Cork players and supporters tonight

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Originally Posted by Speranza

You would be the first to complain if $hels players acted in that way so don't be a hypocrite. It would be "typical Shels scum" but when the Corkies do it we are blowing it out of proportion.....get a grip.

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Fair point I think....

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Originally Posted by Colm

Of course the Drogheda players did absolutely nothing to provoke our players and fans!:rolleyes:

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Yes they did ! they scored a great goal in a game you dominated.That was provacation enough .

CCFC fans: were excellent throughout, don;t really know if the sound carried around the ground or on TV, but I thought we were great, even in defeat.

CCFC spitting 'fans': i guessed there were verbals being thrown when I saw the crowd near the tunnel, didn't see anyone spitting, but enough people have said that it's clear on the TV pictures, I personally thought McKeon had a mare, but if anyone can be identified from the TV pictures, they should be banned from EL grounds for the rest of the season.

CCFC players: Gamble's card was rescinded, he did nothing wrong, Danny was red-carded and will rightly serve a ban for his actions. Behan left the leg in at one stage alright, I think he was booked though, George was rightly booked for his challenge.

Stewards: There was one idiot steward in particular who, if it hadn't been for the actions of a poster on here could have gotten a slap. They handled the end of the game badly IMO.

Drogs fans: There was a section at the back of the ballybough and nearest the ballybough of the main stand who really made an effort though the sound didn't travel. the rest were quiet, bar when George messed up and for five minutes when they scored.

Drogs players: Gavin led with the elbow every single time he jumped and another ref would have sent him off, after being booked he connected with Behan's head at least twice and O'Donovan once. Apart from that, it was the best I've seen him play (scary to think Steven Gray couldn't make the first team). fitzpatrick shouldn't have been on the field to be substituted, and you all know it.

The scenes at the end were unwelcome, despite all the talk in the lead up there's clearly a lot of needle between the two teams, some among the CCFC contingent may be rightly classed as sore losers, but I hope that the TV picked up on some of the actions of the Drogs players at the end, O'Brien in particular was a disgrace, as has been said, even Doolin spotted it and moved them along.

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Originally Posted by Dodge

Can remember you trying to shrug off that excuse last time in Inchicore Colm?

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There's a hell of a difference between a bit of argy bargy between players/a gang of fans shouting and spitting and a feel getting his head split open by a flying rock imho. However, it's probably best not to be mentioning that incident too much ahead of Fridays game.

There is no issue here really. City players were p!ssed off as were the fans, two punched were thrown by players and that was the worst of it.

You are still being hypocritical. Are you really trying to say that we all hate The People's Republic TM so much that we blow these things out of proportion? NO. We all give $hels abuse and especially Corkies who cream themselves at the oppurtunity to call Shels scum. There is no difference but just you continue to delude yourself.

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Originally Posted by ndrog

of course you should fear us.We have proved again that we are winners,and that when it really matters Cork cant beat us.You were undoubtedly the better side but thats what makes it even better.All the crap that rico and george have spouted about the fai cup final and how cork "just didnt show up " blah,blah.Well you showed up the other night and still couldnt score

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Ye won the fai cup for the first time(i think) last year,and won a setanta final that ye deserved nothing out of and all of a sudden ye are winners!:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by ndrog

of course you should fear us.We have proved again that we are winners,and that when it really matters Cork cant beat us.

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Let me take you back to Friday October 14th last year, it mattered and we beat ye.

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Originally Posted by ndrog

Yes they did ! they scored a great goal in a game you dominated.That was provacation enough.

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If the Drogheda players had not been at the New Stand end then the City fans would have left the ground without incident. O'Brien in particular was an absolute disgrace. He was more "Tarzan" O'Brien than "Fabio"

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Originally Posted by daveh

Ye won the fai cup for the first time(i think) last year,and won a setanta final that ye deserved nothing out of and all of a sudden ye are winners!:rolleyes:

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When you are looking up the records in a few years time it will show:
2005 FAI Cup: Winners - Drogheda United, Runners-Up - Cork City
2006 Setanta CUP: Winners - Drogheda United, Runners-Up - Cork City

There will be no reference to Cork not turning up in 2005 or Cork playing Drogheda off the field for 100 minutes in 2006.

