What is the craziest thing you've done for your club

**fbtn** · 09/12/2005, 10:00 AM

I heard that one of the Drogheda fans that was in OZ, flew in from Sydney for the week of the cup final and back again. Fair play to him! I'm sure he isn't regretting it.

It reminded me of the Sligo fan that was based in England but hadn't missed a game in the Showgrounds for years, flying in every fortnight.

I know of a Harps fan that missed one of his finals at college to go to a playoff game and a Rovers fan that I know sold his car to go a Rovers away game in Europe and boycott outside the ground during the KRAM days!

Any other mad stories out there of eircom League fans doing mad sh!t for their club. I know there are loads of stories of Ireland fans re-mortgaging houses etc to go to World Cups.......leave them for again

**Block G Raptor** · 09/12/2005, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by fbtn

I heard that one of the Drogheda fans that was in OZ, flew in from Sydney for the week of the cup final and back again. Fair play to him! I'm sure he isn't regretting it.

It reminded me of the Sligo fan that was based in England but hadn't missed a game in the Showgrounds for years, flying in every fortnight.

I know of a Harps fan that missed one of his finals at college to go to a playoff game and a Rovers fan that I know sold his car to go a Rovers away game in Europe and boycott outside the ground during the KRAM days!

Any other mad stories out there of eircom League fans doing mad sh!t for their club. I know there are loads of stories of Ireland fans re-mortgaging houses etc to go to World Cups.......leave them for again

Elderly Gentleman drives up from tralee for every Bohs game

**Cosmo** · 09/12/2005, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by fbtn

I heard that one of the Drogheda fans that was in OZ, flew in from Sydney for the week of the cup final and back again. Fair play to him! I'm sure he isn't regretting it.

A drogs supporter also came back from Dubai for the match on sunday - the same chap also came back from dubai to see us lift the Division one trophy in sligo a few years ago

**Réiteoir** · 09/12/2005, 10:10 AM

iirc the Sligo fan from England passed away recently and left a tidy little sum of money to the club

**MrJoeSoap** · 09/12/2005, 10:40 AM

I went straight from the airport after a month in the states and 48 hours without sleep to the home leg of the Split match last year, not a massive commitment compared to some of the stuff above but its my little contribution. Dave Rogers goal made every minute of the flight delay worth it.

**harpskid** · 09/12/2005, 10:47 AM

Cobh away a couple a days before the leavin

I know a Harps fan that wanted out of his wane's christenin to see Harps in a playoff. The same bloke cancelled a holiday last year in Budapest to see Harps lift the league title...

Think you'd know him Rodney

**Dodge** · 09/12/2005, 10:50 AM

I listened to all their bull**** for the past 17 years...

**Drumcondra Red** · 09/12/2005, 10:53 AM

Had an assignment due in my final year of college, worth 20% of overall mark, wasn't coming on too healthy... due in the next day, I decieded Portadown away would make more sense!!! Does that count???

**Gareth** · 09/12/2005, 11:00 AM

I spend extraordinary amounts of time running a website for mainly grief and stress as benefits

**Ash** · 09/12/2005, 11:12 AM

I quit a job in Dublin once and went to college in Athlone
for a year cos I was sick of having to get the train home
on Fridays and missing the start of the matches.

**gustavo** · 09/12/2005, 11:29 AM

http://www.sligorovers.com/news/news...rkbrindley.htm

**Dodge** · 09/12/2005, 12:12 PM

I was going out with a girl for a couple of months. Her birthday was April 30th but she was having a party on May 1st. This was in 1998 when Pats were going for the league. I went out out with her on the Thursady and she basically gave me an ultimatim. Its me or Pats.... Silly **** didn't know me at all...

**Magicme** · 09/12/2005, 12:23 PM

I took my kids and my sister camping in Cobh for the weekend to see the Mons play back in May....Tent nearly blew away the friday nite coz there was such a storm and we ended up sleeping in the car...I know its not much but it was to see MONAGHAN UNITED play so give me some credit!!

**fbtn** · 09/12/2005, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by harpskid

I know a Harps fan that wanted out of his wane's christenin to see Harps in a playoff. The same bloke cancelled a holiday last year in Budapest to see Harps lift the league title...

Think you'd know him Rodney

Aye

I still worry that me wean will have no respect for me for bowing to the pressure of family and friends and missing the match. He's a 4 year old Harps nutter now! Just to clarify - I wouldn't have missed the actual ceremony. Car waiting for me and straight out the door to Flancare. Would have just missed the dinner etc.

Remember though, I did name him after the club

**fbtn** · 09/12/2005, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

His name was Mark Brindley Used to finnish work on a friday and drive to the ferry sleep in his car get the crossing drive down and Stay the night Up early back to dublin get the crossing and arrive in the early hours over in England of Monday Morning ! A True Lengend and The trusts player of the year shield in named in his honour ! Only Travelled by Plane when he was very ill and was not able to drive

That's sad. Remember a Sligo fan at college telling me about him a few years ago. Fair play to the club for giving him the respect he deserved. RIP.

The bloke making the presentation to him in the pic on the site for the SC, Alan Kearins is a technician in Sligo IT isn't he? He was in one or two of my classes down there.

**lofty9** · 09/12/2005, 12:52 PM

My mate took a £3000 pay cut to change jobs because his old one meant he had to work Thursday nights and he missed the home games. The next season Derry changed the home games to Friday!! Still in his poxy job.

**Mr_T** · 09/12/2005, 1:05 PM

3 of us once went from Letterkenny to Cobh and back in the same day for a Div1 league game....in a 2 seater van.

I spend 3/4 of the journey laying in the back on a quilt.

**Mr A** · 09/12/2005, 1:23 PM

3 of us once went from Letterkenny to Cobh and back in the same day for a Div1 league game....in a 2 seater van.

I spend 3/4 of the journey laying in the back on a quilt.

Lies! I spent more time than anyone in the back of that van!

I deferred a year in college because an exam clashed with the cup final replay against Bray.