Worst Fans?

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Originally Posted by SÓC

True, worse thing ever is watching a game when there is a running track.

IMO Worse fans are Waterford but then again they have an excuse for home games. The thing that IMO made them quite poor this season was their shocking numbers at the Cup final and their poor turn out at the Cross this season

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Its quite easy for the **** fans to slag off our Club, ground, support etc.
Look, we dont own the RSC and the TD's that represent Waterford couldnt give a rat's ass to lay a finger in helping us develop the ground. I hate the place but there isnt much we can do about it.

Our poor support: The Jimmy McGeough saga and the antics of our Chairman turned alot of fans and potential investors away from the Club. The presense of the resurgent hurling team in the county has seen the Waterford public (bandwagoners the lot of em) get behind the boggers for the annual three games out for an excuse of a big **** up. They have no interest at the moment in WUFC and until such a time we do become successful and win a major trophy, the public will find another bandwagon to hop on.

The support at the Cup Final was shocking. I admit the 3,500 is our hardcore support who go to the RSC on an on-off basis throughout the season. The rest of the Wateford sporting public who 'love the county' (John Mullanesque like)went to the pub to watch the ManUre - ARSEnal game and just couldnt be bothered going to the Cup Final in supporting a team representing the county but instead support every summer a bunch of over inflated prima madonnas who spit at fellow players, crease a hurley accross a rival oponent and give the v-signs to rival supporters.

Then again no matter what I say, it will all fall on deaf ears and the 'sheepshagger' 'small village team' crap will be used. :rolleyes:

As far as i am concerned it is Derry city one of them threatned to break my legs because i posted a picture on the Harps forum which he drafted. :mad:

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Originally Posted by Macy

Online the worst fans have to be Cork - mainly because of their revisionism and arrogance. See Colm's posts on here as a prime example.

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How was I being arrogant?? I was merely stating the obvious in saying that Cork City have by far the largest home and away support in the country and that at away games we are probably the noisiest and most colourful. That's not arrogance Macy, it's fact. If I was being arrogant I would have said that it's always been like this but of course I am honest enough to admit that it wasn't, you only have to go back about 10 years and things were a lot different for City fans. However, that was then and this is now and I think we are more than entitled to boast.

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Originally Posted by observer

In relation to the support of GAA fans Colm get a life.

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Talk about people getting the wrong end of the stick. I wasn't having a go at GAA fans at all, I was just trying to point out how many bandwagon supporters Longford have and was getting at the way a lot of them sit in the stand silently for most of the game but if they score they just chant "Longford dum dum dum etc". I know the section O crowd make an effort there's just not anywhere near enough of ye for ye to make an impact.
On Longford's population, yes it's small but for ye to get 10,000 people watch ye win the cup one week and for them not to be impressed enough to come back the next week and ye end up with 1000 is a joke. Ye must be tearing ye're hair out wondering what ye have to do because for ye to win two cup finals and still get such paltry attendances refleclts very badly on the Longford sporting public.

It would have to be the 4,200 Rovers fans who have not been seen regularly at the showgrounds since 1994.

Well said Colm ...Cork have excellent fans ...I wish every Eircom League ground had the same atmosphere as turners cross.Yeare a credit to cork with the amount of noise and support that ye give... Fair play

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Originally Posted by Partizan

Its quite easy for the **** fans to slag off our Club, ground, support etc.

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:rolleyes:
1. Have a look through the thread, it's not only fans of Cork City have commented on how poor your support is. Of course, you would never miss a chance to have a go at Cork City, it's a wonder you didn't manage to work "fat" into your post somewhere.
2. Nobody is slagging off your support, the thread is about "worst fans", and people have simply posted who they think are the worst.
3. I posted that it was unfair in some ways to say any club has the worst fans as every club has a group who try their best. Waterford have a small group who always make an effort, and they are to be encouraged and congratulated for that. However, Waterford fans themselves complain just how bad their support can be at times, and the things you gave as excuses for poor support apply to every other club in the country.

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Originally Posted by Colm

Talk about people getting the wrong end of the stick. I wasn't having a go at GAA fans at all, I was just trying to point out how many bandwagon supporters Longford have and was getting at the way a lot of them sit in the stand silently for most of the game but if they score they just chant "Longford dum dum dum etc". I know the section O crowd make an effort there's just not anywhere near enough of ye for ye to make an impact.
On Longford's population, yes it's small but for ye to get 10,000 people watch ye win the cup one week and for them not to be impressed enough to come back the next week and ye end up with 1000 is a joke. Ye must be tearing ye're hair out wondering what ye have to do because for ye to win two cup finals and still get such paltry attendances refleclts very badly on the Longford sporting public.

