Charlie - you are a master of the understatement. Roddy has already decreed that it is the worst in the world!
The common denominator is that Roddy and Croly both came to Oriel to play hoofball. The surface gives a definite advantage to teams who want to play football (an incisive passing game, so to speak). All the bull$hite about cowardly challenges or garden hoses wont change that
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The end Rovers were shooting into was watered aswell, They were in clear view of the Chip Van whilst doing it when I was getting the HT grub
I remember a long time ago when Oldham under Joe Royle were doing well over in England they used to play on a plastic pitch. Everyone believed it was an advantage to them, but they also had good players and played an exciting style of soccer and also scored a lot of goals. While I lived closer to much more bigger/fashionable clubs at the time, I did go to watch them a couple of times, passing through Manchester on my way. It was in ways an exciting time to be going to football matches; fanzines had become popular, and the fans also had a short of fashion scene going on with their hairstyles and how they dressed (influenced a lot by the popular music of Manchester at the time) and it was not too expensive to get into games. But anyway teams going to Oriel would be better off being more attacking minded as them the ball will be in Dundalk's half most of the time.
Also reports seem to suggest that Bohs under Heary are playing some dire stuff similar to Fenlon's style of play. This is sad after all the progress and good work done by the club in the last 2 years, as even the most dedicated supporter will find it difficult to keep going to games if negative rubbish is whats being played on the pitch.
Pretty sure Barcelona do it in every game in the Nou Camp. They water the half that they will be playing into to speed up the play. It is called home advantage after all. It's similar to how some teams have the ball boys speeding things up for the home team to give them an advantage.
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Coachloads of Shamrock Rovers fans in Newry today as I was passing through. Busy night for the stewards tonight.
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This old nugget again. As was said at the time our rather mischievous PA announcer did it to see what reaction if any he would get and he got a good old laugh out of it. He also played the champions league theme as teams ran out on the pitch too which im surprised hasnt been added to the faux outrage espoused by some here. Listen hard to his choice of pre match and ht music as if it isnt defeaning supporters there is chuckle to be had. If he could get something on hosepipes i'd bet there would be a ode to TC tonight too.
Another super result for Roddy's men on the road.
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