Rovers Win

**Steve Bruce** · 25/01/2008, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by fergalr

Massive result for football in this country - a purpose built football stadium in the capital for the island's number 1 team.

You wish.

**placid casual** · 25/01/2008, 2:34 PM

dont kid yourself there SB .
you've had the luxury of playing with the chiildren(not in that way) in the setanta cup for a few years now.
IF we get our act together it will be just like 1984 all over again

we'll see youse out there soon ,hopefully.

**Block G Raptor** · 25/01/2008, 3:03 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

A banner that reads "Shamrock Rovers - Still Standing" would look good at an Ireland game in Croke Park.

Genius, Someone has to do that, eh not me for obvious reason's

**hoopy** · 25/01/2008, 4:18 PM

Originally Posted by hoopy

Now they could possibly be looking at a) losing their application for appeal, and b)being at the loss of approx 450k. If both scenarios are what happens, it'll be a sweet sweet friday night in Dublin.

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**Murpholini** · 25/01/2008, 4:18 PM

Congrats on getting there at last, look forward to seeing the saints against ye in the near future.

**Sheridan** · 25/01/2008, 6:01 PM

Congrats to Shamrock Rovers for taking on the Gah machine and winning. I'm particularly impressed that the club's leadership never lost sight of the long-term strategic view and didn't pursue the option of playing on a building site, which would have killed the club's momentum stone dead. They now have a platform from which to fully relaunch the club in the local area from a position of strength and good luck to them.

**BohDiddley** · 25/01/2008, 6:20 PM

This is one occasion when I am delighted to see Rovers stuffing the opposition.
Congratulations and well done.

**hoopy** · 25/01/2008, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

Congrats to Shamrock Rovers for taking on the Gah machine and winning. I'm particularly impressed that the club's leadership never lost sight of the long-term strategic view and didn't pursue the option of playing on a building site, which would have killed the club's momentum stone dead. They now have a platform from which to fully relaunch the club in the local area from a position of strength and good luck to them.

So can we count you in as a new 'hoop'?

**gspain** · 25/01/2008, 7:00 PM

Well done Rovers. Congrats. Nice win over the darkside.

**Paddyfield** · 25/01/2008, 7:18 PM

Well done to all Hoops people all over the world most especially the Keep Rovers At Milltown (KRAM) organistaion who kept Rovers in the media for years in the late 1980's.

I lived in Dublin around 1988/89 and often met a few Rovers fans who spent their time plastering KRAM posters on the lamp posts in Dublin. Their dream was a to return to Milltown and of course, it never happened. It is for those people (who were in their 20s and who are now in their 40's) that I am thinking of.

I hope ye' enjoy the moment when Rovers go 'home'.

**oldyouth** · 25/01/2008, 7:38 PM

My da was a Bohs supporter and brought me to a lot of their games even though Milltown was nearer to where we lived. As a chap, he used to drop me off at the ground but wouldn't come in with me. Feck, but that was a long time ago. Hopefully yez have a base now to bring the whole thing forward.
PS. The youfs will trash ye in the pre-season friendly (ha!) next month

**srfc-1901** · 25/01/2008, 8:29 PM

[QUOTE=Paddyfield;863103]

I lived in Dublin around 1988/89 and often met a few Rovers fans who spent their time plastering KRAM posters on the lamp posts in Dublin. Their dream was a to return to Milltown and of course, it never happened. It is for those people (who were in their 20s and who are now in their 40's) that I am thinking of.

QUOTE]

Very true statement.A good number are still going to this day

**Billy Lord** · 25/01/2008, 9:30 PM

As a Hoop of 40+ years standing I want to thank everyone here and elsewhere for their positive words - particularly Sheridan as we've had our differences in the past. The important thing for Rovers is that we've now got an opportunity to start afresh in Tallaght.
Hopefully it will become one of the great away trips for EL fans, but tonight my thoughts are for the many Hoops who've passed on since 1987 and will never see Tallaght.

**Kildare Lad** · 25/01/2008, 9:34 PM

Great news for Shamrock Rovers and football in this country.

Well done Rovers!

**oldyouth** · 25/01/2008, 9:37 PM

Keep Thomas Davis out of your ground. Henceforth known as the Tallaght Ban

**Paddyfield** · 25/01/2008, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

.....Hopefully it will become one of the great away trips for EL fans....

Tallaght is a handy location for us Culchies and also, we can go shopping in the Square beforehand.

Is there an official name on the Stadium yet?

**RonnieB** · 25/01/2008, 10:34 PM

As much as I dislike Shams I have to say I am happy with todays announcement and that Thomas ********s end up footing the bill of the court case. Hopefully they will now get the stadium finished and have a proper ground.

**R�iteoir** · 26/01/2008, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

Tallaght is a handy location for us Culchies and also, we can go shopping in the Square beforehand.

Is there an official name on the Stadium yet?

Hopefully it'll be known as New Glenmalure Park - failing that Tallaght Stadium

**dcfcsteve** · 26/01/2008, 1:16 AM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

Hopefully it'll be known as New Glenmalure Park - failing that Tallaght Stadium

Depends if the club wants to treat this as a totally new chapter and fresh start I guess (for which there would be some strong arguement).

If not, call it Milltown or New Milltown.

**alabama rover** · 26/01/2008, 6:52 AM

We are not going back.... we are going forward!... Glenmalure is gone! Milltown is gone!.... they will always be sacred to us........ but Tallaght will be a new start!.... with a new name..... Tallaght Community stadium!... And Rovers will build a model of community football for the rest of the league to emulate!

AR