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Well, they have already referred to the team as the "Airtrix XI".Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
I don't think even the League of Ireland players will be used to playing in front of crowds as low as this. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fester
"Young" Joe Gamble coming on... Ha, some of this commentary is comedy gold.
2 nill to Man city now
Obviously, Gamble would have put that away was he not so young and had a bit more experience...
And now for the day's main challenge; off to find a shower.
"...very much the poor relation here..."
Cringe. Just, cringe.
I thought the home team played very well, with Barry Molloy outstanding. The goals from ManC especaily the 1st two was down to the team not having much experience playing together, as they were caught out by two punts over their heads and got caught trying to lay offside.
The commentators patronizing bull**** was hard to take.
Damien Hancock :bulgy: :bulgy: :bulgy:
Grabbing the spotlight for himself as ever.
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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
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Very good. I like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
The FAI sold out the manager and players, fair play to Rico and the players for getting on with it. I was following bits on a stream and just felt ill listening to the "commentators". Disgusting. I almost watched the match I was at in protest.
Ah he played all right its just hes a bit lazy hed rather flick the ball back than take it down and run with it but overall a good performance and James McClean did himself no harm at all good performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I actually thought McClean played poorly. Was he carrying a knock?
It's all League of Ireland XI in the Celtic game at the minute. Celtic are pretty poor. Daniel Kearns looks a very promising prospect.
Embarrassing looking at those in the crowd draped, without any irony, in tricolours and the like whilst contriving against the Irish team.
The Sunday Mirror's dreadful Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh actually has the temerity to slag off League of Ireland fans for not attending the game
"Plenty of excuses why Irish LOI fans didn't get off their ass. But there's always some excuse. No reason not to support league/players." - www.twitter.com/Ciaran_O
That's coming from a supposed "hardcore" Celtic fan despite the fact there's feck all Irish Celtic fans at the game, despite being a rare chance to actually go and watch their team play. Instead he has a go at fans who watch their teams week in week out, for not supporting a made up team featuring two or three teams in the League. I've no idea where to start with an idiotic opinion like that.
It's almost embarrassing losing 5-0 to Celtic.
It is embarrassing. Richardsons record as manager of the L.O.I team reads Played 3 lost 3.
Goals for 1, Goals against 15.
In fairness the 5-0 was very harsh, just lost concentration and looked tired in the last 10 minutes. 1-0 was a fairly fair reflection of the game before the stupid peno from Ventre. Neither performance was as embarrassing as last years disaster. Kearns was very impressive for the league side.
I hate to say it as I've always admired the man, but Rico has been put in to flog a dead horse. I still think he's one of the best managers in Ireland, though what can he do with an understrength side against full time pros and he and the players all being treated like crap. If the LOI had any gumption they'd insist the FAI (as the guardians of the game) organise a regular LOI Select and have them play matches not just when it suits JD and his cronies to get a few more bucks.
Rico is a fuking headache. If I hear him say 'apply yourself' one more time I'll stick a dictionary down his throat. :D
Jesus, could you imagine him with even more words in his mouth?Quote:
Originally Posted by redobit
Why would the clubs want them playing even more games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
Hilarious wikipedia edit alert (the LoI points total).
Anyone see any attendance figures anywhere? Looked sparse enough on the highlights I saw yesterday, but there were big parts of the ground out of shot obviously. Are we looking at a possibility of it having made a loss and maybe discontinued?
Richardson is a dead horse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
Kearns got a bit of the old he has potential phrase off lennon in his sky interview
ie. the lad looked great and I might try to sign him for peanuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
What a party the weekend was. The Players Lounge was bouncing from 11am to midnight on Saturday. Pretty much everyone in the stadium was a Celtic fan, there was around 15,000 there on the Saturday. Had to spend day at hospital Sunday so missed LOI game. Was hoping for a draw, shame it was such a bad beating. It was a weak enough Celtic team as well but maybe they got tired playing two games in two days, it was a big ask.
Our league once more humbled and humiliated. Now it's left to our teams in Europe to try and get some good results to make up for this complete fiasco. Damian Richardson has made himself look like a hopeless fool. He has lost all respect from LOI fans. Strange to think I actually used to quite admire the man.
Attendances seem to have been very poor, which is some consolation. Hopefully we've seen the last of this disastrous, laughable tournament.
