Fantastic advice

[passerrby]

see pat the prat given sligo great advice (in the star) to"get out into the communityand sell yourself " well fcuk me nobody would ever think of that , what a leg end

[swano]

ala that fat internet bird from sligo!

[ollie]

:D I think she has retired from whatever she really done !!!!

After she got her 5 minutes of fame on Podge and Rodge!?

[paddigol]

see pat the prat given sligo great advice (in the star) to"get out into the communityand sell yourself " well fcuk me nobody would ever think of that , what a leg end

Clearly they're doing a great job.

[passerrby]

does not matter what there doing im sure their doing everything possible and dont need any advice from a self serving ****

[Da Real Rover]

The only thing i will say is that i can't understand why he is putting it in now after on of our biggest crowds of the season i think last week ! I think he may be on about one of the games that we played on a saturday afternoon/early evening but they were over 6 weeks ago at this stage not last week or two weeks ago. Some of these guys have so many agendas it is amazing, i just wonder was there a particular EL manager in his ear !

Interesting theory, vergeing on paranoia.

[CollegeTillIDie]

He was commenting on a recent crowd in the Showgrounds which numbered around 500. First Division teams on a poor night should be able to attract that many punters ! Sligo is a soccer town they have been in the League for several decades.
Apart from one season Sligo Rovers have been in the League since before '' The Emergency'' if I am not mistaken!

Therefore it is highly unlikely than any Sligwegian( if that is not the correct term what the fcuk is?) is unaware of their existence. Therefore a crowd of 500 for Rovers in a Premier Division fixture would be highly disappointing to say the least, and might be even disillusioning to the recently appointed manager Paul Cook. I am sure Rovers have gone to the community so it was a bit in for a dig for Pat to suggest they haven't. Could be that us Irish are just a bunch of apathetic event junkies... and attracting them to any League games be it Eircom League of Ireland, GAA National League or All-Ireland League Rugby ...., is a lot like peeing into the wind !

[sligoman]

He was commenting on a recent crowd in the Showgrounds which numbered around 500. First Division teams on a poor night should be able to attract that many punters !The lowest attandance this season has not been near as low as 500. Don't know where you're getting that from?
Therefore it is highly unlikely than any Sligwegian( if that is not the correct term what the fcuk is?)It's Sligonian btw.

[Dodge]

It's Sligonian btw.
Not now its its not. Sligwegian is the new term I'll be using :D

[sligoman]

Not now its its not. Sligwegian is the new term I'll be using :DPlease don't put us in the same catagory as Galway:rolleyes::p.

[red bellied]

He was commenting on a recent crowd in the Showgrounds which numbered around 500. First Division teams on a poor night should be able to attract that many punters ! Sligo is a soccer town they have been in the League for several decades.
Apart from one season Sligo Rovers have been in the League since before '' The Emergency'' if I am not mistaken!

Therefore it is highly unlikely than any Sligwegian( if that is not the correct term what the fcuk is?) is unaware of their existence. Therefore a crowd of 500 for Rovers in a Premier Division fixture would be highly disappointing to say the least, and might be even disillusioning to the recently appointed manager Paul Cook. I am sure Rovers have gone to the community so it was a bit in for a dig for Pat to suggest they haven't. Could be that us Irish are just a bunch of apathetic event junkies... and attracting them to any League games be it Eircom League of Ireland, GAA National League or All-Ireland League Rugby ...., is a lot like peeing into the wind !

Lowest crowd of the season was against Waterford. About 750, a poor crowd all the same. Rovers pulled out of the league in 1940 due to the war. After acouple of attempts to be readdmitted to the league, they were duly elected again in 1948. Also as you have mentioned, they finished last one season in the sixties and failed to be re-elected. After one season out they were addmitted again. Not sure of the dates in question? At a guess, out in 1962 and back in 1964.

[Schumi]

Sligwegian, brilliant. :D

[Da Real Rover]

He was commenting on a recent crowd in the Showgrounds which numbered around 500.

