QuoteSame here.Originally Posted by Dodge
Yea, i know people who did it but just seems weird to me. Bit like gatecrashing someone elses party
Same here.
I will normally try and got and support our clubs in Europe. Have my ticket for Bohs and Rovers and will go to Fingal as well and hopefully later rounds. couldn't make Dundalk for a variety of reasons.
I did go in the Shels end at the Oval in 2005 but otherwise haven't been to any non Limerick European away games for our clubs. I know of the odd fan doing an away trip with another club. It
can be down to a mate or maybe just a good offer or a country they wanted to visit. If I had the time and the money I'd probably go to 1 or 2 myself. However if/when Limerick get back into Europe I would go no matter where we play.
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Anyone who is a fan of football in general should want to support Irish teams and encourage them to play at a higher level. Doesn't mean you have to buy a shirt and paint your face in the team's colours, but I don't see anything strange or unusual about showing a bit of support for your otherwise rivals in that particular situation.
We had those 2 Drogheda fans in our section in Berlin but i think they were just in Berlin at the time didnt travel over specifically for the match
Here on a technicality.
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I went to the Dundalk game (with a Harps supporter) & I'll be in Dalyer tonight. Also hope to get to Tallaght on thursday & will probably go to Fingal for the return leg (as I've already been to Oriel).
I see it as supporting our league in Europe. Bohs are closer to home than TNS, so why shouldn't I support Bohs for the night?
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I think the difference being made was between going along to support a LoI club and actively joining in with the main vocal support, singing their songs.
I was talking to one of them and they were living in Berlin at the time. We also had a Finn Harps fan who lived about an hour from berlin at the game. If I was abroad I'd almost certianly attend any LOI teams games locally
I've no bother with anyone going to whatever game they like. Far, far from it.
I just don't believe in the whole "we HAVE to support each other in europe". If you do, then fair play to you
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Is tonight's game even on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra? The Salzburg game in the same round last year was on TV/radio if I remember correctly...
The Salzburg game was on Austrian TV, with streaming on the internet. Wasn't on RTÉ, TV or radio, as I recall.
No, - well not anymore. The goal previously was to get all LOI entrants into a position where they could win a round or two in Europe. The best way to achieve this was supporting other teams in their quest for European success as this helped to increase the LOI ranking and in turn lead to LOI clubs being seeded upon entering European competition. But now that we are in the position that we are now in as a league, I don't believe rival fans need to support/ wish teams good luck. I think the onus is now on the individual club to push things forward, rather getting the league as a whole to do so.
I don't know about others, but I don't support and go to watch LoI teams in Europe just in case my presence means that the LoI jumps up past Bosnia in the UEFA rankings. And just because teams are seeded now, that doesn't mean I won't head in to watch Rovers or Bohs this week. As much as I give out about Rovers or Bohs or whoever, there is a kind of LoI community, particularly if you meet a fan of another team on the way home from a match*. I've no problems supporting any LoI team in Europe - and I'll quite happily play the hypocrite in hoping Bohs and Fingal's over-spending stops soon for the good of the league - and it's got nothing to do with the co-efficient.
* - nod to the Aertel Sligo fan and the Bohs fan who managed to use the another lad's flash to get a picture taken on his phone in Kiely's after the Bohs game last week, and to the Rovers fans on the LUAS after the draw in Dalyer among others.
Last edited by pineapple stu; 13/07/2010 at 9:56 AM.
thanks Stu, thats exactly what I tried (obviously badly) to say. have gone to see many LOI teams in European games but would not be as involved as at a Bohs match.
For the record, best of luck to Dundalk, Fingal and Rovers (whoops Shams) and of course De Bohs in this weeks matches.
the 2nd leg was on rte radio. listened to it.
What an embarassment that was, ORF came all the way from Austria to Dalymount park with their equipment to show the game and RTE wouldn't even bring a camera across Dublin.
wouldnt expect anything less from them, the y prob dont even know bohs are playing tonight in the sports dept......or it be the last thing on the bulletin tonight!!! thats if its mentioned atal.
Yeah that was the home leg. I knew I remembered Rico commentating on it, just couldn't remember if it was TV or radio.
Last edited by holidaysong; 13/07/2010 at 12:41 PM.
Fairy nuff. Don't know why I was watching the stream instead of listening on radio so! Must have been trying to keep my German from rusting up.
Yeah the quality was great. Actually felt really sick for bohs after that game.
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Oh yeah and that goes to show I would support every LOI leam in Europe
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Are any of the welsh channels showing this this evening or does anyone know if this is been streamed on justintv or some place?
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