Stuart Byrnes RTE Rant

**Schumi** · 21/11/2006, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

who would moderate it?

Who cares, no one else would read it.

**dcfcsteve** · 21/11/2006, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Who cares, no one else would read it.

Well you care enough to post about it.....

**Dodge** · 21/11/2006, 1:34 PM

Just like to add my weight (shut up those who know me..) to the move calling for a specific dcfcsteve and David forum.

A few points; 1) Dundalk's european run was better (getting by 2 rounds and losing 3-2 to celtic (after 0-0 draw)) than either Shels or Linfields. 2) Byrne's rant was hilarious 3) I hope Ollie follows through with his threat regarding the Hargan case and possibly the Dublin City point thing too. Farcical decisions.

**David** · 21/11/2006, 1:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Just like to add my weight (shut up those who know me..) to the move calling for a specific dcfcsteve and David forum.

A few points; 1) Dundalk's european run was better (getting by 2 rounds and losing 3-2 to celtic (after 0-0 draw)) than either Shels or Linfields. 2) Byrne's rant was hilarious 3) I hope Ollie follows through with his threat regarding the Hargan case and possibly the Dublin City point thing too. Farcical decisions.

But Dundalk were lucky to get past us and only did so because we had to play our home game in Holland.

**David** · 21/11/2006, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

What part of "joint top on points" do you not get...?

When teams finish joint top on points, the rule is that the title goes to the team with the best goal difference. But that doesn't stop the 2 teams from being joint top on points....

Anyways - that's twice now you've dodged the offer of a wager on Linfield being clear at the top of the IL table by season's end. Are you bottling the bet or what ?

Ok, how much?

**MrJoeSoap** · 21/11/2006, 1:54 PM

Well this has to be the most off-topic and tangential thread I have ever seen.

**Mr A** · 21/11/2006, 2:23 PM

You reckon?

I've seen worse.

**shed_ender** · 21/11/2006, 2:30 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

McShels, can you tell me the name of the Shels chairman?

KOH

Obviously he had to look it up.Says it all about their "fanbase".
The rows and rows of empty seats were there for all to see on tv last Friday night.
Getting back to the point of this thread, I make no apologies for describing Stuart Byrne in those terms (some people on this board have a lot worse as their signatures).
He is a hypocrite of the highest order considering what Shels have got up to in the past.

**MrJoeSoap** · 21/11/2006, 2:47 PM

Originally Posted by shed_ender

Says it all about their "fanbase".

Of course it does.

**Jerry The Saint** · 21/11/2006, 3:02 PM

Originally Posted by shed_ender

He is a hypocrite of the highest order considering what Shels have got up to in the past.

and present.

**WeAreRovers** · 21/11/2006, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by shed_ender

Obviously he had to look it up.Says it all about their "fanbase".

My point was that AFAIK they don't have a chairman (or a board for that matter) since Finbarr Flood and a couple of others saw sense and headed for the hills. Shels are a one man band.

KOH

**Dodge** · 21/11/2006, 3:37 PM

best part of that was they resigned, and about 2 months later there was an Emmet malone article about it. A Shels fan posted on their official forum asking was it true and if so why nobody was informed. Smithers replied saying he knew but didn't think it was that important to post up. General basis of that malone article was that there was now nobody to keep Ollie in check...

**geysir** · 22/11/2006, 9:55 AM

Originally Posted by David

But Dundalk were lucky to get past us and only did so because we had to play our home game in Holland.

Maybee you'd wonder why UEFA laid 100% blame on Linfield fc. and ordered the 2nd leg to be played in Holland. The first leg saw the most poisonous violent actions ever witnessed by a set of so called club supporters in the south. Landsdowne rd. riot times 50.
Linfield were deservedly outplayed in Holland fair and square and fortunate to get off very lightly with that limited UEFA sanction.

I thought the Shels Bohs game was very poor, the interview certainly grabbed my attention though it was dosed in vinegar.

**dcfcsteve** · 22/11/2006, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by David

Ok, how much?

Name your price. �50 ? �100 ?

**David** · 22/11/2006, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Maybee you'd wonder why UEFA laid 100% blame on Linfield fc. and ordered the 2nd leg to be played in Holland. The first leg saw the most poisonous violent actions ever witnessed by a set of so called club supporters in the south. Landsdowne rd. riot times 50.
Linfield were deservedly outplayed in Holland fair and square and fortunate to get off very lightly with that limited UEFA sanction.

I thought the Shels Bohs game was very poor, the interview certainly grabbed my attention though it was dosed in vinegar.

Linfield took their punishment and indeed had to play the following season in Holland as well, against Nantes of France. To say that we were 100% to blame is ludicrous. There were many many hangers on on both sides that night with a significant number of Nationalists/Republicans travelling from Northern Ireland to "support" Dundalk. Given the political climate at the time the outcome was inevitable. I may be wrong but I think this game was played in the wake of the murder of Lord Mountbatten and the massacre of 18 British soldiers at Warrenpoint. Dundalk I would say got off very lightly indeed from that shameful night.

**David** · 22/11/2006, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Name your price. �50 ? �100 ?

�50 it is. I must point out here that I am going against the habit of a lifetime, I literally never bet on Linfield but as I will personally not gain financially I can live with this one.

**geysir** · 23/11/2006, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by David

To say that we were 100% to blame is ludicrous.

Take it up with the neutral observers.
I said Uefa placed 100% blame on Linfield, though it was factually incorrect, Dundalk were fined about �1000 for not providing adequate security, some 300 Gardai were present and fully engaged.

**monutdfc** · 23/11/2006, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

some 300 Gardai were present and fully engaged.

and from what my brother tells me fully engaged they were (i'm too young to remember it). It was Shell to Sea and Reclaim the Streets times 10 all rolled into one. The Gardai never enjoyed themselves as much since until Smirnoff Ice was introduced to Copperface Jacks.

**David** · 23/11/2006, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

Take it up with the neutral observers.
I said Uefa placed 100% blame on Linfield, though it was factually incorrect, Dundalk were fined about �1000 for not providing adequate security, some 300 Gardai were present and fully engaged.

The Gardai that night certainly seemed to take great pleasure in their actions which were absolutely disgraceful. Their indiscriminate assaults on Linfield supporters were criminal. Dundalk came out of that very well and Linfield, as usually seems to be the case were UEFA are concerned, were absolutely hammered.