2008 F.A.I. Cup final thread.

[SwanVsDalton]

it's more than three but, even if it wasnt, thats three too many people from Derry with nothing more productive to do than post wind-ups on a message board for Bohemians fans.

Cripes is right!

Like the four too many Bohs fans who had nothing more productive to do than tear up a Derry bar last year?

Stop dragging up irrelevancies to slander a whole group of fans.

[Bohemian1890]

Like the four too many Bohs fans who had nothing more productive to do than tear up a Derry bar last year?

Stop dragging up irrelevancies to slander a whole group of fans.

And like the Derry fans singing sectarian slogans against Linfield??

Stop dragging up irrelevancies to slander a whole group of fans

[SkStu]

Like the four too many Bohs fans who had nothing more productive to do than tear up a Derry bar last year?

cripes! x2

trying to reason with Derry fans is like trying to reason with rainman.

[joey B]

Another thread descending in to utter tripe

GROW UP FFS!!!

[SwanVsDalton]

And like the Derry fans singing sectarian slogans against Linfield??

Stop dragging up irrelevancies to slander a whole group of fans

Swing and a miss.

Point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of thinking Bohs fans were bar-raiding thugs based on the actions of four people- rather like SkStu general thought's on Derry fans 'plague' like behaviour on the Bohs message board. Quite how that has led to supposed sectarian chanting at the Brandy is beyond me. Never mind eh.

[shantykelly]

Great post MICLS.

i hate to reply to this thread as i promised my self i wouldnt get involved in the baiting and obvious WUMming that the Derry fans are renowned for when it comes to Bohemians and Pat Fenlon. Please see the first post of this thread for a mild example.

We're not really renowned for baiting bohs fans. youse are the league champions, of course other fans are going to be jealous and take pot shots. its not personal, so dont take it as such. i would love to be in that position. as for fenlon? tried and failed at derry, for whatever reason. he's an ex-manager of ours, what do you want us to do, say well done pat, brilliant job, keep up the good work? would rovers fans say that to roddy? think not. and the initial post was a bit tongue in cheek, i thought, referring ot eh fact that bohs fans like to call us minnows and themselves the big club to try and get a rise. and it works with some derry fans, so job done. others see it as the banter it is, and take it in the spirit in which it is hopefully intended.

The attitude of Derry fans this year to the supporters of a team that has traditionally taken Derry's side in a lot of matters over the years and supported them through tough times has led to them quickly becoming the most despised set of fans amongst Bohemians fans. Its a pity really.

My attitude to bohs, as a derry fan, is well done on winning the league. the teamwork and consistency displayed throughout the season was immense, as was your final points tally. youse could only beat what was put in front of youse, and by and large thats what youse did. congratulations. (allow us minnows with our tin cup to take some pride out of the fact that the league champions didnt beat us in competition this season so far; its not like we have a league trophy to celebrate over). and as for all the animosity and hatred for all things derry down phibsboro way? dont know where that has come from tbh, always enjoyed the admittedly few trips i got to make to dalyer. if your attitude to an entire group of fans is spoiled by the actions of what, 3 or 4 wums on your website, then i would think that the problem isnt so much derry fans. (plus, try checking out their postings on our own mb, should maybe enlighten you a bit further.) Have to say that i dont know any derry fans that have any real animosity towards bohs, either the team or the club, not the way we did about shels. and that, to me, is something that has been missing this season from the league, real passion between clubs.

They plague our site with ridiculous posters posting ridiculous wind ups. I am surprised that these people have so much time to spend posting rubbish on another clubs thread. Quite sad really.

again, see above. and its hardly a plague. check out our own mb for their 'home' postings. and i actually agree.

This post has nothing to do with any insecurity over not having beaten Derry this year as i think this Bohemians team has nothing to prove to anyone. Fair play to Derry for their performances against us, truly. But they will have to try and put those performances in week in week out against every team if they are to have any hope of winning the league.

agreed 100%

I hope for a good final also. I will be watching online from Canada and i am looking forward to great support from both sets of fans. I just wish that Derry would stop the bohs bashing at every opportunity as the two sets of fans used to have a great relationship and mutual respect.

we arent bohs bashing at every opportunity. certain posters are adopting a shotgun approach to inter-club banter and rivalry, as opposed to the usual water pistol approach.

Roll on November 23rd.

[SwanVsDalton]

cripes! x2

trying to reason with Derry fans is like trying to reason with rainman.

See the above post. And you continue to make sweeping generalisations...

Another thread descending in to utter tripe

GROW UP FFS!!!

Fair enough, I just don't like being shoved (with a few thousand others) into a decidedly unrepresentative pigeon hole just because three people made some remarks on some message board. Anyway I think the previous post makes my position reasonably clear.

Back on topic - some cup final was it?

[shantykelly]

quick genuine question for bohs fans - will there be proper bohs merchandise on sale at the rds on the day of the final? want to get a proper bohs scarf for my collection, not one of those cup final tat ones.

[SkStu]

Roll on November 23rd.

fair play SK.

one thing i would like to clarify, is that the Derry fans who post on our message board are the ones that are hard for all the bohs fans to stomach. A lot of the bohs mb regulars who wouldnt be caught dead on this site have pointed out that derry fans, in person, are a sound sound bunch.

but i appreciate your response and maybe i did misinterpret the spirit of the initial poster (though im still not convinced...)

[SkStu]

See the above post. And you continue to make sweeping generalisations...

shantykellys post has validated your argument about my sweeping generalisations of Derry fans. He seems capable of addressing the merits and faults of a post. Your attempts at a discourse, consisting of "cripes" certainly did not.

