Trouble at Derry vs. Rovers and Irish language debate!!

**TheOwl** · 24/09/2005, 8:08 PM

Seems to have been a bit of aggro at the Rovers end, hard to tell from the telly but I'm sure we will hear all about it in the morning, probably from the media making mountains out of mole-hills

Seems to have sparked off just after Derry went 1-0 up.

**Poor Student** · 24/09/2005, 8:20 PM

The Rodster was sent out of the dugout just before half time. Not sure what it was over.

**dancinpants** · 24/09/2005, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

The Rodster was sent out of the dugout just before half time. Not sure what it was over.

Probably just for being himself.

**Poor Student** · 24/09/2005, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by dancinpants

Probably just for being himself.

That's an offence which should have warranted a life banning from eL grounds.

**TheOwl** · 24/09/2005, 8:27 PM

FT 1-0 Derry

**dancinpants** · 24/09/2005, 8:28 PM

Whats that Roddy? Never been beaten in the Brandywell as manager?

**colm3012** · 24/09/2005, 8:31 PM

final score?

**dancinpants** · 24/09/2005, 8:33 PM

Yep FT

**Poor Student** · 24/09/2005, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by dancinpants

Whats that Roddy? Never been beaten in the Brandywell as manager?

2nd time for everything.

**MariborKev** · 25/09/2005, 2:10 AM

Reports from the Rovers fans we met after the game suggest that they were fighting amongst themselves.

The stewards tried to break it up and it escalated from there.

Roddy "I've reached a club final with every team I have managed" Collins, you truly are a clown

**headtheball** · 25/09/2005, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Maribor

Reports from the Rovers fans we met after the game suggest that they were fighting amongst themselves.

The stewards tried to break it up and it escalated from there.

Roddy "I've reached a club final with every team I have managed" Collins, you truly are a clown

Even the Rovers fans were given him stick!! Fair play the the vast majority of Rovers fans who sung most of the match.Apart from a few idiots who tried to start each other i think!!!

**Rory H** · 25/09/2005, 11:28 AM

he got sent off for his discussion with one of the officials.... mr paul deering

now i dont like roddrick very much but i will defend him on this one

that deering is the worst ref to have ever put on the tight black shorts of an eircom league offical...he is despised in our place and i hope roddy boxes him in the near future

**Drumcondra Red** · 25/09/2005, 12:06 PM

Yeah, what actually happened at the Rovers end??? I saw stewards legging it up into the stand, but my Irish isn't that great so didn't really know if something was said or not!!!

**superfrank** · 25/09/2005, 12:19 PM

The commentators didn't know what was going on either.

I have to say fair play to the TG4 lads last night. When they heard the Derry fans singing "Roddy Collins, you're a ******" they just said that the Derry fans mustn't be too fond of him where as similar things have happened on RT�'s live games and they've said it'd disgraceful and that particualr club's fans were known for that sort of thing.

At least it might let some of the Gaelg�ir's who might've watched last night a chance of seeing real football in our country.

Also, I'm honestly surprised that Gareth Farrelly and Your man Eviston from Rovers (I don't know his first name) are the only people involved with the actual football to speak Irish in their interviews.

**Cosmo** · 25/09/2005, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Also, I'm honestly surprised that Gareth Farrelly and Your man Eviston from Rovers (I don't know his first name) are the only people involved with the actual football to speak Irish in their interviews.

Why does that surprise ye, sure who the f**k speaks irish these days bar those from gaelteacht areas

**harry crumb** · 25/09/2005, 1:44 PM

Still good to see the managers able to speak their native language.

**A face** · 25/09/2005, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by harry crumb

Still good to see the managers able to speak their native language.

It is the job actually ... good to see it !!

**�anna** · 25/09/2005, 2:24 PM

its great to see. my irish is fairly bad I'm ashamed to say, but its great to see it spoken

**Partizan** · 25/09/2005, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Why does that surprise ye, sure who the f**k speaks irish these days bar those from gaelteacht areas

Duh!, In case you havent bothered to check, Irish is the first official language of this state. According to the last census some 7-8% of the population speak it daily or consider it as their first language. A further 30% are bilingual or have a good command of the language.

Its great to see TG4 cover the games as Gaeilge and no doubt the station has popularised and renewed interest in the language through the use of good programming and fine looking weather & news birds, something that RTE has strenously avoided.

Long may it continue.....TG4, suil eile.

**Partizan** · 25/09/2005, 2:33 PM

Originally Posted by �anna

its great to see. my irish is fairly bad I'm ashamed to say, but its great to see it spoken

I'm got going on my Irish again last year in college when I moved in with a chap from west Kerry and started practising. I have recently purchased the 'teach Yourself' Irish Language linguaphone and I'm thinking of enrolling in Irish classes in the local GAA centre...

I'm off to Dingle next weekend, but no matter what they say, you cant beat chinwagging with the locals.

N.B. are we getting off topic Eanna?