Irish Footballs Biggest Clichés

[Vitruvian Man]

I was in a taxi coming home from the Pixies gig on Tuesday and the taxi driver was bangin on about going over to see Liverpool with his mates.

I was ignoring him until he mentioned he lived in Inchicore for "8 yee-or". Thinking he was a football man, I asked him if he went to see many Pats games.

His reply; "Nah, Pats are ****e. I support Rovers, I used to go to Milltown an all."

Trying to make conversation I said to him that the 400 club looked like they were really sorting the club out for Tallaght.

His response; "The who?"


Are there any taxi drivers posting on this board who can confirm that they aren't lapsed Rovers fans. Honestly, do you have to tick a Rovers box down at the Carriage Office before they give you a plate.


Anybody got any other Irish football clichés.

[Jerry The Saint]

In the aftermath of any half-decent game that's been televised live, or at least well-attended, some people (managers, players, pundits, journalists, fans) will always describe the game with the following words:

It was a great advertisement for the league

They just can't help themselves, it's a reflex action.

I know what they mean - fair play, it was a good game, should encourage more people to go to the next one - but it just sounds a little odd to me. The game IS the league - it's not a commercial.

To me, it's like someone saying

I really enjoyed that episode of 'The Sopranos'. It was a great advertisement for the televison series 'The Sopranos'.

[The Stars]

Why do so many Irish people pledge alligence to an English club in the first place.Everyone I know that 'supports' an English Club hates everything about England and the people in it.So why do they talk about Man utd and liverpool as if they own the club or played for them.That is the biggest cliche of them all.

[ThatGuy]

Why do so many Irish people pledge alligence to an English club in the first place.Everyone I know that 'supports' an English Club hates everything about England and the people in it.So why do they talk about Man utd and liverpool as if they own the club or played for them.That is the biggest cliche of them all.

What bugs me is people in Ireland who "support" an English club getting worked up over local derbies, like Liverpool v Everton. Makes no sense to me at all.

[CollegeTillIDie]

What bugs me is people in Ireland who "support" an English club getting worked up over local derbies, like Liverpool v Everton. Makes no sense to me at all.

As I said before it cause they are all West Brits!

[OneRedArmy]

Why do so many Irish people pledge alligence to an English club in the first place.Everyone I know that 'supports' an English Club hates everything about England and the people in it.So why do they talk about Man utd and liverpool as if they own the club or played for them.That is the biggest cliche of them all.

Its because we`re by & large a nation of gloryhunters & event junkies.

It takes the view of an outsider highlight this. I recently spoke to a Glasgow born Celtic fan now living in Ireland(before the abuse starts this fact is irrelevant to the main point).
He found the idea that Irish people "chose" an English team to support absolutely incomprehensible. He found it even stranger that they would abuse, even fight other Irishmen over their chosen team.
To reinforce why this is success driven, observe that Liverpool supporters are common in the 25+ age group, Man U fans more common in younger age group & most bizarrely given their rightwing links & moneyed domestic support, I walked into a Dublin pub to be met by hordes of Chelsea "fans" last season. Hop on the bandwagon guys.
The excuse of "Irish links" will usually be trotted out, but in that case, why are there so few Irish fans of clubs from the English midlands, where there is a huge Irish population.
Would it have anything to do with these clubs relative-lack of success?!

[Xlex]

Well what I find leaves me wondering the most is the fact that an Irishman would support Chelsea.

[RonnieB]

Indeed at least one who supports utd or liverpool can play the family lived there card as for chelski the mind boggles.

The biggest cliche/thign that ****es me off is seeing people at ireland internationals in celtic shirts. Not trying to get on the hate celteic bandwagon ( I couldnt care less whom people support it is at the end of the day no matter how silly in other peoples eyes their decisionis etc etc et nauseum)

Oh and the ****e atmosphear in landsdowne for the last forever. But that is for a different topic of choice

"You cant shout in here this is a stadium!"

[drummerboy]

Its no great mystery why this has happened. Its starts when kids are 3 or 4 years old. They are bombarded with Premiership football on the TV. By the time they start going to school they have a favourite Premiership team. I'm deeply involved in my local club (LSL), but I even have a favourite Premiership team since I was 7 years old. My son aged 8, follows Shelbourne, we go to about 10 matches every year. However he too supports Arsenal, much to my dissappointment as I prefer Spurs. He has a Shels jersey, an Arsenal, Spurs, Ireland and yes Celtic jersey. I don't think die-hard EL followers can afford to alienate people who have an interest in other leagues. I'm going along to Croke Park tomorrow with my missus and 8-year old. Does that make me an event junkiel? I think most Irish people have a health interest in sport in general. Its up to the EL clubs to entice people back to the grounds. Look at what has beenn done to Greyhound racing, ten years ago it was dead on its feet. But money was invested in grounds, sponsorship was increased and the sport was promoted properly, and look at what has happened. Its a huge success, with great family-friendly facilites.

[the 12 th man]

Lets be honest,the biggest cliche out there is the attitude "ah sure what would go to an E/l game for,all the games are crap"

nights like last night might help disabuse people of that notion.

[EnDai]

I hate when people say that, and then they turn out to be fcuking SPurs fans or something. Thick gits!

[Jerry The Saint]

In the aftermath of any half-decent game that's been televised live, or at least well-attended, some people (managers, players, pundits, journalists, fans) will always describe the game with the following words:

"It was a great advertisement for the league"

They just can't help themselves, it's a reflex action.

I know what they mean - fair play, it was a good game, should encourage more people to go to the next one - but it just sounds a little odd to me. The game IS the league - it's not a commercial.

To me, it's like someone saying

Take a bow, Conor H!

He does have a point though.

[wws]

the biggest ones are the recurring headlines for match reports, constantly recycled

UCD games being the worst offenders


"Students teach Bohs a lesson"

"Saints and Scholars in boring lifeless 0-0 game in Belfield"

"Drog day afternoon" .........ok i made that one up

[Jerry The Saint]

the biggest ones are the recurring headlines for match reports, constantly recycled

UCD games being the worst offenders


"Students teach Bohs a lesson"

"Saints and Scholars in boring lifeless 0-0 game in Belfield"

"Drog day afternoon" .........ok i made that one up

"Saints Alive!"

"Bohemian Rhapsody at Dalymount"

"<insert team name> left Shel-Shocked" (less frequent this season)

"Finn Harps poor run continues"

[Krstic]

To reinforce why this is success driven, observe that Liverpool supporters are common in the 25+ age group, Man U fans more common in younger age group

Cannot really agree there 1RA, I'm a Manu supporter, as is my Da, My Father-in-law and my son. Quite a range of ages there.

[Dodge]

Cannot really agree there 1RA, I'm a Manu supporter, as is my Da, My Father-in-law and my son. Quite a range of ages there.

We'll call you the Cliché family so....

[bohsmug]

Don't forget the amount of times Bohs have been in the "Hunt" for things,
We always seemed to have "something to Crowe about" ( although strangely this season, no more ).

Anyway you never know we might miss them clichés if they were gone. Wouldn't want to take them for Grant-ed would we?

[manic da hoop]

"Win Leaves Rovers ****-a-Hoop"

"So-and-So Puts Rovers Through The Hoop"

"Hoops Roll Home"

[manic da hoop]

This message board is full of softies - the word c-o-c-k is blanked out ffs

[Macy]

"The cup specialists Shamrock Rovers"