LoI Series 17 & 14- Premier & 1St Div Fixtures.

[Charlie Darwin]

The only part I'd have sympathy with was being blocked. If loudly telling them to get out of the way doesn't work, you're fully entitled to attempt to grab it. Or just laugh at the funny joke.

[Town Legend]

Oh my god. Please stay away from all football grounds. I found it funny and it's no where as offensive as some of the stuff over the years around grounds here. As for blocking your view. Why not just take if off them?

Why should I stay away from all football grounds?? Did i say i was offended by it?? no is the answer to that. Let them have their bit of fun cos they havent had much the last 15 years or more!! To answer your question the Athlone stewards were laughing at the whole thing instead of moving the plonkers on. If any of the Town supporters decided to do the stewards job for them I guarantee you they wouldn't be long getting involved and ejecting a few Town supporters out of the ground.

[ATFC-1887]

How about ye "fans" smashing bottles in the turnstiles? Nothing mentioned about it. If Colly James was with us and he done this ye would of loved to come up with a banner like this. Stop being bitter.

[Charlie Darwin]

Smashing bottles? My God, the humanity!

[ATFC-1887]

Well the make a complaint about us over a banner, but they smash bottles around people and its fine? Cool

[Charlie Darwin]

You're both being ultra-precious.

[ATFC-1887]

Sorry were not used to scum attacking people and destroying places like you would be ;)

[nigel-harps1954]

Sorry were not used to scum attacking people and destroying places like you would be ;)

I dunno, I've known a few Longford fans to be fickle.

I remember an absolutely stonking ridiculous article being wrote to local newspapers up here by a Longford reporter about the shocking behaviour of Finn Harps fans in Finn Park towards the Longford fans. Which baffled us, most of the people who were in the ground that night considering it was the reporter who done themselves no favours with their own antics.

Football fans can be ars*holes at times, but it's all a bit of craic.

[Charlie Darwin]

Sorry, I've been to Athlone. You're not any better than anybody else.

[ATFC-1887]

Our fans Charlie??

[Charlie Darwin]

I assume Athlone fans don't live on a kibbutz. You can deal with a few lads smashing bottles. I spend a lot of time in Longford and Athlone and you're hardly a nation of angels. I know some Shamrock Rovers fans have a bad reputation but you'd swear butter wouldn't melt elsewhere.

[Keen2win]

Our fans Charlie??

Your fans are not the nicest to be fair, and if ye got into the premier and started getting proper crowds, I think ye would be as bad as some of the Dublin teams.

Also, what is with the Athlone stewards just letting Athlone fans come up to the away support of Longford? It has happened before, and if there was a bad bone in the Longford supporters it wouldn't have been nice.

Thankfully we are angels :angel2::angel2:

[bullit]

Whilst there has been some measured comments from a few people on this thread re the events at Oriel Park, I am left stunned at the tribalism on display from the majority of Dundalk supporters, who appear to be more concerned with making sure nothing bad is said about their club, its ground or any people associated with it. This is not true of all posters, but certainly many, most of whom now will interpret this post as another unwarranted attack on them, rather than actually stepping back a little and thinking about what happened.

Whilst the exact details are somewhat cloudy, what is clear is that there was a significant problem, which directly or indirectly lead to the serious injury of a fellow football supporter. Finding out why this happened should be everyone's concern, as but for the grace of God go any one of us.

I despise this aspect of football culture - that club allegiances stop many of us from asking the right questions about the conditions we are often forced to endure.

If on meaning tribalism you mean trying to protect your club from scurrilous remarks then yes.Did a lot of your fans not resign from this forum last year for maybe doing the same thing?

[Sean South]

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[Town Legend]

How about ye "fans" smashing bottles in the turnstiles? Nothing mentioned about it. If Colly James was with us and he done this ye would of loved to come up with a banner like this. Stop being bitter.

I hope you're not implying that I'm been bitter??! I'm only stating the reasons why Longford might of made a complaint. As I said earlier I had no problem with the banner. Athlone deserved their win Friday night and I think ye will will clinch second spot ahead of Waterford who seem to be on a bit of a role at the moment.

