Limerick people and soccer!?!

kilburn

Ok folks lets see who Limerick people support.

Super blues all the way but what english club do you support?

Mc Love

Its football!!!

Blackburn Rovers

Jofspring

kilburn wrote: »

Ok folks lets see who Limerick people support.

Super blues all the way but what english club do you support?

Limerick FC are number one for me too.

As a kid Man U but seriously lost interest as i got older and realised watching over payed players acting the eijit on telly just isn't a patch on the real thing.

Insect Overlord

Jofspring wrote: »

Limerick FC are number one for me too.

Surely Caherdavin Celtic should be your number one! (unless I have you mistaken for another jofspring...)

Manchester United would be my team of choice.

Jofspring

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Surely Caherdavin Celtic should be your number one! (unless I have you mistaken for another jofspring...)

Manchester United would be my team of choice.

Coonagh Utd possibly now ha ha

Kess73

Liverpool FC first and always.


Quite enjoy going to Limerick FC games.

SoCo2009

Man United and Limerick FC for me.

wylo

Ireland, I know thats obvious, but I watch premiership week in week out yet the only time I ever get nervous/angry/frustrated/excited/ecstatic is when im watching Ireland in a competitive match.

bullets

Cannot stand Football or Rugby or any GAA sport
apart from being able to tolerate Hurley. So support none.
The sports I like dont be on the telly much.

~B

Story_Bud

Think It Should Be Called "Irish People & Soccer" On How We Like To All Jump On The Band Wagon And Support English Teams Yet When We Play Against The English We Hate Um Haha..... Limerick FC Till I Die =D

Limerick_Lass

bullets wrote: »

Cannot stand Football or Rugby or any GAA sport
apart from being able to tolerate Hurley. So support none.
The sports I like dont be on the telly much.

~B

Intrigue

What are the sports you like that aren't on tv

bullets

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

Intrigue

What are the sports you like that aren't on tv

Orienteering is never on, Damn you sky sports.

Shootings only on when the Olympics are on or the odd
country channel skeet shoot.

Fencing which I used to do is only on when its the electic sports fencing which does not represent true fencing
with regards to how it was actually done back in the day when it came to duels and real bouts.

Archery cant remember when that was last on telly.

All of the above are probably not the best for Mass Crowds
packing stadium dressed in team colours roaring and shouting and waving hands and jumping up out of seats
in excitement though. Pity.

Airsoft is sport for nerds. (some debate on if its a sport rather than a game buy hey Snooker and Darts are games rather than sports and
they are on the telly) Probably too much of an ungerground sport in Europe for now so dont think it will be appearing any time soon.

Rock or wall climbing, its been years since I've seen this on TV. Used to love watching the rock climbers on Eurosport years back
do times climbs.

(I'll stop now dont want to hi-jack OP's thread)
~B

WoodView

A true supporter of any team stays with their team through good times and bad.I notice that we are a very banwaggonish people once a team goes down hill its leap on to another one--which leads me to believe that we are werent really that interested to begin with---especially those bores that you have to listen to in the pub--

i watch it on telly not all that pushed about it really feel no need to wear a team jersey everywhere or slabber about it in the local

grenache

Nottingham Forest. Of course.

Mc Love

WoodView wrote: »

A true supporter of any team stays with their team through good times and bad.I notice that we are a very banwaggonish people once a team goes down hill its leap on to another one--which leads me to believe that we are werent really that interested to begin with---especially those bores that you have to listen to in the pub--

i watch it on telly not all that pushed about it really feel no need to wear a team jersey everywhere or slabber about it in the local

I aint bandwaggonish in the least. I have been following rovers since they were promoted to the premiership back in 1992 and followed them even when they were relegated to then Division 1.

WoodView

would you view my comment as accurate regarding most would be soccer fanatics though-present company excluded of course

Vanolder

WoodView wrote: »

A true supporter of any team stays with their team through good times and bad.I notice that we are a very banwaggonish people once a team goes down hill its leap on to another one--which leads me to believe that we are werent really that interested to begin with---especially those bores that you have to listen to in the pub--

i watch it on telly not all that pushed about it really feel no need to wear a team jersey everywhere or slabber about it in the local

Irish people jump on bandwagons when it comes to all sports. Look at Rugby, particularly munster. Its the same with GAA, soccer, and the country even started showing an interest in cricket a few years back when Ireland started doing ok at the world cup.

It seems to be a cultural thing

WoodView

oh I agree. sheep

JerryHandbag

Manchester United, Ireland, and also have a soft spot for Luton Town and Sampdoria

vkid

Hate soccer myself and really hate Irish people following English clubs religously...but that just me.

