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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

My mum passed away last night after a short illness. My mum was a hero to me. She adopted me in the 70’s which changed my life. In the late 80’s she lost her house and marriage but by getting loans everywhere and a mortgage at 53 years of age she kept our family going.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

9 months

To put the LOI crowds into context with greyhounds. In 2022 there were 322,124 attendees at 1,358 meetings. An average crowd of 237 people. In 2023 there will be 800,000 attendees at 360 matches or 2,222 people on average. One gets €17.6m from the state, the other peanuts 😢

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

No doubt lots of politicians will be praising the Irish team and trying to get into photo shoots to get a % of the credit. Maybe give clubs here, at all levels, some cash to help grow the game here. We aren’t racing dogs or horses but you can see the lift it gives the nation.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

I really wish the debate wasn’t about should Kenny be fired or not. The conversation should be about how do we make a 5/10/15 year plan to improve Irish football for the long term. We have never had a proper plan like so many nations. And we wonder why we have fallen behind 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

First stop of the day on the way to the cup final breakfast. Mam gone 3 1/2 months now but she would have really enjoyed my nervousness and misery today. Hopefully she can look out for me one more time, like she did for the last 47 years 💔🖤💔🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Hope you all enjoyed the dodgy stream. Videoing matches isn’t my forte so apologies for the bits I missed. Great win and night and now back to the airport for the flight home 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Not much I can add to this, but why I love my club and the players/back room team involved ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

The “old” FAI did nothing to develop football here properly for 30/40 years. What we are currently going through is the consequences of those decisions. If we want a football industry (hate the term) here we need to make hard decisions and build football up from the ground.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

7 months

A quick stop on the road to Lansdowne Road. Thanking my father for inflicting #Bohs on me as an impressionable 8 year old. But more thinking of the joy my mum got at the misery it caused me. She would enjoy the torment of today 💔🖤💔🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

9 months

There will be loads of talk on the manager’s position in the next few weeks. 100% understandable. There will be very little talk on the fundamentals of the system here and why our players are mostly bottom of the premier/championship standard. Fix the second question 👍

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

You wouldn’t know it by the lack of fanfare but the league of Ireland is 100 years old this Friday. First games on 17/9/21 and 100 years it’s still going. Only bohs playing on Friday from the teams that started 100 years ago. 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

10 months

It’s such a shock that barely investing any money in underage player development and not really having a thought out strategy on the same topic over the last 20 years has come back to bite the national team. Who could have foreseen that 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️😤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

You don’t appreciate that when you are 14 but in later years you realise the strength it took That was her just 2 weeks ago on her 86th birthday, she was in great health and I never foresaw this My heart is broken but I have so much thanks as everything I have/am is due to her

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

10 man Pats beating 14 man Drogheda is very impressive 👏👏

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

No idea of Kenny is the right man to lead the international team, but personally I think he is. Our problems run deep, most fans just want a jolly up at the WC/Euros than actually try and understand the problems and fix them. With Brexit it could get worse before it gets better.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Would anyone really know that rte are showing Rovers v Shels on Friday? Barely any advertising of it that I have seen. Virgin Media really gave us an idea what is possible.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

A proud night as an owner of the club. Players and back room team did us proud, 4 ties on the bounce to win in europe is unreal. To #bohs fans, become members, the more of us the more we can progress. A decade of hard work but getting there. Feels sweeter doing it ourselves ❤️🖤

Bohemian Football Club

@bfcdublin

3 years

🤩 A special night at the Aviva. Next stop: Greece ✊ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📷: @sportsfile ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #WeAreBohs #DublinsOriginals

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Stepped down as Bohs finance director a few weeks ago, been an enjoyable few years. Club in a great place and loads of good news to come in due course 🤞 The great thing is I can now write what I want and don’t have @luke_oriordan on my shoulder going, you can’t say that 😂

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

9 months

As a football fan, it’s great the euros will be here in 2028. But the state will spend circa €100m holding 6 games here, same money could make a real lasting impact on football across the island if used differently. These are the choices we make….

