Pre-Season Matches 2013

[dave shelley]

Now that the Rovers game is on at 2 I might just make it, but will have to head straight to Galway afterwards meaning there won't be any chance for imbibing before or after.

Any idea how you get hold of tickets? Can't see a link on the Rovers website.

Keep logging in to the Irish Lions website; which is what I am doing.  I'm giving it another week or so and then I'm going to get in touch with Rovers.  Any further info and I'll post it here.

[dave shelley]

just copied and pasted from Irish Lions website.


Shamrock Rovers vs Aston Villa Tickets
 

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[cheltenhamlion]

I should probably join that forum!

They have the dates wrong on the big fight. I have a suspicion it was New Years rather than Boxing Day. I recall their charge at change of ends at half time and kicking 7 shades of shit out of some daft Welsh twat wearing a Wales beanie hat in front of the tea bar who was trying to pick fights with all und sundry.

Lo, to be young again.

I still fucking hate Newport.

Dave - i feel an article coming on....

[Tuscans]

For those going to Newport then feel my pain. My work career started with a large glazing firm who, as well as teaching me pricing and management, insisted I learned some glazing so I knew what the guys on the road were about and up to.

First big job? The roof at Newport train station. Nigh on a month I spent in that shit tip placing and glazing the Georgian wired glass that is still there today.

I hope my glazing is shit and you get rained on if you get the train.

Most of the station has been redeveloped...but you're Georgian glazing is still going strong

[cheltenhamlion]

I went through the station the other day on my way to Cardiff. The roof is looking a bit shabby now.

There was a peculiarly shaped building opposite which wasn't there in my day.

[Dave Cooper please]

I still fucking hate Newport.

Dave - i feel an article coming on....

Want some help with it, I have some more recent experience of them.

[cheltenhamlion]

We can share. I will do my older reasons for disliking them and you can do the more up to date part.

[Tuscans]

I went through the station the other day on my way to Cardiff. The roof is looking a bit shabby now.

There was a peculiarly shaped building opposite which wasn't there in my day.

That's strange shaped building is the train station. The building further down which would of been the station ha been redeveloped into council offices.

[Tuscans]

I still fucking hate Newport.

Dave - i feel an article coming on....

Want some help with it, I have some more recent experience of them.

Is that due to the football side of things or the general public living there?

[Dave Cooper please]

I still fucking hate Newport.

Dave - i feel an article coming on....

Want some help with it, I have some more recent experience of them.

Is that due to the football side of things or the general public living there?

For my part it's football and specifically visiting going away with Tamworth to watch them at three different grounds, all of them horrible, and encountering their lovely fans on several occasions.
There is something about the fans of ex-league clubs (either re-formed or not), almost to a club they have fans that are just annoying. The exceptions in my experience have been York and (surprisingly) Aldershot.

[Tuscans]

I still fucking hate Newport.

Dave - i feel an article coming on....

Want some help with it, I have some more recent experience of them.

Is that due to the football side of things or the general public living there?

For my part it's football and specifically visiting going away with Tamworth to watch them at three different grounds, all of them horrible, and encountering their lovely fans on several occasions.
There is something about the fans of ex-league clubs (either re-formed or not), almost to a club they have fans that are just annoying. The exceptions in my experience have been York and (surprisingly) Aldershot.

Fair enough. A few of my old school colleagues ( won't call them friends ) go and watch the county a lot. Some of them are nice guys...the majority though are pissed up mouthy thugs, typical Football Factory yobs.

[Dave Cooper please]

Still, as bad as Newport fans might be, Merthyr fans are much, much worse.

[RossLeach]

Any news on the Luton tickets?

[cdbearsfan]

They're giving us tickets? That's nice of them. Lovely club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Still, as bad as Newport fans might be, Merthyr fans are much, much worse.

Merthyr is rough. I was pissed as a fart and can still remember how iffy a place it was for an away fan.

I hate Newport ever since they beat Rovers 1-0 in the FAC 1st round at the Vic. The were in the original Div 3 iirc, and we battered them and they scored a spawny goal. They had about 20 fans, who were in the terrace bit in front of the seats. After the game they got steamed and you could see them trying to climb in the seats. Still, remains one of my fave ever game purely for atmosphere. Nothing like being in a non league ground that is more than 2K over capacity.