No - Cork fans would actually take it seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColinR
It wasn't too long ago that Bohs fans were noisy, colorful and travelled in large numbers. Now it's only on odd occasions and rarely at Dalymount. :(
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No - Cork fans would actually take it seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColinR
It wasn't too long ago that Bohs fans were noisy, colorful and travelled in large numbers. Now it's only on odd occasions and rarely at Dalymount. :(
The thread may have been started to congratulate Rovers fans but a Cork fan chose to insult the fans of most of the league's clubs. The rest of us probably shouldn't have bothered reacting, but it's a public forum and we've every right to do so if we feel like it. The fact is that many people from a lot of different clubs are sick of listening to some of the garbage that some Cork fans have been coming out with over the last few years. As has been pointed out before- ultimately we're all small clubs and crowds overall in the league are woeful.
Incidentally-if you don't want people to take issue with your comments don't post them on a public forum!
and by that same token , if I want to constantly hear someone b!tch and moan at every little petty thing I'll get MarriedQuote:
Originally Posted by Galway Harps
FFS , It was a throwaway comment ,it meant no disrespect to anyone ,just certain numpties up in arms over it ,once again ruining a thread
Grow up ,take a chill pill,try and try learn about somethiong called common sense
It might have been a throw-away comment but was part of a trend that has been going on for quite a while.
People are sick of it and they're saying so.
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Originally Posted by Peadar
I think the thread was ruined right at the very start
COME ON DERRY
Lobby your local TDQuote:
Originally Posted by Galway Harps
In the meanwhile -If you've nothing of note to contribute to the thread,start off a new one where you can b!tch and moan to your hearts content - oh wait a minute you already have that in the galway forum :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by redgav
Why would he want to come onto our forum? He's a harps fan
I think we're getting off topic here people - we're supposed to be discussing how amazing Rovers fans are, not how irrelevant supporters of other clubs are.
More praise please...
Anyway fair play to the cork fans for clapping us at the end. Nice to see Damo and Billy Woods acknowledging the Hoops faithful.
Now to the really relevant question: Who were the 2 good looking cork young ones walking in front of the jodi?!:D
KOH
Maybe from now on you should reply to each topic before anyone else and tell everybody who is allowed to post and what they're allowed to say.
In the meantime I'll post what I want where I want, despite your bitching and moaning about all the bitching and moaning.....
If anyone of these lovely minor clubs were at the match, you'd understand the point of the thread.
Otherwise as such events are not publicised, you can never know what actually what went on and what it was about. There are 1,493 people in Ireland who would understand this thread. Some people are juxtaposing the same old clichés to the same drivel about crediting other fans, specifically ad ordinarily Rovers fans.
I was going to point that out Terry, but I thought I'd wait and see how long he took to work it out from my login! (Here's a clue Redgav- look at the second word)
RedGav and PeadarQuote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
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Originally Posted by Passive
:D tut tut - the hypermentalist pc brigade will be burning effigies of you for that one
Well I would've, anyway................;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
NY Hoop, you're disturbed. Those birds were around 12. Even Manic da Hoop said they were too young, and he's basically a League of Ireland Gary Glitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by NY Hoop
That said, I still would have...:)
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Originally Posted by Galway Harps
ahhh . the penny drops ..You are a football fan , as opposed to a fella from galway that has a harp making business ..I get it now
Still doesn't take from the fact that your b!tchin and moanin makes thousands of wives jealous
Think it was a cup game, not sure how many years ago, and coming out the gates after the game the guards went to close the gates to keep the Rovers fans inside (no idea why). I almost got caught inside with my father and when we were outside coins started flying over the fence into the crowds outside. Nobody was hurt and it didn't escalate, but it's the only time I've ever been in a situation like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
I agree, but my point was that as fans who own the club, you can't wash your hands of the minority and say "it's up to the club to ban them" because the fans are the club.Quote:
Wrong! The fact that the fans own the club, allows us to take a hardline stance against any incident involving the club's fans.
Fair play Rovers.
