Ireland to Play Brazil in London

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Des wrote: »

His attitude to the gah comes from the fact that they tried to murder his club.

And the litany of idiotic behaviour by gah-heads the country over in relation to soccer clubs in their area.

If his "club" had run its business properly rather than waste money by throwing it away on players transfer fees and wages it wouldn't have been an issue. TD had every right to contest the rights to use Tallaght Stadium. It was then and is now owned by SDCC. Shamrock Rovers tried to murder Shamrock Rovers when Milltown was sold. Their fcuking about with funds since then and the time SDCC handed them a lifeline didn't help either. But then again its always the fault of the GAA isn't it?

One incident in Kerry where a couple of pissed up locals decided to rip up a soccer pitch = litany of idiotic behaviour by GAA? Please do fcuk off.

ShamoBuc

And the opposite of this could never be true could it?

L'prof

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Destroyer - exactly how much of Croker do you reckon was paid for by the GAA???? The Gov provided ~€114mln of the ~€260 it cost. So by saying it was 'mainly funded by the GAA itself' is so far off the mark its even funny! Please know the facts before posting.

destroyer wrote: »

=38%

:rolleyes:

44%

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Des wrote: »

Rule 42 Abolished?

News to me tbh, when did that happen?

As good as tbh. Soccer has always been played on my local GAA pitch.

Bluetonic

patmac wrote: »

Apart from the above, when the crowd that are running the show (not the FAI, but the group that runs Brazil) realise that Croke Park holds 82,300 (guaranteed full house) and the Emirates holds 60,200, that would be 22,100 at average €60 (guess) of a difference which is €1,326,000 in gate receipts that they are missing out on, and despite the difference in rent they would still miss out.
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I doubt it would have sold out in Croker now that the FAI have alienated 20,000 loyal waiting list block bookers.

stovelid

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

As good as tbh. Soccer has always been played on my local GAA pitch.

If it's meaningless, rescind it properly then.

Pepe LeFrits

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

Not surprised. Only in Ireland would this happin:rolleyes:

Wrong.

Only in Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Sweden, Portugal AND Ireland would this happen.

Sorry to spoil the whinge.

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stovelid wrote: »

If it's meaningless, rescind it properly then.

Hold on while I get a pen and scribble it out...

OhNoYouDidn't

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

Sure thing buddy. The FAI squealing to the press about it didn't have any influence on it at all of course. Again, the FAI didn't have a stadium to use, they poured petrol onto the fire to force GAA to allow them into their stadium.

Force? What are you talking about? Seriously?

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

I love what Thomas Davis did. I think it was quite right, FAI look to force their way into Croker, why not try and force their way into Tallaght Stadium? They were just as entitled to have it as SRFC were.

Again, force? You what? The GAA were dirt on Tallaght and 99% of Gah heads accept this. If you 'love' what TD did you have no right posting on this site.

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

Well you've got your FAI blazer tinted specs on haven't you? I really doubt any GAA fan is too bothered that an international friendly is being played overseas. After all, the GAA run their sports well enough so that that wouldn't be a problem. GAA are right to milk the FAI for everything, given the FAI's reputation for throwing money away at nice big flashy things.

As I said before, the Gah are entitled to try and milk the FAI, heaven knows they have a big enough hole in their accounts. But equally the FAI are entitled not to be milked uneccesarily. But this is academic. Croker isn't an option here. Too expensive and too bad a football venue.

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

Serious allegation? Who pays John Delaney's wages at the FAI?

Me. What relevance is that to your allegation of theft? Are the mods asleep?

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

Vantage Club is enough evidence to say that the FAI are thiefs tbh. €12000-€30000 for 10 years with about 3 competitive international matches per year if even?!

No, thats evidence that the FAI may have priced to high in a recession. You have claimed theft, now back it up or you will be shown up as the bigoted, ****stirring Gah crank you clearly are. I wouldn't be allowed alledge this about the grand wizards of the Gah on your forum, why should you be allowed here?

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

FYI, who has the better facilities at grass roots level? Who has been pumping more money into grass roots over the past century GAA or FAI?

The Gah, largely due to the free land they got in the 20's and 30's, but the gap is closing.

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

There is no doubt that since Saipan that the FAI have got their act together, but the fact still remains that the FAI have wasted every bit of money that they have received over the years. The players and supporters are now paying the price for that. It annoys me that the criticism for these failings constantly fall at the GAA's door just because they spent their money well.

Who is criticising the Gah for how they spend their capital grants?

