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Something just as vulgar happened at the end of Tommy Lyons run in charge of Dublin There's a time when you have to realise that it's only a bloody game http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273535 jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 12:19:09 2023124 Link
I don't even this that is what you call you passion, that is pure ignorance and stupidity. I don't think any real GAA personnel would do that to any manager or player. If you can't support a team when their having lows don't bother supporting them at all. I'm sure people may have disagreed with managers decisions but this has no place in the game whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if Gallagher is dumped before the 2018 campaign and after the following abuse I would like to see him step down. For all the service that he has given them throughout his life this man owes Donegal sweet FA. As a result this shines badly on the whole county not just the minority of people that was hurling abuse at his father. Why would anyone want to step into that role if that's how they are treated. Find_the_space (Tyrone) - Posts: 313 - 25/07/2017 13:01:03 2023171 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Something just as vulgar happened at the end of Tommy Lyons run in charge of Dublin There's a time when you have to realise that it's only a bloody game I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273535" I would say that this incident must have happened if Brian McEniff felt the need to address it publicly. It's an absolute disgrace if it did. Every county has its eejits but when behaviour above and beyond what is acceptable it's important to highlight it. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9104 - 25/07/2017 13:32:16 2023202 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "I would say that this incident must have happened if Brian McEniff felt the need to address it publicly. It's an absolute disgrace if it did. Every county has its eejits but when behaviour above and beyond what is acceptable it's important to highlight it." Couldn't agree more! I'm a father myself (luckily) so when I put myself in Mr Gallagher's shoes... well it's f***g abhorrent behaviour. To be subjected to listening to some underling talk about your child like that... It's must be truly maddening and I wish Mr Gallagher the very best from my family to his. jimbodub (Dublin)** - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 14:09:09 2023242 Link
Replying To Find_the_space: "I don't even this that is what you call you passion, that is pure ignorance and stupidity. I don't think any real GAA personnel would do that to any manager or player. If you can't support a team when their having lows don't bother supporting them at all. I'm sure people may have disagreed with managers decisions but this has no place in the game whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if Gallagher is dumped before the 2018 campaign and after the following abuse I would like to see him step down. For all the service that he has given them throughout his life this man owes Donegal sweet FA. As a result this shines badly on the whole county not just the minority of people that was hurling abuse at his father. Why would anyone want to step into that role if that's how they are treated." It does not shine badly on the whole county of Donegal and it's supporters. Why would you say that? It only reflects poorly on the mouthpieces that were shouting the abuse and there's these types of @ssholes that follow every team. seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 25/07/2017 14:13:12 2023246 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Something just as vulgar happened at the end of Tommy Lyons run in charge of Dublin There's a time when you have to realise that it's only a bloody game Tommy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273535" Tommy got an awful time towards the end of his Dublin tenure. I remember people spitting at him as he walked off in Croker. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9693 - 25/07/2017 14:38:15 2023261 Link
Firstly, in GAA we call it Passion, in soccer its called Hooliganism! Secondly, in no way whatsoever does this incident reflect on Donegal fans or the county and people of Donegal I'd say you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say anything negative about Donegal and Donegal people in general. Even the yankee women love a bit of Donegal! I wouldn't be a fan of that Daniel fella yet in a way, you can see, he seems like a nice lad!!! We have had incidents ourselves down the years, so we wont be throwing any stones here. Donegal fans, dont feel in the slightest bit embarrassed by this. Fools are fools no matter where they come from Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 25/07/2017 14:44:48 2023267 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Something just as vulgar happened at the end of Tommy Lyons run in charge of Dublin There's a time when you have to realise that it's only a bloody game Let" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273535" Let me guess, you missed the thread on the exact same subject set up this morning? TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7882 - 25/07/2017 14:49:26 2023270 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "Let me guess, you missed the thread on the exact same subject set up this morning?" I did. Quite impressive deduction skills there Sherlock fan? Only spotted it after I posted Admin still stuck up this one so... jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 14:58:04 2023276 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Firstly, in GAA we call it Passion, in soccer its called Hooliganism! Secondly, in no way whatsoever does this incident reflect on Donegal fans or the county and people of Donegal I'd say you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say anything negative about Donegal and Donegal people in general. Even the yankee women love a bit of Donegal! I wouldn't be a fan of that Daniel fella yet in a way, you can see, he seems like a nice lad!!! We have had incidents ourselves down the years, so we wont be throwing any stones here. Donegal fans, dont feel in the slightest bit embarrassed by this. Fools are fools no matter where they come from" True I made sure to get that point across in my first line. I've said my piece on this now Honestly feel for Mr Gallagher having to be subjected to such vile abuse No father should have to listen to something like that especially about a son so who has given an awful lot of good to Donegal GAA jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 15:00:54 2023278 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "True I made sure to get that point across in my first line. I've said my piece on this now Honestly feel for Mr Gallagher having to be subjected to such vile abuse No father should have to listen to something like that especially about a son so who has given an awful lot of good to Donegal GAA" To me this goes beyond being a poor "GAA fan" regardless of where they were form. People who can live with themselves insulting an old man whose only crime was attending and supporting his son at an amateur sports event are vacuous morons. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9104 - 25/07/2017 15:44:44 2023305 Link
Replying To Ulsterman: "Tommy got an awful time towards the end of his Dublin tenure. I remember people spitting at him as he walked off in Croker." That's right, that's the incident I was pointing to up above Disgraceful carry on It's similar to this story.. grown men that should know better but just lose it altogether jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 15:44:46 2023306 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "To me this goes beyond being a poor "GAA fan" regardless of where they were form. People who can live with themselves insulting an old man whose only crime was attending and supporting his son at an amateur sports event are vacuous morons." Again couldn't agree more. Hope they can identify the guilty party / parties and hopefully they'll be named and shamed within the GAA community or perhaps even banned. It that possible.. to give supporters a ban from attending games? The likes of that don't deserved to be within 100 yards of a GAA pitch jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 25/07/2017 16:14:12 2023324 Link
In all honesty I've seen some horrible behaviour in the stands over the years and it has amped up in the past 15 years or so but it rarely gets coverage. There was a league match where I saw a man in his 60s from the opposing county grab a 16-year old Donegal fan by the neck because he'd dared to call for a free from the ref. This was just a couple years ago. I've seen small groups of idiots wearing our colours giving awful abuse to fans from other counties at times. And at matches where I've been a neutral I've seen grown men who should really know better get way ahead of themselves. We've a special thing in GAA where we all sit amongst eachother and get chatting to a random fella who knows of a lad playing great stuff for his club and not a look in at county isn't it a disgrace? And we can shake hands and wish eachother the best for the summer. But some folk need to take a long look at themselves. We're all proud of our counties and clubs but it's sport at the end of the day, it's to be enjoyed and sure if you lose, you lose. Whoever is giving abuse to Rory's father should be ashamed of themselves and I would hope Donegal fans that noticed what was happening would have shut it down. Disgusting behaviour. JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 25/07/2017 16:30:42 2023339 Link
It was a disgraceful thing to happen and deserves to be condemned outright. Yet, at quite a lot of games that I go to, I hear supporters shouting horrific abuse at players, often their own players, even though there may be family members of those players among the attendance. If you suggest that they stop, you then become the focus of abuse neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 25/07/2017 17:35:37 2023377 Link
Apparently this never happened, read the actual thread on it, fake news folks, where's trumpy when you need him? http://www.donegalsporthub.com/rory-gallaghers-father-denies/ Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2736 - 26/07/2017 00:44:37 2023599 Link