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  • #32
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    Well I was never quite sure who Dublin City were directed at.

    People who bought stuff in carrols on westmoreland street as far as i know.



    kdjac


  • #33
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Tusky wrote: »
    Look, if the Eircom league was in any way entertaining I would watch it.

    So, by deduction, you are saying that the Eircom League is in no way entertaining.

    If so, that is among the most ridiculous comments I've ever read on these boards. If you had mentioned the standard of football I might have ignored it, but no, it just isn't entertaining...

    Funny that, because I actually find it more entertaining than most leagues.


  • #34
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,989 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    Well I was never quite sure who Dublin City were directed at.

    The 'support your local side' mentality is one I do admire but pretty soon my local side won't be so local any more and I've no intention of travelling miles to watch a side that upped and left my area.

    With that being the case I'll have to settle for supporting the Irish team for the forseeable future.

    I think GAA fans, at their matches all the kids had Dublin GAA flags.

    Your second point is unfortunately what we call Modern Football, clubs jump at an offer for money which I can't blame them in this league.


    Just remember people no eircom League, no Óle Óle brigade (international team) to support!


  • #35
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    To the EL mafia,

    It is none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Plus you should count yourselves almost lucky. The crack you have at matches is probably far superior to most PL matches where half the crowd are people who have idea about the team they are there to watch, the history and traditions of the club or area only there on coporate tickets, stag weekends etc etc.

    And in conclusion, its none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Thank you.


  • #36
    prendy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭prendy


    DesF wrote: »
    There is state investment in the GAA.

    Er...who built Croker? The Taxpayer. They have also just given money to the GPA haven't they?

    There is no state investment in the eL.

    Yes, there is state investment in the FAI, but they care less about the eL than the Olé brigade tbh.

    BUT the government cant tell the FAI how to spend their grants. the fact IS that soccer DOES get funding.
    To the people who say the standard is shíte,

    How many eL games have you been to in your lifetime?

    You cannot judge a league on one game, five games or ten games, imo.


    i go to alot of EL games and IMO it is ****e...why do i go? to support my team.
    the stadiums iv visited are mostly ****e the football is mostly ****e. I go because i enjoy live matches and the atmosphere at them.
    Who the hell is going to pay for these facilities.

    who paid for the dogs?
    they get less funding than soccer but are 10000 time better run and now have 10 top quality stadiums around the country.

    the biggest problem with soccer in Ireland is the people who run soccer in Ireland


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  • #37
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    To the EL mafia,

    It is none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Plus you should count yourselves almost lucky. The crack you have at matches is probably far superior to most PL matches where half the crowd are people who have idea about the team they are there to watch, the history and traditions of the club or area only there on coporate tickets, stag weekends etc etc.

    And in conclusion, its none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Thank you.

    You don't have to support a team to go to a game. Football fans will watch any game once it has a ball being kicked by two teams.


  • #38
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,989 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    To the EL mafia,

    It is none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Plus you should count yourselves almost lucky. The crack you have at matches is probably far superior to most PL matches where half the crowd are people who have idea about the team they are there to watch, the history and traditions of the club or area only there on coporate tickets, stag weekends etc etc.

    And in conclusion, its none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    Thank you.


    Move along now. Off to Liverpool with you.:rolleyes:


  • #39
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »

    Funny that, because I actually find it more entertaining than most leagues.


    Thats cos your there, your hardly gonna cheer a real madrid throw on tv, but if your at a game you will cos it gives you the ball.



    kdjac


  • #40
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Gavin shels wrote: »
    Move along now. Off to Liverpool with you.:rolleyes:

    not until next weekend unfortunately but i wish i was ;)


  • #41
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    So by a lot of your understanding, we should follow Irish clubs and not foreign clubs? I take it then that all your clothes are Irish made, you only watch Irish produced television and film and listen to U2 and Christy Moore yes?

    Off on your f*cking bike, we'll support whoever the f*ck we want to support and if you dont like it, tough sh*t.


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  • #42
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    KdjaCL wrote: »
    Thats cos your there, your hardly gonna cheer a real madrid throw on tv, but if your at a game you will cos it gives you the ball.

    You reckon?

    I was actually referring to the fact that the league tends to go down to the wire a lot these days, as do the relegation battles.


  • #43
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mr Alan wrote: »

    And in conclusion, its none of your ****ing business who anyone chooses to support.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54901126#post54901126


    thats you typing that post isnt? Cos man utd fans support ronaldo?

    Not sure but it is you yeah? i mean your basically slating man utd fans for supporting and defending ronaldo and you even put in about you defending gerrard......


    just to be clear that is you posting exaclty the same thing the EL fans here post about ie defending and supporting your team.....


    you yes?

    :)


    kdjac


  • #44
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,989 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Archimedes wrote: »
    So by a lot of your understanding, we should follow Irish clubs and not foreign clubs?


    Can you name me one other country in Europe which has an obession which foriegn clubs? I know the Liverpool army with mention Spain or Scandinavia but the fact is their national league don't suffer as a result.

    Would you support the Irish International side as a matter of interest?


  • #45
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Archimedes wrote: »
    So by a lot of your understanding, we should follow Irish clubs and not foreign clubs? I take it then that all your clothes are Irish made, you only watch Irish produced television and film and listen to U2 and Christy Moore yes?

    Off on your f*cking bike, we'll support whoever the f*ck we want to support and if you dont like it, tough sh*t.

