ah rite. how many glens are expected?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slash/ED
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ah rite. how many glens are expected?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slash/ED
It's possible.
but you can't deny that we made a great noise in Glentoran.
and we usually sound much better when in a proper covered stand, like in Inchicore we make an alright noise.
If you have a look at ShelsWeb there are endless threads about us moving to the Riverside as the home stand on a permanent basis, for this reason.
Jesus, other teams take small enough support to the Riverside, less than we have in the Drumcondra End and sound brilliant.
I am NOT saying we have the best fans in the world or anything like at that, and I accept that times we look and sound dismal.
They were given 2,000 tickets and sold 1,500 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by DE TOWN
And the New stand v Riverside is an ongoing debate on shelsweb alright, this development could hopefully help the case for useing the Riverside, if not tonight (as it's very short notice) than down the line in the future.
no, ye were brilliant but glens are terrible at home, they were when we played them in the setanta but away from home they are fantastic :) :ball:Quote:
Originally Posted by seansouth
I cant understand how any Irish football fan would not support shels tonight, and LFD and cork tomorrow. Come on shels, fancy them to win by 2/3. Were miles better in belfast.
My prediction for tonight is 2-1 to Shels
Just gave Shels a call, they've opened the other stand and the lady on the phone said there's plenty of tickets. So don't shy away if you're thinking of heading down late.
Copied and pasted from shelsweb....
One ticket caravan located at the top of Richmond Road junction with Drumcondra Rd outside Prescotts Dry Cleaners.
One ticket caravan half-way down Richmond Rd outside The Panelling Centre.
Is there student discount Slash?
I haven't a clue to be honest with you, but generally our prices are 6 for childen, 10 for students and 15 for adults, and as far as I know it's the same rates for today so there should be.
I have nothing against the Shels fans, all that I know (in the real world not on this site) are sound lads, but I can not stand Ollie Byrne (to put it mildly) or Pat Fenlon.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Also, after their "success" last year they could afford to offer the likes of Glen Crowe money that we could not match (well we did, then they offered an even bigger contract unless of course you believe the Shels fans who claim he left for a pay-cut!) so obviously their success in Europe is detrimental to the club that I support, Bohemians. Also, I want Shelbourne's fan base to remain as crippled as it is now and not to swell as a result of success in Europe. If that wasn't enough, the disgracefull comments made by Ollie Byrne during last year's European campaign about fixture changes when he was lying through his rotten teeth, his comments about Bohs when Shels won the league, and Pat Felon's comments about our team during the close-season ended any chance of goodwill from the Bohemians support.
I don't begrudge Cork any success this year, I hope they do well. As for Longford, despite it being the most unwelcoming town in Ireland I still wouldn't mind seeing them doing well either.
I think that Shels will win 1 or 2-0 tonight. I can't remember what I predicted last week. I hope it's a tough, intense and gruelling game so they'll be knackered for Friday night!!! I want Shels to win though, and if they don't I'll be supporting Glens in the next round.
I thought the Uefa matches are a week from tomorrow seeing as there is only two qualifying rounds there's no need to rush the fixtures.
The UEFA Cup is a week tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
What's it like to be outplayed Glens? We can start stacking up all the quotes from Glens heads saying they were going to shock us all and win the tie, 6-2, looks like yous were a bit off eh? Bring on the Steaua.
excellent, shelbourne doing what eL teams have never really done in the past: made european opponents look poor. watching glens shocking efforts was like watching City in Europe years ago, not up to the standard.
oh, and Forza Glens: AMATEUR :p :D
oh number 2... change your "location" ShelsTim (top of the league) :D
Well done tonight. Hopefully you can get a good result next week against Steaua to bring to Romania. Would be great for an Irish club to knock a former European Cup winner out. I watched the match on TV. Anyone else notice George Hamilton call Ritchie Baker "Dessie Baker" at least twice?