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 month

In 2016 the combined LOI crowds for the season were 344k. Tonight we should pass that number after just 15 series of games. Lots of challenges in Irish football but also good to celebrate the small successes along the way 👏👏 #growingindustry 😀

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Horse racing and greyhound racing get €90m a year public funding, good on them. Hardly anyone notices. FAI float €100m a year only for 10 years, not indefinitely like the sports above to revolutionise Irish football and some think it’s crazy. Money is there if the will is.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

There were 10,281 at the last #Bohs cup final in 2008 in the RDS. Assuming 60% were Bohs that day we would have had roughly 6,200. We will have sold more tickets for the final in 2021 after a day than we brought in 2008, that was a time of winning doubles etc. Crazy change.🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

8 months

Going to do a few tweets on the greyhound "industry" but sadly I don't think anyone cares. The "industry" apart from government grants at €20m revenue is smaller than the LOI premier division. Has less income, less crowds, less interest but gets €17.6m support.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

First game in a while today. Many thanks to the club for the minutes silence and the church bells were a nice unintentional twist. Many thanks for the nice words from many fans and thanks especially to the players for the great win ❤️🖤 Times like this you realise it’s a family

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Never seen a WC with less interest amongst friends etc. You wonder has football finally reached it’s obscene pinnacle and that people are going back to a more grassroots game rather than the sport it is at the top.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Olympic medals at #bohs #terracesnottv

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Heartbreaking 💔🖤💔🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

The premier division prize money is growing from €371k in 2019 to €430k in 2021. However all 10 equally save circa €30k per annum in affiliation fees and referee costs. The bottom team in 2019 “won” €17k but paid €30k in costs. Now can win €22k with no costs. Progress 👍

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

I am being purposely stupid here. But imagine on the night of a Bohs v Rovers match, if local Bohs fans blocked the road and said local access only. Would it take 5, 10 or 15 seconds for the public order unit to attack these fans and clear the road?

John Cooke

@johncookeradio

1 year

Magowna #Inch residents to maintain their “peaceful protest” & “local access only” policy on road to Hotel. Spokesperson AnneMarie Killeen tells @ClareFM meeting with Integration Minister was “not productive” & didn’t offer anything to change local position @RTERadio1

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 months

€50m for a GAA stadium (that will be rarely used to anywhere near its size) and nothing for LOI grounds. Sums this government up sadly.😢 The GAA know how to play the game very well.

Gavan Reilly

@gavreilly

4 months

Government committing €800m to infrastructure in Northern Ireland following the return of the Executive - including €600m to the A5, €50m to the development of Casement Park, and €12.5m for hourly trains from Dublin to Belfast

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Delighted to see a club get a proper fee and a player go to a top tier club. If we want the overall league to grow and the academy model make sense, we need more if this.

Udinese Calcio

@Udinese_1896

2 years

Welcome #Abankwah 🇮🇪🙌 ⚪⚫ #ForzaUdinese #Al èUdin #Abankwah

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

My first #bohs league game in a good while. Haven’t been in the humour since mam passed. Not the best first half but very strong second half showing. Very good support down too 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

7 months

Over the last 6 seasons (with fans) LOI crowds are up +126%. This is all organic and down to the hard work of clubs and benefactors, there has been zero increase in financial support from the FAI (they don't have it) or the state (they don't care?)

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Thanks to everyone for the messages after my mum passed away. Can’t reply to them all individually so doing one thank you. All of them very much appreciated 👏

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Is the rte commentary slightly ahead of the game or am I imagining it?

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Bohs and Dundalk came close to eliminating PAOK and Vitesse from the conference league. A little bit of luck and both teams could have made it to round 4. PAOK and Vitesse now in the last 8 of that competition which shows their pedigree. Fine margins in football.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Interesting reading some twitter posts tonight as the country realises that the league of Ireland is elite. Some of us have known that for decades 👍

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Waterford bringing a good support to Dalymount, over 750 tickets sold already. Should be a great atmosphere tomorrow night with a lot at stake 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Spent 5 hours in Dalymount today saying goodbye to Mono and reminiscing on good times. Back again tomorrow. It’s times like this you really realise what a community a club can be. Bohs/Dalymount really never will be the same again, but we can honour and remember him 💔🖤💔🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

As a build on this, 10 years ago Luxembourg were ranked in the 50’s in euro club football. Now they are ranked ahead of Ireland with 3 club teams ranked higher than our champions. They have been getting better as we have been getting worse.

