but I do think its a pity that, for example, Cork is packed with fanatical Man U supporters who wouldnt cross the road to watch Cork City.
I suppose to look at it in a wider context people see it as entertainment and they pay for the level of entertainment they want. Going to old trafford etc is a weekend away a bit of an experience so people might think that is worth it. To suggest we should plug into the irish soccer scene for some form of loyalty could extend to going to the cinema to watch Irish movies only, only having the irish tv stations at home which would boost ratings and prob feed back into more homegrown talent. The thing is we have our hard earned cash and we want value for money, until the LoI can properly market a product that offers the more laid back supporter value it wont really kick on at all. And going by recent revelations on the financial side the LoI seems to be going backwards if anything.