eL Supporters' Clubs

[David]

Your mate Hutchinson David? Fair play like it's good to see all us Irish people getting on well. ;)

On SCs. The Queens University SC in particular has been brilliant. It has made use of a base of Derry people in Belfawst and increased the amount of away support. I think thats what SCs are all about

No he couldn't make it that day due to work committments but I am sure that Drog fans would not have been as hypoctical about him as some of you are. ;)

[Speranza]

Indeed, I hope they wouldn't be. Didn't agree with people giving you stick for that ,when I would say the majority of them at the very least know people who have served time.

[David]

Indeed, I hope they wouldn't be. Didn't agree with people giving you stick for that ,when I would say the majority of them at the very least know people who have served time.

A lot of people have been affected by what has happened in this country regardless of what "side" they come from. I know the guy in a purely football context and he is a very dedicated football supporter. Now let's get back to the thread.

The Drogheda supporters that night were awesome. Indeed I have been very impressed with Eircom League supporters as a whole throughout the Setanta Cup. Shels and Longford were a bit low on numbers when visiting Windsor but still made a lot of noise and were exceptionally friendly. The Derry City supporters that came to Windsor were a league apart.

On the supporters clubs thing, one of the biggest aspects for me is the social end of things. My own supporters club has very close links with a number of other Linfield supporters clubs and we attend each others functions. There is an annual dart tournament for Linfield supporters clubs (actually there are two run by different clubs) and a Crusaders club also participate in this each year as the club who run the dart tournamernt are virtually next door to Crusaders' ground. The socialising with other club supporters is a relatively recent thing, certainly for me, but something that I particularly enjoy, especially when Eircom League clubs are involved and the supporters club that I am in now have very close links with both Drogheda and Bohemians. Fifteen years ago who thought that would be possible with a Linfield supporters' club from Belfast's Shankill Road? And people say Linfield are stuck in the dark ages. In fact I think at times it is fair to say that it is Linfield supporters who have actually progressed the furthest.

[Peadar]

The Rebel Army Exiles organise Dublin based fans of Cork City FC. Travel to away games, match tickets, merchandise, etc.

Next meeting is on Monday night for the Shels game.
Details here... (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=35815)

[Cosmo]

Indeed, I hope they wouldn't be.

Personally would have had no problem with it - as you said up your way, everyone would know someone that was involved back in the day one way or another!

All I care about is foootball and would've had no problem having a pint with a football supporter prematch :)

'Shankill super drogs' :D

Btw if anyone told me 20 drogs were going to go boozing on the shankill road a couple of months ago I would've thought they were mad :D