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Most counties supporters do the same to be fair
Kingoreilly (Kildare) - Posts: 77 - 07/08/2016 11:28:33 1897229 Link 0 |
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FGS will you drop all this nonsense. Down fans are better fans than Tyrone in general as they are more easy going etc. There are some many good genuine Tyrone fans but there is a larger "nasty" element to the Tyrone fan base than there is with other counties ie they have more "slabbers" per head at matches. Thats what makes them unpopular. Tyrone fans seem to love beating Down as well and a good lot of Tyrone fans were slabbering to Down fans in both Championship games in 2014. Its this element of their fan base that makes me personally dislike them, nothing against the genuine Tyrone fans. REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1618 - 07/08/2016 11:51:21 1897244 Link 0 |
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It's in the past and I couldn't care about it. I was annoyed at the time but it doesn't change anything. I'm passing comment on the fact that three games this year booing by supporters is quite loud. gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 07/08/2016 12:38:54 1897281 Link 1 |
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What about the treatment of Sean Cavanagh yesterday Lee Keegan constantly gets away with dragging players down and get them booked along with him self 3 times yesterday he did it to Sean first time was right in front of the lines man in the first half and the ref ticked the 2 of them , he did the same thing last year to Connolly against the Dubs pulled dragged him do and DC reaction got him red carded. There was plenty of uproar the past few year when Tyrone have done thing both McCann and Sean called out by the media funny how other teams get away with it. Rant over we will be back stronger and better next year a free taker needs to be found as this is where we lost the match yesterday 14 sides is not good enough. Tir Eoghain Abu total faith redbomb (Tyrone) - Posts: 167 - 07/08/2016 13:17:18 1897302 Link 1 |
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Was sitting with a bunch of Mayo supporters yesterday. They were a grand bunch. Really passionate supporters. The booing can be irritating but what really gets me is how delighted they got with Tyrone's wides and mistakes. The Ironic cheering and pleasure they got from this was immense. HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 07/08/2016 13:27:23 1897309 Link 0 |
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Yes and the replay show clear diving in Castlebar and I don,'care either. Furthermore I do hope ye win the AI as I think ye have got some very poor decisions in the past fro Refs.
browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 07/08/2016 14:01:57 1897331 Link 0 |
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I don't understand why anyone wouldn't cheer the opposition hitting a wide. The opposition missing is essentially another point for your team. You are a point better off than if they score. Why wouldn't you be happy with that?
the_walls (Mayo) - Posts: 495 - 07/08/2016 14:16:29 1897338 Link 0 |
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This booing and jeering has been endemic with Mayo supporters for quite a while now. No they're not the only county to do it but are by and large the worst I've come across. Have had first hand experience of it going back a while between Mayo v Donegal league games in Castlebar and Mayo v Donegal championship games in Croke Park. Yesterday was bad but I've witnessed a lot worse from them. It's not nice and extremely irritating and the main reason I hope they never win another All Ireland Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 07/08/2016 14:22:29 1897341 Link 1 |
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Nah sorry I can't agree with my own supporters cheering the other teams wides. Sure, people can be happy without being d*cks about it. Few of our own supporters were at it against Monaghan this year and were quickly told to shut up by our own fans.. It's cingeworthy stuff in my opinion
HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 07/08/2016 14:33:54 1897348 Link 1 |
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Naturally you don't want the opposition to score but is there really any need to stand up and jeer / cheer a wide in the same manner as you would a score for your own team? Had never noticed it as bad against any other opposition before yesterday not that it annoyed me greatly just thought it was a bit much, even a turn over was greeted in the same manner at times. Anyway good luck Mayo for rest of the year.
benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 07/08/2016 14:39:28 1897352 Link 0 |
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I sense another curse coming our way!!!
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 07/08/2016 18:20:08 1897515 Link 0 |
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And with that you've just proven the argument made in the OP
ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 07/08/2016 18:40:52 1897528 Link 0 |
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In Rugby you cheer when the opponent fails to score a try, normally because your defenders were good enough to stop the opposing players from getting in. I believe that it's the same idea in GAA, if an opposing player hits a wide it's because your teams defenders had him under pressure or forced him to take a difficult shot. No badness in it, just happy your team is doing well. Unsullied (Mayo) - Posts: 18 - 07/08/2016 18:56:32 1897539 Link 0 |
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You can hardly accuse people at Mayo v Fermanagh in the 2nd round of the qualifiers of being a 'bandwaggoner'. I'd imagine there will be people jumping on it now after yesterday.
Goalie2016 (Mayo) - Posts: 36 - 07/08/2016 19:23:36 1897549 Link 0 |
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Mayo's players and supporters when they thought they had the '14 semi-final won the first day is the closest we've come to seeing Mayo's true colours. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7876 - 07/08/2016 19:32:29 1897557 Link 1 |
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It's unsporting.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7365 - 07/08/2016 21:00:08 1897618 Link 0 |
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Christ! One that means Mayo won't even make the final??
benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 07/08/2016 23:43:01 1897748 Link 0 |
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Most counties do it but Mayo for me are extremely bad at it . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 08/08/2016 10:20:13 1897849 Link 1 |
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I dont mind the turnover much because turnovers are generally caused by good defensive play. Booing a free taker and when they miss is very annoying for me. Or when a player is sent off for 2 yellow offenses. To me that isnt worthy of shouting abuse. Sometimes its shows the real supporters from the Fair weather ones. Its not just mayo but I have noticed it a lot with them. other teams that can be bad for it are Dublin and surprisingly Cavan. Overall though I met a lot of brilliant Mayo/Tyrone/Dublin/Donegal/Kerry supporters and with the amount of support Mayo bring at this time of the year there will always be a group of idiots who bring a bad reputation. I remember being disgusted by a story about Donegal supporters after our semi final win over cork in 2012. dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 08/08/2016 10:33:35 1897863 Link 0 |
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First and foremost congrats to mayo for reaching another AI semi final. A fantastic achievement by any side. Mayo have alot of great genuine support but I have noticed the booing when watching games on TV and having being in attendance when Mayo played Westmeath. I was sitting in the Hogan stand generally among mainly Westmeath and Cork supporters (I was there mainly for both Donegal v Cork games). Some of the Westmeath support were in a jovial mood, they obviously had had a few drinks but nothing extreme and were all in good nature. Some of the Westmeath support had no drink taken either I might add. Anyways when Mayo went 2 or 3 points up after finding some impetus in the match I could not help but notice a couple of the Mayo supporters especially one in particular standing and staring down at the Westmeath support. He was shouting and giving the fist at every opportunity in the match his face contorted with aggression all towards the Westmeath lads. Everyone in the area I was in noticed it and some of the Westmeath lads were telling him to rightly sit down and cop on. I was sitting there thinking what a muppet and he is the type of supporter that put other supporters off that side. I mean this was Westmeath a division 4 side after all not an AI final or semi final or even a Connaught final. I left at HT to beat the traffic shaking my head at ur mans antics. On another note has anyone seen the eulogy doing the rounds on social media for a teary eyed Aidan O'Shea made by some Mayo supporter group? Cringe worthy to say the least especially given Mayo's recent history and fact it was a quarter final. As much as people would like Mayo to succeed some of this stuff does ye no favors among the neutrals. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 08/08/2016 12:16:23 1897952 Link 0 |