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De Town
18/02/2012, 10:37 PM
He was very impressive. Played just behind Ozzie in the 2nd half and was very good. Thought he had a foreign look about him alright.
bluewhitearmy
18/02/2012, 11:20 PM
Apparently we had a Romanian lad on trial, Radu Contor was the name I was given. It seems he's going back from wherever he came from next week so no idea if he'll ever be seen on these shores again but "my source" at the game was impressed!

Trying to out do our mysterious foreign trialists is it. Maybe he is coming on loan from Spartak Moscow.
Longfordian
19/02/2012, 12:01 AM
Trying to out do our mysterious foreign trialists is it. Maybe he is coming on loan from Spartak Moscow.

That's the Mafia for ya, awful competitive.
nigel-harps1954
19/02/2012, 1:15 AM
http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/alba_iulia/Contor-Radu-Alba-fotbalului-albaiulian_0_146385502.html


This guy maybe? Page can translate into english via Chrome, not sure if it does on any other browser. Essentially, he's only 18 years old and a 'golgetter' which one can only assume means he's a goal getter...aka striker.


Radu plays jotbal counter the Union Club junior team. At only 15 years, it has already received 15 medals in recognition of sporting performance

Or something to that effect....bad translation to say the least.
Longfordian
19/02/2012, 1:18 AM
Impressive Googling Nigel. Could be him, it seems he came on up front. I couldn't make it so can't confirm anything else!
nigel-harps1954
19/02/2012, 1:21 AM
Google? Nonsense...I knew this already with my extensive knowledge of everything Romanian.


















Buy a rose?
El-Pietro
19/02/2012, 1:34 AM
You didn't see the Waterford and Longford games for comparison nah??



Is their plans to develop the place at all?? There was some bits and pieces done to it since the last time I was down but tis still in fairly rag order.
we train on it in the summer, but theres been a rash of games there and ive not seen the pitch that bad in ages. been training on astro pitches and various other places in and around the city in pre season

yed batter Waterford based on what ive seen though we were short two first XI players today
thomas72
19/02/2012, 7:17 AM
A good test for Limerick if we can get these two CSKA lads and with gary sheehan back training aswell on top of todays team we will be sorted with a very strong squad of players. GReat to see rory gaffney back aswell
Fester
19/02/2012, 2:31 PM
Dundalk 1 v 0 Finn Harps '69
nigel-harps1954
19/02/2012, 2:35 PM
Harps had a very strange starting lineup. Going by extratime it's a very scrappy game.
nigel-harps1954
19/02/2012, 3:04 PM
Finished 1-0 in Dundalk.
blue til i die
19/02/2012, 6:41 PM
yed batter Waterford based on what ive seen though we were short two first XI players today

Based on one match?
Martinho II
19/02/2012, 8:14 PM
think thats the radu chap.. hes very young from talkin to his interpreter 17/18.. Cousins from what I hear has contacts in romania..
bullit
19/02/2012, 10:58 PM
Dundalk are set to play Irish Colleges during the week according to McCaff.

Speaking to Extratime


...and I am hoping to play the Irish Colleges during the week...

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/7430/
nigel-harps1954
19/02/2012, 11:15 PM
Meh, you've got nothing to complain about. Harps haven't even scored a goal in pre-season.
El-Pietro
20/02/2012, 7:27 AM
Based on one match?
yes, based on what I've seen, that is one match against each team. My opinion doesn't equal fact you know.
GCdfc
20/02/2012, 7:38 AM
No team has anything to fear from Dundalk from what I saw against Finn Harps.

Anyone know who Peter Thomas for Dundalk is or where he came from?
Sam_Heggy
20/02/2012, 8:11 AM
No team has anything to fear from Dundalk from what I saw against Finn Harps.

Anyone know who Peter Thomas for Dundalk is or where he came from?

So we're even worse?

Encouraging.
The Lilywhites
20/02/2012, 10:08 AM
Peter Thomas is a midfielder with under-19s.
GCdfc
20/02/2012, 10:26 AM
So we're even worse?

Encouraging.

You were the better team TBH. But you had nothing up front.
nigel-harps1954
20/02/2012, 2:04 PM
You were the better team TBH. But you had nothing up front.


That's even more comforting since our strikeforce is probably the strongest part of our whole squad.
nosebleds
21/02/2012, 12:52 AM
That's even more comforting since our strikeforce is probably the strongest part of our whole squad. think a lot of teams have a shot

time will tell
PartySaint
21/02/2012, 12:24 PM
Pats will play Mervue on Friday night
gordongekko
21/02/2012, 12:55 PM
Pats will play Mervue on Friday night
where?
Sam_Heggy
21/02/2012, 4:07 PM
Harps play Dergview tomorrow night in Finn Park.
kksaints
21/02/2012, 6:05 PM
where?

