*** IRISH FLAGS NOT ALLOWED IN STADIUM**

SByrne24 wrote: Green Devil wrote: SByrne24 wrote: How the hell do you register a flag?  I was told it was only for the England game. Security took down my details and said it'll be ok to hang it up for the next game. I heard that too, but you wouldn't know with the FAI. This could easily become the norm, they make the rules as they go along. I'm not sure if you're the guy I'm talking about but I watched security take down a flag give it to the man and he walked 50 yards and tried to put it up again.  I was told it was 'not to provoke the opposition due to the history' yet directly opposite me i was looking at Union Jacks.

I was in a white shirt, up in the premium section right behind the goals. Could have been me, my mate was going to try put back up our flag but I told him not to bother.

Well in most other countries they look after their own people first and then the away fans. Yet in Ireland our own federation doesn't give a f**k about us and will tend to the needs of away fans greatly.

Yeah sure let the English fans put up their flags, but don't let our own.

Seen a tri-colour with something about Limerick being rolled up and tossed aside during the match, it was beside the large YBIG tri-colour near the corner flag.

Green Devil wrote: SByrne24 wrote: Green Devil wrote: SByrne24 wrote: How the hell do you register a flag?  I was told it was only for the England game. Security took down my details and said it'll be ok to hang it up for the next game. I heard that too, but you wouldn't know with the FAI. This could easily become the norm, they make the rules as they go along. I'm not sure if you're the guy I'm talking about but I watched security take down a flag give it to the man and he walked 50 yards and tried to put it up again.  I was told it was 'not to provoke the opposition due to the history' yet directly opposite me i was looking at Union Jacks.  I was in a white shirt, up in the premium section right behind the goals. Could have been me, my mate was going to try put back up our flag but I told him not to bother. Well in most other countries they look after their own people first and then the away fans. Yet in Ireland our own federation doesn't give a f**k about us and will tend to the needs of away fans greatly. Yeah sure let the English fans put up their flags, but don't let our own.

I couldn't get over it tbh.

As you rightly pointed out there wasn't anything shocking on my flag but sure rules seem to be made up as they go along.

The funny part was when security came over and didn't even know Joe McGlue's (FAI head of security) proper name.

That's exactly it, the FAI treat away fans like kings and treat our lot like sh*te.

Enough is enough.

pre Madonna wrote: Why would you have a gaa crest on a flag at a football match? You are all sorts of confused

gufct wrote: Guys in suits are Fai officials I know them all including the lad in charge of the Ss.

ConorMac77 wrote: sullo-bohs wrote: Seen a tri-colour with something about Limerick being rolled up and tossed aside during the match, it was beside the large YBIG tri-colour near the corner flag. Now you mention it I was in the upper West stand and happened to notice a gust of wind blew it onto the pitch so the steward sitting nearby got up to remove it from the pitch but instead of laying it out flat he just rolled it up and left it beside the advertising hoarding.

We were commenting on how poor the ground looks nowadays w.r.t. flags in comparison to the old Lansdowne. The place badly needs some colour. Didn't realise there were restrictions in place regarding flags. The England end looked really good with all their flags. Scots will do the same I expect.  Can't understand why the home fans can't do the same.

Edited by MasterOfApples - 08 Jun 2015 at 8:29pm

MasterOfApples wrote: We were commenting on how poor the ground looks nowadays w.r.t. flags in comparison to the old Lansdowne. The place badly needs some colour. Didn't realise there were restrictions in place regarding flags. The England end looked really good with all their flags. Scots will do the same I expect.  Can't understand why the home fans can't do the same.

Been saying it for ages the FAI should be encouraging fans to bring their flags and turn the place into a Giants stadium but sure what do we know