LoI supporters clubs abroad

**Runner Man** · 22/10/2008, 12:24 PM

Ahoy hoy,

Does know of any League of Ireland clubs that supporters clubs outside of the country. I know there's a RISSC in London that caters for all republic of Ireland soccer but just wondering if there suppportes club abroad for specific clubs.

Cheers!

**sligoman** · 22/10/2008, 12:26 PM

Think Derry have something in Isle of Man? Of course that could be just 1 supporter, I'm not sure. Derry fans can clear that up.

**Dodge** · 22/10/2008, 12:30 PM

Pats have one in Norway. It had to register with some Norwegian authority... Must find a link

**holidaysong** · 22/10/2008, 12:30 PM

There is the QUBDCFCSC if you consider that to be outside the 'country'..

**Dodge** · 22/10/2008, 12:34 PM

http://www.threelions.no/supporter.htm

Half way down page. Seems to be a Cork one too

**dcfcsteve** · 22/10/2008, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Think Derry have something in Isle of Man? Of course that could be just 1 supporter, I'm not sure. Derry fans can clear that up.

City have the London Derry City Supporters Clubs, and the Exiles Club (co-founded by that Isle Of Man supporter) that covers anywhere else outside of Oireland.

Back in the halcyon days of the late 80's we had Supporters Clubs everywhere - America, Canada, Australia, various parts of England and Scotland. Magical times....

**brendy_�ire** · 22/10/2008, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

There is the QUBDCFCSC if you consider that to be outside the 'country'..

So that would be all of ours, except Donegal and Dublin?

We have an Exiles, which caters for everyone, anywhere really (including the IoM). There's also a London SC. There is a North East England one, but they may have merged with the Exiles.

**Djrgrn** · 22/10/2008, 12:56 PM

Pats have a Norwegian supporters club??? WHAT?! Hammarby and Shamrock Rovers claim to have a 'connection' although its only cause they both wear green and white. Think there's a fair few Boh's fans abroad but I don't think there's any 'clubs'.

**Dodge** · 22/10/2008, 1:02 PM

Yeah, loads of LOI fans abroad and a few who we've met abroad would lok up our results (league wide, not talking about Pats) but I don't think there are any organised clubs

**robertob** · 22/10/2008, 1:26 PM

In Germany are only a few fans of the league of Ireland.
I know from a guy in Bremen who is a member of the Shamrock Rovers Ultras and some other people who supports Bohemians and Cork. However the most germans don't know that in Ireland actually is a football league. They are surprised if I tell them something about the League of Ireland.

**holidaysong** · 22/10/2008, 1:27 PM

Why would they be surprised that there is a football league in Ireland? I'm sure there aren't many countries in Europe (or the world) without a football league, especially a country with 4.2 million people.

**sligoman** · 22/10/2008, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by robertob

However the most germans don't know that in Ireland actually is a football league.

That applies to most Irish people in this country too.

**Longfordian** · 22/10/2008, 1:39 PM

We used to have "Supporters Clubs" in London and New York at one stage but I think they lost interest when we stopped winning cups.

**GuisaSaigon** · 22/10/2008, 1:49 PM

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**dcfcsteve** · 22/10/2008, 2:38 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

We used to have "Supporters Clubs" in London and New York at one stage but I think they lost interest when we stopped winning cups.

That must have been some week for them though....!

**dcfcsteve** · 22/10/2008, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by Djrgrn

Think there's a fair few Boh's fans abroad but I don't think there's any 'clubs'.

That would help explain why so few of them were at Dalymount on Friday to see their team lift it's first league title in 5 years then....

**fionnsci** · 22/10/2008, 2:49 PM

I think that Cork City have a foreign (Italian maybe?) fan club that have been to a few games like last years cup final.

**Longfordian** · 22/10/2008, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

That must have been some week for them though....!

Ha, yeah they appeared out of the woodwork in about December 2003 and disappeared again about September 2005 as far as I can see!. Still we got a bit of money out of them while they were there.

**BohDiddley** · 22/10/2008, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by Djrgrn

Think there's a fair few Boh's fans abroad but I don't think there's any 'clubs'.

Sadly, our Timbuktu and Albuquerque chapters faded out some time ago. (Not sure if their local team colours were black and red. Come to think of it, that's hardly the basis for a link now, is it?).
But we'd be happy just to have some Irish support, media and GAA/De Dubs permitting.
Anyway, the closest to a Bohs foreign legion is probably to be found on Facebook. Lots of interesting people from exotic places among 210 fans there.

**Paddyfield** · 22/10/2008, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

City have the London Derry City Supporters Clubs, and the Exiles Club (co-founded by that Isle Of Man supporter) that covers anywhere else outside of Oireland.

Back in the halcyon days of the late 80's we had Supporters Clubs everywhere - America, Canada, Australia, various parts of England and Scotland. Magical times....

London Derry Supporters Club?

Oh my, haven't times changed!