UCD...aaaaah!

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. Over all that was the worst display since DOR. No pride or passion what ever happened too "as long as I'm here all players will give 100%" BTW UCDD's no. 3 is a cheat.

pineapple stu get off your high horse 100 away fans is still a 100 more then you will bring to the Showgrounds. Enjoy the LSL next year.

[Rory H]

ok so its a really poor performence but its not a disgrace....ucd are a good side and have a years more experience in the premier division....its a very disappointing result and performence alright but lets put things in perspective......before we used to lose to them in the 1st division....:}

we arent going to stroll along all season in this league picking up points every week...we will get hammered occassionaly[doesnt everyone] and i know you dont expect it to happen vrs ucd but lessons will be learned...eventually we will stop conceding from free kicks

[DmanDmythDledge]

When I was with Athlone, a visit to Belfield was always marked as a "toughie".

That's because ye were Athlone, we're Sligo Rovers though so it's different.

Sligo Rovers: previous 6 years in the First Division
UCD: past 11 years in Premier, bar 1
Also, you havn't beaten us in 25 years or something in the league. What made you think you were favourites? Also, Sligoman we've beaten Bray 4-1 and yous 3-0 at home, drawn with Cork and outplayed Shels in Belfield. Easy place to come to- don't make me laugh.

[DmanDmythDledge]

pineapple stu get off your high horse 100 away fans is still a 100 more then you will bring to the Showgrounds. Enjoy the LSL next year.

Thank god this crowd will not be in the Top league next year we never seem to beat them.

I think the two above posts displays the ignorance that is shown by most Eircom League fans towards UCD. One of the only things used in discussions between UCD fans and other teams fans is that we have f*ck all support- very sad if you don't mind me saying so. And everyone seems to assume that becasue we are a small club with limited fans means that we can't play football. UCD are a well established Premier Divison side and have had more good seasons than bad in the top flight. I can't see any reason why people think UCD will be relegated this season other than an opinion based on prejudice against a small club.

[Rory H]

everyone thinks dc and ucd will go down because they will be sent down

[DmanDmythDledge]

everyone thinks dc and ucd will go down because they will be sent down

If you read my last sentence you will get my point.

[gustavo]

Cant see UCD being sent down really.

[Conor H]

It's important to remember tha league standings are pivital to qualify for the elite league.UCD would be easy to relegate if they finished in the bottom 3 but if they're mid table it will be harder to send them down.
The common misconception that GUFC are "certs" for next years elite league is rubbish.
If we keep playing the way we are we wont be in it next year at all.However top 2 should see us into the league.Sligo will definitely qualify next year provising yee don't finish in the bottom 2....which yee won't.

[pineapple stu]

BTW UCDD's no. 3 is a cheat.

No he's not. A lot of Sligo fans are just ignorant and bad losers, as this thread shows. Sligo were happy to kick our players at any stage possible, as witnessed by the fact that our physio was on the pitch at least three or four times during the game.

100 away fans is still a 100 more then you will bring to the Showgrounds. Enjoy the LSL next year.

Nobody said otherwise. It was a good (if quiet) travelling crowd, and fair dues to youz. There's no need to exaggerate though. What we said was that Sligo fans were clearly talking rubbish about (a) the crowd and (b) the number of Sligo fans there. One of your own officials said your away support was very poor this season. Though I suppose you know different...

UCD won't be relegated this season because there's a fairly solid legal challenge if the FAI try anything and there's two people associated with the club who run their own solicitor firms. And yez may drop the idiotically condescending attitude towards us when Sligo have spent 11 of the last 12 seasons in the Premier.

[gustavo]

Agree with stu there with a lot of what he is saying i dont see how we think that we "should" be beating UCD . they are a lot more experienced than us

[Poor Student]

There was was an awful of lot of Rovers fan there with no colours including myself, there was no way 502 at that game 400 - 450 Max.

So, you, who visits Belfield once in a blue moon, reckon you can count the crowd better than Scumi who does it every home game quite meticulously? We know the capacity of our stand and we know how to gauge the people standing around the fences. In the odd dull game where there's been a particularly boring period I've counted the people standing around the pitch from my seat and there can be 3 or 4 times more than I'd have guess, and that's being without being able to see the corners on both sides of the stand. The ratio of Sligo fans to others was 1:1 at best unless you are claiming you brought close to 300 fans.

[SligoBrewer]

Fight Fight Fight

[Poor Student]

Yes i can count too !

So you contend Schumi's headcount on the basis of your own personal headcount?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Where the F**K have i said UCD could never play football ? Idiot !!

It was a general statement aimed at most Eircom League fans, which I said in the first sentence.

By the way you will be relegated there was no more than 450 at the match and i would say near to 200 Rovers fans, we dont need that in the top flight of our national league !

So you're one of the many idiots around the country who thinks that how good a team is has got nothing to do with playing in the top division of a national league. Sour grapes that you lost 3-0 to a team with less resources than yourselves?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Why are you asking that question when i have said already that there was 400-450 at the game ! like are you boys all dropouts or what ?

Because you havn't any proof that there was 400-450 at the game other than looking around the ground from your seat in the stands and estimating the attendence.

[Poor Student]

Why are you asking that question when i have said already that there was 400-450 at the game ! like are you boys all dropouts or what ?

Just because you say something is so, does not make it so. I asked you, did you perform a detailed headcount like Schumi?

I had no colours on me yesterday so i was probably counted as a UCD Fan by you clowns

[Conor H]

So you're one of the many idiots around the country who thinks that how good a team is has got nothing to do with playing in the top division of a national league. ?

In fairness he could say that you're one of the minority of idiots around the country who think that the likes of UCD ,CHF etc should be in the top flight next year?
Im just saying...not taking sides.

[DmanDmythDledge]

In fairness he could say that you're one of the minority of idiots around the country who think that the likes of UCD ,CHF etc should be in the top flight next year?
Im just saying...not taking sides.

Why shouldn't we be in the top flight next year? We've proven we are good enough and are a mid-table side at worst. F*ck all this marketability sh!te.

[Poor Student]

Why shouldn't we be in the top flight next year? We've proven we are good enough and are a mid-table side at worst. F*ck all this marketability sh!te.

He isn't saying that. He is saying that anyone could call someone who disagrees with something they hold to be true or right as a "minority of idiots".

[Conor H]

I think it's important all factors be taken into consideration....if you read my prvious posts i did say league standings were vital.Marketability is just one factor.They're is many others as you know.Im not going to argue with you on it.Ive made my feelings known about the subject before and i don't feel like another onslaught of whining from UCD fans.