Longford (away) game last year and other thoughts...
hey lads, i've only just discovered this message board. I started following UCD this year when I enrolled here. I was at the Boh's game in August (0-2) and then I managed to make another away game later in the season in Longford. I must say that was a classic night for a number of reasons!:
1) Longford had a practically full stand of supporters who huffed and puffed for 90 mins and all their team managed was 1 decent chance late on. Brilliant!
2) Longford were a team of long ball crapmasters and UCD were spraying the ball around and creating great chances throughout the whole game.
3) Myself and my brother were the only UCD supporters in the main stand. We avoided the rain but indured sharp looks from the locals for laughing at Longford's attempts to score/cross/pass etc...
4)The rival sets of fans on the otherside of the pitch. Heavily outnumbered the UCD contingent had us in stiches with their rhythmic comic chanting and general bantering. Fair play lads
5) The chant delivered to the Longford goalkeeper as he attempted another long ball punt upfield..."Are You Frodo in disguise?" and of course the sister chant "Frodo, Frodo where's your ring?"
6) The result! 2-0 and some great goals, the first one was a gem of a half-volley
7) The obviously senile PA announcer overseeing the half time raffle. The man makes Jimmy Magee sound like Hamlet! "It's a big ham here we have.......and you can win it here now."
Cheers lads, looking forward to the Skonto game tonight. I spotted some of their backroom staff in the Montrose last night and I made sure that they were familar with the phrase "Are you trinity in disguise???" The dodgy tracksuits and mullets said it all.