[ATFC-1887]

Aw how cute :) Ye still think ye are going to win the league :)

[Town Legend]

Aw how cute :) Ye still think ye are going to win the league :)


First you think I'm bitter and had a problem with the banner.....which you are wrong as i had no problem with.Then you say that I think we are going to win the league.....again you are wrong!! Where in my post did I say we were going to win the league?? Specsavers for you mate!! ;) haha

[ATFC-1887]

I think it was a bit obvious now wasn't it :P Ah no im only joking anyways but i do believe we will catch ye.

[ATFC-1887]

Your fans are not the nicest to be fair, and if ye got into the premier and started getting proper crowds, I think ye would be as bad as some of the Dublin teams.

Also, what is with the Athlone stewards just letting Athlone fans come up to the away support of Longford? It has happened before, and if there was a bad bone in the Longford supporters it wouldn't have been nice.

Thankfully we are angels :angel2::angel2:

See we didnt realise ye had forgot yer tampons friday and would go crazy over a banner. It was all over Twitter and Facebook and the only people who seemed to think it wasn't alright or funny was Longford fans. The 2 lads who walked the banner through the stand had no bad intentions. If Longford fans tried to start something it would have been yer own fault. Our club or Longford do not really have a hooligan element to them, so please don't make a big deal out of something that is so small.

[redobit]

That James banner is brilliant. Especially love the bit at the bottom 'it matters more when theres money on', the devil is in the detail as they say. Sometimes you gotta take your medicine, keep stum and move on.

[Dillonman]

the whole wall incident in bray involving monaghan fans has suddenly been forgotten very quickly. oriel isnt the only ground with a terrible away section. nothing can be proven until all relevant parties carry out their full investigations into the incident and for small minorities now contacting other clubs fans to not attending oriel in protest is very over the top or to head to dundalk just to picket outside oriel is very over the top.

[Roo69]

Can really call last night a contest with the conditions that were in it, but if I was a Bray fan I'd have been very heartened with the seond half showing, defo could have taken a point.

As for us, we've got Patterson, which always gives you have a chance!

The conditions were absolutely terrible! Hats off to both teams for putting in such effort in such rain and wind.

Really felt we deserved a draw from the game. Derry owned the 1st 25 mins, we couldn't cope with the wind and rain lashing into our faces and Derry were knocking it about the place very well, took a deserved lead. We started to get back into the game a bit more and Doherty pulled off a brilliant save from Websters free kick, Terrible equaliser from Derry's point of view but one that we needed. Felt we got on top from there on in but were caught with a bit of a sucker punch in injury time at the end of the first half.

Really felt we would come out and beat you 2nd half but again we were caught cold and there's nothing like an ex player scoring against you to make you feel like it's not your night but in fairness to the lads they kept fighting and pulled one back. Really should have gort and equaliser when Dempsey went through 1 on 1 and then a 4th from Jason Byrne. 3 very straight forward chances missed by us. I thought Greacen was blessed when he pulled Waters back when through on goal inside the box, peno and a red card for me, but nothing given.

The last few weeks have been positive for Br@y and if we can reproduce that after the mid season break we'll be fine and finish mid table handy enough.

In relation to the Pat's fan up in Dundalk, i've heard a few stories but worryingly heard that the club doctor had to scale a fence to get in and help him as they wouldn't open a gate and that when he was stabilized they carried him out instead of being on a stretcher... As i said these are just stories i've heard so i'm not having ago at anyone or pointing the finger at Dundalk. Hope the fella makes a full and speedy recovery.

And yep Dillionmnan, the wall coming down at the Br@y v Monaghan AND Rovers games was shameful. The club were fined AFAIK and they installed a new ground premiter around the pitch that passes health and safety.

[Acornvilla]

rabble rabble rabble

[Bosco]

In relation to the Colly James banner I thought it was excellent but I'd imagine if someone did complain it was more to do with the stewards letting the lads stand in front of us basically taunting us not once but 3 times!

Again not saying it actually bothered me and if there was a complaint made it may have been from someone a little over sensitive but even if a group of fans came over and stood in front of us without a flag a few times it shouldn't be allowed just incase anything were to kick off!

Theres complete segregation in Longford when the two sides meet and we're not even allowed walk around our usual way from Section O at half time..

