The orginal posterQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
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The orginal posterQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
Dodge, if people are having a discussion on which Derby game is the biggest then its to be expected the one with the largest attendance will be offered as an answer by people.I agree however that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.More games like Cobh/Cork and Drogs/Dundalk will help the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I dont think anyone in Cork thinks its a derby either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Bohs v Rovers by a mile.
Harps and Derry can brag about crowds but its a bit different when your not playing each other as often. If harps can stay up for a few years and yere still getting that crowd in 5 years time then maybe it should be considered
The one I'd sit down to watch would be Rovers v Bohs. The one I'd love to go to would be Harps v Derry. On the island, probably Glens v Linfield.
Does that cover all the bases!?
Harps fans suffering from a hefty dose of Corkiecrowditis.
Next they'll be telling us there were 82,000 at the play-off matches...
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Originally Posted by Réiteoir
Plus aren't decent Derby matches supposed to be in the least bit competitive?
This kinda suggests otherwise: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...oir/screen.jpg
Who ever said that? Liars to a man.
Anyway- Cockhill Celtic V Illies Celtic is the derby of Irish Football.
end of the day its up to the individual and who s/he supports.... i like Rovers V Shams myself.....sorry Sligo Rovers Vrs. Shamrock Rovers :p
Try being in the ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey4ireland
Exactly,GUFC fans hate us more than we hate them and we hate Harps but their big game is DerryQuote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
15 years ago you'd have had 6000 at a match, now you'd be very lucky to see 2000 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by historynut
Im going to go against the grain here, Derry v Harps is not the biggest derby, for a few reasons, the first has been mentioned already, there is no rivalry in terms of the actual football, look at the damn statistics, i never ever ever go to one of these games fearing defeat or even a draw, sad really.
In terms of real hatred, its there with about 33% of the fans (im one ;))...there is a 'love-in' between the rest.
Maybe in terms of attendance, yes we do pull excellent crowds, personally i think Rovers v Bohs is one of the best. Id have rated Derry v Shels as one of my favorites of times gone by - for rivalry that is.
The bigest game and the biggest derby are different, the biggest game surely is that between the 2 top contenders for th eleague in a given season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Anyway isn't Football a game of opinions!
cork-waterford isn't a derby :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tis-smeee
And the results of the League Website poll are in - and they speak volumes:
Which fixture is the biggest derby in Irish football?
Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers 55%
Derry City v Finn Harps 13%
Cork City v Cobh Ramblers 7%
Drogheda United v Dundalk 6%
Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic 5%
Bohemians v Shelbourne 4%
Bohemians v St. Patrick's Athletic 3%
Galway United v Sligo Rovers 3%
Cork City v Waterford United 3%
Other 2%
In fairness, a lot of the respondents were clearly morons which kind of invalidates it a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
Yes. Theres a better class of poster on Foot.ie, you see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
I take it you don't agree with general election results eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Galway United v Sligo Rovers 3% :eek:
Who would? Look at our government for instance :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I never said that :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Was it Winston Churchill who said something along the lines of "The biggest drawback of Democracy is that everyone is allowed vote"Quote:
I take it you don't agree with general election results either
No. You've made that up. Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the other ones that have been tried."Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
Someone definitely said something like that :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Unless it was just me.........
In which case, GO ME!! :D
I know im late to this topic but imo,there is little history to this Derby. It only took on real significance for Dundalk fans with Drogheda's recent success. Prior to this golden era for the Drogs it would have been percieved in the same light as Monaghan v Dundalk is now...a bloody nuisance where a team plays out of their skin in what is their biggest game of the season. Was it 96/97 Drogheda Put Dundalk out of the cup 2nd round....Dundalk fans embaressed and Drogheda fans comparing to being as goodl as being league runners up once........huge potential for the future if Dundalk get their act together.Quote:
Originally Posted by ndrog
Not a Derby but over the years Dundalk v Rovers always had a real bite.
Etymologically it's fine to call big-draw, bumper games 'derbies', whether they're local derbies or not.
I was wondering when someone would finally bring the etymological point of view to the table.
Drogheda United v Dundalk 6%
6% is bull,alot bigger imo
Definitely. And there is no way that Cobh and Cork (7%) is bigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by deecay
Drogheda+Dundalk = 70,000 peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Cork+Cobh = 212,000
Looks like Cork and Cobh is bigger alright
Nice digs there but not true! This one has had an "edge" to it for as long as I can remember (late 80's) and from before that from what I hear from older fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Its a proper derby, along with the big Dublin ones and Harps Derry, and it is far from friendly.
Big crowds too. Over 5,000 at the last one in the cup a couple of seasons ago. (which we won 2-0 btw :D )
The only thing that suggests that Galway United and Sligo Rovers games are 'derbies' is the fact that both Clubs are in the same province. The reality is that Terryland is 120KM from the Showgrounds better illustrates that it is indeed, not a derby.
In fact, I reckon Galway United is the most remotely located Club in Ireland. The nearest other Clubs are Athlone Town (80KM), Limerick37 (100KM) and Longford Town (100KM).
We don't actually have a derby.
There were also about 600 to see a 7 or 8 nil drubbing for Drogheda late 90's in league cup!! There was near 2000 for most recent Malone cup...point being being was that the 'edge' existed for Drogheda fans. Im not knocking this fixture but it has no more history than if Monaghan won the Premier league:D over the next few seasons...then the context of the tie would change . Bit like us thinking that the English care about the Rep Of Ireland being the auld enemey - we dont even register compared to the scots/gremans/french etc. Dundalk were far more interested by the visits of rovers bohs and derry and pats and shels and galway and sligo and ucd and ach ye get my point;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior
on a replay.... we should have had yis the first game in oriel - missed a penalty (?) and hit the bar twice - finished 1-1.. is that the game you refer to? or is my memory skewed? good craic tho... next season we should have a few in the league... hopefully anywaysQuote:
Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior
You're funny Nesta!
Bholg, you are wrong. The 2-0 win was in Boriel. The 2 games you're on about were the season before that.
Correct. First ever game played on the artificial pitch. (Think crowd was 4,532) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior
I hang my head in shame that our vocal support have been reduced to singing about how much we hate Drogheda.......the ultimate of back-handed compliments!!! sniff many of the dublin clubs used to sing about hating Dundalk. Im funny!, as funny as Drogheda's plans for a new stadium.....sorry sorry couldnt resist such a cheap shot:p
See all these Dublin derbies, old news i know, but in a 10 team league it will just bore the pants off people! How many Dublin derbies could be played - 12 or 16 in one guise or another ffs fingal and shels promoted the press lads will love it as they really will live the dream of nothing existing outside our beloved capital! (theyed be claiming subsistance expenses for traveling to Drogheda and Bray :rolleyes:)
Ye still get a mention in our (Cork) "we hate..." song.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
"We hate Shamrock Rovers, We hate Dundalk too (they're ****), We Hate Cobh Ramblers but City we love you".
For one glorious season each team was in the graveyard :D
for one glorious season, rovers and dundalk had many glorious seasons :D:pQuote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Ah the legacy of the 1991 season! and who says history isn't important?Quote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac