Booze at GAA games

[Rossfan]

BB is so biased he can't see the facts.

[Baile Brigín 2]

BB is so biased he can't see the facts.

Facts are nobody involved was at the game. This was a lot more nuanced than just a row at the soccer.

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

[Milltown Row2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

[Franko]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

Have you ever been to Derry?

The local shites are just as likely to pop at fans at Celtic Park as they are the Brandywell. Literally next door. Same absence of cops. Would it be beyond reality for Dubs or Armagh fans to pop back? Would it then be simply GAA crowd trouble? Or a great deal more complicated?

[Franko]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

Have you ever been to Derry?

The local shites are just as likely to pop at fans at Celtic Park as they are the Brandywell. Literally next door. Same absence of cops. Would it be beyond reality for Dubs or Armagh fans to pop back? Would it then be simply GAA crowd trouble? Or a great deal more complicated?

Been in Celtic Park countless times.  And I'll tell you from experience re: the bit in bold - They're not.

And they have not.

And therefore, no opposing fans have ever had a 'pop back'

Because there is no culture of organised violence/hooliganism in the GAA

Gangs of hoods hell bent on an pre-arranged scrap just DONT EXIST in our games

It's a soccer thing and your time would be better spent trying to sort it out rather than projecting/deflecting onto other sports

Nobody decries the absence of cops at GAA games - because they are not needed

The desperation in your post is actually hilarious

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

Have you ever been to Derry?

The local shites are just as likely to pop at fans at Celtic Park as they are the Brandywell. Literally next door. Same absence of cops. Would it be beyond reality for Dubs or Armagh fans to pop back? Would it then be simply GAA crowd trouble? Or a great deal more complicated?

Been in Celtic Park countless times.  And I'll tell you from experience re: the bit in bold - They're not.

And they have not.

And therefore, no opposing fans have ever had a 'pop back'

Because there is no culture of organised violence/hooliganism in the GAA

Gangs of hoods hell bent on an pre-arranged scrap just DONT EXIST in our games

It's a soccer thing and your time would be better spent trying to sort it out rather than projecting/deflecting onto other sports

Nobody decries the absence of cops at GAA games - because they are not needed

The desperation in your post is actually hilarious

Hold up.

Nobody is claiming the Derry side of this equation were Derry City fans. Nobody. They are local shites who attack soccer fans. Same time, same place. If there was a Derry CLG game under lights there is nothing to suggest they wouldn't move 100m up the road for their giggles. Same conditions exist - no cops, visiting fans, the full knowledge nothing will be done.

If you want to condense my point, it is absolutely unfair to blame soccer for those 'recreational rioters' because soccer was their target.

The response to them from kinda soccer fans is a different story.

[Estimator]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

Have you ever been to Derry?

The local shites are just as likely to pop at fans at Celtic Park as they are the Brandywell. Literally next door. Same absence of cops. Would it be beyond reality for Dubs or Armagh fans to pop back? Would it then be simply GAA crowd trouble? Or a great deal more complicated?

Been in Celtic Park countless times.  And I'll tell you from experience re: the bit in bold - They're not.

And they have not.

And therefore, no opposing fans have ever had a 'pop back'

Because there is no culture of organised violence/hooliganism in the GAA

Gangs of hoods hell bent on an pre-arranged scrap just DONT EXIST in our games

It's a soccer thing and your time would be better spent trying to sort it out rather than projecting/deflecting onto other sports

Nobody decries the absence of cops at GAA games - because they are not needed

The desperation in your post is actually hilarious

Hold up.

Nobody is claiming the Derry side of this equation were Derry City fans. Nobody. They are local shites who attack soccer fans. Same time, same place. If there was a Derry CLG game under lights there is nothing to suggest they wouldn't move 100m up the road for their giggles. Same conditions exist - no cops, visiting fans, the full knowledge nothing will be done.

If you want to condense my point, it is absolutely unfair to blame soccer for those 'recreational rioters' because soccer was their target.

The response to them from kinda soccer fans is a different story.

But the evidence is available to refute that claim... There have been numerous Saturday evening games under lights in Celtic Park over the last few years. Including two league games against The Dubs. Did we see any videos, news reports, anecdotal observations about any trouble/attacks caused by locals?

[thewobbler]

BB, Pairc Esler and Newry Showgrounds are 150m apart.

Esler has 5 times the capacity and 7-8 times the attendances. And there's no police presence, and no trouble.

Twice a year when Linfield play in Newry (or well, until recently when they got relegated), the local "recreational rioters" (as you describe them) come out to play. If they have good fun and get the right response from the opposition and the PSNI, they might pop in for Glentoran games too.

These crowds of 1500 odd people then need 20+ policemen to ensure things don't get entirely out of hand.

