LOI supporters in NCD

TangyZizzle

Make yourselves known.

I'm curious. I know two or three of the lads I went to school with as a kid are Shamrock Rovers Supporters. I'v seen the odd green and white scarf around Skerries and a Bohemian Jersey in Balbriggan. I myself was a Sporting Fingal fan up until recently(obviously) and am now trying to find a new team - I'm leaning towards Shels admittedly.

So, anyone else here?

Jimdagym

Oh when the saints.....

Beasty

It's OK to declare your allegiances here, but let's not turn this into a general football discussion - we have a soccer forum for that

(Btw - more a Champions League man myself, having been a regular at Old Trafford for over 30 years - if I have a "soft spot" for any LOI team it would be Bohs - goes back to that famous German Newspaper from the 70's;))

P_1

Don't live in NCD anymore but when I did it wouldn't be unusual to see me walking through Brig in a Shels jersey

Corsendonk

Arsenal(I like to watch a team play football even do it usually leads to a nervous breakdown in the second half for me and Arsene). I don't get the LOI at all, that said if I follow a team at all its Monaghan Utd due to the comedy value of Roddy Collins in charge. I get my live sport atmosphere kicks by going to Leinster games when I can.

dsmythy

I'm formerly of Sporting Fingal and remain homeless teamless since. Too hard to just pick it up again with another team.

LimeTime

Shamrock Rovers fan all my life. You should support them OP what with being Dublin's club and all;). Northside Hoops run a bus from Santry to most away games I think.

Paulw

dsmythy wrote: »

I'm formerly of Sporting Fingal and remain homeless teamless since. Too hard to just pick it up again with another team.

Same for me.

wow sierra

I don't support a LOI team as such but if I was going to I think Drogheda would be the team to support if you are a Sporting Fingal person looking for a new team - well if you are from Balbriggan anyway.

Shamrock Rovers have a great tradition but their home in Tallaght isn't exactly convenient to NCD. I imagine people in NCD support the team the team they started supporting with their family as children - and given how many blow ins there are here that could be anyone - but its probably Bohs, Shels or Rovers.

Just checked how Drogheda are doing in the league and its brutal so maybe not the best choice:rolleyes::rolleyes: Well the only way is up I suppose:)

Lady_North1

Shels household here......

Tropheus

With Jim on this one. A Pat's follower all my life. Mother from Inchicore and father from Drimnagh. Living in Donabate.

TangyZizzle

dsmythy wrote: »

I'm formerly of Sporting Fingal and remain homeless teamless since. Too hard to just pick it up again with another team.

Paulw wrote: »

Same for me.

I tried Bohs - not for me, but Ill always attend the Bohs Rovers matches at Dalyer. They're great craic.

At the Shels Finn Harps match on Friday night I saw a young lad I used to see at the Fingal matches - still wearing his SFFC tracksuit top an' all. I'v started to bring the better half along to matches too. She's developing a soft spot for Shels so I'm really leaning towards them at the moment.

billyhead

ksimpson wrote: »

With Jim on this one. A Pat's follower all my life. Mother from Inchicore and father from Drimnagh. Living in Donabate.

Used to go to some of the SP games myself bu have now adopted St Pats as my club. I am a season ticket holder but have missed a couple of home games this season. I was wondering do any of the other Pats fans here attend the home games regularly. It would be good to get to know others and perhaps car pool to games etc

saintsaltynuts

billyhead wrote: »

Used to go to some of the SP games myself bu have now adopted St Pats as my club. I am a season ticket holder but have missed a couple of home games this season. I was wondering do any of the other Pats fans here attend the home games regularly. It would be good to get to know others and perhaps car pool to games etc

Glad to hear that you have adopted Pats as your new team.Its a super club.

Jimdagym

By the way, for anyone who cant find an LOI team to suit, or dont want to travel to far, Glebe North play home games on Friday night under lights. Its a great set-up and there are worse ways to spend a Friday evening.

LeoB

I used to go to an odd game but cant stand the way some lads cheat fall over. (Its creeping in to G.A.A. also)
There seems to be a good few Drogheda supporters in Balbriggan sure its only down the road and Mark? O'Brien is a postie in Balbriggan office.

I think if players were tied to a club for 2 years it might help fans stay around a bit more. Talking to lads a few years ago when I worked in Sherriff St they used to go to see the players like the late Jackie Jameson, Liam O'Brien, Ashley Grimes, Brendan Bradley, Austin Brady, all really good ball players The players seem to move around way to much these past few years.

Its about 5 years since I was at a game but must head to one some Friday night with the kids. Glebe seem to have a good set up and working in Balbriggan a few lads go their games and make it a bit of a night.

