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The Irish Sun
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Sportsmanship is dead' – St Patrick's Athletic boss Stephen Kenny fumes as injured Forrester ignored before Shels goal
STEPHEN KENNY reckons sportsmanship is dead and gone in the League of Ireland. The 2 St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny was left fuming after the injury as he slammed a lack of sportsmanship 2 Pat's Chris Forrester fell to the ground after a hamstring injury during the clash But he paraphrased a poem everyone who studied Leaving Cert English remembers - WB Yeates' September 1913 - when pointing out Shels equaliser came while he was injured. Forrester went out as he stretched to intercept a pass intended for Kameron Ledwidge, and Harry Wood put the ball in the back of the net 28 seconds later. As it was not a head injury, the referee could not stop the game. And But he admitted it was a tough one as he knew Forrester was clearly injured in the instant. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL He said: 'Chris, he just overstretched, he was actually going on goal, he intercepted a pass, he was right in on goal, and Aidan Keena was there too. 'His groin, he just…collapsed. The game was played on, Shelbourne played on, and the rest is history. 'There's no rules anymore, there's no, there's no sportsmanship at all, it doesn't exist now. It's a big change for me coming in, sportsmanship is a thing of the past. 'The previous game, Bohemians didn't give the ball back over something. This one, you know, they play on, the referee doesn't stop it because it's not a head injury. Most read in Football 'But he's obviously in pain, he's in agony on the ground, so it could have went on for 10 minutes. What do you do? 'He's in agony on the ground, so, but that's the way it is, and the rules are the rules. How Newcastle bamboozled Chelsea in battle for Champions League 'So that's the way it is now, it seems to be blanket, there are changes, fundamental changes. 'That's one of the things I noticed (since returning to the league), that sportsmanship is dead and gone, it's with O'Leary in the grave.' Kenny said he has not spoken to his players on whether they should or should not put the ball out for injured opponents as he acknowledged there are occasions he is frustrated by acting. He said: 'I suppose some people exploiting the situations has led it to become like that. 'People, gamesmanship, fellas lying down, trying to get games stopped, things like that, that has led to it. 'But obviously he was in distress, Chris Forrester, he was in real distress when he went down, do you know what I mean? So, that was it. 'The referee should probably stop it if someone's in distress, do you know what I mean? But how do you measure that? It's not easy to measure, I suppose. 'It is what it is, I didn't come in (to speak to media) to harp on about that. But sportsmanship seems to be less and less.' The loss of Forrester for the next four games before the summer break is a blow for the Saints as they look to recover from back to back losses to Derry City and Shelbourne. But Kenny insisted his squad are in a good place. He said: 'We've dropped four points, conceded two injury-time goals in the two Dublin derbies (against Bohemians and Shelbourne). 'That's where we're four points behind the two top teams now, we conceded four points, 1-0 up against Bohemians in the 90th minute…. 'So that's been the difference. So we've only ourselves to blame for that. We can't blame anyone. 'That's the reality. So we must dust ourselves down, a lot went right. We learned from that.'
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fears over Elizabeth line wraparound screen plans
Plans to install huge wraparound video adverts in Elizabeth line stations have raised fears that commuters will be "bombarded with ads". Transport for London's (TfL) advertising partner Global said it wants to introduce "world-first immersive formats" such as digital screens covering the walls and ceilings of the line's underground walkways. City Hall's Green Party said the "digital wraps" could spoil the "beautiful, calming" design of the Elizabeth line, stations, which recently won the Stirling Prize for Architecture TfL said they were in early development and will be tested and assessed before they are introduced. Caroline Russell, a Green member of the London Assembly, said the planned "sensory-heavy" wraparound screens raised "serious concerns for neurodiverse Londoners". "The Elizabeth Line stations are designed to be beautiful, calming environments through which many thousands of people pass every hour. "While advertising generates revenue that's reinvested back into the transport system, TfL is a public service – it shouldn't be so underfunded that Londoners are bombarded with ads just to keep the network afloat." A TfL spokesperson said: "A full Equality Impact Assessment will also be carried out to ensure that the needs of all customers are fully considered." In addition to its plans for the Elizabeth line, Global has said it wants to transform the 160m long moving walkway at Waterloo Tube station into a "multi-sensory experience" featuring eight large digital screens, "combining sound, 3D visuals, scent and motion". Across the wider Underground network, the advertising giant wants install more than 1,000 standard-sized digital screens "designed to immerse, inspire and move Londoners like never before". Global said its plans were "underpinned by sustainability – from solar-powered screen assembly to carbon-neutral materials and modular screens that can be repaired easily". Chris Forrester, managing director of commercial said: "Londoners have always looked to the Tube to tell them what's going on, what's new, and where they need to be. "The corridors and carriages of the London Underground aren't just ad space – they're a part of the very fabric of London life and a creative canvas for advertisers". Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to London mayor urged to ban Shein ads on TfL network Assisted dying adverts are compliant, TfL says London Green Party Transport for London
BBC News
03-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Elizabeth line giant digital advertising screen plans criticised
Plans to install huge wraparound video adverts in Elizabeth line stations have raised fears that commuters will be "bombarded with ads".Transport for London's (TfL) advertising partner Global said it wants to introduce "world-first immersive formats" such as digital screens covering the walls and ceilings of the line's underground Hall's Green Party said the "digital wraps" could spoil the "beautiful, calming" design of the Elizabeth line, stations, which recently won the Stirling Prize for ArchitectureTfL said they were in early development and will be tested and assessed before they are introduced. 'Bombarded with ads' Caroline Russell, a Green member of the London Assembly, said the planned "sensory-heavy" wraparound screens raised "serious concerns for neurodiverse Londoners"."The Elizabeth Line stations are designed to be beautiful, calming environments through which many thousands of people pass every hour. "While advertising generates revenue that's reinvested back into the transport system, TfL is a public service – it shouldn't be so underfunded that Londoners are bombarded with ads just to keep the network afloat."A TfL spokesperson said: "A full Equality Impact Assessment will also be carried out to ensure that the needs of all customers are fully considered." In addition to its plans for the Elizabeth line, Global has said it wants to transform the 160m long moving walkway at Waterloo Tube station into a "multi-sensory experience" featuring eight large digital screens, "combining sound, 3D visuals, scent and motion".Across the wider Underground network, the advertising giant wants install more than 1,000 standard-sized digital screens "designed to immerse, inspire and move Londoners like never before".Global said its plans were "underpinned by sustainability – from solar-powered screen assembly to carbon-neutral materials and modular screens that can be repaired easily".Chris Forrester, managing director of commercial said: "Londoners have always looked to the Tube to tell them what's going on, what's new, and where they need to be."The corridors and carriages of the London Underground aren't just ad space – they're a part of the very fabric of London life and a creative canvas for advertisers".
Evening Standard
03-05-2025
- Business
- Evening Standard
Plans for giant video ads on Elizabeth line spark backlash over ‘bombardment' fears
Chris Forrester, Global's managing director of commercial outdoor, said: 'Since the launch of the world's very first underground railway in 1863, Londoners have always looked to the Tube to tell them what's going on, what's new, and where they need to be.
