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Thread: 2018 Internationl Champions Cup

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    It's a cup in name only really. The easiest way to sell it to day trippers rather than simply calling them preseason friendlies.
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    Technically, everyone plays three games each, and the Brest league record wins. 3 points for a win, 2 for a win on penalties, 1 for a loss on penalties and 0 for a defeat.

    It's marketing, pure and simple. But they'll still say they play too many games and want the FA Cup reduced...

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    I would imagine the organisers would have ensured neither of those events could have happened (cut to the LoI or LoI publicity)

    This was about ramming home the Premiership. Why would you, as organiser, promote a rival at that event?
    Surely the FAI have to give their permission for games like this to take place within their jurisdiction ? Or at the very least - could block them if they wanted to.

    In which case they could add certain requirements to the event if they really wanted to e.g. All football events in Ireland which involve only foreign teams must carry a certain amount of awareness raising/promotion for the LOI within their programme, screens, stalls etc.

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    Of course the FAI have to agree.

    But there's lots of candidate cities. I would imagine if the FAI start making demands, the organisers will just decamp to Oslo or Sofia or somewhere that will accede to all their demands.

    I can't see that the FAI can have much bargaining power in all this

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    I was there, bit of a yawn fest, funny atmosphere not like a football match,
    much more women and childer, perhaps close to what I expect the atmosphere at a garlic match to be.

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    Imagine. Women at matches. What’s the world coming to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah View Post
    Imagine. Women at matches. What’s the world coming to.
    ....and childer. jazus.

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