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So the Brazilians from the north west failed to score again against the Wimbledon of Tallaght and I think that leaves "bad manager" O'Neill with an unbeaten league record of 7 wins and 2 draws against the brilliant Paul Cook. All down to dodgy refs of course.
Shams wont win anything with those mutants at the back, I nearly cried with laughter when he tryed to fix the problem with Pat Flynn
I'm sorry, did I miss something or did "those mutants" plus Pat Flynn keep a clean sheet against supposedly the best footballing team in the country?Quote:
Originally Posted by pauliek
The best part about beating Sligo is reading the reactions afterwards.
Fair play to the vast majority of Sligo fans who are completely sound.
Pretty sure you said the same thing last season. They're a lot more solid at the back then we are. I think Foran should be starting before McGuinness. And of course the sooner we get Ventre off the team the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by pauliek
8 Sligo fans doing coke in the pub toilets beforehand, lovely bunch of lads. Those lemons aren't bitter by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by colinf
Great game to watch, first half was toe to toe, end to end, both teams getting stuck in!
Rovers scored early on after that Sligo had the better of the first half but looked a bit ropey at the back at times. Rovers giving Sligo too much space in front of our defence, and they got around us a few times but Mannus made three great saves.
Second half Rovers sat a bit deeper and Sligo couldnt break us down, Ryan was having to drop deep to get the ball but then wasnt able to then do much with it when faced with a wall of defenders. Plenty of sloppy passing by Sligo giving us chances to break and Twig shoulda won a peno. Sligo started to go long for the final ten minutes and won a few corners and frees but Rovers held out.
Cooks poor league record against ONeill continues thanks to man of the match Alan Mannus.
When all the guff about bottles being thrown, bad refs and Ken Oman is said and done, one thing is left: Mannus was the difference between the teams.
Have to agree with that, any time I've been up there over the years they have been really sound. They're good to have a bit of friendly banter with and can talk Irish football all day. As a Hoop I always find the contrast between the friendliness we're treated with in the flesh in Sligo compared to the open hostility from many Sligo fans towards us on the internet astonishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I thought Murray looked as graceful as a ballerina last night compared to the Jaycist to be honest. Shocking performance from him. I believe he can do a good bit better than that.
Thought it was even enough really. Shams were worthy of the win, as we couldn't take the few good chances we had.
Funny that HulaHoop, most shams fans on line come across as righteous dudes and pillars of society, yet every time they come to the Showgrounds many of them act like a shower of tramps. In fact, there is one common denomonator with crowd trouble in the LOI, and thats your club.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulaHoop
Having said all that, it was a big win for ye and fair play. No medals being handed out yet but we have a lot of work to do if we are to challenge for the top 3 again this season.
Just wondering will Paddy Power start paying out on us now?
Heading to the bus after the game and I heard one Sligo fan say to another "we've nothing to worry about with Shams this season". It capped an already hilarious evening:DQuote:
Originally Posted by dfx-
Go on the foot.ie lads.
League could be wrapped up by AugustQuote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
Lets hope our players don't start thinking like that after only 2 games of the season or else we'll end up with nothing come November.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
Bit like the majority of yer fans are grand and easy to talk to. Then there's the scumbag minority. Sorry, but it's true!Quote:
Originally Posted by HulaHoop
No point downplaying things just for the sake of it or to save face, I'd rather tell it as it is. We're playing in first gear at the moment and are cruising. It would be the equivalent of Celtic or Rangers not winning the SPL this season if we don't win the league. O'Donnell to come in beside the superb Finn aside, when we click up a notch some teams are gonna get a hiding. No doubt, like all leagues theyr'll be the odd blip along the way, but not enough to stop us winning the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulaHoop
You're very modest. If that's yer first gear I'd genuinely worry for ye if ye come up against a decent team in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
I'm sure you'd be worried for us. Bottom line is that Sligo are supposed to be our main challengers this season and we're too good for you. Nothing 'modest' about it, just telling the truth and enjoying the weekend.
Well, I'd be more worried for the LOI than yerselves. Ye'll win the league this year, but ye can can play alot better than last night.
Isn't that what I was pointing out by saying we were only in first gear at the moment and still winning? Keep up.Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
Come on. Manus was probably your MOTM which says a lot about how we done. In fairness if we took our chances we could have easily won that game. But we didnt and remember the season is long and we still have to play ye three more times. We still have Ndo to come back into that team.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
You know the saying that goes 'if my Auntie had b***s she'd be my Uncle'?Quote:
Originally Posted by redobit
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Originally Posted by bingoballs
That's the biggest away crowd Sligo will get all season. No problems, no arrests, but I'm sure you'll be happy with the tiny amount everyone else will bring.
Two arrests mypost. I'd say Derry could bring that big of a crowd depending on how they are doing this year, they have before.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
Youre some dose you know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
If you want to think that we werent good enough for ye, best a luck to ya.