Doolin had nothing good to say about Glentoran.Too harsh.
the whole game through. he'd always a few seconds later, not exactly to correct himself, but call him richie again... clearly someone whispering in his ear :DQuote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Dolan? They were ****e. what good can you say about them? if that ould fella Walker is a "legend" then i truely feel for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge
Well done Reds
hard luck boys in Green . Dolan was right though prep for Europe was too slipshod. Too reminiscent of EL teams 15 years ago :D
I clearly mean top of the Champions League, just give us a short while.Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Great result ....well done (Glentoran team jersey looked like Goalkeepers)
apart from the fact that one was black and one was green ;) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ccfcgirl
excellent performance by shels outplayed glens all over the park! even though the pitch looked like sh!t! fair play to the glens fans outside the ground they were a good laugh!!
Bring on bucharest!!
Smashing game again. Only word I can think of to describe Shelbourne's football = gorgeous.
Fabulous to watch. Congrats the Shels.
I've one question - what the fcuk happened to the pitch???? There seemed to be rugby league lines on it and I saw something recently that there was some students rugby league championship in Dublin - was that played in Tolka?? Surely the bobs that Shels would get from a student RL organisation wouldn't be great and certainly no compensation for the savaging the pitch got - it seemed to be cut up in places too. I couldn't believe that was the same pitch I saw only a few weeks ago in the Setanta. Anyone know anything about that????
I was thinking the same thing Hamish. Seeing it on TV in the Setanta I thought it looked immaculate and then I turn up and see patches of grass missing and things. It wasn't horrendus but not as nice as it looked months ago. I have to ask Shels fans what the hell goes on at Tolka? I stupidly sat in the 2nd row of the Richmond Rd. end and I was constantly blocked by a stream of passers by. The same people over and over again? Do people just lap the ground or something?
On the positive side great performance by Shels. 2 wins and maximum coefficient points. I thought there was a very good crowd too. The Glens fans and the Brigoid Dearg created a good atmosphere of colour and noise. A satisfying experience to see an eL side demolish their opposition in Europe. Could and should have been 5 goals, not sure what Byrne was thinking with that tame shot when put through on goal.
Well done to Shels, classy finish...but what is up with the pitch, looked awful on tv
Heat wave anyone? :)
I meant the style of the jersey. :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DE TOWN
Seriusly EnDaI - I wasn't trying to take a cheap shot at Shels but wasn't there a wet period recently when that students competition was on which would have cut the sh!t out of the pitch. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by EnDai
I know clubs need money from a variety of sources but to let a shower of mullockers on what was a fantastic pitch only a few weeks ago is a shame.
Shels, ever humble in victory......Quote:
Originally Posted by ShelsTim
:rolleyes:
I suppose after following Shels for a while you all end up taking on Ollie's character.
Aye, it did look bad :( But still, it seemingly played well! ;)
Jaysus,I don't even know what to say.....
OLLIE BYRNE IS A LEGENDQuote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
Was there some students' RL competition on it though lads????????
I was shocked at the state of the pitch, went from the best in the league to absolute crap. There was obviously some event on there but I had heard nothing about it anyway. It didn't seem to concern us too much, mind.
This now makes Shelbourne Irelands most successful ever team in Europe as far as winning ties is concerned. Funny that, two years ago all you would hear is how shít we were in Europe :p
We beat Glentoran today because we played football, that's how we should have played all season. Hopefully, to quote the great man Houllier, a corner has been turned. Play passing football like that and we will get results. I'm more confident about the next round than I was when the draw was made. Yes glens were poor, but you can only beat what's in front of you and the way we did it was impressive. A few changes will probably be made for friday, that's what the squad is for, but the injuries are clearing and we're looking good. Byrne and Crowe are playing like a partnership now and that is the biggest positive from the past few weeks.
Jesus Slash/ED, you Shels fans must be gobsmacked at all the praise you're getting, given the slagging you usually get. Shels deserved every kudo going tbf as their football was brilliant to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slash/ED
No doubt about it, Footie is getting very nicey nicey these days. :D
I'm still speechlessQuote:
Originally Posted by sirhamish
Yeah, we need a good old Éanna Olly rant to get his back to normality :pQuote:
Originally Posted by sirhamish
Watching the tape of the match again though, I get the distinct impression Pat Dolan really, really wanted us to lose, so some things never change.