eL Supporters' Clubs

**ConfusedBlue** · 09/05/2006, 10:00 PM

Waterford United have 2 supporters clubs.
The Independent Blues Supporters Club (IBSC)
The Official Supporters Club (WUOSC)

**Mr A** · 09/05/2006, 10:20 PM

Harps have active:
Ballybofey and Stranolar FHSC
From Behind The Nets FHSC
Donegal Town and District FHSC
FHSC Dublin
Inishowen FHSC
Cyberland FHSC

Inactive, only starting or dormant:
Letterkenny FHSC
Galway FHSC
And a few others around the county- there was certainly one in Raphoe at one stage, and I think maybe Killybegs and Gweedore as well.

Apologies for any errors or omissions!

**Speranza** · 09/05/2006, 10:49 PM

Inishowen SC will soon be defunct too when the DCFC Donegal SC sets up!

**Juz the Hoop** · 10/05/2006, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by northside hoop

there's at least the Hoops SC, Tallaght Hoops and Ringsend Hoops.

I'm not sure how active these ones are: Glenmalure No. 1, 4 in a Row SC, Pride of Dublin, Crumlin Hoops.

Is Ringsend Hoops a new club NH.

Its Pride of RIngsend

KOH

JUZ

**harpskid** · 10/05/2006, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

Harps have active:
Ballybofey and Stranolar FHSC
From Behind The Nets FHSC
Donegal Town and District FHSC
FHSC Dublin
Inishowen FHSC
Cyberland FHSC

Add to that the Bray Branch of the FHSC (I kid you not - they've sponsored players two years running!) and also Raphoe FHSC.

Donegal Town and District has taken over from the old South Donegal FHSC.

St Johnston, Castlefinn and Gweedore now defunct.

**seand** · 10/05/2006, 1:48 PM

There a Supporters Club and a Travel Club at Dundalk as well as the Trust (www.dfctrust.com). There's also a Dublin Branch of the SC.

**Pablo** · 10/05/2006, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Cork City FC - Rebel Army Exiles
Cork City FC - Commandos84

and the newly formed FOCC

C84 are clearly the premier fan group though

**razor** · 11/05/2006, 8:09 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo

and the newly formed FOCC

Children these days,

,The FOCC (Friends of Cork City)has been proudly supporting Cork City for nearly 20 years.

**Strabane_Harp** · 11/05/2006, 8:30 AM

Originally Posted by harpskid

Add to that the Bray Branch of the FHSC (I kid you not - they've sponsored players two years running!) and also Raphoe FHSC.

Donegal Town and District has taken over from the old South Donegal FHSC.

St Johnston, Castlefinn and Gweedore now defunct.

Oh aye just ignore us nordies

the now defunct Strabane Supporters club

and of course the much feared N.S.E

**Terry** · 11/05/2006, 8:41 AM

Galway United Independent Supporters Association (GUISA)

**dcfcsteve** · 11/05/2006, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Strabane_Harp

Oh aye just ignore us nordies

the now defunct Strabane Supporters club

What else can you do but ignore something that no longer exists....?!?

They've all gone off to support City anyway. We were only loaning them to you out of pity anyway, and yee's went and scared them off......!

**dapman1** · 11/05/2006, 11:05 AM

Kildare have the official supporters club and the canalsiders supporters club.

**Patrick Dunne** · 11/05/2006, 12:46 PM

GUISA is now defunct, having merged with the GUST.

Fair play to some clubs who have 8-10 SC's. Would I be correct in assuming, however, that some may comprise just 1-2 active members ? We had a Castlebar SC a few years back, which was run along similar lines.

**brendy_�ire** · 11/05/2006, 1:34 PM

Derry City Queen's University SC qubdcsc@gmail.com

**R�iteoir** · 11/05/2006, 5:31 PM

Bohemians: Jackie Jameson International SC
jackie.jameson.ibsc@googlemail.com

**David** · 11/05/2006, 10:48 PM

How popular would supporters' clubs be with teams down there out of curiousity? They used to be massive up here but this has certainly decreased in recent years. I personally put this down to so many people having cars nowadays whereas in the past they would have relied on supporters club buses to get to away games but I suppose that is not as big a factor down there as given the distance and timing of games people do not travel to away games as much as we do up here. Still quite strong at Linfield although not as strong as it was. There are over 50 clubs listed in the Linfield diary but by my estimate (I have done quite a bit of work on SC's for the Linfield programme) I would say only about 40 of those are active as numerous ones of those listed would now be extinct.

**Dazzy** · 11/05/2006, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by David

would have relied on supporters club buses to get to away games but I suppose that is not as big a factor down there as given the distance and timing of games people do not travel to away games as much as we do up here.

I try to get to as many as i can and it can be a hassle so i prefer saturday games. Dublin clubs got it so easy

**Mr A** · 11/05/2006, 11:11 PM

Supporters clubs mean different things at different clubs. At Harps the SC's activities are mostly fundraising for the club itself, and have also contributed their share of people moving on to becoming directors of the club. The exile SC's tend to have more of a social aspect, but the idea of trying to raise a few quid and sponsoring a game or whatever is important too.

I'd like to see more of an emphasis on travelling to away games, as this has tended to be confined (at least in terms of organisation) to the Ballybofey and Stranolar SC.

**harpskid** · 12/05/2006, 8:20 AM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

I'd like to see more of an emphasis on travelling to away games, as this has tended to be confined (at least in terms of organisation) to the Ballybofey and Stranolar SC.

The aul travelling on busses is almost defunct there now too!

**Strabane_Harp** · 12/05/2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

What else can you do but ignore something that no longer exists....?!?

They've all gone off to support City anyway. We were only loaning them to you out of pity anyway, and yee's went and scared them off......!

Thankfully Steve Derry city fans in strabane are a very small minority, mostly people with family connection to derry. The vast majority of people's allegiance in the town belong with Harps. Great site on a saturday in the town to see so many young guys in harps shirts

ye only ever see one guy in a city shirt in the town