Why? What exactly is the reasoning for the anti celtic stuff on here. I`d have a lot more respect for people in Ireland supporting Celtic than man u, liverpool, and eh 'man city'Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
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Originally Posted by oriel
It's not even worth getting into on here, they'll be around you like a pack of wolves baiting and mocking you. You reply you find yourself banned. If I came out with a comment on here like that I'd be banned in a heartbeat. Purely because I support Celtic I get banned off here for the most laughable things, so take my advice and not even go there mate.
The Celtic support travelled over in numbers, behaved themselves, drank hard and had a good time around Dublin as I knew they would be. Even my flight over was bonkers with singing. Everyone just seemed to be up for it so much. I hope this is an annual thing with teams that bring a support next time. Waste of time inviting Inter Milan and the LOI XI.
But its the same thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Our day will come. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
No it is not. the irish 'fans' of man u & liverpool and any other english team will generally turn anti england once international football kicks in even if they are playing a 3rd rate side. This is one of the most cringo things I see in this country, make my blood boil, and the clowns just cant see the irony. Then we have people from all over the country ringing up shows like Today fm after 5 on a saturday and telling the nation all about 'we' and 'us'Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
I also support celtic, my first team is Dundalk and always will be, but i would never want scotland to lose, to be honest I have no interest really in england, more interested in Ireland. Celtic have a strong tradition in Ireland that not many teams can match. Also agree re the fans who travelled from all over Ireland, Scotland (others I met were based on the continent) every one I saw was well behaved, up for a brilliant weekend and really enjoying the friendship they witnessed. But that wasnt good enough for some people.
So what if Irish Liverpool, Man Utd fans etc cheer against the English national side? What's the English national side got to do with anything? There's plenty of English fans of these clubs who don't support the English side, who would actually cheer against them. There are plenty of LOI fans who don't cheer on the Irish national side.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Irish fans of the Premier League clubs don't play up on any Irishness, rightly or wrongly. They support a British club and are aware of it. What's 'cringo' is Irish Celtic fans pretending they're being patriotic by supporting an 'Irish' team who represent Scotland and Britain, wearing their tricolours at Lansdowne Road and cheering on their British based side against an actual Irish side while singing the Fields of Athenry!
And remember all the whining when they wanted to join the English premier league, and what about the poppies - ha ha yeah irish alright,lol
How many Celtic fans are also supporters of Scotland?
I have no respect for anybody who turned up at that tournament and cheered for everyone of those 5 goals. To me they're the same as those flutes who cheered for Man City and the ones who where there last year cheering for Man U.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Very happy this monstrosity is over.
Celtic are instructed to wear them by the SPL itself. Every team wears them. The one emblem they do chose to wear iS the Irish Famine Memorial. Funny no Irish team supports it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
There's nothing 'cringe' about people of Irish descent singing Irish songs. Much the same way we'll have people of Polish descent who will take a keen interest in their heritage. Not everyone there with an Ireland flag was Irish born. You make assumptions despite not being at the game.Quote:
Irish fans of the Premier League clubs don't play up on any Irishness, rightly or wrongly. They support a British club and are aware of it. What's 'cringo' is Irish Celtic fans pretending they're being patriotic by supporting an 'Irish' team who represent Scotland and Britain, wearing their tricolours at Lansdowne Road and cheering on their British based side against an actual Irish side while singing the Fields of Athenry!
Celtic fans have always been friends of Ireland. During the independence struggle be it in 1920 or 1969, Celtic supporters have always supported Ireland's cause and campaigned and collected money for the various causes and the club itself through it's Charity Fund support Irish charities, such as Saint Vincent De Paul and have done more than any Irish club in trying to help charitable causes in Ireland.
Some people should educate themselves on the Irish Diaspora. Some people in Ireland are so ignorant to this vital part of the Irish nation it's cringeworthy.
If the team you support doesn't actually play in your back garden or have not played there at some point in their history then it is not valid to call yourself a fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
Everybody knows that.
Here one thing you all might find funny. My mate from Glasgow was at the LOI game and said some folk turned up in Man United tops and were fighting Man City fans and causing bother giving City fans abuse. These idiots were Irish, paying €50 in to watch their rivals just to abuse them and show what big United fans they were. They take the term 'moronic' to a new extreme!