O'Connell's bar in Sligo

jayteecork · 21-05-2012 07:06PM #1

Was just in a pub in Cork and overheard some guy saying he was in a pub in Sligo over the weekend which is a WEST HAM pub.

Lol, I nearly fell off my seat.
There's a genuinely a bar for west ham united supporters in Sligo town?

Good to see you guys keep it local up there.

Mint Sauce · 21-05-2012 07:40PM

jayteecork wrote: »

Was just in a pub in Cork and overheard some guy saying he was in a pub in Sligo over the weekend which is a WEST HAM pub.

Lol, I nearly fell off my seat.
There's a genuinely a bar for west ham united in supporters in Sligo town?

Good to see you guys keep it local up there.

Never heard of an O'Connells pub in Sligo, let alone a West Ham supporters one.

SprostonGreen · 21-05-2012 07:56PM

West Ham fans meet in Connollys as do Spurs. The town overall support Sligo Rovers so yes we do keep it local.

jayteecork · 21-05-2012 09:27PM

SprostonGreen wrote: »

West Ham fans meet in Connollys as do Spurs. The town overall support Sligo Rovers so yes we do keep it local.

Connollys that was probably it.

thebuzz · 22-05-2012 03:07PM

jayteecork wrote: »

Was just in a pub in Cork and overheard some guy saying he was in a pub in Sligo over the weekend which is a WEST HAM pub.

Lol, I nearly fell off my seat.
There's a genuinely a bar for west ham united in supporters in Sligo town?

Good to see you guys keep it local up there.

West Ham pub me arse. Sligo Rovers and Man United (unfortunately) are the two biggest teams in Sligo.

Who the feck supports West Ham?

Wester · 22-05-2012 08:28PM

thebuzz wrote: »

West Ham pub me arse. Sligo Rovers and Man United (unfortunately) are the two biggest teams in Sligo.

Who the feck supports West Ham?

I was driving through town on Saturday just before the West Ham match started and I saw a lad in a Hammers jersey running along to get to the pub (presume Connollys if the chat here is correct

) Anyhow, I nearly crashed the car when I saw him so yeah I agree, West Ham fans in Sligo - very unlikely.

Son Of A Vidic · 22-05-2012 11:51PM

jayteecork wrote: »

Good to see you guys keep it local up there.

Ya if only we were top the the Premier Division and had the best attended home games in the country. Oh wait..........we are and we do.

I've never actually met a West Ham supporter in Sligo, so maybe OP you overheard some saying "Sligo produces the finest Ham in the west."

saywhatyousee · 23-05-2012 01:41AM

I know at least 6 west ham supporters in Sligo

I Need The Sun · 23-05-2012 09:06PM

6, does that include me?

thebuzz · 23-05-2012 09:52PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Ya if only we were top the the Premier Division and had the best attended home games in the country. Oh wait..........we are and we do.

In fairness, we don't. Shams and Cork have higher average attendances. But most Shams fans didn't support the club until they moved to Tallaght.

Son Of A Vidic · 24-05-2012 01:09AM

thebuzz wrote: »

In fairness, we don't. Shams and Cork have higher average attendances.

Apart from splitting hairs, you appear to have totally missed the point I was making in my post.

thebuzz · 24-05-2012 12:59PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Apart from splitting hairs, you appear to have totally missed the point I was making in my post.

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Ya if only we were top the the Premier Division and had the best attended home games in the country. Oh wait..........we are and we do.

What's to miss? You said we have the best attended home games in the country? We don't.

red bellied · 24-05-2012 02:09PM

There was an actual West Ham Supporters Club in Sligo. It use to meet in the Harp Tavern then moved up to some place in Pearse Road.

Son Of A Vidic · 24-05-2012 11:34PM

thebuzz wrote: »

What's to miss?

The point perhaps? Take a look at what the OP said, look at my reply and then look up the meaning of 'context' in a dictionary.

thebuzz · 24-05-2012 11:37PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

The point perhaps? Take a look at what the OP said, look at my reply and then look up the meaning of 'context' in a dictionary.

