Sligo Rovers FAI FordCup Champions !!!

TequilaMockingBird

SIX PACK

What a penalty shoot out great win & well deserved!!
Their will be plenty of celebrating on the town tonight

Basq

Yep, fantastic result.

Congrats to the lads.. especially Kelly who had a blinder for the penalty shootout!

Konata

Delighre

Well done Shligo!

tedshredsonfire

Not a soccer fan at all but such a great result especially the keeper. It would have been a shame to lose it after how well they played. Great for Sligo.

proon4

A brilliant game, A brilliantg crowd and a brilliant win for Sligo rovers... It shows that theres an audience for Irish Soccer.. 35,000 crowd... Lets support Irish soccer

tippspur

Delighted for Sligo,great to see a big crowd there also.

sligono1

Delighted the best footballing team in the leauge by far and its great to see they put on a fine show today in such a fine venue.
we paid a tenner to see a quality team people go to england each week to see alot worse.i hope people will wake up and see the quality we have on our doorstep

SillyMcCarthy

Yeah! A fantastic result for Sligo Rovers & Irish soccer.
It was great to see a stadium full & used unlike
the days previous event but never mind that!

Well done & congrats' to Sligo! Party hard!

DjBryn

Sligo has a new supersaver..

Gavin "shels"

Fairplay to you lot from a Shels fan, was at the final in Tallaght last year and yous didn't deserve to lose, was there in Lansdowne today and yous should have had the game dead and buried after the first half. First time I've seen Sligo play at all this season and they're some team with some lovely play.

Congrats!

Esroh

Ballinrobe :Dand Proud of CK. Well Done to All. Was a great game to watch.

Mint Sauce

Am just back from the match. Awesome awesome awesome. What an absolute master stroke from Ciaran Kelly, a wonderfull string of saves, 4 out of 4.

Sligo Rovers, Champions!!!

Buford T Justice

Was a great game. Sligo had them well bet all through the match, and it would have been such a shame had we have lost that on Penaltys

Hats of to Kelly for some fantastic saves.

Buford T Justice

Wohoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I think)

Sueme, are you going slightly mad?

TequilaMockingBird

Um, didn't realise there were already Rovers threads! Was caught up in the moment I guess.

darealtulip

COMMON ROVERS what a win!!!!!

Mint Sauce

Would love to watch the whole game again, awesome, absolutly awesome. Anyone know any details of todays homecomomg yet?

sligono1

According to ocean fm there are to be in Carraroe at 6 after stopping in boyle and colooney.
then they are to head for the town on an open top bus

Basq

irish-stew wrote: »

Anyone know any details of todays homecomomg yet?

From SligoToday.ie:

Homecoming Celebration Timings (Approximate)
Carrick-on-Shannon - 2pm
Boyle - 3pm
Collooney - 4pm
Ballisodare - 5pm
City Hall, Quay Street, Sligo - 6.45pm
Route through Sligo Town - Pearse Road, Castle St, Grattan St, O'Connell St, Wine St.
Weather permitting the team will travel through Sligo Town on an open-topped bus.

sligono1

irish-stew wrote: »

Would love to watch the whole game again, awesome, absolutly awesome. Anyone know any details of todays homecomomg yet?

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1084796 there you go sit back and enjoy without all the tension,
just watched the pen's there again oh the comfort compared to the aviva yesterday

Mint Sauce

the hero



benny



the rte boys



cook

Mint Sauce

extra time



partytime

darealtulip

nice pics stewie!!

Mint Sauce

darealtulip wrote: »

nice pics stewie!!

They're just a tiny selection, all done on auto setting so the quality could be better.

Cool Running

Just back in Sligo now.

What a day!!! Was nervous when it went to penalties but taught we had the advantage when we got to shoot into our own fans but didnt think Kelly would end us saving every peno.

Was some craic in the D4 hotel when the tean landed

Might head along to the homecoming tonight

Oh ya my predication att he start of the year on the prediction thread was Rovers to finish third and win the cup:)

The save the won it

UrbanSea

I just wrote out a response and the internet went,fuuck.

itac

Thanks for that Irish Stew....great to relive the memories....still can't believe it
Just watching the homecoming on the news now....don't think I've ever wanted to be in Sligo more....damn you work!

