QuoteWhat can the club do?Originally Posted by Colm
I doubt if Rico has any concrete proof of anything, just the same feeling that most other el fans get up in that sh*thole.
I doubt if the FAI or eL will tkae any notice of that.
Rico is quoted in todays Irish Times as describing both Shels and the match officials as "a disgrace" and goes on to say that "they were intimadated here at half time by people waiting for them..... that's what happened".
Now, last June when we played Shels Pat Dolan made almost identical accusations and a lot of people dismissed it.
A second successive Cork City manager has now come out and made the same very serious allegation. Will people now open their eyes??
Shelbourne officals are intimadating match officials and getting them to give decisions in their favour. They are a disgrace. Did anyone else see Ollie Byrne standing behind the goal and making w*nker gestures at the City fans when the linesman flagged for the goal?
Shels are rotten from the Chairman down and are getting away with all kinds of skullduggery. Pat Dolan spoke out against it and was willing to try to stand up to this crap. Rico to a lesser extent seems to be speaking out now too.
However, we need people from our club (other than the manager)to speak out at length against it, to fight our corner so that this criminal behaviour is stopped. Ollie Byrne makes sure Shels always get their own way. Who is going to step up to the mantle and battle for the Rebel Army cause? Do we have people within our club who care enough to try and stop this? If we do, they must make a stand now.
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What can the club do?
I doubt if Rico has any concrete proof of anything, just the same feeling that most other el fans get up in that sh*thole.
I doubt if the FAI or eL will tkae any notice of that.
Need more proof than Rico suggesting.
Didn't see Ollies "jestures" from behind the goal. was it noticable on tv?
Don't know if it showed up on TV but Eanna had pointed out Ollie Byrne to a few of us just before the "goal" so when the linesman gave it I immediately looked over at Ollie and he was giving it loads in the direction of the City fans. Surely a few more people must have seen this??
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So what now? There were a group of Shels officials in the tunnel harassing the officials as they walked in, with the 22 players, substitutes, coaches, physios etc, and only Rico saw it, and allowed it to continue?
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Shels are sh*tting it....
they are cracking lads, come in $hels your time is up......
Is it painful having your head that far up your ass? I mean for the most part, people are discussing things, you're just being an idiot.
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me ould segosha, how were de tenements in de rare oul times......
yeah, he was there alright. presumanly waving cash at the linesman just in case he'd forgotten their little arrangement.
Colm/Eanna,
I heard a few guys pointing out a fat fella in a baseball cap behind the goal as Ollie Bryne alright - although he did look like him (and did make those gestures after the goal) surely it couldn't have been him ?? Why would he be standing in the open behind the goal instead of being in the warmth of a cushioned seat in the directors area of the stand ??
If it was him then he is an absolute disgrace (nothing new there !!) and I 'd be interested to hear the views of some of the more reasonable Shels fans here on his behaviour.
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he wasn't wearing a cap. definitely him though(or his idnetical twin). he wasn't there long though
they probably won't try to justify it, as shels fans know what he's like and in fairness, its not their fault he's scum
Who ... him or the twin ??
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I doubt it was him but if it was and he did make those gestures then it is a digrace.I know how much you all wanted me to come on here and try and justify his actions with your use of reverse psychology but we see things for what there are.I'd be interested to hear the veiws of some of the more reasonable Cork fans on here about Some of their fans behaviour on this site.
In fairness to you D2 Red, and to the other shels lads who post here, you are very reasonable- as I said, I didn't expect Shels fans to justify Ollie's behaviour. Like I said on the Shels board, I think its a terrible pity that Shels as a club are not more representative of their fans, because any Shels fans I've ever met have been decent, reasonable and straight-talking people. Its very unfortunate therefore that your club is run by a crook and staffed by thugs. I'm not for a moment making this a personal thing against shels fans, it isn't, never has been.
It was definately him, I'm 100% certain of that.
Ollie does these type of things on a regular basis. He's a dirty scumbag and has a history of incidents with opposition fans.
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and you'd know all about thatI've no doubt it was him
Yeah me and Ollie go way back!and you'd know all about that
We're good old pals!
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Classic. Compliment & Insult in 2 sentences.
and I mean every word of it. I've met a number of the lads from Briogáid Dearg as well as other shels fans, and have found them to be thoroughly decent people.Classic. Compliment & Insult in 2 sentences.
Rico's comments were made in the immediate aftermath of the game, and even he has been known to lose the plot from time to time. I would be interested to hear what he means by "harassment" - people bursting into the ref's dressing room a la Rijkaard? Or someone waiting in the tunnel for the ref to come along, and saying "how come you missed those two blatant handballs in the Cork area?"
Because these allegations are so serious, Rico would need to explain further. Put up or shut up.
ps We all admired Dolan's passion for his clubs. We also know he's a liar.
pps Ollie was in the main stand for the entire game.
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