Official Irish Football Association Thread (Northern Ireland)

[Square Ball]

Someone is not getting any Sunday dinner

Ugly scenes erupt at Showgrounds 

There were ugly scenes after Saturday's draw at the Showgrounds
There were ugly scenes after the draw between Ballymena United and Lisburn Distillery as referee Mark Courtney had to be escorted off the field by police.
Courtney and his assistants waited on the pitch for 10 to 15 minutes while police vehicles surrounded the pitch.

Managers Tommy Wright and Paul Kirk had to be kept apart after squaring up and missiles were thrown towards the pitch.

A chair, a bottle and a leg of lamb in a red bag are all believed to have been thrown by angry Ballymena supporters.

The match was a lively affair, with Nathan McConnell scoring an equaliser for Distillery in the ninth minute of added time after United had been reduced to nine men.

United fans are believed to have been angered by the display of referee Courtney, whom they believe should have dismissed Whites goalkeeper Philip Matthews, as well as the two Ballymena players.

They also claim that Whites players made a number of inflammatory gestures towards the United support and did not return the ball to Ballymena after home goalkeeper Paul Murphy had received treatment for an injury.

Jostling at the final whistle appeared to continue in the tunnel area and disciplinary action is likely after the IFA's Disciplinary Committee study the referee's report.

[Tony hawks]

Great game only in the irish league could you get a meat joint chucked onto the pitch and fans chasing the players down the tunnell.

[T Fearon]

You wait 84 minutes for one Slovenian goal then two come along in a minute

Ayone else see the God Save the Queen banner and hear the renditions of Rule Britannia emanating from the non sectarian North of Ireland support

and what about that dirty little bastard Evans..should have got a red one and a lenghty ban. Hope FIFA Study the video

[Main Street]

I thought you didn't watch NI, Tony? 

It was a poor scrappy game lacking any quality and the Evan's tackle was nasty and vindictive.
How he only got a yellow I don't know, the Slovenian is surely out of their next game.

[stibhan]

For f**k's sake, I DON'T support Northern Ireland but I couldn't give a f**k whether they lose or not.

Honestly, with you it's almost that you think every time they play it's like Carson, Craig and Paisley are fighting against Bobby Sands, De Valera and Wolfe tone in the last battle for control of Ireland's destiny.

edit: freudian slip?

[Main Street]

You appear to care enough not to be able to resist to open a clearly labelled thread and state how much you don't care.

[Orior]

Yes we knew it all along, the six counties soccer team are shite.

I hope owc had a good look at what real fans look like. Slovenia population 1.9m, Six County population 1.7m. Slovenia stadium magnificant and full and fans were behind the team and sang for 90 mins. 

[stibhan]

I was opening a thread to make a point... as if clicking three times and writing a few sentences is tantamount to sitting in a television panel about it. the fact that Fearon started the thread might tell you something more as well...

[comethekingdom]

Is it now politically ok to call the team 'North of Ireland'?   

[Orior]

Is it now politically ok to call the team 'North of Ireland'?   

They still cant claim Dun na Gall. Try North East of Ireland.

[MW]

Yes we knew it all along, the six counties soccer team are shite.

I hope owc had a good look at what real fans look like. Slovenia population 1.9m, Six County population 1.7m. Slovenia stadium magnificant and full and fans were behind the team and sang for 90 mins. 

What an utterly bizarre post.

In what way do you think Slovenian fans are "real fans" and Northern Ireland fans aren't?

Let's take a look at your statistics which you seem to think count against NI fans:

Slovenia population, 1.9 million - full stadium - attendance 12,000 (of which 10% were NI fans)
NI population, 1.7 million - full stadium for last home game - attendance 14,000 (of which only a few hundred were away fans)

Not sure how you think the Slovenian fans' vocal support of their team was any better than the NI fans' of theirs, either.

[Orior]

I can only report what my eyes saw and my ears heard.

[MW]

I can only report what my eyes saw and my ears heard.

[MW]

Could you possibly explain what that might be?

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Youse do need a decent stadium MW, Windsor is a shambles, and it does carry alot of old "bad" baggage.