Why Don't Irish Football Fans Support Other Countries?

The Volt · 06-02-2008 04:05PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Most Blue Square teams have higher attendences than eL clubs

The BS Conference gets more publicity in IRELAND than the EL through Setanta. The EL gets an odd live game on RTE and an hour per week show, Monday nights on TV3. There's part of the problem, they couldn't organize a piss up in a pub.

OhNoYouDidn't · 06-02-2008 04:10PM

Unearthly wrote: »

What a badly constructed point

You are presuming that the difference in 1 position to the other is the same on both rankings. Italy, Spain and England have the best domestic leagues in terms of quality. The gap to the 4th best league in the world is big.

The gap between the 3rd best national team in the rankings compared to 4th is not that big.

International football is far more balanced that the leagues are.

Jesus this forum baffles me at times but that takes the biscuit.

Let me reconstruct it then:

"why do you follow a foreign side and ignore your domestic game?"

"because the foreign team are great and my local league is rubbish"

"but your local league is rated higher than your national team in the UEFA rankings, so using the quality argument, why not then support a better national team"

or

"why do you follow a foreign side and ignore your domestic game?"

"my local professional side is too far away, so I follow Liverpool"

Its inane stuff, sometimes I wonder do you Ole's even listen to yourselves

citytillidie · 06-02-2008 04:10PM

When Derry went on there Uefa cup run in 2006 that created a good buzz up here

Unearthly · 06-02-2008 04:16PM

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

Let me reconstruct it then:

"why do you follow a foreign side and ignore your domestic game?"

"because the foreign team are great and my local league is rubbish"

"but your local league is rated higher than your national team in the UEFA rankings, so using the quality argument, why not then support a better national team"

eh what? Did you not read the post you quoted?

Seriously?

Right then if the LOI is better quality than the national team, then why does hardly any players get picked from the LOI then? Oh let me guess ignorance on part of the management. That must be it, fifa say otherwise

"why do you follow a foreign side and ignore your domestic game?"

"my local professional side is too far away, so I follow Liverpool"

Its inane stuff, sometimes I wonder do you Ole's even listen to yourselves

See this si where the quality comes in, but I guess you fail to understand that simple point so no surprise it is lost on you.

Funny thing is you always act smug like you are an elitest but lack the requirements up north to back it up.

Gavin "shels" · 06-02-2008 04:16PM

Very interesting question. But you never know, when we start losing to teams like San Marino and drop down to like 100th in the FIFA rankings, I'm sure there will be some going off to support Scotland (at least it would make use of their Sell Thick jerseys).

Mr Alan · 06-02-2008 04:18PM

DesF wrote: »

No, I don't.

Yes you do.
You said somewhere earlier, you stopped supporting the national team and gave the reasons for that decision. One of the reasons was the clowns who attend Irish national games, these are the same people you are hoping will start following the EL. Double standard.

DesF wrote: »

I would collapse with shock.

I'll go to a weekday evening kick off Shels game when the season starts up again. (i know its not the EL) PM me sometime when you're stuck for someone to go with and I'll tag along.

DesF wrote: »

You'd prefer if Liverpool were in League1 with two thousand loyal fans, or fifth in the Premierleague and competing in the CL regularly with two hundred thousand day trippers though?

At this moment in time, i think if Liverpool were to miss out the CL for a few years, and it meant that we would get rid of a lot of our ****e fans who have no idea wat it means to support Liverpool.....Yes i think that would be something of a blessing in disguise (you know from my PM the other day,that i aint just saying that now to counteract your point)

DesF wrote: »

EL is on it's knees without them.

I feel sorry for you, i honestly do.

But a lot of local people in Liverpool and other clubs in the UK will tell you that their clubs traditions are, at this stage damaged beyond repair by daytripping culture, and quality of fans that it can attract, that has infected their clubs. All i am saying is that be careful wat you wish for.

Unearthly · 06-02-2008 04:19PM

Gavin shels wrote: »

Very interesting question. But you never know, when we start losing to teams like San Marino and drop down to like 100th in the FIFA rankings, I'm sure there will be some going off to support Scotland (at least it would make use of their Sell Thick jerseys).

