15/5/09 - Friday Latest

[Sam_Heggy]

What was the pitch like in Finn Park?

Excellant, best I have seen in years. With the heavy rain yesterday I was worried but it was mint.

[Weatherman]

Funny stuff in tallaght!fenn was giving the rovers fans some lip while warming up down their end and then a garda went over to him n sent him back to the dug out to cheers of "cheerio, cheerio!!!" Priceless!!!!

[passinginterest]

It was good to see Keith Fahey in Tallaght last night, just sitting with the regular fans in the family section (I was surprised he didn't get asked for one autograph that I saw, Dessie Baker would have been mobbed in there ). It was a generally poor match, few clear chances for either side, the roof nearly came off when Twigg scored the equaliser and the winner was just pure mayhem. Only negative on the night was some of the scummiest scum I've ever seen at a match being allowed to move down to the family end and spending the match looking at and chanting towards the Bohs fans, they weren't football fans at all. Fair play to the guards thought they were well on top of things, reacted very quickly to a charge towards the Bohs fans after the goals.

[Weatherman]

It was good to see Keith Fahey in Tallaght last night, just sitting with the regular fans in the family section (I was surprised he didn't get asked for one autograph that I saw, Dessie Baker would have been mobbed in there ). It was a generally poor match, few clear chances for either side, the roof nearly came off when Twigg scored the equaliser and the winner was just pure mayhem. Only negative on the night was some of the scummiest scum I've ever seen at a match being allowed to move down to the family end and spending the match looking at and chanting towards the Bohs fans, they weren't football fans at all. Fair play to the guards thought they were well on top of things, reacted very quickly to a charge towards the Bohs fans after the goals.

Yeah dessie signed his fair few autographs alrite!! madness when twigg got his second!! Unreal!!!

[GlasnevinRed]

Excellant, best I have seen in years. With the heavy rain yesterday I was worried but it was mint.

I take it the stones were removed then? Good to see the pitch is picking up anyway.

[De Town]

04-08-07 Longford Town 3-0 Bohemians

Oh those were the days

[sligoman]

Oh those were the days

Indeed

[RoversHead]

It was good to see Keith Fahey in Tallaght last night, just sitting with the regular fans in the family section (I was surprised he didn't get asked for one autograph that I saw, Dessie Baker would have been mobbed in there ). It was a generally poor match, few clear chances for either side, the roof nearly came off when Twigg scored the equaliser and the winner was just pure mayhem. Only negative on the night was some of the scummiest scum I've ever seen at a match being allowed to move down to the family end and spending the match looking at and chanting towards the Bohs fans, they weren't football fans at all. Fair play to the guards thought they were well on top of things, reacted very quickly to a charge towards the Bohs fans after the goals.

Agreed ,hooligan daytrippers on both sides have conspired to spoil this fixture but the Garda unit in Tallaght are well on the ball.If I were a Bohs fan who couldn`t get a ticket I would be asking serios questions as to how some of their small ticket allocation ended up in the hands of the small band of Wrexham hooligans they brought to Tallaght !Not the first time Bohs scum element have invited UK Danny Dire wannabees to this fixture either.

[RoversHead]

It was good to see Keith Fahey in Tallaght last night, just sitting with the regular fans in the family section (I was surprised he didn't get asked for one autograph that I saw, Dessie Baker would have been mobbed in there ). It was a generally poor match, few clear chances for either side, the roof nearly came off when Twigg scored the equaliser and the winner was just pure mayhem. Only negative on the night was some of the scummiest scum I've ever seen at a match being allowed to move down to the family end and spending the match looking at and chanting towards the Bohs fans, they weren't football fans at all. Fair play to the guards thought they were well on top of things, reacted very quickly to a charge towards the Bohs fans after the goals.

Agreed ,hooligan daytrippers on both sides have conspired to spoil this fixture but the Garda unit in Tallaght are well on the ball.If I were a Bohs fan who couldn`t get a ticket I would be asking serios questions as to how some of their small ticket allocation ended up in the hands of the small band of Wrexham hooligans they brought to Tallaght !Not the first time Bohs scum element have invited UK Danny Dire wannabees to this fixture either.

