LOI fans in your community/school/friends/parents etc.

**irishultra** · 20/07/2009, 4:54 PM

Hey just want to see if you know much people who are fans of clubs in ireland, or even have an interest in the league(barstooling interest btw

)?

i read a really good post on boards.ie from a bohs supporter saying how it be great to go into work on a monday and have a bit of a banter over the weekend action. really was a top post.(if hes on here he might remember

)

for me i'm lucky(but at the same time its a curse) in that a lot of people in my class are loi fans, the only problem is the majority are shamrock rovers brats.

as well as shamrock rovers, we have the bray fans(dear oh dear what a pathetic shower they are) i really don't know which fans i hate more shamrock rovers or bray.

in fact even the people who don't support any club would still be able on a tuesday morning laugh at roddy collins views from the night before.

so this is good and creates a vibrant loi atmosphere outside of games but i reckon it won't be the same in college and later in the workpace.

**Rovers1** · 20/07/2009, 4:57 PM

My friend Sligoman, he supports Sligo Rovers.

**centre mid** · 20/07/2009, 5:01 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

for me i'm lucky(but at the same time its a curse) in that a lot of people in my class are loi fans, the only problem is the majority are shamrock rovers brats.

Why would someone with a Finn Harps avatar be worried about Shamrock Rovers fans?

**konstruktor** · 20/07/2009, 5:02 PM

My first post so please be gentle.

I`m polish and live in Bray and I absolutely hate the fact that in work ( factory with 400 people) I don`t know a person who I could talk about LoI. it`s really depressing sometimes. And I`m not suprised that so many of you ( LoI fans) are so dismayed with the attitude towards your own league. Fair enough in Poland one can easily find fans of all major clubs in major leagues but more often than not they will be fans of the local team and have favorite team abroad, not other way around.

**irishultra** · 20/07/2009, 5:05 PM

lol i really should change that(keep saying i support finn harps and bohs-i even had a thread about it) :shiftseyes:

**Umberside** · 20/07/2009, 6:10 PM

I had a long conversation with a barstooler last week and asked him if he supported Cork City. He answered no and I asked him why didn't and he replied "because they're sh1t". He said they were sh1t because they'd no fans, which is funny because he lives ten minutes away from the Cross and has never gone to a game in his life.

I know a good few people who support City in West Cork and even Kerry and my cousin's family are all City fans. In the workplace City get good recognition though. They're proud of them and wish them all the best but they've never had any notion to go to a match at Turners Cross.

In Cork there's a lot of people who like Cork City and are proud of their achievements i.e. Europe, Setanta Cup and league successes, but just don't have enough interest to go to a match.

**brianw82** · 20/07/2009, 6:30 PM

I've heard a few of the lads here at work talk about LOI the odd time, and it's never been anything disrespectful. Things like, "Jaysus, did you hear what happened Shelbourne last night?" after the last game of last season, and "D'ya think you'll head to any games this year?" etc.

**Sam_Heggy** · 20/07/2009, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

lol i really should change that(keep saying i support finn harps and bohs-i even had a thread about it) :shiftseyes:

Harps fans get on great with Rovers fans so you have a severe clash of opinions right there for a start.

Mr.A is the biggest barstooler I know, he even moved to Galway to avoid going to Harps games.

**blueblood** · 20/07/2009, 6:57 PM

Plenty of people in Limerick seem to be interisted in LOI and always ask "How did ye get on the weekend" but dont bother to attend one match. Also they all remember the Markets Field and how great that was all the time

and EVERYONE knows we shouldn't have moved grounds and they all know how to fix the club "Ye need more money"

**Magicme** · 20/07/2009, 9:44 PM

Everyone in my work are fans of Monaghan United!

My family (other than my sons) dont really care about United. My closest friends come to some of our games (Mysticmon for example!) and my friends who have no interest rarely see me as it is the love of my life.

I havent even been near a guy who isnt a LOI fan in years coz if they are not into it I know there is no point as they wont understand my life.

**irishultra** · 20/07/2009, 9:50 PM

Originally Posted by konstruktor

My first post so please be gentle.

I`m polish and live in Bray and I absolutely hate the fact that in work ( factory with 400 people) I don`t know a person who I could talk about LoI. it`s really depressing sometimes. And I`m not suprised that so many of you ( LoI fans) are so dismayed with the attitude towards your own league. Fair enough in Poland one can easily find fans of all major clubs in major leagues but more often than not they will be fans of the local team and have favorite team abroad, not other way around.

Hi man

exactly.

**peadar1987** · 20/07/2009, 10:08 PM

Myself and my Dad are both Bray fans, and I have a mate from Balbriggan I'm slowly bringing round! Other than that I don't really know anyone. A lad from my year who supports Barcelona once told me "I don't know how you do it, watching Bray every week", I responded "I don't know how you do it, live football on every week and you not going to see it". He thought I was joking!

**thischarmingman** · 20/07/2009, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by konstruktor

My first post so please be gentle.

I`m polish and live in Bray and I absolutely hate the fact that in work ( factory with 400 people) I don`t know a person who I could talk about LoI. it`s really depressing sometimes. And I`m not suprised that so many of you ( LoI fans) are so dismayed with the attitude towards your own league. Fair enough in Poland one can easily find fans of all major clubs in major leagues but more often than not they will be fans of the local team and have favorite team abroad, not other way around.

Welcome to the forum

**tiktok** · 20/07/2009, 10:31 PM

At this stage I've been around it so long everyone I know is either an LoI supporter or e.g. at work they keep an eye out for scores etc., as they know I'm going to talk about it anyway.

Don't have any shortage of people willing to chat about City, having said that, I've never worked with any supporter of a different LoI team, though while living in Dublin I got to know a few good Shels lads.

**irishultra** · 20/07/2009, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Harps fans get on great with Rovers fans so you have a severe clash of opinions right there for a start.

Mr.A is the biggest barstooler I know, he even moved to Galway to avoid going to Harps games.

its not my fault

i like finn harps the team because my dad is a fan but the longest i ever lived in donegal was 1 year. i know in a two tier league its weird having 2 teams but i think i have a justified reason.

**Umberside** · 20/07/2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

its not my fault

i like finn harps the team because my dad is a fan but the longest i ever lived in donegal was 1 year. i know in a two tier league its weird having 2 teams but i think i have a justified reason.

Have you been to many Harps matches?

**irishultra** · 20/07/2009, 10:42 PM

whenever i go to my grandparents house, but it wouldn't be very often. i'm not saying i'm a supporter in the true sense of the word, but i just like following the family legacy.(i'll change my sig now to avoid any confusion)

**BohDiddley** · 21/07/2009, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by irishultra

whenever i go to my grandparents house, but it wouldn't be very often. i'm not saying i'm a supporter in the true sense of the word, but i just like following the family legacy.(i'll change my sig now to avoid any confusion)

That's better.

**Duggie** · 21/07/2009, 11:49 AM

none of my friends would know a thing about eircom league. work with 1 guy that goes to games but thats it.

**thischarmingman** · 21/07/2009, 11:52 AM

My work can be good craic sometimes because there's a handful of us LOI fans around and our interest in it means other people would look out for results too. We have a Bohs fan, a Drogs fan, myself and a (until recently) a Shels player so there was always plenty of chat at the weekend about it.