Irelands biggest & best derby game

**cheifo** · 07/10/2005, 12:35 AM

Harps-Derry on tonight, so much at stake for both teams atmosphere should be terrific.Really needs a Harps win to even things up a little.Shame its not on telly would have attracted a fair audience and would have been a good "advertisment" for eircom league.

**A face** · 07/10/2005, 12:36 AM

What game is on Sacar Beo tonight ??

**sligoman** · 07/10/2005, 12:37 AM

Can someone please change the thread title so it makes a bit more sense

Biggest and best derby, ya right

**A face** · 07/10/2005, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Can someone please change the thread title so it makes a bit more sense

Biggest and best derby, ya right

Someones jealous methinks !!

**sligoman** · 07/10/2005, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Someones jealous methinks !!

Of what?

. Harps?

**Roverstillidie** · 07/10/2005, 12:54 AM

with the greatest of respect to our ulster chums,

the two derbies of note in our fine land are:

linfield v glentoran
and
shamrock rovers v the bohemian filth

harps v derry is a regional sideshow

**exile** · 07/10/2005, 7:32 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

with the greatest of respect to our ulster chums,

shamrock rovers v the bohemian filth

harps v derry is a regional sideshow

could the same not be said of the junkies derby

**carrickharp** · 07/10/2005, 7:56 AM

Originally Posted by A face

What game is on Sacar Beo tonight ??

20.00 Glór Tíre
Louise Morrisey, one of Ireland's biggest country stars, captures the hearts of her audience once again with a fantastic performance on Glór Tíre. Louise introduces contestant number 3 Mark Prouse.

**Cosmo** · 07/10/2005, 8:07 AM

In fairness, every clubs supporters reckon their derby is the best/biggest in the country

.

Like I went to bohs and rovers last season and i didnt think it was any more special than say shels V pats

Drogs V Craptown every time for me - always get good crowds for that match no matter what division either teams in - over 4800 at the match earlier this season and boriel was rocking.

Would also like to go to a harps/ derry derby but i dont like the way they all go boozing together beforehand (no problem with boozing with opposition supporters as i do it myself but for derbies i cant see how it can be done)

**Jaime** · 07/10/2005, 8:12 AM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

In fairness, every clubs supporters reckon their derby is the best/biggest in the country

.

Like I went to bohs and rovers last season and i didnt think it was any more special than say shels V pats

Bohs-Rovers is the "biggest" (not sure what that means mind) derby in Dublin. If both teams were doing well, the crowds would easily beat a Cork-Shels game (the biggest crowd of the season so far?). For a while Pats-Shels was the biggest Dublin derby crowd-wise and colour-wise, but now there's no real Dublin derby of consequence except for fans of the individual teams.

**sullanefc** · 07/10/2005, 8:17 AM

I think derbies become diluted when the teams meet too often. That's why I think Bohs V Rovers wouldn't be as interesting as the Louth derby earlier this year or the Derry V Harps games this season as Harps have been out of the Premier for a while now.

**ColinR** · 07/10/2005, 8:29 AM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Drogs V Craptown .....boriel was rocking.

do you not mean it was bouncing

**Cosmo** · 07/10/2005, 8:32 AM

Originally Posted by ColinR

do you not mean it was bouncing

Apologies, big bouncing castle they have up there at the moment

(it kills me to say it but it was a great idea to get that pitch in as its super quality by all accounts)

**drinkfeckarse** · 07/10/2005, 8:39 AM

Rovers v Bohs would surely be the most intense derby the Republic has to offer.

Oh and Waterford Cork derbys only get big crowds because of the City fans. It's not as if the Waterford public are gripped with fever during derby week!! Ramblers v City is better IMO.

**coislaoi** · 07/10/2005, 9:26 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

with the greatest of respect to our ulster chums,

the two derbies of note in our fine land are:

linfield v glentoran
and
shamrock rovers v the bohemian filth

harps v derry is a regional sideshow

It's hard to disagree with that really. Derbies have a tradition behind them. Cork/Waterford and Derry/Harps are recent additions. I think Drogs/Dundalk runs your 2 close though. I have attended Rovers/Bohs and Drogs/Dundalk and the rivalry is pretty intense.

**Krstic** · 07/10/2005, 9:31 AM

Originally Posted by jimmy-boy

now as for the best teams ever in the league it has to go to the great waterford and shamrock rovers teams of the 60s and 70s and that rovers team in the early to mid 80s.

never again will you see teams like these two. in this league.

if you dont believe me , ask your grandad.

What about the Derry team that swept all beofre them in the 88-89 season???
And you needn't ask you granda about that side