22nd round LOI - 1st & 2nd August

**Pablo Escobar** · 03/08/2014, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Get real Pablo - you say Not an intently malicious side, but you label charge Towell with malice! Nonsense!!

By the way the post you quoted made no such claim about Cork

I actually had misread jinxy's post. Apologies to all involved. I think we're basically singing from the same hymn-sheet anyway.

**poster** · 03/08/2014, 2:05 PM

Surprised Chris Forrester's awkward lunge from behind on Alan Keane hasn't got a mention. It was arguably a worse challenge that Danny North's on Conor McCormack.

**desaintsno.12** · 03/08/2014, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

(sitting here waiting on Pats fans to bring up the first game of the season)

i'll take this one …..

dirtiest team i have seen in a long long time

**PartySaint** · 03/08/2014, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by poster

Surprised Chris Forrester's awkward lunge from behind on Alan Keane hasn't got a mention. It was arguably a worse challenge that Danny North's on Conor McCormack.

Was that in the first half or second? Can't say I remember it.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 03/08/2014, 4:42 PM

First half. Didn't think it was as bad as Norths but should have been a yellow.

**poster** · 04/08/2014, 9:49 AM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

Was that in the first half or second? Can't say I remember it.

First half, in front of the Pat's bench. Keane was running towards the ball, never going to get it mind you and Forrester jumped in from behind and took the legs from under him. How it wasn't even a yellow was astonishing.

Must be because the ref was a Dub.

**White Horse** · 04/08/2014, 10:34 AM

Somehow I don't think she was saying this was a good thing. To quite a few LOI fans it would amount to a good LOI away day.

**adamd164** · 04/08/2014, 11:09 AM

Searched? At a football match?!

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/08/2014, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Searched? At a football match?!

That's what you took from that tweet?

**adamd164** · 04/08/2014, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

That's what you took from that tweet?

Clearly everything else is unacceptable. But was this a home or away supporter? Where did the incidents occur? They should be, and hopefully were, reported.

**nigel-harps1954** · 04/08/2014, 11:36 AM

The very next tweet states, "We had to sit with the Dundalk supporters just because my dad and uncle are from Dundalk."

Followed by, "When we got in some idiot set off a flare right next to me and my wee sister."

And then, "I don't like Dundalk fans that much."

**adamd164** · 04/08/2014, 12:00 PM

OK, fair enough so. Hopefully she's not put off coming back to more games because incidents are very rare in TX.

**CityRebel** · 04/08/2014, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Somehow I don't think she was saying this was a good thing. To quite a few LOI fans it would amount to a good LOI away day.

A small minority of away fans didn't behave themselves, there were quite a few seats broken and I think some metal barriers were ripped up too. Otherwise a great support.

Originally Posted by oriel

Towell's challenge in the first half definitely deserved a yellow, the slippery conditions just made it look far worse. I wouldn't consider Cork to be a dirty team, they can be quite physical though, but I would agree with Paulo E above the ref got some decisions badly wrong in the first half.

I watched the game back and the free kick given against Gaynor on Meenan for example was ridiculous, he clearly won the ball. Also the two booked, one each side for hand bags when Dlk got a free mid way through first half was another example of unnecessary over reaction by the ref. A final warning would have sufficed.

And to balance things out, I thought we were very lucky to get away with not conceding a penalty late on, the ball did look as if it hit Boyle and possibly changed direction slightly, we were fortunate with that for sure, but everyone has seen more 'stonewall' decisions for penalties not given in other games, in this instance the Lino didn't flag either, so it appears we got away with it.

Fair assessment oriel, certainly balances out the head cases who think we're dirty and their own team are angels, we can be a physical team at times but the likes of Dundalk and Pats can match it.

**White Horse** · 04/08/2014, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by CityRebel

A small minority of away fans didn't behave themselves, there were quite a few seats broken and I think some metal barriers were ripped up too. Otherwise a great support.

I had to move seat twice as the seats were falling apart. I looked underneath and there were bolts and nuts lying on the concrete. A bit of maintenance is required as these things could be used as missiles by some head cases.

