Setanta Cup Round 3

[garyderry]

25 I think. We had a few out with flu apparently

Linfield were very. We should've scored 7/8

Absolutely massive police presence. All pats fans kept back for 20 minutes or so and Emmet Road closed from 9.30 to 10.30

No way Pats fans were involved in trouble as we were all kept back. No one allowed leave after start of 2nd half

In fairness Pats are not exact;y renowned for causing trouble,
no matter what the result always have a few pints after with your lot

Linfield on the other hand ................

[SwanVsDalton]

That 'crap' is their national anthem, like it or not.

Doesn't matter. It's incendiary and has obvious unsavoury overtones. EL fans couldn't sit in Windsor Park singing Amhrán na bhFiann.

[Dodge]

The crap coming from your lot was embarrassing and was quite clear coming across on TV. Was probably the minority but Setanta could have moved their audio equipment away from where the chants were coming from.

Was 10/15 lads at most. Could only barely hear it myself

[Raheny Red]

Was 10/15 lads at most. Could only barely hear it myself

Fair enough, I'll take your word for it. They made themselves heard that's for sure.

[Dodge]

Not at the game though. Be surprised if Linfield fans even heard it tbh, and there was no obvious reaction to it.

They sang a few GTSQ and Rule Brittania but it wasn't a reactionary type of thing

Not condoning it either btw

[forza]

25 I think. We had a few out with flu apparently

Linfield were very. We should've scored 7/8

Absolutely massive police presence. All pats fans kept back for 20 minutes or so and Emmet Road closed from 9.30 to 10.30

No way Pats fans were involved in trouble as we were all kept back. No one allowed leave after start of 2nd half

The Gardai chasing people up towards the Bulfin Rd area with dogs and battons why I dont know the Linfield fans were well out by then

[ndrog]

Was 10/15 lads at most. Could only barely hear it myself

10/15 ? not a chance .I was stood right beside them for the entire match .There was a group of about at least 40 of them in the shed behind the goal singing sectarian songs all night ,IRA , IRA, IRA " WHO LET THE HUNS IN " etc etc . Giving the linfield players serious abuse ,secterian and otherwise all night . Stewards and cops stood beside them all night and never said a thing .It was a horrible atmosphere in that part of the ground , really agressive and nasty .As for the mess outside , took me 35 mins to get to my car across the street I also passed a linfield bus on the road home with its windows smashed in.

[Dodge]

May have been 40, I was on far side of Camac and barely heard them. 40 is still a small number. Atmosphere near we were wasn't all sunshines and roses either.

[rebelarmyexile]

May have been 40, I was on far side of Camac and barely heard them. 40 is still a small number. Atmosphere near we were wasn't all sunshines and roses either.

Was there as a neutral, but must say i was disgusted with the blatant republican element there, mostly younger fans involved in Sectarian chanting though could see older fans (in their 20s or 30s) orchestrating chants.

Linfield fans better behaved during match in my opinion (when it comes to chants i find Rule Britannia or God Save Our Queen far less offensive than chants about terrorists). Didn't see why trouble kicked off but can well understand it when you have republican thugs goading you all night.

Is there normally a republican element at Pats games? Always thought it was just with Rovers.

[rebelarmyexile]

May have been 40, I was on far side of Camac and barely heard them. 40 is still a small number. Atmosphere near we were wasn't all sunshines and roses either.

40 is a big number by Eircom League terms for chants

[Dodge]

Is there normally a republican element at Pats games? Always thought it was just with Rovers.

Oh yeah, loads of them love goading the union jack waving masses in Longford and Cork

You obviously missed the Linfield fans fighting with each other. Here's what their chairman said

Alcohol was the problem and there were people here who were spoiling for a fight.

"Some people whom I have never seen at Windsor Park were being aggressive towards fellow supporters, safety officers and the Garda

Not going to get into the semantics of which songs are more offensive either.

[rebelarmyexile]

Oh yeah, loads of them love goading the union jack waving masses in Longford and Cork

You obviously missed the Linfield fans fighting with each other. Here's what their chairman said


Not going to get into the semantics of which songs are more offensive either.

Regardless of the fact the trouble was within the Linfield group, it should not have been acceptable to normal fans for supposed St. Pats fans to be singing Sectarian Republican chants. The Pats fans simply wanted to get the Linfield folks blood boiling.

[charliesboots]

Whatever about the sectarian chants from both sets of supporters (which I certainly don't condone) the most sickening part of the night for me were the four or five people in the Linfield end (in the section closest to the main stand) who made monkey noises whenever Joe O'Cearuill touched the ball in the first half - absolutely sickening behaviour.

[dcfcsteve]

"IRA" chants clearly audible on Setanta on a number of occassions. Sounded like more than a handful involved.

I wonder if those simpletons are aware that the IRA is now merely an ex-prisoner's social club. They'll be singing about the Peep o' Day Boys next...

The usual 'party songs' from Linfield too. Yawn....

Decent game though. Linfield's defence was like a swiss cheese. If only Pat's hadn't been taking lessons in finishing from their similarly-clad cousins at Arsenal, it would easily have been at least 4:0.

And how Gault ever got near an international jersey I'l never know after tonight.

[charliesboots]

Regardless of the fact the trouble was within the Linfield group, it should not have been acceptable to normal fans for supposed St. Pats fans to be singing Sectarian Republican chants. The Pats fans simply wanted to get the Linfield folks blood boiling.

The trouble within the Linfield group was prior to the game when two fans were arrested for fighting with each other on the way in so it was nothing to do with any sectarian chanting.

However, the sectarian chanting from the section in the Pats end should be condemned. I have my suspicions that a lot of them weren't Pats fans at all but some definitely where and should be dealt with.

[AnnaghRed]

EL fans couldn't sit in Windsor Park singing Amhrán na bhFiann.

LoL

Cliftonville have been doing it for years, Glenmen might even have given it the odd whirl

[inchicore_saint]

Didn't hear any sectarian singing or chants from Pats fans can someone please tell me exactly what was sung that was sectarian.Heard some local hoods sing up the IRA a few times but that is political.

[WindmillWarrior]

Didn't hear any sectarian singing or chants from Pats fans can someone please tell me exactly what was sung that was sectarian.Heard some local hoods sing up the IRA a few times but that is political.

You are a strange bloke. You question Linfield fans for "being drunk and singing crap like Rule Britannia and GSTQ" (something they probably do at most games! - imagine - drinking and singing your own national anthem ) and yet you have no problem with Pats fans singing "IRA" and "who let the huns in"??

I thought I heard "IRA, IRA" chants on the tv but told myself I must be hearing things. Seems not, very sad.

[CharlesThompson]

Didn't hear any sectarian singing or chants from Pats fans can someone please tell me exactly what was sung that was sectarian.Heard some local hoods sing up the IRA a few times but that is political.

Wha'???

[Mr_Parker]

Doesn't matter. It's incendiary and has obvious unsavoury overtones. EL fans couldn't sit in Windsor Park singing Amhrán na bhFiann.

They could. It has been sung there by visiting supporters many times before.