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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

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The last thread was nearing the 10k post limit so here's part 3.

The same rules as the last thread apply here. People seem to have strong opinions either way when it comes to McGregor and threads here tend to get a bit heated from time to time. Please keep it civil and discuss all things Conor in a mature way.

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Any "Do you even train Bro?" or "I'm an mma fan longer than you" type posts are not permitted either. They only make you look like a fool and as a result, everyone hates you. Yes everyone.

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Lads consider this the one and only warning - big fight with a lot of hype around it. It brings new fans to the forum as well as the regulars so try and get along. Any trolling or nonsense and people will find themselves on a break from the forum and that applies to everyone.

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Mellor

xtal191 wrote: »

Prob the company that lent to him taking it back

That was my first guess

xtal191

Prob the company that lent to him taking it back

ASOT

The tow truck is an english reg, so it wasnt a parking violation was it?

Subcomandante Marcos

It was towed for being parked on a double yellow line, looks like Gardiner street near the junction with Talbot Street.

The shiny white building at the end of all the red brick is the SVP headquarters.

D'Agger

He probably left it on a double yellow and figured "Fúck the fínes, I am fines, you wait and see, I'll be fining all of yous"

Saw the motor in Dublin a while back and it has English reg alright but doubt it's customs

JoeyJJ

Customs aren't that stupid....

dashoonage

JoeyJJ wrote: »

He could have been pulled by customs if that hidden reg wasn't IRL one. Doubt he would put it on a double yellow.

sure tis on loan from the cousins in london....vrt me hole.

Mr. Manager

JoeyJJ wrote: »

He could have been pulled by customs if that hidden reg wasn't IRL one. Doubt he would put it on a double yellow.

Wouldn't put it past him. He's the "king of Ireland" don't you know

JoeyJJ

He could have been pulled by customs if that hidden reg wasn't IRL one. Doubt he would put it on a double yellow.

dashoonage

its a lambo lads...there is a good chance it broke down.

rob316

Did he leave it on a double yellow or what? Christ I wouldn't touch that if I was the tow truck driver.

Gamebred

Id say they wrecked it dragging it up on that heap of **** of a truck by cable.

zuutroy

cross post from YLYL

AMC1991

Mellor wrote: »

The same owners of SBG Tallaght that have caused Paddy to leave?

I would assume so.

Mellor

wonderfullife wrote: »

The PPV incident (charging $5), the Mac Life Fast System, the Car-Dealership thing ......... those resulted in literally thousands of abusive and negative messages from his own fans across social media. None of the above bothers me as I don't follow him in person to all these fights around the world or pay for PPV's.

The PPV thing was mostly odd. Anyone who was offended by it would have just went the free route. Anyone that was lazy and happy to pay, well then good luck.

I'm not sure what the Mac Life fast system incident is.

AMC1991 wrote: »

Upon further inspection, a certain board member of HR Owen also happens to be the owner of SBG Tallaght, so I wouldn't rule out either Conor being more directly involved with the new Irish venture and/or there possibly being a physical HR Owen premise established in Dublin, anyway that's enough of my time spent on this trivial matter.

The same owners of SBG Tallaght that have caused Paddy to leave?

wonderfullife

Depp wrote: »

tbf at the level conors social media is at if he were to open a childrens hospital in calcutta hed get sh!t for it in the comments section, that and a few thousand chicken comments from random russian accounts that have no posts and only follow him

Ha true, gotta love the Khabib Bots and their chicken comments.

Subcomandante Marcos

Chael P Sonnen says he has a source at Ticket Master who says there has been a "build" issued to the ticketing agent for the new MGM arena for the layout and seating arrangements for the Floyd vs Conor fight.

Chael is full of beans but sure look, worth throwing it out there for the hype.

Depp

wonderfullife wrote: »

The PPV incident (charging $5), the Mac Life Fast System, the Car-Dealership thing ......... those resulted in literally thousands of abusive and negative messages from his own fans across social media. None of the above bothers me as I don't follow him in person to all these fights around the world or pay for PPV's.

