Imitatition is the sincerest form of flattery...

[Poor Student]

Sure if we're going to go into it, does anybody notice the amount of songs that Rovers eh 'borrow' from man utd (not saying that theres anyone in the league that doesnt copy songs just making the point that everyone copys everything in football !!)

Indeed. What annoys me is hearing certain chants which have intonations and even accents exactly the same as they would in an English football ground. Some people or groups actually chant chants in an English accent from exactly how they copied it off TV.

So essentially the Rovers fan is happy at being the first in Ireland to steal something?

[tiktok]

Not only do certain clubs follow what Shamrock Rovers fans do first off the pitch (tifo flags, ultra groups, fighting ), now Cork ****ty decided to copy our 'half time hero' idea.

We can't help copying you,

next we're going to sell the cross, and wander around the country playing home games at our opponents grounds, then we'll have a succession of chairmen who'll get grants to rebuild, but sure we'll spend that on players and wages, eventually we'll build a debt of €2.3 million euros, but we know we can get that written off for a pittance.

then just when it looks like we're ok again, we'll hire Roddy, so we can get relegated.

[Cosmo]

'So essentially the Rovers fan is happy at being the first in Ireland to steal something?'

Well that's what it sounds like to me what he's trying to say

[Roverstillidie]

'So essentially the Rovers fan is happy at being the first in Ireland to steal something?'

Well that's what it sounds like to me what he's trying to say

as opposed to second, third, fourth? what does that say about the clubs who ape us? if they didn't use the exact same phrase as rovers just introduced it wouldnt be an issue.

interesting the fact that city had no player worthy of being introduced as a 'hero' is being ignored. does no-one find it bizarre that they would introduce a player from another club as 'a cork city' hero? imagine dublin city introduced a drums (or even home farm) legend as their own?!? madness. but just have a go at rovers instead because we can do it properly.

mission accomplished, the langers are wound up!

[TheOwl]

its the same club ffs. so yes.

hibs and city arent. so no.

keep up please.

This from the same guy who said "we are entitled to actually break the rules before we are punished" in the registration of players debate last week.

If your former players are still relevant then so to are your former owners.

Silly thread!

[ThatGuy]

Not only do certain clubs follow what Shamrock Rovers fans do first off the pitch (tifo flags, ultra groups, fighting ), now Cork ****ty decided to copy our 'half time hero' idea.

It involves introducing a club legend at half time, having a Q&A and awarding him a pennant. For example, the hero on Friday was 4 in a row winner who went from the hoops to Chelsea, John Cody (fair play to the 200 SPA fc supporters who bothered to travel the 2 miles to the game, the only away 'fans' so far to try and disrupt it, even the gypo's behaved. Pure class).

Who do c awk introduce in their attempt? Some former CORK HIBERNIANS player . Not one former Cork City player deemed worthy. Well done you yokels. I'd call it pathetic but no doubt Colm will close this thread as well if i do.

Rovers hardly invented any of that ffs. The flags are hardly a revolutionary idea, while a couple of years ago Bohs were bringing out old stars at half time.

[bohs til i die]

Not only do certain clubs follow what Shamrock Rovers fans do first off the pitch (tifo flags, ultra groups, fighting ), now Cork ****ty decided to copy our 'half time hero' idea.

It involves introducing a club legend at half time, having a Q&A and awarding him a pennant. For example, the hero on Friday was 4 in a row winner who went from the hoops to Chelsea, John Cody (fair play to the 200 SPA fc supporters who bothered to travel the 2 miles to the game, the only away 'fans' so far to try and disrupt it, even the gypo's behaved. Pure class).

In 2001-02, Bohs had 3 teams on the pitch at half time at different matches from years gone by .....

League winners in 75 and 78
Cup winners in 1992
Team that beat Rangers in 84

Rovers havent started something that has never ever been done before.

[fosterdollar]

Cup Final last year (albeit before KO iirc)

[Dyl10]

Cup Final last year (albeit before KO iirc)

[fosterdollar]

A club 'legend' from each club was introduced to the crowd and their contributions were recognised. Ours was Paschal Quinn. I know it's ot strictly the same but it doesn't take a great deal of original thought to develop it into what has been discussed above.

[Peadar]

mission accomplished, the langers are wound up!