G'wan the bit o'red...days like yesterday make all the cold miserable wet evenings, the horrible losses, and all the previous heartbreak all worthwhile....na na na na...heyeyey Sligo Rovers!:D

Mint Sauce

Just in from the home coming. Toffs was bouncing. Voice is gone from all the singing and the chanting.

Cool Running

irish-stew wrote: »

Just in from the home coming. Toffs was bouncing. Voice is gone from all the singing and the chanting.

Ha Ha, I'd say it was a good night alright. I was in Fiddlers for a while, was some craic in there.

The town hall presentation was good, just a pity about the sound was hard to hear some of the speakers.

Was worried the stage was gonna collapse when they all started jumping up and down on it:)

Gipo3

Wasnt it a disgrace with the politicians running to the front of the stage like children last night. All these people have just held Sligo up for years like the eastern bridge etc. Why couldnt they stay back so the players and management could celebrate together.

Son Of A Vidic

I had to be at a stupid work conference on Sunday - in Dublin of course! So I was sick, would have loved to have been there. Heard nothing mentioned on 2FM on the way down that night in the car. No doubt if Shams had won, 2FM would have had it on. Regardless, well done Rovers a great season and more of the same for next year.

Mint Sauce

Well, its week on. Still a great feeling. So what were we all at this time last week. Had just had the best breakfast i had in an awfully long time, and was in a little gastro pub beside lansdowne rd. Sligo, Shams, and neutals drinking and chating together, discussing the match, the staduim, and the LOI generally. All getting along very well.

It was bright but chilly afternoon, a huge improvement on the wind and rain last year at the the Tallaght Staduim. Felt much more like a football match, plenty of colour, singing, and banter, was on the soft drinks my self after slightly over indulgence the night before, but still having the laugh and enjoying the craic.

Walking towards the level crossing with the gleming staduim looking down at me was a huge difference to the timber and steel that I had experienced in the old Lansdowne, but once steping inside and feeling that cauldron of noise, you felt that this could be a special day.

medicman2009 wrote: »

I had to be at a stupid work conference on Sunday - in Dublin of course! So I was sick, would have loved to have been there. Heard nothing mentioned on 2FM on the way down that night in the car. No doubt if Shams had won, 2FM would have had it on. Regardless, well done Rovers a great season and more of the same for next year.

Dont know about 2fm, but todayfm did give it alot of coverage in all their bullitens that night. Had a little smile on my face everytime the sports announcer came on.

D Boyo

Nearly a month on and still feeling superb about it, DVD being launched tomorrow of season highlights.

T runner

Enjoyed the game. My only Sligo game this year Im ashamed to say. It was nostalgic to hear that Bananramas song (Na na na na) being sung as it was in another one of my sunshine supporters seasons in 83 I think.

My nephew was intrigued with the Sligo mascot (Benny?).

We reckoned he dissapeared for the entire match.We thought he was in the stand but decided it was a someone in a santa claus outfit. Then he was on TV the day after coming last in a charity mascot race.

None of your superhero antics like shams green eejit. Turnup for the Pres,sink 7 pints in the Aviva pub and come out for the adulations after the victory. Pure class!

For Forks Sake

T runner wrote: »

My nephew was intrigued with the Sligo mascot (Benny?).

We reckoned he dissapeared for the entire match.We thought he was in the stand but decided it was a someone in a santa claus outfit. Then he was on TV the day after coming last in a charity mascot race.

I could see him from where I was sat, he spent most of the game leaning up against the advertising hoardings behind the goal where most of the Rovers fans were think he headed up into the stand at one stage.

He is a really lazy mascot. Say what you want about Shams and their fans (and I have, not much of it repeatable), but Hooperman knows how to get a crowd going.

Red About Town

'Benny' is a Sligo Rovers supporter, and like the rest of us, had waited years for a final like that.

