QuoteCan't go wrong with Shels
Neat thread.
Some folk think 'Boez' is insulting, for some reason, but I love it. Anyone who pronounces it 'properly', as in 'Bohs', must be treated with the utmost suspicion -- a bit like someone who never drinks or smokes and still has their communion money.You cannot chant 'The Bohs'. You cannot help but chant 'De Boez'.
Some individuals seem to think that having a Dublin accent is the worst thing that can befall a person in this country. But most Dublin people don't, an' dat's what counts!
I don't much like 'gypo', often used on these boards, because, whatever the intention of the speaker/writer, it smacks of traveller-hatred and bigotry. It also spectacularly misses the point of the club's name, and that of many others in these islands, not least, er, Rovers.
I love calling shams shams, simply because it drives them crazy. Somehow, they think they are entitled to be called Rovers, a bit like ManUre and 'united'. I often slip up and forget, but whenever I can, I refer to Sligo with the R word and Rovers, sorry Shams, with the S word.
However, when a Bohs (sorry, Boez) crowd flatters the shams and chants 'We fookin' hate Rovers' (never sing it myself -- don't see the point) this should not be taken the wrong way by Sligo folk.
Can't go wrong with Shels
What annoys me are the forced nicknames such as "The Vikings" and "The Thoroughbreds"
Have to agree with you on ours although I think "The Inbreds" would be even more forcedOriginally Posted by ThatGuy
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
I like the Rebel Army idea.
For other teams, I absolutely cringe when the Cobh Ramblers says (he used to do it a few years back anyway), "The adventure continues"
The glass isn't half full or half empty it's just too damn big!
Oh and on Sky Sports when they abbreviate teams badly. Like a few years ago when UCD used to appear as "Dublin", Rovers were "Shamrock", and Pats were "St.Patricks"
It's great that they're taking an interest but they might as well have got them right.
The glass isn't half full or half empty it's just too damn big!
Beside the point a bit, but nothing makes me cringe quite as much as 'the Bhoys'
Agreed
We are Rovers full stop.
"Rebel Army" and "Supersaints" were both equal pieces of Dolan codology. "Dublin Saints" (around the time of the abortive Pats-Francis merger) was really plumbing the depths.
At the start of the season, I wrote a piece for our programme which the editor point-blank refused to print, on the grounds that it could cost her her job.
To start with, Rico changed Cork's nickname to The Recalcitrant Personages of Martial Aspect.
After that, there was a scenario of Dolan traipsing from team to team, taking over as one manager after another was sacked. This led, in turn, to the creation of:
- The Gypsy Rebel Army
- The Blue Rebel Army
- The Candystripe Rebel Army (CRA)
- The Boycott Army
- The Superseagull Wavy Navy I Love The Marine Corps Barmy Army
Go figure for yourselves....
Revenge for 2002
Didn't know you followed Sligo...
Kom Igen, FCK...
I think we should make a pole on this, surley one of yee Cork monitors would do us a favour and just show The shams fans who actually thinks there called Rovers. They've been deluding themselves for too long.
how is you lot not being able to pronounce R's a nickname?
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
Membership Advisory Board
"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
Yeah, without doubt the most ridiculous thing I've ever read in my life.
We have been called "Rovers" for nearly a century. Remember that eighty year period when we completely dominated LoI football? Well people took to calling us Rovers then and it's not going to change. 15 leagues, 24 cups, we're a freakin' institution. Has Sligo ever won anything? Why on Earth would Sligo be called Rovers ahead of us?
so you dominated irish football for 80 years and won 15 leagues? dems looooong seasons
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
Membership Advisory Board
"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
Fans (usually of Rovers) use Boez as a derogatory replacement for Bohs I find. As for not being able to chant "The Bohs (clap clap clap)", you can't sing "We are Boez" either!Neat thread.
Some folk think 'Boez' is insulting, for some reason, but I love it. Anyone who pronounces it 'properly', as in 'Bohs', must be treated with the utmost suspicion -- a bit like someone who never drinks or smokes and still has their communion money.
Some individuals seem to think that having a Dublin accent is the worst thing that can befall a person in this country. But most Dublin people don't, an' dat's what counts!
I don't much like 'gypo', often used on these boards, because, whatever the intention of the speaker/writer, it smacks of traveller-hatred and bigotry. It also spectacularly misses the point of the club's name, and that of many others in these islands, not least, er, Rovers.
I love calling shams shams, simply because it drives them crazy. Somehow, they think they are entitled to be called Rovers, a bit like ManUre and 'united'. I often slip up and forget, but whenever I can, I refer to Sligo with the R word and Rovers, sorry Shams, with the S word.
However, when a Bohs (sorry, Boez) crowd flatters the shams and chants 'We fookin' hate Rovers' (never sing it myself -- don't see the point) this should not be taken the wrong way by Sligo folk.
And it is pronounced Bohs (boes) any difference is down to people's accents and shouldn't effect the spelling of it IMO!!!
I agree a poll would be a big deciding factor,i know Shamrock Rovers as Rovers
"The Big Club"
This nickname started off among Bohs fans as a purely ironic and self-depreciating joke about how we had thrashed those plucky minnows Aberdeen 0-1 in Tolka Park.
But some of our not-too-bright cousins involved with the Shams started to get realy annoyed by it. So what are you going to do except rub their noses in it and remind them of The Big Club at every opportunity.
By the way, whoever came up with the phrase "The Big Pub", to describe how Bohs fans always talk about the bars in Dalymount, is a genius.
Next season when Rovers are in the premier league and Shams are struggling in the bottom half of the first division with your 15 leagues and 24 cupswe'll see who the real Rovers is
Shamrock Rovers were winning LoI titles and being called Rovers before Sligo Rovers were even formed (1928 according to the clubs site) so Sligo have no claim to the title in the eL.
Hate the names shams, hoops, gypos, Boez, de town and supersaints. Changing the clubs name to Dublin city and the Vikings was just ridiculous and despite what certain Irish and English clubs think there is only one stadium of light and its in neither country.
When Bohemians were away to a French team (Bordoux, I think) in Europe in the 90s the French TV channel broadcasting the match called them Dublin city. Sure they didnt stand much of a chance but not even bothering to learn a clubs name is just arrogant and offensive.
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