Bohs and Rovers eircom LOI Clash Re-Arranged

[Réiteoir]

All because our SUPERB Police Force can't control more than one event at a time - but then again they couldn't police ****e in a paper bag...


Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers eircom League of Ireland Clash Re-Arranged

The eircom League of Ireland Premier Division game between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers originally scheduled for Friday, March 23, at Dalymount Park has been switched to Tuesday, April 3. The decision was made following a meeting between the two clubs, the Football Association of Ireland and the Gardai earlier today.

An FAI spokesman said: “The original fixture was on the night before the Euro 2008 qualifier between Ireland and Wales so it has been moved for operational reasons.”

If it wasn’t bad enough I've just checked and it also coincides with the first quarter finals of the Champions League which no doubt will include a Brit club of some description.

Obviously none of us give a toss but for the floating punter it’s a no brainer. Nuts.

[kdjaC]

All because our SUPERB Police Force can't control more than one event at a time - but then again they couldn't police ****e in a paper bag...


Hardly their fault there will be elements* at both games intent on causing trouble.


* will not be bohs or rovers fans will just happen to be a group of people randomly kicking the **** out of each other with no connection to either club.


kdjac

[Raheny Red]

What about MIDWEEK – LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND due for that week :confused:

[BohsPartisan]

Hardly their fault there will be elements* at both games intent on causing trouble.


*

No but the English/Scotish cops manage to police games with far bigger crowds and bigger threats.

[hoopy]

Don't know where they got Birmingham from on a press release, surely Cardiff/Swansea? What we're seeing is our cops basically admitting that for this, and any similar scenario in the future, they can't handle it. Total disgrace. Will the FAI/Cops hand Bohs over their loss of income/tv money etc? Not likely is it.

[BohDiddley]

* will not be bohs or rovers fans will just happen to be a group of people randomly kicking the **** out of each other with no connection to either club
That's a very naive view. Where'd you get that?

[Dodge]

He was being kind to you lot. There'll be people theere supprting both clubs just there looking for trouble. Nobody's saying they're representative of each clubs fans but nobody can deny there will be people at that game, looking for trouble.

[fbtn]

********. In Dubland for the weekend and was going up early Friday to catch this game :(

[monutdfc]

Why don't they play it ont he Monday to avoid clashing with the Champions League?

[holidaysong]

Why don't they play it ont he Monday to avoid clashing with the Champions League?

Clashing with Setanta Cup maybe?

[BohDiddley]

He was being kind to you lot. There'll be people theere supprting both clubs just there looking for trouble. Nobody's saying they're representative of each clubs fans but nobody can deny there will be people at that game, looking for trouble.
Nor is anyone saying, as has been suggested, that they are random groups of people.

[Dodge]

I think he was being sarcastic...

[WeAreRovers]

Obviously none of us give a toss but for the floating punter it’s a no brainer. Nuts.

That's the bottom line. What's doubly annoying is that I knew about this before either club - through my job - and I fear this is how the new super duper League will be run - by FAI diktat.

BTW Pats WUMMERS - mind your own business. ;)

KOH

[pete]

If some Bohs & Rovers fans did not cause trouble at games would not need extra gardai on duty.

:rolleyes:

[WeAreRovers]

If some Bohs & Rovers fans did not cause trouble at games would not need extra gardai on duty.

:rolleyes:

Meanwhile, here in the real world....

KOH

[pete]

Meanwhile, here in the real world....


You mean the rest of the league fixtures?

[NY Hoop]

You mean the rest of the league fixtures?

Wake up. Read what reiteoir said. This fixture is on midweek cos the keystones are incompetent. If I were boez I'd be furious.

KOH

[mypost]

It all means we have 3 away league games in a row, bohs, Bray, and Cork in 10 nights. :eek: :mad:

[Jamjar]

What I find insulting is the fact that the league is on the same w/end as international fixtures. The FAI don't even bother with the pretence that LoI players might get picked for the international team.

[BohDiddley]

I think he was being sarcastic...
Yes, I think so too.
It's a common way of introducing an argument you have no hope of supporting.

[Dodge]

No, that was my reading of it. I'll let kdjac defend himself if he wants to

[pól-dcfc]

What I find insulting is the fact that the league is on the same w/end as international fixtures. The FAI don't even bother with the pretence that LoI players might get picked for the international team.

Come on... Even if some of the players in the league are good enough to play in the national team, the vast majority aren't. What's the point in having a break for international games if it's only going to affect at most 4 teams in the league. Even then they'd only be losing one or two players each (taking into account u21 games too).

If we had breaks for the internationals, think of the fixture congestion for the likes of Derry and Drogs at the end of the season, with rearranged games building up due to European and cup committments.

[Burnsie]

spot on pol

[Bomb Landsdowne]

Not only are they missing out on tv revenue,smaller crowd due to clashing with cl and being a mid week game, they are also missing out on the thousands of fans coming to the city for the Welsh game which a good few of might possibly go to the game (country folk, Exiles and maybe a few Welsh.

If the Fai had any clue they would target these people and could boost the attendance by a few hundred or possibly more.

Bad decision as regards the attendance. Every effort should be made to increase attendances not the other way around.

[OneRedArmy]

Not only are they missing out on tv revenue,smaller crowd due to clashing with cl and being a mid week game, they are also missing out on the thousands of fans coming to the city for the Welsh game which a good few of might possibly go to the game (country folk, Exiles and maybe a few Welsh.

If the Fai had any clue they would target these people and could boost the attendance by a few hundred or possibly more.

Bad decision as regards the attendance. Every effort should be made to increase attendances not the other way around.Very naive.

Known troublemakers are travelling, why would we encourage them to go to the game?!

I agree that postponing the game is an admission that the Gardai are basically incompetent and can't police their way out of a wet paper bag, but lets not live in a utopian dreamland where we set out to attract a load of Welsh hoolies to a game that will unfortunately attract lots of local undesirables as it is.

Nobody comes out of this with a lot of positive press.

[ger121]

I'm delighted it has been rearranged for selfish reasons. I don't get home from India till the 24th March and it would have killed me to miss a Bohs v Rovers match:D