tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004808233977332633.post6099465417512926894..comments2023-09-18T12:34:19.179+01:00Comments on real girl sport: Irish people loving their sportreal girl sporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16378332226082962725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004808233977332633.post-7571439996005790182011-12-23T11:45:19.821+00:002011-12-23T11:45:19.821+00:00@Emmet - yup, totally agree. There is something ab...@Emmet - yup, totally agree. There is something about team sports that just gets people out there. And to be fair it's sometimes hard to warm to individual players as they have to be so focused to do it alone. To be fair both McIlroy + Taylor are indiv so 2 out 3 ain't bad - cliche alert!niamhhttp://www.niamhgriffin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004808233977332633.post-90371772075712096062011-12-22T11:54:36.334+00:002011-12-22T11:54:36.334+00:00Top names from team sports are largely the big mar...Top names from team sports are largely the big market pusher in almost every market on a domestic level.<br /><br />Invidual sports stars are more dependent on global appeal than team sport stars for profile growth.<br /><br />Michael Johnson is a classic example. In the mid 1990s he was one of the biggest names globally in all of sport but his success as a brand was heavily weighted on international recognition as he still trailed far behind stars from team sports in the US and indeed his own local (Texas) market.Emmet Ryanhttp://www.action81.comnoreply@blogger.com