If this happened in League of Ireland....

[Nesta99]

Quite funny, but imagine the ridicule if a club here had to borrow a supporters replica shirt before a match!

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28663675

[GCdfc]

Didn't something similar happen with Dundalk a few seasons ago? If my memory is not letting me down....it was a home match and blood got on a jersey. They had to grab a jersey from the club shop and use tape to put a number on it.

[bennocelt]

Didnt it happen a few years ago when Albania came to play in Ireland for a world cup qualifier?

[Titan]

When Albania came to play ireland in the 90s they brought nothing! Adidas stepped in and supplied a kit. Cobh turned up to play Monaghan but bizarrely left their kit in drogheda and wore monaghans away kit! There was the pats v Sligo debacle that delayed the live TV game by 25 minutes. Waterford v bohs a few years ago saw bohs borrow a kit from a junior club due to both their kits clashing with Waterford (go figure!) and if course athlone have worn their third and away kits at home due to clashing with the referee! I could go on but you get the picture!

[nigel-harps1954]

Someone had to wear a Harps away kit last season in Finn Park, I think it was Waterford but I'm not too sure. Often seen goalkeepers have to change kit in the past number of seasons too.

[Sheridan]

Waterford v bohs a few years ago saw bohs borrow a kit from a junior club due to both their kits clashing with Waterford (go figure!)
Waterford then pulled a nasty fast one by trying to substitute a second junior club's kit, in an attempt to force Bohs to wear green and white hoops.

Don't remember the Pat's vs. Sligo incident.

[pineapple stu]

Twas Anthony Buttimer I think; not much more needs saying really!

I seem to recall that Albania team (in 1992) being arrested for misinterpreting "Duty Free" as "Free" and nicking half of Dublin Airport

Limerick wore Harps' away jerseys in Donegal in their farcical year; they took the lead and the player wheeled away kissing the Harps crest. So the story goes.

Same year Limerick had two subs on the bench, and had to use both. Second was a sub keeper. He went in nets and the first choice keeper went up front.

I remember Waterford starting a home game with ten players because their eleventh was stuck in traffic coming down from Dublin. This was in the Steve Brown era; late 90s. Three minutes in, the manager decides this is silly and subs on Marc Reid for nobody.

Lots of mad stuff has happened in the LoI. All the more fun for it too.

Haven't seen this (http://soccerly.com/article/colinstone/fan-becomes-linesman-during-scottish-league-game) happen yet though; another story from Scotland. Not the only time that's happened either (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3141309.stm).

[Sheridan]

Well in fairness, clean forgetting to appoint a referee for a game is probably worse (think it was UCD vs. Waterford in 2005).

[poster]

Don't remember the Pat's vs. Sligo incident.

It was the first game of the 2008 season I think. We only had a red and white home strip and all white away strip at the time. Buttimer wouldn't allow either and Pat's refused to wear their away (grey) top so we had to don it. We were beaten 3-1 I think, Jamie McKenzie scored first.

We then produced an all green kit later that year. Same design as the home one from the previous year.

[Fivesilver]

Yep, Buttimer decided our white strip clashed with Pats' red one. Ryan Guy scored a couple as far as I remember.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Was that on TV?

[Titan]

Yeah it was on tv. Was CPO at UCD at the time and was at a meeting with the Fai a few weeks before and brought this very scenario (can't remember how it came up) up but was assured all kits were thoroughly inspected and there was no chance of both a home and away kit clashing with another teams home kit. Oh how I laughed!!

[atfconline]

Haven't seen this (http://soccerly.com/article/colinstone/fan-becomes-linesman-during-scottish-league-game) happen yet though; another story from Scotland. Not the only time that's happened either (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3141309.stm).

Saw it happen at an U-19 match a season or two ago. The supporter even called some offsides, as the lino he replaced came back out pitchside and watched!

[Dalymountrower]

Limerick wore Harps' away jerseys in Donegal in their farcical year;


[/QUOTE]

Which of the farcical years was that? Saw Bohs play Limerick in 1981 during the fried chicken wars, 10 shades of blue and no crest, and no names in the match programme.
.Bohs won 8-0, a result that was overturned when the FAI readmitted the other Limerick team to the league for no particular reason afai remember.

[pineapple stu]

Well in fairness, clean forgetting to appoint a referee for a game is probably worse (think it was UCD vs. Waterford in 2005).
Had forgotten about that one! Thanks for the reminder. Yep, UCD v Waterford in 2005 sounds about right. It was a Monday night game; I wouldn't have been able to go ordinarily, but I made the last half-hour cos of that **** up.

[Charlie Darwin]

Had forgotten about that one! Thanks for the reminder. Yep, UCD v Waterford in 2005 sounds about right. It was a Monday night game; I wouldn't have been able to go ordinarily, but I made the last half-hour cos of that **** up.
What was their excuse?

[desaintsno.12]

It was the first game of the 2008 season I think. We only had a red and white home strip and all white away strip at the time. Buttimer wouldn't allow either and Pat's refused to wear their away (grey) top so we had to don it. .

i dont remember us having a grey top

[Charlie Darwin]

i dont remember us having a grey top
Because you refused to wear it.

[shep]

What always makes me laugh is that arsenal play spurs in the EPL in their traditional kits,yet Dundalk and pats can never do same.Also refs getting silly about keeper jerseys clashing with refs kit where again in premiership I have seen numerous times keepers in black and ref in same.

It gets even sillier at junior level where refs in summer league in Dundalk won't let lads wear tape that is a different colour to the sock,yet it was pointed out to me during the World Cup,a Brazil player breaking this "important" rule.

In summary I think Irish refs are just a pack of muppets

[nigel-harps1954]

In summery I think Irish refs are just a pack of muppets

What a fantastic misspelling. This sort of rubbish never happened during the winter season.

[pineapple stu]

What was their excuse?
I don't think they offered one.

There was some ref just kicking back for a relaxing Monday by the fire and telly when he got a call saying could he be in Belfield, like, now?

Here's (http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-30439.html) the foot.ie thread at the time.

[forza]

I seem to recall that Albania team (in 1992) being arrested for misinterpreting "Duty Free" as "Free" and nicking half of Dublin Airport


It was coming from a game against Iceland in 1990. The Under 21's and Senior Squads helped themselves to $3000 dollars worth of items in Heathrow. Nobody was charged although I like to remind my Albanian colleague about this incident everytime he slags the Irish National Team :D

[MeathDrog]

I don't think they offered one.

There was some ref just kicking back for a relaxing Monday by the fire and telly when he got a call saying could he be in Belfield, like, now?

Here's (http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-30439.html) the foot.ie thread at the time.
I presume there were no linos appointed either? So Tuite reffed a LOI game on his own. That's some story.

[pineapple stu]

No, I think there were linesmen alright. The two of them turned up on time, but there was no ref.

[Neish]

Someone had to wear a Harps away kit last season in Finn Park, I think it was Waterford but I'm not too sure. Often seen goalkeepers have to change kit in the past number of seasons too.

Limerick also did that a few years back if memory serves, they scored and one of their players ran away kissing the badge

[MeathDrog]

No, I think there were linesmen alright. The two of them turned up on time, but there was no ref.

I find that incredibly hard to believe. Linos would talk with the ref in the middle before every game to arrange times, uniform etc. Surely alarm bells would have rang?

[pineapple stu]

Actually, reading back over that link I posted earlier, you're right - no officials at all were appointed. So they were all sourced by frantic phone calls.

[MeathDrog]

Actually, reading back over that link I posted earlier, you're right - no officials at all were appointed. So they were all sourced by frantic phone calls.

That sounds more plausible. From what I'm hearing at the moment about the hierarchy involving the development and appointment of referees etc. it could be not too long before a similar fcuk up happens again

[marinobohs]

No, I think there were linesmen alright. The two of them turned up on time, but there was no ref.

Think the original ref cried off sick and whatever genius in the FAI had the job forgot to contact another ref. Think a frantic call around managed to unearth a ref but he said he would be about an hour as he had just had his dinner ;)


Pretty sure it was in the old amenity free Belfield, I was at a Bohs game and had several phonecalls from a very disgruntled UCD fan that they were 'forced' to sit there for an hour and a half before game even started !


On jerseys I recall (early 90s) Alan Byrne of Bohs turning up in Finn Harps for a game having forgot his jersey (players held their jerseys in those days) and having to borrow a replica shirt from a Bohs fan in the crowd. Pretty sure he had to get permission from the ref as it had no number (in those days we could not afford markers;))

[poster]

i dont remember us having a grey top

http://img.rasset.ie/00015ab3-642.jpg

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd have thought most people would call that blue.

[Mr A]

It's the cold, dead eyes that stand out to me.

[TonyD]

I'd have thought most people would call that blue.

Exactly. Most certainly blue. Was just about to post the same. We've never had a grey top that I can recall. Remember that night too. Ridiculous stuff from Buttimer.

I've wondered about Pats v Dundalk as well, I don't think it can always be down to refs. Sometimes I think teams choose to wear their away kit regardless ?

[Titan]

Exactly. Most certainly blue. Was just about to post the same. We've never had a grey top that I can recall. Remember that night too. Ridiculous stuff from Buttimer.



I've wondered about Pats v Dundalk as well, I don't think it can always be down to refs. Sometimes I think teams choose to wear their away kit regardless ?

Yeah that's true. No point in having 3 kits and only using one. Athlone will probably wear away kit in Sligo on Saturday.

[redobit]

Exactly. Most certainly blue. Was just about to post the same. We've never had a grey top that I can recall. Remember that night too. Ridiculous stuff from Buttimer.

I've wondered about Pats v Dundalk as well, I don't think it can always be down to refs. Sometimes I think teams choose to wear their away kit regardless ?

Ridiculous by the ref alrite. Pats should have thrown on their away strip. Faz coming out of the tunnel ...

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF388/286023.jpg

[Nesta99]

Ha! didnt know many of these yarns, thanks folks!

[Titan]

Well as bad as all this is can't be worse than crystal palace v Barnsley in the championship a couple of years ago. Both the away teams kits clashed with palace home kit. Away team made to wear palace away kit. Not only that but they had to BUY it from the club shop!!!
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/06/barnsley-forced-to-wear-crystal-palaces-away-kit-to-avoid-colour-clash-3585750/

[David BOHie]

Exactly. Most certainly blue. Was just about to post the same. We've never had a grey top that I can recall. Remember that night too. Ridiculous stuff from Buttimer.

I've wondered about Pats v Dundalk as well, I don't think it can always be down to refs. Sometimes I think teams choose to wear their away kit regardless ?

I remember there was a time when Bohs were playing Pats and I'm pretty sure it was in Inchicore. Bohs arrived in their white kits no problem. Pat's in their normal red again standard procedure. But Buttimer wanted to wear his red top and got Pat's to play in their away gear. Both teams playing in away gear because the ref wanted to wear red.

[Dunny]

Buttimer has his own Wiki page*.Worth a wee read :)

"known as the "Jersey Referee"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Buttimer

*In before i get told not to believe all i read on Wikipedia ;)

[Comic Book Guy]

[QUOTE=pineapple stu;1770644]Twas Anthony Buttimer I think; not much more needs saying really!

We played a Man Utd XI about 10 years ago and he decided our home claret and blue jersey clashed with Uniteds red! I can see how he could get those colours mixed up. FFS it was only a friendly