Most people on here will never know what it is to support a team

thanks rocket ...much appreciated......

very true point great been a real fan not like the fools who go to the pubs to follow their teams

I presume that`s some sort of dig pf!
I suggest you move to Philly if you care that much.

Baa.

I do appreciate it is hard for many to relate to the feeling of belonging to a sports/football club.
For me it`s easy because I grew up in the shadows of Dalymount but if I didn`t, I may well have the say attitude as so many of my fellow countrymen and not give a damn.

No local teams so you go and 'follow' a team from a city you have no connection with, from another country and a country most of you hate and best of all when these same players play for England you hate them and want to see them lose to anyone. Some even follow a team in the league 1 and 2, but it's not supporting it might be following but it's not supporting, like football fans do like us do we have a special bond with our clubs that you will never experience and i am sure anybody reading this will think i'm a right jumped up little C U Next Tuesday (maybe i am) but that's my opinion and it will never change.

How long are you following the Eagles PF?

Would be great to see them in Croker or the Aviva in the next year or two. Mind you, it would be great to see them playing any ball this season, the way things are going at the moment.

Around 10 years DV, got really into football when i was around 16, i probably should of supported the Steelers or Patriots at least would of had some winning times

It would be great to see them over here, i got to see the shootout against the Cowboys on my way to Vegas in 2008, 41-37 to the Cowboys in Texas, was an unreal game, DeSean Jackson was clear through and dropped the ball on the 1 yard line thinking he had crossed the plain

Sure i'd love for any game to be played here, even a college game

Navy & Notre Dame coming to Dublin next year

give yoursef a pat on the back for being the only true supporter in Ireland, probably the whole world.

holy f*ck!

is that the intimate feeling a player who has done the circut of dublin clubs  who will pay him best and prob a few provincial ones as well?and will kiss every jersey crest he wears?!!?is this a wind up?..ffs

it sure can newmanix ..when we were relegated a few seasons ago it broke my heart ..look at us now ..stay strong mate....

It will trust me  I cant tell, you have to understand please.

ye newmanix can remember in tears on the pitch that night in tolka when we sent down,in hingsight it was prob the best thing that could of happened too us,we got the club back up running got the 400 club in there,its sad to see galway really down and out lovely city and ground and a great set of fans many a good night we had with youse down in galway.maybe a stint in the 1st division wont be too bad for you and maybe you can get a fans club like rovers and sort out the mess the previous directors left behind,keep the faith,god can i remember bad days rovers had in the past

huddys ..giant whistling in the dark i'd say......

My comment was in response to irishros.
I can remember bad days you had in the past too.

Poxy laptop froze as I was replying. Like everthing else in my life. Broken!
I don`t think they did anything other than meet in the airport wr although I could be wrong. Not many direct flights to Slovenia so we went through Munich but it wasn`t a charter as originally planned. The lord knows how Pats organised that in the space of a few days. Total sham of a competition.
As for the game, they look handy, and I expect no less than a park the bus scenario from our manager in time honoured tradition!

FC Shakhter Karagandy 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic

Thursday, 14 July 2011 16:18
St Patrick's Athletic left Kazakhstan with their hopes of qualifying for the third round of the Europa League still alive after a 2-1 defeat to FC Shakhter Karagandy.

The Kazakh side took the lead early in the second half, defender Nikola Vasiljevic scoring from a Zhambyl Kukeyev corner.

Substitute Dave McMillan equalised for Pat's with just over 10 minutes left on the clock but Karagandy scored again, Vasiljevic scoring for a second time with just five minutes left, giving his side the lead ahead of Thursday's second leg.

Kargandy deserved their lead having had the majority of the chances although Derek Doyle and Paul Crowley both had efforts at goal for Pat's in the first half.

Pete Mahon made changes, with Crowley and fellow striker Anto Murphy replaced by David McMillan and Ian Daly as they continued to search for an equaliser in the second half.

Both McMillan and home captain Andrei Finonchenko picked up yellow cards as Karagandy continued to have most of the play. Karagandy sub Serik Dosmanbetov was also yellow carded in injury time.

But Pat's kept plugging away and their efforts eventually bore fruit, with McMillan finding the net soon after Pat's captain Steven Bradley had a free-kick saved by Aleksandr Grigorenko in the Karagandy goal.

A draw looked to be on the cards after another Rogers' save, and an Evan McMillan chance from a Bradley corner, before Vasiljevic's second gave his side a narrow advantage ahead of Thursday's second leg.


No bad result that.

You'd have to fancy Pats in Richmond esp maybe with North and Mulcahy back and maybe even Kenna.