John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

The “old” FAI did nothing to develop football here properly for 30/40 years. What we are currently going through is the consequences of those decisions. If we want a football industry (hate the term) here we need to make hard decisions and build football up from the ground.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Say it every year but the club would be lost without Keith Long and his team. We lose our better players and he just rebuilds a better side each time. Massive euro performance gives us the platform to kick on and build again next season. He has helped transform the club 🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Rovers selling out away allocations in Sligo/Drogs. Bohs selling out away allocations in Cork/Shels (tbc by 7:10pm) Pats selling out away in Dundalk. Dundalk selling out away in Dalymount. Not sure if I missed any but the bandwagon certainly moving up a gear or two 😀😀

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Last night was the first time in circa 17 months that life felt normal. Pub before the game, meeting friends you haven’t seen in 17 months, a big crowd at a game, a good atmosphere and a great result. Been a tough time but hopefully light at the end of the tunnel. 🤞🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

You have to love Uefa and football. Fans of small clubs not allowed to travel, not much money in that for Uefa. Euro 2020 and group stages of same competitions, work away we need the money and will remove games from cities that won't allow travelling fans.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 months

Just on this, projects like Dalymount, Harps have to go through loads of red tape and long processes to even get awarded money. The GAA can just get €50m with no even formal process in place. Shows it can be done when they want.

Gavan Reilly

@gavreilly

4 months

Government committing €800m to infrastructure in Northern Ireland following the return of the Executive - including €600m to the A5, €50m to the development of Casement Park, and €12.5m for hourly trains from Dublin to Belfast

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Honestly believe and have written about it, that with some proper financial support from the government, like lots of sports get, we could build a good league, academy and facilities here. Needs vision from someone though 👍👍

Conan Byrne

@conanbyrnecb7

3 years

PAOK: - 10 internationals incl Euro 2016 winner started - Premier League winner - Bundesliga winner - Countless European Group Stage experiences - ranked 104 Bohs: - Captain is a painter and decorator. - ranked 380 Score: Bohs 2-1 PAOK Support this league @SportArtsCultur 💚

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

After 82 mins in Dalymount we were 10 points off Pats and 7 off Dundalk albeit with 2 games in hands. Roughly 15 mins later we are just 5 off Pats and 1 off Dundalk with our 2 games in hand now coming up. Football is a crazy thing 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

The second goal tonight for those who missed it. Good play by Doran and the finish by Ferguson 👏👏🔴⚫️🟠⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 years

Picture sums it up for me. 11 wins from 15 and Europe secured for 2021. Tough year for obvious reasons but thanks to the management, players, members, season ticket holders, fans and sponsors we will come out of 2020 in a good place. Given the year that’s an achievement 🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

It’s a shame our next home game is a Monday as crowds always lower. Hopefully the performances and atmosphere will have a large number back Monday week v Drogheda. Keep supporting the team ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

@luke_oriordan He actually can’t play for free as Barca still can’t register him. But rant away 😉

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Stepping off the board of #Bohs in 3 days time due to a change in personal circumstances. Club unrecognisable from 2019 when I joined (almost none of that due to me). Can’t thank everyone here I need to, but the club would be lost without the volunteers it has.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

10 months

Not sharing the video but people recording LOI players in their downtime enjoying themselves is very OTT. Like anyone else in life they are entitled to a private life without people recording them 🙄🙄

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Can’t believe football is back tonight. 👍 Not sure what I have been watching the last 5 1/2 months, but great to know it’s back. 😀

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

I remember going to Cork away with 30/40 other idiots. Now 700 tickets sold in 8 minutes, very changed times ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 years

Nothing but respect for Sligo since I started looking at club accounts. What they do in terms of fundraising etc is amazing and they built a lovely ground rather than wasted euro money. A model for a lot of clubs.

Sligo Rovers

@sligorovers

4 years

Sligo Rovers can announce a successful application for Leader Programme funding to prepare a masterplan to assess all aspects of the football club and infrastructural development of The Showgrounds. Read a club statement: @SligoLeader @sligococo #bitored

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

9 months

The same 2 teams as 2021 in the final. The interest in the league in general and those 2 clubs in particular has grown since then. Can we top 37,126 and set a new modern day record? 🤞🤞

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Still hate football, it really f**ks with your emotions. But we deserve a big day out after a decade rebuilding the club. Fair play to Keith and the players for getting the job done ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

The FAI have brought in circa €450m of revenue over the last decade. Really would be good to have a transparent report on where all that cash went.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

10 months

A reminder before the cup draw. This years cup winners go straight into round 2 of the conference league next season. Pocket €450k straight away. So a little more at stake than usual this year 🎀🖤🎀🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

I really hate those games v Rovers, can’t relax until they are over no matter what the score. Missing 4 of our starting 11 and still managed a win to keep us in with a shout of 4th. Fair play to the lads ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Loved that stand 😍😍🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

The bandwagon is really motoring now, close to 5k sold out over 5 days before the game. Very new times in the league and great to see 👏👏

