QuoteSometimes smileys are miss-used. And thats really something I can't stand for.Originally Posted by SkStu
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-15155340.html
Aww, poor craitur must have been expecting a five-course meal or something.Hundreds of Irish Liverpool fans showed their commitment to the side by queueing for up to seven hours to see some of their idols -- for just 10 minutes.
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But while there were three players present, there was only really one that the fans were interested in -- "Super Stevie Gerrard" -- as they chanted when he took to the stage.
Declaring it great to "share some time with the Irish fans", the captain reached across a thick barrier of security to his supporters.
"Liverpool has always had a huge number of Irish supporters and I know thousands come over to Anfield for every game, which in terms of time and the costs involved is a big sacrifice," he said.
And then, as quick as a Suarez stepover, the whole thing was finished and the three players disappeared into the store to be whisked back to the airport.
"What? Is that it?" cried one man as he made his way home.
Sometimes smileys are miss-used. And thats really something I can't stand for.
The really sad thing is that these people are the same ones who will avoid LOI games at all cost, and will quite happily use the excuse that the seats won't be quite soft enough on their barstool arses.
Given Denmark's proximity to Germany, or the large Turkish immigrant population living in German urban centres, try to envisage for a moment a main thoroughfare in Copenhagen or Istanbul ground to a standstill for a few hours by the visit of "local" heroes Frank Ribéry, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger...
It wouldn't even happen in Scotland, the country with a land border with England, and an English population triple that of ours.
Why not start a campaign to get the likes of Seamie Coleman, Kevin Doyle, Stephen Ward, Keith Fahy etc to do an ad promoting the LOI. The only way our league is will gain support is from barstoolers is through positive promotion from guys like this, with the add maybe aired during the premiership. Pressure should be put on the FAI to act on this, I'm sure they could afford it given their recent windfall.
Already done on MNS. Makes no difference.
Barstoolers see LOI football as a feeder ground for English League talent, or more simply, the same way we LOI fans see non-Leagues in this country. We don't do ourselves any marketing favours with insane game scheduling, and poor tv coverage, but neither us nor them are willing to change the habits built up over many years. So the status quo remains.
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Ya but what barstooler is going to look at MNS anyway? Its the FAI's job to promote the domestic league. Sure players like those i mentioned would give some credibility to a campaign properly targeted at thar specific audience. Funnily enough, was chattin to a man city fan from manchester about how popular united are in Ireland, hia attitude was that they were all plastic mancs and should f*ck off and follow their own team.
Oh dear god not the change the times football is played at debate.
Surely you embaressed yourself enough in that thread without having to start this nonsense again.
As bingoballs said, you're preaching to the choir by running league promotion on MNS. Things like this need to be run during Champions' League games, and EPL highlights shows to actually have any proper effect.
Just came across this pile of ****e on youtube uploaded by an Irish Chelsea fan
No. But if you want the debate again, we'll have it again.
I don't know if you go to the internationals, but at every half time, full time, and pre-game at Lansdowne, there is a minute-long commercial on the screens promoting the league in front of a large crowd. But it passes by with little notice.
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Lads we have to stop this. I feel that all we are doing is annoying the crap out of ourselves. And for what???
As long as logic is banned from the FAI we will never have it any other way.
However, all those crets who diss this league from a barstool should be lined up against the wall...
Who's to say it's not having some effect? You own club are the prime example of what a bit of well-managed exposure and positive publicity can do for a team's attendances.
Take note.
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The lads on the Shams forum wont even answer his posts.
check this out if not already posted -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEz5GfZUnBU
Good to see the hypocrisy of Irish football fans shown up on the What Have the Brits show last night complete with Airtricity League v Manyoo footage
But what the barstoolers don't realise is, they'd get the very same reaction from most United fans too.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Most fans of the "bigger" EPL teams have nothing but distain for the "daytrippers" from Ireland and other locations and have an even lower opinion of them than we do.
Which leads to the football365 mailbox mentality, where the deluded barstoolers elevate themselves to a level above the local fans of the big clubs. I saw one of them claim with (presumably) a straight face that anyone from Manchester could support Man United, but it took real courage and loyalty to adopt them as your team when you were from Dublin or Cork.
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