{"id":172434,"date":"2015-10-21T09:53:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=172434"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:39:41","slug":"sbg-ireland-coach-threatens-reebok-over-insensitive-shirt-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/sbg-ireland-coach-threatens-reebok-over-insensitive-shirt-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"SBG Ireland coach threatens Reebok over &#8220;insensitive&#8221; shirt idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was less than 24 hours ago that SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh announced that his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/conor-mcgregors-coach-announces-partnership-with-reebok-and-sbg-ireland\/\">gym had partnered with Reebok<\/a>.  Kavanagh posted photos on Twitter of SBG Ireland filled with all new Reebok equipment including <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/photos-reeboktagon-debuts-at-straight-blast-gym-ireland\/\">promotional posters of Conor McGregor, and the first ever &#8216;Reeboktagon.&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This morning photos emerged of a shirt that Reebok released featuring a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/reeboks-new-ireland-shirt-enrages-irish-fans\/\">map of Ireland, which left out Northern Ireland<\/a>, enraging many Irish fans.<\/p>\n<p>SBG Ireland coach John Kavanagh took to Twitter to threaten Reebok over the shirt, which many found offensive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">only seeing this now. its about the dumbest idea i&#39;ve ever seen. working on it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FiCA1gj8y\">pic.twitter.com\/3FiCA1gj8y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Kavanagh\/status\/656826009950535680\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An incredibly insensitive stupid divisive idea. Its removed by the end of the day or SBG is gone. I expect a sincere apology to Irish fans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Kavanagh\/status\/656830585214750720\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reebok quickly removed the shirt after they realized the outrage they caused, chaulking it up to a &#8220;design error.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We sincerely apologise for the offence caused by the UFC Ireland t-shirt. This was a design error and has now been removed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reebok UK (@ReebokUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReebokUK\/status\/656852940641144833\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh explained his frustration with Reebok, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No need for any more papers to call. This is my final comment on the situation. Time to get focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCDublin?src=hash\">#UFCDublin<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWjmcSUFdO\">pic.twitter.com\/FWjmcSUFdO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Kavanagh\/status\/656854853088616448\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was less than 24 hours ago that SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh announced that his gym had partnered with Reebok. 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