I think we should have a 'Meh' option.
Return to Winter Football
Stay with Summer Soccer
Meh
Simple question .... Are you For or Against a return to Winter Football?
Last edited by A face; 29/10/2010 at 4:54 PM.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I think we should have a 'Meh' option.
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Why are you so against Winter soccer face?
You didn't really say why on the other thread, except to say that " its not good enough "
And to use your own words again:
And i'm not on about a vote or motion put forward, i'm on about a reasoned logical rational as to what the short term, mid term and long term advantages and disadvantages. Some measurables would be good.
I'm for summer myself - but its a much of a muchness with me. I'd go regardless.
I'll go as much as I can in whatever season, but Bray is hard enough to stomach in the "summer" never mind winter....
Marginally better weather, better pitches and better chance at European progression in summer season swings it for me.
But I'd much prefer clubs diverted their energy into sorting out the structural problems in the League, e.g. marketing, facilities etc.
I said it in the other thread - but the leauge is too long for a country of this size if we want to get bigger crowds. We are asking too much of the casual fan. Fewer games means the games that do take place are more improtant.
Every single City game i ever went to that had a big crowd was an important game, regardless of the time of year, be it a champs league qualifier in July or the 2nd leg of a league cup final in the week between x-mas and new years day.
The powers that run this league need to come up with a way to make the league important again. What season it predominantly takes place in is largely irrelevant, the 14 page discussion on the other thread merely proves that.
I'm with ORA as I think it's the general feeling, while RaM has a very, very good point - the season is too long. But until the administrative powers come up with a way to reduce game loads then we're stuck. Would a April-October league work?
In work so in short ... I think it will really affect the game/attendances in a dramatic way but aside from that i primarily think i cant see it improving the situation in the league attendance wise, there is nothing to suggest it possibly will, and there is no arguement out there for it that has any sort of credibility that i can see (and if there is and it proves me wrong then i'm all ears, i mightn't feel so bad about it then) so with that in mind, why change ..... it is perfectly fine on this side of the calendar. Leave well alone and start looking at other ways of giving value to punters and improving the way the game is being run in the country.
I think that the league and clubs need to cop on, stop wasting time, effort and money in doing this and get on with fixing the league. It is bordering on negligence and mismanagement in even entertaining it because there will be now benefit or reward to it.
Last edited by A face; 29/10/2010 at 4:55 PM.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I'd prefer a winter season, but I don't agree with moving to winter just for the sake of it. So assuming the question is purely about what I'd like and nuts to everyone else, I've gone for winter.
Preferred winter season myself to be honest but not hung up either way (probobly just more used to traditional winter season). Think there are more distractions to match attendance with summer season but cant argue with point about some grounds acting as a deterrent to football in winter.
Dont see that success in europe has helped the LOI or individual clubs to any great extent so dont think it should be a factor in the decision. If there was any sort of direct correlation between crowds and winter/summer football that would decide it for me but have never seen convincing evidence either way.
I'll go either way but whatever about what us the fans think, it is significant that the majority of the clubs that have voted for a return to winter football.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
Against. It's wet and windy outside as I write. Glad I'm not going to a game tonight...
I dont think either season has any major impact on attendances.
So thats why im voting for Winter, games under the floodlights in the cold are just better.
There's nothing really to consider, no to winter football.
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and it's not gonna be three
and it's not gonna be four
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return to winter football for me. I only really get home every 2nd Christmas. Purely selfish decision - but the right one.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Initially I was dead against - then I looked at it again and realised it wasn't about having Richie Winter involved in football.
"Even if the wind stops to blow
Even if the sea ceases to flow
Even if the sun ceases to rise
The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning star glittering in the sky."
Voted summer - but as ORA said it doesn't make a whole heap of differerence without the actual changes required.
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