Richmond Park 7 45PM
Dillonman
21/02/2012, 6:49 PM
as per the Star, we play the Irish College's side at Oriel Park tomorrow night. The college team will probably be older than our team!!
askmehoop
21/02/2012, 7:32 PM
Rovers currently lead Longford 1-0. Gary Twigg the scorer
Longfordian
21/02/2012, 8:27 PM
4-0 now. Aaron Greene got two, Paul Hunt own goal for the fourth after he ably assisted the third apparently. It's all about fitness and we're missing a few anyway..ahem...
Dunny
21/02/2012, 8:45 PM
Is Gillespie still with Longford?
Longfordian
21/02/2012, 8:49 PM
Yeah, he was playing tonight.
askmehoop
21/02/2012, 9:14 PM
finished 4-0.
Dodge
21/02/2012, 9:34 PM
where?

Pats play Mervue in Inchicore on friday. €5, 7.45 kick off
El-Pietro
21/02/2012, 9:55 PM
as per the Star, we play the Irish College's side at Oriel Park tomorrow night. The college team will probably be older than our team!!

Will Robbie Waters play for the Colleges team and Watters for Dundalk?
GCdfc
22/02/2012, 7:15 AM
Will Robbie Waters play for the Colleges team and Watters for Dundalk?

Did I miss a joke?
Dunny
22/02/2012, 7:21 AM
Will Robbie Waters play for the Colleges team and Watters for Dundalk?

Yes, Watters will play.
nigel-harps1954
22/02/2012, 9:02 PM
Harps beat Dergview 1-0 tonight in Letterkenny. Barry O'Mahoney with the goal.
adamd164
22/02/2012, 10:56 PM
Cork City vs SD Galway next Saturday at Turner's Cross, confirmed on our website this evening.
Dunny
22/02/2012, 11:00 PM
Dundalk 1-0 Irish Colleges
PartySaint
24/02/2012, 8:40 PM
Pats will play Mervue on Friday night

We won 1-0. Sean O'Conor with the goal
Longfordian
24/02/2012, 9:07 PM
Rovers 8 Waterford 1. Christ, I suddenly think losing 4-0 to Rovers during the week was almost encouraging given we gave them two or three.
askmehoop
24/02/2012, 9:08 PM
Rovers spanked waterford tonight 8-1
passinginterest
24/02/2012, 9:26 PM
Serious step up from Rovers in the space of 6 days. Played at walking pace against Youths and only looked good in patches but played at a serious tempo from the off and basically embarrassed Waterford for one of the most one sided 90 minutes I've seen outside of schoolboy football. It's the depth of the Rovers squad that has to be really frightening for the rest of the league, they never looked any weaker with each substitution and all the players looked hungry to impress and win a starting place. Some of the passing and movement was fantastic to watch and there was a couple of sublime goals, Daryl Kavanagh's chip probably the highlight. If they bring that form into the league they should run away with it, although it's never a good idea to make judgements based on friendlies, I suppose, and Waterford looked exceptionally poor apart from their physical threat from rare set pieces (would probably be the one worry for Rovers too). It wasn't a case of it could have been double figures tonight, it should have been, Aaron Greene missed a hattrick of one on one's in the second half and there was various other chances.
nigel-harps1954
24/02/2012, 9:42 PM
Harps drew 2-2 with Cockhill tonight. Guess we went a bit soft on them ;P
bluewhitearmy
24/02/2012, 9:45 PM
Rovers spanked waterford tonight 8-1

Waterfords pre season must be really giving there confidence a hammering.
adamd164
24/02/2012, 9:48 PM
How many goals have Waterford conceded in pre-season so far?

Longford 2/1 (without Limerick) looks a good bet with Boylesports...
Longfordian
24/02/2012, 9:50 PM
Waterfords pre season must be really giving there confidence a hammering.
Hopefully! Not that ours has been worth shouting about either but we did manage to beat Bohs and draw with Drogheda I guess, though Drogheda also had a few shocking results.
nigel-harps1954
24/02/2012, 9:55 PM
Put it this way, we went pre-season last year unbeaten. Wouldn't worry about it.
bluewhitearmy
24/02/2012, 10:00 PM
Put it this way, we went pre-season last year unbeaten. Wouldn't worry about it.

Theres a difference though,its easier to lose your confidence after a good pre season then it is to get it back after taking hammerings.
nigel-harps1954
24/02/2012, 10:08 PM
Theres a difference though,its easier to lose your confidence after a good pre season then it is to get it back after taking hammerings.

Well thats where the management come in. Your players should know not to lose heart over pre-season, and management have to buck players up for the first game of the season.