DvB wrote: » Wouldnt normally comment on this type of thing but that statement is utter nonsense, Oriel (& its immediate environs) is easily the worst ground I've ever been to on the island of Ireland for trouble... my own father (in his 70's) has been spat at, abused & threatened up there (whilst sat in the stand) on more than one occasion, I've yet to see any elderly supporter visiting Tallaght subjected to the behaviour I've experienced first hand in Oriel Park.... & i can assure you we are far from the the only visiting fans to have received such levels of abuse. Its one of the reasons why I stopped travelling to games there. I'll go to any other LOI ground but there nowadays.
dundalkfc10 wrote: » To say that Oriel is worse than Tallaght for trouble is laughable. Since we got promoted over 5 years ago, There has been trouble at Oriel on 4 occasions, 3 times Shamrock Rovers and once Vs Bohs The only away ground their has been trouble at, ironically is Tallaght!
major bill wrote: » As a Bohs man the strange thing is we get more trouble in Oriel than we do in Tallaght, reasons prob to do with the Garda operation in Tallaght being ridiculous for those games.
BOHtox wrote: » The winning team usually gets kept back in Tallaght as they clear the disappointed fans and let the winning team fans' celebrate a bit. 10 minutes later you're out....
BOHtox wrote: » I think the Garda operation in Tallaght is spot on. Dundalk is just ridiculous. The winning team usually gets kept back in Tallaght as they clear the disappointed fans and let the winning team fans' celebrate a bit. 10 minutes later you're out and escorted to the Luas/Square car park. There's zero chance of trouble in this scenario unless it's agreed beforehand to meet a good while away and scrap. In Dundalk you're held back for about half an hour, with no cover from rain, and when you come out there's loads of fans still there and you're left with an open walk to your, even sometimes vandalised, car.
10green bottles wrote: » What a load of ****:eek:
dfx- wrote: »
CSF wrote: » Tallaght is definitely worse for trouble than Oriel, no question.
anncoates wrote: » The local lads don't bother coming out for Shels probably. There's a element of local lads from country towns turning out for big Dublin clubs sometimes .
dundalkfc10 wrote: » Or the 50 or Shamrock Rovers fans turning up in Tallaght after the Setanta Cup final to try and attack the Dundalk fans
anncoates wrote: » We've all being going to games long enough to throw incidents around.
dundalkfc10 wrote: » The point im making, If you took 10 instances of trouble at Dundalk games, 8 times out of the 10 it will have involved either Rovers, Coincidence?
anncoates wrote: » . Like Sligo don't have all these World War 3 stories anymore since they became mediocre.
djpbarry wrote: » "Your hooligans are way worse than our hooligans." New low for LOI discussion on this forum.
AgileMyth wrote: » This exact conversation happens all the time here. There's one common denominator every time trouble is mentioned though.
dundalkfc10 wrote: » The common denominator is that 90% of the time it involves Shamrock Rovers
Diego Simeone wrote: » Dundalk have scored 50 goals in 20 games in the league this season. The two Shamrock Rovers teams combined have scored 40 goals in 40 games
BOHtox wrote: » I think the Garda operation in Tallaght is spot on. Dundalk is just ridiculous. The winning team usually gets kept back in Tallaght as they clear the disappointed fans and let the winning team fans' celebrate a bit. 10 minutes later you're out and escorted to the Luas/Square car park. There's zero chance of trouble in this scenario unless it's agreed beforehand to meet a good while away and scrap.
Diego Simeone wrote: » That's clearly incorrect, and I say that as a Bohs fan.
Fuhrer wrote: » Every time I hear of trouble at LOI games, it always involves Shamrock Rovers fans.
