Greatest League in the World 2025 [LOI Thread]

A lot of unsavoury scenes around the ground tonight at the Derry Bohs game.

And before I say anything, I'll say we have our own brand of wee scumbag up here who is always looking for trouble, but tonight the Bohs supporters have to take a bit of responsibility too.

They roamed the city centre at tea time in a large group, masked up and basically acting the maggots, trying to stir up trouble. They then made their way towards the Brandywell, and en route attacked young teens who were guarding a bonfire. This is what got the tension ramped up, and even a lot of our scumbags who normally stand in the new stand decided not to attend the game, I assume to get ready to face the visitors as they left the game.

They had themselves armed with fireworks to shot at the Bohs fans as they left.

The tension at the end was palpable, and I got me and my kids out and away asap. Derry fans were being told by the stewards to get into their cars and away as quick as they could, as there was a line of local cars smashed up by Bohs fans.

I hate this side of Irish football. The product is flourishing at present, its a good league but some real lowlifes won't be happy until the public stop going to games .

I have no sympathy for any visiting fan who comes looking for trouble getting injured, but the majority of Bohs fans are normal folk. And they are as likely to get injured as a hood. Its the reason I simply won't go to Derry away games any more. I dont want to be attacked and grouped in the same class as our wee hoods. Im a normal fan, but that seems to mean nothing when you are wearing your colours.

Masked up? Wtf?

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Jaysis

And in other news, it was a good game between 2 evenly matched sides.

Rovers will be delighted with the result.

What a bunch of idiots. "F the RA, I'm the RA". You'd nearly laugh.

Here's another one. What the ****

Yeah, I’d fully believe alot of what was said there in terms of the provocations, but there still have to be legitimate questions asked around Derry’s ability to hold home games in the Brandywell from a security perspective.

How are Waterford doing in Europe ?

The bother was in Derry, guards probably not involved much, unless the PSNI ask for potential names etc.

Reports that once the Bohs fans starting attacking kids and smashing cars, the PSNI were contacted. But as usual their response in the Bogside is limited, and the people of the Bogside have to accept that they aren't going to get a standard police response due to past history. You can't have your cake and eat it unfortunately.

Well that's an argument that's 50 years old now. I personally dont know what the answer is.

Well I do, it was to develop a multi purpose, multi use stadium in a neutral part of the city, rather than redeveloping the Brandywell, but that ship has sailed now.

As I said, if the police aren't acceptable to be seen patrolling around the area in their normal day to day work duties, then you can't go crying about their lack of presence when you need them.

The area is very deprived, and as a result you will always get anti social behaviour there. Travelling fans have been on the receiving end many times over the years unfortunately. Its even worse when those fans have zero interest in causing bother themselves. But in the case of last night for example, if people arrive in the area masked and armed with hammers, baseball bats etc, then there are plenty of wee hoods in the area who will be more than happy to have a fight with them.

As usually, the 1% or less ruin it for everyone else.

Im 100% with you. When you have thugs running around with hammers and baseball bats, and potentially knives (probably only a matter of time), and then others firing multiple fireworks at people in very close quarters, it is only a matter of when, rather than if, someone is going to get very seriously injured, or worse.

Then of course we will hear all the talking heads coming out and saying how terrible it is, and how its so sad. They know its happening now, and its now the issue needs to be addressed somehow. Its not going to stop on its own.

The LOI is flying at present. Attendances are up across the board, teams challenging every year now in Europe and standard really good. Fans are returning but you can guarantee that if sh1t like this continues to happen at games, then the casual fan who has started to bring their kids along to games will eventually say, "bugger this, I'm out ".

Last night was a good game of football between 2 decent sides. A tough and evenly contested battle. The Bohs fans in the stadium made for a great atmosphere and I was happy to see so many made the trip as we normally would have a fairly empty away end. But unfortunately it was the thugs NOT in the stadium at the match which get all the attention this weekend. At halftime as I was taking my son to the toilets, I witnessed the stewards trying to stop Bohs fans scaling the perimeter wall to gain entry. These guys were outside roaming around the streets. It was them who threw the pyro from outside over the stand and on to the pitch, which no doubt has now damaged the surface again. The pitch is bad enough with having burnt patches on it! Imagine coming up from Dublin and not even coming in to watch your team.

Sadly this will all blow over in a few days and it'll be forgotten ... until the next time.

The PSNI will give any CCTV evidence to the Guards and ask the Guards to make arrests-

I think there is to much watching brit soccer violence in Films and young hoods thinking of starting a firm in Ireland-

If you have to wear plain clothes going to away games in the LOI, then i dont want to attend them any more.