Definitely 7.30. The erroneous mention of 7.00 in the next fixture panel has been removed.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
in the fai fixture list at the start of the season the kickoff time was seven which didnt make sense.. even the local press this week had it at seven o clock ko...
glad its the normal time to be honest and good to see the younger section o crew in jjs around six...
will be sum atmosphere in section o tonight then.. just spoke to gary murph just now hes really lookin forward to the game tongiht.. he shouldnt be playin at all as hes bein carrying an injury all season...
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Just heading off to the match.
Expecting a good win.
C'mon De Town
Thatll do.
Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.
Very nice even if most of the game was of a very poor standard.
I thaught Athlone were awful in the first half, and what about Davoren's miss near the end
Nice to see the Schoolies were out in force.
It was particularly easy tonight. No point going on about a very poor standard, we're mid-table first division, it's a big step down from last year, people are going to have to accept that we're going to have some poor displays this year. We've won our last two home games scoring 6 without reply. Keep that up we'll be alright. McKenna caused numerous problems when he came on, good to see him back.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Possibly the most embarrassing "performance" I've seen in years!!!!
Any Athlone player who accepts wages for that game should have
their contract terminated, be paid off and told never to darken
our doorstep again.
Not counting the bad luckof the 2 O'G.'s from Jinks, we were just horrendous.
From what I heard, the post match interview sounded more like a resignation
speech.
McKenna made a massibe difference when he came on.
Oh, and for the gang in the press box "HOME DANGER!"
And can anyone clarify exactly what happened at half and full time. I was told
it was the little shower of fcuks from our side but when I was leaving chatting to
John, Marty & Pauro, the LTFC stewards tore into the lads blaming them for something?
Larry Be Wyse
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There was a bit of squaring up between two groups of teenagers. Few idiots from our side few from Athlone. Not even handbags just ****e being shouted. The ltfc stewards like to tear into us at any opportunity we are all a disgrace apparently. For those of us who do nothing bar support the team. Week in and week out home and away.
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Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.
First things first, great result. Despite having scored the luckiest 2 goals we ever did, i thought we could have tagged 2 or 3 more in the second, tho we only started playing in the second when McKenna came on and gave us a focus in our attack.
Great to see Gallagher getting a run out, and i think our 2 centre backs are getn stronger by the game, Bermingham a great prospect.
Hardy in the middle looks decent, but i think Daire Doyle really needs to get going this season, as club captain and as a player, i feel his performances have been sub standard this year. If Athlone had anyone decent in the middle (they only had that mouthy no.6) i thought we would have been in trouble.Too often Doyle never looked up when he got the ball, ignoring playing the ball to feet to 2 of our most technical players, Davoren and Murphy.
And can anyone clarify exactly what happened at half and full time. I was told
it was the little shower of fcuks from our side but when I was leaving chatting to
John, Marty & Pauro, the LTFC stewards tore into the lads blaming them for something?[/QUOTE]
the stewards were giving out to us for throwing till rolls, trouble at half time and full time... why were they not doin their job??
I didnt like the way they rounded up on us... they were a disgrace trying to humiliate us in front of certain people... they want two people to patrol section o when the lazy sods dont do it themselves??? I dont like their attitude and the whole thing stinks...
ok certain people were wrong in what they did but why blame the majority of scetion o? if the club did their job properly they would get the bad apples out of section o... If this continues they are goin to kill the atmosphere in section o and the club...
they are a bunch of amateurs and I am very tempted to write a strong letter of complaint to the club and to the media.. I have never bein so angry and humilaited in my life and the other lads that were there with me can vouch for me... If it was my decision the club will NOT get sponsorship money from section o but thats for other people to decide..
to the certain people in the club I hope you hang ur heads in shame as I have no respect for ye from now on..
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
All I can add to that is that some Athlone kids looked like they were throwing something at the cars below. They were standing over the wall at one point facing the road. All I can add to that is, that the way the stewards circled around us was cowardly. They were calling us a disgrace to the club etc., general finger pointing in our direction. All I'll say is that the stewards, it is they who are a disgrace. Using a sledgehammer to open a nut as usual. No call for it, they were embarrassing us in front of passers by, and we shouldnt have to take this so called abuse from these little Hitlers on a power trip.Originally Posted by Ash
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
Outraged with what happened to ye Pauro. Of all the people for them to have a go at! Couldnt believe it when I was talking to Marty later that night. They have some ****ing cheek turning on ye like that making ye into scapegoats. Shower of *******.
Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.
Bunch of w*****s. The stewards obviously cant control the problem, so they decide to pick on us. Seriously hacked off. That was my first Town game of the season, great result, great being back in the midst of Section O, but the way the stewards have treated long serving fans of this club leaves a sour taste in the mouth. I admit, there's a few of the younger lads that needs a good kick up the arse because they're dragging us down, but blaming us for it does nothing for the problem. It's only going to create more problems. As usual the stewards over-reacting, it is their heavy handedness that might be causing the aggro.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
In protest didnt bother goin to the over 35 match in flancare tonight... the ***** have really ****ed me off and will be gettin the silent treatment off me in future.. thats no way to treat longstanding supporters of ltfc...
tbh i think its time for a change at the higher level... Its all politicians runnin the club not football lovers and from my experience with the junior supporters club they are not very forthcoming... I cant wait for the next meeting of the club so I can vote these certain power egos of people out of the club forever...
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Lads this has been comin for a long time, some of the younger section have been actin the maggot at away games and at home, as senior members of section o and constantly plugging it I can see where the stewards (I will be 1st to say we do have worst stewards in country that do over react before anyone has a swipe at me for it) are comin from bringing it up with yous. Yous are the lads that wanted everyone over to section o surely you gotta start takin responsibility for what goes on over there. This should have been cut out a long time ago but hasn't and it is now giving us a bad name. Some has to cut it out and its gonna have to come from the founding members. This is our club lets cut out the sh*t. Id rather have 50 genuine fans than 100 fans that are just there to cause trouble.
If god wanted us to play football in the clouds he would have put grass up there!
Alot of people must have been protesting....a very bad turn out to the game in Flancare this evening in my opinion. I thought there would have been more, good weather and all that. Good bit of fun in the game with Longford Town "legends" or "veterans" winning 2-1 in the end. Back line was safe as houses with Aaron there...and Jacko in goalsIn protest didnt bother goin to the over 35 match in flancare tonight... the ***** have really ****ed me off and will be gettin the silent treatment off me in future.. thats no way to treat longstanding supporters of ltfc...
tbh i think its time for a change at the higher level... Its all politicians runnin the club not football lovers and from my experience with the junior supporters club they are not very forthcoming... I cant wait for the next meeting of the club so I can vote these certain power egos of people out of the club forever...
Ever get the feelin' you have been cheated?
I can't speak for the senior Section O lads (that includes me), I havent been to enough games over the last few years. A lot of the younger lads are spot on, they're there for the banter, the craic, the songs, everything. But there's some bowsies in there, I think its a thing to discuss between us all rather than on a public forum is all that I'll say.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
Bóllox. It's the responsibility of the stewards to, eh, steward the fans. At the end it was obvious that the two groups of kids were heading out to try and cause trouble, what did the stewards do? Stood around watching instead of stopping them leaving or intervening. Some of them are purely on a power trip with the people that don't cause trouble, whilst washing their hands of the one's that do. The old section O heads were all about atmosphere, not trouble, and not policing other fans. The stewards are either paid or volunteer to do the job - let them do it.
If you want people to police a section, maybe the club should let the older heads control who goes into it, instead of taking money off everyone and then washing their hands not bothering to steward them, and then blaming it on soft targets like Marty. Whoever in the club who did that, or even witnessed it should be ashamed of themselves. That type of crap does more harm to the club than any poncy pretend playground not a punch thrown play acting by a bunch of kids ever does. Those knobs will be gone in a matter of months, the likes of Marty won't. And lets not kid ourselves that elements of the stand support have been itching to have a go at the section O lads over something, and they've found their target.
We wanted people to come to section O to sing, not to pathetically pretend to fight (as both sets of schooligans didn't have the balls too even when they were outside and free too - much harder to wait for the cops and then pretend either side of them.)
As for the match, awful stuff despite the win. Really crap referee too (not bias just absolutely shockingly brutal).
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If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Have to say the attempt at their brawl was embarassing! Not even handbags at fifty paces.
Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.
Just stupid kids acting the pr!ck. That said, it really doesnt give a good impression on Section O. How do we get the message across that some of them aren't welcome in our Section? We were always about the chanting. Not about goading other 'schooligans' on f*cking Bebo.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
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