Are you watching us tonight ??

I wonder what sort of figures will RTE get for tonights game.... will anyone be watchin. . . .

Originally Posted by dougdub

I wonder what sort of figures will RTE get for tonights game.... will anyone be watchin. . . .

I will yeah

I would only for we're playing home games on
Friday nights starting with Dundalk tonight.

Saw last 30mins, Bohs were poor & IMO will struggle this season into mid table position.

Originally Posted by pete

Saw last 30mins, Bohs were poor & IMO will struggle this season into mid table position.

In fairness pete, Bohs played some nice stuff in the first half.

Did anyone else hear George Hamilton get the Rovers sub incorrect, then say he didn't want to make a meal of the bad info given by Rovers to him & then spend a few minutes moaning about it.



Maybe George will do his homework in advance in future?

Originally Posted by pete

Did anyone else hear George Hamilton get the Rovers sub incorrect, then say he didn't want to make a meal of the bad info given by Rovers to him & then spend a few minutes moaning about it.



Maybe George will do his homework in advance in future?

Yeah I know, and in the first half, he called Jason McGuinness, Paul Caffrey for about 5 minutes before Dolan corrected him

Caffrey wasn't even on the pitch at the time and then he was the man who came on and George got that wrong

Originally Posted by DE TOWN

Yeah I know, and in the first half, he called Jason McGuinness, Paul Caffrey for about 5 minutes before Dolan corrected him

Caffrey wasn't even on the pitch at the time and then he was the man who came on and George got that wrong

He also referred to Bohs as Shamrock Rovers at least twice.

Bohs played well in the first half, but there weren't many in the way of good goal scoring chances, pretty poor second half IMO.

Worst man on the pitch: The referee.

Originally Posted by EnDai

Worst man on the pitch: The referee.

Spot on. Foley and McGuinness ( ) should have been sent off in the last minute for headbutting. He was standing right in front of it and everything There wasnt that much contact but if you clash heads, your off.

Originally Posted by EnDai

Worst man on the pitch: The referee.

Stokes is diabolical. He robbed us of several points last season- I think he gave either 5 or 6 penalties against us? Something like that anyway, and most of them were very dodgy. How the guy is on the UEFA panel, I'll never know

from what i hear, Bohs fans were chanting 'Orange B*****d" because of his Linfield history.....is this common for Bohs matches or isit just a one off? im going down to watch the might Ports play Shels and want to know what to expect!

Watched the match . Entertaining if not exactly high quality. Seemed to be a reasonable sized crowd at it.
As regards the question posed by the poster immediately before me:

Yes the chants were clearly audible on the TV coverage. Not that is not common at matches down here. I think it was because of the Rangers connection more so than Linfield.
The Glasgow Blues are perceived as being somehow for more reprehensible.
Which is actually accurate as the Windsor Park based club have a much better track record on matters of that nature than the one from Govan.

As regards the match on Tuesday, Shelbourne is one of the better clubs and does not have a major element of that nature. I am not sure that some neutrals may not be in the crowd some of whom may have been at tonight's game. I don't condone that sort of chanting on either side of the border.
But when one of your recent club directors is/was an ex UVF/LVF guy someone , in this case wrongly in my view, human nature being what it is, is going to say something at Tolka Park surely ?

Originally Posted by Beats

from what i hear, Bohs fans were chanting 'Orange B*****d" because of his Linfield history.....is this common for Bohs matches or isit just a one off? im going down to watch the might Ports play Shels and want to know what to expect!

It was because of his Rangers past rather than his Linfield past I'd imagine. Pretty ridiculous for people to carry on like that. Also somewhat ironic given that Rovers fans have given Bohs similar abuse in the past for having their origins in a Protestant working mens club AFAIK. Been a while since I've heard anything of this nature at an eircom League game- even the tongue-in-cheek "whats it like to have a Queen" to the Derry fans hasn't been sung in a while at the Cross. Anyway, don't worry about Shels, they don't have any fans, so you wouldn't hear anything like this

I wouldn't worry about it, Beats. Many fans take the view that all's fair in a Bohs-Rovers derby. Rest assured that Feeney's greatest crime, as far as Bohs fans were concerned, was playing for Rovers. His career history just happened to provide a convenient angle of attack.

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

As regards the match on Tuesday, Shelbourne is one of the better clubs and does not have a major element of that nature. I am not sure that some neutrals may not be in the crowd some of whom may have been at tonight's game. I don't condone that sort of chanting on either side of the border.
But when one of your recent club directors is/was an ex UVF/LVF guy someone , in this case wrongly in my view, human nature being what it is, is going to say something at Tolka Park surely ?

nope, i can assure you.....the man in question used to have links but hes older now and i think hes wised up! hes a nice bloke and a commited Ports fan so i can assure you that nothing will be said. The same chap goes to Cliftonville and has been down south for a couple of friendlies and always seems to get on well with opposition clubs so i expect no trouble whatsoever!

cheers for the reasuring, im looking forward to my trip down to dubland, just looking to know what to expect.....hoping for a good match and a cracking atmosphere!

Originally Posted by Beats

hoping for a good match and a cracking atmosphere!

your only chance of a cracking atmosphere at Shels is if you make it yourself 3 men and a dog can't make that much noise




[SIZE=1]unless they bring their rent-a-crowd from the european games along[/SIZE]

hopefully some neutrals come and some par-time supporters come out of the wood work, but im fairly sure that we will make a cracking atmosphere!

got my red wig, red and white rolls to throw on pitch, flag to be draped down my back, face paints, BIG flag to be hung up and our acustomed drum so im sure you will notice me if you go

CUMON THE PORTS!!!!

It was some clearance by Heary (i think) off the goal line, how he didnt head that into his own net i'll never know.

That Jimmy Aggrey (sp?) the new defender. Did anyone else think his heading was awfull for a tall man? Also thought his postioning was terrible for alot of the corners.
Anyone else agree?

Originally Posted by Beats

nope, i can assure you.....the man in question used to have links but hes older now and i think hes wised up! hes a nice bloke and a commited Ports fan so i can assure you that nothing will be said. The same chap goes to Cliftonville and has been down south for a couple of friendlies and always seems to get on well with opposition clubs so i expect no trouble whatsoever!

cheers for the reasuring, im looking forward to my trip down to dubland, just looking to know what to expect.....hoping for a good match and a cracking atmosphere!

Beats

Well that is good news. Because on the Loyalist side of the debate, it is the reformed terrorists who have been the voices of moderation regarding the peace process a lot of the time as it is. So good to hear about the director.