The biggest gripe I heard was about the toilets. Dundalk's away support usually contains a large number of girls/women. At half time, the poor stewards were very flustered when asked "where are the toilets for women".

Dundalk are as bad (or worse) than anyone when it comes to facilities for away fans. However, separate toilets for women is really an essential thing and all clubs should be forced to provide them.

**dundalkfc10** · 04/08/2014, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

I had to move seat twice as the seats were falling apart. I looked underneath and there were bolts and nuts lying on the concrete. A bit of maintenance is required as these things could be used as missiles by some head cases.

The biggest gripe I heard was about the toilets. Dundalk's away support usually contains a large number of girls/women. At half time, the poor stewards were very flustered when asked "where are the toilets for women".

Dundalk are as bad (or worse) than anyone when it comes to facilities for away fans. However, separate toilets for women is really an essential thing and all clubs should be forced to provide them.

Their was nearly a crush because "some some bizzare reason" the front 5 or 6 rows were covered meaning when we scored the winner during the celebrations everyone ran to the Dundalk players celebrating down the front and had nowhere to go resulting in a mini crush against the barriers, seats that were in front of the covered rows.

Very surprised nobody was seriously hurt.

As for no toilets for the girls. Steward tried to tell me and my little niece who is 12 we couldnt go around to the home end for her to use the toilet, that she would have to wait until the game was over or use the mens. Thank God their was a gardai close by, who rigtly opened the barrier and let us through.

**CityRebel** · 04/08/2014, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Their was nearly a crush because "some some bizzare reason" the front 5 or 6 rows were covered meaning when we scored the winner during the celebrations everyone ran to the Dundalk players celebrating down the front and had nowhere to go resulting in a mini crush against the barriers, seats that were in front of the covered rows.

Very surprised nobody was seriously hurt.

As for no toilets for the girls. Steward tried to tell me and my little niece who is 12 we couldnt go around to the home end for her to use the toilet, that she would have to wait until the game was over or use the mens. Thank God their was a gardai close by, who rigtly opened the barrier and let us through.

It's standard good practice in stadia all over the world to net off the front rows of seats to stop fans from coming on to the pitch, I don't see how you can have any complaints about that.

**oriel** · 04/08/2014, 2:03 PM

I wasn't at the game, but surely TC has to be considered the best stadium in the league, it's the only one all seated and covered on 4 sides, and probably on par with a lot of English Lge 1 grounds.

Maybe they need to sort out access to toilets, but good Christ look what we have to offer away fans who go the terrace. In saying this, glad to hear one of our supporters got sorted out with the child. Cork would appear to be a well run and friendly club, offering decent facilities, so I'd be surprised if there was complaints from many of our fans who travelled down.

**dundalkfc10** · 04/08/2014, 2:38 PM

Originally Posted by CityRebel

It's standard good practice in stadia all over the world to net off the front rows of seats to stop fans from coming on to the pitch, I don't see how you can have any complaints about that.

No its not, Some clubs choose to do it and for Europa league/Champions League Games they have to do it because the advertising boards are higher than normal games.

That aside, There was no need for all the barriers in front of the covered seats as these are what caused the problems.

**White Horse** · 04/08/2014, 2:38 PM

Originally Posted by CityRebel

It's standard good practice in stadia all over the world to net off the front rows of seats to stop fans from coming on to the pitch, I don't see how you can have any complaints about that.

I think Cork had problems with fans of some teams invading the pitch in the pitch. In that case, I can understand why they netted off the front rows.

To be honest the only criticism I have is no toilet facilities for girls and women. However, as said earlier we are in no position to criticise others considering our away facilities.

Turners Cross is a really good stadium and when full, like it was on Friday, it provides an atmosphere like no other stadium in the country.

**El-Pietro** · 04/08/2014, 2:44 PM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Their was nearly a crush because "some some bizzare reason" the front 5 or 6 rows were covered meaning when we scored the winner during the celebrations everyone ran to the Dundalk players celebrating down the front and had nowhere to go resulting in a mini crush against the barriers, seats that were in front of the covered rows.

You can blame the Bohs fans who encroached on the pitch last season for that.