Ireland vs Israel - To play or not to play, that is the question Read OP for Mod Warning

I mean, there's a reason they call it "The American Dream," and woke is considered the opposite

If we beam images of a Landsdowne Road crowd waving Palestinian flags around the world, advertising hoards saying "Free Palestine" it would make a much bigger impact than any boycott ever would

The American dream, because they're all asleep. Much less fun when you have to explain your jokes

Why would Irish fans wave the flag of another country?

To highlight the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people, do try to keep up!

Especially one that has a terrible human rights record re: women and minorities.

Because the tricolour is our national flag

Are you advocating shutting down the sport completely?

Maybe you should go down to your local underage team this weekend and explain this to the kids and volunteers.

What you are suggesting is pure nuts!

The FAI don't get any receipts from LOI games, and endless friendlies against Russia, Belarus and the Palestinian FA wouldn't cover the cost of running those games, so no money is correct.

What you don't understand is that money pays salaries, so hundreds of people would lose their livelihoods, but sure, that's great.

He is not lying, look at the other sources.

(1) Commercial income - No games means commercial partners are free to walk away, such clauses are now everywhere since Covid, so no commercial income

(2) Match income - Gone

(3) Grants and subvention income - that is the money from UEFA/FIFA all gone.

(4) Income from technical department courses - this would likely be gone, as with no football left in Ireland, nobody would attend these courses.

So explain to me and tell me which income will actually be left? Domestic professional football would be dead.

Daily friendlies against Celtic was the master solution to fixing any financial trouble.

Lets get a bill for that infront of the Dail!

If we withdrew from FIFA, those countries might give us a game.

For a start, it would have to be an amateur team, as the professional leagues wouldn't let their players play for us because of insurance issues.

The delusional reaction to the holding of this game is reaching new levels of absurdity.

There are a few who very obviously arent Irish either.

What makes you so sure about this? Fire ahead and point them out if you are so sure.

Seems like I hit a raw nerve!