|
|
Paddy's Day Fixtures |
Post Reply 
|
| Author | ||
AnCearrbhach 
Liam Brady 
Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Location: Turners Cross Status: Offline Points: 2045 |
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Paddy's Day FixturesPosted: 17 Mar 2016 at 9:45am |
|
|
I think it was MadFerret who suggested before that the season should open on Paddy's and run later into the year. Do people think that or just having a fixture list today would work? You could also have it like Stephen's in the IL and do derbies and traditional fixture. Just in work and missing all the craic so thought I'd get a debate going
|
||
|
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.
|
||
 |
||
| Sponsored Links | ||
|
||
|
saintjoey
Liam Brady
Joined: 29 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1748 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 4:29pm |
|
|
I wouldn't be having it opening today but I do believe a paddys day fixture would be excellent! Think pats could do well out of it for obvious reasons
Edited by saintjoey - 17 Mar 2016 at 4:30pm |
||
|
||
|
Bitored
Ray Houghton
Joined: 25 Jan 2015 Status: Offline Points: 3893 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 6:47pm |
|
|
Definitely agree and madferret is badly missed on here!
I'd certainly be open to starting the season on Paddy's day. Even putting that aside wasn't why couldn't Mondays fixtures have been played tonight. As you say rig the fixtures so they are mostly derbies or big fixtures. There actually aren't too many derbies left in the PD so we could even have a round of cup derbies to get the FD involved. Sham's V Bohs Cork V Cobh Dundalk V Drogs Longford v Athlone Sligo v Galway Harps V Derry Look into if it's possible to get Celtic or a selection to play Pats in LR and put the profits in the league pot/league advertisement pot, after Pats get a fair wedge of course. Launch the league season with a bang and tap into the Irish and proud market. |
||
|
I won the Player of the Century award thanks to the people.Pele was second.He also came second behind Aryton Senna as Brazil's greatest sportsman.The award FIFA gave Pele isn't worth sh*t - Maradona
|
||
|
||
|
PanteirA
Jack Charlton
Joined: 29 Jul 2012 Location: Ciarrai Status: Offline Points: 6744 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 6:51pm |
|
|
Yes having fixtures on this day would be a good idea I think . Paddys day next year is on a Friday . Should increase support for some travelling teams
|
||
|
||
|
roverstillidie
Jack Charlton
Bohs number 1 fan Joined: 25 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 8529 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 11:28am |
|
|
Pats should have a home game on St Patricks day - maybe a derby. Rovers v Bohs, Drogs v Dundalk and Harps v Derry when available, or vice versa, should be a Good Friday/Easter Monday.
The Glasgow and Edinburgh derbies are done like this, create a culture of that day being a specific fixture.
|
||
|
||
|
The Boy Z
Jack Charlton
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8143 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 11:32am |
|
|
Couldn't agree more lads. Really can't understand why this doesn't happen.
|
||
|
Theres only one sport that matters..
|
||
|
||
|
Shedite
Jack Charlton
Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9816 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 12:17pm |
|
|
City/Rovers called off for International Friendlies
|
||
|
||
|
AnCearrbhach
Liam Brady
Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Location: Turners Cross Status: Offline Points: 2045 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 12:21pm |
|
Postponed for competitive Internationals
|
||
|
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.
|
||
|
||
|
The Big Club
Ray Houghton
Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3242 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 12:28pm |
|
|
Are people suggesting afternoon or night games? For me, I would love them but i dont think it would increase support at all. Take this year for example, you had cheltenham, europa league games, club finals, parades etc and lads in pub all day (would they leave to go watch a match then at night?). I just think there are too many other things on which gives a population who don't need an excuse anyway an easy reason to avoid.
|
||
|
||
|
Twoinarow
Davey Langan 
Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 968 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 12:54pm |
|
Exactly, If we played at home on Paddys Day and if Man Utd or Liverpool were playing on TV (never mind V each other) Cheltenham on etc... it would take 100's away from the crowd!
|
||
|
2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
|
||
|
||
|
The Boy Z
Jack Charlton
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8143 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:03pm |
|
6 o clock kick offs. I'm not sure any of those reason would affect the crowd in a big way. Freak this year with Utd vs Liverpool being on but I don't think any of the other things really affect an LOI match. Even still, it's RTID's point that an effort should be made to make a day, derby day. Whether it's Patrick's Day, Easter Sunday, Good Friday, whenever. Start making a tradition, give the league a chance of grabbing the public's attention.
|
||
|
Theres only one sport that matters..
|
||
|
||
|
Nah Nah Nah Nah
Liam Brady
Yea Yea Yea Yea Joined: 11 Dec 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1339 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:06pm |
|
|
Well they'll have a chance to do it next year with Paddys Day being on a Friday. No doubt they'll end up with Derry v Wexford and teams playing in Sligo, Longford, Limerick, Cobh and Bray on the Saturday evening (whatever division those teams are playing)
|
||
|
||
|
Twoinarow
Davey Langan
Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 968 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:09pm |
|
You think the Guards are going to let Rovers play Bohs on a Paddys Day at 6 pm
 |
||
|
2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
|
||
|
||
|
roverstillidie
Jack Charlton
Bohs number 1 fan Joined: 25 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 8529 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:11pm |
|
|
Well we will never know unless we ask, will we. If they let Celtic play Rangers and Hearts v Hibs on St Stephens Day, why not?
Have you any suggestions or are you just going to rubbish progressive ideas?
Edited by roverstillidie - 22 Mar 2016 at 1:11pm |
||
|
||
|
The Big Club
Ray Houghton
Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3242 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:18pm |
|
Agree BZ, just pointing out that I don't necessarily think the crowds would improve per se.
|
||
|
||
|
Twoinarow
Davey Langan
Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 968 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:22pm |
|
They wouldnt let you play last season (or was it the year before) on Sat evening never mind Paddys Day! Well for a start midweek games should be def set up where we dont go to Wexford, Rovers Finn Harps etc... I understand the need for Derbys, but we get as many for games V Bohs, Pats and more for yourselves than we do V Drogheda! Does it really matter though, until the FAI start caring, nothing will change!
|
||
|
2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
|
||
|
||
|
roverstillidie
Jack Charlton
Bohs number 1 fan Joined: 25 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 8529 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:26pm |
|
|
||
|
||
|
Post Reply
|
|
Tweet
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Topic Options
Shedite wrote: