What team to support?

Baldrick wrote: Keeling97 wrote: Hi, I'm located near Swords, Co. Dublin and I really want to get into LOI football. The two teams nearest to me are Shelbourne and Bohemians but I was wondering what both the teams are like? This might seem stupid but I don't just want to choose one of them and then learn that all the fans are scum (not being offence). I am hoping that someone could enlighten me a bit about the two teams and even if you don't support either of the two teams could you tell me what their away supporters were like? Thanks.   keeling you are more than welcome along to Dalymount.  There is a decent group of us here that go.   Drop me a pm if you like.

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Keeling97 wrote: Hi, I'm located near Swords, Co. Dublin and I really want to get into LOI football. The two teams nearest to me are Shelbourne and Bohemians but I was wondering what both the teams are like? This might seem stupid but I don't just want to choose one of them and then learn that all the fans are scum (not being offence). I am hoping that someone could enlighten me a bit about the two teams and even if you don't support either of the two teams could you tell me what their away supporters were like? Thanks.

roverstillidie wrote: Bohs bring the most away fans? Did I read that right?

We may have a smaller crowd but there's a solid atmosphere at bohs games, I know a fair few lads who support other teams and they think tallaght is awfully boring. I personally do like it out in tallaght but there fans can be a bit quiet. :)

horsebox wrote: Baldrick wrote: If you were to judge any fan group on its ignorant minority you would never support anybody.   Ireland has muppets as fans so do Celtic, Liverpool, Spurs, Man United, Rovers, Pats, Bohs, Rangers, England the whole lot of them.  Not supporting a team or going to games because you think some people there are muppets is  especially when you also shout for Celtic and Liverpool.   I support Ireland as you well know. I just couldn't be bothered going to LOI games for a number of reasons. Some of the things that I mentioned wouldn't necessarily put me off but it is embarrassing. People are entitled to support who they want for whatever reasons they want. But when it comes to LOI - the supporters have such a bad attitude, the inferior complete they have is unbelievable. They should try and concentrate on trying to promote their own club instead of calling every person that doesn't go 'barstoolers'. 50+ thousand people go and watch Celtic v Liverpool in Lansdowne Road and they are called 'barstoolers' bizarre. Only Whelo (I think his name was) is the only person who rose about the negativity and tried to encourage people to go - and with some success. I'm just glad that some posters agree with what I said, most of which I have said is fairly obvious to see.

Baldrick wrote: If you were to judge any fan group on its ignorant minority you would never support anybody.   Ireland has muppets as fans so do Celtic, Liverpool, Spurs, Man United, Rovers, Pats, Bohs, Rangers, England the whole lot of them.  Not supporting a team or going to games because you think some people there are muppets is  especially when you also shout for Celtic and Liverpool.

I support Ireland as you well know.

I just couldn't be bothered going to LOI games for a number of reasons. Some of the things that I mentioned wouldn't necessarily put me off but it is embarrassing.

People are entitled to support who they want for whatever reasons they want.

But when it comes to LOI - the supporters have such a bad attitude, the inferior complete they have is unbelievable. They should try and concentrate on trying to promote their own club instead of calling every person that doesn't go 'barstoolers'.

50+ thousand people go and watch Celtic v Liverpool in Lansdowne Road and they are called 'barstoolers' bizarre.

Only Whelo (I think his name was) is the only person who rose about the negativity and tried to encourage people to go - and with some success.

I'm just glad that some posters agree with what I said, most of which I have said is fairly obvious to see.

roverstillidie wrote: Bohs bring the most away fans? Did I read that right?

I'd say Bohs because they bring more fans to away trips. Better away days. That said they could be relegated. The big club relegated hmmmm, we'll see.

Edited by corkery - 14 Aug 2013 at 8:29pm

Exactly i'm sure our national team is supported by gangsters, drug dealers, wife beaters, politicans etc. but thats no reason no to support them.........

If you were to judge any fan group on its ignorant minority you would never support anybody.