Quote Originally Posted by dcfcsteve View Post
Correct BP - you beat me to it !

Finland is a culturally, historically, linguistically and geographically separate country from the 3 main Scandinavian nations. The title for all 4 countries together is 'Nordic', not Scandinavian.

That completes today's rather dull geo-cultural lesson......

As for Irish clubs looking to compete in the Royal League, one question. Why ??? Why would we want to ? And more importantly, why would they want to have us ? If they really wanted to expand to a random country, it would make more sense geographically, and culturally and ability-wise for them to choose somewhere like Scotland.

Sure while we're at it, why doesn't the Irish rugby team look to join the Tri-Nations series......

Well the whole thing about Finland being part of the Royal League, which as far as I know is what I said not that Finland is in Scandanavia, smacks of pedantic pat and really has nothing what so ever to do with the thread.

Fair enough Finland arent in the Royal League.

Why would Irish clubs want to play in the Royal League? The main thing I was thinking of was a tournement of leagues that play summer football. This to me sounded something like an expanded Royal League (Atlantic League, Nordic League, Viking League, Northern League whatever you wanna call it)
I thought it would be of use to generate income for clubs thru prize/appearance money and gate receipts. Would expose eircom league players to a different and very competitive style of football and would allow managers to look at players re transfers both into the eircom league and out of it to the Nordic nations.

Probably will never happen but I was just surprised it hadnt been suggested before.