Linfield Supporters bus attacked

[BannsideBoy]

I know this might sound naive, or even just plain ignorant, but how would DCFC feel about moving out from the brandywell with the council backing a new purpose built stadium elsewhere?

[dortie]

I know this might sound naive, or even just plain ignorant, but how would DCFC feel about moving out from the brandywell with the council backing a new purpose built stadium elsewhere?

Personally it would make better sense to re-develop the Brandywell, its the spiritual home of Derry City, it would also cost less to do so. A new purpose built stadium would take at least 10 years going by our Councils current track record of Implementing 'basic' Improvements.

It would obviously be better for playing the Linfields of this world to move elsewhere but being a realist the chances are we might play them at most once every few years in a Setanta cup, we are in the EL and will never be back in the Irish league. Therefore for me a few million for Improvements rather than maybe 10 million for a new stadium are more achievable.

[BannsideBoy]

Would love another 'proper' north-west derby, I just wonder would coleraine fans now, after this incident, be under greater danger when entering/leaving the brandywell than they were a few years ago?

Or visa versa as I'm sure the Harpers Hill 'shot putters' would happen to be practising that afternoon too.

[MariborKev]

Would love another 'proper' north-west derby, I just wonder would coleraine fans now, after this incident, be under greater danger when entering/leaving the brandywell than they were a few years ago?

Or visa versa as I'm sure the Harpers Hill 'shot putters' would happen to be practising that afternoon too.

This is going to sound tit for tat but the Coleraine away game was no bundle of laughs either

[BannsideBoy]

It does

But I know what you are talking about, we have our fair share of hoods, especially around the harpers hill area, thats why I mentioned them. Glentoran buses as they went past last week wwere allegedly attacked by a few stones. Its a worrying trend. Northern ireland railways get it the worst though, especially coming out of belfast.

[Fortuna1886]

Can I just start by saying that Derry City FC has nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to apologise for. Not one Linfield fan that was there on Tuesday Night had one bad word to say about the handling or treatment at the match.
Even when emotions where running high everyone accepted it was out of their control. At the end of the day both sets of supporters where there to watch a historical game of football, nothing else.

Can I also point out it wasn't a case of one or two wee kids and there was a damn sight more than 2 windows broke; I counted 8 back at the assembly point. It was pure luck there wasn't anyone seriously injured and bearing that in mind I'd like to pay tribute to the Translink Bus drivers, one of whom was extremely shaken going by his interview on Radio Ulster this morning.

As for Longford fans, I wouldn't worry about coming to Windsor, any anger up here is being directed at the scum outside the ground who where out to have a go at "the other side", local politicians (esp. the Mayor of Derry for his helpful comments last week), private security firms, UTV and the police. My own opinion is that it wouldn't have mattered if the Police where present, they couldn't have stopped the attacks. It's a shocking state of affairs when areas are still regarded as no go areas in this day and age.


The infrastructure at Windsor is such that visiting Fans can be marshalled a hell of a lot better than the Brandywell, so come up and enjoy the match. I will be at Longford and I can assure you that the incident at the Brandywell will be a total irrelevance to the game.

Mon Blues

[Longfordian]

Fair enough, hope to be up in Windsor Pk myself and im sure all will go off without a hitch. As you say it's just a pity there's so many small minded individuals waiting for the chance to stir up trouble.

[BohsFans]

just saw report on utv there. more of a deal made of 2 smashed windows than the match itself. dup politician waffling on about the safety for any club in the irish league. bull, the lot of it. Rovers had a few windows smashed in derry when we were up ther last july.so waht it happens at gaem all over the world.its not worth a big sensationalist rant

rovers do their own bit of window smashing as well don't forget, mainly on Emmett rd.

[CollegeTillIDie]

1/ It was amazing that the game went off so well and everyone inside the stadium behaved reasonably well. This is a credit to the home support and the visiting supporters as well.

2/ The security situation will need to be looked at if future games between Derry and Irish League opposition will take place in the coming years either in the Setanta Cup or much talked about All-Ireland League. However a recent development involving the PSNI and the Gardaí might provide a possible solution.

Here is the gist of it. Get a contingent of Gardaí to police the area around the Brandywell for the duration of the match. Then we will see just how faithful to the Republic of Ireland these Celtic jerseyed numbskulls are.
They are so faithful to the game of football and their city that they never darken the doors of the Brandywell and support their local team.

And as well as all that, it shows how far things have moved on when you realise that Linfield recently assisted the Queen's University Camogie team by giving them access to their all-weather training facilities before the recent Ashbourne Cup competition. Well done to David Jeffrey and every one in the Administration at Linfield F.C.

This coupled with the underage innovations with Dundalk F.C. in the Dunfield project show how much more progressive the football clubs themselves are on this island than the numbskulls who never attend matches, but yet gather outside and stone visiting supporters buses on the way out.

[Éanna]

1Here is the gist of it. Get a contingent of Gardaí to police the area around the Brandywell for the duration of the match. Then we will see just how faithful to the Republic of Ireland these Celtic jerseyed numbskulls are.

they'd probably just regard the Gardaí as free-staters and shower them with stones too good idea otherwise

[CollegeTillIDie]

rovers do their own bit of window smashing as well don't forget, mainly on Emmett rd.

Perhaps but it is no sectarian overtones , it's just plain stupidity !

[dortie]

solution.

Here is the gist of it. Get a contingent of Gardaí to police the area around the Brandywell for the duration of the match. Then we will see just how faithful to the Republic of Ireland these Celtic jerseyed numbskulls are.
They are so faithful to the game of football and their city that they never darken the doors of the Brandywell and support their local team.

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What makes you think they'd be treated any better I remember we played the Gardaí in 85/86 in the cup, big banner on roof of the Jungle read
"Give us our guns back"

Personally the Derry/Linfield game was a success apart from 2 political songs sung by them briefly (God Save the Queen and the Sash)....The ground was well stewarted prior to and after the game, no flags, no emblems, no possibility of trouble inside the ground, decent game of football and proof by the crowd (For a friendly) that an All Ireland Cup will be a success.

[CollegeTillIDie]

What makes you think they'd be treated any better I remember we played the Gardaí in 85/86 in the cup, big banner on roof of the Jungle read
"Give us our guns back"

That was to be fair 20 years ago during the troubles!

[Duncan Gardner]

Personally the Derry/Linfield game was a success apart from 2 political songs sung by them briefly (God Save the Queen and the Sash)....The ground was well stewarted prior to and after the game, no flags, no emblems, no possibility of trouble inside the ground, decent game of football and proof by the crowd (For a friendly) that an All Ireland Cup will be a success

An encouraging start. I look forward to Longford giving the Plues a good beating though