Barstool facepalm

**CMcC** · 03/04/2013, 10:07 AM

Besides being populated by the 'Big Day Out' sport fan in this country, its also about tradition, stamina, stomach and committment. The typical Irish sports 'fan' doesnt have the tradition, stamina or stomach or is willing to give the committment to supprt their team over a long hard season in all weather, knowing as the vast majority of us do, that our team wont win anything.....again.
Its just not a tradition in this country like it is in other countries. GAA is about supporting your team for a couple of games a season over a short space of time in the summer (compare league vs championship attendances or a Leinster Hurling final vs All Ireland Final attandance). Rugby is about 3 home pool games and possibly a couple of knock out games - what's that...approx 7 or 8 home games a season for the most part? AIL is dead.
Supporting a team through 30 or 40 games a season is a totally different proposition and most couldn't be arsed especially if a perceived better product is being served up to them from the comfort of their sofa or bar stool in their nice warm living rooms or boozers. That's why it will always be alien to most people in this country. That's why being a LoI supporter will always be looked at as a curiousity, an oddity someone to be patronised and patted on the head as if we are all football eccentrics....maybe we are!

**DannyInvincible** · 03/04/2013, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

"The League of Ireland has no finishers, y'see."

Nonsense.

Stone Cold David McKeon about to unleash a Stunner upon Anthony 'The Rock' Elding after he helped Rock Bottom UCD last Monday evening.

**Acornvilla** · 03/04/2013, 11:13 AM

MNS called our ground ''Flancare Park'' on Monday. I'm sure our new sponsors will love that.

**BonnieShels** · 03/04/2013, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

MNS called our ground ''Flancare Park'' on Monday. I'm sure our new sponsors will love that.

I still call it the Flansiro. What else can it be?

**Acornvilla** · 03/04/2013, 1:17 PM

well if you pay €200,000 odd to have your company name on a stadium, I'm sure you'd hope the media would bother to say its name correctly.

Personally don't like the new name but that has no relevance, there's no excuse for getting it wrong and it defeats the purpose of the deal if the proper name isn't used.

**pineapple stu** · 03/04/2013, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

well if you pay 200,00 odd grand to have your company name on a stadium, I'm sure you'd hope the media would bother to say its name correctly.

You'd imagine they'd get the amount correct too.

Especially given you went back and edited the post.

**BonnieShels** · 03/04/2013, 1:42 PM

I like his new number grouping system. Will it catch on? Only time will tell.

**Eminence Grise** · 03/04/2013, 1:50 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You'd imagine they'd get the amount correct too.

Especially given you went back and edited the post.

200,00?

Continental style numbering = two hundred quid. Sounds about right.

**Acornvilla** · 03/04/2013, 1:51 PM

lord thats awful on my part..

I'm no good at judging the size of crowds Ted, but I'd say there's about seventeen million of them out there.

**holidaysong** · 03/04/2013, 8:14 PM

I actually went to the bother of Googling the new name for the ground. Wish I hadn't bothered.

**Sean South** · 03/04/2013, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

well if you pay �200,000 odd to have your company name on a stadium, I'm sure you'd hope the media would bother to say its name correctly.

Personally don't like the new name but that has no relevance, there's no excuse for getting it wrong and it defeats the purpose of the deal if the proper name isn't used.

I always call it Strokestown Road. I never understand why football fans will use the corporate branding when it comes to grounds and stands instead of the traditional name.

**DannyInvincible** · 04/04/2013, 12:31 AM

Believe it or not, some football fans will have no issue with referring to a football ground by its official name, even if that does from time to time involve letting the name of a dreaded sponsor soil the tongue and pass through the lips.

**Charlie Darwin** · 04/04/2013, 12:44 AM

Can't wait to visit Sinn F�in @ The Brandywell Park later this season.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 04/04/2013, 9:06 AM

Galtee Fuels Park?

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/04/2013, 11:49 AM

McDaids Football Special Finn Harps Stadium

**BonnieShels** · 04/04/2013, 1:38 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

McDaids Football Special Finn Harps Stadium

You're not letting this go are ya? :P

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/04/2013, 2:58 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

You're not letting this go are ya? :P

I'll have forgotten about it in a week. Until then...

**howsyourtouch** · 05/04/2013, 2:46 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

I still call it the Flansiro. What else can it be?

it was only flansiro for a short while,strokestown road or mullolagher are both correct!

**R�iteoir** · 05/04/2013, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

I actually went to the bother of Googling the new name for the ground. Wish I hadn't bothered.

I quite like it - as it has a hidden link to another old LoI club in Kilkenny City

**legendz** · 06/04/2013, 5:37 PM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

Not so much facepalm as experts on a league after three games, but -

Overheard in a Limerick Chipper:

"Were you out at the match?"

"I was - unfortunately. [laughing] Pure sh!te altogether. Only drew. Against 10 men. Bloody waste of time. Saw them on the telly against Cork as well - no bloody score. And was watching Shelbourne against Shamrock Rovers the week after - another fcuking scoreless draw! The League of Ireland has no finishers, y'see."

Haha, at least turned up to the game anyway! He might get a spot on MNS after that insightful analysis.