Derry attacked returning home

[Block G Raptor]

City fans were treated brilliantly by Portadown FC last night. In their club bar pre match & halftime, full access to the ground & absolutely no trouble wahtsoever. Minimal security & no need for escorts or anything.

Great to hear that. just show's that times really are changing up north if only the few scroats would realise this and fcuk right off to whatever bigoted ghetto they come from.
fair play to real linfield and Derry fans last night! Momentous night in Irish football history.

[A face]

Lads a few City fans have written to RTE over this article .... might be an idea to rattle on off, if you argee with it.

[Anto McC]

I have to say fair play to all the Derry fans on here.They say concentrate on the football and forget about everything else,which is what we should all do,even this threadd highlighting it im not too in favour of!!

[Speranza]

Glad to see the Irish News giving the match brilliant publicity...

By late afternoon the Glenshane Pass and the main Derry to Belfast road echoed to the Car horns of a convoy of around 800 Derry supporters travelling to the home of Northern Irish football.....A samba band entertained the crowd but was often drowned out by the vocal support of Derry fans. Both sets of supporters were asked by the respective clubs to wear only the colours of their team but Spion Kop, the home of the Belfast team's most ardent fans was bedecked in union flags and Red Hands of Ulster.

The homeside's support was outsung by Derry's travelling fans who, as the match wore-on, increasingly enjoyed the occasion. Eight Hundred voices sang the Undertone's classic Teenage Kicks.

Pictures of City faithful

http://www.derrycityfc.net/gallery/v...linfield_feb06

[MrJoeSoap]

Opened this thead thinking "Here we go again" but it really has cheered me up. Great to see that things are going so well in the Setanta, long may it continue.

Not so good to see our national radio and television stations up to their old tricks again, however. Pathetic.

[A face]

Not so good to see our national radio and television stations up to their old tricks again, however. Pathetic.

I'm hopping over it actually, i might be a cynic but i think they loved having a pop at something Setanta were involved in. The only, ONLY thing they could pin point was this, lads .... i'm saying they put a degree of effort into this and that in my opinion is out of order.

[CollegeTillIDie]

I watched some of the game... thought the Teenage Kicks Chant was class

[Aaron]

Tell me this lads, did RTE ever do many articles on Derry before so they are obviously trying to get a pop at setanta

[Macy]

Tell me this lads, did RTE ever do many articles on Derry before so they are obviously trying to get a pop at setanta

Obviously worried about setanta snapping up all the sporting rights they can, and also in the papers today that they're one of the bidders for CanWest's share of TV3...

[sonofstan]

what's the text on that flag that looks like a London travel card?

[Strabane_Harp]

thats the flag belonging to the London DCFC Supporters club i think

[OneRedArmy]

what's the text on that flag that looks like a London travel card?

Thats the London Derry* City Supporters Club flag's debut, as brought over by a regular poster on here.

*note the space, its very important!

[Raheny Red]

LOL Love it

[pete]

RTE have a long history of ignoring sporting events in this country that they don't have the rights too.

[CollegeTillIDie]

RTE have a long history of ignoring sporting events in this country that they don't have the rights too.

Pete

RTE did not cover ANY of the EL clubs games in Europe in 1996/97 season.
And they had NO OPPOSITION at the time in the market for the rights to those games!