It would seem that the only ones wound up are the homeless history peddlers.
Can we expect legal proceedings over infringements on your patents on clapping and singing too?

interesting the fact that city had no player worthy of being introduced as a 'hero' is being ignored.

We're busy creating heros and legends right now, how about you?

[Roverstillidie]

this seems to have gotten way off topic, so i wil summerise:

firstly: rovers introduce 'half time hero' to honour former greats of the club.

two months later, cork introduce 'half time hero' and honour a former great of another club.

boyezzz and others have done it before, accepted, but i bet they didnt call it 'half time hero'. its the exact phrase getting ripped off that amused me.

secondly: it's the probable (and belive it or not, i genuinly want ccfc to win the thing ahead of shels) champions inability to find a former city player worthy of the title 'hero' that had me laughing out loud. who awards prizes to former greats of other clubs? seriously?

[Number 4]

this seems to have gotten way off topic, so i wil summerise:

firstly: rovers introduce 'half time hero' to honour former greats of the club.

two months later, cork introduce 'half time hero' and honour a former great of another club.

boyezzz and others have done it before, accepted, but i bet they didnt call it 'half time hero'. its the exact phrase getting ripped off that amused me.

secondly: it's the probable (and belive it or not, i genuinly want ccfc to win the thing ahead of shels) champions inability to find a former city player worthy of the title 'hero' that had me laughing out loud. who awards prizes to former greats of other clubs? seriously?

Oh please shut up! You are making an absolute arse of yourself. Its embarrasing at this stage

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[TheOwl]

this seems to have gotten way off topic, so i wil summerise:

firstly: rovers introduce 'half time hero' to honour former greats of the club.

two months later, cork introduce 'half time hero' and honour a former great of another club.

boyezzz and others have done it before, accepted, but i bet they didnt call it 'half time hero'. its the exact phrase getting ripped off that amused me.

secondly: it's the probable (and belive it or not, i genuinly want ccfc to win the thing ahead of shels) champions inability to find a former city player worthy of the title 'hero' that had me laughing out loud. who awards prizes to former greats of other clubs? seriously?

You are being pathetically pedantic in my opinion. He is a footballing hero from Cork city and the current football club in the city decides to recognise his contribution. This may have you “laughing out loud” but most other people would consider it a nice gesture.

If Ken Doherty paraded a World Championship Snooker trophy at an EL game you would probably be on here going on about “what kind of a club offers prizes to a great from another sport?”

As for the phrase "half-time hero" get over yourself will you? Next you will be saying that Rovers were the first to offer man-of-the-match awards, and now other clubs are using the EXACT same phrase.

There will probably be 20 Rovers fans on here today and 19 of them will make good points, but you always end up remembering the one idiot.

[Cosmo]

'Next you will be saying that Rovers were the first to offer man-of-the-match awards, and now other clubs are using the EXACT same phrase.'

Like that one - definite candidate for post of the month (or do rovers have that one too )

[joeraki]

Saddest thread of the week.... and it's only Monday

[Troy.McClure]

Not only do certain clubs follow what Shamrock Rovers fans do first off the pitch (tifo flags, ultra groups, fighting ), now Cork ****ty decided to copy our 'half time hero' idea.

Interestingly Rovers seem to be trying thier best to copy Hibs and go out of business

[OneRedArmy]

we were the first Eircom League club to do them. There is a pattern of other clubs copying what we do. Even, if you want, the burberry thing.

Well done, you must be very proud of following a particularly unpleasant British trend from the 70's and 80's......

And you have the brass neck to come up to Derry and wave your passports at us.

"Chavs and proud of it" sounds like the new motto you should adopt.

[dfx-]

The amount of complete and irrelevant rubbish posted here is unbelievable.

What Rovers homelessness and past hooliganism have to do with the discussion of the original topic is beyond me.

The fact is 'Cork City FC' do not have a hero deemed worthy enough from their existance - who says these 'future' heroes will? You've won the league before, yet none of them are deemed worthy to be first in line. So what difference will it make if you win the league this team whilst you're busy making heroes?

'Shamrock Rovers' do. They are not idols from a couple of years ago - they are from a long time ago - these boys you're busy creating as idols will have a long time before they're worthy of the title 'hero'.

[The Stars]

This isn't the only thing that Cork stole at half time.
Sligo always let the crowd sample the skills and shooting accuracy of subsitutes at half time........beleive it,it is true