No opposition, league in the bag, big Cup game on Friday, hard to lift yourself.
First defeat of the season last night against a just above premier league mid table team and what we all be saying for most of the season our defence is nowhere near good enough for premier league level only for Freddie last night it could of be 5 or 6.
It's the first area that needs addressing in the off season it will not be good enough next season.
Played 4 premier teams and only lost to 1.
Will need strengthening alright but that would go without saying as you will have tougher opposition every week. Money needs to be there to do so I suppose.
I don't think anyone on here thinks that the Limerick defence as it is will be good enough for the Premier Division.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
So what we have learned is we will win some and lose some next season...I for one am totally shocked.
I didn't feel there was a need for a double substitution. The strongest players were already on the pitch and i thought Flynn for say..Kenny and mulhall to the right wing would have done. But instead we had Mulhall and Kenny off, Russell and O'Flynn on....Greene moved to the center to put Russell on the left. Lee jay moved to the right wing. The third substitution was IMO another waste. Garbhan on, green moved back to the left, Russell moved to left full and Tracy off. Lee jay was our most productive player the other night yet he was moved to the wing to facilitate all these positional swaps. Played well up to their first goal but once we went behind it was all to Finn harps all over.
Have to agree about Lee J in particular everything good we did was coming from him through the middle linking things up and moving it quickly as soon as he was taken out of there it was slowed down and he could be nowhere near as effective on the wing. In fairness to Sean Russell I think he did well enough when he came on but both with Mulhall and O'Flynn Pats just suffocated the life out of our strikers we couldn't get em the ball in any meaningful areas. Its not even so much the double sub I have a problem with its just moving Lee J if he had brought off Mulhall and Greene for the two lads and kept Lee J in where he was I think it would have been a lot better. At the end of the day though I think it was more a quality second half display from Pats more than anything we did that lost us the game and they have the ability to do that to anyone.
According to club Facebook, FAI TV is streaming the match from 1750.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Very poor stream, camera work, commentator knowledge. All boxes ticked, this isn't watchable with any enjoyment, a pity as I was really looking forward to it.
Well, this is nice.
Wonder what we can expect from the last six games?
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
CHAMPIONS well done everybody
Well done to all involved, brilliant season. Fair play to the lads who followed the team all over this season too.
I knew we'd do it
UnbelievableOriginally Posted by Treaty Gooner
Now for 1A
Let's not get ahead of ourselves now
I reckon I am just about sober now after it. Great achievement from all the players and coaching staff. Hopefully just the start this season and beyond.
So, five dead rubbers left, presume the trophy will be awarded at last home game vs Drogs on October 8th. Will players have the drive to complete an undefeated season? What do you want Russell to try out?
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
The Shamrock Rovers job
Us losing any of the remaining games would upset me much more than the cup final defeat.
The sooner these last 4 games are out of the way the better if lastnight was anything to go by absolutely dire.
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