I think we're crossing threads here but since you went to the bother of writing such a detailed post I'll run the risk of being accused of going of topic.
Surprise surprise I agree with you on this one. Ridiculous as this thread seems to be to some people it is pertinent. Tonight we have the crazy situation of an Inter Milan team tonight with no Italian in it. Indeed there were only two Europeans in it. I wonder how many LoI supporters would welcome if the same thing happened with our clubs. Where would the platform for Irish players to play at the highest level possible in Ireland be then?
Turkey has a population of 74m Greece has 11.25m but that isn't to say that we can't improve here and for sure the League could do a lot better.
sounds a bit like an anti-British rant if you don't mind me saying. My son isn't that good so it's not relevant but as a concept I would love if the Irish football scene could support all of our best players playing for LoI clubs but it will never be.
The FAI are not blameless but solutions to most problems are to be found within. If the LoI needs to 'placed' at the top of the pile then it doesn't deserve to be there. Everything in life must be earned. At the risk of repeating myself any improvement in the LoI fortunes must be driven by the clubs. Everyone has a role to play but primarily the clubs must lead.
[An aside: Maybe those that run this forum might consider putting up a sticky thread for LoI fans entitled: What I Did to Promote/Help the League of Ireland This Week]
I'm just curious about this, if it's only 10,000 then LoI fans are a tiny minority of the number Irish people that watch football every week. Is everybody else wrong? As a matter of interest my son isn't playing this season as he's doing his Junior Cert (not my idea btw) but I still help out with the training and cheer the team along at the matches. It ain't LoI but it is live and it is passionate.
Wishing it, won't make it so. If you want anybody to change you've got to give them an incentive - especially since in most cases you are trying to change the habits (or more correctly - non-habits) of a lifetime. Adopting a superior attitude to people that won't "get off their holes" is likely to alienate people further.
You know SkStu there's probably not that much of a difference between us. We both want a vibrant LoI. You want it by the sheer force of your will. I think it will take some persuasion and the people that have most to gain i.e. the clubs are the ones that should be moving heaven and earth to get people through the turnstiles. Thanks again for your considered response. Now I'm back on topic.
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