for all the reasons outlined earlier in the thread, a crap decision.
for any ManU fans reading this - the LOI fans will be the ones there 15 minutes early, in their designer gear and talking on their mobile phones...
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Have to say I had mixed feelings about this one at first.
My first thought was Man Utd will attract a good crowd to the game, where hopefully the League of Ireland players show the 'event junkies' that our league is the one they should follow.
Second thought is that what the FAI have done is insulting to us ordinary League of Ireland supporters, with the prospect that the majority of the Irish attending will be wearing Man Utd jerseys, cheering on the English team in our new 'national' stadium. The Rovers/ Madrid game last year had an overwhelming number of fans cheering on Rovers, I doubt that will be the case here.
My third thought is that the FAI only really care about their own finances, ie the National Team and Aviva Stadium, with the League of Ireland trailing some way behind. I was hoping that the FAI would make a gesture to LOI supporters such as the first game being a friendly/ League game, which LOI season ticket holders would be given free access to the stadium. I'm embarrassed I was so naive.
So when does the mass production of the ant-FAI banners start.
What sweetness it would be embarass them on their big night!
Fair enough the timing mightnt be great so thats a good reason for complaint. But would people be complaining if the opposition was Real Madrid instead of Man United? Were the same complaints made when Rovers had the offical opening of Tallaght against Madrid? I would have liked to have seen a league select team playing against the National team personally but Im just glad that league of Ireland is involved in the first game of the stadium and that some people are getting a bit too precious about the opposition.
Its really not that complicated!!!
It will be brilliant, like that time everybody went to Croke Park on an anti-Delaney protest and manged to get rid of him!!
How many fans actively select not to go to the LOI to watch/attend La Liga?Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Not one LoI club will benefit a red cent from this.
It's pure tokenism designed to placate...........well, people like you to be honest.
I watch LOI football and Premiership football. Does that mean Im not a proper Galway United fan?
Its really not that complicated!!!
People like me? Im going to Terryland for 30 years watching LOI football
Its really not that complicated!!!
The official opening of Tallaght Stadium was a League of Ireland game between Rovers and Sligo.
The Real Madrid game was a glamour friendly almost half way through the season.
Where did I say that?
yes when i heard about it i asked a barstooler united "fan", united playing away in ireland, will you go? reply i got was "no not against that league of ireland ****e"
what a tool!!!!
Fair enough
Its really not that complicated!!!
I meant easily led, not that you weren't the bestest Galway fan in the world.
Why didn't the English FA open Wembley with a game with a Premiership XI v Barcelona??
"Oh isn't Mr. Delaney lovely to even involve the likes of us in his part owned shiny new bowl"
I repeat, not one LoI club will gain a red cent from this nonsense
Ok I made a poor reply there. Yes there are idiots who write off LOI football and say its sh1te but there are also alot of die hard LOI fans that enjoy English football too. I just hate this attitude that if anyone doesnt hate the Premiership that automatically they seem to be labled a barstooler... and I know u didnt call me one, but it just seems to be that some people have the attitude that u must hate English football to be a proper LOI fan
Its really not that complicated!!!
Why am I easily led? Is it just because I dare to enjoy football from outside my own county and wouldnt mind seeing a League of Ireland 11 playing against one of the best sides in European football?I meant easily led, not that you weren't the bestest Galway fan in the world.
Why didn't the English FA open Wembley with a game with a Premiership XI v Barcelona??
"Oh isn't Mr. Delaney lovely to even involve the likes of us in his part owned shiny new bowl"
I repeat, not one LoI club will gain a red cent from this nonsense
Its really not that complicated!!!
It's nothing personal, just this whole "i'm just glad to be involved" attitude, it's minnowism, plain and simple.
Not one LoI club will benefit a red cent from this nonsense.
RLP,
No harm done. However I would say that the % of "sinn fein" attitude you speak is nothing in comparison to the % of people who seem to revel in talking down the domestic game. No one here has any illusions about it(how can a player than cost €10k compared with one that cost €40m) but there is nothing wrong in standing up for the domestic product. Decisions like this one just appear to be a slap in face for people.
Look, our main problems are
1: We are next door to the 'biggest/ richest' league in the world
2: We also have to compete with the GAA and now the Rugby.
3: We only have a population of 4 million.
Positives:
1: Despite the above, we are ranked 30th out of 54 European leagues, which means we bat above our weight population wise.
2: Irish people love football, we need to figure out how to make the domestic game more attractive to punters here
3: Once you get the League of Ireland bug, watching foreign leagues on TV is a poor second.
We need to encourage people to love Irish football, rather than pretending we're British.
Last edited by Cold Night; 12/05/2010 at 11:42 PM.
Fair enough the clubs probably wont benefit from it financially, but do you not think that the league could use all the positive publicity it can get? I know one friendly isnt gonna make feck all difference but everything helps. I dont think its minnowism to play against United in a friendly because most LOI clubs will probably play against one british team or another over their preseason and those games will be in the middle of our season too.
At the end of the day its a friendly that might generate a bit of good publicity for the league for a change, and I think instead of crappin all over the idea of it and saying it'll be rubbish coz it will be full of United fans, as many league of ireland fans as possible should go to the game in their own teams colours and make a bit of atmostphere and maybe a few "barstoolers" might get it into their heads that maybe the league isnt crap
Its really not that complicated!!!
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