League cup 2014

[Charlie Darwin]

Some people said they weren't let into the temporary seats until later in the first half. I wouldn't know, I didn't try go in there. The stewards were ushering us into the stand as we arrived though.

[oriel]

I thought it was a statement the Rovers fans were making, by purposely not using the temporary stand. I could be wrong but it looked a little odd, years of complaints about the away terrace, and up until the second half less than 50 people in it. I know there was a good rovers crowd in the main stand, they looked to have one third of that, but still found it strange why the majority wanted to use the away terrace instead of perfect view behind the goal. Anyway, it was their choice.

On the match itself, we were dreadful in the first half, never got going really in mf, but huge improvement in the second, probably just deserved to win. Some celebrations all night, may 'only' be the League Cup, but when it's your first trophy in 12 years it really meant something, and there was a fantastic buzz around the town lasted night. It should give the team a great boost going into the final 5 league games. And that's obviously the big one.

[dundalkfc10]

A mourner brutally attacked outside a wake by drunken football thugs has told how he feared for his life.
Paul McGee, 37, was left with horrific injuries after a group of Shamrock Rovers fans attacked him outside a house in Dundalk.
Paul was with his wife Dara at the wake of her grandmother Maura Coleman, 77, when he says he was struck in the face with a beer can.
The innocent mourner was left shaken with a broken nose, a fractured eye socket and had to receive six stitches in his face following the cowardly assault.
He was with Eddie Coleman, a son of the deceased, when a group of more than 70 Shamrock Rovers fans walked along the road past Mrs Coleman’s house in Pearse Park in the town on Saturday afternoon before the match between Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk FC.
Paul told the Irish Mirror: “My nose is broken, I have had 6 stitches to my face and the doctors think my eye socket is fractured.
“What happened was disgraceful and unreal. The can was smashed into my face without any warning and it was completely unprovoked.”
Paul said he could not believe it when they set upon him as he had not engaged them at all.
Eddie Coleman (left) and Paul McGee pictured outside the home of Maura Coleman He said: “They had no regard for anyone or anything. If I had not gone behind a van (parked outside) I think they would have killed me. I didn’t even look at them in fact when I first saw them I thought they were Dundalk fans. ”
Furious Eddie branded the attackers “scum” and said the incident had added to his family’s grief.
He hit out: “We as a family condemn this violence as we waked my mother. They were throwing cans into the garden as they passed by and I said to them ‘would you show a bit of respect, there is a wake here, maybe take your rubbish with you’.
“Then one of the crowd assaulted Paul with the can and when other family members came outside to see what was happening, the crowd verbally abused them calling them ‘sheep sh*****s,’ and ‘**** bag.’
“My mother had 7 children and 28 grand-children and 5 great grand-children so when the children came out they saw this and they were crying. My mother would be horrified at this behaviour. She was one of the nicest people you could meet and we were never ever in any trouble.
“We condemn this behaviour from so-called Shamrock Rover’s fans, I am sure there are decent Shamrock Rover’s fans but these were the scum of the Earth and they weren’t young, they looked to be in their 30’s and 40’s.”
The family wants to know why any football fans were directed into a residential area.
The estate where the incident happened Eddie added: “We want answers as to how these rowdy drunken hooligans ended up passing by our vicinity.”
The family has made a complaint to the gardai and officers are investigating the violent incident.
A spokesman for Dundalk gardai confirmed: “There was an issue with some Shamrock Rovers supporters who took a wrong turn to the match. We are aware an incident occurred in Pearse Park.
"We were very disappointed to hear something happened at a wake house.”
Mrs Coleman will be buried in Dundalk on Monday morning.
It is understood that a number of Shamrock Rovers fans had already caused a disturbance in the town centre before the brutal attack.
One man, who did not want to be named, said he witnessed elderly people being abused.
He told the Irish Mirror: “They were drinking in a pub in the middle of the town and pretty quickly it got ugly. They ran up the middle of the town.
“They started abusing children and elderly people and banging on cars and all sorts.
“It was absolutely disgraceful. There has been some needle between Dundalk and Rovers fans in the past but this was beyond that.
“I am sure most Rovers fans are decent but these lads were a disgrace to their club.”

[White Horse]

I didn't believe the tweets about Rovers fans attacking mourners at a wake. I know they are bad but surely not that bad?

It seems that I am a bit naive.

[Ezeikial]

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish...e-wake-4300720

[Charlie Darwin]

I thought it was a statement the Rovers fans were making, by purposely not using the temporary stand. I could be wrong but it looked a little odd, years of complaints about the away terrace, and up until the second half less than 50 people in it. I know there was a good rovers crowd in the main stand, they looked to have one third of that, but still found it strange why the majority wanted to use the away terrace instead of perfect view behind the goal. Anyway, it was their choice.

