QuoteI'm sickened towards the attitude of barstoolers who I know are attending this, some of them don't know who Utd are playing. "Some Irish team" they say. FFS.
I would absolutly love to see ManUre get beat tomorrow and see the look on their faces.
Ooooooh a chance to see "Wayne" and "John" and "Park" where did I leave my man ure jersey................Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
I'm sickened towards the attitude of barstoolers who I know are attending this, some of them don't know who Utd are playing. "Some Irish team" they say. FFS.
I would absolutly love to see ManUre get beat tomorrow and see the look on their faces.
As a general rule of thumb, it's best to assume that everything Roddy says is wrong.
It just saves time....
???No self respecting LOI fan should be going to this barstool convention so delighted the price is so high. same applies to bogball mind you.
What's the inference here? That as an LOI supporter I shouldn't go to football or hurling matches?
Would you get off it!
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Chip, shoulder, massive.No self respecting LOI fan should be going to this barstool convention so delighted the price is so high. same applies to bogball mind you.
Apparently everyone should pick just one team in the whole world that plays just one sport (and it has to be a LOI team or it doesn't count!) to be considered a true fan. Otherwise you are just a johnny come lately and know nothing about anything.
That type of sh1te (snobbery basically) p1sses me off and it gives LOI fans a bad name.
UCD sha-la-la
Why let the opinion of one internet poster influence your opinion of the over 10,000 people that regularly attend games?
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Fair enough and good point
UCD sha-la-la
Ah Dodge, you know what GAA fans are like...
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
just as glory hunting tossers that cant be arsed to support IRISH football but chase around after EPL clubs p1sses me off.
Are they mutually exclusive. Can you not do both? Or God forbid, even support GAA aswell!
UCD sha-la-la
Oh that they were ! for some people, a small, small minority they can be but unfortunately the vast majority of EPL (alledged) fans will never darken the turnstiles unless "their" team are "over".
No offence, but always found it wrong to hear irish fans cheering for any foreign team against an Irish team. Still, if it rocks your boat...............
I never said I would be shouting for the "foreign" team tonite!!
Just get annoyed when I see this LOI snobbery and superiority complex coming out.
Some people live no where near a LOI team so would have as much allegiance to for example Bohemians as they would Scunthorpe. Surely it is up to them who they support then and should not be thought of as any less for doing it. A lot of these people may also play Junior or local football, so are in effect supporting Irish football, but that should not mean they can't enjoy an affinity with Scunthorpe FC aswell.
UCD sha-la-la
See I defended you on the GAA nagle but can't on this issue.
The "lives nowhere near" argument is pathetic as there isn't anyone in Ireland more than 90 minutes away from a League of Ireland club. They choose to support British sides instead, with absolutely no regard for locality.
Anyway, its been done to death so can we move on and get back to tonight's game
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Yep, 80% + of The Irish "football loving public" live nearer Liverpool/Manchester than their nearest LOI groundtime to put away the shovel mate.
from my office window I can see the man ure flag flying outside the new Lansdowne, truely a great day for Irish football.
whats the difference between tonights match and all the friendlies against foreign clubs that Irish clubs play all the time?
dont the fai fund MNS for example and other lge of Ireland activities? havent they just built a new stadium that they have to pay for?
where do you all expect them to get the money to do all of the above and their work at grassroots level also?
genuienly cant understand all the anger against tonights fixture yet rovers play real madrid last season and its a differant story. interesting one really.
id say the Irish players playing tonight are delighted to be involved in such a game.... but sure what do they matter?!
Last edited by jbyrne; 04/08/2010 at 12:39 PM.
I'd tend to agree with you, but...
-The way it'd been handled is quite bad, staging it right in the run-in of the LOI season
-The fact that it's Man U, and the accompanying barstooler ****fest winds people up. I don't think people would be so irritated if we were playing Barcelona or Inter Milan, as opposed to a team many people are actively ditching our own league for.
All Irish clubs are on their knees. They need every penny they can get. The FAI have signed a contract that means LOI clubs CANNOT host games like this on order to fundraise
What other LOI activities? They also earn substantial participation fees from clubs, not to mention sponsors for various competitions, so they’re not bankrolling the whole show…dont the fai fund MNS for example and other lge of Ireland activities?
Why do you think they did that, if they couldn’t afford to pay for it?havent they just built a new stadium that they have to pay for?
where do you all expect them to get the money to do all of the above and their work at grassroots level also?
The reasons for it have been clearly explained throughout this thread. If you can’t understand them, I’d have to surmise that you’re a bit slow.genuienly cant understand all the anger against tonights fixture yet rovers play real madrid last season and its a differant story. interesting one really.
Irish players have shown very clearly over the past number of years that they don’t have the best interests of the game at heart, so in no way should their interests be the deciding factor in any issueid say the Irish players playing tonight are delighted to be involved in such a game.... but sure what do they matter?!
When you add in various factors like the FAI postponing competitive fixtures for this game, not allowing Limerick play Barcelona, not allowing Bohs v bray clash with a Champions League qualifier despite this game clashing, the LOI publicity machine in overdrive for this when they barely mentioned clubs European games this year, the fact that players will have to play again on Friday night and numerous other cringeworthy factors its clear there are plenty of possible reasons for people not to like this game
But if you can’t understand any of them..
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16 pages on a match that nobody wants to happen...?
Give me a break. The majority of the people who are so anti this game will be glued to it tonight, make no mistake.
The FAI could've paid for a large part of their contribution to the stadium upfront, if they'd taken the offer on the vantage tickets that was turned down. Also, they're taking money from the grassroots to pay for the stadium - clubs at all levels were "persuaded" to take up the aforementioned unsold vantage club tickets. And I dare say there was also a fair amount of arm twisting to take tickets for tonight’s Manchester United promotion night too. Apart from the fee, do you think United are doing it for the good of their health or for the feckin prestige? Can you genuinely not see the difference between the FAI running a promotion night for one of the LoI's biggest competitors and clubs hosting their own friendlies?
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Football fans watch football on tele SHOCKER! It's not the same as ponying up for a ticket and going down with their half ireland/ half United scarf.
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