All ticket game in Terryland

**Patrick Dunne** · 28/02/2007, 9:12 PM

If you've only ever seen 50 GUFC fans in the Showgrounds, then
you haven't been supporting Sligo too long.

The last time we played you in the FAI Cup, we brought
between 750-1000.

**Red4Eva** · 28/02/2007, 9:18 PM

Originally Posted by Red4Eva

i've only ever seen more than about 50 galway fans in the showgrounds once.

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

If you've only ever seen 50 GUFC fans in the Showgrounds, then
you haven't been supporting Sligo too long..

you obviously haven't been reading too long

**Red4Eva** · 28/02/2007, 9:25 PM

in fairness there was probably 550-600 galway fans at that cup game

**Red4Eva** · 28/02/2007, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

I dont think there was to be honest because it was an all ticket game and we give them the entire stand and they did not sell out their allocation and heard the amount they sold which was around the 350 mark.

maybe ur right so 'cos i thought it was only galway fans in the blue stand that day

**Conor H** · 01/03/2007, 7:43 AM

Ye're all right.

There's absoloutely no rivalry....it's all been fabricated on foot.ie

Sligoman isn't it you who has on your bebo a polll "who is are biggest rivals"?

Most people voted UTD and Harps.Sligoman had the correct answer as Rovers and Harps!

Needless to say 95% of people got that wrong.The way i see it is Sligoman is trying to prove to everyone on this forum that no rivalry exists.Couldn't care less really.......i know what it's like when we go up to the showgrounds.Ill also really enjoy when we beat ye next week.

**Fivesilver** · 01/03/2007, 9:39 AM

I don't think we're disagreeing on this at all.
It's just one of those one-sided 'rivalries', isn't it?

Just like in Sligo, we always think of Shams as our big rivals. But since they're an older club, with more success, and, up until they left Glenmalure, could have been regarded as a big club, they didn't particularly care about us.

Same way as England v Ireland means an awful lot more to Irish people than to English.

Man United don't see City as their big rivals.

Sligo Rovers may be Galway's main rivals - they're welcome to see it that way - but Galway aren't ours.

**Red4Eva** · 01/03/2007, 2:54 PM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Couldn't care less really.......i know what it's like when we go up to the showgrounds.

what? ye bring about 30 fans and a whistle and celebrate like ye won a cup final if ye get a point out of us. u make ur club sound pathetic by coming on here tryin to talk of some epic rivalry

**Sumac** · 01/03/2007, 3:02 PM

Is there any Sligo fans on here that think there is a big rivalry between Utd and Sligo - If not it is possible that it is a one sided rivalry.
I always found that the best atmosphere at Terryland was when the big Dublin teams came down - I think that is true for a lot of the provincial clubs

**gufct** · 01/03/2007, 3:36 PM

The big rivalry is one sided and only in the minds of posters on here. I wish people on both sides would stop the wind ups.

**Conor H** · 01/03/2007, 7:02 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

The big rivalry is one sided and only in the minds of posters on here. I wish people on both sides would stop the wind ups.

Your the King of wind ups ya clown!

The posts here are irrelevant tbh.Sligo have a rivalry with barcelona.

**feo123** · 01/03/2007, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Sligo have a rivalry with barcelona.

no we dont

**Conor H** · 01/03/2007, 7:23 PM

Yee don't!

**red bellied** · 01/03/2007, 7:27 PM

Galways Spanish rivals are Real Madrid

**Conor H** · 01/03/2007, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

Galways Spanish rivals are Real Madrid

No they're Gort FC!

**Paddyfield** · 01/03/2007, 9:48 PM

CUT THE CRAP AND LOOK AT THE FACTS...

Sligo Rovers' traditional rivals are Finn Harps. Not Derry City. Not Shamrock Rovers (even though ye' call them "Shams" ) >>>LOL

Galway United's traditional rivals are Athlone Town. FFS, Limerick and Longford are nearer to Galway than Sligo!

Games between SRFC & GUFC are always dubded "Connacht Derby" by the national media and of course the Sligo Champion, Sligo Weeekender, Galway Advertiser, Galway City Tribune, Galway Independent etc etc. Also, the match programmes always welcome people to the Connacht Derby. Both Clubs are from Connacht so, hey, let's all jump on the bandwagon.

Sligo Rovers have won more trophies than Galway United. Some GUFC fans might have an inferiority complex about this but it is a fact. Many of those trophies were won before Galway United came into existence.

There were 800 tickets issued to Galway United for the FAI Cup game in the Showgrounds and around 700 were sold. I know this because I was in charge of them. I brought the money to Sligo so this is an indisputable fact. I missed one of the goals because I was in the office (pre fab) sorting out the money.

Sligo Rovers were issued with 400 tickets for next weekend's game in Terryland.

In recent years, both Sligo Rovers and Galway United have had small home crowds of 400 when things were low so we are all in the same boat. Last season, both Club's had massive home crowds at a few games so there is a massive potential.

There were a few slaps thrown around both in and off the pitch in recent years and with a truck load of ex- Sligo locals putting on the maroon jersey (and vice versa), the rivalry has intensified. And we pawned Don O'Riordan off to ye too

Most of the rivalry talk has been dreamed up on foot.ie

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**Fivesilver** · 01/03/2007, 10:06 PM

Good post.
One thing that was a bit off the mark though is that you seem to be under the impression that we're the only ones who refer to Shams (perhaps because we don't like to call them Rovers).
I live in Cork now, and my Cork City-supporting mates refer to them as Shams.

As for O'Riordan, the mind boggles as to what we could do to get you back for that.

**red bellied** · 02/03/2007, 9:25 AM

That rivarly with Harps has been dreamed up on here as well. Shams have always been Rovers arch enemy, (they probably dont give a sh it) goes back years and years. Ask any older Rovers head and they would all give Shams as the answer.