Celtic Cup thread

**ArdeeBhoy** · 15/02/2011, 2:31 PM

Take your word on that one, as don't think it's your scene....

**SolitudeRed** · 15/02/2011, 5:21 PM

The vid of the NI fans singing their party tunes after the match was top story on the UTV evening news bulletin at 6 there.

Heres a link from the website...

http://www.u.tv/News/Anger-at-sectar...e-26eafb3c7ace

PS just noticed that the fans were singing 'hes deed' which is scottish parlance for 'hes dead' I presume! quite ironic given that Scotland were the opposing team!

**paul_oshea** · 15/02/2011, 5:31 PM

I wonder who emailed UTV

**SolitudeRed** · 15/02/2011, 5:47 PM

A lot of Linfield fans (I presume) are leaving comments under the article about how bad Dundalk fans were last night one claiming they were burning a Union Jack? Any truth in that one?

**bullit** · 15/02/2011, 7:47 PM

No union jack flags burned,plenty of flares lit though.

**eelmonster** · 15/02/2011, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

A lot of Linfield fans (I presume) are leaving comments under the article about how bad Dundalk fans were last night one claiming they were burning a Union Jack? Any truth in that one?

No truth to that whatsoever.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 15/02/2011, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

The vid of the NI fans singing their party tunes after the match was top story on the UTV evening news bulletin at 6 there.
PS just noticed that the fans were singing 'hes deed' which is scottish parlance for 'hes dead' I presume! quite ironic given that Scotland were the opposing team!

Well to be fair to their numpties, many of them are direct descendants of lowland Scots.

Doubtless our Larne correspondent will remind us they're only 13 miles away??

And correct with that presumption, though never heard such a pronunciation, except maybe from the 'Bible Belt' in N.Antrim around Ballymena....

**Flawless** · 16/02/2011, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by Not Brazil

I was at the game - Kearns was exceptional. Looks like a player who will play at a higher level when he matures.

Dundalk fans were great too - cept the small minority in their number who spouted sectarian bile relating the the IRA.

The majority of us were embarrassed by the sectarian chanting and the flare issues too, as they show disregard to both the other Dundalk fans and to the club itself who in normal circumstances would stand to be fined. (not sure if thats the case in the Setanta as ive heard contrary rumours)
All told though it was a memorable night, kudos to the PSNI too who did their job admirably. Really looking forward to the return in Oriel.

Edit*

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

A lot of Linfield fans (I presume) are leaving comments under the article about how bad Dundalk fans were last night one claiming they were burning a Union Jack? Any truth in that one?

No truth whatsoever in this, Stewards of both clubs were in the Dundalk section, and Tricolours were even taken off Dundalk fans by our own stewards.

**Nesta99** · 16/02/2011, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

A lot of Linfield fans (I presume) are leaving comments under the article about how bad Dundalk fans were last night one claiming they were burning a Union Jack? Any truth in that one?

Any chance of a link?

**ArdeeBhoy** · 16/02/2011, 11:26 AM

Not the one he refers to above?
My Belfast contact told me there were some choice comments....though these could have been disabled/deleted?

**Not Brazil** · 16/02/2011, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

A lot of Linfield fans (I presume) are leaving comments under the article about how bad Dundalk fans were last night one claiming they were burning a Union Jack? Any truth in that one?

I certainly didn't see any Union Flags being burnt.

Dundalk fans had a few flares which they lit, and some idiot threw one onto the playing surface, nearly hitting a ballboy. In fairness to the idiot who threw it, I don't think he was aiming at the ballboy.

**SolitudeRed** · 16/02/2011, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Any chance of a link?

The comments were left just under the article on the UTV website theres 138 comments at the moment it was the earlier ones that I read last night though.

**eelmonster** · 16/02/2011, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Not Brazil

I certainly didn't see any Union Flags being burnt.

Dundalk fans had a few flares which they lit, and some idiot threw one onto the playing surface, nearly hitting a ballboy. In fairness to the idiot who threw it, I don't think he was aiming at the ballboy.

Total idiot, but there's absolutely no way he intended to throw it at the ball boy. I was standing near the front of the upper tier and you could just about see the ball boy dive out of the way below us, there's no way the guy who threw it from the back of the stand could have seen the ball boy. That's no excuse though, it was a stupid thing to do.

**bullit** · 16/02/2011, 1:06 PM

Originally Posted by bullit

No union jack flags burned,plenty of flares lit though.

**Charlie Darwin** · 17/02/2011, 12:08 PM

Did none of yous notice the big fire, no?

**gustavo** · 17/02/2011, 1:38 PM

There's a Setanta Cup thread in the Premier Division/First Division section of the site if you want to continue this discussion there

**bullit** · 19/02/2011, 6:27 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

There's a Setanta Cup thread in the Premier Division/First Division section of the site if you want to continue this discussion there

aye hitler

**Drumcondra 69er** · 19/02/2011, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by Not Brazil

You'll have to accept that some people think Bobby Sands was an odious individual, and would have zero "respect" for him or his mates in the organisation of which he was a member.

The House of Commons????