QuoteShelbourne away would be nice, for old times sake.Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Meanwhile, half the First Division (and some of the Premier too? Don't know is there a midweek round left) will only have game every other week pretty much till the end of the season. Utterly daft scheduling of the Cup this year.
Shelbourne away would be nice, for old times sake.
My dream draw home to Cabo.
Either way one of my teams get through.
Excellent game in Oriel tonight.Two fully committed sides going at each other hell for leather for most of the game.The best first half of football i've seen in a while in the LOI.
Derry no pushover at all but we held our lines brilliantly when it was important for us to do so.Vemmelund was looking to score all match against his former side and was also excellent in his role at the heart of defence MOTM.
Duffy is a brilliant player,nw if he can add goals(he scored one but should have had more) he's going to top class for us.Mountney showed he's still a force to be reckoned with.Stevie O was class.
Really enjoyed that match.
Drogs in the next round please.(home or away)
Very good performance by Dundalk, second half was superb, Benson missed a sitter too, should really have been more. Derry had 2 good chances, one hit the bar, another prob should have scored in the second half, but overall it was relentless by Dundalk in the last 15, probably agree it was the best of the year so far.
Duffy was the standout player for me, he was electric down the left side, good crossing too and he earned his goal, unusual for Mountney to score even one never mind two, and the second was some effort, well worth a look tomorrow night. Vemmelund continues to impress at the back, seamless display and you get the impression he can get better too.
Derry definitely played their part in a good contest, it was by far from over at HT, only 1-0.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
Anyone know when he draw for Round 2 - to be played in two weeks - is going to take place?
Soccer Republic tomorrow evening live on the RTE Player from 6:30pm.
I agree that Stephen Kenny could significantly improve his media interview style and can come across as awkward and uncomfortable. This is particularly the case in short sound-byte type TV or radio interviews. I think part of this is related to his measured and considered approach to questions. It is rare that he will say something that was unintended.
He probable considers substance to be more important than style - his longer more in-depth radio interviews bear this out and he tends to communicate his philosophy, thoughts and ambitions in a very interesting and informative way.
Although I understand that your post is a classic "whataboutery" deflection, do you really expect others to ignore BradleyBalls foot-in-mouth comments, John Caulfield when he says really bizarre stuff, or Kenny Shiels' madcap statements?
Looking at that the only teams I wouldn't fancy us having a chance against are pats, cork, rovers or dundalk. Please give us a favourable draw
Interesting that you'd rate that as the best this season.
It was a vastly improved performance from Dundalk compared to our earlier games this season. I think 4-0 was a little bit harsh on us, but when you defend like that, you can't complain too much.
I thought we were poor overall, Rogers had little bother him. It's not helped when we play midfielders at full back, but with our small squad, we have to deal with it.
You'd have to wonder why Dundalk haven't playing like that all season. There's real quality in that squad.
We've them at home next Sunday now, it'll be intriguing to see how that goes.
Wee side note, loads of gardaí in and around the ground, more than earlier this season. Seemed a bit over the top. They even had dogs with them, though one was sleeping, which gave us a chuckle.
Security always seems to be OTT at Oriel. We were held back for a ridiculous amount of time for our cup semi in 2015 and it only ended up causing trouble.
Surely it was the shortage of crisps and minerals?
Not quite every other week. We've three free weekends between now and the end of the season.
What would have made more sense would have been to schedule those cup weekends in with the international matches. That would make it easier for people to attend matches in Lansdowne and mean that people aren't missing club matches during international away games.
I've no problem calling a manager out when they say stupid things (ive called out Kennywhine myself over the whinging about not getting penalties amongst other things) but any fair interpretation of what Bradley was saying there was that 2 or 3 goals would have changed the result of the game but it wouldn't have changed the performance which is fair enough in my view. I was at the game and the performance was good , finishing was poor and you have to isolate the two things , sometimes the ball just wont go in.
Anyway no doubt you disagree.
Good performance against Derry , they really are developing into our bogey team
Stephen Kenny cannot really change his speaking style. He is an awakward speaker and does hesitate a lot.
The only thing I would suggest is not to make any mention of the differential in penalties awarded compared with other clubs.
Other than that, Stephen Kenny is more than fine.
Completely fair point on speaking style, people can't change , imagine asking Roddy Collins to do a calm thoughtful constructive interview
Cobh Wanderers at home please
Here on a technicality.
With Bray Derry Sligo and Bohs all gone already its shaping up to be a good year for a "minnow"
If the draw throws up a few all Premier ties the last 8 could be very interesting.
Roll on 6:30
Yeah Rovers might even manage to win it this year
Here on a technicality.
Overtime on a Sunday evening knowing there would be no trouble at all! There was always going to be loads gardai about! If trouble kicked off, it would still have taken them 2/3 minutes to get to it (even though it happens at same place anytime there is trouble)
I literally couldnt believe it when the 3rd goal went in, Derry fans started leaving the terrace only to return a minute later as they were not allowed out..
Sort of the same issue, when in Galway last week for League Cup match..Group of 3 lads from town who drove over went to get into that new bar behind the goals at HT for a drink and were not allowed in, 2 mins later myself and my mate both in Dundalk gear walked straight in!
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