On the match itself, we were dreadful in the first half, never got going really in mf, but huge improvement in the second, probably just deserved to win. Some celebrations all night, may 'only' be the League Cup, but when it's your first trophy in 12 years it really meant something, and there was a fantastic buzz around the town lasted night. It should give the team a great boost going into the final 5 league games. And that's obviously the big one.

No, there was no statement being made by anyone I talked to. We're in stands behind goals all the time and it's just crap for watching football. Granted, the temp stand offers a bit of a higher platform so you can see more, but it's still not ideal. Most people just wanted to be as close to the middle as they could.

I didn't see the guy being attacked as I was at the back of the group but from what I heard he was attacked without provocation by one scumbag who was dragged away by right-thinking hoops and a couple more drunk eejits continued an argument with the family while the brave members of the Garda Síochana sat in their armoured car and watched. The police should have talked to the guy and tried to apprehend the culprit but clearly that didn't happen. I can't really offer any more information than that, except that the report at the end from the anonymous source is fictional.

[dundalkfc10]

No, there was no statement being made by anyone I talked to. We're in stands behind goals all the time and it's just crap for watching football. Granted, the temp stand offers a bit of a higher platform so you can see more, but it's still not ideal. Most people just wanted to be as close to the middle as they could.

I didn't see the guy being attacked as I was at the back of the group but from what I heard he was attacked without provocation by one scumbag who was dragged away by right-thinking hoops and a couple more drunk eejits continued an argument with the family while the brave members of the Garda Síochana sat in their armoured car and watched. The police should have talked to the guy and tried to apprehend the culprit but clearly that didn't happen. I can't really offer any more information than that, except that the report at the end from the anonymous source is fictional.

Their is a video on facebook of your fans running through the town abusing people so its not fictional.

Can I ask why use went that way to the game or is that were the guards asked you to go....Its a very strange place to go through when going from Town to Oriel!

[Charlie Darwin]

Feel free to share it. A group of fans walking through the town singing songs about Dundalk. Think a couple of people banged on shutters. It was no worse than what goes on in any town in Ireland on a Saturday night.

We were walking the right way before some drunken idiots decided it was the wrong way and started walking the other way. The rest of us caught up with them rather than splitting up the group and some people getting even more lost. The Gards were just following us around instead of actually guiding us in the right direction.

[Sheridan]

The model club. Is there any more space under Delaney's carpet?

[Louth4sam]

No, there was no statement being made by anyone I talked to. We're in stands behind goals all the time and it's just crap for watching football. Granted, the temp stand offers a bit of a higher platform so you can see more, but it's still not ideal. Most people just wanted to be as close to the middle as they could.

I didn't see the guy being attacked as I was at the back of the group but from what I heard he was attacked without provocation by one scumbag who was dragged away by right-thinking hoops and a couple more drunk eejits continued an argument with the family while the brave members of the Garda Síochana sat in their armoured car and watched. The police should have talked to the guy and tried to apprehend the culprit but clearly that didn't happen. I can't really offer any more information than that, except that the report at the end from the anonymous source is fictional.

So three lads in total were acting the ****** and the rest were well behaved? Pull the other one lad. Most of the big clubs have a filth element attached to them but it's mostly kids. Rovers have men in their 30s and 40s causing trouble all over the country. It's a sad state of affairs when most of the pubs in the town centre have to close their doors because a football team are playing there.

[dundalkfc10]

Feel free to share it. A group of fans walking through the town singing songs about Dundalk. Think a couple of people banged on shutters. It was no worse than what goes on in any town in Ireland on a Saturday night.

We were walking the right way before some drunken idiots decided it was the wrong way and started walking the other way. The rest of us caught up with them rather than splitting up the group and some people getting even more lost. The Gards were just following us around instead of actually guiding us in the right direction.

You 1st said it was fictional that the report said "“They were drinking in a pub in the middle of the town and pretty quickly it got ugly. They ran up the middle of the town.“They started abusing children and elderly people and banging on cars and all sorts."

Then you say they might have banged shutters, sang songs about Dundalk (which women and kids would find abusive)

So its not fictional its true?

Il post the link tonight when im on the laptop

[Charlie Darwin]

I said a couple because I don't know the number - I can't give you an answer on it. By the time I got there a minute or so after the rest of the group, there was just one drunken lout who could barely stand up shouting and he was dragged away by Rovers fans. There are no Rovers fans who condone this, regardless of the situation, a man was attacked the lowlife who assaulted him should be locked up. I don't know who it was so I can't help.

[Charlie Darwin]

You 1st said it was fictional that the report said "“They were drinking in a pub in the middle of the town and pretty quickly it got ugly. They ran up the middle of the town.“They started abusing children and elderly people and banging on cars and all sorts."

