Real football for real fans this weekend, Friday & Sat., April 3 &4

SectionF

Get out more...

More real football for real fans actually happening in reality. In fact, only some of the teams play in green.

Friday, April 3:
19:35:00 Bohemians :cool: v Cork City Dalymount Park (corrected for early kick-off)
19:45:00 Bray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
19:45:00 Derry City v Galway United The Brandywell
19:45:00 Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers United Park

Saturday, April 4:
20:00:00 Sligo Rovers v Dundalk Showgrounds

We'll bounce back from our slump last week to beat City (I have to say that).
Drogs showed enough fight last week so they could overcome Shamrock.

Frisbee

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

Galvasean

Happening in reality? So that fancy football they have over in England is all a clever hoax..

CiaranC

Frisbee wrote: »

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

Really, its really true. For real bro.

I think we shall win this week.

leninbenjamin

Frisbee wrote: »

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

didn't you get the memo?

new UEFA directive. straight from Platini*.

*: exceptions made for the big Italian teams (or what's left of them), and of course, Real Madrid.

SectionF

Frisbee wrote: »

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

Try to keep up.

stovelid

Frisbee wrote: »

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

Galvasean wrote: »

Happening in reality? So that fancy football they have over in England is all a clever hoax..

Old bait in working order shock. Ignore the title if offends you. End.

Rovers to get a result against Drogs. MON has admitted to upcoming personnel changes last week, but perhaps he means Maguire is back in.

Elsewhere I'll go for home wins at Dalyer and Brandywell. Draw at the Carlisle.

ROCKMAN

Real football for real fans this weekend

YES

The premiership is back




Why would anyone pay a cowboy when they can hire a craftsman ?

SectionF

stovelid wrote: »

Rovers to get a result against Drogs.

You sound really sure about that.

therecklessone

Frisbee wrote: »

To be a real fan you have to support LOI?

News to me

:rolleyes:

Only the big league Frisbee, and you can travel all the way from Meath to Phibsboro to support your "local" team.

First Division fixtures:

3 Apr 2009 Mervue United v Shelbourne
3 Apr 2009 Sporting Fingal v Finn Harps
3 Apr 2009 UCD v Kildare County
4 Apr 2009 Waterford United v Longford Town
4 Apr 2009 Athlone Town v Wexford Youths
4 Apr 2009 Limerick 5:00 Monaghan United

stovelid

SectionF wrote: »

You sound really sure about that.

After last week, I have to be optimistic.

iregk

have to agree with stovelid here. I think the change from a rovers point of view is McGuire will be back and thats about it. Who to drop? Webb, yes please.

I also fancy Rovers to get a result out of this.

gimmick

City to somehow beat Bohs 0-1. Couldn't care less about the rest. In fact, I could not even give a toss if Bohs beat City 7-0.

SectionF

iregk wrote: »

have to agree with stovelid here. I think the change from a rovers point of view is McGuire will be back and thats about it. Who to drop? Webb, yes please.

I also fancy Rovers to get a result out of this.

If Drogs play like they did last week you'll have a tough time scoring.

SectionF

therecklessone wrote: »

... you can travel all the way from Meath to Phibsboro

No bother at all...
Getting to Dalymount:
'From west (N3): N3 (Navan Rd) into Dublin, keep left at Cabra heading for Phibsborough and at end of New Cabra Road (St Peter's church on right) left onto St Peter's Road.'

I'm sure it's a breeze as most traffic would be the other way.

monkey9

Bohs Vs Cork City Draw
Bray Vs St Pat's Draw
Derry Vs Galway Utd Derry
Drogheda Vs Shams Shams
Sligo Rovers Vs Dundalk Draw

monkey9

Anyone got any directions on how to walk to the Carlisle Grounds from the train station??

Helix

SectionF wrote: »

If Drogs play like they did last week you'll have a tough time scoring.

only thing is that we wont score regardless, so itll either be 0-0 or a rovers win

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monkey9 wrote: »

Anyone got any directions on how to walk to the Carlisle Grounds from the train station??

I'll get me gf in to answer this one, she's from Bray.

John Mason

walk out of the train station, turn right and walk for about 30 seconds and you are there

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Now that's service!

iregk

pink fluffy bunny wrote: »

walk out of the train station, turn right and walk for about 30 seconds and you are there

I was just about to type that. Come out, turn right and you can see the ground straight ahead.