[Martinho II]

I personally have no issues with the collie james banner.. the man is hated in Longford for what he did... I dont agree with someone delibrately walking across the away support not once but twice with the banner looking at us smirking.. that only invites trouble imo!I didnt notice it earlier in the game it only encouraged those athlone fans to go across again to do this.. where were the athlone stewards to stop this they werent too far ahead of us.. i can well understand our committee members putting in a complaint!

[ATFC-1887]

Can i ask why them same officials were standing at our gate after the game remembering faces. I have been told they are not going to let any of us into CCS because of the banner. Bit extreme if true

[Bosco]

Can i ask why them same officials were standing at our gate after the game remembering faces. I have been told they are not going to let any of us into CCS because of the banner. Bit extreme if true

Remembering Athlone fan's faces?Really?Of course that's extreme!I can't imagine it happening though!

[ATFC-1887]

I seen them myself. Any of us who got on the bus back to the pub they looked at. They were standing at the gate pointing people out to each other

[Longfordian]

Just go in disguise ye'll be grand. In drag perhaps just to be safe.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Just go in disguise ye'll be grand. In drag perhaps just to be safe.

Maybe that's the way they always dress though

[Longfordian]

Maybe that's the way they always dress though

Cross dressing can work both ways so to speak

[Strongbow10]

See we didnt realise ye had forgot yer tampons friday and would go crazy over a banner. It was all over Twitter and Facebook and the only people who seemed to think it wasn't alright or funny was Longford fans. The 2 lads who walked the banner through the stand had no bad intentions. If Longford fans tried to start something it would have been yer own fault. Our club or Longford do not really have a hooligan element to them, so please don't make a big deal out of something that is so small.

One of the fans carrying that banner was in fact a steward!

It was all done in jest of course in fairness, but I do see the point of the Longford poster. Try that kind of stuff with some fans of other clubs (which I shall not name) and you will have an incident on your hands.

There was great noise in Lissywollen the other night for a great win, some of the chanting left a bit of a sour taste though (you'd be questioned by the cops in England if you carried out some of the despicable chants heard Friday night last). Also, the booing of Sammon when he was receiving treatment for his serious injury was in bad taste.

Has to be said in fairness.

[Bosco]

There was great noise in Lissywollen the other night for a great win, some of the chanting left a bit of a sour taste though (you'd be questioned by the cops in England if you carried out some of the despicable chants heard Friday night last). Also, the booing of Sammon when he was receiving treatment for his serious injury was in bad taste.

Has to be said in fairness.

I don't think booing an opposition player when he is down injured is too bad but certainly when it was quite clear that it was serious it was slightly uncalled for!Care to elaborate on these songs that left a sour taste?

[Strongbow10]

I don't think booing an opposition player when he is down injured is too bad but certainly when it was quite clear that it was serious it was slightly uncalled for!Care to elaborate on these songs that left a sour taste?

i'd rather not, PM me maybe if you want the details.

Not gunna to repeat worst ones on a public forum

[Bosco]

i'd rather not, PM me maybe if you want the details.

Not gunna to repeat worst ones on a public forum

Fair enough although I would presume it's a complete over exagerration to say you'd be questioned by the Police in England!I can't say I heard anything on Friday that I hadn't heard before..or hear most weekends at matches..

[Ezeikial]

Dundalk FC Statement on accident in Oriel Park


Dundalk FC has held a number of meetings to review the events of last Friday’s match with St Patrick’s Athletic.
The club is undertaking a full investigation and compiling a full report on the events that took place.
While this investigation is continuing we shall be making no further comment on the matter.
Dundalk FC would like to wish Niall Hannigan a speedy recovery.

http://www.dundalkfc.com/club-statement-2/


Keith Ward out for the rest of the season with knee injury
http://www.dundalkfc.com/shocked-ward-faces-injury-lay-off/

[Dalymountrower]

Dundalk FC Statement on accident in Oriel Park


http://www.dundalkfc.com/club-statement-2/


Keith Ward out for the rest of the season with knee injury
http://www.dundalkfc.com/shocked-ward-faces-injury-lay-off/

Ward will be a big loss to Dundalk, he was one of four players I would have kept at Bohs from last season ( we only kept one of those!)
Hopefully the Pats fan will make a full recovery.