Shamrock Rovers V Real Madrid

[OwlsFan]

Disappointed Rovers couldn't wear the hoops though. If they had green shorts I wouldn't have seen a problem on the clash front. Didn't like the wierd strip they played in.

[mypost]

Official change kit.

Kelly's decision. :rolleyes:

[joema]

I noticed a "WE ARE ROVERS" sign/poster up on the wall in the tunnell as the players went out.
I hope they didn't use sellotape to put that up. Landlords hate sellotape. Takes the paint off the walls.:D

I know tis only said in jest, but it is clear that a lot of supporters are jealous of Rovers and "their" ground.

I say **** the begrudgers! Well done Rovers!

[sligoman]

I know tis only said in jest, but it is clear that a lot of supporters are jealous of Rovers and "their" ground.

I say **** the begrudgers! Well done Rovers!I don't think it's jealousy, it's just a fact that Shamrock Rovers fans seem to be unaware of on here in that they don't own the ground, the council do.

[RoversHead]

A lot of Europes elite clubs dont own their grounds AC MILAN and BARCALONA amongst them ,the Irish fixation with proprtey ownership has not exactly served the country well let alone football .We could do with a few more councils building top venues to rent to clubs .The richest club in football rents from Manchester city council .

[Dunny]

Sure the gaa was formed under British rule too!

Shh if you don't want to end up in the back of a Renault Megane...;)

[joema]

I don't think it's jealousy, it's just a fact that Shamrock Rovers fans seem to be unaware of on here in that they don't own the ground, the council do.

Who says one has to own their ground??

Rovers aren't exactly likely to get kicked out!

[sligoman]

Rovers aren't exactly likely to get kicked out!Like last weekend?

[topia]

It was great when Stapleton said he supported Rovers in a way, first time I ever heard an Irish player say they supported an actual Irish team.


a complete lie

[mypost]

Like last weekend?

:rolleyes:

For a number of reasons, Shels had to play a number of D1 games in the last few years at Whitehall, due to Tolka been unavailable. Were they therefore kicked out of their own ground? :confused:

[incident]

The richest club in football rents from Manchester city council .
No, they don't.

They lease the site. There's a huge difference. Most notably that (for the duration of their 250 year lease) they actually control the site and what goes on.

I agree that it's fairly common on the continent, but very, very few clubs in Britain don't have control of their grounds. Doncaster and Swansea are the most high profile cases I can think of right now.

[sligoman]

The richest club in football rents from Manchester city council .Do Real Madrid play in Manchester?:confused:
For a number of reasons, Shels had to play a number of D1 games in the last few years at Whitehall, due to Tolka been unavailable. Were they therefore kicked out of their own ground? :confused:I don't know the reasons why Shels played elsewhere but was it their own decision to move?

Shams had no choice as the owners of the ground told them they can't play there.

[The Lep]

It was a good showing for Shamrock Rovers and the ground looked good with the extra seats in.
Last night was Shamrock Rovers's night and not the LoI night. If it was a LoI rep side that played Real Madrid then we can say it was good for the league but it wasnt so all the credit goes to Rovers and not to the league.

[dcfcsteve]

I agree that it's fairly common on the continent, but very, very few clubs in Britain don't have control of their grounds. Doncaster and Swansea are the most high profile cases I can think of right now.

Brighton is another high profile example in England.

Bournemouth rent their stadium for over £30,000 a month.

I'm sure there are others - particularly at the lower end of the senior pyramid - if I could be arsed to think about it.

[incident]

Brighton is another high profile example in England.

Bournemouth rent their stadium for over £30,000 a month.

I'm sure there are others - particularly at the lower end of the senior pyramid - if I could be arsed to think about it.
Given that Brighton are in the 3rd tier and haven't been successful in decades, I wouldn't consider them high profile.. Besides which they're currently desperately trying to get a stadium of their own - as are Rotherham who've also lost their traditional home in recent years and been forced to bunk into a council run athletics stadium.

The specifics of who owns a particular ground aren't all that important. The point I was trying to make is that the big issue is operational control. Bournemouth may rent the ground, but I believe they get to choose what happens there, get to keep any non-Bournemouth income generated there, etc. And they don't get SDCC telling them to bugger off and play elsewhere cos a more important team are in town..

