Do you want Derry, Drogs and Pats to progress?

**swano** · 17/07/2007, 1:09 PM

Would like to see them all progress especially as it could have an impact on their league form. Don't realistically think we can catch Drogs and I have them backed for the league so if any were to fail I'd prefer it to be Drogs.

**superfrank** · 17/07/2007, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

heres a generalisation but reading these last few threads about thsi general area/topic it seems to be the majority of Dublin - based - ( and environs

) EL fans that dont want other teams to do well.....why is that?

I like that.

I don't think where you're from effects it.

**Dodge** · 17/07/2007, 1:23 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

heres a generalisation but reading these last few threads about thsi general area/topic it seems to be the majority of Dublin - based - ( and environs

) EL fans that dont want other teams to do well.....why is that?

Its not true, look at the poll results (and who voted)

**paul_oshea** · 17/07/2007, 1:33 PM

ok well the ones being more vocal dodge over the last few threads are definately dublin clubs fans in the majority.

how do you check who ( member ) voted for what though?

**Dodge** · 17/07/2007, 1:35 PM

Click on the numbers. I'll grant you the point about the more vocal fans though

**The Lilywhites** · 17/07/2007, 2:22 PM

Derry are my favourite club outside Dundalk so hope they go through. Don't really care about Pats, but I hope Drogheda get hammered

**sligoman** · 17/07/2007, 3:46 PM

Hope Derry and Drogheda progress. Hope Pat's fail.

**CJTheGull** · 17/07/2007, 3:47 PM

Hope all of the clubs do well although it will be really difficult for Pat's against Odense and the Derry matches are a bit of an trip into the unknown but I would like to think they are better than the Armenians. The eircom League teams have improved dramatically in Europe recently but it would be terrible to let all that hard work go to waste with another bad showing we were all accustomed to a few years back. C'mon lads do the League proud - onwards and upwards - you can do it!

**Soko** · 17/07/2007, 4:31 PM

Vocally support all opposition teams in Europe = more respect for the league and the banishment our our small minded ways. Gotcha Superfrank

**superfrank** · 17/07/2007, 4:40 PM

Originally Posted by Soko

Vocally support all opposition teams in Europe = more respect for the league and the banishment our our small minded ways. Gotcha Superfrank

I never said that we should go out and support the teams el clubs play against. My point is that I don't think we should support other el clubs that play in Europe.

**kdjaC** · 17/07/2007, 4:46 PM

Pats to go tru dont care about the others, more sure that we will win next monday than i am of us not getting hammered on thursday

kdjac

**ccfcgirl** · 17/07/2007, 4:58 PM

I hope all 3 progress...

**John83** · 17/07/2007, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Do you think Glentoran fans would cheer on Linfield??

We should look to those bigots for an example now?

If we want to move on from being a small minded league, this kind of supporting whoever's doing the best in Europe oughta be gotten rid of.

If we want to move on from being a small league, we have to have teams regularly doing well in Europe.

**Torn-Ado** · 17/07/2007, 5:06 PM

I support Galway Utd but live in Gothenburg so when Derry City came to play IFK G�teborg last year, I could have done what Superfrank would have done and stayed at home but I didn't. I went to the Ullevi with the rest of the Derry fans and cheered them on and celebrated wh�n they scored. They were representing the country in Europe. The team and the fans both were excellent. The fans were praised by the police and and opposing fans for their behaviour and general antics.

I can see where you are coming from Superfrank with your stance on rivalries etc but we are not English, Spanish, Italian etc. The EL isn't a big league in European standards. Irish football fans really should get behind their clubs because even though they are representing their clubs, town, cities etc, they are also representing Ireland and at the end of the day winning in Europe is good for the league and football in this country.

**pineapple stu** · 17/07/2007, 5:46 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Fans of el clubs. I mean we all know the way posters go on here about other clubs and at el matches. Yet we're then ready to go off and support these teams when they play in Europe. WTF?

So fans of other eL clubs aren't going to take me seriously if I support Pat's against Odense? This poll says otherwise. In fact, I'm not taking you very seriously at the moment.

Have you no better argument than that?

**kdjaC** · 17/07/2007, 6:12 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Have you no better argument than that?

Ever been beaten 10-0 on agg in Europe?

If Yes please explain why i should support any other team in Europe?

If No please explain why i should support any other team in Europe?

As i said last season i kinda hoped some derry players would get knocks ruling them out of the next game vs pats, how can a Rovers fan honestly cheer for pats on thursday then want us to get beat 4 days later? Its not right.

kdjac

**pineapple stu** · 17/07/2007, 6:14 PM

No, we've never lost 10-0 in Europe.

I've also never seen a purple swallow. I mention that only because it appears about as relevant.

**Soko** · 17/07/2007, 6:18 PM

The games are not related. I am actively hoping Drogheda win their second round clash as well to add 6 games to their fixture list. Likewise for Pats, Derry really don't matter but its not going break my heart to see them do well.

This begrudgery is just aping those animals across the water once again. How terrible it would be to form our identity and hope our clubs bring the league some good publicity

**Block G Raptor** · 17/07/2007, 6:19 PM

What a ridiculous poll. of course any self respecting eL fan would want all three to progress. ffs if it was rovers in europe i'd want them to progress too