Itsdacraic

I'm a massive Chelsea fan. Love em to bits, if you cut me I would bleed blue.

I'm so glad I went back following them this year, I used to follow them from about 04 -06, but then I rekindled my love for Man Utd for the next 3 seasons, but saw the error of my ways and am back with Chelsea.

I have also had brief spells following Arsenal and Blackburn.

But now it's Chelsea till I die.

Aidric

Man U supporter. I go along to the odd Limerick FC game also.

AnCapaillMor

Arsenal till i die, ashamed to say i rarely if ever follow the LOI.

osarusan

Season ticket holder at Limerick FC.

For me, nothing beats watching football at the ground. And following a team which represents your town/city/region is far more fulfilling (for me) than following a team from a different country.

I'm not having a dig, as I don't care who people support, I'm just saying that I can't really see the point of it.

JerryHandbag

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I'm a massive Chelsea fan. Love em to bits, if you cut me I would bleed blue.

I'm so glad I went back following them this year, I used to follow them from about 04 -06, but then I rekindled my love for Man Utd for the next 3 seasons, but saw the error of my ways and am back with Chelsea.

I have also had brief spells following Arsenal and Blackburn.

But now it's Chelsea till I die.

Leeds fan in 92 as well I take it?

Itsdacraic

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Leeds fan in 92 as well I take it?

Huh??

Sky didn't invent soccer until the 92/93 season.

omen80

Mc Love wrote: »

Its football!!!

Blackburn Rovers

Well said, I'm sick of people saying "soccer" like we're all americans all of a sudden.
I'm a Newcastle Utd man myself.

Kess73

Story_Bud wrote: »

Think It Should Be Called "Irish People & Soccer" On How We Like To All Jump On The Band Wagon And Support English Teams Yet When We Play Against The English We Hate Um Haha..... Limerick FC Till I Die =D

And what about those of us who are supporting the English team from the city we grew up in?

JerryHandbag

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Huh??

Sky didn't invent soccer until the 92/93 season.

Ah yes sorry of course. Around the same time they injected all that superior football knowledge into Andy Gray's brain*.

*Yes, I cant stand the man.

kilburn

omen80 wrote: »

Well said, I'm sick of people saying "soccer" like we're all americans all of a sudden.
I'm a Newcastle Utd man myself.

If you want to be pedantic its soccer, as football can be thought of as gaelic, but call it what you like !
It aint a post for giving out we just want to know who everyone supports

omen80

kilburn wrote: »

If you want to be pedantic its soccer, as football can be thought of as gaelic, but call it what you like !
It aint a post for giving out we just want to know who everyone supports

Yeah and if you want to be pedantic the irish flag is green, white and orange but I never hear anyone say that......
Moving along...........I picked an English team because of the corresponding geographical location as where I grew up in Ireland, and the fact that they have the same home colours. I don't really see the point in choosing an English team because they are successful, there should really be more of a reason than that.

Jofspring

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

Arsenal till i die, ashamed to say i rarely if ever follow the LOI.

If you go to two or three games i bet you'll be hooked. Live football can't be beaten.

ShatterProof

Cork City Friends Of the Rebel Army Society Co-Operative

Soulcrew09

Jofspring wrote: »

If you go to two or three games i bet you'll be hooked. Live football can't be beaten.

Limerick FC for me, no matter how good or bad your home town team is , their your team.
Live football is like a drug, serious highs and lows but its all good fun! funny thing is im glad when the season is over to get a break from it but a few weeks later i find myself at junior games on Sunday mornings to get my fix (not quite 'under the bridge' but close enough)

Have to say though I do enjoy a good barstool session at the weekend (La Liga is fantastic to watch at times) but my home team will always come first.

vkid

Jofspring wrote: »

Live football can't be beaten.

Dont know about LOI but went to the Irish friendlies in Thomond Park last year out of curiosity and free tickets...

A 90 minute snooze would be more exciting imo.

Story_Bud

Why Support A English Team You May Only See Twice A Year Who Really Dont Care For The Fans Yet Limerick FC Crying Out For More Supporters I Telling You This I Have Never Experienced Any Thing That Came Close To When Colin Scanlon Scored Against Shels In Tolka To Stop Them Winning The League ! What A Fantastic Moment For About The 30 Of Us True Supportes Who Travelled Up To Support Limerick FC .. You Can Keep Your United V Chealsea Matchs I Would Rather Be Support The Super Blues

Jofspring

vkid wrote: »

Dont know about LOI but went to the Irish friendlies in Thomond Park last year out of curiosity and free tickets...

