Pre Season 2011

[SkStu]

so Harps are charging a fiver for friendlies?

[pineapple stu]

We've never charged in for friendlies. Don't know if I'd pay either. Though maybe I'm just spoilt.

[Longfordian]

Ours were a fiver.

[El-Pietro]

we charged a tenner for the games at Musgrave Park. a 5er against cobh and im not sure what the price is for Bohs on friday

[Magicme]

Rovers charged a fiver and shock horror didn't even have a guest list.

[Dodge]

I'd say between a fiver and €8 at most.
Surely general admission for league games won't be far from €10 for the majority of clubs this season.

I'd say most premier teams are sticking with €15.

Longford charged a fiver on Friday. Pats were charging a tenner last week for the postponed waterford game (€7 for season ticket holders)

[superjohnny]

Games should be max a fiver for a friendly. We should be encouraging people to go to games.

[Sam_Heggy]

so Harps are charging a fiver for friendlies?

The Letterkenny, Swinford and Sligo games were free. Don't know about the Derry game, I'd say it was above a fiver though.

[SkStu]

so e10 for a friendly isnt unheard of then. Thats a relief.

[baz-dcfc]

The Letterkenny, Swinford and Sligo games were free. Don't know about the Derry game, I'd say it was above a fiver though.

Harps chargec E10 for the game against Derry, disgraceful. Derry charging £5 for home games.

[SkStu]

Harps chargec E10 for the game against Derry.

phew, thats a bit steep for a pre-season kickaround, eh Heggy? ;)

[harpstilidie]

I was only charged €5 in. Never asked for a student either.

[Mr A]

Harps chargec E10 for the game against Derry, disgraceful. Derry charging £5 for home games.

That was a super important cup final though, not a friendly.

[gspain]

tenner into Dundalk v Limerick. fiver for me and 2 kids into Drogheda v Limerick. Limerick v Mervue was 2 euro iirc.

[Sam_Heggy]

phew, thats a bit steep for a pre-season kickaround, eh Heggy? ;)

The JJ Reid Trophy is an internationally recognised and prestigious honour to play in. Not comparable.

Besides, it wasn't a tenner in either. Check Harpstilidie's post. :)

We probably charged the Derry fans a tenner though, but that's just how we roll.

[SkStu]

i was only messing. I honestly couldnt give a toss how much any team charges in to any game.

Though i do agree that admission prices for the JJ Reid should be higher. And that Derry fans should be charged more into every game in the country. Obviously. :)

[Sam_Heggy]

i was only messing. I honestly couldnt give a toss how much any team charges in to any game.

Though i do agree that admission prices for the JJ Reid should be higher. And that Derry fans should be charged more into every game in the country. Obviously. :)

Good, glad we agree. It was touch and go there for a minute as to whether Pineapple Stu and Myself went over to Canada to open a can of whop ass (whatever that is) on ya.

[SkStu]

i think its a fruit flavoured yoghurt based beverage...

[Sam_Heggy]

i think its a fruit flavoured yoghurt based beverage...

oh, that does sound pretty horrible, definitely a fitting punishment.

[SkStu]

oh, that does sound pretty horrible, definitely a fitting punishment.

oh no, its delicious. Bringing Stu with you was the punishment surely?

[sligoman]

Castlebar were charging a tenner in for our game(€5 for student). Salthill and Harps were free.

[Mr Maroon]

We don't do home friendlies. :p

[Town Legend]

Town 1-0 up on Bohs Don Cowan with the goal after 17 mins - finally Don hits the net for us!!

[SkStu]

do you have lineup by any chance TL? Nothing on extratime yet...

[thischarmingman]

City 3 up after half an hour against 'stute.

[Town Legend]

do you have lineup by any chance TL? Nothing on extratime yet...


Sorry Stu I don't....we're obviously keeping in touch with the game on the same site!

[SkStu]

no worries - just on the off chance!

[CSFShels]

Shels 3 up at ht v Newbridge. 2 for Mulhall and 1 for Bermo.

