LOI fixtures 10/11 & 13th March 2017

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/03/2017, 4:49 AM

Originally Posted by gael353

Picking a goalkeeper from the opposing team as man of the match as a way to try and justify a crap performance was so pathetic. time up sunday for Russell if he doesnt get a win against harps.

Never change, Limerick fans

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/03/2017, 4:52 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Lots of professional fouls as we broke through midfield.

The ultimate insult in Cork, where there hasn't been a foul committed by the home team since the 1990s.

**El-Pietro** · 14/03/2017, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

The ultimate insult in Cork, where there hasn't been a foul committed by the home team since the 1990s.

I think we actually got a yellow card last night!

**sbgawa** · 14/03/2017, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

I think we actually got a yellow card last night!

Appeal it

**DannyInvincible** · 14/03/2017, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Nope, not a shot on target. Derry weren't great but you were the away side so nobody would expect you to dominate. On balance, the game was headed for a draw except we gifted you a goal.

Miele had a free-kick on target in the first-half (at 28m14s in Soccer Republic) that landed straight into Doherty's hands in the centre of the goal, but yous created nothing on target from general play. You're right though; the game had "draw" written all over it until a fairly scrappy goal.

**brendy_éire** · 14/03/2017, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Super comeback and result for Derry tonight. Sava had a nightmare in goals for Dundalk. Failure to get his hands on a new keeper will cost Stephen Kenny; the goalkeeping position has been Dundalk's Achilles heel for a while now.

We were chatting about that right before our second, saying it would be worth hitting a few longer-range shots, as Sava probably wouldn't deal with them well. Spot on. Looking at the replay, I'm not even certain that McBride scored our third goal, it may have been an OG by Sava. Hard to tell.

We didn't start particularly well, which Shiels admitted, and I was fairly worried after Dundalk took the lead. We seemed to settle after that, passing better, and the goal before half time was deserved.
We looked sharper than Friday, which we needed to be. Dundalk had some decent passages of play, but failed to create a lot of real chances.
After taking the lead we were content to hit Dundalk on the break, who seemed to be a bit tired. The third goal was lovely to get, but wasn't really an entirely fair reflection of the game, I don't think.
Duffy was very quiet last night, expected more from him. Dundalk seemed a bit more cynical than last year, Gartland was fairly heavy in his tackles, to put it mildly, Nathan Boyle is bound to be some this morning. Kilduff was diving a fair whack (which he was booked for, in fairness), and seemed to be a in an angry mood all night, for whatever reason. The team in generally wasn't as entertaining to watch as last season either. May it was just an off-night?
Still expect them to win the league, it's hard not to admire the quality they have at their disposal.
Great start to the season for us. Whilst I don't see us finishing in the top two, wins like last night will go a long way to helping us get third.

**Charlie Darwin** · 14/03/2017, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Miele had a free-kick on target in the first-half (at 28m14s in Soccer Republic) that landed straight into Doherty's hands in the centre of the goal, but yous created nothing on target from general play. You're right though; the game had "draw" written all over it until a fairly scrappy goal.

Ha, I'd forgotten about that free kick, which sort of sums up the game. You could argue it was an accidental pass more than an actual shot.

**bluewhitearmy** · 14/03/2017, 4:30 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Never change, Limerick fans

So 3 years isn't enough time to judge no?

**DannyInvincible** · 14/03/2017, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Ha, I'd forgotten about that free kick

Same. 'Twas only Soccer Republic's highlights that reminded me.

**sbgawa** · 14/03/2017, 5:20 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

So 3 years isn't enough time to judge no?

You won the league going away last year and you want to sack him after 4 matches !!
In fairness to us Rovers fans who have a rep for impatience you are making us look good

**bluewhitearmy** · 14/03/2017, 5:35 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

You won the league going away last year and you want to sack him after 4 matches !!
In fairness to us Rovers fans who have a rep for impatience you are making us look good

Stop will ya me or you or any poster on this forum would have won the league last year if we were in charge we played a proper team 3 times last year and were destroyed twice. As nice as it was to win it how we did it was a nothing season. Only reason we were in a position to do what we did last year is cos Russell played a big part in getting us relegated in the first place.

Now I don't actually want Russell sacked now or anything but the whole ws are only 3 games in thing is stupid too we aren't 3 games into Russells time here and if he loses Saturday I will definitely be a lot closer to wanting him gone.

**El-Pietro** · 14/03/2017, 5:40 PM

I have been saying Martin Russell isn't good enough for about 2 and a half years, and their late surge in 2015 and walking of the first division in 2016 did nothing to persuade me otherwise. In fact I saw further evidence in both cases that he was not the man to get the most of that team.

**thomas72** · 14/03/2017, 6:36 PM

Russell plays the game the right way but is tactically lacking

**bluewhitearmy** · 14/03/2017, 6:38 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

I have been saying Martin Russell isn't good enough for about 2 and a half years, and their late surge in 2015 and walking of the first division in 2016 did nothing to persuade me otherwise. In fact I saw further evidence in both cases that he was not the man to get the most of that team.

And you are spot on tbh. A manager who's team have the exact same weaknesses 3 years in has questions to answer.

**TonyD** · 14/03/2017, 7:21 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

Great win for us in Inchicore,watched it on the stream thingy and we hung on a bit in the end but we looked good in the first half from what I could see,Houston is our most important player and again finished wonderfully for our equaliser a real underrated player in our league.

Just one more thing has there been a falling out between Fagan and Bucko? seems madness to leave a player of his quality out when the team is really struggling??

Thought we actually started well, your goal was against the run of play and it was only after that you came into it. Second goal was an absolute gift (mind you, in fairness, so was ours.)

On Fagan, I'm not sure what the story is. He hasn't exactly hit the heights, but he hasn't had much service. Does seem a bit mad to leave him out. Bucko might think he needs a bit more physical presence up front in O'Hanlon if we can't pass the ball as well as we used to.