Just over three years ago, I saw the game Bohemians v Derry City in the beautiful Mount Daly Park, the most beautiful stadium in Dublin. It was a fun game with a surprisingly good atmosphere. Because I recent years primarily focused on England and Scotland, I am sorry to not return to Ireland. But it started to itch again this year and the Irish classic - Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians - the program was already decided in May to go to Ireland again. Shamrock Rovers, the club with the largest following and that while 20 years had no home stadium, against reigning champions Bohemians. Despite the Tallaght Stadium is not really a good ground, this was surely a poster to make your mouth water. There are indeed with St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne have two big clubs in Dublin, but in terms of following and history, these terms really in the shadow of The Big Two. This season is also the first season in years that these two clubs fight for the title. Shamrock has lived for years in purgatory and back again this season.
I'm not really a favorite club in Ireland, because there are several clubs that I like. Shamrock Rovers is one of them. They have not only the best name and that of course they have great shirt. It is certainly my favorite club in Dublin. The Rovers were founded in 1901 in the south of the city and the most successful club in Ireland. Both the 15 national titles and 24 FAI Cups are an Irish record. In recent years there is a thick layer of dust on the trophy cabinet come. Since 1987 (when the Rovers had to leave their stadium Glenmalure Park) has only won one league title (in 1994) and no cup. There was even the threat of relegation and bankruptcy. The tide appears to be reversed, because on March 13, 2009 Shamrock played her first match in the Tallaght Stadium. In the competition, so good and the club struggles to shoot the league title. It would be nice if she won this year.
Opponent Bohemians (official Bohemian FC) is a bit older and was founded in 1890. The Bohs come from the north of Dublin. They have been playing since 1901 in their ancient, but very beautiful Mount Daly Park. The club can also boast the fact that they are the only Irish club are always at the highest level has come since the creation of the Irish League in 1921. In terms of prices but can not compensate for the Rovers, with 10 titles and 7 FAI Cups. The prices are however more recent times, because the Bohs are the champions and the club rained off in the final of the CL almost from Red Bull Salzburg (up to 3 minutes before time was the Irish who went through). The FAI Cup was won last year and it was the third double ever achieved. Bohemians last week won the League Cup. Remains the most embarrassing defeat ever suffered precisely against Rovers. In 1955 it was up 7-0. This year there were not many goals in the matches. Bohemians won the first encounter 2-0 at home, after which Rovers won 2-1 at home. The third confrontation - on Mount Daly Park - ended in 0-0. Lets hope that today it was not.
The new stadium is Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght, a suburb of Dublin. To get there we had a futuristic, silver tram steps that brought us go there. How fast the vehicle looked like, overall pace was not there. It was therefore up to 40 minutes before we arrived in Tallaght. There was however the heaven. We got out in one giant Starbucks, overlooking the stadium. Kekke drinking coffee with flavors and look lampposts. Better life will not be soon. Meanwhile we started with green and white hoops to run the stadium. Bohemians fans we could not. In that regard this game was an exception, as can normal fans in Ireland without any problem to mingle.
Just in time we left the stadium, because we had almost become one with the VVD seats in Starbucks. The Tallaght Stadium still looked rather nice from the outside. There was a lot of wood used and through the use of arches at entrances they have done their best to make something of the stadium. It looked pretty professional. What was not so professional, the ticket office. There was a man outside with a stack of envelopes and a piece of paper the names of the people who came to collect tickets. Something kneuterigs. I immediately called my name and the envelope was found. One "of the name remain something strange in the British Isles.
I thought that joining the club which had mistaken the rush. For the first time it was sold out during a regular league game. There were already many people to turn stiles, including some chavs in their green and white painted bare bark. At last the gates were thrown, but there was another problem. Because we had a female steward who may not frisk men (to the dismay of SJ). Just was looking sheepish, but then if we're all inside without monitored. Later that evening showed that there is plenty of fireworks were smuggled. It seems best therefore to abolish the whole body search, because if you just want to get succeed in that anyway.
If nostalgist Tallaght Stadium is not really my favorite in Dublin. Yet it is a special stadium. The colored chairs, the tierlantijntjes and the views make it still be nice to go to Shamrock Rovers. Especially since it was sold out stiff, it was not a bad way to do this stadium again. The paper said that since the first LOI wedstrijdwas Cork City v Derry City (in 2005) was sold out. So nice to be there with. In this respect, we have a couple glory hunters. It also looked long that it did not succeed, because there were significant restrictions on the ticket. Fortunately, the woman at the ticket office so nice for us to make two separate them. We had in the Derby Louth (Dundalk v Drogheda) and the topper in the first division (Shelbourne v UCD) two nice alternative, but Dublin derby was surely the nose of the salmon in Ireland.
For Super John had been entirely successful day when he saw that the catering was in the hands of Papa John's, a pizzeria. He wanted nothing negative about that pizza's hearing while they are not really looked special. According SJ they were the best he had ever seen. In terms of catering to the Shamrock had them out for each other anyway, because in another gallery, they had a barbecue stand. Unfortunately we could not, because you could not stand from one to the other come. Probably because otherwise the fixed points of both clubs would hit each other in the brain.
Because freedom was sitting strategically at the exit we went down. So you're not very tight. Alas, a few hobby costing children who sit beside us the whole game and went down. In the beginning it was not really clear what they were doing, but at some point it occurred to me that they spent little time with them had cups of coffee. They then drank. Seemed really good to me, but these kids were like a bunch of addicts. Unfortunately they were not sick, because that continuous pacing was very annoying. My attempt to make one unfortunately failed to tackle, so we had ninety minutes to load.
A demagogue whipping the public and when the players came onto the field was a whole tifo action to put rope. Three males waving huge flags, a curtain went up (not visible to us, because we were in the same gallery) and Bengal lights were lit. It was not the usual red color, but a green glow. Logical, because rivals Bohemians is red and black if you go Sham course not the color of the rival promotion. Bohemians of the fans were okay was examined by the fact that they had no fireworks. Instead they sang loudly, which is actually even better.
The atmosphere was good during the race anyway. The songs revealed that they both felt they were the club of Dublin. On the field there was nothing, for it was truly a tragedy. Up until the eightieth minute was worse than the average game in the Fourth Class D. Then the loose. Padraig Amond was brought in and quickly made the 1-0. Enough reason for a pitch invasion. Following the emotions just seemed to calm Bohemians got a penalty. The Shams were mad and threw a Coke bottle at the linesman. It can never prove, but by all the commotion penalty taker Jason Byrne seemed somewhat confused. Otherwise it can not declare that he is 12 meter penalty goal on the stadium scum. It reminded me of the Tribe of knock during Euro 2000.
Then again, there was celebration for Rovers, but it was enormously exciting until the last minute. Finally became clear why Bohemians was placed before this game, because it managed to suddenly have opportunities to enforce. It was not enough to tie and Shamrock Rovers took not only points but also the leader. Six games to go and it would just be that the Hoops the title again after fifteen years to address. I gun it some. Not only by the beautiful name and shirts, but also to reward the effort made. Should it come out next year then I would go visit Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers.
Originally Posted by BohsPartisan
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had no problem with 1000 or so fans singing sectarian songs on the far side but she had when she heard a few people shouting insults
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