TangyZizzle

LeoB - You'll be intrigued to know that I attended the match at Tolka Park this past Friday. Finn Harps fans sat side by side with Shelbourne fans. No segregation, no nastiness

LeoB

TangyZizzle wrote: »

LeoB - You'll be intrigued to know that I attended the match at Tolka Park this past Friday. Finn Harps fans sat side by side with Shelbourne fans. No segregation, no nastiness

Thats great to hear and only right and proper. iF MORE PEOPLE SAW THIS IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE MORE TO GO TO GAMES

I think some clubs have wannabie hooligans and hard men and IIRC Shamrock Rovers got a lot of bad press with the conduct of their supporters on the Luas. Also a few years ago did Bohs fans run wild in Drogheda?

Its hard for people who like watching sport to bring kids to see this. Mind you I am well aware we get a few thugs on Hill 16 also but as one Guard told me the same lads will be in Dalymount, Tolka or Richmond Park they follow trouble not a particular team.

I brough a team from Glasgow into a match in Croke Park about 10years ago and the driver nearly died when driving up through Drumcondra we met a load of Kildare fans. He thought his bus would get windows broke and explained if this was in Scotland he would have a police escort to the game from about 10 miles out. Could not believe we all sat together in the ground and had a bit of crack mixed in with the few "bogman" comments

born2bwild

TangyZizzle wrote: »

LeoB - You'll be intrigued to know that I attended the match at Tolka Park this past Friday. Finn Harps fans sat side by side with Shelbourne fans. No segregation, no nastiness

I'm Ex - Fingal too. Been going to lots of Shels matches this year but it's not the same. Maybe they're growing on me very very slowly, don't know. I mean I like my football but with Fingal I had a sense that it was kinda my club. In Tolka, it's a much more detached affair.

TangyZizzle

born2bwild wrote: »

I'm Ex - Fingal too. Been going to lots of Shels matches this year but it's not the same. Maybe they're growing on me very very slowly, don't know. I mean I like my football but with Fingal I had a sense that it was kinda my club. In Tolka, it's a much more detached affair.

I agree with you on this fully. So far I'v been going to Tolka to watch a game of football, whereas whenever I was in the Santry Siro I was there to get behind and support my local team. Don't get me wrong, Shels are now my local team.. but it's just so much more difficult to get behind them than it ever was with SFFC.

born2bwild

I like Tolka. The football is chaotic at times compared to Fingal but it's football. Don't know about you but the whole Fingal debacle is still too raw for me to fully get into it when Shels score *grown man in tears*.

Lamper.sffc

Still havnt made it to a game since fingal went bust and unfortunately I cant see myself heading to one any time soon. Pity really as I loved the 3 years supporting my local team. The upside is im not getting into stupid arguments on the net anymore:)

LeoB

Will attendances go up much now with Premiership and European games finished?

TangyZizzle

LeoB wrote: »

Will attendances go up much now with Premiership and European games finished?

One would hope so.. but one would be foolish. Attendances will rise a little with the European matches coming hear to the league, though.

born2bwild

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

. The upside is im not getting into stupid arguments on the net anymore:)

What are you trying to say?

The Hill Billy

Beasty wrote: »

It's OK to declare your allegiances here, but let's not turn this into a general football discussion - we have a soccer forum for that

As above. General soccer chit-chat is for the Soccer forum - not here.

HB

Alan Farrell

Former Fingal supporter..

I went to the Bohs V Rovers game in Dalymount at the start of the season, not been since. It didn't feel right being in Dalymount.

Going to venture off to Tolka Park on Friday to see Mervue. I truly hope the yobs who put me off LOI in the 90's have left!

born2bwild

Alan Farrell wrote: »

Former Fingal supporter..

I went to the Bohs V Rovers game in Dalymount at the start of the season, not been since. It didn't feel right being in Dalymount.

Going to venture off to Tolka Park on Friday to see Mervue. I truly hope the yobs who put me off LOI in the 90's have left!

Well, did you go?

frantic190

Bohemians fan here, since Shels have gone down I have VERY occasionally been seen in Tolka when my Shels mates ask me to go to a game, doesn't mean I don't forget how much we hate each other!

Alan Farrell

born2bwild wrote: »

Well, did you go?

I didn't unfortunately, a combination of weather, my nephews 3rd Birthday party and fatigue got the better of me. I followed it on twitter instead, a good game by all accounts. Will try another night...

TangyZizzle

From the same vein - Do any of you actively support the International team? I do, but I know it's far from the norm within the LOI supporters circles.

frantic190

TangyZizzle wrote: »

From the same vein - Do any of you actively support the International team? I do, but I know it's far from the norm within the LOI supporters circles.

Well I wouldn't say 'actively' support, like I don't attend games anymore. Only been in the Aviva once and I was invited by the FAI that time, was for the HUGE match between Ireland and Andorra :cool: . I used to attend most home games. I don't shun our national team like some people in LOI circles do however, and am delighted to see so many ex-LOI lads get on so well on the international stage.

One of the lads I go to Bohs games with is big into the national team, even goes to all of the away games. (Russia will be the first one he will miss in a good long while). Good few of them attend the home games aswell.