Not correct, the lowest was about 800 or so??

[pineapple stu]

I have 500 down as the crowd for the Waterford game.

[Red4Eva]

at tuesday's meeting the board said lowest crowd was 900 at the UCD game. derry & bohs were our biggest crowds at bout 1400

[sligoman]

I have 500 down as the crowd for the Waterford game.Shock horror. Don't think any of us actually care what you put down in the attendance thread cos it's usually wrong anyway.

[pineapple stu]

Shock horror. Don't think any of us actually care what you put down in the attendance thread cos it's usually wrong anyway.
Most evidence is completely to the contrary.

But in any event, the 500 didn't cmoe from me; it would have come from the Sligo and Waterford fans.

I have 1300 for the UCD game - which isn't far off as I was at that one - which means the 900 mentioned is nonsense. There was an unholy row when I dared to take 1400 for the Bohs game, with all parties eventually agreeing on 1800.

[Dodge]

LOL

You obviously do care...

[Peadar]

I have to agree with Pat Dolan. eircom Premier League football is the only sport, that Sligwegians can watch locally, which is of a significant standard. If Sligwegians aren't being encouraged through the turnstiles, then someone isn't doing their job properly.

[Dodge]

Is the Sligwegian GAA team any use? What kind of crowds do they get?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Is the Sligwegian GAA team any use? What kind of crowds do they get?
They got to the All-Ireland quarters a few years ago but I think their stuck in the Tommy Murphy Cup (the one for the really crap teams like New York) at the moment.

[osarusan]

Sligwegian........how is it pronounced?

Slig as in "big" or slig as in "slyg"?

[Terry]

Sligwegian........how is it pronounced?

Slig as in "big" or slig as in "slyg"?

I believe its pronounced slig like fig.......e.g. how do you get the slig into the slig roll !!!!!

[sligored]

They got to the All-Ireland quarters a few years ago but I think their stuck in the Tommy Murphy Cup (the one for the really crap teams like New York) at the moment.
Reply With Quote -
i am certainly not a gaa fan but check your facts before you post.
next sunday - connacht semi final - sligo v roscommon in hyde park

[red bellied]

at tuesday's meeting the board said lowest crowd was 900 at the UCD game. derry & bohs were our biggest crowds at bout 1400

This would have been the actual paying customers through the gate. Doesnt include season tickets and super reds etc. Add on about 400 and it would be close enough to actual attendance.

[Schumi]

Is the Sligwegian GAA team any use? What kind of crowds do they get?Would their important games not be played in Dublin?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Would their important games not be played in Dublin?
Only if they get to the All-Ireland quarters or end up playing Dublin in the qualifiers.

[pineapple stu]

i am certainly not a gaa fan but check your facts before you post.
next sunday - connacht semi final - sligo v roscommon in hyde park
Oooh! The Connacht semi-final! Heady stuff.

You were one point away from being in the Tommy Murphy, as far as I can see (one point from relegation to Division Four, which means entry to the TMCup), so I wouldn't be too dismissive of dmanetc's post. It was wrong, but not by much.

[red bellied]

Oooh! The Connacht semi-final! Heady stuff.

You were one point away from being in the Tommy Murphy, as far as I can see (one point from relegation to Division Four, which means entry to the TMCup), so I wouldn't be too dismissive of dmanetc's post. It was wrong, but not by much.

Closet Sligo GAA fan, alot of the natives wont know that.

[pineapple stu]

Wikipedia.;)

[Poor Student]

Is the Sligwegian GAA team any use?

It's nearly always Mayo and Galway in Connacht. They've won a good 80% of all titles between them. Sligo have just taken the two, they're pretty irrelevant GAA wise.

[sligored]

like ucd soccer wise - fairly irrelevant as well

Honours

* First Division League Championships: 1

1994/95

* FAI Cup winners: 1

1984

* FAI Super Cup winners: 1

2000/1

[Dodge]

Would it worth promoting the Sligwegian football team at the Sligwegian GAA games? Not at the games but outside or around Sligwegian bars etc?

