Oliver Byrne, Rest in Peace

**JC_GUFC** · 27/08/2007, 11:20 PM

Every time Ollie saw me at a game in Tolka he'd have a go at me for "all the lies I'd be posting on the internet"

He loved Shels above all else but ultimately he has played a major part in the league becoming more professionally run over the last 10 years.

Rest in Peace

**eelmonster** · 28/08/2007, 10:09 AM

RIP Oliver.

**Sumac** · 28/08/2007, 2:45 PM

RIP Ollie
Like everyone else you had your faults but your love and passion for Irish football was amazing. You will be missed

**dublin15bohs** · 28/08/2007, 7:53 PM

The man we loved to hate, a man who loved his club and his league, he done great things for football in Ireland and will be deeply missed.

RIP Ollie

**monutdfc** · 29/08/2007, 8:22 AM

RIP Ollie

**Mad Moose** · 29/08/2007, 1:50 PM

Rest in Peace Ollie.

**shelbourne1904** · 29/08/2007, 1:58 PM

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"

A life dedicated to Shels.Sadly missed

**Paraic** · 29/08/2007, 3:15 PM

Met Ollie many times when I was a regular in Tolka in the early '90s and always found him very welcoming (I wasn't usually supporting the opposition!). May he rest in peace.

**Anto McC** · 31/08/2007, 4:57 PM

How about i read it myself?

I'm just wondering what is it you're hiding Adam or are you trying to protect those people that i said post here? I wrote that post in a hope that it might preempt what will be a good gesture turned into a sham by a minority of Pats fans, that will do no good for their clubs reputation. I hoped some of the people who plan on doing this might read here first that i know who they are and they will be named if such actions are carried out and that they therefore may rethink the plan of ruining the minute silence.

You don't like me fair enough but surely you see the good of actions? If it doesn't happen, no harm, nobody has been named and i will apologise.

**Anto McC** · 31/08/2007, 9:30 PM

Swift to delete a post but ignorant to answering questions, is that what it is?

**Dodge** · 01/09/2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

I wrote that post in a hope that it might preempt what will be a good gesture turned into a sham by a minority of Pats fans, that will do no good for their clubs reputation

Anto, if you'd like to read the thread on Ollie on our forum here it is.
http://www.saintsforum.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=443

And a bit discussing a minutes silence before the the waterford game in this thread
http://www.saintsforum.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=459

A couple of people posted "I hope that nobody boos" type messages and not one single poster, anywhere on our site, posted anything like the comments you have from " a good source"

A few (myself included) had said that if there was a minute's applause I wouldn't applaud. I also stressed that anybody who boos during a minutes silence is scum of the lowest order.

Pats had a minutes silence for Ollie and for a Pats fan who recently died, and it was impeccably observed.

Can I ask why didn't you check the forum yourself, rather than relying on your good source and then posting it up here?

**hoopy** · 01/09/2007, 12:03 PM

Nice minutes applause in Tolka last night, amazing the way a loss of a football game can be put into perspective on leaving last night and seeing the shrine with the candles etc

**A face** · 01/09/2007, 12:29 PM

Nice piece in City programme re: Ollie written by Lennox. Fair play.

**Anto McC** · 01/09/2007, 1:53 PM

Dodge, As i said if i was wrong, i'd apologise and it seems i was so i'm sorry. The reason i didn't check the forum is also because i was told the posts were in a section of the forum not open to everyone. I'm not even sure what forum it was exactly, or if there is more than one Pats forum because i've never been on any of them. Is there a private section to the forum which you posted the links too?