I found Conor to be sound, gracious and inspiring in person. For others, they're finding some of these business ventures to be badly advised mis-steps. The $5 for the PPV interview seemed to bother his fans the most on principle.

TL;DR - I'm officially offering my services as his business adviser :pac:

tbf at the level conors social media is at if he were to open a childrens hospital in calcutta hed get sh!t for it in the comments section, that and a few thousand chicken comments from random russian accounts that have no posts and only follow him

AMC1991

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

He's not opening a dealership in Ireland. It's a UK based dealer using Conor's name to sell cars mostly in the UK but also exporting to Ireland.

Anyone buying in Dublin or Galway or Ballygobackwards will have to pay VRT themselves.

My mistake, I read the Instagram post wrong initially.

Upon further inspection, a certain board member of HR Owen also happens to be the owner of SBG Tallaght, so I wouldn't rule out either Conor being more directly involved with the new Irish venture and/or there possibly being a physical HR Owen premise established in Dublin, anyway that's enough of my time spent on this trivial matter.

wonderfullife

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Is it eroding goodwill? For you maybe.

The PPV incident (charging $5), the Mac Life Fast System, the Car-Dealership thing ......... those resulted in literally thousands of abusive and negative messages from his own fans across social media. None of the above bothers me as I don't follow him in person to all these fights around the world or pay for PPV's.

I found Conor to be sound, gracious and inspiring in person. For others, they're finding some of these business ventures to be badly advised mis-steps. The $5 for the PPV interview seemed to bother his fans the most on principle.

TL;DR - I'm officially offering my services as his business adviser :pac:

Subcomandante Marcos

He's not opening a dealership in Ireland. It's a UK based dealer using Conor's name to sell cars mostly in the UK but also exporting to Ireland.

Anyone buying in Dublin or Galway or Ballygobackwards will have to pay VRT themselves.

AMC1991

wonderfullife wrote: »

Ok. Wow.

Eh.....there's good reasons Ireland doesn't have a "Super Car" Market. We are a tiny country with terrible roads and crap weather. I'm not sure what sort of employment opportunities you expect will be created by trying to flog or rent drop-top super-cars.

He's already made over $50 million so I don't think you can justify a $5 PPV for an interview or charging 500 quid for dinner and a photo backstage on the grounds of "securing his financial future".

Meh.

I'm sure the car dealership will require a premise, which in turn will require sales staff, possibly additional admin staff, mechanics, and valeters. These are the sort of employment opportunities I would imagine would be created by trying to flog or rent drop-top super-cars. Anyway that's enough of that topic.

As for McGregor's earnings, I would've assume that the only individuals who know what Conor McGregor has truly earned are himself and his accountant. However, you seem to be privy to Conor's financial details, so do tell, is that $50 million gross or net?

I can't understand why anyone would have a problem with any individual monetizing their appeal, the fact that you have looked for justification over the $5 PPV interview and the £500 dinner would lead me to believe that you some how see McGregor for much more then what he is, which is a Mixed Martial Artist.

EagererBeaver

wonderfullife wrote: »

It's just eroding goodwill. A lot of his fan-base paid thousands to follow him to Letterkenny, Cork, Boston, New York, Vegas.... it's a bit tone-deaf to then charge them 500 quid for a meal and a selfie backstage etc.

Is it eroding goodwill? For you maybe. I'd happily wager that his commercial ventures will have precisely zero impact on viewership or buy rate for whatever is next for him.

You're making the mistake of thinking that these events where he turns up, gives the usual "i don't give a ****" spiel and idiots pay through their nose for a meal are some sort of "for the fans" endeavour. They're not at all.

I'm pretty harsh on McGregor compared to most on here but I'll happily admit he's pretty accessible compared to many other superstars. Didn't you meet him mere months ago in SBG?

Lukker-

I mean he's got his own business managers who are much more adept at marketing than us. I'm sure it's all taken into account when they choose partners and affiliates. Some may find the carry on tacky on instagram, myself included but there is no doubt it pushes his reach. Instagram is all about status and lifestyle anyways, compare his to other boxers like Canelo and there isn't much difference. They carry on like that for a reason.