I don't blame him for standing watching the game rather than running up and down the sidelines like 'Hooperman' during the match.

shanec1928

clap cheer get off your a$$ and join in in the odd chant. people are like sheep if one person does it the rest will follow.its cringe worthy to see the mascot getting people going..its a cup final they should need no excuse..

Mint Sauce

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I could see him from where I was sat, he spent most of the game leaning up against the advertising hoardings behind the goal where most of the Rovers fans were think he headed up into the stand at one stage.

He is a really lazy mascot. Say what you want about Shams and their fans (and I have, not much of it repeatable), but Hooperman knows how to get a crowd going.

I was in the stand behind the goal, I thought it was a brilliant atmosphre, again, a fantastic effort from the Forzas. Voice was horse after the match from all the cheering and singing.

Seen Benny a few times interacting with the kids at the front, posing for pictures. Hes intitled the watch/enjoy the game as well though. Think Bennys role/image at Rovers is slightly differnet from Hoopermans at Shams

T runner

forza rovers wrote: »

clap cheer get off your a$$ and join in in the odd chant. people are like sheep if one person does it the rest will follow.its cringe worthy to see the mascot getting people going..its a cup final they should need no excuse..

I dont think the mascot was needed that much to be honest. However, you can get a lull in even the best supporters for tense periods of the match (as happenned during cup final): and a mascot can be useful for these periods.

He could have been in the pub and I wouldnt have minded, dont like the idea them too much either, although theyre a bit of craic for teh kids i guess.

Yenoor10

It'd be nice for some of the 10,000+ Rovers "fans" on the day to turn up in the Showgrounds every now and then. But of course, that won't happen.

Wexler12

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I could see him from where I was sat, he spent most of the game leaning up against the advertising hoardings behind the goal where most of the Rovers fans were think he headed up into the stand at one stage.

He is a really lazy mascot. Say what you want about Shams and their fans (and I have, not much of it repeatable), but Hooperman knows how to get a crowd going.

That has to be the worst post ive ever seen on a forum. Benny is as big a Rovers fan as there is and you are an idiot.

Its a cup final, you dont need a mascot to get you you going

dardevle

Yenoor10 wrote: »

It'd be nice for some of the 10,000+ Rovers "fans" on the day to turn up in the Showgrounds every now and then. But of course, that won't happen.

this post ain't much better!!.... people travelled from all parts of the globe to make it to the final and if you knew the history and nature of rovers supporters you would know that not being able to make it to the showgrounds for every game does not make them any less of a supporter.



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Mint Sauce

Wexler12 wrote: »

That has to be the worst post ive ever seen on a forum. Benny is as big a Rovers fan as there is and you are an idiot.

Its a cup final, you dont need a mascot to get you you going

Attack the post, not the poster, next poster gets an infraction if a repeat.

gustavo

dardevle wrote: »

this post ain't much better!!.... people travelled from all parts of the globe to make it to the final and if you knew the history and nature of rovers supporters you would know that not being able to make it to the showgrounds for every game does not make them any less of a supporter.



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Well at a conservative guess we had about 15,000 supporters at the game. We average about 2,500 at our home games so I highly doubt that 12,500 of the supporters travelled from abroad and I am guessing that is what he is referring to.

Radharc na Sleibhte

Team gets more supporters at reduced price cup final than average weekly home attendance. Shocker.

Money is money.

Hopefully some of those fans who made the trip to the final will have enjoyed themselves, like what they saw and become more regular at the showgrounds.

Been a long time since i looked forward to the season beginning as much as this.

Mint Sauce

MikeySligo wrote: »

Team gets more supporters at reduced price cup final than average weekly home attendance. Shocker.

Money is money.

Hopefully some of those fans who made the trip to the final will have enjoyed themselves, like what they saw and become more regular at the showgrounds.

Been a long time since i looked forward to the season beginning as much as this.

Have to say, on this occasion the FAI got it right, a huge advert for the league, and with Sligos cup double hopefully an increase in attendence and revenue for the club.

Sligored

good article from todays indo

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/the-day-sligo-put-soul-back-into-irish-sport-2479536.html