Limerick FC Vs Longford - 3/8/12 - Jackman Park

[CraftyToePoke]

Now I have the small matter of a Ryanair in from England for this one, and I will admit the Man City game did sweeten the deal and I was due a weekend home anyway, but I did decide on this weekend to come because this game was on. So I am hoping its the one the big game home hoodoo is finally banished and we put one hand on the league title.

Its remarkable how far the Limerick FC blinkers will stretch the bounds of self delusion isn't it.

What do we reckon, win, lose or even a draw?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Win. Longford aren't in great form, got the confidence up by beating them away in the last game between us. Think they'll finally break that home hoodoo in the big games Friday. Should be a good crowd.

[Jofspring]

Hopefully a win to set up an enjoyable weekend. If we can get the 3 its in Jackman then the Man City game will be an even greater day out and a possible shock could be on the cards up in Dublin on the Monday night against Shamrock Rovers.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Even if he threw out a team of nothing but u-19s against Man City, the squad would still be fatigued with a long away trip to Tallaght. Can't see much priority being given out to the League Cup.

[bluewhitearmy]

Even if he threw out a team of nothing but u-19s against Man City, the squad would still be fatigued with a long away trip to Tallaght. Can't see much priority being given out to the League Cup.

Its not that long a trip to Tallaght in fairness. I see no reason why we cant win both games.

[thomas72]

Here we go again huge game at home big crowd prob 1,000 plus I just hope that scully doesn't over think his tactics and team selection he seems to panic and makes daft decisions. PIck your best 11 we win this game and imo the title is ours 6pts clear huge goal diff will see us through.

[bluewhitearmy]

Id definitely drop Garry Sheahan for this one i just don't think he adds anything on the wing.

[ped_ped]

What's the story with Gamble, Bradley and O'Leary for this one?

[bluewhitearmy]

What's the story with Gamble, Bradley and O'Leary for this one?

Gamble and Bradley are back and O'Leary says theres a chance he might be.

[Martinho II]

I for one will go for the win as we have a superb away record and have bought well in the transfer window. I will then wait for Waterford to beat ye again to really bring our title chase to the finishing line!

[ped_ped]

In with a right chance, so. Assuming the back four are kept stable and Gaffney starts.

[NeverFeltBetter]

I wouldn't say a win against SD Galway was the best basis for optimism.

[L.T.F.C.]

I wouldn't say a win against SD Galway was the best basis for optimism.

Unbeaten away and beat you in Jackman this season is though.

[bluewhitearmy]

Unbeaten away and beat you in Jackman this season is though.

Those kind of runs are there to be broken.

Who have ye brought in that is really any good?

[L.T.F.C.]

Haven't a clue! One of the people closer to home would better answer your question!

[bluewhitearmy]

Haven't a clue! One of the people closer to home would better answer your question!


Hopefully ye bring a good crowd. Should be a good game.

I think if the team and Scully keep their nerve we will have enough to beat ye, that doesn't happen too often in big games at Jackman though.
Our midfield against Athlone was terrible but we have Bradley and Gamble coming back to the middle and hopefully Sheahan will be dropped does nothing as a winger rarely takes people on and his crossing is no good.

[outspoken]

We have brought in Robert Bayly and Darragh Reynor........Bayly will be a huge influence our our midfield if you ask me. On his day he can be a top midfielder. From what I hear ye we're very lucky to beat Athlone last week and ye only managed 1-0 VS SD Galway the week before and considering ye dont like the big games at home and we beat you last time confidence wont be high in your camp I'd imagine.....Should be a good crowd and I have to say the rivalry between these two clubs this season has been good for the 1st division with crowds of 1,200, 750 and hopefully another 1000+ on Friday......Ye we're very welcoming of us the last night so I'm looking forward to the trip again....CMON DE TOWN

[bluewhitearmy]

We have brought in Robert Bayly and Darragh Reynor........Bayly will be a huge influence our our midfield if you ask me. On his day he can be a top midfielder. From what I hear ye we're very lucky to beat Athlone last week and ye only managed 1-0 VS SD Galway the week before and considering ye dont like the big games at home and we beat you last time confidence wont be high in your camp I'd imagine.....Should be a good crowd and I have to say the rivalry between these two clubs this season has been good for the 1st division with crowds of 1,200, 750 and hopefully another 1000+ on Friday......Ye we're very welcoming of us the last night so I'm looking forward to the trip again....CMON DE TOWN


We were nervy in both games but in the last 5 games ye have only won 2 and they were against both the Galway clubs and one was handed to ye by the ref so i don't think ye are in any great form yourselves. And the last time we played we thought ye a lesson imo. The big games at home syndrome is far more worrying for me then the last 2 games because i cant see ye using the same tactics as Athlone which seemed to be just kick us to stop us.

