League of Ireland Guides 2012

**ger121** · 04/03/2012, 7:22 PM

I don't know. I thought the Star's guide was reasonably good. 48 pages is a fairly decent size too.

**Martinho II** · 05/03/2012, 7:41 PM

Originally Posted by ger121

I don't know. I thought the Star's guide was reasonably good. 48 pages is a fairly decent size too.

but the stars effort up to last year used to be 64 pages long... I was disappointed with the amount of first division coverage in that mag compared to previous efforts!

**ger121** · 05/03/2012, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

but the stars effort up to last year used to be 64 pages long... I was disappointed with the amount of first division coverage in that mag compared to previous efforts!

Didn't get the supplement the last couple years, so didn't realise it used to be bigger with more First Division coverage. On that basis, I can see why people would feel a bit let down by this year's effort

**littlebray** · 05/03/2012, 11:17 PM

Didn't see if any of the other (non-Star) guides were PFAI? They used to be generally more reliable in a factual sense. Star Guide looked good, but far too much general guff and too little informed club info - and I'd agree, way too little on Div !.

PS: Can a Mod fix the typo in the Thread title, please. I go cross-eyed seeing that all the time!!!

**Martinho II** · 06/03/2012, 7:39 PM

Originally Posted by ger121

Didn't get the supplement the last couple years, so didn't realise it used to be bigger with more First Division coverage. On that basis, I can see why people would feel a bit let down by this year's effort

I know last year there was more information on the first division teams when doing their preview ie they had a player to watch for each first div team but this yr it went out the window!

**Martinho II** · 06/03/2012, 7:40 PM

Originally Posted by littlebray

Didn't see if any of the other (non-Star) guides were PFAI? They used to be generally more reliable in a factual sense. Star Guide looked good, but far too much general guff and too little informed club info - and I'd agree, way too little on Div !.

PS: Can a Mod fix the typo in the Thread title, please. I go cross-eyed seeing that all the time!!!

PFAI used to do the mirrors one but they werent involved this yr in the mirror!

**blueblood** · 06/03/2012, 7:53 PM

Did the Sun have a guide? Agree the standard of the guides was poorer this season, The Star looked ok but poor enough inside, The Mirror was just a pullout nothing special, didn't see any from The Sun unless it was out before Friday, all had way to little on First Division

**askmehoop** · 06/03/2012, 7:57 PM

never found the magazines any use, always glance over it and throw it away. The stars is usually the best of the lot

**Martinho II** · 07/03/2012, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by blueblood

Did the Sun have a guide? Agree the standard of the guides was poorer this season, The Star looked ok but poor enough inside, The Mirror was just a pullout nothing special, didn't see any from The Sun unless it was out before Friday, all had way to little on First Division

no its the first time since 2005 or thereabouts thats there wasnt a pullout review to the season in the sun..

**Jofspring** · 08/03/2012, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

The whole lot was thoroughly depressing and did nothing to attract new fans if you ask me.

I suppose it's not in their interest to attract new fans. Do the FAI give any money towards these pre season guides?

For the amount of us that actually attend LOI games we actual get a pretty decent pull out. In total maybe 30,000 on a good night attend games at a guess. The first division is always a disgrace though and it wouldn't take much to ask even a fan of every club to put together something a page long about the team etc....