Highs & Lows of a City fan

**pete** · 18/05/2005, 9:35 PM

Thought some perspective of recent events is needed.

Anyone want to share their experiences?

(no particular order)

Highs:
2005 Inter Toto
1998 FAI Cup replay
Gala in CL qualiifier in Bishopstown
Beating Milerick/Derry (i think) midweek in Bishopstown in penultimate game of league winning season - it kept our slim hopes alive

Lows:
1990 League decider at the cross
League decider in Inchicore
Gala in CL qualiifier in Bishopstown
The 1 away win season with Gunther

**Fair_play_boy** · 18/05/2005, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by pete

. . . 2005 Inter Toto . . .

More specifically, the home game against Nijmegen is my personal high point. The 1-4 game at the RSC last season is way up there too. A third was the 3-2 win over Rovers at the Cross in 2003, when Billy Woods scored 2 against his old club. Rovers were within 20 minutes of a famous win over the auld enemy. They were shocked by a 3-goal spree in 9 minutes.

Low point: Ollie Cahill crying outside the ground after playing his first game with Shels against City during which he took shocking abuse. 2002? Can't remember the year.

**harry crumb** · 18/05/2005, 10:23 PM

Are you joking that Ollie Cahill was crying?

thecorner · 19/05/2005, 7:06 AM

lows
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taken 1 point off portadown and going out of the setanta cup

**redgav** · 19/05/2005, 8:24 AM

Originally Posted by thecorner

lows
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taken 1 point off portadown and going out of the setanta cup

Lows - Having fans who chant for a ex manager During a game /
scream abuse at the current manager
start 2000 Rico out / sack the board posts after a draw

**patsh** · 19/05/2005, 8:47 AM

Highs: City Fans away

Lows: City fans on forums

**redgav** · 19/05/2005, 9:16 AM

Originally Posted by patsh

Highs: City Fans away

Lows: City fans on forums

Spot on biy

thecorner · 19/05/2005, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by redgav

Lows - Having fans who chant for a ex manager During a game /
scream abuse at the current manager
start 2000 Rico out / sack the board posts after a draw

lows
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fans who slate other fans just because they dont agree with their opinion

**leesider** · 19/05/2005, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by thecorner

lows
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fans who slate other fans just because they dont agree with their opinion

so thecorner please inform as to what exactly richardson is doing wrong? how to rectify it?..........and if the board and manager did get the boot where would we go from there?

**JDB** · 19/05/2005, 10:34 AM

Highs:
City's League winning season in 1992/93 and beating Shels 3-2 in the RDS to win it! Paul Bannon got the winner if I remember correctly. Great team!!

Coming back to beat Cwymbran Town at the Cross in the UEFA cup.

4-4 at the cross vs Shels back in the 90's.

Dave Barry's rocket vs Bayern Munich at Musgrave Park. [The only bald plumber to score against Bayern Munich!].

1-1 draw away to Galatasary who went on to knock out United in the next round.

3-2 vs Drogheda at the Cross last season.

Lows:
Some of City's so called fans chanting 'What a load of rubbish' after at the Portadown match the other night. [Reminds me of that Dylan song with the line: "You got an awful nerve to say you are my friend, you only want to be on the side that's winning...."] Whatever happened to the Spirit of Deccie Daly "Same time, Same place, next year" [on yet another final day disappointment].

Dolan's Sacking

0-1 to Galatasary in the home leg.

Losing to Dundalk last day of the season when all we needed was a draw to win the League [1990?]

Listening to two City Fans do a good imporession of Statler and Waldorf [The Muppets] berating Dan Murray at the Portadown game every time he touched the ball - with fans like these who needs an Away Enclosure.

**pete** · 19/05/2005, 11:04 AM

Jebus. I was trying to get away from the current debates to show that was insignificant given previous times.

**redgav** · 19/05/2005, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by leesider

so thecorner please inform as to what exactly richardson is doing wrong? how to rectify it?..........and if the board and manager did get the boot where would we go from there?

**rebs23** · 19/05/2005, 11:18 AM

Highs
League win 93
Cup win
Last minute victory over Rovers 3-2 a few years back.(what a game)
When City fans supported their team

LOWS
The current rubbish being posted on city forums calling for Rico's sacking.
Unbelievable petty, small minded. We are 3 points behind in the league with the top 2 to play!! Perspective anyone?
City fans getting on the players backs at games recently.
City fans on forums spouting crap about our team & our manager and city fans on other teams forum winding people up and talking nonsense.

**niamh** · 19/05/2005, 11:26 AM

Just a few come to mind...

Highs
=FAI Cup win
=beating Nijmegen last season
=seeing John O'Flynn and George O'Callaghan playing for City for the first time

and realising they were as good as their debuts had promised.

Lows
=the current unrest between fans
=watching Monaghan Utd at the Cross with about 300 other City fans on the last day of the season some years ago...we have come a long way since then.
=FAI Cup defeat to UCD last season high of Euro campaign

**Real ale Madrid** · 19/05/2005, 11:46 AM

Highs:

Winning the Cup 98.
Colin T�s last minute equaliser back in 97 to get us into Europe.
Beating Shels on last day of season to get us into Europe. Away in Tolka 00�

Lows:
All throughout my time people in the Donie Ford Stand berate whoever our manager is Dave Barry got it � Dolan used to be lambasted for his lack of subs and now it�s the same with Rico.
Losing title on last Day against Dundalk
Losing Cup Finals
The ugly incidents against Shamrock Rvs last year

**Copa Mundial** · 19/05/2005, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by thecorner

lows
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taken 1 point off portadown and going out of the setanta cup

Every time i log onto this site,I notice that you never have anything positive to say about your club.Are you actually a supporter or do you just log in 'To have a go'?
Get behind your club as every 'real' supporter does.Its not as if your club is languishing in the bottom half of the table and is drifting like a rudderless ship.

Dolan is gone pal,get over it and MOVE ON!!

**kingcolers** · 19/05/2005, 1:33 PM

highs:
beating derry 1-0 in the cup, way back. stuart ashton the hero. huge crowd, three-quarters from derry. that must have been a record city crowd for a good few years...

1-1 draw v bayern.

1-0 v nijmegen

lows:
virtually every home game between 1984 - 1990. dismal crowds, dismal grounds, dismal football....

0-1 decider v dundalk, 1990

**patsh** · 19/05/2005, 1:44 PM

Highs:
Rovers 3 - 2 game of a few seasons ago.
Home game against Nijmegen.
Home game against Bohs, Georgie scoring in the last minute for 3 -2.
Bayern game.
Forgot the Cup final of course...

Lows:
Dundalk loss in 1990.
Defeat to Derry in the Cup semi-final, when J O'F missed his penalty few seasons ago.
Losing to Limerick in League Cup quarter final on a sh*tty wet day in front of about 100 people 4 or 5 years ago.
Last few months culminating in last Monday night.
and a Regret: Not being in the RDS the day the league was finally clinched...

**razor** · 19/05/2005, 3:21 PM

Highs:
Winning the league in the RDS in 1993
Winning the Cup in 1998.
Glynns late winner against Cwmbran Town
Home game against Nijmegen.
Bayern Munich at Muzzers.

Lows:
Davey Barrys volley coming back off the post in the 89 Cup Final
Dundalk loss in 1991.
Losing the 92 Cup Final to Bohs.
Defeat to Derry in the Cup semi-final 2002
The reaction by some to last Monday night