Festiinog, those clowns prob thought they were being funny. I wouldnt take any notice, prob wouldnt say boo to a ghost on their own. Altho I wouldnt take that too personally, it could have been anyone. I had a similar experience in Thurles in 01! We were all in some watering hole after the first game, all Dubs and Kerry lads giving it loads, great crack. Molly followed by the Rose of Tralee etc....Then there was 3 seconds silence so me drunk as a fool started belting out Boom Boom Boom lemmie hear ya say Jayo...no one responded, then some wag points at me and roars out "on your own" soon the whole pub was pointing at poor Liamo belting out "on your own, on your own" Some mortification, but some crack all the same!!!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 30/03/2009 16:13:12    243598

fans" stood up and did the British soccer thing of pointing while chanting "Culchie! Culchie"...

Hahahaha

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 30/03/2009 16:16:13    243605

Jimbo, what on earth is funny about that??? Cop on man

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 30/03/2009 16:23:53    243622

Sorry Liam - I cracked up too!

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 30/03/2009 16:31:10    243637

Liamwalkinstown County: Dublin Posts: 1445 243622 Jimbo, what on earth is funny about that??? Whoops that was a case of pressing add message too soon.. It was meant to read; Hahahahaha - I've never heard British soccer fans screaming " Culchie Culchie" at each other. At the same time you cant go on whinging about a few morons in a pub.. especially that pub. It's hardly the Morgan Bar! You go in a place like that and your always running the risk, same as meself down the country on numerous occasions running into trouble because of my accent, a fairly tame Northside accent I might add, it's part and parcel of it, I agree that it was out of order, 100% on all sides.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 30/03/2009 16:35:25    243649

Down fans with union jacks, hardly a surprise there.....

sean og (Armagh) - Posts: 1073 - 30/03/2009 16:37:08    243651

festinog
County: Galway
Posts: 320

Honest to God man, apologies if I insulted you, it was perfectly innocent stuff.

Sure I'm 3/4 "Culchie". Ulster - Munster - Connacht blood in me and proud of it I might add.

No offense intended.. hahahaha it looked bad didnt it.. apologies,

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 30/03/2009 16:41:06    243656

Dubinmeath
County: Dublin
Posts: 469

243637 Sorry Liam - I cracked up too!

Nah man it's not on.. but that place isnt the best establishment in the world, we've all run into trouble like that now and again, not nice when it happens to you, but it sounded like harmless banter to me.. I've had to defend myself on a couple of occasions down the country from drunk morons. They dont like the Dub coming down and going out with the only pretty girl in town.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 30/03/2009 16:48:59    243669

Oh Good God, i dont think a few dubs shouting "culchie, culchie" at someone constitutes crowd trouble. Maybe ya should have just laughed it off as a bit of craic

redandgreen (None) - Posts: 691 - 30/03/2009 16:56:16    243688

Well aren't ye all brave men. I'll try and be more like ye in future. Silly me. It was all my fault of course.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3152 - 30/03/2009 17:14:06    243721

At the hurling quarters in 2007, a drunk wearing a Galway jersey was giving dreadful abuse to Tipp fans, especially when Wexford won the game. Now this was in the Upper Cusack, and eventually one enraged Tipp man started to clamber over the seats to attack yer man. However the Tipp man tripped on the seats and then, and only then, the stewards evicted this eejit.

All we could think was that if it had been Belfast people involved, they would have simply thrown him over the stand, to plummet onto the field.

That's why we kept expecting the stewards to intervene. Obviously however our soputhern country men are not as volatile as the Nordies.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 30/03/2009 17:17:42    243730

Sorry I meant what happened to Liam in Thurles was funny! Think I was one of those singing at him too!!!

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 30/03/2009 17:18:55    243734

Only time I ever felt that I was in genuine danger of a bating was in Newry after Dublin beat Derry in hurling under 21 semi final. Not Derry fans, locals, and I'd say it was just being a stranger in a blue jersey in wrong place at wrong time! Managed to extricate ourselves. I can see why some people are uneasy in the company of some of the scum who follow Dublin in the Summer. Am uneasy myself to be honest and avoid anywhere they are likely to be, including unfortunately a certain section of the Hill.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 30/03/2009 17:27:10    243750

2 Down "fans" came over to the Hill and unfurled a....Union Jack....No way you might think...sure Down GAA lads with a Union Jack, as believable as Real Louth Fan talking sense, but it actually genuinely happened! Liam i think this the biggest load of bull i have ever heard ,i was there and many friends this would never happen at gaa match where dublins involved because people would'nt be frothing they would be straight over that fence.

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 30/03/2009 17:30:57    243760

There has been no serious trouble since Mrs Brady chased the ref round Breffni Park in 1967 brandishing her umbrella !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 30/03/2009 18:08:35    243807

As Flanders has mentioned, Dublin v Galway in 1983 was very hairy for Galway supporters with cars and buses getting stoned after the match.

However, I've not noticed anything else untowards that I class as hooliganism before or since. Sure maybe a belt in the jaw in some bar somewhere after a pile of drink and some slagging, but nothing on the grand scale or, thankfully, the level of organisation that seems to follow soccer about. It's not nice to see but unfortunately some lads can't handle a rake of pints and some ribbing and react like idiots.

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 30/03/2009 18:16:27    243814

Liam not sure where tyrones fans fighting last year because i followed them all year and seen nothing but against dublin in croke park i have seen dublin fans been put out of ground so could you highlight this tyrone incident.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 30/03/2009 18:20:36    243818

Liamwalkinstown, re your "crown trouble and menace" !! Was that a freudian slip or related to another "sport" on Sat night ?

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 30/03/2009 18:40:36    243833

Mayo fans throw wooden spoons at players, and Meath fans throw cups of tea at players.

PJ (None) - Posts: 2288 - 30/03/2009 20:27:33    243902

Liamwalkinstown
County: Dublin
Posts: 1445

243537 Real GAA, it was Ross Carr who goaded the Hill. I dont have a problem with that, he spent 70 mins getting abuse from us, he is entitled to give us a bit of stick back. No Problem. But that day, what I will never forget, and as ridiculous as this sounds, Holymoly will confoim this to any who dont believe it, 2 Down "fans" came over to the Hill and unfurled a....Union Jack....No way you might think...sure Down GAA lads with a Union Jack, as believable as Real Louth Fan talking sense, but it actually genuinely happened! There were people in the Hill frothing at the mouth to get them!! I remember thinking the Down fans would be more likely to "sort" them than the caged animals in the Hill!! They quickly discarded it and joined in the celebrations!! But as true as God it happened and as I say Holymoly will back me up on that one


Down fans waving union jacks in front of the hill. What a load of crap!!! But then again I have seen Armagh supporters with orange flags!!!

No.15 (Down) - Posts: 193 - 30/03/2009 22:41:28    244046