Id be confident enough for Friday with Bradley and Gamble back but ive seen us blow it so many times in this situation that it wouldn't really surprise me.

[De Town]

One was handed to us by the ref? Were you at that game to pass such a judgment? People seem to forget the fact that Mervue's penalty that opened the scoring that night was never a penalty in a million years, but never mind that, let's just concentrate on the fact we got a dodgy penalty at the other end.

Anyway, with regards the game on Friday, I fancy us to get a result. Hopefully O'Leary is out for ye coz he bossed the game up here in June. I'd be more worried about him than I would be about Gamble or Bradley.

[sadloserkid]

Just on that Mervue game:

What happened here at Fahy's Field two weeks ago was hard to fathom. 4-2 up after outplaying the table-toppers for most of the evening, the referee Phil Caschera robbed the hard-working Mervue players of what would have been a deserved and welcome three points.

The FAI have serious questions to answer with such people put in charge of regulating League of Ireland matches. Both red cards and the penalty which subsequently won the game for Tony Cousins' side were baffling

I was surprised that Mervue put that in their programme myself. :) There was more too but I couldn't bring myself to type any more to be honest. As for Friday both sides appear to be in sloppy enough form. The difference is that we're dropping less points. Don't think we'll lose the game but it will be a tight one anyway.

[Lim till i die]

We have brought in Robert Bayly and Darragh Reynor........Bayly will be a huge influence our our midfield if you ask me. On his day he can be a top midfielder.

I dunno, was brilliant with Fingal but then various stuff seemed to happen.

Could very well click, don't get me wrong, but the fact none of the twenty nine Premier clubs in the greater Dublin area had a look at him is possibly quite telling.


From what I hear ye we're very lucky to beat Athlone last week

The same Athlone your lot drew with a few weeks ago. :bulgy:


considering ye dont like the big games at home and we beat you last time confidence wont be high in your camp I'd imagine

Last time we played we beat you.

Comprehensively.

Just 27 points from the last 30 for us.

Only thing playing on our confidence could be the ridiculous home big game thing. Which of course is a factor in fairness.

For my own part, logic would suggest we will lose this Friday, lose again in three weeks time, win the rest of our games and win the league.

On the off chance we win Friday, the league is over.

[bluewhitearmy]

One was handed to us by the ref? Were you at that game to pass such a judgment? People seem to forget the fact that Mervue's penalty that opened the scoring that night was never a penalty in a million years, but never mind that, let's just concentrate on the fact we got a dodgy penalty at the other end.

Anyway, with regards the game on Friday, I fancy us to get a result. Hopefully O'Leary is out for ye coz he bossed the game up here in June. I'd be more worried about him than I would be about Gamble or Bradley.


No lets concentrate on the fact that after regaining a 2 goal lead they had 2 harsh red cards and a dodgy penalty. The fact they were down to 9 men contributed far more then the dodgy penalty ye got i would say somehow.

[De Town]

No lets concentrate on the fact that after regaining a 2 goal lead they had 2 harsh red cards and a dodgy penalty. The fact they were down to 9 men contributed far more then the dodgy penalty ye got i would say somehow.

Nobody know's what the 2 lads that were sent off said to the ref that made him produce the red card. It was obviously highly offensive for him to take such action. Collie James was sent off for something he said to the ref against Waterford recently. These things happen, players should obviously choose their words more wisely in these situations.

[thomas72]

Unfortunately we have a manager that panics at home in big games and makes daft and ridiculous decisions team selections and tactics if he relaxs pick his best 11 in there proper positions cut out the hoof ball that has come back into play over the last few weeks we CAN win it. A win for Limerick and the title is ours imo.