So tell me, why do the "recreational rioters' of towns as far apart d Newry and Derry, never target Gaelic Games in their area, but regularly target soccer in their area?

[bennydorano]

Ah boys I hate to come to the aid of BB2, but Armagh fans had their own battle of the bogside with a local shower of scumbags bag in the late 90s/early 00's. A Championship Sunday i think it was, a couple of bus loads were caught up in proper rows. A long time ago but they were a rent a mob.

[Baile Brigín 2]

BB, Pairc Esler and Newry Showgrounds are 150m apart.

Esler has 5 times the capacity and 7-8 times the attendances. And there's no police presence, and no trouble.

Twice a year when Linfield play in Newry (or well, until recently when they got relegated), the local "recreational rioters" (as you describe them) come out to play. If they have good fun and get the right response from the opposition and the PSNI, they might pop in for Glentoran games too.

These crowds of 1500 odd people then need 20+ policemen to ensure things don't get entirely out of hand.

So tell me, why do the "recreational rioters' of towns as far apart d Newry and Derry, never target Gaelic Games in their area, but regularly target soccer in their area?

You answered your own question for Newry

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3511lx7v3o

The groundballers definitely have the hooligan issue well boxed off 

Below is a exhaustive list of things that you won't see at a GAA game this summer

1.
"At about 19:00 BST, prior to a game [...], the two large groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and caused damage to buildings and parked cars."

Not exactly football specific, but carry on

I will.  And you guys carry on booking the riot cops.  You need them.

The lack of cops, of any description, is a large part of the issue here.

I'm not here to defend Bohs hangers on taking on Derry. But if you were at the game you wouldn't have especially noticed.

So its just the hanger on's which cause the problem? Just lads looking a riot and wear a scarf of any team to get into digs from other hanger on's from the other team?

In this specific case, there has been a problem for years with local youths launching whatever was to hand at away fans. DCFC have no control over outside the stadium, the PSNI refuse to deal with it. Some Bohs scrotes travelled independently to dish out some revenge.

So this was Derry shitehawks who have nothing to do with their local team versus Bohs pups who couldn't get a ticket for this even if they tried.

Yes, if there was no game, there was no trouble. But at the same time the game also had nothing to do with it

Read that sentence back and give yer head a wobble.

Have you ever been to Derry?

The local shites are just as likely to pop at fans at Celtic Park as they are the Brandywell. Literally next door. Same absence of cops. Would it be beyond reality for Dubs or Armagh fans to pop back? Would it then be simply GAA crowd trouble? Or a great deal more complicated?

Been in Celtic Park countless times.  And I'll tell you from experience re: the bit in bold - They're not.

And they have not.

And therefore, no opposing fans have ever had a 'pop back'

Because there is no culture of organised violence/hooliganism in the GAA

Gangs of hoods hell bent on an pre-arranged scrap just DONT EXIST in our games

It's a soccer thing and your time would be better spent trying to sort it out rather than projecting/deflecting onto other sports

Nobody decries the absence of cops at GAA games - because they are not needed

The desperation in your post is actually hilarious

Hold up.

Nobody is claiming the Derry side of this equation were Derry City fans. Nobody. They are local shites who attack soccer fans. Same time, same place. If there was a Derry CLG game under lights there is nothing to suggest they wouldn't move 100m up the road for their giggles. Same conditions exist - no cops, visiting fans, the full knowledge nothing will be done.

If you want to condense my point, it is absolutely unfair to blame soccer for those 'recreational rioters' because soccer was their target.

The response to them from kinda soccer fans is a different story.

But the evidence is available to refute that claim... There have been numerous Saturday evening games under lights in Celtic Park over the last few years. Including two league games against The Dubs. Did we see any videos, news reports, anecdotal observations about any trouble/attacks caused by locals?

Armagh as mentioned above.

Was that considered a GAA problem or a local sc**bag problem?

[thewobbler]

BB, Pairc Esler and Newry Showgrounds are 150m apart.

Esler has 5 times the capacity and 7-8 times the attendances. And there's no police presence, and no trouble.

Twice a year when Linfield play in Newry (or well, until recently when they got relegated), the local "recreational rioters" (as you describe them) come out to play. If they have good fun and get the right response from the opposition and the PSNI, they might pop in for Glentoran games too.

These crowds of 1500 odd people then need 20+ policemen to ensure things don't get entirely out of hand.

So tell me, why do the "recreational rioters' of towns as far apart d Newry and Derry, never target Gaelic Games in their area, but regularly target soccer in their area?

You answered your own question for Newry

No I didn't.

The only time a mob has gathered up in Newry the past 15 years, is for soccer matches.