Famous fans?

**The Stars** · 26/07/2006, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Stevo Da Gull

I'm not sure know but I know that Nicky Byrne (as well as playing for Cobh?) played a friendly match for us and I was watching TV before and there was something on about Westlife which showed them kicking a ball about and I think that 2 of them were wearing Bray jersey's (not sure though)

- That said though I've never seen any of them at a match.

dont know about that,considering 3 are from Sligo and they did the same stunt of wearing Rovers jerseys for something aswell.never saw them in the showgrounds though.
Mark Feehily and Shane Filan did sponsor kits and training gear for the under 16s a few years ago though.

Aine Chambers - hands down,the most famous fan in the country.

**dcfcsteve** · 26/07/2006, 10:49 PM

Top the City list if you can :

POLITICS :
John Hume, Nobel Prize Winner, DCFC Club President.
Martin McGuinness, MP
Mitchel McLaughlin, MLA, Sinn Fein General Secretary
Mark Durkin, MP, SDLP Leader (occassional fan).
Dana, MEP (used to go to games).

MUSIC
Phil Coulter, (former Club President)
The Undertones (have played gigs for the club / DCFC cover to 'My Perfect Cousin')
Dana (see above

)

RELIGION
Former Archbishop Edward Daly (well known for his role during the Troubles).

OTHERS
- David Tennant : Current Dr Who. Came to watch us whilst filming about his ancestors in Derry.
- I believe Billy Connolly has watched us play before (he has family in Derry).
- I'd love to believe that Nadine Coyle is a fan of the club

No doubt there's more that other City fans can fill in.

**R�iteoir** · 26/07/2006, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by nshoop

Ken Doherty was a big rovers fan as a kid and went to most games in miltown,being from ranelaigh

The start of this tends to suggest otherwise:

http://www.bohemians.ie/video/bohs-waterford-WEB.wmv

Like any big Rovers fan would do that...

**headtheball** · 26/07/2006, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Top the City list if you can :

POLITICS :
John Hume, Nobel Prize Winner, DCFC Club President.
Martin McGuinness, MP
Mitchel McLaughlin, MLA, Sinn Fein General Secretary
Mark Durkin, MP, SDLP Leader (occassional fan).
Dana, MEP (used to go to games).

MUSIC
Phil Coulter, (former Club President)
The Undertones (have played gigs for the club / DCFC cover to 'My Perfect Cousin')
Dana (see above

)

RELIGION
Former Archbishop Edward Daly (well known for his role during the Troubles).

OTHERS
- David Tennant : Current Dr Who. Came to watch us whilst filming about his ancestors in Derry.
- I believe Billy Connolly has watched us play before (he has family in Derry).
- I'd love to believe that Nadine Coyle is a fan of the club

No doubt there's more that other City fans can fill in.

The late John Peel legendary DJ,was in fact presently with a city jersey by the undertones in the documentary about the band.

Matt Etherington West Ham has been to watch us a few times also,he married a derry girl.

**nshoop** · 26/07/2006, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

The start of this tends to suggest otherwise:

http://www.bohemians.ie/video/bohs-waterford-WEB.wmv

Like any big Rovers fan would do that...

Well,I don't know who put him up to that,probably a relation of the producer or looking for support know that he's sh*te like bohs

**De Town** · 27/07/2006, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Brian Kerr is often seen down at Belfield Park but it remains to be seen whether he is actually a fan of UCD.

He was watching Pats in Flancare last Wednesday night.

**adamcarr** · 27/07/2006, 12:18 AM

Ken Loach said he's now a big City fan after going down to the X to one of our games during the filming of The Wind That Shakes The Barley.

**sligoman** · 27/07/2006, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

Isnt Karl Spain a big Limerick fan??

Yep, still is afaik. Don't know if he goes to many games anymore, Limerick fans, do ye know?

He was their mascot in some cup final years ago when he was about 10, see here

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**Eoingull** · 27/07/2006, 12:31 AM

Billy Bragg actually made a joke at one of his concerts about wearing his Finn Harps jersey around London, and people asked him "where was Finn?", despite the fact "Donegal Creameries" was splashed across the front of it!

**fbtn** · 27/07/2006, 12:39 AM

Karl Spain brought one of dates on Karl Spain Needs A Woman to a Shels european match as far as I remember. His brother Gary (gspain) posts on here.

**sligoman** · 27/07/2006, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by fbtn

His brother (gspain) posts on here.

That's his brother? Cool, didn't know that. That must have been who he was on about going to the world cup with so

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**R�iteoir** · 27/07/2006, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by fbtn

Karl Spain brought one of dates on Karl Spain Needs A Woman to a Shels european match as far as I remember. His brother Gary (gspain) posts on here.

If there's any way to drive a woman away - it'd be that

**sligoman** · 27/07/2006, 1:00 AM

Just thought of it, I remember one of the comedians on Des Bishop's joy in the hood thing was a Bohs fan. One of the guy's from the Ballymun episode, his name escapes me now though

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**gspain** · 27/07/2006, 7:21 AM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

Isnt Karl Spain a big Limerick fan??

He goes when he can. He played for the youths in Billy Hamilton's day too.

As was pointed out elsewhere he was the mascot for the Cup semi final v Waterford in 1980.