As a Bohs fan, the “Quote of the day” in the Guardian gave me a laugh last Friday, the day after Rovers ahem… “historic” victory over in Tel Aviv in the Europa League Qualifiers. While I won’t begrudge them their glamour tie / day in the sun / whatever you call it tonight, I’ll watch it, and the return leg with interest and my heart being pulled two ways- hoping to see an Irish side do well against a time of Juve’s stature, and at the same time, hoping Rovers fail miserably in everything they do.
But anyways, the quote. It wasn’t the comment from Juventus forward David Lanzafame that got me giggling but the remark after it:
“We do not know Shamrock Rovers and therefore we have to study them through videos” – Juventus forward David Lanzafame looks forward to next week’s Big Vase third round qualifier against Irish side Shamrock Rovers in Robbie Keane’s hometown of Tallaght. If Juventus lose, they won’t be the first Old Lady to have been mugged in the notoriously rough Dublin village.
A bit harsh you might say? Never… But considering what the majority of LOI fans call our Wicklow brethern, the accompanying picture spoke a thousand words…
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“But considering what the majority of LOI fans call our Wicklow [sic] brethern, the accompanying picture spoke a thousand words”
Don’t see how the pic relates to ‘Rovers’, ‘the hoops’ or (for Sligo fans) ‘shams’. Those tears of bitterness must have clouded your vision.
You obviously don’t read our forum so… 🙂
I’m not bitter in the slightest; as I said I don’t begrudge Rovers their day in the sun, maybe I wish we were there but! We made our bed…!
Awkwardly placed Saint.
Want to see the League prosper and barstoolers silenced, but I still hear ‘TEN NIL TO THE REFUGEES’ in my dreams lads 😉
Should be some match, very curious to see the viewer figures from RTE. In my recent piece on the Man Utd. friendly, I highlighted the fact the SRFC match tonight has a lower ticket cost than the MUFC kickabout.€25 was very reasonable from the club.
our Wicklow brethern ?? as in Bray Wanderers……… pray do tell… I’m all errrs (sic)
Yours truely,
a Shambles Rovers fhan from back in the days of Glenmalure ( & I’m also a supporter of TD-GFC ground-sharing).