I sit between a Rovers fan and a Dundalk fan........so this week I'll be rooting for Drogheda and Sligo


And nice to see the LOI heads still have their heads high up in the clouds with their self praising thread titles!

SectionF

Deleted User wrote: »

nice to see the LOI heads still have their heads high up in the clouds with their self praising thread titles!

Not my line! http://loi.ie/ :pac:

CiaranC

Deleted User wrote: »

I sit between a Rovers fan and a Dundalk fan........so this week I'll be rooting for Drogheda and Sligo


And nice to see the LOI heads still have their heads high up in the clouds with their self praising thread titles!

Get real will you

CiaranC

CiaranC wrote: »

Get real will you

Ah CiaranC..... I haven't seen you busting out the negative vibes around here in a while. But then again I haven't posted here in a while. Can't say I missed you I'm afraid. Sorry.

Dundalk v Rovers will be fun on Tuesday may I add.


Section F, touché!! I got hit by "Boy who cried wolf syndrome" there!!

djpbarry

monkey9 wrote: »

Anyone got any directions on how to walk to the Carlisle Grounds from the train station??

Some of the directions you've been given are very ambiguous, so I thought it best to clarify:

SectionF

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah CiaranC..... I haven't seen you busting out the negative vibes around here in a while. But then again I haven't posted here in a while. Can't say I missed you I'm afraid. Sorry.

Dundalk v Rovers will be fun on Tuesday may I add.


Section F, touché!! I got hit by "Boy who cried wolf syndrome" there!!

Reality bites!

SectionF

SectionF wrote: »

Reality bites!

Reality is over rated :):D

destroyer

SectionF wrote: »

Get out more...

More real football for real fans actually happening in reality. In fact, only some of the teams play in green.

Friday, April 3:
19:45:00 Bohemians :cool: v Cork City Dalymount Park
19:45:00 Bray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
19:45:00 Derry City v Galway United The Brandywell
19:45:00 Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers United Park

Saturday, April 4:
20:00:00 Sligo Rovers v Dundalk Showgrounds

We'll bounce back from our slump last week to beat City (I have to say that).
Drogs showed enough fight last week so they could overcome Shamrock.

Unreal.

SectionF

destroyer wrote: »

Unreal.

Only on the internet.

dreamers75

monkey9 wrote: »

Anyone got any directions on how to walk to the Carlisle Grounds from the train station??

Your joking?

Just get the dart, trust me you will have no problem finding the ground from it


Another clean sheet for pats and a quigo goal would be nice, Angry Stu should start this week :mad::pac:

Horsefumbler

Real football = low skilled football?

DSB

Horsefumbler wrote: »

Real football = low skilled football?

Well yeah it isn't the best, whats your point?

dreamers75

Horsefumbler wrote: »

Real football = low skilled football?

And yet 2 of OUR UNFINEST played for ireland last night.



Doyle was alright for us, maybe cork fans like him more they got the article we finished Hunt isnt good enough for international football, done well at rovers tho.

fahey for ireland.......imagine 1 decent cross or set piece!!!!!!!

monkey9

dreamers75 wrote: »

fahey for ireland.......imagine 1 decent cross or set piece!!!!!!!

+1

dyl10

Horsefumbler wrote: »

Real football = low skilled football?

If by low skilled football you mean football that isn't completely over commercialised, isn't ruined by celebrity personalities and teams you can actually take pride in, then yes, low skilled football.

I feel a great sense of irony from hardcore football fans, who've never been to a football game:eek:

SectionF

Horsefumbler wrote: »

Real football = low skilled football?

To answer your question, it is not 'low-skilled' football. It is lower-skilled than the EPL, of course, unless I have been missing something and tens of millions of pounds spent there count for nothing.

Try living for 90 minutes on a pitch with a bunch of LoI players and see how low-skilled it is.

Paul Tergat

dyl10 wrote: »

teams you can actually take pride in

Really irks me when Irish league fans say stuff like this - what exactly do you mean by it?




On another note, wouldnt mind taking in an Irish game this weekend. Whats available thats easy for me to get to? I live in Temple Bar so getting to anywhere in Dublin wouldnt be a problem. I don't have an Irish team although I watched UCD maybe 10 times during my time in college there

any suggestions?

SectionF

p_larkin99 wrote: »

Really irks me when Irish league fans say stuff like this - what exactly do you mean by it?




On another note, wouldnt mind taking in an Irish game this weekend. Whats available thats easy for me to get to? I live in Temple Bar so getting to anywhere in Dublin wouldnt be a problem. I don't have an Irish team although I watched UCD maybe 10 times during my time in college there

any suggestions?

