QuoteGuess it's that "fighting for the jersey" mentality. Personally I'd like to see squad numbers and names of our shirts. Helps people identify with the players quicker.
Why don't all eircom League teams have their players names on the back of the jersey's instead of some having squad numbers with them and other teams just having numbers 1 - 11 with no names? Consistency would be nice...
Guess it's that "fighting for the jersey" mentality. Personally I'd like to see squad numbers and names of our shirts. Helps people identify with the players quicker.
Clubs just cant afford it! I know it sounds stupid but every penny counts!
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I'm delighted we don't have names on our jerseys. 1 to 11 looks far better.
Sligo had to tape over some of their players' names last season after a bit of a clear-out mid-season! Looked awful!
I know it's cheaper but you might be able to sell more replica jersey's if you can get your favourite players name and number printed on the back instead of this week they wear 9 and next week maybe they are number 7!?
Nah. For a start, the club has nowhere to offer a printing service - like most clubs, I'd say. If we get them pre-written, we have a huge amount of stock to shift. For a club with as small a fan-base as ours, our jerseys are selling at a good pace as it is. Plus you're less likely to get caught out with "Howlett 9" on the back!
I agree, eleven players take to the field, they should be numbered one to eleven in order of their position.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
There are definitely more plus for getting names on jersey's .... hands down.
Some of the arguments there are just sad really lads, the league needs to improve ffs.
There is a velcro option too, where the names are velcro-ed (spelling??) onto the jersey .... dont know how the work over the course of a season but its an option.
In fairness ..... not putting names on jersies because you might be having a clear out some time soon .... get a grip lads. Maybe that is the problem ... if you had a bit of faith in the players and they played for the name and number then things would be better.
Every clubs should have an iron thingy-whazzit for pressing the names on. Make some extra cash aswell when kids want their names on or players name on.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Spot on, Cop on. It's just not practical.
Also, this season we have a sponsors name there, which is obviously more revenue.(either that or we signed a lot of Norris's)
Not having player's names on jerseys doesn't stop people from doing it anyway, if they want to. I've seen plenty of GAA jerseys with people's favourite player on the back.
I'm also a fan of the old 11 starters: 1 - 11.
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Why this hasn't been done already I'll never know. I mean one way to "jazz up" the league and make it more professional is to make all clubs have squad numbers and also put the names on the jerseys. Jesus its not that hard to do. I mean years ago when I was a wee lad, I went to London and got a velcro thingy where you got all the letters and the numbers and then you just iron them on to the back of the jersey. Now I've had that jersey for at least 10 years and its been through a lot of sh*t and its never even come close to coming off.
Its a great way to sell more jerseys and also get to know the players as well. It would be an investment in equipment as it would reap rewards in more jerseys sold than with the current way.
The current 1 - 11 system is boring now. If you want a watch players in the right position with their supposed correct numbers then go watch the GAA. Football should be more modern than that.
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Can i just ask ..... jersey's for merchandice .....how many WOULD you think of selling .... you are giving out about a shipment as if it were a fúcking bomb or something. I take it that you'd have any particular jersey over a two year period at least.
If you are saying that a shipment ... [SIZE=1]dare i use that word again[/SIZE] .... is too much, how many IS ENOUGH ... how many do you think any club, like Longford should have the ambition of selling ??? How many would be practical, to warrant embarking on this wonderous exploit, flogging a shipment of jersey's
Get a fúcking grip !!
I grant you that ..... i might suggest look for more volunteers but that might totally flip you out altogether, but point taken"Every club should have an iron thingy-whazzit" .......... And who is going to operate it? We can barely get enough volunteers to man the souvenir shop
never mind spend half the night ironing names onto jersies. If kids want to get their favourite player emblazoned on the back of their replica jersey, then let them get it done, but expecting the club to stock numbered jersies with names on the back is an absolutely ludicrous suggestion!
First off .... it doesnt take half the night to iron a number and name on a jersey, provided that you can spell and you are not visually impaired then it should take no more than ten minutes. It is NOT rocket science no matter how much you try and convince everyone it is.
I never said stock jerseys with the names and numbers on them. How about put the number and name on yourself, depending on who wants them, players included.
