QuoteIld say the biggest rivalry is between Rovers and Bohs because they are the two biggest clubs in Dublin.
Cork and any dublin club is important too! Why? Because Cork is the real capital
What are the main rivalries in Ireland between clubs and why?
Ild say the biggest rivalry is between Rovers and Bohs because they are the two biggest clubs in Dublin.
Cork and any dublin club is important too! Why? Because Cork is the real capital
Derry and Finn Harps, The battle of the dogs and sheep
Just two clubs in the NW who have local rivalery
Hasn't been a proper one since St. Francis vs. Home Farm disappeared. Dublin City vs. Kildare County is as close as anything nowadays.
Seriously though, Bohemian FC versus Shamrock Rovers is generally considered the biggest rivarly, although Rovers fans will tell you that Rovers vs. Drumcondra or Rovers vs. Shelbourne (or Rovers vs. Waterford!) used to be bigger (probably 70% accurate, 20% revisionism and 10% bravado.)
There are plenty of rivalries throughout the league (Derry City vs. Finn Harps etc etc etc) and plenty of posters who'll demur from the above, but in the sense of a proper derby game as understood across Europe, Bohs vs. Rovers is where it's at.
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We dont like them because their all smelly farmersOriginally Posted by Dazzy
Derry and Finn Harps, The battle of the dogs and sheep
Just two clubs in the NW who have local rivaleryThey dont like us because we have been much superior through our history. Statistics dont lie.
Go lí cúnna ifrinn do thóin bheagmhaitheasach
Exactly,Youre history!We dont like them because their all smelly farmers
Harps are f##kin' ANCIENT history. Whats that? 1974 ye say?Exactly,Youre history!
Bohs bigger than Shels, yeah...
On a serious note, Bohs V Rovers is the most heated I'd say and is the one that has the most trouble between fans during matches. Bohs v Shels is big too but only because we're the top two teams at the moment, if one is us wasn't we wouldn't have any rivalry. Shels V Pats is big aswell because of the 'issues' between the teams in the past but has calmed down a bit since Pats have dropped down a bit recently.
I was trying to be kindWe dont like them because their all smelly farmersgot relitives in bogland
Any neutrals on a loose end tomorrow night head up to craptown (dundalk) - then you'll see a proper derby.
Seriously it'll be well worth the trip up
I'll be there on Sunday to watch Drumcondra against Quay Celtic. Don't think I could make Dundalk twice on the one weekend.
BTW whats the story with Quay Celtic, they have been trawling the Leinster Senior League top clubs in an effort to sign players on a one match basis (next Sunday), and then let them return to their respective clubs. Bordering on the illegal, I'd say.
Always look on the bright side of life
Whats that meant to mean.........!!Exactly,Youre history!
As Dazzy said, 1974 you won your only trophy with a team full of Derry men.
When you think about it we arent really rivals, because with rivals theres always a chance that one team will beat the other.
Go lí cúnna ifrinn do thóin bheagmhaitheasach
joking aside,there was a time when this indeed was a serious event.
On a more serious note,no-one's mentioned St.J.Gate & Pats!
going back 12 years or so st james gate were actually semi pro
there was talk back then of them getting promotion to (at the time) the 1 st division.
they now languish in the nether regions of a dublin league.
Last edited by the 12 th man; 21/07/2004 at 8:42 AM.
St James Gate were relegated from the Senior Division of the Leinster Senior League this season. However they still have great pitch, Uefa standard floodlighting and a fantastic bar.joking aside,there was a time when this indeed was a serious event.
going back 12 years or so st james gate were actually semi pro
there was talk back then of them getting promotion to (at the time) the 1 st division.
they now languish in the nether regions of a dublin league.
Always look on the bright side of life
back in the late 70's , early eighties when I'm proud to say Limerick ruled the roost in the LOI, rivalries with Waterford were particularly bad, with several episodes of violence, assaults and threatening behaviour........there was a few incidents between the fans as well.....
Er,we'll be back......
old fan/visitor to the iveagh grounds davros, eh?.
it is indeed a fine grounds.
many an e/l team would be delighted to have what they have there.
Last edited by the 12 th man; 21/07/2004 at 10:38 AM.
Hmm, interesting...
Then another question, I always hear the names of teams who were big in the past (I reckon), like St. James' Gate, Home Farm, Quay Celtic and some more, where are they now? What happened to them? Can they promote to the 2nd level? Do they still have much supporters?
The Home Farm that was in the EL up to a few years back is now Dublin City. The others are now in junior (non league) football. There's no real way to get promoted into the EL. At the end of every season the bottom two teams in the first division have to apply for re-election into the league so the idea would be that any junior club who wanted to get into the EL would apply to take their place but in practice there don't seem to be any clubs interested.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Traditionally it would have been Shamrock Rovers according to older fans but not as strong now as both teams have declined.It used be Kilkenny when we were stuggling in the 90' and early 00's especially as numerous ex Waterford players played for them.I'd say Cork City now are the biggest rivals now since we came back to the Premier.
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