All-Ireland League Thread

Originally Posted by DCWA

I didn’t say it was.

Then is there another reason for appearing to disapprove of what I wrote?

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...-39274024.html
I've looked at that picture for a few minutes and I can't see any image. FWIW I think Mick should be allowed sponsor them even though he's a politician. Middle Eastern scumbags/dictators/royal families are allowed sponsor clubs.
If Nutsy wants to wear an orange sash, that's his choice

They don't have to run for office where there are rules on political expenditure and advertising. Mick Wallace Construction - fine, no problem. Mick Wallace, affiliated to the European United Left /Nordic Green Left - problem.

And I think if you stare long enough at that jersey ... It's not a schooner. It's a sailboat.

Che wasn't a big fan of the blacks at all at all at all

So will be mildly interesting to see if there's anymore about it.

I just hope Mick took all that money he was supposed to pay into his employees pension funds that time and gave it to worthy causes.

Worthy causes not named Mick Wallace.

That would be the socialist thing to do.

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

They don't have to run for office where there are rules on political expenditure and advertising. Mick Wallace Construction - fine, no problem. Mick Wallace, affiliated to the European United Left /Nordic Green Left - problem.

Out of curiousity how is a politician paying to have their name on a football shirt any different than paying to have their ad in a newspaper or an advertising hoarding around a pitch, which are the sorts of things that are not unusual to see ?

The Electoral Act 1997 set out rules on campaign spending during general elections. So a proportional amount of whatever annual figure Wallace is spending on the sponsorship would be considered electoral spending between the dissolution of the Dáil and polling day and have to be declared. If a politician runs an ad in the local paper outside the election campaign the spend doesn't have to be declared. Madness, really. I'd much rather see annual limits.

If you double click on that image from indo article above you do see it. It was my younger brother that first told me about it and I then asked him for the original picture of Che Guevera. I too had huge difficulty in seeing the image but stared at it for a minute and then it hit me. Its shaded on the bottom right of that jersey and its sneakily done too!

If they didn't mention it, nobody would have noticed!

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

They don't have to run for office where there are rules on political expenditure and advertising. Mick Wallace Construction - fine, no problem. Mick Wallace, affiliated to the European United Left /Nordic Green Left - problem.

And I think if you stare long enough at that jersey ... It's not a schooner. It's a sailboat.

Sounds something like a 2030 European Cup Final line-up! (the semi final losers constesting the Europa League Final).

Wouldn't be much of a game with 22 left wingers in the line-ups.

Ah sure the Eminance Grise would have already decided the score lol

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

The Electoral Act 1997 set out rules on campaign spending during general elections. So a proportional amount of whatever annual figure Wallace is spending on the sponsorship would be considered electoral spending between the dissolution of the Dáil and polling day and have to be declared. If a politician runs an ad in the local paper outside the election campaign the spend doesn't have to be declared. Madness, really. I'd much rather see annual limits.

That assumes there is an election during the period the shirt is worn by the team. Which would now appear to be very unlikely.

I'd love the all Ireland league to get off the ground, at this stage. Just the idea of being able to leave the deadwood behind and compete in a strong vibrant league with hopefully the sectarian baggage becoming less of a thing as time went on. 12/14 team summer league with promotion/relegation from a 2nd tier group of mixed LOI/IL teams. Linfield could get the chance to show off their UVF inspired 3rd kit😁😁

Some of the stuff flying around twitter is funny, Ballymena's shirt is a UVF Flag and Glentoran play in Palestinian Colours... But that's NI, you can take the **** out of each other still unlike in England!

Amazing the direction this thread took. I wonder how many of you know that Pat Fenlon picked the new Linfield kit?

Hobson's choice if the other option was a bowler hat and sash. Nothing sinister, obviously, just a tribute to bankers and beauty pageants.

It's just Linfield displaying their traditional class and style.

i.e. None.

There are tramps drinking Bucky under a railway bridge who have more concern for their dignity and appearance than that mob.

Still, as another Glens fan pointed out, we're quite happy with our colours:



"Freedom for Palestine!"

Originally Posted by Mr_Parker

Amazing the direction this thread took. I wonder how many of you know that Pat Fenlon picked the new Linfield kit?

And there was me trying to put structure on it a few pages back!! 😜

Originally Posted by EalingGreen

It's just Linfield displaying their traditional class and style.

i.e. None.

There are tramps drinking Bucky under a railway bridge who have more concern for their dignity and appearance than that mob.

Still, as another Glens fan pointed out, we're quite happy with our colours:



"Freedom for Palestine!"

Given that Glentoran are older than that flag (or any other similar Arab state one), you could try to argue that they took their colours from the **** and Hens

Looking like Portadown will be back in the top tier of the IL, replacing Institute:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53149085

They're probably still a long way off it, but if/when they ever did get their act together properly, they might have realistic hopes for an AIL spot some day?

Certainly from a local pov, it could help the IL to have another "biggish" team from outside Belfast in the top flight. And local derbies with the Wee Glens will add a bit of interest too.