Football is a results business and on these two occasions Drogheda United were the winners and Cork City were the losers.

You Cork boys will have to learn to live with it! If you wanted to have a bit of class about it you would accept these defeats graciously! Was that a pig I just saw flying passed the window??:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by daveh

Ye won the fai cup for the first time(i think) last year,and won a setanta final that ye deserved nothing out of and all of a sudden ye are winners!:rolleyes:

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Sour grape anyone ?

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Originally Posted by daveh

Ye won the fai cup for the first time(i think) last year,and won a setanta final that ye deserved nothing out of and all of a sudden ye are winners!:rolleyes:

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In fairness to Drogheda, they have won the last 2 domestic trophies to be played. If that doesn't make them winners....?!

BTW Cork (deservedly, in case I'm accused of sour grapes) won the League for the 2nd time in their history last season. Its not like you've strung together 5 in a row or whatever Rovers did!!!

Bit of perspective wouldn't go amiss, otherwise you do come across as poor losers in the Shels mould.

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Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

... only to be confronted by this scurrilous piece of common sense. Not good enough.

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Had a feeling you'd pull me up on that! ;)

Not to worry, it fell on deaf ears anyway.

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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

In fairness to Drogheda, they have won the last 2 domestic trophies to be played. .

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Try again. :p

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Originally Posted by Risteard

Try again. :p

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Setanta is domestic, in my mind anyway, call me old fashioned but I`m a kinda 32 counties guy :p

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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Setanta is domestic, in my mind anyway, call me old fashioned but I`m a kinda 32 counties guy :p

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Paisley was right.
Give these nationalists an inch and they'll take a fecking mile.:D

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Originally Posted by Risteard

Paisley was right.
Give these nationalists an inch and they'll take a fecking mile.:D

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The Rebel Army you're havin a laugh..... ;)

:p :p :p

All that everyone can agree on is that the video evidence should be used.
That way we can see that Fabio and Danny get their comeuppance along with clearing up the involvement of Joey and any saliva-donors.

Tiktok's response sums it up perfectly for me. Good game, fantastic atmosphere although result was heartbreaking for us.

Anyone who spat is on camera and should be banned from all El grounds for the rest of the season if not life. Again didn't see this but however bad the ref was there is absolutely no excuse.

Danny was a sore loser as people have said and deserves his ban. Should learn from it. O' Brien deserves a reprimand too and should have been sent off.

Fair play to Drogheda ye took ye're chance and won the game. Congrats.

Keep producing langers lads and your day won't be long coming to an end.

Happy Drog hunting:p

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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

In fairness to Drogheda, they have won the last 2 domestic trophies to be played. If that doesn't make them winners....?!

BTW Cork (deservedly, in case I'm accused of sour grapes) won the League for the 2nd time in their history last season. Its not like you've strung together 5 in a row or whatever Rovers did!!!

Bit of perspective wouldn't go amiss, otherwise you do come across as poor losers in the Shels mould.

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And where in my post did I say we were winning cups all over the shop??:confused:

All im saying is that Drogheda might need a bit of perspective themselves before they get carried away with all the hype

And sour grapes??If you look back at an earlier post you'll notice i managed to congradulate Drogheda twice in it,thats good goin for any city fan who was at that game!:)

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Originally Posted by daveh

And where in my post did I say we were winning cups all over the shop??:confused:

All im saying is that Drogheda might need a bit of perspective themselves before they get carried away with all the hype

And sour grapes??If you look back at an earlier post you'll notice i managed to congradulate Drogheda twice in it,thats good goin for any city fan who was at that game!:)

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As drogs fans we have lots of perspective.I know where weve been in the very recent past.We where 5 mins from going bust a few years ago.We where the yo yo club of the leauge.We couldnt attract any decent players !We are not getting carried away with anything , we are however enjoying our recent success.The fact that both cups came against cork makes it even sweeter.You are the leauge champs and have the best 11 in the leauge.
The vast majority of Drogs fans dont think we will win the leauge but we will have a say and hopefully we can be there abouts.