Traps comments on LOI

**Charlie Darwin** · 10/09/2013, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Cyprus - if we want to turn our clubs into money laundering operations so be it, though I'd be a little worried.

Why? As a nation, I think we'd be quite good at that.

**Fivesilver** · 10/09/2013, 7:20 PM

Remember those days when the national team went to Italy, the US and Japan and performed creditably in World Cup, all because we had a strong domestic league?

Me neither.

Just another excuse. Shouldn't be any surprise, though - throughout his career, Trapattoni has always responded to his own failures by blaming others, usually in the most condescending manner possible.

**A face** · 11/09/2013, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Fivesilver

Remember those days when the national team went to Italy, the US and Japan and performed creditably in World Cup, all because we had a strong domestic league? Me neither. Just another excuse. Shouldn't be any surprise, though - throughout his career, Trapattoni has always responded to his own failures by blaming others, usually in the most condescending manner possible.

Well, to be fair, at that time the FAI were able to rely on other leagues to take our players and develop them at the business end of their playing careers, and it served both sides well, the other leagues cherrypicked players and were able to get rid of the duds/failures and wash their hands of that side of it completely free of any responsibility and the FAI were able to take the "ahh sure aren't we great, all our players are playing great in a different country outside of our jurisdiction" and wash their hands of the lads who don't make it AND they can mismanage all stages of domestic football because there is no spotlight to highlight where they are making an absolute bags of the game.

**Spudulika** · 11/09/2013, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Why? As a nation, I think we'd be quite good at that.

I almost made a Rovers quip (Russian links and all that) but it's not fair.

**Nesta99** · 12/09/2013, 12:59 PM

Rumours that Trap off to take over the Lybian national side - thats Zayed fooked then!

**Mad Moose** · 12/09/2013, 5:48 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Rumours that Trap off to take over the Lybian national side - thats Zayed fooked then!

I'm not sure Trap taking over the 'Libyan' national team will concern Eamon Zayed in the slightest.

**Nesta99** · 12/09/2013, 6:28 PM

Libyan - i humbly apologise for the error

**Mad Moose** · 12/09/2013, 6:52 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Libyan - i humbly apologise for the error

Even with the correction why would The Trap taking over the Libyan national team concern, interest, or affect Eamon Zayed?

**Charlie Darwin** · 12/09/2013, 6:55 PM

I assume because he plays for Libya. A minor detail but one I think is relevant to the discussion.

**DannyInvincible** · 12/09/2013, 6:55 PM

Am I missing something?

Zayed is a current Libyan international with five caps to his name. He scored his first goal for them in a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea last week.

**Nesta99** · 12/09/2013, 7:00 PM

Zayed plays in a league that Trap has only last week declared non existant. If he is picked in future there will be a certain irony...

assuming of course they do appoint him.

**Charlie Darwin** · 12/09/2013, 7:04 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Zayed plays in a league that Trap has only last week declared non existant. If he is picked in future there will be a certain irony...

His appearance would give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'false nine'

**A face** · 14/09/2013, 3:02 PM

Still no statement from the league in response to Traps comments ..... Hullo? Is there anybody home?

It absolutely speaks volumes, they couldn't give a monkeys

**Spudulika** · 14/09/2013, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Still no statement from the league in response to Traps comments ..... Hullo? Is there anybody home?

It absolutely speaks volumes, they couldn't give a monkeys

Why should they comment? If they did they'd be seen as petty and insecure, unlike LOI fans of course :-)

**DannyInvincible** · 14/09/2013, 4:59 PM

I think a right meal's been made of the comment. It's daft to read it literally. Those who do so come across as seeking to be offended. It's obvious what Trapattoni actually meant, even if he did express it rather crudely. Then again, English isn't his first language. Mr A sums it up very well up-thread.

As for Trap perhaps having to select Zayed or whatever as a future Libya manager, that would be a completely different context.

**legendz** · 14/09/2013, 6:12 PM

Didn't a LoI XI take on an Ireland B one time around Mick McCarthy's time as manager? If Trap had to take charge of an Ireland B against a LoI XI, I think he'd have been more aware of the existence of our league. He might have seen a team and a set of players willing to play the game more like it should be as well.

**danthesaint** · 14/09/2013, 8:33 PM

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**Charlie Darwin** · 15/09/2013, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Still no statement from the league in response to Traps comments ..... Hullo? Is there anybody home?

It absolutely speaks volumes, they couldn't give a monkeys

Given the league is under the FAI's remit, wouldn't it basically be their left hand criticising their right hand?

**A face** · 16/09/2013, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Given the league is under the FAI's remit, wouldn't it basically be their left hand criticising their right hand?

I don't buy the 'insecure to say anything' argument, far too much of a cop out even for this countries shambles of a setup. And the FAI shouldn't have been in the compromising situation where their hands are at logger heads, you couldn't make it up to be honest.