All Ireland League article
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Topic: All Ireland League article
Posted By: The Rovers
Subject: All Ireland League article
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2008 at 7:24am
| Good article in last edition of ybig, even though it was against all ireland leauge, some good points were made. However I still think an all Ireland league should happen, theres no guarantee that it will suddenly turn things around and we'll have thousands more through the turnstiles straight away, but a fully professional league with teams from north and south would defo generate an interest from sky who already cover irish league and setanta, that would mean more money in the game here, which should mean better players and better standard etc. It might not be an overnight success but over time i think it would be worth it. |
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Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2008 at 7:25am
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i deffo am in favour rovers , just as long as both sides keep their uefa places etc then it would be a great thing ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: Honey Monster
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2008 at 7:51am
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Im nearly sure i seen in yesterdays Herald that the IFA would be against any such league... ------------- 753 |
Posted By: tirchonaill
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2008 at 8:28am
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would be amazed if it happens, as RM says both will want to keep their uefa cup spots but uefa themselves will not be for that..
Would be handy for harps(if there in the top flight), less travelling to do
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2008 at 1:01pm
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Both the FAI and IFA have said they are against the idea due to European places--- ------------- Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government. |
Posted By: zizu Kilbane
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2008 at 8:00am
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Had a brain storm of a solution for this when watching the setanta cup last night. The All-Ireland league should use the same format as the MLS in the states. You could have a southern conference and a northern conference. All teams from both conferences play against each other. At the end of the season, the team who is top of the southern conference are crowned FAI league winners and qualify for the champions league, and the same in the northern conference. Then the top team in each conference would then progress to an All-Ireland final. Its a way of having an All-Ireland league while retaining both league titles and european places.! ------------- "Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?" |
Posted By: tirchonaill
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2008 at 8:09am
| Sounds alright Zizu but Uefa might see this as an opportunity to make one league out of ireland(therefore 1 champions league spot) and i dont think IFA will take that risk of your idea |
Posted By: Bluebeard
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2008 at 10:06am
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Cracking idea Zizu, but I fear that tirchonaill is right - UEFA already has a lot of pressure on it with Yugoslavia / Serbia still splintering (I'm tipping Tetovo in FYR Macedonia to seek independence next), and another couple wanting to proclaim statehood and sign up a team - Euskadi most prominent. And a single Ireland leauge and team would make things a little bit easier for them, and completely unteneable for the current IFA. ------------- Good news everybody! |
Posted By: The Rovers
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2008 at 10:40am
| Good idea alrite zizu |