As ever there is some truth in it. Look at the quality of out squad qualifying for Euro 88, and I think only the Scotland game sold out. There was 17,000 at the Luxembourg qualifier in Lansdowne Road, a good chunk of which was there on the heavily subsidised £2 schoolboy tickets. I'd say a huge percentage of those in the ground were playing or played football.
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As ever there is some truth in it. Look at the quality of out squad qualifying for Euro 88, and I think only the Scotland game sold out. There was 17,000 at the Luxembourg qualifier in Lansdowne Road, a good chunk of which was there on the heavily subsidised £2 schoolboy tickets. I'd say a huge percentage of those in the ground were playing or played football.
Some wild takes in this thread today. I can say for a fact that there are a lot of Ireland fans who’ve been following football and rugby teams going back a long time through bad times and good. I know this because I’m one of them.
Support from kids will come and go. A successful team definitely increases their interest. Ireland fans are no different to anyone else in that regard.
Support from kids will come and go. A successful team definitely increases their interest. Ireland fans are no different to anyone else in that regard.
Which part?
I'm not talking about kids. I cannot give a spare ticket away today on what's app groups full of Man Utd and Liverpool fans, none of whom follow a rugby team, all of whom (nearly) will be at the All Blacks game on 8 Nov. I'm not sure how else to account for that other than what I've said here today.
Ok, I get what you mean. People can’t be arsed going to matches to watch a poor team get a hiding. That’s a fair observation. And I kind of don’t blame them? There’s a core of fans who won’t miss a match but I know I’ve got much better things to do on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon than buy an expensive ticket to watch England do a number on us at the Aviva. Which makes me a fairweather fan but I’m ok with that.
Absolutely, but look at the swell in popularity both sports took in short spaces. We are a tiny country so it's not really a controversial take that the core of zealots is quite small and lots will have interest that wanes when the fare is poor.
Also there are so many accessible forms of entertainment, what's trending will vary.
Why are the tickets so expensive for Ireland matches anyway? Ok Ireland is a rip off for almost everything but friendlies against the Faroe islands shouldn't be 50 quid
I had a season ticket for the Aviva for 2 years and saw 1 goal in that time period. That was the end for me.
Coleman, Brady and Doherty start. Christ we really should be moving on from them.
We have all sorts of fans.Including bandwagoners & die hards.
Also you know nothing about rugby.
Beggars can't be choosers
We have to start grinding out results and improving our ranking so we get better group draws.
That probably requires playing the old guard.
Look at that lineup. We are so shite.
Ah Matt ffs. Certainly would have had Scales in and Seamus on the right.
Can’t remember hearing the English national anthem getting booed so loudly. Hoping we get a hatful of goals now. 
English anthem beautifully observed.
Loving the atmosphere
Make it as intimidating as you can
Make it as intimidating as you can
Always had a soft spot for Ireland
That was a decent chance
Don't think I've ever such had an irrational hatred for a player like I do for Pickford.
You can just tell he'll be a fat bantz merchant on Talksport after he retires.
Dickhead.
Convincing young English lads they'll have more opportunities to play in your youth teams then when they turn out to be good enough to represent their nation rather than yours you boo them as if they are traitors. Nasty side of the Irish.
It's a shame. Really unpleasant.
Rice! Disappointingly no shit housery
for goodness sake, of all people.Another cracking stop for Kelleher.
The last thing Ireland want here is for this to become an end to end game.
The last thing Ireland want here is for this to become an end to end game.
Him and Cuntdy on the same show.
Nice to see an Irishman on the scoresheet at the old Landsdowne Road.
Madness to persist with Coleman these days. He looks like he is running in custard. Great servant but there must be some young RB out there to try.
Aside from the standard of each team’s players, there’s not a lot between the two sides.
Top marks for bantz tbf
That's a nice goal, simple but well worked.
Rice and Grealish
Wonder what the odds were on that?!Rice and Grealish
I bet Graham Norton comes on and scores the third.
Trololololol
Rice and Grealish scoring is hilarious
I think Jason Burt is right, Carsley should be sacked for not singing the national anthem.