St Patrick's Athletic FC

@stpatsfc

1 year

𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙩 Next Friday’s game with @bfcdublin in Inchicore is a complete sell out. No more tickets will be on sale for home or away fans. #StPatsFC

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Fair play to Virgin Media. 3 days out and giving the game good coverage and exposure 👏👏🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

Virgin Media Sport

@VMSportIE

1 year

"Last year was really difficult. End of the season I headed home and I found myself missing football so I just wanted to come back and put things right and so far so good." @bfcdublin 's Ali Coote on his resurgence this season ahead of Friday's Dublin Derby. 🔴⚫️ #BOHSHA #LOI

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Been thinking about what the league needs here in terms of financial support to grow and thrive. Just some personal thoughts from the years of looking at club numbers etc. Love to hear thoughts and retweets appreciated.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

#Bohs have a membership waiting list for 2023 bigger than our actual membership for years up to 2018. Crazy turn around. To really push on we need to get the Dalymount rebuilt and I’m optimistic people will see real progress on that in Q1 2023 and over the rest of that year ❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

8 months

Its almost 30 months on from this interview by @MichealMartinTD where he seemed to promise help to LOI clubs and young players trying to build a career. Total help in that time to LOI clubs = €0.0m

Taoiseach Micheal Martin proposes more funding for LOI clubs and club academies

'Governments have provided funding but I think we should up it a bit in terms of the league itself,' he said

www.irishmirror.ie

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Gutted and heartbroken 💔 but we will come back stronger. Will take a few weeks to get over that 😢😢

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

It was hard to find one of him smiling as he usually has an angry head on him. But best of luck and congrats to @CollyOConnor24 who is getting married tomorrow after a few changes due to covid. One of #Bohs longest serving staff and we would be lost without him 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Can any medical expert explain why it’s safe for 4 people from different households to sit outdoors eating a meal but those 4 people of they go to a match must all be 2 meters apart and wear masks? Does the food or alcohol confer life saving properties against covid?

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

8 months

Something I have been working on but waiting on a few more clubs. Balance Sheet a true sign of the health of a business. LOI clubs in a decent state, in the 2000's debts were piling up. Not so now with nearly all clubs in the black. Will do a blog explaining it with all data.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

It’s tough being a fully owned fans club in this league with various clubs getting big cash injections. So delighted to see Sligo qualify for Europe again next year and Harps stay up again. Shows what’s possible in terms of how clubs are run 👏👏

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

11 months

So many thoughts from tonight’s game. But some people need to cop on and grow up. F**king objects at people is unacceptable and ridiculous in any circumstances 😤😤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

7 months

Embarrassing hearing the 2 commentators getting Tunde’s surname wrong the whole time 😬

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

8 months

The average of the 10 cup finals from 2010 (returned to Lansdowne Road) to 2019 m(pre covid was 25.3k. So to have sold 20k tickets in 5 hours shows the trajectory Irish football is on. 👏👏

FAIreland

@FAIreland

8 months

Over 20,000 tickets are now gone already for the 2023 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup Final ✊ Don't miss your chance to be a part of history at this year's Final at the Aviva Stadium 🏆 Secure yours now 👉 #FAICup | #BOHPAT

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Assume no one wants the second half? 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 years

Happy b’day to one of the finest institutions in Ireland 130 years old today and through out our history we helped define football in the country and were alway pioneers We have had our ups and downs but the last decade has shown what we can achieve. Here is to another 130 yrs

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 years

Officially second in the bag, best league finish in a decade. Might feel a little anti climatic in a way but given our resources a fantastic achievement. A dream in February to finish here. Credit to the players and management and a cup 1/4 final to look forward too.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

What's really great here, apart from the obvious, is the scenes in the Des Kelly end and the terracing and the Bohs fans celebrating. That area has been a no mans land for so long.

League of Ireland

@LeagueofIreland

1 year

What a finish from Declan McDaid 👊 #LOI | @bfcdublin

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Saw a piece on losses in the league over the last few years, tried to pull a one page summary on all the clubs I could find. Going to do a longer blog post but some people putting a lot of money into clubs and success comes at a steep price.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

LOI TV really is a great addition. Able to sit in on a Saturday night at watch s game. Hard to believe we only have this s few years now, but a massive positive.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Really has been a tough 36 hours for everyone at #Bohs . But good to see Duff out trying to lighten the mood with some comedy. Hats off to him 👍

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 months

No idea why we bother doing these jerseys. Like what's the point in doing 1 years worth of merchandise sales (pre unique away jerseys) in 24 hours on just 1 jersey. Just sell the club to some rich lad and depend on him rather than our own creativity 🤔🤔

