What exactly were you expecting? Rovers refused us tickets for a match which didn't sell-out. The only people Rovers fans can blame for this is their own board.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
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What exactly were you expecting? Rovers refused us tickets for a match which didn't sell-out. The only people Rovers fans can blame for this is their own board.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Can we all agree that everything that can be said about this Bohs-Rovers ticket thing already has been said, and therefore all just move on? It's so tedious for everyone else.
League of Ireland clubs cooperating?Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
I don't care who's in the final as long as it's not Dundalk.
It's nothing against them - just a desire to see completely new teams reach the last 2 for the first time in years.
"That's a different Windy Shepherd Henderson"Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
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Originally Posted by Bohs11
Blame for what? I'm fine with it. It's a non-story Bohs spun for a bit of PR. Part of their new brand where Rovers are pure corporate evil and they are the anti-Rovers, a bastion of all that is good in the world. I think it's laughable but fair play to them. More clubs should invest in marketing.
Moving on:
Hoping for a Pats + Waterford final with a Waterford win of course. I think Waterford deserve more than just to stay in the league after their turnaround and Pat's have done more this year than Dundalk or Bohs in terms of challenging in the league so I wouldn't begrudge either a trophy That said, as a Rovers fan I'd be a bit wary of the galvanising effect a trophy might have an a much improved Pats side. It worked for us and they are on a similar trajectory. Obviously I don't want Bohs to win regardless although I did have them as favourites earlier on in the season. Of the 4 I thought they were the most dangerous on their day but Dundalk have gotten their act together a bit so it would be those two who have the best chance if they can perform to their highest levels and I sort of expect to see them in the final at this point.
Allez les Blues.
I'd expect there to be issues at Town-Rovers tonight as a number of Rovers fans are coming down without tickets and LTFC say they won't be let in. Why we would turn them away I don't know. Not like we've an issue with capacity.
Its a total joke to be honest. We could do with the money. I doubt it has anything to do with the guards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
It does seem silly, zero chance of trouble between the sets of fans and decent relations between the managers considering we ve loaned you two good players. Take the money.
Yeah I wouldn't have thought we're in a position to be turning down any money given we won't be seeing any large crowds next year. There's always been an overreaction to Rovers coming down. And Bohs to a lesser extent. Of course they have had idiots amongst them over the years but the vast majority are just there for the game.
The only issue is the sh€t show performance from Rovers in first half - I know the conditions are atrocious but that crap still isn’t acceptable - hopefully Bradley sorts it out at h/t otherwise will be depending on anther added time winnerQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Got the win which is most important thing..,, hopefully will win the title in style next w/end to extend out league our titles record to 19… fair play to all the Hoops fans that travelled tonight and had to enjoyer the awful weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Yeah there wasnt as much Rovers fans that travelled down. Fair play to ye I moved over to stand in second half due to heavy rain and the noise and flares from the Ultras was something else. Great display!Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Decent crowd in Finn Park last night considering the atrocious weather conditions.
About 150 up from Sligo as well to stand out in the rain. Attendance about 1,800 or thereabouts.
2355 at Turners Cross on a miserable night.
7,030 at Rovers on a glorious, glorious night.
That kind of support must give the club a solid foundation to bounce back.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Hopefully. We budgeted fot zero crowds this year. Being able to budget for say 1500 would be a significant boost over most first division teams. Good feel good atmosphere around the club on matchdays again right now.
Guessing - maybe 2500 in oriel last night.
So despite giving away about one thousand free tickets to local schoolkids the place was nowhere near full.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buller
A damning indictment of the money-doped, sterile football served up throughout the season.
Title number 19 obviously stings a fair bit. :eek: as happy as I was this makes it a little better which I wouldn't have thought possible. Cheers:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Northsider
Danny was great last night, Dawson will look well in the hoops next season too
Why would I be bitter about the Shams having a humiliatingly low crowd at their title celebration party game?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Keep it up please.
Only 7000 saluting title 19 , I'm mortified.
How's the bee keeping going?
editing posts again ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Jaysus - that's a pathetic post tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northsider
I'm surprised he can type through the tears. 30 points behind a side playing such poor football.
The Shams fans voted with their feet. Embarrassingly low crowd, although you seem happy with such a poor turnout. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
You're aware there's a pandemic on which has many people wary of large crowds, yeah?
For the biggest ground in the country to be nearly 90% full - that is to say, a crowd no other club in the league could accommodate - in pandemic times against a side with probably minimal away support is quite decent. If they've used the event to promote the club further, then fair dues. It's better promotion than the virtue signalling Justice Warrior nonsense Bohs have been coming up with lately.
You're really not doing yourself any favours here
So there's a huge swathe of Shams fans who were too terrified of the pandemic to go to the game?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Is this what you are actually saying?
FFS ;)
There certainly will be some. I'm not entirely sure why you'd have a problem with people valuing their health in a pandemic on a night when it was ****ing rain.
But mainly I'm just saying your post is pathetic. Club gets double their average crowd to see league won SHOCKER!
So surely you must be outraged at Shams FC giving about 1,000 schoolchildren free tickets during a pandemic? Meanwhile their own supporters apparently stayed at home for health reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I think northsider is an anti vaxer bee keeper. :)
Why would I be outraged? It's people's own choice whether to go to an event or not. But I could well understand elderly fans or fans with health issues wanting to avoid large crowds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northsider
I think all bees should be vaccinated myself, personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Ill leave you to keep embarrassing yourself, ive a party to attend.
Leaving that eejit aside there are quite a number of older members not coming to matches yet. We lost a good few during the last two years hopefully by Feb 11th next year things have changed but its getting harder to see the ending.
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Originally Posted by sbgawa
Thought you had a party to attend? :confused:
3,400 attendance at the Brandywell. Pretty good considering that 1,200 extra tickets were only released a couple of days before the game as we're now finally back to full capacity.
Nice! You're gonna need that new stand extended asap. Any word on Phase 2 funding?Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
Still waiting for the council to get the funding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buller
Philip o Doherty is building an academy in the city for the all the age groups. He's bought a huge amount of land for it.