FAI...New Manager is Heimir Hallgrimsson

[snoopdog]

We scrambled a point at home against 10 man Hungary and scrambled a win at home against 10 man Armenia. Winning against Portugal at home and Hungary away, ah sure no bother.

Hungary are a good team. On a much higher level than Ireland.

[From the Bunker]

Thought: Is there another country in the world where there was a ban on soccer in their past?

[Fogarty]

Thought: Is there another country in the world where there was a ban on soccer in their past?

Another country?
Soccer was never banned in Ireland.

[Milltown Row2]

Not sure it was banned unless you were a GAA member

Garrison sports were still played by those in Ireland who never played GAA so mainly the big cities Dublin and Belfast

[marty34]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/1015/1538785-hallgrimssons-tactics-for-armenia-astonishing-corry/

Corry has a point in this article. Needed to win but improve goal difference also.

[Fogarty]

Not sure it was banned unless you were a GAA member

Garrison sports were still played by those in Ireland who never played GAA so mainly the big cities Dublin and Belfast

Trying to blame something that ceased over half a century ago is stretching it.
The FAI have had golden generations since then and pissed away several windfalls for good measure.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Thought: Is there another country in the world where there was a ban on soccer in their past?

Soccer wasn't 'banned' but the GAA did everything they could to suppress it. But the answer is no.

[Armagh18]

Woulda been as well banning that muck!

[Baile Brigín 2]

Not sure it was banned unless you were a GAA member

Garrison sports were still played by those in Ireland who never played GAA so mainly the big cities Dublin and Belfast

Trying to blame something that ceased over half a century ago is stretching it.
The FAI have had golden generations since then and pissed away several windfalls for good measure.

True, but other sports still get scraps when it comes to funding. The GAA get more than every other sport combined. We even saw the state funding NY's pitch, in a private university, but don't have funds for soccer.

[Rossfan]

Horse racing
Greyhound racing
Boxing
Athletics

Not sure it was banned unless you were a GAA member

Garrison sports were still played by those in Ireland who never played GAA so mainly the big cities Dublin and Belfast

Trying to blame something that ceased over half a century ago is stretching it.
The FAI have had golden generations since then and pissed away several windfalls for good measure.

The GAA get more than every other sport combined.

You might give us a link to where you got that from.

[Fogarty]

Horse racing
Greyhound racing
Boxing
Athletics

Not sure it was banned unless you were a GAA member

Garrison sports were still played by those in Ireland who never played GAA so mainly the big cities Dublin and Belfast

Trying to blame something that ceased over half a century ago is stretching it.
The FAI have had golden generations since then and pissed away several windfalls for good measure.

The GAA get more than every other sport combined.

You might give us a link to where you got that from.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0925/1471859-sports-capital-grant-gaa/

The reason GAA gets more is because...
- It has a bigger membership
- It owns most of it's own pitches and club houses, unlike soccer. Grants are hard to get on borrowed facilities.
- GAA clubs are better at fundraising to make up the difference on a project. Grants are nearly always contributions towards a porject, not paying for the whole thing.

Easier to blame the ban though.

[Baile Brigín 2]

- Membership is moot. You dont have to join the IRFU to play rugby. Football has more members, but they are members of clubs.

- Convenient. And doesn't apply to rugby.

- I understand that isn't really a thing anymore. Just as per your point 2,the system is skewed towards the GAA and it's setup.

But the headline point stands. Other sports dont get their fair share.

[Rossfan]

Development monies for a sport which got off their behinds and worked  versus free handouts for a permanent moany whingy sport..

[Franko]

- Membership is moot. You dont have to join the IRFU to play rugby. Football has more members, but they are members of clubs.

- Convenient. And doesn't apply to rugby.

- I understand that isn't really a thing anymore. Just as per your point 2,the system is skewed towards the GAA and it's setup.

But the headline point stands. Other sports dont get their fair share.

Zero evidence presented.

Headline point stands only in your own head.

[Fogarty]

Development monies for a sport which got off their behinds and worked  versus free handouts for a permanent moany whingy sport..

That's one way of putting it.
Soccer needs to learn that begging bowl for government cash alone is not a way to finance and develop their game.
You need to find ways to raise funds from your own grassroots.

If they're the biggest sport in the country, as they love to claim, then they should be getting the biggest
chunk of the corporate sponsorships, small and local businesses, individual members.