[Town Legend]

I fully expect Bohs now to go and knock a couple of goals in as we've just put our less than trusty sub keeper in and thats putting it nicely. Town are after making 8 subs in total for second half with 2 names I'm not familiar with, Kevin Lynch and Stephen McCrossan.

[Longfordian]

McCrossan was with Monaghan for the past couple of years. Don't know who Lynch is nor Sean Skelly who also came on.

[Magicme]

Weeve McCrossan was with us for last 3 seasons.

[Town Legend]

I'm assuming Sean Skelly should be Austin Skelly. But then again I could be wrong!

[SkStu]

1-1 Traynor for Bohs

[Town Legend]

1-1 Stephen Traynor for Bohs

One sub brought on for Bohs, Ryan McEvoy who was on loan with us last season.

[Town Legend]

FT Bohs 1-1 Longford Town

[SkStu]

ill take that for the first game of the season and such a young team.

[Longfordian]

Another useful work out, by the sounds of it Bohs had the better of it but we seem to be pretty solid in pre season thus far.

[howsyourtouch]

was at the game, town looked good in the first half but in the second they looked to tire a bit, bohs deserved the goal. free header from a corner! good work out for both teams id imagine.

[Longfordian]

Making 8 changes at half time would always disrupt things a bit but there's lots to be pleased with from our friendlies.

[Town Legend]

Howsyourtouch, was that Sean Skelly a mis-print or is he another trialist? How'd the two other trialists play?

[de bowez]

Longfords tiny little left winger looked decent in the first half and made their goal. Fagan looked outstanding for us.

[baz-dcfc]

Institue 0-7 Derry, McDaid (4), Lafferty, Molloy and McGlynn scored. Good run out for Derry against an understrength Insitute team. Derry also had a weakened team with P McElehenney, S McElehenny, McClean, Zayed and Deery sitting in the stands. McCallion and McGlynn were also only 2nd half subs.

[Longfordian]

Longfords tiny little left winger looked decent in the first half and made their goal. Fagan looked outstanding for us.

Jacques Morley. He's looked lively in all our games so far by all accounts. Fagan is a pretty experienced player at this stage he should do well for ye.

[Tallanted]

Shaun skelly is austins younger brother, it wasnt a misprint

[Shelsred]

If anyones interested, the Shels team for the game against Newbridge tonight was:

Delany
Colm James Andy Boyle Dave McGill Baz Clancy

Chris Mulhall John Sullivan Kevin Dawson Brendan McGill

Karl Bermingham Tiarnan Mulvenna



Ray Scully, Gareth Kenna, Philly Hughes, Conan Byrne, David Cassidy, Sean Byrne, Paul Skinner, Dinny Corcoran and Alan O'Kane came on.

[Ash]

Garvan has played a lot of pre season due to Peter White being injured.

Well able to tackle but general consensus is he's a bit green, tends to think "I'm a full back so my job when I get the ball is to belt it out for a throw as far up the field as I can

Garvan is a center half by trade. Played all the U20s games pushing between center half and center mid. Scully saw most of the games as he was assessing Paugie for the UEFA B License so he's been a long time admirer.

[L.T.F.C.]

Michael O'Neill was in Dalymount last night...

[poster]

Michael O'Neill was in Dalymount last night...

Downstairs or upstairs? :wink:

[marinobohs]

Michael O'Neill was in Dalymount last night...

well we have three bars :o decent game last night. bohs looked a little rusty (not surprising as it was first game) but kept the ball down and played a bit of ball. very unlucky to go in at half time a goal down - longford keeper made a couple of decent saves - and fully deserved second half equalizer. Fagan looked a very good player for Bohs (Longford number nine also very lively) and it will have done some of the younger players no harm to get a run. Mid table obscurity looking realistic !

Primarily it was nice to get back to watching 22 players chasing a plastic thing around the pitch after all the off season fiasco. First preseason game always great before the depressing reality kicks in.

[Tallanted]

Longfords 9 was Don Cowan, I thought Forrester on the right looked decent enough for Bohs, Fagan is a really good signing