Bohemian Football Club

@bfcdublin

4 months

Now on Sale: Our 2024 away kit, testament to Thin Lizzy's famous 1977 gig at Dalymount Park. Shirt sales will also raise funds to provide access to music for underprivileged children across Dublin City. 'Friday night they'll be dressed to kill'. 👉

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

I don’t know how Long does it every season. Scored 23 goals in our 18 games last season, lost the 3 players who scored the bulk of them. This season scored 30 in 18 games with effectively a new front 4 players. Kelly obviously leading the charge 👏👏

Bohemian Football Club

@bfcdublin

3 years

🥰 Congratulations to Georgie Kelly who has been named the Soccer Writers Ireland SSE Airtricity Player of the Month for June. @Georgiekelly161 👌

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

My mum got her second dose of the vaccine this morning. Obviously no guarantee but in 7 days time she will be as safe as she can be. Big relief 👌

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

8 months

Waiting on 3 attendances for 2023 but looking at the FAI data for 2019, 2022 and 2023 no club will be near St Pats in terms of comparable growth. From 34.5k (1,919 average) in 2019 to 76k (4,232 average) in 2023. 👏👏

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Bohs v Rovers is effectively sold out over 4 weeks before kickoff. Pats not far off it 5 weeks out. Shows the demand to get to games in Dalymount and hopefully the clear demand will highlight the need to the government to support DCC in building the new ground asap.🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

9 months

The lasting legacy for the Irish football community will be a GAA stadium in Belfast part funded while our teams at all levels play in sub standard facilities.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Mono epitomised what #Bohs as a members club was about. He gave his time so freely for any job that was needed. He is/was a legend to all who knew him and is literally irreplaceable. An over used word but in this case appropriate. The club won’t be the same again 💔🖤💔🖤

Bohemian Football Club

@bfcdublin

2 years

❤️🖤It was with absolute devastation that we last night learned of the tragic passing of our dear friend Derek Monaghan, known to all simply as Mono:

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

7 months

I think its clear what we need to do to sort out the FAI debt pile. Have more cup finals (6 a year) and ensure the teams in them can sell the Aviva out. Thats a limited number of teams but needs must. Well done to both teams and the FAI on delivering a fantastic result 👏👏

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 years

Less than 9 years since this photo in Derry at the end of the 2011 season. We didn’t know if we would see the 12 season. Haven’t lost a penny since in almost 9 years, paid back everyone with no walking away from our past f**k ups. Today hopefully the icing on the cake #bohs ❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

The council have built something from the Soviet era...

Daniel Lambert

@dlLambo

1 year

Tv gantry is back in place 🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

I thought tonight was our best performance so far. So much quicker in attack than Friday. Everyone played well but Coote was excellent I thought, like a new signing. Great to see a big crowd on a Monday night, highest attendance on the night. Just need more capacity 🙏🏼🙏🏼🔴⚫️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

Watching the FAI launch. Mostly good concepts that few could disagree with. But surely as a KPI growing the weekly gates should be a far more important target than a crowd for 1 big day. A big cup final crowd isn’t necessarily success v say 20% growth in gates

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

Have no idea how twitter live worked as never used it before. Didn’t even know how to mute myself 🙈 Was sent this pic, was there really 4,200 odd people watching a dodgy iPhone stream of the #Bohs game? Crazy if that’s what the number means 😂😂

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

4 months

To show where LOI clubs have come from, with almost zero financial help, over 2,500 boys and girls will play for LOI clubs in academy league this season. Future men's and women's internationals getting a chance to develop. When people say F**K the FAI, this is who you a f**king.

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

22 years ago from the craziest game I ever attended. 4-1 down at half time, winning 6-4. And doing it v your biggest rivals. Glad I stayed at HT ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

3 years

LOI fans need to stop giving out about the lack of RTE or press coverage from time to time. We need to build a product that these companies need to cover, not that they are forced into it. Only way to grow the league. Just my stupid thought of the day 😀

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

2 years

A few things from European results for teams: ▪️Irish football looks so much better played in a good stadium. Clubs/FAI/government got to fast track this. ▪️Gap here to other leagues closing. Whether than can be sustained 🤷🏻‍♂️

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John O’Connor

@chippie1974

1 year

Great to be back at football. Thought we were very comfortable through out the game until an error gave them a sniff. But 3 points was all that mattered tonight and the players worked so hard and battled for every ball which was great to see. ❤️🖤❤️🖤

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