talk about mountain out of molehill
Get a ****ing grip lads. You were asked to take downa flag, so ****ing what!?
Oh and BTW what is the point in having a tricolour at a game between two Irish teams that play in red & white anyway?
Ridiculous thread
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Afraid that I can't agree with you! These people know what team they follow and what league they play in so know what sort of flags and banners that will accompany these fans while supporting their teams.They're are not complete idiot's!Originally Posted by GavinZac
Till d End!
Have ye none with St Pats on it!
Its having pride in your nation!
Till d End!
the league they play in is irrelevant. Derry City FC represent the entirity of Derry City. Allowing national flags from either side of the bigotry only serves to antagonise, so why bother? Its not that big a deal, as Dodge pointed out, whats the point in bringing a tricolour there anyway? (im going to go ahead and use your answer...)
nation has nothing to do with it. whether or not its possible to be "proud" of being born somewhere, its entirely irrelevant at club v club level. there may be something to be said for it in european games but even then you're stretching it.
I didn't see Ireland play at the Brandywell last night.
As Irishmen we dilute our sense of nation by depending on the English to bring us our balls
Lucky you didnt what would happen with all the Tricolors then!
Then again ye not know what pride in a nation is!
Den again I suppose ye do when it Suits!
Till d End!
I think most Irish people have pride in their nation. Why does this have to be reasserted by bringing a national flag to a football match between two Irish teams?? Football and politics clearly don't mix well. That's why Derry City have this rule.
Yes I know the Bray fans have tricolours with BWAFC on it but if we weren't allowed to wave it about I wouldn't be as indignated as the Sligo fans here. I don't see the point in showing off your nationalism to people in your own country. International games or European games, fine. But ffs lads it's a league game. Both teams are Irish. It's not needed.
Aside from that, how can yez not understand the gravity of the situation up North? We've all read and heard enough about it. If this had happened in any other ground in the country, you might have a reason to spew this nationalism tripe but Derry is a totally different kettle of fish and who knows if you'd been displaying the tricolour on the side of the bus and your man took a wrong turn you coulda gotten into a lot of trouble.
It's nothing personal lads. It's nothing against your national pride. It's just sensible and sensitive.
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Can you not grasp the fact that the club is called Derry City, not Brandywell Harps or Bogside Celtic?If they can't be associated with our national flag will let them play in another league where they can be assoicated with the flag of the countryAlthough i think they should tell the people of the Brandywell and bogside first that they can't be associated with the tri-colour and they will show you what they think of that.
Being based in the Brandywell and Bogide area doesn't make all it's fans representative of the people in the areas political beliefs.
There are actually very few people living in the Brandywell area that go into the stadium to watch the games.
As Irishmen we dilute our sense of nation by depending on the English to bring us our balls
I dont know if our Protestant community are fickle enough because I'm not a protestant, thats something you have to ask them, but thats why our club implemented this rule, to respect those that may be fickle enough.
Look that would be their problem, but our club has taken steps to ensure everyone feels welcome and comfotbale at the Brandywell, and have banned national flags to do so.
One last post,must get up and do something.In a few weeks time Derry will be playing in europe representing Ireland and comments like "Flying the Flag" for Ireland etc will be in the media.Is this going antagonise their protestant fan base they are so worried about? Wont be one bit bothered I'd say.
Till d End!
Lucky you didnt what would happen with all the Tricolors then!
Then again ye not know what pride in a nation is!
Den again I suppose ye do when it Suits!
I went to an Ireland game once, full of west Brit Premiership supporting ********s. Couldn't stand it. Put me off for life.
I have pride in my City and my home team. Pride in a nation? - it's guff like that caused 30years of hurt up here.
As Irishmen we dilute our sense of nation by depending on the English to bring us our balls
Matbe not, but its compulsory for the club to do so, not by choice. I'd say if it wasnt compulsory it wouldnt be flown.
Unless you were there I think it would have the same effect on you.It was just very insulting and the fact that is was so far into the game made it worse.The policy if in effect should have been implemented from the start of the game.As for bus taken wrong turn thats call sense & sensetivity.Inside the ground people know what teams are playing and more than likly the type of banners flags are going to be expected.Outside you show sensetivity!
Till d End!
Bulls**t! Theirs nothing wrong with having pride in your nation its how presieve(Spelln?) it.A football match aint going to stop that considering what you see when drive round.
Till d End!
Why dont you post what everyone said, not just these three? Its your opinion our club is wrong, if you dont like the rules you can **** off back to Sligo!!Taking from other Derry fans on their forum the last guy got riduculed from a height as he did have an irish passport but did not have Irish Drivers license
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:08 am
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seen the stewards tellin a young fella to take down a tri colour that was on the fence at the sligo end last night.
just my opinion but i think its a stupid rule.
Bar the setanta cup who exactly is it offending?
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:12 am
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[Bar the setanta cup who exactly is it offending?
the odd person from our town's minority community who might be flying over the ground in a helicopter
KeithK
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:31 pm
i agre 100% we should be allowed to fly our flag regardless of what the rule book says , at the end of the day therre were no secterian slogans on it an nothing meant by it,
we should be proud to fly our flag as i for one am an irishman not as others have stated part of the UK on my passport an any other form were its states place of birth i answer IRELAND so back to the flag issue we should be allowed to fly our coulors
All well and good defending your club to the hilt but your club is wrong in this instance. Good luck and enjoy the 12th
There was twenty minutes last night. The away side are getting bet three one and the Rovers support are not in the best of form. The stewards are directed to take down the flag, who are not very happy for obvious reasons. Not because of the invisible Unionist support but because of the hassle they will receive from the visiting section. Actually they handled the situation very well.
I knew nothing of this rule. Derry from now on should inform the visiting team on the ban of national flags through their local medias, papers, radio etc.
We'll have them out for the UEFA Cup games in Denmark. In a game between two Irish sides, who are you showing your "pride" to?
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What a ****ing child
Talk about making something out of nothing.
No one that doesnt live there can understand what its like in Derry or in the North. Boo hoo you couldnt wave your pflag for one game.
Derry have their reasons for teh rule, and im sure their reasons are more valid than your 'I want to show im proud of my country at a LOI game
If you dont want to accept our club rules, you knmow where to go, that nicer for ya!!
And yet your view doesnt matter a tap......Not in my view and a lot of their fans !
If there were enough Derry fans that really cared Im sure they could talk to the club about it....I suspect there arent though. There may be those who dont understand or agree with the rule but accept it without whinging....unlike ye who have to put up with it for max 2 games a season
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