Radio Kent this morning

[DA11]

After gushing about Mr M scoring the Gills first home goal of 2008 the sports presenter then went on to describe our game at Burton as 'DIRE'. Probably the last word I would use to describe the game

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Hardly surprising. I have been to games as a neutral, that both sets of fans have enthused about. I found the game boring, as I didn't care who won!

[Jeff]

I have seen far worse 0-0 draws.

 

One particularly cold day some years ago against Purfleet at home stands out.

 

 

[eufckev]

It was one of the most entertaining games I've seen. God knows how people can say it was boring or dire.

[Derryman]

You haven't truly experienced DIRE until you've been to a League of Ireland Divison 1 game.

 

(Excuse me now while I move house and change phone details)

[Ray ellingham]

That is nothing compared to the Welsh Premier League

 

Airbus UK v Caersws mouth watering eh

[Stu M]

Originally Posted By: Derryman

You haven't truly experienced DIRE until you've been to a League of Ireland Divison 1 game.

I've had the misfortune to see Kilkenny City v Galway United and Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers down the years and can only agree!

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: Stu M

I've had the misfortune to see Kilkenny City v Galway United and Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers down the years and can only agree!

Am sure Roy Keane would agree!
But I would suggest that the difference between all the above comments, and the ones made on Radio Kent about the NCBA/Fleet game were that you actually witnessed the dire performances, and were not giving an opinion based on just the score?

[Derryman]

Ah, Derry City v EMFA (later to become Kilkenny City) in the Brandywell snow and fog of Christmas 1985. City, pushing for promotion, enlisted the help of loads of supporters to clear the pitch and get the game played. We shouldn't have bothered. You couldn't see one end of the pitch from the other. Still, Derry laid siege to the EMFA goal and all our fans were down that end to see the expected net-bulge ... eventually, please Glorious Saints Patrick and Colmcille.

 

Alas, up there somewhere in the snowy mist the gods of footy hadn't read the script and EMFA burst out of their area with a long punt downfield which their lone bewildered forward caught full on the volley as it fell from the darkened sky and thundered into the roof of the Derry net past a frozen-to-the-spot keeper who'd had nothing to do since kick-off.

 

That was it, promotion was bxggered for that season and we all trooped homewards to make bowls of steaming hot soup and put our feet in them.

 

Now that, dear reader, was dire.

[Durhamgill]

That just shows how much they know,, Yes the Gills first home goal of the season was good news but to describe the Burton match as dire is verging on the ridiculous.

For a 0-0 draw it was a very entertaining match, it could have been 4-4 or 4-0 to either side.

 

4-O to G&N on Tuesday would be good.

[Riverview Supporter]

Hope tomorrow is a dire game then.

[deanmdafc]

 

and in ireland they are always picking the ball up.funny lot.

terrific game though

[Hannah]

That is so unfair on the team who worked really hard on Saturday. Let us hope potential new fans were not listening.

[Special K]

That radio presenter deserves a slap for calling a good game dire. It is ignorant people like that that get my blood boiling. Obviously he is a Gills fan an feels threatened by the Mighty Fleet as they will soon one day be passing The Gills on the way up the leagues.

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: deanmdafc

and in ireland they are always picking the ball up.funny lot.
terrific game though

Typical of a ... actually, no, I won't bother. Not worth commenting on...

[Jimmy]

Dire? - good to see they bothered to do their research.