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And I'm a big Celtic fan and big Ireland fan. Most Irish people that adore a club team though wouldn't be huge Ireland fans. That's just the way it is. Anyway, I haven't even looked back over the thread to remind myself what I'm debating about so it's not important. :)
[QUOTE=Colie;1104748]Sorry Hibs but I have to back the guy up. The boo boys have no place at the game. Please see the "Booing at half time" thread for the arguments but I'm totally behind that lad. The only ones "making a ***** " of themselves were the boo boys. I think any spectator (coz they ain't supporters) should be shamed for booing or hurling abuse at the team. I' propose a campaign of ostracism against all the booers. See this thread http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=111757
Respect what your saying and agree..What was wrong for me was that he was hurling abuse at kids using strong language as people were walking by at half time and these were not the people booing. (well the strong majority im sure anyway).
I do agree booing is something i hate to see
Singing section is a cracking idea! get all the loud fans in the one place but the fai made a serious joke of the location and plaining... fair enough people want to sit during games but why would those people be left sitting behind the SS. and not to mention the dozen wheelchair spots up the back of the lower section of the davin!! complete balls of it was made which caused hassel between fans which aint right... one guard standing at sec 321 ended up in 5 in space of few mins cause of it. . great idea to have but better planning and location is well needed...
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Originally Posted by Conormack
and i presume their will be an increased attendence at the Bulgaria game which will mean that people behind the singing section will not have the chance to re-locate as easy this time..
this could cause a bit of friction a couple of minutes after kick off.
Funny / interesting article in context of this thread. I thought I saw a response to the article in the Guardian print edition but I can't find it online. Will look again...
http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2938/38/
Boro fans told to shut up
Middlesbrough are currently one point off the foot of the Premier League. A club who have been established in the top flight club for a decade, and reached a UEFA Cup final, are enduring their worst league season since they last went down in 1997-98. For several reasons, however, their downturn in fortunes has been met with a fairly muted response, both on Teesside, and elsewhere. It is difficult to be hugely critical of a relatively well run club, with a likeable, generous chairman and strong youth policy. Boro supporters have been critical of the club's PR in recent times, particularly around the introduction of a new club badge in 2007. Now the growing sense of dissatisfaction caused by the team's form has been further fuelled by a letter handed to fans before the game against Wigan last Saturday.
Signed by the club's safety officer, this letter concluded with the words: “I am receiving more and more complaints from our fans... about both the persistent standing and the constant noise coming from the back of this stand. Please stop, make as much noise as you like when we score, but this constant noise is driving some fans mad.” This, quite understandably, received an angry reaction from fans and many protested by turning their backs on the game. In the end they didn't miss much and their team are “Woefully weak and in danger!” according to the local paper.
The irony of the request for noise following a goal (but not at other times) is that in their last nine league games Middlesbrough have scored just once – it has been eight hours and 15 minutes since Boro fans last saw their side score in the league. Their last victory, courtesy of defensive errors by Aston Villa, was on Sunday November 9, a win that took them to eighth in the table. It seems unfortunate now but Gareth Southgate described this as his best result as Boro manager.
The 13 games since have seen a dramatic collapse in form, with the inability to score goals an obvious and fundamental problem. In the Fly Me To The Moon fanzine, Boro fans have called for unity among the support and fretted over the home crowd's apparent resignation to the club's fate. This could be the only option to open Middlesbrough supporters, however – Steve Gibson is unlikely to sack Southgate before the end of the season and unless Afonso Alves manages to convert some of his numerous chances in the 12 games remaining Boro seem destined for the Championship. The club would prefer that the fans remained quiet.
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Originally Posted by aidz1
This problem will be addressed so hopefully it won't be an issue
Hi Mento, Can you shed some light on how this is going to be addressed? Especially since it's on a Saturday evening so I'm sure alot of the lads will have had quite a few pints and could lead to some ugly scenes if there's a repeat of the last game!!
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Originally Posted by ParkLife
and the fact we have already recieved our tickets for this game, which are the same seat numbers as the georgia game!!!
ye any idea how the singing section will work for this match? doesnt seem to be an option for 'singing section' on ticketmaster like last time.
I've only one thing to say, god help any person that tries to stop me from standing in the singing section on saturday week I hope ye are all with me on this front.
Well it will take a brave man to tell me to sit down and shut my gob!
Got it told to me a few times the last day, I just looked back for a second but didn't budge. This isn't like before when it was a UEFA mandate to sit down, we have been given permission by UEFA as long as it was stewarded correctly, PERSISTENT STANDING is allowed, remember that lads. The more that takes kingdomkerry and my own stance the better i reckon.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingdomkerry
Is there ANY update on this yet?? Only 10 days to go.... How's it going to be managed??
Our group stood the whole time at the last game.....and will do the same on the 28th!!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fr. Joe
I bet the Green Hornet was blocking the view for everybody.
There's hardly anything of her!......I'm sure a good few struggled to see AROUND Moscow Mule!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Will be talking to the FAI this week
All systems go
They WILL be putting more stewards in the SS to usher non singers into another block
I would tell people to get in early and make your way to where the action is
Tickets are currently on sale from the FAI