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Good luck to Shamrock Rovers tonight, I would imagine the whole League of Ireland family is behind you, though some may not be as obvious about it as others!
Nice preview in the Indo today, and lovely little shot across the bows of a certain Grab All Association club by Daniel McDonnell.
Thomas Davis - who are ya, who are ya, who are ya, who are ya
Thanks Woodquay, yeah I was thinking the GAA must find it hard to sleep these days, their worst fears of football in tallaght are slowly coming to fruition! They'll be trying to burn the stadium down soon enough...Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
Speak for yourself and let others do likewiseQuote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
It will be good for Rovers to get a result, but it matters little to the rest of the league (same as every other European result over the last number of years). If they win the media and barstoolers will spin it being about a poor Juve. So good luck to Rovers - in the farewell card in work type of way, rather than a donning a green and white jersey...
I find it hard to believe your not up for the Hoops tonight Dodge:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I'll be behind them all the way tonight. Good Luck tonight!
dunno how i feel about this, i kinda like to see irish clubs do well, but i absolutely despise anything to do with Rovers. think hate wins in the end
come on juve!!
Jaysus don't even whisper down shligo way!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
Fair play to you anyway and your right a lovely piece amied at the gaaliban in the indo, proper order.
Dan... you're killin me Dan. Here, you're not thinking clearly. I think you're seeing through red tinted glasses. Take them off for a sec and see the green/white light. See? Much better now. Now, take it slow and a deep breath and say with me; come on...the hoops. Slowly now go on.Quote:
Originally Posted by danthesaint
I'm just saying that one lad from Galway shouldn't speak for Galway fans, never mnd the rest of the leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by hoops1
If Shams win - I wont cheer
If Shams lose - I wont cheer
If Shams draw - I wont cheer
I hope Shams do the league proud tonight! :ball:
Work that one out, cause I cant. :D :D
I always want every LOI team to do well in Europe (yes, even Sporting Fingal) so C'mon the Hoops!!
/insert disparaging statement that will be slavishly thanked by Sligo posters
I never said "on behalf of all LOI fans, we're all behind you Rovers", I said I would "imagine" everyone is. Clearly I imagined incorrectly. Who that says more about, me or them, is up for debate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Why are you so obsessed with what a few people from Sligo on this forum might say? Only one has posted in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovelid
In any case they are hardly representative of the Sligo population in general. Surely you have bigger things to worry about, today of all days.
Keepin' them in front of you where you can keep an eye on them, clever boy.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
I was sitting in my tractor yesterday waiting to get into the shed and a friend of mine asked me was I going to Tallaght. I said no but I'd be watching it. He replied that it would be "nice" to see an Irish team beat a "big side". I agreed but pretty much told him "anyone but Shams." The argument that it'll be good for the league and to get behind the LoI doesn't wash at all. I don't like Shams, and therefore never wish them well. I only wish my team and Longford Town well. People reckon a good performance from Shams tonight will serve the league well. I don't think it'll make one bit of a difference for the league, only for Shamrock in terms of monies and support. The league is almost as low in terms of respect and co-ef's as it can go. A hammering tonight for Shams won't make much difference.
Altogether now!!!
C'MON JUVE!:arrogant:
It's about as high as it's ever been and you reckon it can't get any lower?Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
Best of luck to Rovers tonight. And if they get hammered, I'll have a little giggle. Win win.
I don't think it will Stu, I do not think it will.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Good luck to Rovers.
I'm not convinced what a result would do for the league either, although anything other than a loss will be a useful rebuttal to some barstooler argument about how crap LOI is.
But separate from that, as a supporter of a club that has been starved of success for so long, I'm happy to see fans of any team get a chance to enjoy European success, and the (perhaps fleeting) happiness that comes with it.
Given there's no geographical or historical reason for it, is the animosity from Sligo fans towards Shamrock Rovers fans (and yes - it does seems pretty much one way) purely because they don't like the fact that the Dublin club is known as 'Rovers' rather than them ?Quote:
Originally Posted by GGAJD
No Stephen, we just don't like them. Like most clubs in Ireland don't like them.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Try the season after next when our best score ever drops from the record for starters.Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
There's animosity possibly on this forum Steve but Sligo Rovers fans should be remembered for their actions on the last day at Milltown.
Jesus man speak for yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
The minnowism is embarrassing.
Am I the only one who read the start of this post and wasn't sure whether it was a p!sstake self-parody.....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by poster
Though it does help to dispell the Longford theory that farmers can't follow Summer football.
A win or a draw in either leg will boost the standing of the league in the rankings - which helps all future league entrants into Europe for the next 5 yrs, so it WOULD make a difference to the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
Do you harbour hope of Sligo entering Europe at some point in the next 5yrs ? If so then you're reducing your chances of progress via seeding/round of entry by not wanting a fellow LOI club to help boost the league's coefficient.
Utter nonsense. You must be pretty new to Irish football, as its low point was arguably the early 1980's. The league is much better off now than then on pretty much every score. And its utter tripe to say the league is as low on coefficients now as it can go. We've never been higher in the rankings. Fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
The fact that you consider my post to contain any traces of minnowism is embarrassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Just realised the title of this thread...
how amusing.
You are a minnow. "We don't like them"?
Don't assume you represent everybody else who supports Sligo Rovers.
You posting from the tractor or the shed?Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
Anyways Poster I will be ignoring your juvenile rantings from now on.
Is this game being streamed on RTE does anybody know?
I didn't say we hate them, don't mis-qoute me please. There's no Celtic/Rangers vibe off the two, I just said we don't like them. I'm quite sure if you ask the majority of Sligo Rovers fan their opinion on Shamrock, it'd be one of dislike.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Haven't got wireless in the shed yet. The tractor has it though, fooking delighted.Quote:
Originally Posted by A N Mouse
Do you think his attitude will affect Shamrock Rovers' performance tonight?Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
I'm quite sure Con said it'd be streamed, yeshh.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Think it was in the other thread, rte streaming worldwide - except italy, cos someone else has the rightsQuote:
Originally Posted by dong
Indeed, most Sligo Rovers fans I meet up there before games are quite knowledgable, reasonable and generally good to have a pint with and swap some LoI rumours/stories with. The Sligo posters on here are however, by and large, bat-sh*t crazy. I wonder what MON will do today that gets them up in arms, perhaps viciously throwing a water bottle at his own players, only for MNS/FAI to disguise it as offering one of his players a drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
One thing that should give all LoI fans a bit of a thrill is this from the Indo today:
"Allesandro del Piero took one look at Tallaght Stadium last night and summed up..."This is pure football""
That's more of a plug, and more respectful and more honest than any number of Irish officials, players, management etc have ever made out about the league and what it's all about. And coming from a player like that, wow.
As soon as that bucko does something tonight Jicked, I'll notify the people. Do not worry ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
Class quote from Del Piero alright!
Will RTE show the 2nd leg, anyone know? To answer my own question, it probably depends on tonights result.
I hear Rovers are bringing up to 1,000 fans over to Italy. Impressive if true...
In fairness - and not to have a dig at Rovers at all - but I'd say it wouldn't be too hard to sell an away European game against Juventus; it's pretty much the definition of a dream tie. I'd be very surprised if a club like Rovers couldn't get 1000 at it, even if it is in Modena.Quote:
Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior