Greatest League in the World 2024 [new thread available]

Liberta Per Gli Ultra

Credit to the Djurgarden fans, they still know how to support their team away in Europe. They brought huge support to Dublin in 2002 and sang pretty much nonstop throughout the game. Same mentality last night, with a good range of chants.

The Garda presence at their pub on Clanbrassil Street was ridiculous; it must be nice to get paid for standing around with dozens of your mates, watching a bunch of Swedish football fans drinking beer.

"Credit" to our current squad for playing the opening match of a group stage without trying to blackmail the club before kickoff, which is more than the "Heroes of Belgrade" could manage.

artanevilla

Looks like Derry Bohs will be the only professional football match played in the UK this weekend.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119595620#Comment_119595620

Londonderry City v Bohs!!

artanevilla

Derry is the only word in the English language where the first 6 letters are silent.

Dr. Bre

great goal from Michael Duffy

ShamoBuc

10 man Waterford equalise in 90th minute but a 95th minute penalty gives City another 3 points.

howiya

Sligo win 2-0. Lost count of the amount of goals we've given away from trying to play out from the back.

We played some nice stuff at times and had the better of the early exchanges but fairly toothless up front. Everything off target, can't remember the Sligo keeper making a save.

trashcan

Great win from Pats. UCD beating Dundalk was a great bonus. All we needed was Bohs to nick a draw to make it a perfect night.

MrMusician18

Disgraceful behaviour from the rovers fans last night.

I'd say I'm shocked, but I'm not.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119597764#Comment_119597764

Not quite yet.

Oat23

After that win at Tolka and UCD winning we'd be 6 points off Dundalk with a game in hand and a game left against them if not for the "admin error". I'll feel sick if we end up missing Europe because of that 6 point swing.

I'll be surprised if we hold onto Keena beyond January. He's too good for the LOI.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119597160#Comment_119597160

Absolutely. Was sitting right behind him, thought it was flying well out of play but some amount of dip in it. Best goal I've seen there in quite a few years.

Hopefully Ciaran Coll is OK. Looked a very serious fall and his non movement for 10min was worrying.

PGE1970

It looks like we (Drogheda) should have enough points on the board to be safe because our performances lately have been very poor.

ben.schlomo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119597809#Comment_119597809

Twas over a month ago. Cupla lunatics on our forum claiming we still had a chance before tonight if won all our games. We've 5 points from 15 ffs. Sooner JC is out the better. Thankfully the tide is turning very much against him amongst most sane fans. We'll be embarrassed/capitulate in the playoffs again and hopefully the board will sack him or someone will tell them to.

joeysoap

Dundalk were ‘gifted’ 3 points by the fai and promptly **** them up against the wall. Don’t deserve top 3. Haven’t replaced Mark Connolly. Pats played well with 10 men and deserved their win.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119597701#Comment_119597701

Hope ur ok hun

MrMusician18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119599233#Comment_119599233

Oh I'm fine. Nothing new I guess in Rovers fans embarrassing themselves and the league with their behaviour.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119599362#Comment_119599362

I don’t support Rovers and I’m not embarrassed.

deisedude

Football fans with an edgy chant. What a shocker. Won't someone think of the children

ben.schlomo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119598561#Comment_119598561

Yep I'd be all for it. At this stage I think anyone would do a better job than he is doing and has done all season. We had lots of chances we didn't take but along with that all we did was lump and it's the same week in, week out. No tactics bar lump it or a set piece and our set pieces are woeful to top it off.

joeysoap

It was pretty bad (and petty). I know it was only a small section.

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600041#Comment_119600041

Minor issue imo. The more chants at games the better. I have heard chants about queens at every Ireland game for years and no one cared.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600041#Comment_119600041

You go to most country who have been oppressed and colonised, you will find that sentiment towards the oppressors. I get that many people don’t like to see it, but it’s an inevitable reaction from many.

trashcan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119598107#Comment_119598107

I really expected Drogheda to put it up to Pats big t8me last night after the sending off, but it was surprisingly comfortable for Pats. Daragh Markey still a lovely player on the ball, but he lacks an end product.

tastyt

Listening to cobh manager Shane Keegan calling Spurs we on the radio is all kind of wrong really .

deisedude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600340#Comment_119600340

To be fair there isn't a bigger league of Ireland man out there. When he isn't managing in the league he is a great advocate for the league in the media

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600063#Comment_119600063

Agree completely with this. It is annoying how the media sensationalise every perceived indiscretion by LOI fans. Rovers should have backed up their fans or at worst said nothing. Clubs need to have more respect for those who pay to see their team (obviously if they are tearing up the place that is a different story). I doubt the British royal family felt victimised or bullied by a few lads in Tallaght singing a humorous song.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600735#Comment_119600735

Did Rovers come out and say something? They absolutely shouldn’t have, neither positive nor negative. There were similar chants in Tolka and probably other grounds last night. The world will survive this.

howiya

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600763#Comment_119600763

Yeah rovers released a statement. Its against their values apparently

https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2022/09/09/club-statement/

Oat23

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600814#Comment_119600814

hahaha

Never release any statements when their "small minority" damage away sections or assault opposition fans but they release one for the queen because the clip got a bit of publicity outside LOI circles. Simps.

MrMusician18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600976#Comment_119600976

Indeed, Rovers have a problem with their "small minority". One wonders how small it actually is and how much of a problem the club really think it is.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600814#Comment_119600814

Given that there was absolutely nothing discriminatory or racist about the chant (they have Mannus in goal and love him like), I would be fuming about this statement if I was a Rovers fan.

NIMAN

Some fans sang same chant at the Brandywell last night.

I hope we won't be issuing an apology.

Liberta Per Gli Ultra

Nobody in the stand batted an eyelid at that chant, it wasn't edgy or clever enough to give a shìt about (a bit like yer one), and if we didn't live in a world where people spy on their fellow fans for a bit of attention from twats who live on the internet, nobody else would give a shìt either.

There was only one embarrassing chant on Thursday and it came at the end of the game.

Francie Barrett

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-8eN6vA7NUk

Why do we let ourselves down so badly?

There were much better songs that could have been sung to express our point.

English monarchs don't die often, but yet that is our response. I expected better.

RamonD3

I remember ding dong the witch is dead being chanted after Thatcher died, don't recall an apology that time, nor should there have been one here. In bad taste but harmless and inaudible from my seat anyway so wouldn't have made any traction if the lad hadn't filmed it.

Francie Barrett

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119601824#Comment_119601824

I don't think any Irish people should pay any respect to a foreign queen. At the same time, we shouldn't disrespect her. If English people want go above and beyond, let them work away.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119601841#Comment_119601841

Is there that much of a need to police the public sentiment though? It’s normal that a section of the public will feel this way given the country’s history? It’s also normal and valid that another section will feel completely differently.

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119601841#Comment_119601841

I think Irish people should be able to express themselves whatever way they see fit as long as they are not hurting anyone. Shamrock Rovers FC do not seem to agree

RedCardKid

If I am honest, I honestly do not understand the whole Queen debate, in the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s yes but have we not moved on?? Gave my wee lad a clip around the ear Friday night as he started spouting sh1te in the car about what himself and his mates (12-15 years old) were planning to sing. Pulled them all to one side and asked them to name where some of our LOI players and indeed club owners come from .... Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand ....... explained it was not about us respecting the Queen, but about respecting those players or persons who may see her as being a loss to their lives. The lads went from being wee hard men to children very quickly and one indeed offered his condolences to one player who found it to be very kind gesture.

We may not have a link to the crown and believe me, I grew up hating them and what they stood for, however times have moved on and we should at least be able stand above it. Why not show our respect to the players who seen her as their Queen, some of who we all see as heros at our clubs.

joeysoap

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119601302#Comment_119601302

No chance. Not from the Derry part anyway.

a few years ago on holiday we met another couple ( as you do)it was

’Different’ to hear them refer to Derry as Londonderry.

NIMAN

They weren't from Derry I'd say. 99% of protestants I've met from the city call it Derry.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602854#Comment_119602854

Thanks for the moral lecture. Extremely touching.

joeysoap

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602999#Comment_119602999

County Derry, I think. The BBC usually calls it by both names. ( But Derry Girls changed everything). I’m going to drop it now. This is a football forum.

DvB

Based on last nights performance you'd have to think that Harps look doomed to finish bottom. In fairness to them they were game & kept going until the end so it wasn't a lack of effort, and scored a cracking goal too it has to be said, but Rovers never got out of second gear & could have scored another 3 or 4 easily... will be a shame as I have huge respect for Harps and their fanbase and would love to see them stay up, but just cant see it based on last night.

NIMAN

For a time they looked like they were improving as a team, they'd often play us in the derby and be the better team, playing the better football.

But they seem to have regressed this season for whatever reason. They did lose a lot of their better players, but the last time they won in the Brandywell they played us off the park with McWoods and Mihaljevic torturing our defence. So always surprised not to see them picking up more points in the league.

overshoot

We've been very unlucky with injuries this year, Webster is a huge loss to defence, connelly and nzeyi were both out for a long spell.

That ripped the hear of the team and we've just been dodgy at the back since. When just leaves the team with no confidence

Then others just didn't perform this year, mcginley made a lot of mistakes and didn't stay to fight for his place when mckeown came in, rainey no where near as good as last year. McNamee is coming back to his better form now.

Earlier in the year I'd have said no chance in a playoff, do feel more hope for it now (if we can get our noses ahead of ucd again)

On the upside, life at the stadium (even if it is just a bit of clearance)

artanevilla

I don't get the issue with the chant, it's factual information.

Dr. Bre

Poor defending from Rovers

Ferris_Bueller

Terrible start to the game. Feel it could be another tonking as it was against Ferencvaros. Such a difference between our home and away form in Europe this year.