Then you say they might have banged shutters, sang songs about Dundalk (which women and kids would find abusive)

So its not fictional its true?

Il post the link tonight when im on the laptop

I'm saying singing "we hate Dundalk" etc is no abusing people. If that's the case then Cork fans brutalise an entire city every time they play up here, which would be ridiculous. Yeah, a couple of lads banged some shutters. From what I could see, people were standing outside shops the whole way looking on Rovers fans as an oddity, which I suppose is fair enough as Irish people aren't used to seeing football fans in their own towns.

[White Horse]

Irish people aren't used to seeing football fans in their own towns.

Whatever they are, they are not "football fans".

[Charlie Darwin]

Whatever they are, they are not "football fans".

The vast majority are football fans. The people who were involved in starting a fight with a man on the street are scum, but that's not the description of the vast majority of people who were walking to the game and didn't cause any trouble whatsoever.

[dundalkfc10]

I said a couple because I don't know the number - I can't give you an answer on it. By the time I got there a minute or so after the rest of the group, there was just one drunken lout who could barely stand up shouting and he was dragged away by Rovers fans. There are no Rovers fans who condone this, regardless of the situation, a man was attacked the lowlife who assaulted him should be locked up. I don't know who it was so I can't help.

Well obvs their is Rovers fans who knew him at the time/seen the incident so why didnt they point him out to the Guards? ****ing Shambles of a club you are...Pub I drink in, had 4 auld fellas in who were Rovers fans (door was shut all day in the pub, let them in cause they def wernt gonna cause trouble) but the fact is anyone under 40 who was a Rovers fan not getting into the pub!

Your same "fans" were waiting outside Tallaght for Dundalk fans after the Setanta Final in May

Its time other fans of your club (the majority) **** these knackers out of your club because its gonna end up at a stage were the Guards (here in Dundalk anyway) and gonna say **** It No Away Fans Allowed

Its basically every time we play you

[Charlie Darwin]

That's a good question, and somebody should have pointed him out to the Gards. I don't know who it was so I can't do it, and a lot of Hoops would be the same. There's a contingent of lads in their 40s and 50s who fancy themselves as hooligans and only show up for the big away games. The Gards should have been trying to identify him immediately so they could catch him after the game, and hopefully they will now.

I don't what the story with the Setanta Cup final was. Are you sure it wasn't just a bunch of local ****s, same as the lads in Derry who brick Rovers buses but wouldn't be seen dead at a match?

As for pubs, we went to the Emerald where the vast majority of Hoops were and a good time was had by all, including the Dundalk people who were in there. No trouble, no damage done in spite of the bull**** being spouted by a few Dundalk people, we left with smiles and waves.

[dundalkfc10]

That's a good question, and somebody should have pointed him out to the Gards. I don't know who it was so I can't do it, and a lot of Hoops would be the same. There's a contingent of lads in their 40s and 50s who fancy themselves as hooligans and only show up for the big away games. The Gards should have been trying to identify him immediately so they could catch him after the game, and hopefully they will now.

I don't what the story with the Setanta Cup final was. Are you sure it wasn't just a bunch of local ****s, same as the lads in Derry who brick Rovers buses but wouldn't be seen dead at a match?

As for pubs, we went to the Emerald where the vast majority of Hoops were and a good time was had by all, including the Dundalk people who were in there. No trouble, no damage done in spite of the bull**** being spouted by a few Dundalk people, we left with smiles and waves.

The clientele in the Emerald suits your club anyway! Anyone not a scumbag from Dundalk would not even enter the doors of the Emerakd, Full of IRA loving ***** and dole *****s! Actually anyone who isnt a scumbag wouldnt really go down to Bridge Street at all (known locally as The Strip/The Golden Mile)

[jinxy lilywhite]

Yeah I wouldn't mess about in the emerald or that end of town.

Is such a sad story. Completely unprovoked and it just beggars belief how someone could be so low.

I heard the story last night but I didn't believe it. A massive blot on an otherwise very successful event.

In addition to winning it I did feel great pride that Oriel park held such an event. Our grand old lady of a ground does be open to huge criticism by even dfc fans and others but it was a great day out

[Charlie Darwin]

I couldn't tell you anything about the Emerald except that it's a bit of a dive and the service is very slow, but the point is that it was a grand atmosphere and nobody was causing any trouble. It's shameful that some louts went and attacked a law-abiding citizen but it's unfair to use it as a stick to beat us all with. I know there aren't many Rovers fans who post on here anymore but I don't think you'd find any of us defending what happened. My personal experience was that it was a good time had by almost everybody, with some nice rivalry going on between the two sets of fans, and I'm saddened that some people have brought the Rovers support into disrepute and made a sad day worse for some innocent people.