The Title Decider Friday Oct 2nd

**eamo1** · 02/10/2009, 11:14 AM

I remember a few years ago,maybe 8 or 9,Pats played Cork city in a crucial end of season game like this one is tonight.RTE had it on Live on a Saturday afternoon but it was a pi** poor God awfull excuse for a football match.Hopefully this wont be like that.
Its very annoying that this game is on tonight while ill be in Terryland.I'll miss the game like all other LOI fans at games throughout the league who would have otherwise watched it

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**Rovers Maniac** · 02/10/2009, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Agreed, except for this bit. If Rovers win the league then there's nowhere to go from there and it might just make keeping the crowds that bit more difficult. That not to say they wouldn't be able to do it, just that once you reach the top even a second place finish may seem like a bad year.

Ya very true Mr A, not sure if you remember Derry? But when you see the drop in the crowds they experienced within just a few years of be back in the league, i think it's near an impossible situation to hold crowds in the league of Ireland at more than a couple of thousand. Although there's always a first time and i think Shams will continue to do well in Tallaght for the near future.

**Sam_Heggy** · 02/10/2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac

Ya very true Mr A, not sure if you remember Derry?

Jeesh, that winding up order didn't take long, was I away that long?

**thischarmingman** · 02/10/2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Big Chief

I would love to see a fast-paced, high scoring game packed with entertainment and incident but alas I fear this may well go the way of so many similar crunch games and become a dour struggle in which the players are gripped by a fear of losing and proceed to play percentage football which will leave the sell-out crowd and (hopefully) health television audience unsatisfied.

Has never stopped people flocking to their pubs and sofas to see Liverpool-Burnley, Chelsea-Schalke or Celtic-Vienna...

**Dalymountrower** · 02/10/2009, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Agreed, except for this bit. If Rovers win the league then there's nowhere to go from there and it might just make keeping the crowds that bit more difficult. That not to say they wouldn't be able to do it, just that once you reach the top even a second place finish may seem like a bad year.

Gosh, you Harps fans really do fret about your hooped buddies.

**Sam_Heggy** · 02/10/2009, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Gosh, you Harps fans really do fret about your hooped buddies.

Jealous much?

**Mr A** · 02/10/2009, 1:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Gosh, you Harps fans really do fret about your hooped buddies.

Originally Posted by Mr A

Hope they both lose.

Anyhoo, Pats have always been the Dublin team that annoyed me least.

**PartySaint** · 02/10/2009, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by eamo1

I remember a few years ago,maybe 8 or 9,Pats played Cork city in a crucial end of season game like this one is tonight.RTE had it on Live on a Saturday afternoon but it was a pi** poor God awfull excuse for a football match.Hopefully this wont be like that.
Its very annoying that this game is on tonight while ill be in Terryland.I'll miss the game like all other LOI fans at games throughout the league who would have otherwise watched it

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That was a great game, we won

**baddebt** · 02/10/2009, 2:14 PM

So who going to win tonight ?
I reckon Sham's 1-0 Bohs

**blue til i die** · 02/10/2009, 2:21 PM

i'll go with 2-2

**OneForTheFuture** · 02/10/2009, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by baddebt

So who going to win tonight ?
I reckon Sham's 1-0 Bohs

6-3....easily.

6 Yella & 3 Red cards that is... 3-1 Bohs (goals)

**mypost** · 02/10/2009, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by Big Chief

I would love to see a fast-paced, high scoring game packed with entertainment and incident but alas I fear this may well go the way of so many similar crunch games and become a dour struggle in which the players are gripped by a fear of losing and proceed to play percentage football which will leave the sell-out crowd and (hopefully) health television audience unsatisfied.

I think if Bohemians do win, as I have a sneaking feeling they will, then it will be the league as good as wrapped up. On the other hand if Shamrock Rovers picked up three points then it would still be game on.

I couldn't care how entertaining the game is, as long as we get a result. While I want a win, a repeat of the 0-0 last time would be fine. We don't lose any ground with 6 games to play.

The tv audience is significantly weakened by the timing of the game. When Real Madrid play Barcelona, that is the only game on in Spain during that time. When we play the Northsiders, most others are playing.