Rovers verus Shams

**red bellied** · 24/04/2006, 7:32 PM

What is your favourite all time classic against the auld enemy and why?

**gustavo** · 25/04/2006, 8:58 AM

3-0 against them in the Showgies around 10 years ago

also the game where Jason Sherlock missed a penalty in the last minute . might have been the same game actually i was only a young fella then

**red bellied** · 25/04/2006, 9:04 AM

For me it has to be either of two:
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firstly the 1983 quarter final in the showgrounds rovers first taste of victory against shams in the cup. Rovers went one up through Harry Mc Loughlin early doors, shams equilising ten minutes into the second half. Just has it looks like the game is heading to a replay Sligo win a free on the edge of the box and up steps fago and blasts the ball low and hard into the corner of the net. Legend has it some shams supporters were crying their heads off down at the end of the long stand. Every one knows what happened in the rest of the cup games.
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The second one is the replay of the quarter final in 1995, the first game wasnt without incident shams being reduced to ten men. Rovers score two penalties through Eddie Annand never seen the likes of it, there are some great photographs of Eddie shaping up to take them in the annual/magazine "They think its all over" that came out at the end of the season. The whole ground was buzzing that night midweek kick off and the two penos taking at the shed end what more could you want.

**sligobhoy67** · 25/04/2006, 9:53 AM

any game we beat them is a great game - I've always hated them and especially their supporters. The truely are Scumrock Rovers.

My favourite shams beating however was off the pitch - I think it was about 92 and a gang of shams casuals came into the shed and started singing songs and slanging SRFC off.

Tension started rising and you could feel something was going to happen - a load of these went over to them an told them to get out.

They told them to "kindly going away you non Dublin resident" - to whcih the boys attacked them and the West Brits pulled out screwdrivers and monkey wrenches (Typical jackeens cowards), this did not deter the boys and they piled forward and took the said items off them and began to give them a beatin of their sad dole que filled lives. Two of them were left sparko face down in the mud and then the cops came over and took them away.

Get day and the lesson - dont come into the shed unless your invited!!!

Anyone remember that or was in the shed that day?? how is my recollection??

**red bellied** · 25/04/2006, 10:09 AM

Was in the shed that day Keely was manager Sunday afternoon they got a right kicking. Nothing worse than ending up in mud in front of the shed.

**Rover 2 U** · 25/04/2006, 10:25 AM

Hillarious stuff lads. "The Old Enemy" are we.

You lads are a joke shop and need to get a life, or at least a real rival for yourselves!

Who are ya? Who are ya?

**gustavo** · 25/04/2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Rover 2 U

Who are ya? Who are ya?

We are a Premier Division club.

**south sligo red** · 25/04/2006, 12:16 PM

lovin this lads.

**Rover 2 U** · 25/04/2006, 1:37 PM

minnows!

**sligobhoy67** · 25/04/2006, 2:11 PM

minnows!!!!! how are you enjoying your trips away to Ballybuffet and the station road, newbridge, lol

**Rover 2 U** · 25/04/2006, 2:19 PM

it's great to finally get the chance to see the places i could previously only have heard about from listening to the likes of you!

**dfx-** · 25/04/2006, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by Rover 2 U

"The Old Enemy" are we.

You lads are a joke shop and need to get a life, or at least a real rival for yourselves!

Don't mind them - the auld enemy will be someone else next week - Galway, Finn Harps, Longford, it's just our turn this week. The fact despite they're a league ahead of us and all the big games they have, they still reminisce about playing us and that they don't seemingly know how to spell the name of the "auld enemy" further reinforces this. Now they're in the big league they have to try manufacture rivalries to keep their fans interested

how are you enjoying your trips away to Ballybuffet and the station road, newbridge,

I am enjoying them as it happens.

**red bellied** · 25/04/2006, 4:35 PM

"Auld" comes from an old Scots word. The meaning of it is obvious did yeah never sing the song on New Years Eve.

**avvenalaf** · 25/04/2006, 5:38 PM

The Real Rovers never had to beg Sligo County Council to build a stadium for them and you will never see houses/apartments on the Showgrounds.

**sligobhoy67** · 25/04/2006, 6:48 PM

well said!

**dfx-** · 25/04/2006, 8:49 PM

I'm not going to get into a childish tit-for-tat "we've a stadium, you don't", "we're Premier League you're not" type argument because that's all Sligo fans start into whenever they get a chance with Rovers and true to form it has happened in this thread.

At the end of the day in terms of a rival, you are a non-starter for me and everyone I know, perhaps you'd just like to think you're rivals with us, but there's nothing we or I can do about that.

koh.

**sligoman** · 25/04/2006, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by d f x-

Simply put, I for one know (no-one I know either) couldn't care less about Sligo and in terms of a rival, they are non-existant, perhaps you'd just like to think you're rivals with us, but there's nothing we or I can do about that.

Calm down big head, cos I agree with you. I don't regard Shams as our rivals, Finn Harps are our main ones, ye are slightly, but nothing major

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