New Logo for league

**oriel** · 22/02/2007, 10:43 AM

We had the 'Bass League of Ireland' in 1975/76, maybe the lge's first ever sponsor ?? i only remember this name as there is a photo in oriel, jim mclaughlin with 'the bass lge trophy'

cant recall ever hearing a sponsored name before this - anyone ?

ps the KFC lge in 81/82 was the infamous 4 pts for an away win, 3 for home win, 2 for home draw and 1 for an away draw.

Highest ever points total for that years winners.

**Dodge** · 22/02/2007, 10:49 AM

Logo's alright. Looks like designed so any new sponsor logo can be added at the top

**Pauro 76** · 22/02/2007, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Fast food chain. I think it was Southern Fried Chicken as opposed to KFC. It was before the Bord Gais days, as far as I remember. Funny how sponsorship didn't mean much to me in those days.

Remember the Opel League of Ireland, Bord Gais is as far back as i can remember. Still think the Pat Grace Southern Fried Chicken League of Ireland is hilarious thogh!

**Raheny Red** · 22/02/2007, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

I like that logo...
It would be great if the patches are available to buy on the replica shirts.

I hope you are joking

**Peadar** · 22/02/2007, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by PAURO 7

Still think the Pat Grace Southern Fried Chicken League of Ireland is hilarious thogh!

Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken League of Ireland.

Most of us just called it The League of Ireland though.
This eircom League thing changed that but many still refer to it as the LoI.

**Kingdom** · 22/02/2007, 12:26 PM

Would it not have made sense to have the Grey bit white? Would have made the tricolour then!

**endabob1** · 22/02/2007, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

You don't think that at all, you simply wanted to get a dig in at the FAI. There' nothing cheap about it. Better than what has gone before, that's for sure.

Maybe

Actually you're probably right, knowing the FAI and money it's more likely to have been bloody expensive and nasty

**monkey magic** · 22/02/2007, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Would it not have made sense to have the Grey bit white? Would have made the tricolour then!

maybe the grey is a representation of the leagues rule book..

i like it, its certainly better than the old one...

**Réiteoir** · 22/02/2007, 12:44 PM

I like it.

Echo the point concerning the ordinary fan getting the patches for shirts
- the only way we got them before is by getting a hold of a player's jersey (which I have done from last season)

**oriel** · 22/02/2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

We had the 'Bass League of Ireland' in 1975/76, maybe the lge's first ever sponsor ?? i only remember this name as there is a photo in oriel, jim mclaughlin with 'the bass lge trophy'

cant recall ever hearing a sponsored name before this - anyone ?

ps the KFC lge in 81/82 was the infamous 4 pts for an away win, 3 for home win, 2 for home draw and 1 for an away draw.

Highest ever points total for that years winners.

I got that slightly wrong, it was actually 1 point for a home draw and 2 for an away draw, well it was 26 years ago !

**Seagull** · 22/02/2007, 4:30 PM

The orange/ grey colours are the new eircom corporate colours. Think it looks ok. I always call it the League of Ireland too.

**Paddyfield** · 22/02/2007, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by PAURO 7

Before my time of following the League of Ireland. Who was Pat Grace?

Pat Grace was chairman of Limerick City back in the days that they were always challenging for a European spot and they were getting cowds of 4,000 on a regular basis (in the pre-Munster Rugby hype days).

He brought KFC to Ireland in the 70's/80's and then bailed out and opened his own self branded chain of fast food outlets all over Ireland* called Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken. His company sponsored Limerick City and the whole League. I often wondered why it was called "Famous" fried chicken? I'd never heard of it and it never made the front pago of the Sun.

I have to be careful as to how describe him. Let's just say he reminds me of Ollie Byrne!!! And that's not for being tall, dark and handsome either.

*there was a branch in Galway so that gave it 'nationwide' status.

FOOTNOTE: In the mid 1980's, the FAI Cup was sponsored by Bulmers. What doed that tell us about the advancement of modern society when the Cup was sponsored by a cider company and the league was sponsored by a fried chicken company.?

**Peadar** · 22/02/2007, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

His company sponsored Limerick City and the whole League. I often wondered why it was called "Famous" fried chicken?

Lucky we didn't have league patches on the shirts in those days.

**pete** · 22/02/2007, 8:59 PM

Chicken League mascot

**Ash** · 23/02/2007, 7:36 AM

How did ye get Robbie Forde to pose for that picture

**Pauro 76** · 23/02/2007, 9:54 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

Pat Grace was chairman of Limerick City back in the days that they were always challenging for a European spot and they were getting cowds of 4,000 on a regular basis (in the pre-Munster Rugby hype days).

He brought KFC to Ireland in the 70's/80's and then bailed out and opened his own self branded chain of fast food outlets all over Ireland* called Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken. His company sponsored Limerick City and the whole League. I often wondered why it was called "Famous" fried chicken? I'd never heard of it and it never made the front pago of the Sun.

I have to be careful as to how describe him. Let's just say he reminds me of Ollie Byrne!!! And that's not for being tall, dark and handsome either.

*there was a branch in Galway so that gave it 'nationwide' status.

FOOTNOTE: In the mid 1980's, the FAI Cup was sponsored by Bulmers. What doed that tell us about the advancement of modern society when the Cup was sponsored by a cider company and the league was sponsored by a fried chicken company.?

Quality! thanks for that one! FRIIIIIIEEEEEEDDDDD CHICKEN!

P.S. Did a google on Pat Grace, this is what ended up.

http://www.emigrant.ie/article.asp?i...rticleID=54348

- Pat Grace, of Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken, has been declared bankrupt. He told the High Court that the eighteen restaurants in the chain are owned by a company in which his wife is the principal shareholder.

So famous, Ive never heard of it either!

**WeAreRovers** · 23/02/2007, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

*there was a branch in Galway so that gave it 'nationwide' status.

There was one in Phibsboro SC if memory serves, where Burdocks is now.

KOH

**Dodge** · 23/02/2007, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

There was one in Phibsboro SC if memory serves, where Burdocks is now.

Yeah. Changed to Texas Fried Chicken for a little bit too. Used to be one in Drumcondra. There's still one in Crumlin SC.

I had to do a project in college on Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken.