Showgrounds vandalised at weekend

**red arrow** · 21/11/2007, 7:43 PM

just to correct any confusion with regard to finding out who vandalised the showgrounds. it would be totally wrong to name any names here or any sensitive info. as i said before go directly to the guards and club. these culprits must be found they will run rampage again . if all genuine posters on this board keep an ear to the ground maybe something will be unearthed. sligo is a small town and news travels fast and a lot of yee young guys socialise in sligo at weekends. its possible that yee will hear something or suspicions can be aroused but make sure that the info is from a reliable source. if thes people can be caught they will be shamed in front of the whole community as rovers is a community club. this is very important because i can tell you there are a lot of very angry and disgusted people out there. so lets try and help out the club to the best of our ability. one thing i did'nt like about the sligo champion this week is that they made the so called betting scam front page headlines and only done a very low profile story
on the vandalism on a subsequent page. it my estimation it sholud have being visa /versa because the "betting scam" proved to be in correct wheras the vandalism was a reality. a black mark for the champion.

**clubman** · 21/11/2007, 9:07 PM

Originally Posted by red arrow

just to correct any confusion with regard to finding out who vandalised the showgrounds. it would be totally wrong to name any names here or any sensitive info. as i said before go directly to the guards and club. these culprits must be found they will run rampage again . if all genuine posters on this board keep an ear to the ground maybe something will be unearthed. sligo is a small town and news travels fast and a lot of yee young guys socialise in sligo at weekends. its possible that yee will hear something or suspicions can be aroused but make sure that the info is from a reliable source. if thes people can be caught they will be shamed in front of the whole community as rovers is a community club. this is very important because i can tell you there are a lot of very angry and disgusted people out there. so lets try and help out the club to the best of our ability. one thing i did'nt like about the sligo champion this week is that they made the so called betting scam front page headlines and only done a very low profile story
on the vandalism on a subsequent page. it my estimation it sholud have being visa /versa because the "betting scam" proved to be in correct wheras the vandalism was a reality. a black mark for the champion.

Red Arrow - the sligo champion is a news paper with a slight pun on the word news. I fail to see the logic in your post. If something occurs and re-occurs it's not exactly news and shouldn't be treated as so. For too long I'm hearing of instances where the showgrounds has been vandalised. It's not a matter of asking what are the local media doing about it but more a matter of what are the people running the club doing about it. How many times have we heard about the gates of the showgrounds thrown wide open for all insundry to 'pay it a visit'. How many of us would be foolish enough to leave or cars or houses open and invite the opportunist to come and try it?
Publicising the ineptness of people wont solve the problem, installing CCTV or employing a security company will. This is something that should have been done years ago and not closing the gate now that the horse has bolted.
Another thing, the young people that committed the crime are not going to go around bragging about their behaviour no matter what circle they hang out in. So ears to the ground will only cause the loss of a head.
If you want to have a go at anyone have a go at the people responsible for not securing the premises properly.

Rant over!

**CollegeTillIDie** · 21/11/2007, 9:10 PM

It's disgraceful what happened to your club lads. None of us needs that sort of crap to happen . I hope the wnakers responsible get caught

**sligobhoy67** · 25/11/2007, 8:53 AM

what are the exact details of the signed shirt that was stolen and does anyone know the make and model of the computer.

**Boo_Boy** · 25/11/2007, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by sligobhoy67

what are the exact details of the signed shirt that was stolen and does anyone know the make and model of the computer.

I think i read somewhere that it was the 2005 team that won the 1st Division,not sure about the computers..

**life long red** · 30/11/2007, 2:03 PM

i hear the thugs were caught for this

**MyTown** · 30/11/2007, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by life long red

i hear the thugs were caught for this

Good news if true. But rather than dragging them through the courts, try hitting them in the pocket, unitl every bit of damage has been paid for. And if insurance covered it, let them pay the premium for the next three years minimum.

That's the justice that would be handed down in MyCourt anyhoo.