I think the potential for trouble is overdone, there hasn't been any real trouble between rovers and bohs fans for years bar a few eejits outside on the streets. Not much more than an average Friday night in Dublin City centre
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I think the potential for trouble is overdone, there hasn't been any real trouble between rovers and bohs fans for years bar a few eejits outside on the streets. Not much more than an average Friday night in Dublin City centre
But the difference is the location Sbgawa.
A few burbery uniformed (complete opposite of casual! ) pavement dancers in ballsbridge will have the D4 locals lobbying Joe Duffy & their local TD.
These people, don't forget, got the landsdowne stadium plans upended so the stadium now looks like a plastic chamber pot that's been melted at one end.
Why boez would seek to give up home advantage for this game is beyond me, and I'm assuming that isn't the case.
Rest assured D4 locals/these people will never lobby the ‘€400k a year cheerleader for the masses’ Joe Duffy .Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Fair point. He's probably too busy talking to a woman from clontarf.
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Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Fixed that for you
;););) It’s actually a bed pan (those of you who ever had to suffer the indignity in hospital will know what I’m talking about.)Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
After watching Bohs in the Aviva again tonight, and think there's actually something in the idea of the Rovers-Bohs derbies being held there.
Get both teams to agree in advance of a new season that they'll play all their league games there, so that no-one loses or gains any advantage from it. Then have a big marketing push around each of the fixtures, and decent ticket prices for them too (€10 per adult, €30 for family of 4 etc). Try it out as an experiment for a season and see what happens. All going well it should increase ticket sales for both clubs, and then have a positive knock-on effect on the interest levels for their other fixtures (and potentially for the league overall). Plus increased merchandise sales, sponsorship etc.
It would also be worth the FAI doing the clubs a deal for a season to encourage the experiment, as if it worked out it would mean another 3 day's worth of rental for them every year too.
It could even be bundled up into a league-wide 'derby day', similar to what they do in the Irish League on Boxing Day.
Things like this should definitely be tried. The crowds for Bohs-Rovers games leading up to Covid were really strong, so would be good to see what could be achieved with a good stadium, lots of capacity, some solid marketing and a bit of hype. The upsides would massively outweigh any downside from it (not that I can think of any genuine ones).
Yeah that's actually what I meant thanks. 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
I'm really, really fortunate that Ive never had an overnight stay in a hospital so the indignity of those is beyond me.
Yeoooooo!Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Ah sadly for us all its eventually a matter of when not if!Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
The aul bed pan isnt great but the other option is worse
:D:D Fair point.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Obviously talking Tallaght or Aviva! Bedpan or worse...
Not impossible that we could have only 4 premier teams in the last 8Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
A last 8 of Waterford, Dundalk, Harps, Cobh, Rovers, Cork, UCD, Killester with Rovers drawing Dundalk in the next round would have lots of teams dreaming of Cup glory.
Not sure. The barrage of flares ( each one costing the club money), gardai with dogs on the pitch in Dalymount a couple of years ago. Idiots running onto pitch to have a go at the other side but to be fair no trouble afterwards. No reason it should not be tried but I assume the crowds would have to be substantially bigger to justify the rent and additional costs.
Well worth a try it could lead to something positive across the league.
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Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Definitely could push the Bohs/Rovers to the drunken masses that travel to Dublin. Imagine the carnage it would cause in D4!
We have to be prepared as a league to try things like this IMO. Do it for one season, with each game hyped to the ballix, and then review afterwards.
We've not exactly been innovative in the LOI over the years (beyond constantly p!ssing around with the number of teams in each tier).
Fair play to Cork, they have given Pats a 10% allocation of tickets for Friday. 90 away fans, first proper away trip in well over a year.
On the game, there is a decent chance of an upset. Pats are missing
John Mountey
Lee Desmond
Paddy Barrett
Sam Bone
Shane Griffin
Robbie Benson
The only leaves Bermo as a first choice defender, Christ knows what our back 4 will look like. Our new RB who only signed last week will probably start and then it is anyone's guess, Jay McClelland has played left back a couple of times this season so he might go in there and SOD might push Bermo into center back with 16 year old James Abankwah or even throw Jamie Lennon back there who played RB against Derry earlier in the season but got sent off that day.. A really good chance for Cork to go and beat us.
On the other hand... we are ****.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Bohs have managed to get approval for increased attendance for Sunday, Dalymount now will hold 650 instead of 400
Two weeks in a row! Pats fans are spoiled.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Hi @stpatsfc, nice to meet you. We're @CorkCityFCQuote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
- joint third bottom of the first division. We play at Turner's Cross.
We just took our first ever point off Cabinteely and our goalkeeper is older than the club.
See you tomorrow!
All I'm saying is Cork at 11/2 is worth a punt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitman
Rovers looking light at the back for Sunday with Hoare, Grace and Kavanagh injured and Scales gone.
Pico , Joey O Brien and Gannon (not a CB in my opinion) only recognised first teamers fit for the normal 5 defensive positions (and Joey rarely if ever plays two 90 mins in a row) Finner has been playing RWB and maybe stick Greener in as LWB.
Will disrupt the normal triangles at the back but the derbies often end up a bit more direct.
Looking forward to it
Im at game in Belfield bowl tonight dont think we will win tbh.. Im going to Dungannon Glentoran game tmw and doing an overnighter in Dublin thats chief reason why I am up!
You can get your programme here Marty btw!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Features Longford's first game as a senior club, and a 1958 tie which I think is our only domestic game in June before summer soccer.
City the better side so far but without forcing the keeper to do... anything.
Dundalk's season keeps giving - St Mochta's have equalised in Oriel, after the new French guy gave Dundalk an early lead.
Kilnamanagh Rockets one down in Waterford.
They're already dancing in the streets of St.Mochtas as we type. Surely Dundalk can do enough to win this?
Their local the Clonsilla Inn is showing the game I heard, I’d say it exploded with their goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Well, it was hilarious while it lasted anyway...
Weve been the better team so far. Its gonna be gutting when Pats score in the 88th minute
The non league clubs put up a good show to a certain degree. In fairness to kilnamanagh a good few players are on holiday, I’m not saying it would affect the result but might have helped narrow the gap a tad.
This has been absolutely horrific viewing.
Called it. They haven't even been any good.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
...for Cork fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Absolute clinic from us. Can't believe it's only been one.
Get the **** in!!!!
Colm Whelan on the mark again for us - 33 goals in 41 games now; he's two off our senior top ten scorers now. Fairly even game, but Longford got the breaks that come with being bottom of the league unfortunately.
Harps beating Derry is a big score in terms of the fourth European spot. Would mean only two of the current top half left in the quarter-final draw (or one if Cork can beat Pats)
:( Damm this cup fight to the bitter end mentality, down with this sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro