The clip is a week or so old, but anyone with an interest in the world of football (as opposed to the big leagues plus maybe MLS only) should have a look at this Irish TV’s report on the state of the League of Ireland.
It’s an interesting report on a lot of the pressures and temptations facing the world’s smaller leagues. How can they attract fans? How can they get better without getting broke? And, what is the way forward?
The news report runs about nine minutes and can be seen here. They follow-up with a round-table discussion on the subject. All told, the report lasts about 15 minutes. Like I said, it’s well worth a look.
It’s also the perfect opportunity for me to introduce a new feature for the blog. During this off-season I will take a weekly look at a random domestic league, far from the mainstream. Called The Randomizer (‘cause it’s random. Well, sort of. More on that in a bit), I will look at the current top teams and players, the issues surrounding the league, a little history – especially if it’s a league that very few are familiar with – and try and take a look ahead. At the risk of betraying the name, if readers have a league that they want to see featured, let me know by e-mail. Also, when I don’t quite get something right, let me know in the comments – despite what you might think, I don’t actually follow the Belize domestic league all that close.
What originally attracted me to this game is its vastness. I hope to explore that a little with this feature.
Monday, November 23, 2009
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this sounds awesome...can't wait to see what you have...should be noted, the Shamrock Rovers held Real Madrid with Cristina Ronaldive starting to 0-0 for 88 minutes...Shamrock Rovers have a player budget of 15,000 euros a week, a far cry to what RM have
are the Irish looking perhaps to MLS at all for a way to manage these problems? i don't have time to watch the video here at work.
Awesome idea. I'm bookmarking your site. You're proving to be the best American footy blogger out there. Props.
I'd say you should alternate CONCACAF and non-CONCACAF leagues every entry. Our confederation needs more exposure.
Anon @ 12:54 PM. "You're proving to be the best American footy blogger out there." I hope you're joking.
Anyways, Dwayne you should take a look at the J-League. It is a league that started at the same time as MLS, had it's ups and downs but are now 3 or 4 times bigger in revenue than MLS. They are the league that MLS should try to emulate.
"They are the league that MLS should try to emulate" (J-League).
Are you suggesting that the MLS should borrow the shrink machine from Honey I Shrunk the Kids and shring the United States so the cost of travel for players, fans, and teams alike can then shrink and make it affordable, cuz then the MLS probably could follow the Japanese league
@12:57 - Thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for the diss too. It's Duane, BTW.
@Duane.
DOH!
Hey Duane - I would love to see a look at the Danish league.
good idea on the J-League , also the Chilean premier league with teams like Colo Colo and La Serena who have saved my ass many times on Bet365 .
@12:57. I meant that the footy he covers is American, not him.
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