Drogs website makes the press

**Dodge** · 25/04/2007, 1:20 PM

From "Inn off the post" from the Indo

'Up steps Stewie and places the ball on the spot and jaysus doesn't he hit the post and the ball rebounds to safety! Me heart! Where's me tablets?? And the shouts of the Pats crowd, you'd think they'd won.' - Drogheda United's official website's unique description of Stuart Byrne's missed penalty in Monday's Setanta Cup win over St Patrick's Athletic.

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How embarressing...

Wonder is that more damaging to the league than the comments of Maribor Kev on the Derry site (and BTW that example is one of the least excruciating)

**dcfcsteve** · 25/04/2007, 1:24 PM

Embarassing indeed on an official site.

It reads like the way a stereotyping English person would describe an Irish person as talking : "And bejaysus - wouldn't you know, he's only after hittin' the post. Begorrah - he couldn't smack a cows arse with a banjo. Now where's me tablets mammy...."

What was so damaging about what Maribor wrote though ?

**BohsPartisan** · 25/04/2007, 1:32 PM

Can Drogs fans not do something about that muppet?

**Risteard** · 25/04/2007, 1:36 PM

I didn't realise that was still going on.
Just saw it there.

I remember thinking it was very funny the first two or three times but it's embarrassing to think your European opponents look ye up and see that as your official match reports.
Give the guy a fanzine or something.

**Jerry The Saint** · 25/04/2007, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

I think if Drogs don't have a problem with it, then none of us should.

upyaboya !

I knew the rural folk would support each other on this...

**Risteard** · 25/04/2007, 1:47 PM

No, i think Rogue Trader is right but if it was my club I would be annoyed.

**Dodge** · 25/04/2007, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

What was so damaging about what Maribor wrote though ?

I found nothing wrong with it. However Derry received a fine for it. IMO the Drogheda stuff would do more damage

**Pablo** · 25/04/2007, 1:58 PM

That website is a standing joke for a few years now. Yet they still publish that kind of cringe worthy rubbish.

Its entertaining to the rest of us as we have a good laugh off it but its damaging to the league as a whole.

**Jerry The Saint** · 25/04/2007, 2:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

I knew the rural folk would support each other on this...

Originally Posted by Risteard

i think Rogue Trader is right.

QED .

**mypost** · 25/04/2007, 2:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Up steps Stewie and places the ball on the spot and jaysus doesn't he hit the post and the ball rebounds to safety! Me heart! Where's me tablets?? And the shouts of the Pats crowd, you'd think they'd won.' - Drogheda United's official website's unique description of Stuart Byrne's missed penalty in Monday's Setanta Cup win over St Patrick's Athletic.

Nothing wrong with it, as it's a Drogheda match report on a Drogheda website.

**OhNoYouDidn't** · 25/04/2007, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Nothing wrong with it, as it's a Drogheda match report on a Drogheda website.

Its the official site, and like it or not rules were introduced about what goes into official content.

If Derry get a rattle from Merrion Sq, so should Drogs.

Its not so much the (cringeworthy) content, but yet again the inconsistent interpretation of the rules.

**Dodge** · 25/04/2007, 2:14 PM

Exactly. And BTW I realise most Drogs fans are annoyed/****ed off/embarassed by the reports too (not all I'd guess)

**Rossi** · 25/04/2007, 2:38 PM

we have complained but we were told the idea is to give a 'different' type of report on matches

**skitz3** · 25/04/2007, 2:51 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

It reads like the way a stereotyping English person would describe an Irish person as talking : "And bejaysus - wouldn't you know, he's only after hittin' the post. Begorrah - he couldn't smack a cows arse with a banjo. Now where's me tablets mammy...."

The original bit the indo quoted would be almost identical to how i'd put it if i was decribing that event and many i know would be fairly similar too so i think you're talking rubbish to be honest.

**BohsPartisan** · 25/04/2007, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by skitz3

The original bit the indo quoted would be almost identical to how i'd put it if i was decribing that event and many i know would be fairly similar too so i think you're talking rubbish to be honest.

You use the word begorrah?

**skitz3** · 25/04/2007, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

You use the word begorrah?

Read my post again,i said the original bit quoted in the indo. If you weren't in such a hurry to be a smart arse you would have seen that.

**soccerc** · 25/04/2007, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by skitz3

The original bit the indo quoted would be almost identical to how i'd put it if i was decribing that event.

".....Me heart! Where's me tablets?? And the shouts of the Pats crowd, you'd think they'd won."

**ciaraa** · 25/04/2007, 3:25 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

".....Me heart! Where's me tablets?? And the shouts of the Pats crowd, you'd think they'd won."

Biggest error there was that it should read "you'd think they'd won the league, cup, champions league , world cup and grand national..."

**Dodge** · 25/04/2007, 3:28 PM

Yeah, we were wrong to celebrate a player missing a penalty in the last minute of a cup semi final. Granted your not used to hearing crowds over 1,500 in Drogheeda but still

**Celdrog** · 25/04/2007, 3:29 PM

League gets no coverage in the media and people give out. League gets coverage in the media and people give out.

That quote was funny and an exact description of how I felt when he hit the post.

If we got rid of the crap about going for scoops after the match then the reports would do a lot of good.

If you want to whinge about reports read this piece of bitter crap from the national broadcaster. The Pats report on their website was very fair and balanced unlike this nonsense.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0423/drogheda.html

"Scarcely deserved penalty for a tame tackle" as against "a rash challenge".

"Pats dominated for the entire 90 minutes" as against "Drogs came out in the second half and took a hold of the game."

Our stuff is unusual, a bit annoying but in fairness he does report it accurately. Am I the only one who thinks it shows a positive slant in the league? A quirky comment about a penalty. Almost as funny as Rico being ridden rock solid and no Cork fans had a problem with that. Rico was a hero for saying what was needed and the rest of us got a good laugh.

Lighten up everyone, compared to some of the stuff reported in the media last week this is positive publicity