[gustavo]

Doubt it , the GAA fans around here like their football good and British

[CollegeTillIDie]

Doubt it , the GAA fans around here like their football good and British

Post of the month!

[CharlesThompson]

500 or 750 is still a poor crowd by Sligwegonian standards. Obviously Big Phat Pat is stating the obvious, but maybe it's because he has absolutley nothing else of any betterment to say this week.

[Jerry The Saint]

500 or 750 is still a poor crowd by Sligwegonian standards. Obviously Big Phat Pat is stating the obvious, but maybe it's because he has absolutley nothing else of any betterment to say this week.

Spot on. It's a slow week for everyone (as seen by the comments on this site) except the players who had a great time lying around on the beach all weekend.

Can't fault Dolan's comments though - Rovers need to do a better job of promoting their local identity. They should take a leaf out of the Munster rugby book and get supporters to hold up inspirational banners at each game:



MAYO BY BIRTH, SLIGWEGIAN BY THE GRACE OF GOD




that sort of thing...

[SligoBrewer]

Doubt it , the GAA fans around here like their football good and British


and the way they talk, as if rovers were a pub team you know..
grrrr... sligo people are so ignorant!

[Schumi]

Only if they get to the All-Ireland quarters or end up playing Dublin in the qualifiers.I don't know much about gaa but are the provincial finals not played in Croke Park?

[Peadar]

I don't know much about gaa but are the provincial finals not played in Croke Park?

The Provincial finals are played in their respective provinces, with the odd exception of Ulster, where GAA greed, sometimes, drags supporters down to Croker.

Judging by the comments on here, it's clear that Sligwegians need to be educated on the merits of supporting their local side. Pat Dolan was right!

[HolylandsMan]

Peadar

The Ulster was staged in Croke Park from 2004 to 2006 because of the fact that more fans wished to attend the game than could be catered for in any ground in Ulster.

Simple as that.

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

[Peadar]

Peadar

The Ulster was staged in Croke Park from 2004 to 2006 because of the fact that more fans wished to attend the game than could be catered for in any ground in Ulster.

Simple as that.

It's common to have games sold out. Greed took them to Dublin!

[Dodge]

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

Turn offs to what? A few people here despise the GAA, more people are fans. Thats the beauty of the el, eveyone has an opinion

[monutdfc]

It's common to have games sold out. Greed took them to Dublin!
Moving the game allowed more people to attend.
Is it greeed that caused the FAI to move Irish internationals from Dalymount to Lansdowne?

[Peadar]

Is it greeed that caused the FAI to move Irish internationals from Dalymount to Lansdowne?

Being from Ulster, you'll be forgiven for thinking that the north and south sides of Dublin city, are in different provinces.

By the way, safety reasons were the driving force behind the move from Dalymount, since a review of the stadium meant that the capacity was dramatically reduced. There's a big difference!

[pineapple stu]

like ucd soccer wise - fairly irrelevant as well

Honours

* First Division League Championships: 1

1994/95

* FAI Cup winners: 1

1984

* FAI Super Cup winners: 1

2000/1
Don't recall the Sligwegian GAA team winning the Super Cup?

And you forgot our numerous Leinster Senior Cup titles, as well as the First Division Shield, the Fair Play award and the U-21s. :)

[sligored]

stu,
you would want to give all these extra honours to the official ucd web site because that is where i got this info. congrats

[pineapple stu]

You got info from the official UCD website?! Dangerous...

I much prefer www.stigonline.com for things like that. Although I've just noticed we're missing an awards section. Must get onto that.

[Dr.Nightdub]

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

Simple explanation, two words: Thomas Davis.

Not that we don't appreciate the new dimension they've added to Rovers-baiting though. Doublethink is such fun once you get the hang of it.

[Dodge]

Simple explanation, two words: Thomas Davis.


It goes back way way longer than that