Nope, what you said is incorrect. No matter what context you put it in, we don't have the highest attendances in the country.

No point arguing anymore.

mongoman · 30-05-2012 06:19AM

thebuzz wrote: »

Nope, what you said is incorrect. No matter what context you put it in, we don't have the highest attendances in the country.

Wrong, the last two home wins on May 18th (Att:2,477) & May 12th (Att:2,823) were also the biggest attendances in the league.

Nothing worse than someone who doesn't get the point or the context of a post. The OP said this.....

jayteecork wrote: »

Good to see you guys keep it local up there.

And CM rightly contradicted that blatant provocation. So what's your problem? Second, first, or third best attendances in the country. There's not really much in it. The point is Sligo isn't a West Ham town and CM made it pretty clear that we are indeed keeping it local up here. So just untwist your knickers and please do look up the meaning of context.

jayteecork · 30-05-2012 12:19PM

mongoman wrote: »

Wrong, the last two home wins on May 18th (Att:2,477) & May 12th (Att:2,823) were also the biggest attendances in the league.

Nothing worse than someone who doesn't get the point or the context of a post. The OP said this.....

And CM rightly contradicted that blatant provocation. So what's your problem? Second, first, or third best attendances in the country. There's not really much in it. The point is Sligo isn't a West Ham town and CM made it pretty clear that we are indeed keeping it local up here. So just untwist your knickers and please do look up the meaning of context.

Take it easy I was just passing on what I heard.

I was sitting in a bar in Midleton when this rough looking character comes in, a West Ham fan himself, and proceeds to talk to the barman about his trip away to Sligo where he watched the CL final in a "West Ham" pub which I thought he said was O'Connel's but is probably Connolly's as mentioned on the thread.
He said there was some "great banter" in there with the West Ham fans.

The guy was a total whacker though, covered in cheap tattoos, then he had the cheek to start complaining about all the travellers in Sligo!

Eddie Ere · 01-06-2012 12:18AM

jayteecork wrote: »

The guy was a total whacker though, covered in cheap tattoos, then he had the cheek to start complaining about all the travellers in Sligo!

Can't blame him tbh.

thebuzz · 01-06-2012 10:00AM

mongoman wrote: »

Wrong, the last two home wins on May 18th (Att:2,477) & May 12th (Att:2,823) were also the biggest attendances in the league.

Nothing worse than someone who doesn't get the point or the context of a post. The OP said this.....

And CM rightly contradicted that blatant provocation. So what's your problem? Second, first, or third best attendances in the country. There's not really much in it. The point is Sligo isn't a West Ham town and CM made it pretty clear that we are indeed keeping it local up here. So just untwist your knickers and please do look up the meaning of context.

I know Sligo's not a West Ham town, I said that myself already.

My point is we don't have the highest attendances in the league. Yes we might have on certain dates for instance if we're home to Shams and Cork are away to someone like UCD then we will have the highest that night, but overall we don't have the highest throughout the season. So ya can't say we have when it's not true.

Oh and I can think of a million things worse than someone who doesn't get the point or context of a post, you must have an easy life.

cassellswhufc · 05-12-2012 08:16PM

Wester wrote: »

I was driving through town on Saturday just before the West Ham match started and I saw a lad in a Hammers jersey running along to get to the pub (presume Connollys if the chat here is correct ) Anyhow, I nearly crashed the car when I saw him so yeah I agree, West Ham fans in Sligo - very unlikely.

I'm a west ham fan I live in Sligo so yes very likely originally from Essex though people can move ya know

Kettleson · 05-12-2012 09:47PM

cassellswhufc wrote: »

I'm a west ham fan I live in Sligo so yes very likely originally from Essex though people can move ya know

I used to live near the Boleyn ground and its possible that I might have crashed the car if I had seen someone walking down Green Street with a Rovers shirt on:D

O'Connell's bar in Sligo

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