[shantykelly]

how does the ticket allocation work out? is it 40/40/20 for derry/bohs/fai? would actually like to see a strong neutral contingent at this, hoping for a great game of football as i dont get to make too many away trips.

[shantykelly]

shantykellys post has validated your argument about my sweeping generalisations of Derry fans. He seems capable of addressing the merits and faults of a post. Your attempts at a discourse, consisting of "cripes" certainly did not.

lol

[SwanVsDalton]

fair play SK.

one thing i would like to clarify, is that the Derry fans who post on our message board are the ones that are hard for all the bohs fans to stomach. A lot of the bohs mb regulars who wouldnt be caught dead on this site have pointed out that derry fans, in person, are a sound sound bunch.

but i appreciate your response and maybe i did misinterpret the spirit of the initial poster (though im still not convinced...)

Possibly because I touched a sore nerve with the Bohs fans 'tear-up' bar reference?

Seriously my only point was to show how absurd it was to generalise about football fans and how I resented it. Simple as.

quick genuine question for bohs fans - will there be proper bohs merchandise on sale at the rds on the day of the final? want to get a proper bohs scarf for my collection, not one of those cup final tat ones.

You need some to line the birdcage with or wha'?

[SwanVsDalton]

shantykellys post has validated your argument about my sweeping generalisations of Derry fans. He seems capable of addressing the merits and faults of a post. Your attempts at a discourse, consisting of "cripes" certainly did not.

Re: Mods - I really tried to resist, really, but I couldn't help it. If you must delete what I'm about to post or ban me or whatever then I'll take my punishment in good faith. But seriously...

CRIPES!

[shantykelly]

You need some to line the birdcage with or wha'?

as it is virtually impossible for me to get time off work, i really appreciate away trips, and am slowly building up a collection of scarves from away grounds. yes, i know it aint dalyer, but ill get there yet.

[Réiteoir]

quick genuine question for bohs fans - will there be proper bohs merchandise on sale at the rds on the day of the final? want to get a proper bohs scarf for my collection, not one of those cup final tat ones.

SK - not sure on if we'll have anything outside the ground.

If you want to email the guys which deal with our merchandise - they should be able to sort you out: sarah@bohemians.ie should reach them fine.

[Candystripe]

SK - not sure on if we'll have anything outside the ground.

If you want to email the guys which deal with our merchandise - they should be able to sort you out: sarah@bohemians.ie should reach them fine.

Although you might get the standard message back from them to a Derry fan.

Altogether now Bohs fans..........M****W


But seriously,

Mods, I know this may be deleted but if you read the messages from Derry fans on there forum you may see that some genuine questions have been replied with derogatory comments time after time.One who is a member on the Derry forum has 39 posts in his 1st day and none had any proper purpose but to continually spout political remarks!


So hopefully the keyboard warriers will now desist and this thread can continue in a way to express views on the blue ribbon event and not be dragged down to gutter level!

[Schumi]

how does the ticket allocation work out? is it 40/40/20 for derry/bohs/fai? would actually like to see a strong neutral contingent at this, hoping for a great game of football as i dont get to make too many away trips.

Is it likely to sell out? I'd say there'll be tickets available for anyone who wants them. It'd be smart to start selling them as soon as possible though in case the weather on the day puts people off like last year.

[Mr A]

A lot of the bohs mb regulars who wouldnt be caught dead on this site

It's very hard to get caught dead on a forum.

Unless you post decomposing noises or something like that.

[Derry]

Great post MICLS.

i hate to reply to this thread as i promised my self i wouldnt get involved in the baiting and obvious WUMming that the Derry fans are renowned for when it comes to Bohemians and Pat Fenlon. Please see the first post of this thread for a mild example.

The attitude of Derry fans this year to the supporters of a team that has traditionally taken Derry's side in a lot of matters over the years and supported them through tough times has led to them quickly becoming the most despised set of fans amongst Bohemians fans. Its a pity really.

They plague our site with ridiculous posters posting ridiculous wind ups. I am surprised that these people have so much time to spend posting rubbish on another clubs thread. Quite sad really.

This post has nothing to do with any insecurity over not having beaten Derry this year as i think this Bohemians team has nothing to prove to anyone. Fair play to Derry for their performances against us, truly. But they will have to try and put those performances in week in week out against every team if they are to have any hope of winning the league.

I hope for a good final also. I will be watching online from Canada and i am looking forward to great support from both sets of fans. I just wish that Derry would stop the bohs bashing at every opportunity as the two sets of fans used to have a great relationship and mutual respect.

What a load of sanctimonious rubbish that is. No one wants to get involved in childish behaviour, but you want to jump on your high horse and get in your twopence worth. You're on about Derry people going on the Bohs site, have you read the Derry City site. There are Bohs supporters on the Derry City site and one poster posted 38 times yesterday, with a photo of the Championship trophy in most of them, and an another photo of a 'Tin Pot'. Sort out you own house first.

As we are talking here about MB's lets have a look at the Bohs site. Not once did any of them give Derry City any credit for hammering them 4-1 in the LC. They all took their lead from fenlon who after the game said they had bigger fish to fry.

They don't need anyone winding them up as they start most threads calling the opposition minnows, that's including the rubbish they heaped on Kildare when they played them.

The Bohs forum is also the only forum i now that from the off, they bring politics into the discussion. No matter what a Derry person says, they are hit with a load of political gibberish.

So like i said get off your high horse, stop trying to grab the high ground. Tell your mates for once in their life to show a bit of respect, and try to keep the politics out of it, as that is one way of showing you might have something positive to add to the discussion.