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avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 18/07/2019 00:26:52 2212603 Link 4 |
Yea it is strange. Feel the exact same way about Tyrone fans! And I've met some decent Tyrone folk outside of GAA but at any games with yee I've definitely encountered some of the worst fans...
Eri (Meath) - Posts: 45 - 18/07/2019 00:59:42 2212608 Link 3 |
I have never met many non Ulster people as not many people in Derry go to away games or home games either for that matter. My great grandmother and great aunt were from Mayo and i've never even been in Connaught, I think maybe the border or maybe poor public transport has caused a social divide between the border, I researched recently that to go to Mayo you have to get a bus to Dublin first. PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 222 - 26/07/2019 21:10:04 2216925 Link 0 |
I should also add that my father often has said how good the Dublin fans were in 1993 after Derry beat them in semi final, they gave the team a round of applause or something. The only bad encounters with fans I have witnessed was Tyrone and Armagh, Armagh were a very rowdy bunch in early 2000s from what i remember, I was afraid of them as a young fellow. PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 222 - 26/07/2019 21:42:37 2216930 Link 0 |
The Derry- Galway bus stops in Mayo, Ballyhaunis for sure not sure about elsewhere
joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 217 - 26/07/2019 22:02:38 2216938 Link 0 |
I see there is a bus from Enniskillen to the area of north Mayo I would want to go to but I think driving there would be better, the only problem is that I am wary of driving across the border due to the speed limits, I can barely see the tiny KM markings on my cars speedometer, it is ok if you are driving with cars in front of you but if you are alone on a road you could easily drive over the limit.
PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 222 - 26/07/2019 23:26:55 2216963 Link 0 |
Charlestown and Knock airport too.
MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 420 - 27/07/2019 00:16:00 2216976 Link 0 |
Cross into Donegal, fed a o donnell to Galway and then your not far from castlebar! Should you not have been in castlebar a couple of years ago?
Tizcold (Galway) - Posts: 239 - 27/07/2019 02:18:53 2216990 Link 0 |
Me? I had a big bet on Mayo to win that day and I watched in my house, I remember when Mayo scored the goal and I had to hide my delight from my family and then Derry scored a goal which ripped my heart out and lost be over £200, that was when I was a gambling addict. I lost over £400 when Donegal beat Dublin in 2014.
PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 222 - 27/07/2019 19:09:40 2217174 Link 0 |
I remember well the welcome Derry supporters gave us for a qualifier game in 2007 in Celtic Park. Proper genuine friendly supporters. It was raining and some were inviting Mayo supporters to get in under their umbrellas. Something I'll never forget.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 27/07/2019 21:14:10 2217261 Link 7 |
As someone alluded to earlier every County has their idiots. I would do gates at a lot of matches around the country and have met a lot of great fans from many counties including Donegal. kingpuck71 (Derry) - Posts: 690 - 27/07/2019 22:58:52 2217336 Link 1 |
I was at that game, Derry have been on the decline ever since plus Celtic Park barely is used nowadays, they use the training ground for most games now, probably because it is near the middle of the county but it still doesn't entice many people to go.
PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 222 - 28/07/2019 16:11:06 2217638 Link 0 |
Donegal has long been my favourite away day for the league. Always make a weekend of it and you wouldn't get a friendlier welcome anywhere else. Love the place and the people. As for Tyrone fans getting lots of stick in Ulster, I've always liked them too and love the craic when we play them. CaogaCuig (Dublin) - Posts: 63 - 29/07/2019 11:37:40 2218078 Link 0 |