LOI Promotion Activities

[Nesta99]

If there was no back story, what was the stop sign, driver and choice of music trying to portray? Saying that social media teams didnt know doesnt stack up - fans of clubs tend to know things like suspened convictions of players and driving bans and Im sure they are fans. Idiotic stuff on behalf of a few people including the player!

[WoodquayBoy]

Incredible levels of idiocy achieved by our ‘media’ team, a bunch of college-fresh wannabes who have zero media training and seem to only be interested in pathetic jabs at other clubs (the Bray DART poster last year is one example) than actually providing genuine information for our fans.
Thanks to them, the whole league now seems to know about McCarthy’s conviction but we can’t get any info out of the club about how home fans can get tickets for the Pats game on Friday.
It’s all about the ‘likes’ apparently and to hell with being of any actual use with providing info

[Another Bohemia]

If there was no back story, what was the stop sign, driver and choice of music trying to portray? Saying that social media teams didnt know doesnt stack up - fans of clubs tend to know things like suspened convictions of players and driving bans and Im sure they are fans. Idiotic stuff on behalf of a few people including the player!

The music is just the go to for social media posts since it was used in saltburn. Little to no thought was likely put into the music itself just it's just part of the current zeitgeist. If this was posted during the summer it would likely be some other song.

[D24Saint]

Incredible levels of idiocy achieved by our ‘media’ team, a bunch of college-fresh wannabes who have zero media training and seem to only be interested in pathetic jabs at other clubs (the Bray DART poster last year is one example) than actually providing genuine information for our fans.
Thanks to them, the whole league now seems to know about McCarthy’s conviction but we can’t get any info out of the club about how home fans can get tickets for the Pats game on Friday.
It’s all about the ‘likes’ apparently and to hell with being of any actual use with providing info

A couple of clubs seem to have similar issues these days. Imo it’s best not too clever with social media posts and just keep it simple.

[EatYerGreens]

The music is just the go to for social media posts since it was used in saltburn. Little to no thought was likely put into the music itself just it's just part of the current zeitgeist. If this was posted during the summer it would likely be some other song.

Maybe the coincidence of the music combined with the coincidence of the Stop sign and the coincidennce of the driver all together in the one visual is just all one massive joint-coincidence?

Or maybe not.

[Another Bohemia]

Maybe the coincidence of the music combined with the coincidence of the Stop sign and the coincidennce of the driver all together in the one visual is just all one massive joint-coincidence?

Or maybe not.

Probably not all coincidences no but I would be willing to bet the music was the laziest choice anyone made in this. It's literally everywhere now because of Saltburn. Load up any social media app and scroll and you will come across multiple posts with this song as the background. If you are working in social media now you are going to make at least 1 post with this song.

[Buckett]

Maybe the coincidence of the music combined with the coincidence of the Stop sign and the coincidennce of the driver all together in the one visual is just all one massive joint-coincidence?

Or maybe not.

Are you suggesting that GUFC intentionally tried to link one of their own players to a tragic accident that he caused? Or was it a dig at the victims family? Or maybe they wanted to inform any LOI fan that didn't already know about it?
It was stupidity by a young volunteer that didn't know Ed's background. All social media posts within the club should be supervised by a PRO or Club Secretary.

[pateen]

Anyone want to explain the picture. Stop sign, golf club .... what on earth were they trying to portray?

[Eminence Grise]

When I heard the music I thought they were lining up a high profile French manager, because it's murder on Zidane's floor...


I'll see myself out.

[2 Year Contract]

PR own goal 2 of the season: Bohs helping fans get up for the match

https://x.com/loifantv/status/1757782878941856153?s=46

[EatYerGreens]

Are you suggesting that GUFC intentionally tried to link one of their own players to a tragic accident that he caused?

Can you explain the random sequence of props and music in that video any other way?

P.S. If someone caused a collision, then it wasn't an accident. Accidents have no fault at play. If he hadn't been at fault, he wouldn't have been charged and convicted. The fact that he was shows that it was a collision caused by his own behaviour/negligence, and not an accident/act of God.

[Longfordian]

I see this has been picked up by the English papers now and Galway have had to apologise, very belatedly.

[2 Year Contract]

I see this has been picked up by the English papers now and Galway have had to apologise, very belatedly.

They clearly attempted to sweep it under the rug but had to come out with a statement once the Telegraph picked it up. If anything that “hopefully this just goes away” attempt at dealing with the situation in silence for the guts of a week makes the club look even worse

[Ancient Rush]

This is a good move by Treaty, a little bit of a trek but will bring matchday colour to a side of the city oft forgotten. Nice set up there https://treatyunitedfc.com/2024/02/1...-city-brewery/

[Nesta99]

The apology seems a bit reluctant too, oddly phrased - 'Wish to advise no offence intended and apologies for any offence that may have been caused etc. Not intending to offend doesnt diminish offence, and id say offence was caused, not may have been caused, to family and friends of the deceased. Could be phrased with more conviction eg GUFC apologises for any offense caused by recent (insensitive) social media post and will review its official social media processes going forward. Maybe its nitpicking but in the context of the delay in dealing with the post, a lack of explination on what its supposed coincidental (inoffensive) message was, and that it got posted in the first place, plus the brevity of this statement dealing with growing fallout - well it comes across as forced or irritated backtracking as if it was dealing with OTT political correctness, not a sincere 'that was a fook up'. The judge that presided over that difficult court case will be pished off to see the disrgard for the victims and that cutting the young culprit a break by suspending the conviction has been mocked, with the culprit showing additonal poor judgement and Im sure the judge will have made contact with club and possibly player. Id still like to know what the imagery was all about if not about the conviction - if it was mocking the case then it needed to be dealt with more quickly and assuredly by the club!

[NeverFeltBetter]

This is a good move by Treaty, a little bit of a trek but will bring matchday colour to a side of the city oft forgotten. Nice set up there https://treatyunitedfc.com/2024/02/1...-city-brewery/

The Treaty Youtube page has been decent too, maybe the new owners have thrown some money that way? Here's the latest: https://youtu.be/osKdaqRMEsw?feature=shared

[2 Year Contract]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/176...757788981?s=46

as if mark coyle has scored for shels too some buck

[cláirseach]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/176...757788981?s=46

Would be better off starting by sorting out the profile picture.

[brendy_éire]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/176...757788981?s=46

FWIW, it's sometimes funny, but also gives a bit more detail than the average, more sterile account. E.g."x is booked for arguing with ref over a penalty decision".

[nigel-harps1954]

What do Harps fans think of their Twitter admin? From the outside looking in I think their tweets make the club look so amateurish it’s not even funny anymore. It’s as if they let a 14 year old take care of the account for them for years now

https://x.com/finnharpsfc/status/176...757788981?s=46

I'm not sure what's wrong with it really. He has a bit of craic with it, which, as brendy says, is better, and more engaging than the usual boring Twitter accounts.