Adding to the promotion and atmosphere

**red_away** · 10/08/2007, 11:11 AM

Mooneys - 6:30!!!!

"DA ROVERS!!!" (screamed at the top of your voice repeatedly)

**gufct** · 10/08/2007, 11:16 AM

All Flares and Smoke Bombs are banned lads .

**Redzer** · 10/08/2007, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

All Flares and Smoke Bombs are banned lads .

Maybe you should post this on your own site

Galway United were fined �200 for the setting off of flares by their supporters v Sligo Rovers(14.07.07).

Galway United were fined �500 for the unruly behaviour of their supporters v Sligo Rovers(14.07.07).

**Rory H** · 10/08/2007, 6:34 PM

ya can everyone meet in mooneys first. will be there around 6.30 and head over about 20 mins later. start singing early then to try to entice more

**sligoman** · 10/08/2007, 11:07 PM

Sing "No surrender to the GAA" when Shligo come out onto the pitch

**Red&White Rover** · 11/08/2007, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketfingers

To be honest that would be just embarrassing for the club.

It is cringeworthy people may even think about something like this

I like it...tongue in cheek...

**Kivlehan** · 11/08/2007, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Sing "No surrender to the GAA" when Shligo come out onto the pitch

I think the point of the promotion is to attract more people to watch the team on a regular basis. If many of these people like the GAA and you do that, you may make them feel unwelcome and negate the purpose of the promotion.

**Red&White Rover** · 11/08/2007, 1:03 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketfingers

No it is just idiotic

Yeah because we really mean it and see the GAA as terroist organisation to football...

only a joke...

**Red&White Rover** · 11/08/2007, 2:01 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketfingers

Well it is not a good one, people may think they're being funny but this kind of s**t is simply pathetic.

The boys in the blue stand while they are a good bunch but would be better of coming up with some new chants which encourage thea players.

Oh don't see what is the big deal! It's a chant ffs.

We don't mean it like.

**Red Army** · 11/08/2007, 8:19 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Sing "No surrender to the GAA" when Shligo come out onto the pitch

Like the others said that would be stupid to sing it we're trying to attract more people to the Showgrounds no point creating a divide between Rovers and the gaa. Some people mightn't see it as a joke. We would also sound like them inbred crusties if we started singing it. The chant is cringe worthy at best

**Red&White Rover** · 11/08/2007, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketfingers

Yes your right it is a chant an ignorant chant that could will allienate the club (That is what the big deal is). If that is heard in the Showgrounds tonight all the good will built up by club and by Noel Mooney this week will useless.

By singing a song we will alienate the club. Ignorant? It's tongue in Cheek. not ignorant.

Ignorant is people who refer to football as a foreign sport.

Get real.

**biscuit** · 11/08/2007, 11:36 AM

well from what i heard last night, the invitation from rovers had been turnmed down by the chairman of the county board, so any presentation tonight, if there is going to be one, would be unofficial.
also i hope the poxy weather doesnt effect us attracting newcomers to 2nights game.

**sligoman** · 11/08/2007, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketfingers

The boys in the blue stand while they are a good bunch but would be better of coming up with some new chants which encourage thea players.

Why is it only the "boys in the blue stand" that should do it? Why don't you try and make some songs up and post them here then?

**Da Real Rover** · 11/08/2007, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Why is it only the "boys in the blue stand" that should do it? Why don't you try and make some songs up and post them here then?

Exactly, and whats more maybe you should come over and join us, help add to the atmosphere, if thats not too much to ask.

**red bellied** · 11/08/2007, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by biscuit

well from what i heard last night, the invitation from rovers had been turnmed down by the chairman of the county board, so any presentation tonight, if there is going to be one, would be unofficial.
also i hope the poxy weather doesnt effect us attracting newcomers to 2nights game.

If true, very embarressing. Front page of the Champion "Unique soocer honour for the Connaught Champions" and the County Board officially rebuke the invitation. Fair play to any of the team that do accept the invite.

**biscuit** · 11/08/2007, 1:07 PM

wel as i said i didnt hear anything official, just the person i that said it to me would be in a position to hear these kind of things.hope it aint true tho, it would lower my already somewhat low opinion of the sligo gaa hierarchy.

**sligoman** · 11/08/2007, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by biscuit

it would lower my already somewhat low opinion of the sligo gaa hierarchy.

And give me an extra reason to hate them

. But as red bellied said, fair play to any of the team, if any, that do show up.

**Ballagh Red** · 11/08/2007, 1:50 PM

would love to see Mickey Mac out on the pitch at half time.The blue stand will be rocking tonite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxUZUnRwH7s

**sligoman** · 14/08/2007, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

If true, very embarressing. Front page of the Champion "Unique soocer honour for the Connaught Champions" and the County Board officially rebuke the invitation.

Reasons explained, supposedly anyway.

**avvenalaf** · 15/08/2007, 12:53 AM

No, there is a very sensitive issue here and Michael Toolan put the County Board in an unfair position with the press release. He should have spoken to John Murphy before he issued the invite and he would have discovered that it would be difficult for County Board to accept the invite and there the story would have ended.
OK, Sligoman, you can cut loose on this if you want but in fact the invite and the publicity surrounding it only created problems for all concerned.