Do you acknowledge other EL fans?

**Straightstory** · 25/03/2008, 9:42 AM

Yelled cheerily 'Up the Drogs!' at someone wearing a DUFC top at the international in Wales last November. He smiled back at me - it was a warm moment between us.

**GavinZac** · 25/03/2008, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Straightstory

Yelled cheerily 'Up the Drogs!' at someone wearing a DUFC top at the international in Wales last November. He smiled back at me - it was a warm moment between us.

**Straightstory** · 25/03/2008, 1:18 PM

Thanks for putting that up, Gavin Zac. It is truly 'beautiful'.

**CvilleRovers** · 25/03/2008, 3:26 PM

only really on holidays or something like that, bit odd to just grab someone off the street and say something

**holidaysong** · 25/03/2008, 9:47 PM

I was in matchday gear walking through Dublin 3 today and had 'Dundalk are shoite' shouted at me by some teenager. Does that count?

**Risteard** · 25/03/2008, 10:20 PM

People country-wide come in to my work so I quiz them on their nearest team, no matter how abstract or distant.
Me and a City fan buddy have a bit of a joke where we keep asking a guy from Clarecastle if Derek McCarthy is the answer up front or should ye bring back Colin P. He doesn't follow footie.

As for just harrassing people who wear jersies on the street, I'd strike up chit-chat with all eL fans except those of 2 clubs which is a bit sad and bitter really I suppose.
No big issue just the likelihood of them annoying me. Bohs ain't one.

eL fans are generally a good calibre of people it must be said.

**thischarmingman** · 26/03/2008, 1:08 AM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

I was in matchday gear walking through Dublin 3 today and had 'Dundalk are shoite' shouted at me by some teenager. Does that count?

No, we're just talking about specifically football related banter.

**micls** · 26/03/2008, 5:04 PM

Usually only City fans Id see around Cork in gear, and its getting more and more frequent. Id acknowledge them even if I didnt know them.

Met a group of Drogs fans the day of the match last week and there was a bit of banter but other than that only the odd Ramblers jacket.

In Sweden last year though we ended up in a pub rub by a Shels fan, who gave all of us free food and gave me free soft drinks for the night.

**superfrank** · 26/03/2008, 6:15 PM

Today I was walking down to the shop and I passed this old lad in my estate who I'd never seen before and he started talking to me about Wanderers cos I had my jersey on.

**dortie** · 26/03/2008, 6:19 PM

Talked to a few Rovers fans in Wexford last July, i was wearing my Derry top in the Stores bar.

**soccerc** · 26/03/2008, 6:45 PM

Originally Posted by dortie

Talked to a few Rovers fans in Wexford last July, i was wearing my Derry top in the Stores bar.

With beer, you'd talk the hind legs off a donkey, rovers fans or not

**kdjaC** · 26/03/2008, 6:55 PM

on the OP never really thought about fans from non dub teams as i see other EL fans all the time, in my job there is 8 or 9 EL fans who go to games. 2 pats 2 bohs 1 dundalk and the others rovers.

We have a branch up north and they Cliftonville and Linfield fans ( linfield fans sent me flowers when we drew them in SSC

)lads in Kilkenny dont count anymore

The 2 Pool and Utd fans feel left out, on friday afternoons from about 1ish onwards the place becomes a ghost town.

Must suck being a non dub team fan and only having websites to interact with other EL fans

kdjac

**dortie** · 26/03/2008, 7:22 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

With beer, you'd talk the hind legs off a donkey, rovers fans or not

You must have grown new legs back again lad, its been a long time since i bent your ear

Im back on the road this season though, you might get the chance again. If you dont mind losing your legs that is !!

**soccerc** · 26/03/2008, 7:27 PM

Originally Posted by dortie

You must have grown new legs back again lad, its been a long time since i bent your ear

Im back on the road this season though, you might get the chance again. If you dont mind losing your legs that is !!

Au contraire, I wasn't the legless one the last occasion, a game I'd rather forget, though my ears are still sore from listening to you

I can assume you'll make McDowell's Friday week so. Mines a large bottle of Bulmers

**dortie** · 26/03/2008, 7:30 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

I can assume you'll make McDowell's Friday week so. Mines a large bottle of Bulmers

Sure will, 2nd away game for new supporters club.

See you there.

**Poor Student** · 27/03/2008, 11:13 AM

Thought I was going to have one of those warm fuzzy moments this thread is dedicated to this morning. As I was putting up posters for UCD v Sligo on the campus a guy comes up to me with a confused look. He said "Are you an Eircom League man?", expecting to strike up a nice conversation I replied "Yes". His reponse wasn't quite what I expected. "Don't waste our notice boards with that sh1te" and began roaring "Loser!" as he walked off. Very pleasant.

**Salmon Coloured** · 27/03/2008, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by pixiehead

Been in Asia and Oz for 2 months now. Only saw on lad wearing a Cork Jersey in Sydney. I said "go on Galway United" as i passed. He Just smiled( Full of conversation them cork Lads

)
On a sad note a Bar in Melbourne Showed a premier**** game last nite and it was packed with lads wearing liverpool and United Jerseys. At least 3/4 of them where Irish( Plonkers) An Aussie lad asked this Irish Guy where he was from and the Irish guy pointed at this liverpool crest!!!!! Sad or What

That is the saddest thing about some soccer fans in this country. Those without ears cannot ever listen. I feel your pain at that.

**jebus** · 27/03/2008, 12:14 PM

Was in a pub with my Italian housemate and a few others recently enough, he's not really into football, but he did catch the United/Liverpool fans out at our table with his innocent question 'Why do you support a team that come from a place that you don't?', after a few of them started laughing at my support of Limerick 37, and the LoI in general. I actually felt embarassed for them during their silence (I presume they weren't drunk enough to launch into their 'Irish heritage' monologue)

**LeixlipRed** · 27/03/2008, 5:17 PM

My dream is to someday be walking on an exotic beach somewhere in my Shels jersey and to come across the most beautiful girl in the world wearing a Shels top. Then we'd make love in the sand.....

Oh sorry I drifted off there

**thischarmingman** · 27/03/2008, 7:32 PM

Originally Posted by LeixlipRed

My dream is to someday be walking on an exotic beach somewhere in my Shels jersey and to come across the most beautiful girl in the world wearing a Shels top. Then we'd make love in the sand.....

Oh sorry I drifted off there

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