Lads its early days yet . It was a terrible loss so we just have to deal wiyh that . Only a complete moron would consider the league over after two games . Couple of positives were a great crowd and rovers wern't a total disgrace . Hopefully the Showgies will have many more decent crowds this season and also it will be brilliant if they bring large away support too like at Derry . If rovers win the next three this will all be forgotten untill they meet Shams again so lets look forward .
stand up .
Ah shucks that means im a complete moron:( they will win the league comfortablyQuote:
Originally Posted by harleyleeds
Basically the game was the big chance for the Brazilians of the Northwest to demonstrate that they were going to justify the hype and be more than the cup team of last season. And they didn't succeed. It can be dressed up whatever other way people like.
Long way to go. Shams will have their crisis at some point and then it's up to the likes of Sligo Rovers to catch up.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfx-
model club, league over already
sligo rovers are twice the club shams will ever be. id rather finish mid table than act like absolute thugs on and off the pitch. im proud of our club, im proud of our team. we brought 800 to derry last week. we always bring a good away crowd, and never cause any hassle, we enjoy the experience, and dont need to act like complete idiots when we go to a game.
was only 3 years ago shams were homeless, struggeling to get 1000 fans to home games. a move to a new ground, and they all come crawling back. thats not passion. thats jumping on the bandwagon.
2 games into the league, and they display they're complete arrogance saying the leagues over already. cant wait to see them try and throw it away like the end of last season. and then everyone call for o'neills head again, anytime they have a bad run.
i dont think we'll win the league this season, but at least i know we'll still have a club for years to come, still have the respect of the vast majority of other supporters in the country, have a set of passionate and respectable fans who'll be here through the good and bad times. we might not have a perfect all seater ground with 4000 bandwagoners, may not have money to throw away on any player we want, we probably wont win the league, but we're not going to be hated by everyone and we wont act like thugs every other week, at least we be respected, and we can be proud of our club
Ok I can't believe im about to do this but there average was still about 1,700 in Tolka and what do you call bringing 10,000 fans to a Cup Final when your average is less than 2,000 yes thats also jumping on the bandwagonQuote:
Originally Posted by colinf
Now im off for a shower and to stay off the internet for a few days because it obviously makes me do horrible things
Wow Party Saint how far up the shams a$$ can you crawl . Change your listed club for gods sake the Saints fans I know would be disgusted with your lack of support for your stated club . Didn't Pats only missd out on 3rd in the last game of season . Even if your club were total rubbish why would you be bending over backwards to sing Shams praises .
Not singing their praises but at this stage even im sick at the retarded posts by Sligo fans on here, Are yous going to do this every time they beat yous? Because there is a possibility of yous playing 8 times this season so its gonna get really annoyingQuote:
Originally Posted by harleyleeds
There is alot to have a go at Rovers for so why bother lying?
EDIT: Also how am I showing a lack of support for my team?
The Brazilians!! For the love of Christ!! Inter Milan knocked the pretty football of Barcelona out of the Champions League last season even though Barca are a clearly better side and play better football.
Not that i'm saying that Rovers are a better side than Shams, but don't start thinking that the football of Rovers can't overcome the hoofball of Shams!
Supporting your own club doesn't mean disparaging your so-called rivals at every available opportunity. I have huge respect for Sligo and the way they play despite being a Rovers fan. The ranting of a few insufferable forum members on each side shouldn't change that.Quote:
Originally Posted by harleyleeds
its just the arrogance that gets us. its so annoying. its hard not to react. why do shamrock fans have to be such cocky arrogant idiots.
There is a section of most clubs' fans that believe they are morally superior to everyone else. The irritating section of Shamrock Rovers fans go on about all the trophies we've won and the irritating section of Sligo fans go on about the style of football you play. It's banter to a point but online it tends to just bear itself out as endless bickering between people who are determined to slap themselves on the back for their ability to show up at football matches. Most fans of the respective Rovers are fine and have few problems with the others' fans.
No, it's the natural order of LOI-football restored. We set the standards, others follow.Quote:
Originally Posted by colinf
Throw what away?Quote:
cant wait to see them try and throw it away like the end of last season.
When you win nothing, (bar a few Cups) in decades, everyone will respect you, and no-one will hate you.Quote:
i dont think we'll win the league this season, but at least i know we'll still have a club for years to come, still have the respect of the vast majority of other supporters in the country, have a set of passionate and respectable fans who'll be here through the good and bad times. we might not have a perfect all seater ground with 4000 bandwagoners, may not have money to throw away on any player we want, we probably wont win the league, but we're not going to be hated by everyone, at least we be respected, and we can be proud of our club
Unfortunately, in this game, it pays to win. Success breeds success. Winning means more money, more crowds, more trophies, and in turn more success. 5 years ago, we were kicking a bit of leather every week against Cobh, Monaghan, and Limerick. 5 years of painstaking rebuilding later, we're attracting better players, playing better football, drawing more crowds, winning more accolades and dining at the top table of the European game. It's not arrogance, it's not accident, it's hard work that has us where we are, on and off the pitch. You can either recognise that, or settle for bringing a big crowd to one away game and being respected by everyone, as a barometer of success.