · 03/02/2009, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Maribor

Right lads,

Looks like this is a go-er.

I have set up a new group on flickr, http://www.flickr.com/groups/loi2009

This is for 2009 photos only, so get snapping at the pre season friendlies from this week onwards..... Perfect opportunity to get a few shots of half empty stadia in nice winter conditions

Reiteor has proposed an archive book of photos from recent seasons,so I am sure he will be along with the details. It might be an idea to upload photos for this idea to a group such as http://www.flickr.com/groups/league_of_ireland/(if soccerc will let us

)

I've already set up http://www.flickr.com/groups/leagueofireland/ but no problem deleting it and going with yours.

**MariborKev** · 03/02/2009, 10:47 PM

Seems more sensible to use your one JB.

I've updated the links.

**jebus** · 03/02/2009, 11:02 PM

Great idea lads, should be fun anyway

**El-Pietro** · 04/02/2009, 1:29 AM

sounds like a great idea

**R�iteoir** · 04/02/2009, 9:13 AM

OK - I'll be setting up a Flickr Album this afternoon for people to submit their photos for inclusion in the archives publication.

Basically I'm looking for any photos from down the years - in any way connected with the League of Ireland - e.g. the ones Kev alludes to up there about the flags in Longford.

- Actions shots
- The fans
- Away Days
- Stadia
- Fan Displays
- Anything else to do with your club/ the League of Ireland
- Unusual photos in some way connected with the League (I have for example got a photo of an Athlone Town scarf and a Bohs jersey on proud display in a bar in Norway)

I'll post some photos to it this evening to give you a taste as to what I'll be looking for.