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OK, i took you up wrong. It is indeed very frustrating that the bandwagoners don't return often enough and it is a poor reflection on the Longford sporting public. I think all clubs have an element of bandwagon support though which rears its head at cup finals

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Originally Posted by Colm

Please give me an example of when this has ever happened in recent times?? I hate when people make stupid statements like that.

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8000 against Bohs last day of last season; under 2000 at the first game?

Granted, end-of-season, title-chasing v. crappy lashing rain day, but there's one straight up for you! ;)

I am quite sure that I took you up correctly Colm and may I explain for your information that attendance at the FAI cup final is not indicative of the pool of local support available for the following reasons.
1. Longfordians travelled from abroad(mostly England and America) to share in the occasion.
2. Supporters also travelled from all over Ireland who would not be in a position to travel to Longford every week.
3. Regular supporters exorted their friends, relations to attend and brought all their own clans for what was a great family celebration.
4. Every club would expect to get people to travel to a final who would not normally have much interest in the team. This is normal and nothing to complain about, as we welcome everyone who can help to urge on the team in a big match, and maybe give us the edge as certainly happened against Waterford.

By the way I am still classing you with Con and Frank Murphy. :p

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Originally Posted by Passive

I think you're being harsh on Shels fans. There's not many of them, but that's hardly their fault. The lads who do get involved have come on leaps and bounds in terms of atmosphere.

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agreed. the BD do their best in fairness.

In this order:

1. Bohs- for the unfounded arrogance ("Big Club" :rolleyes: ) and the crap atmosphere in dalymount.
2. Home Farm- or maybe that deserves a separate thread called "Worst fan." :rolleyes:
3. Every team in the country which has little brats running out of control- nothing more annoying- pats and bray especially bad for this.
4. bandwagon fans of any club- especially the crowd who show up to the cross when the going is good and still abuse the players, the manager etc- we must have at least 100 of these prats.
5. The holier-than-thou fans. Anyone from any club who feels the need to pontificate about their own greatness over and over and over.............

have to be waterford fans

for a local derby in the cross, they travel very bad in n umbers in comparison to the amount of city fans that travel.its only twice a year for fock sake

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Percenatge-wise of what they have for their home games, they are not so bad really.

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Originally Posted by thecorner

have to be waterford fans

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I'm not a huge fan of WUFC fans either- the atmosphere down there is brutal- real sing when yer winning types

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Originally Posted by ramblers05

ha ha i remember takin over your little stable behind the goals!! :D :D

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If I remember correctly ye didn't wait too long there ;) :D

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Originally Posted by Gary

To be fair Macy, there are only a very small number of City fans who are like that. I mean, I could just turn around and say the same about Longford due to Max Powers behaviour, and Patrick D etc.

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excuse me gary but i am entitled to air my thoughts, you don't like them tough.


worst fans, for me cork, thats my choice......

and i have to say its the small number of city fans on this board and not the offical one off the web site.

Maybe we're not so bad after all. I expected a ton of nominations for Rovers fans as "worst fans". Despite the noise, and colour we bring to the league, some people can't see past the headlines that the minority create.

The worst fans title has to go jointly to Home Farm, and UCD fans. They have so few fans, who never create an atmosphere for any match - period. They'll never be asked to leave the ground separately, or need a police escort after games, like what happens to us occasionally.

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Originally Posted by mypost

The worst fans title has to go jointly to Home Farm, and UCD fans. They have so few fans...They'll never be asked to leave the ground separately, or need a police escort after games, like what happens to us occasionally.

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Sorry, but that has to be one of the stupidest posts ever on this board. We (and Dublin City fans) are the worst fans because we've never gotten a police escort?! :rolleyes: You're in danger of stereotyping Rovers fans as fans who enjoy getting into trouble and take pride in needing police attention. You're also largely confusing "worst fans" with "fewest fans".

I'll let you away with it a bit because it was half four and drink might have been involved... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Colm

Please give me an example of when this has ever happened in recent times??

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I'm guessing here Colm but was there not an occasion last season where there was about 8000 at a European match and then the next home league game there was "only" about 1500 (most other teams would still love that).

I can't remember the opposition but I'm sure City got beat 1-0 and it was lashing down all night, might've been Bohs?? I can remember a thread where some of ye were moaning about it.

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Originally Posted by max power

cork.......

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Imagine being jelous of a club that wins fu*k all.

But I couldn't know your pain! Imagine being from Longford!