[The Lep]

It does seem similar to the council telling leinster league teams etc that they cant play on sunday morning due to the pitch being unplayable.

After saying that its still Rover's new home no matter what is said and done.

One thing though, will the council do this again and tell rovers that they cant play on friday night due to them wanting the ground for a sports day or something? or something similer.

[Candystripe]

Do Real Madrid play in Manchester?:confused:I


The question was "the richest club".........................not the club with the biggest debt in the world. :confused:
:D

[Greenforever]

No, they don't.


I agree that it's fairly common on the continent, but very, very few clubs in Britain don't have control of their grounds. Doncaster and Swansea are the most high profile cases I can think of right now.

We are neither a part of or in Britain BUT we are a part of Europe :D

We are tying to get a team in the European Champions League and not a British League :D

[Magicme]

Given that Brighton are in the 3rd tier and haven't been successful in decades, I wouldn't consider them high profile.. Besides which they're currently desperately trying to get a stadium of their own - as are Rotherham who've also lost their traditional home in recent years and been forced to bunk into a council run athletics stadium.


Brighton's planning was given the green light (my cousin works for the Brighton-Hove Council and worked on their application) and I hope to go have a look at the plans and possibly site when over there in a few weeks. Will see them in their old stadium against Stockport County while am there.

[irishultra]

We are neither a part of or in Britain BUT we are a part of Europe :D

We are tying to get a team in the European Champions League and not a British League :D

+1 :)

[joema]

I agree that it's fairly common on the continent, but very, very few clubs in Britain don't have control of their grounds. Doncaster and Swansea are the most high profile cases I can think of right now.

Such limited thinking. Why do we always have to look to Britain?

Rovers fans, don't pay any attention to the begrudgers!

[peadar1987]

Such limited thinking. Why do we always have to look to Britain?

Why, because we follow a garrison game. It's a little known fact that to play for an LOI club your grandfather has to have killed AT LEAST 6 rebels during easter 1916, and you have to take a crap on the tricolour while singing "God Save the Queen" before being allowed into any of the grounds.

Any patriotic Irishman should support their local GAA team and only their local GAA team. And whoever Roy Keane happens to be managing.

[RoversHead]

No surrender to the Gaaliban ever ,only played by those not good enough to play the beautifull game anyway.over funded at the exspence of other sports and as for RTE not having the budget to show Bohs in CL while having money to show endless rubbish from the Gaaliban code feck off would ya .

[Knappagh Red]

Brighton's planning was given the green light (my cousin works for the Brighton-Hove Council and worked on their application) and I hope to go have a look at the plans and possibly site when over there in a few weeks. Will see them in their old stadium against Stockport County while am there.

No you won't, I was in their old home the Goldstone Ground which was demolished in 1997, it reminded me of Dalymount

[joema]

Why, because we follow a garrison game. It's a little known fact that to play for an LOI club your grandfather has to have killed AT LEAST 6 rebels during easter 1916, and you have to take a crap on the tricolour while singing "God Save the Queen" before being allowed into any of the grounds.

Any patriotic Irishman should support their local GAA team and only their local GAA team. And whoever Roy Keane happens to be managing.

What absolute rubbish. (And I know you are being sarcastic, or at least attempting to be :eek:)

My post was in no way anti British. Was just saying that perhaps we would be better off exploring other avenues, as opposed to just mimicking the English way of things....IMO, this approach hasn't helped us too much in the past!

[blackholesun]

http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/multimedia/wallpapers

A nice Ricer v Ronaldo wallpaper from the game now available here.

bhs

[dcfcsteve]

No you won't, I was in their old home the Goldstone Ground which was demolished in 1997, it reminded me of Dalymount

I think she means their current squat - the Whitdean Stadium.

[MeathDrog]

Any patriotic Irishman should support their local GAA team and only their local GAA team. And whoever Roy Keane happens to be managing.
I hope that was a joke.

[pineapple stu]

FFS lads, of course it was a joke!

[ped_ped]

Any proper Irish sports fan should support their country (be it soccer, compromise rules, rugby, cricket...) then their county GAA and local LOI team... you're from Ireland, your county, and the loality of your team. Beyond that you've no mandate to support someone.

In either case, a good performance from Rovers and a terrible one from many of the new Galacticos. Benzema caused some problems and I can see him being worth alot more to Madrid than Ronaldo, regardless of him being only a third of the price.