Booze at GAA games

[Norm-Peterson]

I notice there was a brawl at a Tyrone club game recently. Grass roots GAA men behaving like thugs. There was me thinking club people couldn't possibly be violent. Sure it is only band wagoners who are rowdy on the terraces isn't it?

Always nice to see my point being proven correct.

[Baile Brigín 2]

It's a soccer problem that most clubs in England have stamped out. I was at Brentford (when they were still Championship at a game in Griffin Park. It was famous for having a ub on every corner and we duly pottered around.
Great craic with Brentford and Ipswich fans the exact same way as you would before any county match. Then last year I went to Wimbledon and again great day out, family fun, etc.
Then a few weeks back it was Shels v Pats and these wannabe Danny Dyers were marching down Drumcondra and next thing pint bottles and glasses were flying as they walked by the pub with Shels fans outside. Two Garda vans were trailing them.
The stupid thing was in the pub there were Pats and Shels fans chatting away having a drink. I really don't understand that craic at all. And it is a LOI thing with every club having scummers attached. It's a pity as overall the league is getting a lot of positivity.

Brentford and Ipswich is the equivalent of UCD v Athlone though. Go to West Ham v Chelsea...

[tonto1888]

It's a soccer problem that most clubs in England have stamped out. I was at Brentford (when they were still Championship at a game in Griffin Park. It was famous for having a ub on every corner and we duly pottered around.
Great craic with Brentford and Ipswich fans the exact same way as you would before any county match. Then last year I went to Wimbledon and again great day out, family fun, etc.
Then a few weeks back it was Shels v Pats and these wannabe Danny Dyers were marching down Drumcondra and next thing pint bottles and glasses were flying as they walked by the pub with Shels fans outside. Two Garda vans were trailing them.
The stupid thing was in the pub there were Pats and Shels fans chatting away having a drink. I really don't understand that craic at all. And it is a LOI thing with every club having scummers attached. It's a pity as overall the league is getting a lot of positivity.

Brentford and Ipswich is the equivalent of UCD v Athlone though. Go to West Ham v Chelsea...

It's not though is it?

[Fogarty]

Far less people attend soccer matches in Ireland, yet there is plenty of violence.
Thankfully the numbers are low!

[Baile Brigín 2]

Far less people attend soccer matches in Ireland, yet there is plenty of violence.
Thankfully the numbers are low!

Less then what? Plenty how?