Dalymount Defaced

[Raheny Red]

Does BSC stand for Bohs supporters club?

[Woody]

No, Bohs Soccer Casuals.

I know, I was just trying to be funny.

Sorry.

[Réiteoir]

I thought it stood for Broke Shelbourne Cretins

[Da Real Rover]

Due to their crackdown on the BSC since the Derry incident.

Aye I registered that but how come its only the 1 board member they are targeting, why not the whole board?? Surely all of the board are just as accountable for running the BSC out of Dalymount.

[Raheny Red]

Are the 'ER' initials still on the club shirt?

[Réiteoir]

Are the 'ER' initials still on the club shirt?

Yes - what of it?

Are the massive debts still on your books?

[Buile Shuibhne]

On a somewhat related note - from today's Sunday Tribune:


http://www.tribune.ie/article.tvt?_s...UBCATNAME=News



Gardai in demand for aggressive soccer games
Sarah McInerney


THE same number of gardai are needed to control an Eircom league match between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers as to police the All-Ireland Final, according to a senior garda.

Even though a game between Bohs and Rovers attracts just 3,500 spectators . . . less than 5% of an AllIreland Final crowd . . . both events require the same level of Garda resources. "It would be a Category A match for us, requiring the public order unit, the dog unit, the mounted unit and around 100 gardai, " said Insp Tony Gallagher from Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station in Dublin. "These groups are fuelled on aggression and intent on attacking each other. They have to be watched."

The stringent measures are taken in response to what gardai say is a notable increase in violence and hooliganism . . . a problem that is exacerbated by the rise in drug abuse.

"They are using drugs to get the psyche right for aggression and violence against rival groups, " said Gallagher. "They're drinking and then they're snorting lines of cocaine and meeting up at a prearranged point, 20 minutes before the match, ready to fight. They are totally fixated. They look beyond you to see their target. They are totally intent on bypassing you to get to the other group."

As well as arranging meeting points outside the stadium grounds, some groups seem to be forming alliances with other clubs.

Recently, a group of Wrexham supporters, known for causing trouble at games, attended a match with Bohemians supporters. Gardai later discovered that some Bohs supporters had booked accommodation in Dublin for the group.

"We followed the Wrexham group and discovered that the Bohemians supporters had booked accommodation for them to come here and assist tactically using the methods they used in Wales. We have to step up to that."

While the Bohemians and Rovers soccer clubs are working to stamp out violent elements among supporters, Gallagher said Stadium Banning Orders were needed to refuse access to troublemakers.




http://www.tribune.ie

© All contents copyright The Sunday Tribune 2007.

[Anto McC]

Yes - what of it?

Are the massive debts still on your books?

Couldn't just answer the question could you?

[dcfcsteve]

Even though a game between Bohs and Rovers attracts just 3,500 spectators . . . less than 5% of an AllIreland Final crowd . . . both events require the same level of Garda resources. "It would be a Category A match for us, requiring the public order unit, the dog unit, the mounted unit and around 100 gardai, " said Insp Tony Gallagher from Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station in Dublin. "These groups are fuelled on aggression and intent on attacking each other. They have to be watched."

The stringent measures are taken in response to what gardai say is a notable increase in violence and hooliganism . . . a problem that is exacerbated by the rise in drug abuse.

"They are using drugs to get the psyche right for aggression and violence against rival groups, " said Gallagher. "They're drinking and then they're snorting lines of cocaine and meeting up at a prearranged point, 20 minutes before the match, ready to fight. They are totally fixated. They look beyond you to see their target. They are totally intent on bypassing you to get to the other group."

As well as arranging meeting points outside the stadium grounds, some groups seem to be forming alliances with other clubs.

Recently, a group of Wrexham supporters, known for causing trouble at games, attended a match with Bohemians supporters. Gardai later discovered that some Bohs supporters had booked accommodation in Dublin for the group.

"We followed the Wrexham group and discovered that the Bohemians supporters had booked accommodation for them to come here and assist tactically using the methods they used in Wales. We have to step up to that."

http://www.tribune.ie

© All contents copyright The Sunday Tribune 2007.

A small background of truth in this article, but that is serious sensationalism by the Gardai !! Not that I have any interest in the stuff myself, it always makes me laugh to hear the out-dated, fundamentally mis-understood way that the police talk about drugs and drug usage....

What was the Wrexham thing all about ? Was that around the home game against Wales ? If you're looking for lessons on football hooliganism, Wrexham would be like schoolboys amongst the biggest Welsh clubs....

I agree re Banning orders though. Let's see the Gards do something to lobby for them.

[Raheny Red]

Yes - what of it?

Just wondering is all. Nice to see the Bohs board have a nice relationship with Ian.

[dcfcsteve]

Are the 'ER' initials still on the club shirt?

What's this all about ?

[micls]

What's this all about ?

As fair as i can make out-

A young bohs fan died last year(?) very young. His dad is in the BSC and they have a 'BSC angel' flag in his memory. Sean Connor and the board got ER(initials) on the shirts in his memory.

[The Man Himself]

Reports surfacing on GW that the BSC have defaced the outside of Dalymount with a load of messages in bright yellow paint aimed at one director of the club with regards to the recent BSC cull in Dalymount.

No room for these kind of people or this kind of thing at all - disgusting if true.

any pics

[dcfcsteve]

As fair as i can make out-

A young bohs fan died last year(?) very young. His dad is in the BSC and they have a 'BSC angel' flag in his memory. Sean Connor and the board got ER(initials) on the shirts in his memory.

Really ??

Very poor judgement if that was the case. It's not as if people haven't known what the BSC are all about for a while.

I thought the 'ER' was some sort of peculiar reference to Boh's alleged Unionist past (i.e. Elizabeth Regina)

[SligoBrewer]

Really ??

Very poor judgement if that was the case. It's not as if people haven't known what the BSC are all about for a while.

I thought the 'ER' was some sort of peculiar reference to Boh's alleged Unionist past (i.e. Elizabeth Regina)

i thought it was some motivational crap that he got put on to it

[Dalymountrower]

i thought it was some motivational crap that he got put on to it

Motivational crap and pandering to what Connor tought was the fans zeitgeist. Wrong on both counts. What do they nowadays to get their full coaching badge , chicken ,fox ,grain, boat scenarios?. He`s the worst LOI manager I`ve encountered in 35 years.
I now understand why you Sligo folk were glad to be rid of him and at the same time hated him as if he stayed on too long.

[pete]

Were 1,000 German Neo Nazis invited to Tolka Park by Rovers fans recently?

There were 20-30 riot Gardai (I presume these the group in black ninja suits )at the Bohs v Cork City FAI Cup semi final recently despite the fact I have never seen any trouble at that fixture. Cushy overnight I suspect. After that game the lane was blocked by the Gardai to away fans but after a few words to convict them we not causing trouble they lifted it to allow some City fans down to the Bohs bar afterwards.

[BohDiddley]

Really ??

Very poor judgement if that was the case. It's not as if people haven't known what the BSC are all about for a while.

People may have know about BSC, but not about the identity of its members. I think it was a genuine gesture of kindness and sympathy.
ER makes no reference to BSC. The offending flag has been banned. I think that's enough.

I thought the 'ER' was some sort of peculiar reference to Boh's alleged Unionist past (i.e. Elizabeth Regina)

Spoken like a loyal subject.

[dcfcsteve]

Spoken like a loyal subject.

I don't have any choice, living in England......!

There's hundreds and thousands of your fellow Irishmen in the same boat over here...

[WoodquayBoy]

Ssshhh, you'll let the cat out of the bag about the planned uprising.