Tuesday's Games (Series 15)

**passinginterest** · 03/06/2009, 8:47 AM

Rover look like a team with very fragile confidence at the moment. The game was fairly even up to Rovers taking the lead, Dundalk probably having most of the possesion in the first 20 minutes. Once Rovers went ahead they played some decent football and had more possesion and pressure, then much like Dorgheda game they conceded a sloppy goal. After conceding Rovers just went back into their shells and Dundalk looked much more likely to get a winner, Rovers then scored off a long throw and Dessie Baker loved catching Dundalk with a sucker punch late on. If Twigg, Rice and McGuire picked up any sort of knocks Rovers would be battling relegation, those three consistently hold the team together, the transfer window will be interesting because if they want to genuinely push on with a title challenge they need at least a centre mid, a winger and a centre half.

**SkStu** · 03/06/2009, 3:17 PM

im expecting an avatar change any day now PassingInterest...

**passinginterest** · 03/06/2009, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

im expecting an avatar change any day now PassingInterest...

Ah no, just because I'm a season ticket holder for Rovers and live in Tallaght doesn't mean the Youths are any less important to me. I've said plenty of times that I'm no harcore supporter of any team, I just happen to like supporting Irish football (don't tell any of the Rovers lads but I was going to Bohs games in Dalymount only a couple of seasons ago

).

That being said I am starting to have strong feelings of dislike towards the Phibsboro slums for some reason

**SkStu** · 03/06/2009, 3:26 PM

(don't tell any of the Rovers lads but I was going to Bohs games in Dalymount only a couple of seasons ago ).

dont worry, i'll keep it to myself.

**pineapple stu** · 03/06/2009, 3:53 PM

LOL at the Sligo and Bray fans singing the exact same songs yesterday, by the way. "Oh when the Bray/Reds go marching in", "I am a Rovers fan/Wand'rers fan" (I am an anarchist), couple of others too. They were singing them at the same time at one stage.

**Rovers1** · 03/06/2009, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

LOL at the Sligo and Bray fans singing the exact same songs yesterday, by the way. "Oh when the Bray/Reds go marching in", "I am a Rovers fan/Wand'rers fan" (I am an anarchist), couple of others too. They were singing them at the same time at one stage.

Noticed that.As soon as we finished "I am a Sligoman...." Bray started it. What exactly is a Bray-cunian??

**Dunny** · 03/06/2009, 4:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

Noticed that.As soon as we finished "I am a Sligoman...." Bray started it. What exactly is a Bray-cunian??

One of these ..?

**pineapple stu** · 03/06/2009, 10:20 PM

It means you games into a shorter time span, which means the part time clubs save wages by only having 33-week contracts instead of 36-week contracts (or whatever the figures work out as).

**Umberside** · 04/06/2009, 6:20 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

It means you games into a shorter time span, which means the part time clubs save wages by only having 33-week contracts instead of 36-week contracts (or whatever the figures work out as).

I think this week's midweek games were a small success, the weather was brilliant, there were no other distractions and things went off well. Having midweek games the same night as Champions League or in the Autumn is stupid though. Midweek games should be kept in the summer.

**Dunny** · 04/06/2009, 6:24 PM

Originally Posted by Umberside

I think this week's midweek games were a small success, the weather was brilliant, there were no other distractions and things went off well. Having midweek games the same night as Champions League or in the Autumn is stupid though. Midweek games should be kept in the summer.

While that's true it's not always the case. We played Rover's when the semi's were on, it was freezing and p!ssing out of the heavens. We got well over 2000 for that game and Rovers had great support down.