Shels V Spilt

**Ali-G** · 28/07/2004, 6:42 PM

Shels 1-0 up away after 5 minutes. Fair play to them.

**kevincronin2000** · 28/07/2004, 7:12 PM

1-1 now after 20 minutes

**SSS** · 28/07/2004, 8:30 PM

Shels haved scored in 90th minute to lose 2-3.
What I wouldn't give for City to earna draw now...

**ccfcgirl** · 28/07/2004, 8:47 PM

Great to see shels getting a goal so late in the game 3-2 not a bad result

**Peadar** · 03/08/2004, 12:10 PM

I see the FAI are out urging people to support Shels.

Fran Rooney, Chief Executive of the FAI, today called for Ireland fans to come out and support Shelbourne in tomorrow night�s crunch Champions League game against Hajduk Split.

Story here.

Didn't see anyone out telling people to support City!?!
Not that we needed it.
Just shows you how sad a club Shels are that they have to get the FAI to ask people to support them in order for them to get a decent crowd.
I hope it's us in the Champions League next season so that we can show the Dubs how it's done.

**wws** · 03/08/2004, 12:23 PM

Peadar take off the blinkers.
Rooney and the EL office issued about 10 media
statements backing Cork City in the toto cup

**Peadar** · 03/08/2004, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by wws

Rooney and the EL office issued about 10 media
statements backing Cork City in the toto cup

There's a difference between saying "well done" and saying "Massive support would help create the atmosphere to put Shelbourne on the road to victory."

I wouldn't expect you to see beyond the Dublin bias though.

Neil · 03/08/2004, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by wws

Peadar take off the blinkers.
Rooney and the EL office issued about 10 media
statements backing Cork City in the toto cup

Cork Celtic you mean

**pete** · 03/08/2004, 2:09 PM

Why do shel$ need help filling the ground? Fairly pathetic sign to send out to the greater public?

**Pablo** · 03/08/2004, 2:12 PM

they should fill lansdowne road for this game let alone Tolka........

**Storysham** · 03/08/2004, 5:40 PM

Nice of RTE to show the game live on network 2 isnt it. Our national broadcaster is so great.

**harry crumb** · 03/08/2004, 11:26 PM

They're brill

**razor** · 04/08/2004, 7:34 AM

Hope it won't affect the "crowd"

**namloc** · 04/08/2004, 8:40 AM

Did anyone see Igor Stimac on the news last night talking about the $h�l$-Split game.....talking as if the game was already over and Split had won.....let's hope he's right eh

**Peadar** · 04/08/2004, 9:00 AM

Originally Posted by namloc

let's hope he's right eh

Lets hope he's not!
If our success is to count for anything Shels have to go through.
Imagine the mighty Deportivo coming to town?

Am I right in saying that if Bohs had got past Rosenborg last year they would have faced Depo as well?

**tiktok** · 04/08/2004, 9:16 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

If our success is to count for anything Shels have to go through.

Am I right in saying that if Bohs had got past Rosenborg last year they would have faced Depo as well?

Agreed Pete, I can't understand why an EL fan would want Shels to go out tonight, regardless of feeling towards Byrne ad Fenlon.

Bohs would have played Depor

**namloc** · 04/08/2004, 9:17 AM

What are the predictions for tonight so???

I'm guessing a draw, 1-1 or 2-2. Should be a decent game as Split have to score but see them just having enough to scrape through.

**namloc** · 04/08/2004, 9:23 AM

Originally Posted by tiktok

I can't understand why an EL fan would want Shels to go out tonight

we don't want a rosenborg situation here in ireland do we, with one team totally dominating and winning the league year in - year out. since rosenborg had a bit of success in the champs league in the mid 90's and got some cash from it they've won the league every year since then. it would be bad for the eL if shelbourne totally dominate....they are already doing it this year!

**Peadar** · 04/08/2004, 9:36 AM

Originally Posted by namloc

we don't want a rosenborg situation here in ireland...

...rosenborg had a bit of success in the champs league in the mid 90's and got some cash from it they've won the league every year since then.

That WILL NOT happen in Ireland!
If Shels became successful over night and progressed to the Champions League proper they'd be out after the first round like Rosenborg. They would then return to the league with a squad of restless players who think they're better than the eL. If they did manage to keep that squad together and repeated their success the following season investers would see the league as a gateway to great things and regional clubs like Cork City FC, Galway United, Derry City, Drogheda United and Longford Town would have people queueing up to pump money into them.

I think most of the money Rosenborg got was from selling players.

**namloc** · 04/08/2004, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

If Shels became successful over night and progressed to the Champions League proper they'd be out after the first round like Rosenborg. They would then return to the league with a squad of restless players who think they're better than the eL. If they did manage to keep that squad together and repeated their success the following season investers would see the league as a gateway to great things and regional clubs like Cork City FC, Galway United, Derry City, Drogheda United and Longford Town would have people queueing up to pump money into them.

Nice dream but not likely to happen. Why would someone put money into Galway when Shels would be the biggest club??? Doesn't make sense. Only one team can win the league and qualify for Champs League. Rosenborg buy all the best players from the other teams in their league, sell them on to foreign teams and use the cash to buy a new lot of players in the league. If Shels did become successful in Europe they could sell on the likes of Hoolahan etc. to England for inflated prices and dominate the domestic market. It's very naive to say that couldn't happen here!! It's proven to have happened somewhere else....yes??