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

One world class stadium which holds about 20k less than any other world class stadium and a domestic league that is consistantly on its knees with debt. I'm sure its in great nick alright. Its great that participation rates are so high, it will get alot of kids off their arses and that can't be a bad thing, but are the facilities there? Do players still have to get changed in lorry containers and cattle sheds?! Again this is where the begrudgery kicks in. The GAA have great facilities, and the FAI's in general are quite frankly sh1t.

2 Gaa county boards went bust last year. Pot. Kettle.

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

I seriously doubt that the GAA give two ****s tbh. They didn't need soccer before rule 42 was abolished and they don't need it now.

Abolished? Have you a clue about anything?

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

As for begrudgery, I believe that your attitude towards GAA is solely down to the fact that it clubs have better facilities than nearly every soccer club amateur, semi-pro and pro up and down the country and the fact that they have the power to fight for what they need to succeed as an organisation. IMO of course.

No it isn't. GAA clubs have good facilities by and large. Gah county grounds are by and large unsafe dumps.

My problem with the Gah, why I left it, is due to the crypto fascist nutters who are attracted to the organisation who are inherently anti-sport.

flahavaj

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

No it isn't. GAA clubs have good facilities by and large. Gah county grounds are by and large unsafe dumps.

This is becmong increasingly less the case as far as I have seen the last few years. Pairc Ui Chaoimh alright is a sh*thole and in bad need of a revamp. Can't think of any others that you'd class as "unsafe" really. Also theres work ongoing on county grounds all the time, they did a great job on Semple and Walsh Park in recent memory.

OhNoYouDidn't

flahavaj wrote: »

This is becmong increasingly less the case as far as I have seen the last few years. Pairc Ui Chaoimh alright is a sh*thole and in bad need of a revamp. Can't think of any others that you'd class as "unsafe" really. Also theres work ongoing on county grounds all the time, they did a great job on Semple and Walsh Park in recent memory.

The point I am simply making is that while many Gah clubs have some great facilities, and deserve credit for their hard work, the county boards, basically the Gah themselves, tend to have very poor facilities. One of the Klu Klux Gah posters here referred to how many 30,000 seater grounds the Gah have. I would wager that very few of them would be allowed hold anything like their 'official' capacity (which is always a suspiciously round figure). So what, they have a load of underused terraced stadiums from the 50's that are dangerously unsafe. LoI grounds are far better and safer facilities than most Galliban county stadiums.

Basically the Gah are no better or worse run than any other Irish sport.

flahavaj

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

The point I am simply making is that while many Gah clubs have some great facilities, and deserve credit for their hard work, the county boards, basically the Gah themselves, tend to have very poor facilities. One of the Klu Klux Gah posters here referred to how many 30,000 seater grounds the Gah have. I would wager that very few of them would be allowed hold anything like their 'official' capacity (which is always a suspiciously round figure). So what, they have a load of underused terraced stadiums from the 50's that are dangerously unsafe. LoI grounds are far better and safer facilities than most Galliban county stadiums.

Basically the Gah are no better or worse run than any other Irish sport.

The Klu Klux Gah jibe is out of order.

Which county grounds are dangerously unsafe specifically?

Kirnsy

Sooooo.... I think Brazil might shade this game.




And FWIW i'd rather the match played in London than Rio, at least Irish in London can get a chance to support the team in London.

Latchy

I am due a trip down to see the Irish Team play in London .Last time was when they got beat 3 -0 by Nigeria at Charlton Athletic

Pineapple stu

Tom65 wrote: »

Will they still make more money with hardly any Irish fans there?

Same thing was said after the game at Thormond V Australia. Only 20,000 fans in a game played in Ireland.
FAI made only €50,00 from a game at croker.
Its the event managment crowd that decided to stage it at the Emirates.
Its a pity that the GENUINE fans have to travel to London for the match but with cheap flights at around €20 with Ryanair its cheaper than traveling to Dublin from Cork etc and maybe quicker.

flahavaj

cymro wrote: »

Same thing was said after the game at Thormond V Australia. Only 20,000 fans in a game played in Ireland.
FAI made only €50,00 from a game at croker.
Its the event managment crowd that decided to stage it at the Emirates.
Its a pity that the GENUINE fans have to travel to London for the match but with cheap flights at around €20 with Ryanair its cheaper than traveling to Dublin from Cork etc and maybe quicker.

Also Brazil will always draw a crowd no matter where they play. Plenty locals will pay money to see Brazil play live and in person, its not a chance that comes around every day.

shane86

Id reckon the unemployment rate among Irish in London is lower than in Dublin. Seeing as these friendlies are becoming very regular at this stage I doubt it would have even sold out in Dublin.

Sparks

Thread closed and some libellous posts deleted until one of the regular soccer mods can take a look.