What does the bell mean when rang in the Aviva?

KizzyMonster

During soccer matches in the Aviva sometimes someone rings a bell and the crowd all goes "Wahey!!".
What's this about?
Does it happen during matches in all stadiums?

GavRedKing

KizzyMonster wrote: »

During soccer matches in the Aviva sometimes someone rings a bell and the crowd all goes "Wahey!!".
What's this about?
Does it happen during matches in all stadiums?

I remember it happening sporadically too back when I was about 12 or 13 in the old Lansdowne Road and I've heard it at every home game since.

I assume its just a dude with a bell whos at pretty much every Irish game.

doncarlos

GavRedKing wrote: »

I remember it happening sporadically too back when I was about 12 or 13 in the old Lansdowne Road and I've heard it at every home game since.

I assume its just a dude with a bell whos at pretty much every Irish game.

There's actually two. One seems to be coming from South stand one from East. It's silly but breaks up silences so not a bad thing

Call Me Jimmy

It's one of those bells from mass

Amirani

Probably the same lad who does it at Pats games.

BOHtox

It means you have to cheer and say "waaaahhhhhheeeeeeeyyyyyyyy"

keano_afc

Its a lad called Jimmy Finnerty, I used to bowl against him in a league a few years ago. He's been doing it for ages now.

dreamers75

Amirani wrote: »

Probably the same lad who does it at Pats games.

I hate that fcuking bell.

AgileMyth

dreamers75 wrote: »

I hate that fcuking bell.

When you're on TV I mute it just in case ye score. Someone needs to have a word with him.

Collie D

dreamers75 wrote: »

I hate that fcuking bell.

Ah I like it. Been going to south stand at Lansdowne old and new for about twenty years and the bell always there in that time as far as I remember.

Would love to know where he got it. Robbed from a church?

tim_holsters

Went to Maine Road on a few occasions in the past and at every single game there was an elderly lady behind one of the goals and every time City were attacking her goal she would ring the bell with gusto.

We would have been sitting in the stand opposite the Kippax I think it was called, I'm not a City fan and it's a good few year back now, but this lady was behind the goal to our left for each game.

Any City fans know the story there?

doncarlos

dreamers75 wrote: »

I hate that fcuking bell.

When I was a kid going to games used to like the rattle some lad had at pats. Dunno what it was about it just had some kind of old school feeling about it. Grew to hate it though, maybe because it followed a 10 year losing streak. Can't stand that bell though

Darkglasses

KizzyMonster wrote: »

During soccer matches in the Aviva sometimes someone rings a bell and the crowd all goes "Wahey!!".
What's this about?
Does it happen during matches in all stadiums?

It's a reference to back when a warning bell would ring at the level crossing when the train was passing AFAIK

monkey9

I always thought the bell rang everytime the DART went by the old stadium. I've no idea why i thought that. Maybe because i seen the DART go by a couple of times when the bell was ringing and just two and two together..

kksaints

dreamers75 wrote: »

I hate that fcuking bell.

I like the bell personally as it gives the ground a bit of character. Could see how it would get annoying after a while if you were standing on the Camac but from the main stand or the Inchicore end its fine.

monkey9

monkey9 wrote: »

I always thought the bell rang everytime the DART went by the old stadium. I've no idea why i thought that. Maybe because i seen the DART go by a couple of times when the bell was ringing and just two and two together..

So i am right in saying that the bell in the old Lansdowne was actually a bell at the crossing rather than a fan, but someone in the new Lansdowne is ringing a bell?

monkey9

kksaints wrote: »

I like the bell personally as it gives the ground a bit of character. Could see how it would get annoying after a while if you were standing on the Camac but from the main stand or the Inchicore end its fine.

I'm like yourself in that respect. I absolute understand how other Pat's fans and people watching on tv hate the bell, but i like it. I'm used to it. It reminds me of good times, i.e when the teams are walking out so you have that buzz of the match about to begin and also when we score.

I stand on the Camac and believe me, his bell is so much less annoying than the sh!te you hear from some of the supporters.

Darkglasses

monkey9 wrote: »

So i am right in saying that the bell in the old Lansdowne was actually a bell at the crossing rather than a fan, but someone in the new Lansdowne is ringing a bell?

Yes, although I thought the bell at the crossing had been gotten rid of before old Lansdowne was closed, and that it was a fan ringing it after that.

dreamers75

monkey9 wrote: »

I'm like yourself in that respect. I absolute understand how other Pat's fans and people watching on tv hate the bell, but i like it. I'm used to it. It reminds me of good times, i.e when the teams are walking out so you have that buzz of the match about to begin and also when we score.

I stand on the Camac and believe me, his bell is so much less annoying than the sh!te you hear from some of the supporters.