A 90 minute snooze would be more exciting imo.

Big difference though between a competitive loi fixture that means a lot to the players and fans and an over priced nothing friendly between two international teams full of premiership players that really gave the impression they didn't want to be there.

Raiser

bullets wrote: »

Cannot stand Football or Rugby or any GAA sport
apart from being able to tolerate Hurley. So support none.
The sports I like dont be on the telly much.

~B

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

Intrigue

What are the sports you like that aren't on tv

They are on TV Bullets - You just have to pay the premium Subscription......

Mars Bar

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I'm a massive Chelsea fan. Love em to bits, if you cut me I would bleed blue.

I'm so glad I went back following them this year, I used to follow them from about 04 -06, but then I rekindled my love for Man Utd for the next 3 seasons, but saw the error of my ways and am back with Chelsea.

I have also had brief spells following Arsenal and Blackburn.

But now it's Chelsea till I die.

Haha! Not one for the digging the underdogs eh?

Been a Manchester United fan since I could walk...

The Snipe

omen80 wrote: »

Well said, I'm sick of people saying "soccer" like we're all americans all of a sudden.
I'm a Newcastle Utd man myself.

When I hear football I think Gealic :P

smcgiff

WoodView wrote: »

A true supporter of any team stays with their team through good times and bad.l

True - you can change your religion, but football club?!? Never

Liverpool all the way ...*

Not originally from Limerick, but have been tempted to go to a local game, but always get advised not to travel there due to danger of car being broken into. Harsh? Glad to be told otherwise if mis-informed.



















*... to the Europa League

Jofspring

smcgiff wrote: »

True - you can change your religion, but football club?!? Never

Liverpool all the way ...*

Not originally from Limerick, but have been tempted to go to a local game, but always get advised not to travel there due to danger of car being broken into. Harsh? Glad to be told otherwise if mis-informed.


*... to the Europa League

In all the time ive been going to Limerick matches the car has never been broken into. Most people though park their cars over by the park and stroll across the road cause they feel a bit more secure over there. I'm not saying nobodies car has been broken into but from personal experience ive never had a problem. Good thing about Jackman Park is it is so close to town there are a number of car parks near by for added security if you so wish.

If you do decide to make your way up to Jackman (highly advised by me obviuosly) then make sure you take in more than one game. A lot of people go up and watch one match and then don't come back because they don't give it a chance. They expect to go up and be dazzled instantly.

vkid

Jofspring wrote: »

Big difference though between a competitive loi fixture that means a lot to the players and fans and an over priced nothing friendly between two international teams full of premiership players that really gave the impression they didn't want to be there.

Maybe. I find it a boring sport anyway, way too slow but thought a live international game might be better. It wasnt. I watched maybe 2 world cup games and they were also ****e so its going to be hard to convince me anyway. The 0-0 games really drive me mad. 90 minutes of fannying about with a ball and nothing happens.
Compare it to hurling, rugby, even football (gaa - cant call soccer football) are far more entertaining imo. Even the snhit games in those sports are watchable imo

Jofspring

vkid wrote: »

Maybe. I find it a boring sport anyway, way too slow but thought a live international game might be better. It wasnt. I watched maybe 2 world cup games and they were also ****e so its going to be hard to convince me anyway. The 0-0 games really drive me mad. 90 minutes of fannying about with a ball and nothing happens.
Compare it to hurling, rugby, even football (gaa - cant call soccer football) are far more entertaining imo. Even the snhit games in those sports are watchable imo

Different strokes for different folks i suppose. I enjoy the highs and the lows of following my team around the country when possible. Not just about the game for me but the whole experience and the craic you have. Some look for other things out of it.

krudler

foot.....ball?

rob230te

Haven't been to as many Limk Fc games as I should. Next for me would be Inter Milan. And no not a bandwagon Mourinho follower, a fan since about 1993.

kilburn

Super Blues !!!!!!!!!!!

gihj

rob230te wrote: »

Haven't been to as many Limk Fc games as I should. Next for me would be Inter Milan. And no not a bandwagon Mourinho follower, a fan since about 1993.

You forgot to mention not a bandwagon winners of the Biggest club trophy in the world follower.

Just Mourinho.

Wonder what i'd be prouder of were i a fan since 1993.

rob230te

I'm sure thre are plenty of those too, but I found as soon as he took over people who hadn't a clue who even played for Inter suddenly became experts.

Insect Overlord

I wonder would getting a crowd of Limerick Boardsies together to watch a match be a good alternative to a Limerick Beers?

kilburn

I think thats a great idea, support our local club and have a social !