Survey on how LOI football should return |
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7124 |
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The results of that survey are available below for those interested.
Supporters have mixed views on how the League of Ireland should proceed in 2020 but are supportive of measures to help their clubs through the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey by the Asked if they support ‘Behind Closed Doors’ for the League, 52.7% of participants said they were in favour with 47.3% against the idea. Feedback from individual supporters on this specific question included statements of support for their club’s long-term viability as well as a desire for supporters’ well being, both physical and mental, to be acknowledged and recognised in discussions. Asked how supporters should be kept involved if closed games do proceed, a third (33.5%) of respondents stated a preference for a Fully Paid streaming service where everyone pays a fee followed by a service that would be available free to certain groups within the supporter base i.e. season ticket holders or club members (31.1%). A total of 27.3% stated a preference for the option: Asked if they would support measures to not allow away fans in grounds until social distancing measures are lifted, 65% of people were in favour, with 35% against.
Demonstrating their understanding of how precarious finances are for many clubs at the moment, a majority of participants (58.7%) stated a preference for some level of consideration for their 2021 season ticket renewal as the top remedy in the event of Closed Games going ahead. Second was an exclusive club event for season ticket holders (21.3%), 17.6% said they would be satisfied with a voucher or other non-monetary compensation while 16.4% of respondents believe an option for a partial refund is needed. Finally, when asked if their club had engaged with supporters on this topic, 63.8% said No with 36.2% saying Yes. Again, feedback included sympathy that clubs are also working in unchartered territory at present alongside a desire to be included and acknowledged.
ISN is fully supportive of efforts to try and find the ISN wishes to highlight and acknowledge the support of our fellow supporters’ organisations – CRISC and YBIG Mandate – in sharing the survey. All three groups have continued to work together to improve the experiences of all supporters in Irish football since being included on FAI Council for the first time last summer. For further information, contact: |
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9fingers
Paul McGrath Ballymun Resident #MONKEANO Joined: 30 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 16156 |
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Rumours from today’s meeting don’t sound good at all. We’ll be lucky to see league football this calendar year
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Shoco
Roy Keane Hail Hail the Celts are here Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Celthick Park Status: Offline Points: 13727 |
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So basically the FAI's financial plan to get the league going is for the Euro clubs to give up 100k each. Joke shop. Niall Quinn is an absolute spoofer
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7124 |
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The place was on the brink before Covid. None of the normal income streams such as TV money and decent prize money were ever in place for the league. Plus the solidarity money has already been cashed in and spent by JD. UEFA and government already provided more money to keep the lights on back in January before the shutters came down. Hard to see how this moves forward when the majority of clubs don't want to play behind closed doors and can't afford to. Where do you see the money coming from? Can't just pluck it out of thin air. Broke clubs, broke association and UEFA and the government facing an unprecedented crisis.
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Twoinarow
Davey Langan Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 968 |
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If the LOI does not start back up then its finished, many clubs will never return. Say goodbye to a National Team for a while The FAI are still a shambles from top to bottom
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2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
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ProudAndLoud
Davey Langan Joined: 12 Sep 2016 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 801 |
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Good honest post Drumcondra69er and it's a reality. I would have a fair idea of what's going on and for now fai at absolute rock bottom finance wise with no funds coming in.
Niall Quinn means well and ye he is bluffing a bit hoping fifa give funds soon but it's only a gloss over. COVID couldn't have came at a worse time for fai or LOI. Just as season starts ! And dont be under any illusion that the top four clubs are financially safe either. My feeling is that a government loan will be made available to LOI but if the FAI old guard hang in then ????
Edited by ProudAndLoud - 12 Jun 2020 at 11:38am |
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Shoco
Roy Keane Hail Hail the Celts are here Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Celthick Park Status: Offline Points: 13727 |
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None of which is the fault of the European clubs. How can they even give 100k when there is no time line for next season qualifiers? When will the clubs be receive the money for next seasons qualifiers? Has your Bohs got 100k lying around to give away?
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Donegalman
Liam Brady Joined: 16 Jun 2015 Location: Donegal Status: Offline Points: 1650 |
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What would you do if you were in Quinns shoes now in regard a financial plan? The Fai needed a bail out before he even got the job it is hardly afloat with cash atm that he can magically throw at clubs to get the league underway. It’s current state is down to years of negligence under Delaney and we are still seeing the full effects of his reign. If the 4.5 million wasn’t already drawn down by Delaney previously then the league would be back up and running.
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7124 |
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I'm not suggesting that's the solution. I don't know what is. There was €4.3m of UEFA emergency money from the hat-trick fund supposed to be coming in only it was discovered JD had already cashed it in. That's the root of the problem here. I wish there was a money tree we could shake. There was due to be an injection of cash into the association once the Euros happened whether we qualified or not. That's gone for a year. There were supposed to be a number of internationals from Sept through autumn. Gone as well. Where do you suggest the money comes from? I'm out of ideas. Only 5 clubs want to play, that's down to the clubs. It's a perfect storm and very worrying.
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Shoco
Roy Keane Hail Hail the Celts are here Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Celthick Park Status: Offline Points: 13727 |
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I don't know where it comes from, thats the FAI's job to figure out. So far they have come up with the idea of taking money of clubs!! it's laughable Quin also suggested the idea in his meeting with the PFAI that maybe players will have to take pay cuts, yet half the players in the league are currently not even being paid!!
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7124 |
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Can't simply point the finger of blame at the current board for the majority of clubs in the country being appallingly run, it comes from years of neglect. It needed a huge amount of work before Covid, let alone now. I see a number going to the wall unfortunately. The European money clubs were due has been used to plug holes for years in an undercover manner as Dundalk can vouch for. That's what started all this unravelling with the €100k loan. I don't know the details of what was suggested last night. What was the comeback on it? What if it was a loan to be repaid with interest when things level out? Clubs are going to have to take a hit somewhere and there's little appetite to.
Edited by Drumcondra 69er - 12 Jun 2020 at 12:37pm |
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sausy
Jack Charlton MAYO FOR SAM Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: The local Status: Offline Points: 6994 |
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Could some kind of allowance be given to the clubs from the FAI to come up with some sort of business plan to get out of this?
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MC Hammered
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Status: Offline Points: 6878 |
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Years of LOI internal mismanagement combined with an administering governing body led by a Kleptocrat was never going to work out well. Looks like we need a wealthy benefactor, or a few of them, to bail the league out. Someone ask the multinational companies to sponsor a team each. We might even pick up a few new supporters along the way. |
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Sham157
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Jackal
Liam Brady Joined: 14 Sep 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1370 |
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I think all players are going to be laid off. The league could struggle to have any full time professional players next season.
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gufct
Jack Charlton Trapattoni could manage me any day! Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6518 |
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most clubs will lose a large chunk of sponsors due to businesses closing and not having any spare money due to the pandemic and they need this in normal times to keep them going never mind now when their expected to play with no match revenue.
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One City,One County,One Club GUFC will be back.
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Twoinarow
Davey Langan Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 968 |
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Unless its sorted say goodbye to LOI and National Team
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2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
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JUICEBOMB
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Oct 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2104 |
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Players were getting laid off 2/3 weeks into the virus (along with most staff at some clubs).....the writing was on the wall weeks ago.
Edited by JUICEBOMB - 13 Jun 2020 at 12:29am |
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