People have to remember that it is easy for fans to travel in big numbers when they are at the top and be noisy i.e us but we also done this when we were down were rovers are now.
Rovers fans are passionate and a credit to the league. The new board are clearly making efforts to eradicate the scum so talking about them is just old news.
Singing til you are hoarse does not make you a "proper fan". I sing every match I attend but it doesn't make me btter than any other fan who forsake the Premier****e nonsense that pollutes this country for their local side.
Spot onQuote:
Originally Posted by d f x-
Rovers fans were outstanding last night. I would love (or hate ;) ) too see how other fans would react to what went on last night if it was their own team.
Their team was in deep trouble, their manager didnt have a clue, the players looked like they were never even given a plan A, the Ref was poor, they were playing a clearly better team but they put on a great showing that left City fans who normally have no grá at all for Rovers very impressed
Good point Speranza, my father's been going to Waterford games since he was snuck in under the turnstiles in Kilcohan as a kid. He never stands up, ("i paid for a seat, why would i stand up?") rarely sings, but anyone who thinks he's not a proper fan needs his head examined. Proper fans turn up for leagu cup games against Rockmount Celtic, and go to games no matter what division or league position the club is in. If you want to know how many real fans your club has, then you can only base it on the lowest attendance figure of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speranza
peader, colm, thanks for the kind words, always appreciated. ignore the bitterness from the rest who are unhappy with not being mentioned in relation to a rovers cork game :confused:
sizeable crowd for a monday in that weather. just a pity whorisky decided to be a silly ****
spot on bigmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmac
And much like yourself ... Cork fans would have a right to express their thoughts, it works both way .... City fans are tired of people giving out when they are losing a debate/argument someone will jump it and blame Cork fans, sometimes in threads where a Cork fan hasn't even posted, Cork fans are probably tired about he comments like "and there was 30,000 at the cross"Quote:
Originally Posted by Galway Harps
Granted most Cork fans wear it fairly well .... but just the fact that you are getting shirty over someone suggesting your club doesn't travel in big numbers then City fans have the right to get p!ssed off too or at should at least have the right to ACTUALLY be guilty of something before someone gets to blame them :p ..... anyway .... it is a total generalisation.
That is not Corks fault .... dont try and hinge that on Cork fans ... any fan in the league can make an observation ... so why not Cork fans ??Quote:
The fact is that many people from a lot of different clubs are sick of listening to some of the garbage that some Cork fans have been coming out with over the last few years. As has been pointed out before- ultimately we're all small clubs and crowds overall in the league are woeful.
And just for the record ... i am not directing that at you Galway Harps ..... its really to all the fans who see fit to take things out on Cork fans the minute things aren't going their way.
Well he got turfed out and met the constables for a cup of tea in fitzgibbon street afterwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
It was the 'proper fans' stuff that I was getting annoyed about, and in fairness it isn't just Cork fans who are guilty of it.
And I never said anyone couldn't make an observation!
As for redgav- has it ever occured to you that you may have a problem with women?
[QUOTE=Galway Harps]It was the 'proper fans' stuff that I was getting annoyed about, and in fairness it isn't just Cork fans who are guilty of it.
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no its not. a coule of cork fans, who have no particular love of rovers, were so impressed with us last night they came on here to compliment our fans who were defiant in the face of the abyss last night and a predicitible whine eminates from the smaller clubs. 'were great too, notice us' :rolleyes:
this has been discussed elsewhere recently. the site is dying on its arse because keyboard warriors with nothing to say hijack interesting threads with pure garbage. if you have nothing to contribute to a discussion about last nights events, download a song or something. just go away.
This thread is very similar to another one recently...Cork fans syaing how great they are and how most other clubs don't have "proper" fans.:rolleyes: .I remember when we used to play Cork in the premier and yee used to have 10-20 fans...where was the great rebal army then?:confused: .I wonder would yee bring 250 fans to Monaghan in a first divison match...doubt it!.I read the 4 pages and 3 Cork fans thought they were high enough to have a dig at Galway...whatever we bring an away support of 30-50 to alot if not most away games and we would have a massive support if we were in Europe and top of the league.So stop talking as if yee have been around for years....yere support has only got big in the last 3 years,maybe 5.