Don't get irked! Get real!

From Temple Bar, at a stretch you can walk to Dalymount (head up O'Connell St), or take a bus of course. Bohemian FC is the metropolitan club for Dublin. All others are either suburban hicks or imposters.

Kick-off is at 7:35. Unless you're from Cork, go to the Jodi Stand (NCR side) and not the Connaught St side.

Paul Tergat

SectionF wrote: »

Don't get irked! Get real!

From Temple Bar, at a stretch you can walk to Dalymount (head up O'Connell St), or take a bus of course. Kick-off is at 7:35. Unless you're from Cork, go to the Jodi Stand (NCR side) and not the Connaught St side.

On the first point, meh :pac:


I'm a die hard UTD fan so will never ever be one of the anti-EPL fans but I love watching live footie so am happy with a fix of some Irish football.

I'm English but have lived in Dublin for the last 4 and half years so am pretty anti-Cork. Could be a good first game to go to then, ha

How do I get there from the top of O'Connell St then? And how much can I expect to pay to get in?

Cheers

EDIT: sorry for hi-jacking the thread btw

CiaranC

p_larkin99 wrote: »

Really irks me when Irish league fans say stuff like this - what exactly do you mean by it?

This kind of thing is not directed at normal English fans of the EPL. People get pissed off at Irish people ignoring their own league for a league elsewhere, which they primarily watch on TV.

On topic, Whats the story with capacity up at United Park this season? Im so used to going to a sold-out ground Im not sure ill get in

stovelid

SectionF's dastardly plan is becoming clear. Wind up the barstoolers with incendiary thread titles and then try and lure innocents over to Dalyer to cure their ailing gates.

Beware.

SectionF

p_larkin99 wrote: »

On the first point, meh :pac:


I'm a die hard UTD fan so will never ever be one of the anti-EPL fans but I love watching live footie so am happy with a fix of some Irish football.

I'm English but have lived in Dublin for the last 4 and half years so am pretty anti-Cork. Could be a good first game to go to then, ha

How do I get there from the top of O'Connell St then? And how much can I expect to pay to get in?

Cheers

EDIT: sorry for hi-jacking the thread btw

If yer English then your first loyalty is naturally to English football.

Walk up Parnell Square. Up N. Frederick St, crossing Dorset St. Right on Berkeley St.. Walk about a half mile then turn left onto NCR. Through traffic lights at Doyle's corner in Phibsborough. 100 yds --> turn right down lane to Jodi (follow people wearing black and red!).
Map.

Paul Tergat

SectionF wrote: »

(follow people wearing black and red!).

and what colours will the Bohs fans be wearing?

:pac:

SectionF

p_larkin99 wrote: »

and what colours will the Bohs fans be wearing?

:pac:

Black. And red. Though some will be wearing Celtic tops too and the odd miscreant has been known to turn up in a ManU or Chelsea shirt :eek:

Almost forgot. €20 in. €10 (I think) if you're a student, studenting.

Paul Tergat

SectionF wrote: »

Black. And red. Though some will be wearing Celtic tops too and the odd miscreant has been known to turn up in a ManU or Chelsea shirt :eek:

Almost forgot. €20 in. €10 (I think) if you're a student, studenting.

Well I was thinking of wearing my England shirt that has Rooney on the back but will play it safe with my Man Utd jersey!

Ill try wangle it as a student. Made it an aim of mine this season to get to a few Irish games so maybe a regular around the Dublin grounds.

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p_larkin99 wrote: »

maybe a regular around the Dublin grounds.

Next Stop Tolka Park so.

Yep, it's the First Division, but we're friendlier than them up at Dalyer.

Paul Tergat

Ah yeah I think I may go to Tolka next Friday - Shels v UCD isnt it?

djpbarry

CiaranC wrote: »

People get pissed off at Irish people ignoring their own league for a league elsewhere, which they primarily watch on TV.

I would go a little further than that. I get pissed off at people who dismiss the league without knowing anything about it. It's like deciding that a film's **** before you've even watched it.

To p_larkin99,

Richmond Park is a little further from Temple Bar, but admission is cheaper than Dalyer! Next home game is Derry on Tuesday. Fixture list here.

Helix

dyl10 wrote: »

I feel a great sense of irony from hardcore football fans, who've never been to a football game:eek:

i love this loi fan mentality that if you support an english team youve never been to a football match