I hear that bell and I feel the urge to stab him and run back to class cos lunch is over.

Gavlor

It's head wrecking. I bet the fella ringing it is self endorsed "mad craic"

monkey9

Gavlor wrote: »

It's head wrecking. I bet the fella ringing it is self endorsed "mad craic"

Ah he's nothing like that in fairness. He's in his fourties early fifties and he genuinely doesn't seek attention the way other fans do.

I know that may sound strange, but there are some arseholes who shout random sh1t as if they're managing the team.

He just rings the bell as the teams walk out and when we score. That's when everyone else is giving it loads as well.

There are some utter utter arseholes more than him.

Gavlor

monkey9 wrote: »

There are some utter utter arseholes more than him.

Unfortunately most of them post on boards match threads

duffman13

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yes, although I thought the bell at the crossing had been gotten rid of before old Lansdowne was closed, and that it was a fan ringing it after that.

I don't think that's correct, I remember going to games with my dad in the mid 90s and seeing the guy ringing an old kind of school bell, a few fans around said he was from Clondalkin and like another poster said I think his name was Jimmy

Darkglasses

duffman13 wrote: »

I don't think that's correct, I remember going to games with my dad in the mid 90s and seeing the guy ringing an old kind of school bell, a few fans around said he was from Clondalkin and like another poster said I think his name was Jimmy

Yeah that's what I was saying, there was a guy ringing a bell while the old Lansdowne. It was sometime before it closed that it was a bell at the level crossing.

ArnoldJRimmer

Yep, my understanding is that a bell used to ring back in the day when a Dart was coming through. Not sure how long ago that ended, but when it did, someone took over ringing the bell whenever a Dart went past for the craic. Haven't been in the new Aviva so don't know how frequently its now being rung, but it was only 5-6 times a game back when I was a regular in Lansdowne

Darkglasses

Have to say, when I went to a rugby match at the Aviva I did miss the bell. It's a bit of crack.

Richard Hillman

Love the bell. He always times it well too. Even when I'm at home it raises a smile.

Can't believe people would get so annoyed at a person ringing a bell for a couple of seconds, 2/3 times a game.

fullstop

monkey9 wrote: »

So i am right in saying that the bell in the old Lansdowne was actually a bell at the crossing rather than a fan, but someone in the new Lansdowne is ringing a bell?

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yes, although I thought the bell at the crossing had been gotten rid of before old Lansdowne was closed, and that it was a fan ringing it after that.

No, a fan has been ringing it for years, it used to always be in the old South Terrace. People would sing "ring the bell" and he'd ring it.

Darkglasses

fullstop wrote: »

No, a fan has been ringing it for years, it used to always be in the old South Terrace. People would sing "ring the bell" and he'd ring it.

I'm pretty sure we are talking about a good few years ago, honestly I've heard it too many times to be based on nothing. I might take a look at old train sites later to see if there were level crossings with bells here.

dan1895

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'm pretty sure we are talking about a good few years ago, honestly I've heard it too many times to be based on nothing. I might take a look at old train sites later to see if there were level crossings with bells here.

Grew up near Lanssowne Road and would often be down by the DART station. Never remember a bell ringing for the level crossing. Remember it in the old Lansdowne though and have always assumed it was the same guy that went to Pats games.

TheDoc

Always assumed it was a fan just ringing a bell. Absolute melt. Up there with those people that just "bang" a Bodhrán and do nothing constructive with it. Bring a ****ing drum if you want to just bang something.

Fr Tod Umptious

TheDoc wrote: »

Always assumed it was a fan just ringing a bell. Absolute melt. Up there with those people that just "bang" a Bodhrán and do nothing constructive with it. Bring a ****ing drum if you want to just bang something.

How do you want them to do something "constructive" with the Bodrán ?

Play a Planxty tune with it ?

TheDoc

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

How do you want them to do something "constructive" with the Bodrán ?

Play a Planxty tune with it ?

If they want to just do a mind numbing repetitive drum, bring a drum, not a Bodhrán.

Be like bringing a recorder or flute to use as a whistle.

Nerdlingr

Darkglasses wrote: »

It's a reference to back when a warning bell would ring at the level crossing when the train was passing AFAIK

Didn't the dart used to give an ol toot of its horn too as it passed if games were on? Have vague recollections of that happening.

SEPT 23 1989

tim_holsters wrote: »

Went to Maine Road on a few occasions in the past and at every single game there was an elderly lady behind one of the goals and every time City were attacking her goal she would ring the bell with gusto.

We would have been sitting in the stand opposite the Kippax I think it was called, I'm not a City fan and it's a good few year back now, but this lady was behind the goal to our left for each game.

Any City fans know the story there?

Helen 'The Bell' Turner RIP