Derry are the best fans in Ireland...always have brought a large away support even when they were ****e...not a bunch of bandwagon supporters like Cork...shams always bring a big support to.
DERRY FOR THE LEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!
So now you're telling me what I was annoyed about- that's a neat trick!
Our increase home attendances coincided with our switch from Sunday to Friday for home games. Sunday was difficult for a county with such a great GAA heritage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
Last Monday Derry had no more than 30 in Belfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
Last night we had about 300 in Dalymount.
I've been to loads of Derry games in the last few years where 30 was their average away support.
No team in Ireland travels as much as Cork City FC.
Until Waterford got promoted, Longford was our local Derby.
You're a little club with tiny support. That's something you need to deal with, not me.
Ya whatever.As i said before yere all a bunch of bandwagon supporters...yee had a **** support for years until yee got good.I guarantee Galway would a large support if we were in yere position but if yee want to think that yee were always massive...fair enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peadar
BTW why did you feel the need to have a dig at GUFC i was just stating the obvious.It seems to be a common trait among "some" CCFC supporters to slate other clubs.Who are you to have a go at us?:confused:
Just to point out i have nothing against Cork or there fans but "some" posters are from Cork are posting an incredible amount of crap.
mods, the point has been made, lock the thread before it gets totally hijacked by the galway boys. unbelievably petty.
lads, thanks for the words of support, and thanks to billy and rico who came over to us to applaud us. we arent each others favourites, but last night puts some good will in there.
i partially retract my 'i hate all corkies' statement of yesterday. ;)
I was just stating the obvious too Conor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
This thread was about Rovers fans last night. If you weren't at the game then you don't know what we're talking about so please go and get wound up elsewhere. You've nothing significant to contribute here.
:confused: What once were not all praising yee the thread should be locked.It is obvious this went off topic before the "galway boys hijacked":rolleyes: the thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roverstillidie
We know you love us, deep down somewhere. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roverstillidie
Respect to Kenny for his sporting gesture after the game. He apologised to Colin and Rico and shook hands with the other City players. I think everyone knew there was no malice in his clash with Colin anyway but it was a big thing to come back out and make his peace in front of everyone.
Can you not just single out those posters .... instead of tarr all with one brush ?? I swear .... it would actually be easier and you're argument would hold up better aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
Lads,
The thread went off topic in the fourth post.Like someone said earlier, most teams have good supporters, some have more than others.Quote:
Yeah fair play to Rovers fans last night, they were excellent.... I maintain that only them, us and maybe Derry have the only sets of proper fans in this league.
Contrast them with Bohs last week or Waterford the other night who were pathetic.
Chatting about it in Doyles after the game and we were all commenting on what a weird fcuked up turn of events had taken place.... one week City fans are battering Bohs "fans", the following week City fans are applauding Rovers fans out of the ground!!
Anyway, I'll say it again fair play Rovers. I hope ye stay up and Waterford go down.
Las time i checked free speech was allowed even to people who talk complete ****e like you.So if i have something to say,i'll say it.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Peadar
I cant just lock it for that !! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roverstillidie
Its only until someone draws blood .... then we'll lock it !! :p
no, its not that you arent praising rovers fans, you arent even talking about them in the first place. you werent at the game, you saw none of what went on at the game, yet you are going on and on about some nonsense that is irrelevant. stick to the topic or **** off, no-one wants to hear snide comments about whether cork fans are bandwagon jumpers. start a thread on it if it matters that much to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
you read like a 3 year old who has just been introduced to their new younger sibling. jumping up and down shouting 'mummy, look at me'. or in this case 'galway fans are great too'.
every second thread gets hijacked by some small club chip on shoulder type because they werent mentioned in the same breath as rovers and cork and i have a pain in my arse with it.
its my new mission, spam busting on foot.ie :D