Are you in favour of proposed new league format?

**pineapple stu** · 25/01/2006, 1:42 PM

Simple question - how do you feel about the FAI's idea for the new league format? It's being discussed on this thread if you haven't seen it already.

Options -

In favour
Meh
Against but would probably still go to matches
Against and would probably not go to as many matches as before.

**Bluebeard** · 25/01/2006, 1:53 PM

In favour but would still go to matches.

In fact, I'd probably go to more, seeing as Croke Park and Landsdowne Road are easy enough to get to for me, and they would be the only stadia that will be big enough to hold the crowds that the miracle of Genesis promises

**Maynard** · 25/01/2006, 1:55 PM

Would be 100% in favour of any package that was designed to aid and assist all 22 clubs in becoming viable entities (possibly within a legitimate time frame) and then following the implementation of this assistance etc seeing who is deemed fit to remain in the League.

I would be fundamentally opposed to this approach which will be voted on on Saturday on the grounds that they have done NOTHING to help the eL and its 22 clubs, meanwhile the people who ran these clubs and supported those teams in the meantime had to struggle on regardless. Now they are turning around to them and proposing to tell them that their work was utterly in vain, and in effect blame the people who have suffered all along at the hands of the eL and the FAI's negligance.

Bullplop sir, pure bullplop.
And on a related matter I don't believe that I will EVER truly trust the FAI after the lies and deceit that was the Irish ticket fiasco, which illustrated the amount of respect that they have for us.

**Ronnie** · 25/01/2006, 2:19 PM

Vote no

Will support my club as always - no franchise or regional *******ised version will I support.

**ThatGuy** · 25/01/2006, 2:51 PM

What format? What have the FAI revealed? Nothing. Would the government ask you to vote yes or no in a referendum tomorrow and release the terms of the referendum months later? (cue smart remarks about Bertie

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No, they wouldn't, yet this is exactly what the FAI are "asking" the clubs in Ireland to do.

I am an open minded person and I am not against change at all. But how can anyone come out in favour of something which they have not been given sufficient information about?

If I think whatever they are proposing will be good for the League, its supporters, and my club, then I will be in favour of it. If not then I won't. I can't make an informed decision on this yet, and nobody else here can either.

**Conor H** · 25/01/2006, 2:56 PM

Yes

**pineapple stu** · 25/01/2006, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by ThatGuy

What format? What have the FAI revealed? Nothing.

Hence the word "proposed".

The format is to be voted on as in the thread linked. There's plenty information out already for an informed decision. You're deluding yourself if you think it's tabloid speculation. Would you be in favour is the question. Fairly simple really.

**sligoman** · 25/01/2006, 4:12 PM

I'm: Against but would probably still go to matches

**Dodge** · 25/01/2006, 4:17 PM

It depends on whether groundsharing is involved for the dublin clubs...

**Rory H** · 25/01/2006, 4:25 PM

id still go watch but its a bad idea cos it is not the way to preserve the less supported clubs

**Bald Student** · 25/01/2006, 4:33 PM

I'm not sure, I'd like to think it over and discuss it with the relevant people.

Oh wait, I can't because dispite the fact that we've been in closed season since December and the genesis report was published in September, this has only been proposed the same week it has to be voted on.

**Mr A** · 25/01/2006, 4:44 PM

Exactly. Why wasn't this announced months ago, and why are we talking about a vague one page document? The whole thing stinks.

**pete** · 25/01/2006, 4:52 PM

What format? How can you vote on a discussion process?

**Magicme** · 25/01/2006, 5:08 PM

I'm against and wouldnt go to as many matches purely for the fact that I go to almost all Mons matches, quite a few Drogs matches and any others I can take in. If this went thro I would still go support Mons playing Ballygobackwards in the cow****e league but would not pay another penny to the league.

**Mr A** · 25/01/2006, 5:13 PM

What format? How can you vote on a discussion process?

Well our clubs are going to at the weekend! The whole thing is classic Irish Football insanity.

**Poor Student** · 25/01/2006, 5:42 PM

No, but I'll keep going whenever I'm free for a game. I muast say it'll damped my enthusiasm though. I also can't say what it will do to me if I see my team lose their place over non-footballing criteria.

**jorge** · 25/01/2006, 7:13 PM

I think we should make the radical changes 'if' or when theres an All-Ireland leaguein.If it does'nt happen in the next five years **** it.

**pineapple stu** · 25/01/2006, 7:20 PM

Originally Posted by pete

What format? How can you vote on a discussion process?

What part of "proposed format" is confusing people?!

**sullanefc** · 25/01/2006, 7:39 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Hence the word "proposed".

Yeah, but what is "proposed"

**pineapple stu** · 25/01/2006, 7:50 PM

Read the thread!

An invitational league with acceptance based on crowds, marketability, facilities and (to a much lesser degree) league placing and ability. No promotion from the First for a year, and even after that not unless you meet the requirements. Which you won't, because you'll have been festering in the First Division for a year. It's a league which will be run by people of the FAI's own choosing, which will mean even more closed-shop toadying, clamp-downs on fans and the likes.