Size of our support

joe123 wrote: »

I think some people need to look up "support" in the dictionary. To the bitter LOI brigade what would you of preferred the Irish fans do?

Leave before the end of the match?
Start rioting?
Chanting abuse?
Booing the team?

I dont know about you but I thought there was something poetic about last night. It was clear Spain were leagues ahead of us, they battered us and we could of lost by more. But the fans showed how to support the team. The Fields of Athenry echoing around the stadium for ten minutes while Ireland were put to the sword by the mighty Spain.

Yes it annoys the hell out of me when I cant get people to go with me up to Dublin for internationals or when they dont even bother watching a match on the tv.

But Il tell you one thing, it was a proud moment when the fans started singing last night.

Sure alot of those in the Stadium last night might not be as committed when qualifiers come around but they sure as hell did us proud. You read about Russian,Polish,English fans fighting and acting like thugs throwing abuse at their own players. You hear Irish fans still singing even though we were getting battered.

It was an act of solidarity and dare I say it Support. We can complain in forums, with friends, at work or where ever. But when you are in the stadium you get behind the team no matter what.

Oh but pardon me, they dont go support Shelbourne every weekend. What a disgrace! :rolleyes:

Il make no apology for supporting Liverpool and having very little interest in the LOI. From as far back as I can remember ive supported Liverpool. What connection do I have to a LOI club that is nowhere near I live? A terrible brand of football and a team I have no love or connection with? No sorry I am not really into the whole changing what team I support.

These LOI clubs would fare much better if they had a better involvement with Junior league teams. Case in point, my local club who we had just reformed after 15 years had an "offical" opening match and Sligo Rovers agreed that they would come down and play us in a friendly.

Cue the day of the match, Sligo send down aload U18s and possible u16s. They had 8 players where we had to give them some of our own subs. Let me point out this was advertised for weeks around the town yet Sligo pull this ****n ****. Well I tell you we hammered them off the park and everyone of us associated with the club that day lost every bit of respect we had for Sligo Rovers.

They had a chance to show a town what their standard was like, a chance to help out a newly formed club and they pull that stunt. Well the overall message of that day was a big "**** you Sligo Rovers".

mystic86 wrote: »

amazing cynicism in this thread, a quote from Bertie comes to mind...