Floyd is worth 400m but still does nightclub appearances, hosted dinners etc. The grind never stops and for Conor if he's not fighting he's not making money, doing silly dinners and interview PPV's are a way to continue his lifestyle without eating into his future. If he's actually serious about McGregor promotions he's going to need serious bank to push it.

I don't really follow him when he doesn't have a fight coming up and I suggest ye don't either if it bothers you so much!

wonderfullife

The Rooster wrote: »

You'd wanna be pretty small minded to be upset about Conor promoting Rolls Royce and the likes of this venutre, just because you can't afford to buy a super car!

That's a disingenuous reply. He could put his name to Richard Branson's Moon Tourism if he wants - the fact few of us can afford the millions to take a trip to the moon is besides the point.

Nobody is 'upset' that he wants to flog/lease super-cars or that he wants to flog an expensive training program or stock-trading-options or wants to charge $5 to listen to an interview online. No sleep is being lost anywhere. It's just eroding goodwill. A lot of his fan-base paid thousands to follow him to Letterkenny, Cork, Boston, New York, Vegas.... it's a bit tone-deaf to then charge them 500 quid for a meal and a selfie backstage etc.

Anyway my personal opinion is getting into bed with stock-trading apps and car-dealerships is not a way to build a superstar brand. Whereas stuff like the Marvel Iron Fist advert he did is much more in keeping with his level of fame.

xtal191

hewhoscares wrote: »

Was that pre-Mendes or Aldo? Trying to work out the timeline from tattoos?

Mendes

The Rooster

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Precisely. People (or at least some people, specifically one or two on here) appear to feel let down as they apparently believed McGregor was some sort of working class hero and find the pedestal they put him on, through their own naivety, being constantly chipped away at.

He's proven himself to be pretty astute to date. I agree what's most likely happened here is that he's either getting k's or cars to stick his name to a vanity project. He's not out trying to convince the local lads in Crumlin they should be re-mortgaging the house so they can lease a Ferrari so I don't really see what the issue is.

Exactly, some people (well one in particular) seems to think Conor's fans are all poor!

There's definitely a gap in the super car market. Our roads and weather are pretty much on a par with the UK. Bringing in super cars from the UK is almost always cheaper than buying in Ireland, but it can be a painful process.

So having someone take that hassle away and deal with all the red tape, giving consumers the much wider super car choice that you'd find in the UK, and taking in trade-ins from buyers, would be a welcome addition to the Irish car market.

Will never clear big numbers, but my guess would be 50 units in a year could be achieveable, when up and running.

You'd wanna be pretty small minded to be upset about Conor promoting Rolls Royce and the likes of this venutre, just because you can't afford to buy a super car!

hewhoscares

Mellor wrote: »

The Ayatolla wrote: »

What's the story with Egan and McGregor now?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSB--44ArA5/

Edit: Just to add, it was posted over the weekend.
Bit no idea when it was taken. Tom was in Ireland recently by the looks of things though

Was that pre-Mendes or Aldo? Trying to work out the timeline from tattoos?

Tazzimus

He's endorsing a product, same as most other celebs/famous people do when someone offers them some $$ to plug something.

I don't really see the problem here.

EagererBeaver

Mellor wrote: »

And some London dealer doesn't realise that. Instead he sees Conor driving around in supercars, and thinks he's found market. His mistake.

I'd assume he was given some financial reason to endorse it rather than being the actual financial backer of the venture himself. I'm not saying the latter is impossible, anything is possible. But the former is more obvious imo. Occams razor and all.

Precisely. People (or at least some people, specifically one or two on here) appear to feel let down as they apparently believed McGregor was some sort of working class hero and find the pedestal they put him on, through their own naivety, being constantly chipped away at.

He's proven himself to be pretty astute to date. I agree what's most likely happened here is that he's either getting k's or cars to stick his name to a vanity project. He's not out trying to convince the local lads in Crumlin they should be re-mortgaging the house so they can lease a Ferrari so I don't really see what the issue is.