"And never mind the players coming and going"
Answer me this ....... how many players have you had come and go from the club in the last four years, that were regulars on the first team and that fans might consider a favourite to have their name on a jersey.
I never said it would be easy, obviously there is work involved, but you'd already be stocking the jersey, if you were doing all the numbering yourself it wouldnt be a big deal and have you ever thought that it might be good for any club to provide a service .... [SIZE=1]i know you are probably saying what is this guy seriously suggesting, provide a service, value your patrons custom and try and improve the product for the punters clicking through the gates every second week.[/SIZE] .... What is wrong with trying to improve and embark on plans that have not been tried previously. Why would you want to dismiss it straight away ?? Some people would say because you are small time, but i'd wait and see what your answer is and then decide.
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The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Genious Face, I'd say he never thought of that!
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Well Schumi, aren't you fúcking lucky that you have people like me around to point these things out to you. Never let it be said my friend ... never let it be said.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Anyone who thinks change = progress really needs their heads examined. Just because the Hype-league does something doesn't mean that it's necessarily good. Just because something is traditional doesn't mean that it's necessarily bad. When you see in games now number 34 replacing number 27, that just looks stupid. Alas, the state of the country all over now is that anyone who stands up for tradition is going to be ridiculed by people whose sole arguments are that change is synonymous with improvement. A sad state of affairs.
The current 1 to 11 was never meant to entertain. The game is meant to entertain. If you actually find the number 23 on someone's back interesting, remind me to avoid any parties you're at! If you want to watch a game where big numbers on people's jerseys provide all the excitement, go and watch American Football.
Last edited by pineapple stu; 13/04/2005 at 12:41 PM.
Squad Numbers = Solution to all the leagues problems... FACT.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Ok ..... what happens if the old way wasn't very good and you are changing in the hope to improve !!
Does that fly in the face of progress ??
Is that why you are defending it ????????????????Just because something is traditional doesn't mean that it's necessarily bad.
Why ???When you see in games now number 34 replacing number 27, that just looks stupid.
OK ... all credit to old dog and new tricks .... are you saying that change ISNT synonymous with improvement, change is bad ..... two legs bad, four legs good ?? Man ...... is it not the case that you should look at the woods AND the fúcking trees !!! ??????????Alas, the state of the country all over now is that anyone who stands up for tradition is going to be ridiculed by people whose sole arguments are that change is synonymous with improvement. A sad state of affairs.
Who said that ??? The numbering system was never is question i thought ??The current 1 to 11 was never meant to entertain.
Spot on chief ... fair dinkum !!The game is meant to entertain.
If you actually find the number 23 on someone's back interesting, remind me to avoid any parties you're at! If you want to watch a game where big numbers on people's jerseys provide all the excitement, go and watch American Football.
Right .... you are just waffling there fella so i'll just leave you to it !!!
And this is no where near the issue you are making it out to be !!
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Macy ... you are totally wrong there fella ..... it doesn't go anywhere near it to be honest.
It is petty the arguments that people are putting out to defend the not putting names on jerseys ...... it is complete and utter bóllox in fact.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
But the point is you have to consider change and decide whether or not it's worth it. Personally, I have considered this change and decided it's not an improvement. If it were an improvement, I would be for it. However, I amn't swayed simply by whether it's new or not.
Emmm...no - I'm defending it because I think it's better - see above.
Because. I think even many of the supporters of squad numbers still say how silly it is to see numbers 69, 43 and 71 wandering around a football pitch.
Stop changing my words, A face. I would have expected better from you...I said change isn't synonymous with improvement. For the slow among you (i.e. you), "synonymous" means "having the same meaning as". Change is not the same as improvement, but that does not mean that change is bad. AFter that, you've completely lost me.
Now you've completely lost it. Please take the time to check whose post I was quoting and to whom I was talking next time...
The way I see it, it's more affordable to maintain a set of 1 to 20 jerseys, than individual ones for each squad member.
BUT, if clubs want to do it, I have no objection. If clubs want to provide a printing service for replica jerseys, but still play with 1-11, I would have no problem either.
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