jenx wrote:
Whist living in Ireland in 2003, I remember watching the preview of the All Ireland Hurling final and one of the pre-eminent commentators referring to Setanta as the 'David Beckham of Hurling', to which I chuckled, "yeah right".
After following Setantas progress to date and the enormity of his potential (and assuming Aisake keeps progressing), I believe these guys are going to be embraced by footy public here like nothing before. They are a marketers dream, and it's not as if we couldn't do with more bona fide marketing streams.
Oh yeah, the chicks will love them, if my wife's reaction to the doco is any indication

I'm not into conspiracy theories, but
I reckon "The Spew" deliberately threw a spanner into the International Rules Series - because he realized if Setanta and Aisake make it big time with Carlton then the income potential available to Carlton with 10,000,000 Irish and the related merchandise and membership income would be the answer to Carlton's prayers.
Then as I said I'm not into conspiracy theories.
And our current board has no clue how to exploit this anyway.

Agro, I'm concerned that you have been studying the spew too closely and now you are starting to think like him. BACK OFF FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!!