Dublin Decider

**Jofspring** · 13/06/2013, 11:49 AM

I hope it finishes 0-0.

**bluemovie** · 13/06/2013, 11:49 AM

I shall be infiltrating this event in the capacity of a mole (bring on the hate!). Were it not for the fact that I've to bring my nephew, I'd seriously consider a suicide bomb

**nigel-harps1954** · 13/06/2013, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

It might be an idea to put together a carefully-worded petition and send it to the wider LOI community, opposing the principle of organising such games on home soil. Might be more effective than inidividual emails. If I can still be arsed this evening I'll look into it.

I actually really like this idea.

**pineapple stu** · 13/06/2013, 12:28 PM

Ah, a petition. That's worked before.

Oh, no, wait.

And what's the "wider LoI community"?

I think the plan is too vague to have any real meaning, unfortunately.

**avvenalaf** · 13/06/2013, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Ah, a petition. That's worked before.

Oh, no, wait.

And what's the "wider LoI community"?

I think the plan is too vague to have any real meaning, unfortunately.

Pat Dolan?

**adamd164** · 13/06/2013, 1:10 PM

Hah!

On a serious note, I just meant relaying it on individual club fora, facebook, that sort of thing. Beyond foot.ie basically.

**BonnieShels** · 13/06/2013, 3:45 PM

At least they both have Irish managers I suppose...

**BonnieShels** · 13/06/2013, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Hah!

On a serious note, I just meant relaying it on individual club fora, facebook, that sort of thing. Beyond foot.ie basically.

And where would that be?

**Dodge** · 13/06/2013, 3:52 PM

Protesting a friendly?! Are you off your rocker lads? Let them have a day out. 99% of them saps won't come near a LOI game and the 1% aren't going to be convinced by a an internet led protest

**Trainee** · 13/06/2013, 4:31 PM

Sad day when tickets offically go on sale tomorrow and game is close to a sell out.

Also tickets on sale on Done deal already
http://www.donedeal.ie/find/all/for-...l%20v%20celtic

**Charlie Darwin** · 13/06/2013, 4:33 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

Sad day when tickets offically go on sale tomorrow and game is close to a sell out.

Also tickets on sale on Done deal already
http://www.donedeal.ie/find/all/for-...l%20v%20celtic

I could see your point if this was only a friendly - I mean who goes to friendlies? - but this is a crunch Decider.

**peadar1987** · 13/06/2013, 5:44 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

Sad day when tickets offically go on sale tomorrow and game is close to a sell out.

Also tickets on sale on Done deal already
http://www.donedeal.ie/find/all/for-...l%20v%20celtic

One hundred and fifty fecking quid for a friendly between an English team and a Scottish team?! You could buy a season ticket at most LOI grounds for that. Absolutely shocking that people are willing to pay those kinds of prices for a mickey mouse barstool run-out.

**Charlie Darwin** · 13/06/2013, 5:49 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

One hundred and fifty fecking quid for a friendly between an English team and a Scottish team?! You could buy a season ticket at most LOI grounds for that. Absolutely shocking that people are willing to pay those kinds of prices for a mickey mouse barstool run-out.

You could buy a season ticket in a lot of bigger leagues for that. It's ridiculous the money people will shell out.

**Jofspring** · 13/06/2013, 5:59 PM

Someone is looking for 150 but there is nothing to say anyone will pay that.

If people are willing to pay that then I suggest LOI clubs buy up a few batches and make a killing off it. Easy money

**peadar1987** · 13/06/2013, 6:01 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

You could buy a season ticket in a lot of bigger leagues for that. It's ridiculous the money people will shell out.

It's marketing genius though. The same people who won't pay €15 for a league game "because it's rubbish" will quite happily shell out up to ten times that to watch second-string sides who don't particularly care in a glorified pre-season training session. If only the people behind it could be convinced to leave the Dark Side!

**Mr A** · 13/06/2013, 6:33 PM

Just imagine if the first tranche of tickets for this game were only available inside LOI grounds. It would have been an easy way to get a few people through the gates around the league and a few would stay and just maybe come again.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 13/06/2013, 6:40 PM

It's a glorified friendly and already advised all the Tims I know to steer clear, as they hopefully will have far more important European games around then.
The idea, as it's backed by yer 'old pals' in the FAI of being linked to domestic football, even in the North, is a good one just hard to know how to take this further.