Yet another bland, broken record poster on Boards.ie

Gavin "shels" · 06-02-2008 04:19PM

Voltwad wrote: »

The BS Conference gets more publicity in IRELAND than the EL through Setanta. The EL gets an odd live game on RTE and an hour per week show, Monday nights on TV3. There's part of the problem, they couldn't organize a piss up in a pub.

:rolleyes:

No it's the Irish media, go open the Sunday Tribune on a Sunday morning and see the coverage on the LoI.:mad:

Gavin "shels" · 06-02-2008 04:20PM

Unearthly wrote: »

Yet another bland, broken record poster on Boards.ie

And 100% proud of it.

Yet another Olé Olé Brigade member on boards.ie:rolleyes:

Unearthly · 06-02-2008 04:23PM

Gavin shels wrote: »

And 100% proud of it.

Yet another Olé Olé Brigade member on boards.ie:rolleyes:

No you see I never wore a leprechaun costume. That's your definitions right? So you are wrong.

You are bland and a broken record, as you do nothing but make the same post. It's even more boring that it's a load of horse**** to.

_blank_ · 06-02-2008 04:26PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

I'll go to a weekday evening kick off Shels game when the season starts up again. (i know its not the EL) PM me sometime when you're stuck for someone to go with and I'll tag along.

I'm not sure what you mean.

Would a Friday suit? It's when we play games in the eL.

Also, you'd get a better standard of football in the Premier Division, than watching Shels against Limerick or something in the First.

Fair warning and all that.

Mr Alan wrote: »

All i am saying is that be careful wat you wish for.

I just want a decent sized, knowledgeable crowd.

Nothing spectacular.

Three or four thousand a week.

Gavin "shels" · 06-02-2008 04:29PM

Unearthly wrote: »

You are bland and a broken record, as you do nothing but make the same post. It's even more boring that it's a load of horse**** to.

Yawn!:rolleyes:

Gavin "shels" · 06-02-2008 04:31PM

Unearthly wrote: »

No you see I never wore a leprechaun costume. That's your definitions right? So you are wrong.

You are bland and a broken record, as you do nothing but make the same post. It's even more boring that it's a load of horse**** to.

No you're wrong, an Olé Olé"er" is a person who supports Ireland (spending mad money on a ticket) and then supports Sell Thick because they're Irish and then sit on a barstool watchin Man U, Liverpool, etc... on a Saturday.

Unearthly · 06-02-2008 04:33PM

Gavin shels wrote: »

No you're wrong, an Olé Olé"er" is a person who supports Ireland (spending mad money on a ticket)

hahaha

I remember you were one of the consumer argument people.

You are either uneducated or very young, but consumers don't look for rip off things. So spending mad money on tickets is a flaw in that crap argument.

GuanYin · 06-02-2008 04:35PM

I'm going to create a foruym specifically for people to bitch about each other for supporting the eL or EPL.

Either that or I'm just gonna ban people for starting such trollfests.

Time to flip a coin.

_blank_ · 06-02-2008 04:36PM

Leave it out lads, will yiz ffs.

Scoring points like this is not a discussion.

Make points, back them up, or stfu tbh.

djpbarry · 06-02-2008 04:37PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Secondly, you tried to compare Shelbourne's near miss in Champions league qualifying in July / August 2004 as comparable to Ireland's adventures in the 2002 world cup. And I think I made it fairly clear that was not the case.

That is entirely your opinion. I guarantee that if, say, Drogheda were to qualify for next year's Champions' League group stage, the whole country would go Drogheda-mad, for a few weeks at least.

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Do the masses of Liverpool fans in Norway also follow their local team while organising trips to Anfield in huge numbers? I dunno...

The average attendance in the Norwegian Premier League has been rising steadily since the mid-90's; in 2006, it was just over 9,000 per game.

Mr Alan wrote: »

If i went to an EL game tomorrow, abandoned "the scouse" and started to follow solely and EL team, EL fans would then proceed to gimme stick about being a fair weather supporter/band wagon jumper, not as a good a fan as those who'd been following the team years and years.

Based on my experience, that rarely happens - most EL fans are genuinely happy to see crowds at games. It doesn't really matter where the people come from.

colly10 wrote: »

...how many LOI players are even good enough to get a game for Ireland...

Pointless argument.

Why Don't Irish Football Fans Support Other Countries?

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