[BohDiddley]

What? You mean people came from England to watch that awful game?

Don't get me wrong. Shamrock deserved their win, but it was hardly showcase football.

[Carlin]

Agreed ,hooligan daytrippers on both sides have conspired to spoil this fixture but the Garda unit in Tallaght are well on the ball.If I were a Bohs fan who couldn`t get a ticket I would be asking serios questions as to how some of their small ticket allocation ended up in the hands of the small band of Wrexham hooligans they brought to Tallaght !Not the first time Bohs scum element have invited UK Danny Dire wannabees to this fixture either.

Ah that old chestnut again.

There was no Wrexham over for it despite rumours on this and other forums. But if you're happy to believe there was, don't let me stop you.

[brianw82]

Brilliant result for Shams. That's what football is all about for me. 2 late goals to snatch a win against the champs, and your biggest rivals. Must've been brilliant to be a fan at that match.

[niallsparky]

Agreed ,hooligan daytrippers on both sides have conspired to spoil this fixture but the Garda unit in Tallaght are well on the ball.If I were a Bohs fan who couldn`t get a ticket I would be asking serios questions as to how some of their small ticket allocation ended up in the hands of the small band of Wrexham hooligans they brought to Tallaght !Not the first time Bohs scum element have invited UK Danny Dire wannabees to this fixture either.

And how would you know whether we had "hooligan daytrippers" in our section?

[HulaHoop]

Ah that old chestnut again.

There was no Wrexham over for it despite rumours on this and other forums. But if you're happy to believe there was, don't let me stop you.

Why don't you ring Tallaght Garda station and ask them about the Welsh Wrexham and Scottish Celtic "fans" who along with Bohs casuals caused mayhem on the Belgard Road yesterday.

[RoversHead]

And how would you know whether we had "hooligan daytrippers" in our section?

Because I was stewarding your section but hey Tallaght Garda unit are more interested in how these hooligan tourists got tickets meant for real Bohs fans than I am .

[Leejo]

Because I was stewarding your section but hey Tallaght Garda unit are more interested in how these hooligan tourists got tickets meant for real Bohs fans than I am .

If your story is true and I don't believe for one second that it is I'd be looking at Rovers both as a club and at their fans as to how they got tickets. Tickets were only sold one per member to members producing a membership card. Tickets for the Rovers end were available both via the Rovers message board and outside the ground in the minutes up to kick off, and let's face it, it's hardly impossible to gain access to the away end with a ticket for the home end. It was done by a handful of people I know.

The Tallaght Garda unit should concentrate more on why there were toe rags from the Rovers side in their "family" section who littered Bohs fans with coins and bottles both after Twiggs first and second

[mypost]

It was a generally poor match, few clear chances for either side.

As always at these games, there are 2 games going on. One on and one off the pitch. A minority spend the whole game winding each other up, and are capable of giving as much as they get.

As for the game itself, it was what the game usually is, car-crash football. Mistakes galore. The turning point was them losing Crowe, and they just tried to see it out after that. Just like in the last home game at Milltown against them, we hit them hard with 2 late goals to win.

First home win against them in almost 5 years, puts a stop to the bad run, and another great advert for Saturday night football.

[Umberside]

Another great advert for Saturday night football.

I would personally rather them on a Friday but it would affect attendances so Saturdays are best. It was definitely a great advert for the league and hopefully the Drogs can give us something to talk about next week

[pineapple stu]

and another great advert for Saturday night football.

Ah, the return of the great mypost propoganda campaign! Here's some evidence which agrees with my theory, which I'll loudly highlight, and I'll ignore all evidence - such as the crowd in Inchicore last Saturday - which disagrees with my theory. Bravo.

[CSFShels]

IMO Saturday night football should always be the live game, probably isn't good for the home team that night, but a regular Saturday night game will help to bring up the status of the league, and LOI regulars are far more likely to bring up the ratings on a Saturday.