    As I just said in a post, why do you have to support a team who's playing to go to a game? Why not go to a game on a Friday then hit the town straight after? Football then booze and women all in the one night.

    I've never once said people should stop supporting foreign teams, I'm more City than I'll ever be Shels, but it is possible to support more than one team.


  • #46
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    when i clicked on that it was this thread?

    but anyway, there is a major difference between supporting someones actions and telling someone wat club or nationality of club they should support. If you cant see the difference, i fear for you, i really do.


  • #47
    bohsman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    More of the same boring bull****, watch whatever you want, just dont be complaining when the national team has pisspoor managers turning down interviews for the job.


  • #48
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    when i clicked on that it was this thread?

    but anyway, there is a major difference between supporting someones actions and telling someone wat club or nationality of club they should support. If you cant see the difference, i fear for you, i really do.


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54892840#post54892840


    thats the post, i dont care who anyone supports i support a club with an owner worth more than all of yours(except chelsea), do enjoy these threads tho ....lol

    Always funny and interesting, only thing i ate is people slating things based on never seeing it or something they heard. Its like the mate who slates a movie cos it looks crap in the trailer without even knowing what its about...god damn annoying that is.


    kdjac


  • #49
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    but it is possible to support more than one team.

    see, to me, that is totally not the case. in fact supporting more than one team imo, goes against the very nature of supporting a team.

    just my opinion. not a dig at you.


  • #50
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Archimedes wrote: »
    So by a lot of your understanding, we should follow Irish clubs and not foreign clubs? I take it then that all your clothes are Irish made, you only watch Irish produced television and film and listen to U2 and Christy Moore yes?

    Off on your f*cking bike, we'll support whoever the f*ck we want to support and if you dont like it, tough sh*t.

    Slow down there Schumacher. Who is saying that?


  • #51
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    I actually couldn't give a toss, Im not arguing over why you think its wrong for us to support EPL sides - you may be right, most likely your'e wrong - im not interested in that. Like Mr. Alan said though, its just none of your f*cking business who we choose the support.


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  • #52
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    see, to me, that is totally not the case. in fact supporting more than one team imo, goes against the very nature of supporting a team.

    just my opinion. not a dig at you.

    It doesn't "go against the very nature of supporting a team" in the slightest. Not going to matches does though.

    And that isn't a dig at you either.


  • #53
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Archimedes wrote: »
    I actually couldn't give a toss, Im not arguing over why you think its wrong for us to support EPL sides - you may be right, most likely your'e wrong - im not interested in that. Like Mr. Alan said though, its just none of your f*cking business who we choose the support.

    Seriously man calm down. Ever watch a game as a neutral either on tv or in person?


  • #54
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    You don't have to support a team to go to a game. Football fans will watch any game once it has a ball being kicked by two teams.

    So why arent the boards games drawing hundreds of these "football fans"?

    Meh, either way I dont care. I'm not going to feel guilty about supporting who I want to support.
    MrJoeSoap wrote: »

    Funny that, because I actually find it more entertaining than most leagues.

    Comedy value doesnt count, thats what tv and films are for. :D


  • #55
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Archimedes wrote: »
    I actually couldn't give a toss, Im not arguing over why you think its wrong for us to support EPL sides - you may be right, most likely your'e wrong - im not interested in that. Like Mr. Alan said though, its just none of your f*cking business who we choose the support.

    Why exclusively English teams though? I support an English team, an Irish team, a team from the States, a team from Canada... whoever the f*ck I want to as well.

    The only thing about supporting an Irish team is its so bloody handy to go and watch live football, which is the true essence of the sport.


  • #56
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Stekelly wrote: »
    So why arent the boards games drawing hundreds of these "football fans"?

    Lack of advertisement?


  • #57
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Lack of advertisement?

    Well get des on the case and the team can be filling a 5000 seater stadium within the year.


  • #58
    Villain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,744 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Your all talking about a Foreign sport, you should be ashamed our forefathers didn't die for you Eircom Leagues fans to support a foreign sport or for you Premier League fans to follow teams in that awful country that opressed us. Support GAA or support you


    Wait no that opinion is as about as old and sad as EL fans demanding fans of soccer follow teams that make a very sad attempt of playing the game.


  • #59
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Seriously man calm down. Ever watch a game as a neutral either on tv or in person?

    Yes, I have - loads of times. If the match is crap, I'll change channel. Same way Ive been to see Kilkenny City, who inspired this thread, a few times. The matches were awful so I had no intention of going to see them again. Whats your point?


  • #60
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Stekelly wrote: »
    So why arent the boards games drawing hundreds of these "football fans"?

    Meh, either way I dont care. I'm not going to feel guilty about supporting who I want to support.

    Because people are too spoilt for choice nowadays. You can snuggle up in front of the TV and watch four or five matches on Sunday and not have to shift your arse.

    Years ago there were always people going to watch their Sunday league teams. It was a community thing. Now you're lucky to get one dad who's using it as an excuse to walk the dog. It's just over-exposure and being spoilt.


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  • #61
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    DesF wrote: »
    To the people who say the standard is shíte,

    How many eL games have you been to in your lifetime?

    You cannot judge a league on one game, five games or ten games, imo.

    My dad played in it, says its ****e and doesnt support a team in it. He's a Chelsea fan and has been since he was a kid.

    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Because people are too spoilt for choice nowadays. You can snuggle up in front of the TV and watch four or five matches on Sunday and not have to shift your arse..

    So I take it your saturdays/sundays are (were) spent down the local park watching a game instead of the premiership on tv , even when City are on?


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