Club or Country?

[Peadar]

And they were a credit to the club?

Well they told me that they wanted Cork City to win the league because we play the best football so I think they were a credit to their club and the league.

[mypost]

Have you ever missed a game? Or do we all need to present you with a note from our parents to get off Rovers games?

Of course I have missed games, like every one else, but that's not the point. The point is that, at a crucial stage of our season, fans who whinge about poor NL attendances, go to an International game, when domestic games clash. If they were as mad about the NL as they claim, they would go to their club's game at the weekend, and wait until Wednesday to watch the national side when they play at home, and it doesn't clash with the NL.

There is a major difference between choosing not to, and being unable to go to a game. Many of the games I have missed are because I couldn't go. However, NL fans this week had a decision to make, go to Cyprus or go to their club's game, unfortunately thousands decided to travel to Cyprus instead.

[OneRedArmy]

Doyle went from a full-time team in the top division in Ireland, to a.... full-time team in a lower division in England , playing against players of a weaker standard. Kerr cannot convince me that Kevin Doyle has suddenly become Pele in the space of 2 months, while playing against the likes of Burnley, Gillingham, Plymouth, and Preston, etc.

I'm all for bigging the EL up, but if you think the quality of players in the EL is better than the top of the Championship or whatever they call Division 2 these days, then you need your head examined.

[sfc red]

The quality of Nantes, NEC etc is better than the championship

[bigmac]

The quality of Nantes, NEC etc is better than the championship

Cup results don't mean anything in deciding which leagues are stronger. Look at Shels' win in Europe versus their losses in the Setanta Cup. Means very little on a season long scale. Ok so they're stronger opponents than he'll face with Reading, but all the other opponents are a lot stronger than anything Cork will play for the rest of the season.

[sfc red]

My point is that he proved he was that capable while playing EL football. The sad fact is that players like himself and Daryl Murphy are ahead of Byrne, Farren, O'Flynn etc in the pecking order just because they moved abroad.

[mypost]

if you think the quality of players in the EL is better than the top of the Championship or whatever they call Division 2 these days, then you need your head examined.

If you put any Championship team in Europe, with their superior players , would they even win a leg, never mind a tie?? Cork progressed through two rounds of Europe this season. Others have progressed in Europe too, that shows why the NL Premier Division is of a better standard.

[Passive]

We were in Cyprus on holiday, ffs. Most of us didn't even care about the Ireland result, we were just on the **** for a week in the sun. Everyone needs to go on holidays and one of the downsides about the summer season is that you will miss a match or two. Nothing to do with Ireland playing, most of us just decided to coincide our holidays with the game.

Oh, for the record, club over country every time.

[mypost]

We were in Cyprus on holiday, ffs. Most of us were just on the **** for a week in the sun. Everyone needs to go on holidays and one of the downsides about the summer season is that you will miss a match or two.

It has nothing to do with the summer season. Winter-season countries play in October too. Unlike those countries, we have only a few games left in our season at that time of year, a week that may well prove crucial in deciding the league, and promotion/relegation issues here. NL fans who went to Cyprus should therefore have gone to their club's games instead, as they turned out to be more important in the long run.

[Passive]

It has nothing to do with the summer season. Winter-season countries play in October too. Unlike those countries, we have only a few games left in our season at that time of year, a week that may well prove crucial in deciding the league, and promotion/relegation issues here. NL fans who went to Cyprus should therefore have gone to their club's games instead, as they turned out to be more important in the long run.

Are you a wind-up?

Every part of the season is crucial, so are you saying NL fans should only take winter ski breaks now? With the exception of one or two away games I missed because of work, I have gone to every Rovers game this season and I - like dozens others - have helped with off the field matters too. I miss one game because I have the cheek to take a holiday and suddenly I'm not a proper fan? Spare me mate, I'll take my punishment in the next life.