[Acornvilla]

Nobody know's what the 2 lads that were sent off said to the ref that made him produce the red card. It was obviously highly offensive for him to take such action. Collie James was sent off for something he said to the ref against Waterford recently. These things happen, players should obviously choose their words more wisely in these situations.
I was told that apparently collie was saying to a waterford player, about Kirby ''Hes not a F**king cheat'' and all the ref heard was the F'n cheat part and thought collie was shouting it at him..

[Shannonsider]

I was told that apparently collie was saying to a waterford player, about Kirby ''Hes not a F**king cheat'' and all the ref heard was the F'n cheat part and thought collie was shouting it at him..

Someones been following the John Terry case too closely.

[Acornvilla]

Someones been following the John Terry case too closely.
Well it was moments after the ref sent kirby off for being raped by a tackle in the box so it makes sense. T'was a club official that said this anyway, I doubt there's much to gain from lying about what happened.

If this was the Terry case Collie would be a free man!

[Minesapint]

limerick to win 3nil

[bluewhitearmy]

The more i think about this match the more i realise there is actually more pressure on Longford then us. We win we as good as win the league fair enough but if we draw we stay at least 3 ahead lose and we still dont come off the top.
Longford on the other hand need to get something from it they lose and the league looks a hell of a lot harder to win.

All this talk the pressure i son us because we were expected to do this and that is ridiculous our players and manger had said all along from the start it wouldn't be easy so they have no pressure from that.
We will still probably panic it being a big game at home but what a time it would be to put that whole thing to bed. It has to end at some stage surely.

[mrman]

longford to win 3-1. there will be a big crowd at this game and Limerick will lost their nerve like they do at every big home game

[Minesapint]

what price are limerick

[outspoken]

Changed my mind Limerick will win Keith callanan is referee so that's us done.

[longfordjames]

Changed my mind Limerick will win Keith callanan is referee so that's us done.
EASY!! No need to blame the ref before the game has even started.

[outspoken]

EASY!! No need to blame the ref before the game has even started.

Every single time he does a Town game he makes a b*lls of it, must get down to the bookies and get my money on a red card if not 2.

[longfordjames]

What ref would you put in charge?

[outspoken]

Sian Massey (:

All LOI refs are crap but the likes of callanan and Cashcara are toxic.

[longfordjames]

Thats what I mean, theres no point blaming the ref when you cant think of a better one. Im Dublin based now so how many are travelling? 100?

[outspoken]

Thats what I mean, theres no point blaming the ref when you cant think of a better one. Im Dublin based now so how many are travelling? 100?

I think our bus is a 32 seater could be wrong though however i'd be shocked if we don't have 50-100

[NeverFeltBetter]

Excellent. If memory serves this seasons record is around the 1200 mark? Hope it's broken. Hope we win so it gets repeated.

[Lim till i die]

If memory serves this seasons record is around the 1200 mark? Hope it's broken.


Precipitation chance : 98%

Not a chance of a ghost of a prayer.

Wholly predictable defeat in front of 550 - 600 imho.

[harpin]

Hope Scully doesn't get overly overly cautious...

Play like we can and we win but we won't and we won't

[outspoken]

Ah that's disappointing. We're lucky last time the rain held off and there was 1200 at it. Great night

[Jofspring]

Longford are 5/1. Definitely worth a few quid.

[outspoken]

Longford are 5/1. Definitely worth a few quid.

That's crazy odds to be fair

[Longfordian]

Wouldn't back us really. Maybe +1 @ 7/5. Draw h/t Limerick f/t is my prediction.

[Bosco]

Not suprised at our price...we were 5/1 when we won down there last time as well and that was when we were top of the league...

[outspoken]

You wouldnt see that in any other league to be fair, the bookies often over price LOI footie.

[Treaty Gooner]

Lots of people headin up tonight that would never darken Jackman's door, can only be good for the club. Come on boys, don't bottle it.

[Jofspring]

Shop seems to be doing very well going by pics on the facebook page.

We should be getting 1,000 at least at this but between 600-700 is more likely. A lot will prob say they are waiting till Sunday.

[ped_ped]

Shop seems to be doing very well going by pics on the facebook page.

We should be getting 1,000 at least at this but between 600-700 is more likely. A lot will prob say they are waiting till Sunday.

Waiting 'til the friendly so can't go to the top of the table clash . . . makes sense :rolleyes: