Irish soccer slips to all time low

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The gotchee ,the man who chased Stamford Bridge off the forum because he was jealous of his knowledge,that's your only claim to fame you moron.Fucck off you dumb cunnt is a rather imbecillic retort but I wouldn't have expected anything else from somebody who suffers from envy on an Internet forum.

would ye look at poor ole bitter robo , does he ever have any praise for anything in life , what a poor sad man . i pity him .

he has a right to his opinion like everyone else. No need for abuse.

robo,No one will ever know that you've had a lobotomy, if you wear a wig to hide to the scars and learn to control the slobbering.

Well done Sligo!

I massive reception awaits them in The Swan Hotel. Oh hang on a minute...

Never ever and I can say never,has a team at any level failed to score in a penalty shoot out.Shamrock Rovers have created their own bit of history this evening.

Its happened quite a few times that a team has scored zero penalties in a shoot out.

Went to game as a neutral, while quality not always great at times, in terms of effort and spirit it was an enjoyable occasions. The Sligo boys always wanted to play football and the likes of Joey Ndo played very well and for €10 I am happy I got my values worth.

36,000 attendance Rocketfingers won't know what to do with himself :)

he,ll probably ring wonky and get "together"

Barcelons failed to score during the shoot out in the 86 European Cup final, so Rovers are following in illustrious footsteps.

Robo certainly knows his history.

This was a mickey mouse non event alright, so how would you know.

Duckadam, who was instrumental in helping the capital side to two consecutive league titles, was also between the posts for the 1986 European Cup final against FC Barcelona, which was played in Seville, on May 7, 1986. Amazingly, he saved four consecutive penalty shots in the shootout, from José Ramón Alexanko, Ángel Pedraza, Pichi Alonso and Marcos, being the first one to do so in an official European competition. Steaua won it 2–0, and the main European trophy for the first time, and much of the credit for the surprise victory was given to Duckadam.

Sligo here  ...  cup finals are often disasters  - but I am proud of Sligo - think they played some great football - always to the foot - patient / penetrating - had several chances ...

Hoops had their chances too  -  cannot understand anybody calling this game boring - a fantastic atmosphere in a great setting at a fair price  ... met a few Hoops supporters in the pub after - sound lads.

For me, this goes down as a great Irish sporting occasion  -  and I made this comment to my mate during the second half - before any result ...

The Sligo keeper, saving 4 penalties in a row, will never have to buy a drink in Sligo again  ...  and as far as I can recall he saved them on the right, the left and the centre ... I have certainly seen worse penalties.

The stewarding was fantastic - with huge numbers at every point of the stadium  -  spotless toilets  -  easy access in and out  -  a fantastic day out and well done to all concerned.

That peno shoot out was was comic gold. You expect 1 or 2 lads to let the nerves get the better of them in a cup final but to miss all your penos is taken the piss!


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for everyone imo.

To be fair, Irish soccer has to compete globally, the GAA is inward looking and rugby is only played seriously by about 10 nations(that is being generous) so it is easier for these sports to look good in shallower depths. It isn't any surprise that the standard isn't great, but at least they are keeping it going. Yesterday was a great showpiece in a lot of ways. Well done

Great post. ^^^
Well said.

gosh i agree with giant .neill d , you put that  very well , you can only play the hand you're given . lots of irish people of country origin look on football as a british game hence their derogatory remarks . still i suppose 37.000 people had a wonderful day out yesterday , and in this economic climate ain't that a nice little way of spreading joy ....

37000 people did not have a wonderful day out yesterday,they failed to see a goal in real play and one crowd of jackeen jokers couldnt even score in a penalty shootout.What joy did these wasters spread?.The only thing they did was subject the people who paid particularly the neutrals which made up of over 80% of the crowd,to a couple of hours of pure undiluted tripe.The only saving grace was the comedy show at the end.The FAI are considering removing the goalkeepers in all penalty shootouts from now on just to give the joy spreaders a better chance.

Wasnt a great game, but we all have seen better and we have seen a lot worse.  To say it has slipped to a new low should be applied to posts like yours.  Hoops stopped Sligo playing for a lot of the time by foul play (IMO).  What did you expect Barcelona/Real Madrid?  Your pocket is talking I believe.

pocket talking ,unlikely mate.Wouldnt even watch that rubbish not to mind bet on it.

Why knock it if you didnt even watch it?  Have you nothing else to complain about on a Monday?

poor robo , considers himself an expert on loi football , he's on here most weeks giving us a blow by blow account . then shock horror ,  to quote him .wouldnt even watch that rubbish not to mind bet on it

I was at the game yesterday which maybe puts me in a better position to comment on the game then the person who began this thread and who now says he didnt even watch the game. I was a neutral but a committed supporter of both schoolboy soccer and the domestic game . I would make the following points 1. It was a great occasion for the domestic game . Its a long time since 37,000 watched a LOI match. A badly needed short in the arm.2. The atmosphere was terrific and I very much doubt anyone leaving the stadium at the end felt shortchanged. 3. The game itself was highly enjoyable with some very good football played . I felt Sligo played the better football 4. The penalty shootout was a bit of a let down but both sets of fans can take part blame - the heckling of the penalty takers was dreadful and was initiated by the Rovers supporters heckling the first Sligo kicker and copied by the Sligo supporters. 5. The day was a great success for the FAI. They got the prices right, the crowd game and the stewarding was top class.

well said santry .

He must be a west brit

The guy on RTE sports news was embarrassed giving the story of this footballing debacle last night,he could hardly keep in the laughing when it came to the penalty shootout.He was propably thinking to himself as most people would,that this rubbish isn't sport and has no business on the news.What next he was saying to himself,tug of war results,poc fada details,or maybe haggas throwing.

People who knock sports events or anything else that they do not attend or even watch are hardly worth replying to  ... the bonfires are blazing in Sligo tonight  ...

here is a team of superstars that had 4 penalties in a row saved  -  in a European cup final as mentioned earlier on the thread ...

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osGXE2Aje5Q

Robo, give over.  Enough is enuff.  I support the LOI and am proud to be a Galway Utd fan.  I go to 4 or 5 home games and always go to 1 away game-----Bohs(great players/fans imo) because we love to mess them up  If you like LOI say something constructive if not remain quiet, we dont need anymore knockers or tits like you.

Seemed to be a great occasion fair play to the FAI for finally getting something right re the tickets and pricing.. Was it just me or did it seem that all the players struggled with the conditions underfoot yesterday, I wonder did the previous days rugby make for a tricky  surface...

t.prversion , you are correct in your assessment of the pitch , lots of players on both side slipping all over the place .the grass was longer than normal for a soccer pitch , it really found the players out , it seemed to sap the energy from them , having said all that it was a great occasion and very well marketed .

I think you may find that these players struggle on every pitch,not just this one.As for the pricing,what did ye think they were going to charge to see this rubbish.
?.It may well have been cheap to get in but I'd think most people would have said it was dear by the end .

you just cat help yourself can you robo . god love you son , i hope it gets better for you i really do .

as ive said b4 nearly as bad a standard as spl

The keeper in the 1986 European Final was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder shortly after the match and never really played again. Luckily for Ireland as he would arguably have been the Romanian goalkeeper at the 1990 World Cup.

I dont generally see much LOI, but really enjoyed the match and the occasion, congrats to Sligo on a well deserved win.

The truth is that was Robbo is raging, I was there it was a great occasion, and he hates that, it really kills him. Much much much better atmosphere than any old First Division game I have attended, I was there with a Chelsae season ticket holder and hw was blown away by the day.

Robbo you are a know nothing, nothing, except hate, go away and fester in your own loathing.

I have a slight suspicion that rock piper has lent his account to wonky.The level of literacy is a dead giveaway.The usual stuff about hating,seething,loathing that wonky goes on about,the great occasion rubbish and as usual the mate that has never been before being blown away.Wonky give it a break buddy and change the record.I don't hate this LOI rubbish,this low grade jackeen dominated league,I don't even watch this trash ,but then again I don't have to taste Shiite to know it wouldn't taste nice.

robo dub hating culchie .

give over robo - you are just now fighting a lone crusade - nobody has said anything but good things about the occasion that was last sundays fai cup final- you are just a wind up merchant with no opinion worth discussing

This Robo bloke has been given far too much time on this thread.

It was a fantastic event - biggest crowd at a Domestic Cup final since 1968. Loads of families and kids there which augurs well for the future.

Couldn't really comment on the merits of the game as too caught up in the occasion. It's a big step for these players coming from crowds of 2k-6k to 36k on the day. The game certainly didn't lack drama either with the penos having everyone on the edge of their seat.

It was nice for a small good news story for once in this time of gloom and doom and horrific events such as those in Newcastlewest and Cork yesterday.

Fair play to the fai and the loi and good day was had by all.....super crowd...credit where credit is due.

Now at least lads know how it feels when Rocketfingers goes on his anti-GAA crusade.

You can block users posts on this new forum.

That's maybe why poor Rocketfingers aint about.

yeah, well done to the fai and loi. Normally two shambolic organisations but they got this right.

And well done to the fans. Now they know what the atmosphere at a typical GAA county final.

well done fai and surely the overall message for all associations in the country is charge the right price and people will go , people are looking for entertainment in this country at the right price.

If the ticket price on sunday was 30 quid maybe 6k would have turned up , 10 quid and its 36k , everyones a winner , players , fans , employment etc etc

Irishlad2 - don't think you get an atmosphere like that at two many county finals certainly not in our neck of the woods.

Lucky to get two thousand at Sligo and Leitrim County Finals.

I think there was only around 6k at Tipp Hurling final.

Anyway lets not go down that route again. There's place for both sports.

In fact in smaller counties like Sligo it's a lot of the same people who attend both codes and even coach both particularly at underage level. Genuine Sportspeople.

Tobywong, Irishlad and gant you can't help yourself having digs, one of the reasons there was such a massive turnout was that both clubs are very well supported. Having Tickets prices at league price levels probably added 1 to 2k to the actual crowd.

As a person who coaches at both GAA football used to do it with Football as well (Oh not forgetting hurling) i am one of these sports mad people Sligo speaks about. I am a genuine sports person. I would also like to mention how both sets of fans were a credit to their clubs the singing was crazy it will be years before any sporting events has the same atmosphere as what was in the Aviva (And yes i am including the Irish soccer team in that).

Get your facts right...I never had a dig at the cup final......keep it clean or I will tell Pat Spillane on you.

Having Tickets prices at league price levels probably added 1 to 2k to the actual crowd.

It added 10 or 20k to the crowd, I don't think anyone apart from you would disagree. I was there a neutral and enjoyed the occasion, but the kids and famalies would not have been going if it was €30 quid a pop.

well it sure is good to have so many opinions ,  as most have already said on here it was a good day overall .

@ Robo, I have been on here along time, and I have no idea who Wonky is, but it is not a coincidence but good judgement that we have the independently formed the same opinion of you.