QuoteNo that was because Philip was in the press box which was on stilts and the Linfield fans were shaking it so hard he thought they were going to topple it to the ground and end the broadcast!
Sligo fans pelted a Galway supporters bus with stones and rocks a couple of years back.
Also there used to be these 2 neo nazis from Tubbercurry who had a sligo/nazi flag and they were dressed like proper hooligans and they used to set up on the terrace and pretend to be scary and then the cops would just escort them away and everyone would cheer
No that was because Philip was in the press box which was on stilts and the Linfield fans were shaking it so hard he thought they were going to topple it to the ground and end the broadcast!
danny dire is the dogs.................
Pffftahaha 2 Neo NAZI's from Tubbercurry who were Rovers fans, couldnt make this stuff up.Originally Posted by pixiehead
Also there used to be these 2 neo nazis from Tubbercurry who had a sligo/nazi flag and they were dressed like proper hooligans and they used to set up on the terrace and pretend to be scary and then the cops would just escort them away and everyone would cheer
"So much so that they knew the legendary Sligo bootboy by his first and second name, and were in such awe of his brawling prowess and status as a hardman and bootboy that they berated him with street ribaldry to the extent that they emblazoned his name in huge painted scrawl on the walls outside of the football stadium where he and his crew of toughies would be fighting "
"Legendary", "awe", "prowess". Yep, definitely no glorification there!
Other incidents I've been told about by mates fathers from the 60's 70's! Waterford v Cork Hibs or Shams was always a tasty fixture! Away fans from respective games always got a horrid time. I was told a story of when we won the league in turners cross out players came under fire from rocks from the cork fans and all hell broke loose! Other stories included Shams at home where Waterford fans would wait behind a hill after the game for any Sham fans coming out! One day in particular when they destroyed a Shamrock Rovers team bus as it was leaving the ground
http://limerickfc.ie/clubinfo/history.html
In the 1975-76 season Ewan Fenton returned as team manager. A number of new, young players were introduced to the side and the supporters were asked to have patience but the season was again marred by hooliganism and the worst sports violence ever witnessed in Limerick sport. After Limerick won the Bass League Cup 4-0 against Sligo Rovers on 16 October 1975 at Markets Field, at least one hundred Sligo Rovers fans, mostly thugs, marauded through the terraces, the grey hound track and the fringes of the pitch. The trouble continued for some time without a garda or a steward in sight. Off duty detectives Michael Hynes and Michael Browne, who were spectators, and some of the directors tried to clear the track but they were assaulted. Some of the youngsters invaded the pitch and proceeded to knock down a photographer from the Cork Examiner, kicking and beating him as well as damaging his camera. Seven youths, four from Limerick and three from Sligo, were arrested and appeared in court. The season ended with Limerick finishing thirteenth in the league, one place above Shamrock Rovers who were at the bottom of the table.
if someone feels the need to write or talk about him and people feel the need to read or hear about him, then he is by any definition legendary. Legend isnt always meant in the "awww man, you're such a legend!" way. The other words are clearly just the authors interpretation of how these people who remembered him felt about him. Its not really glorification and if it is then it is very mild. It reads very anecdotal to me. The author relaying peoples stories and experiences of him. Hardly stuff to get offended by.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Actually it was one of yer own fans that told me they were from tubbercurry and said that no-one liked them. Why would i make up a story like that?? They might not have been from there but I remember them well at the rail end with a flag and sticking their fists up at us. The cops came and escorted them away eventually. In fairness I only saw them once. Can anyone else back me up on this??? Was Rovers Galway summer eve 3 years back
It did happen, two clowns with a neo-nazi flag, hardly comes under the banner of hooliganism. It was seven or eight years ago against Galway in the quarter final of the cup.
I could tell you a few stories about themIt was no big deal anyways two brothers acting like tw@ts waving a celtic cross at a few crusties could hardly be classified as hooliganism, it's not like other LOI supporters haven't displayed images like that in recent times
Some of the posters in this thread...
Kom Igen, FCK...
Limerick v Shamrock Rovers at the Market's Field in 1984 and the 1994 Leinster Senior Cup Final between Bohs and Rovers, pitch invasion by fans and fighting on the pitch ? Might have been after the game though but remember seeing it on the telly. Too young to remember the Limerick/Rovers game, anyone got any recollections ?
Glad there's very little of that kind of ****e going on now.
Dear god. Ignorance is very very dangerous indeed. On both counts. The individuals concerned and branding this under hooliganism.
thats the book written by Eamonn Sweeney isnt it??
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Ah go on tell us a story or twoI could tell you a few stories about them
Ah I know its not hooliganism I was just more commenting on the hilarity of it being LOIs answer to hooligans!
Ya he just makes a brief mention of the trouble at the game.
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